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Sunday, January 22, 2006

The Unemployment Office--Or the biggest group of incompetents

Yes, it has come to this. Carl is a Carpenter by trade. His civilian employer wants him back and will have him back in a few weeks but in the meantime no work means one thing, the good old unemployment office. Here in Michigan the budget has been severely cut for this part of our local gov't. So... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Meet Pamela

I want to thank everyone for thier kind words to my last post. Today, I decided to write about something much nicer, my daughter Pamela. Pam is not mine biologically but but she has spent 7.5 or her 11.5 years with me. Two years ago Pam decided she wanted to live with her biological mother and due... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 15, 2006

PTSD not just for soldiers anymore

Well I planned on coming back and catching everyone up with the homecoming etc... but in truth I need to get some of this out before I find myself running through the streets screaming. I am being told that I am suffering from PTSD. OKie dokie, I sit here at home safe and sound while my husband... Sign in to see full entry.

UGH

so I had an entry all written and did something to lose it. For now I'll leave it at I am back with much to tell everyone. Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 26, 2005

Catching Up

It feels like months since I have actually had a chance to post here, so here is a quick catch up. Carl is home and needless to say most of my time is centered around him. I am having a harder time adjusting than he is; I will write about that soon. We have spent a good portion of our time in the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 9, 2005

WELCOME HOME SOLIDERS!!!!! Pics

While I am competing with Carl's love of hunting, I thought I would share a few photo's. The unit was due to arrive around 5:30, Michigan had a hell of a snowstorm and they didn't get there till 8 PM, oddly enough when they left it was also at 8 PM. As the busses pulled into the armory a VERY... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, December 6, 2005

Santa Claus And The Soldier

Just a quick note. I probably won't be posting for awhile. I am leaving tommorow (wed) for Nikki's and The Girls will finish this year as we have spent it; together. The paper is doing a feature on us on Thursday as well as my final column in the Opinions page. If you wish to follow the return of... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 5, 2005

64 Hours And 30 Minutes Left

In 64.5 hours Carl will be in my arms. I am going insane just waiting. For the past couple of days it's been a manic cleaning craze and now I am starting to re-clean just because I can't stay sill. I sent out my final HomeFront column this morning, somehow that felt like saying goodbye to an old... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, December 4, 2005

As The Hours Drag

Hours feel like day and days feel like weeks but in the end there are only 3 days and an odd number of hours left before I have my soldier in my arms once again. I seem to have some kind of odd disorder these days that causes me to suddenly break out into a huge smile for no obvious reason to the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 2, 2005

America The Beautiful!!!!

Carl arrived in the states around 3 AM, we are finally in the same time zone and the same country. It is killingm e to stay put here at home and not get in the car and head to New Jersey, but we both agreed it is best if I stay home and wait for him. He said something about the weather being... Sign in to see full entry.

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