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Friday, June 17, 2005

showdown with idiot woman

I am mortified to say the least. I am not the type of person who goes around making a public scene. Actually, that is part of why I am here, so I can vent and get it off my chest and go on. Anyway, when someone tells someone "DON'T" they really should NOT. Idiot woman kept trying to explain herself... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 16, 2005

Still Seething

I am still seething over idiot woman. She actually had the balls today to contact the the retired soldier and his wife that I am close with to try and get them to convince me to write the newsletter this month. He told her that it would not be in her best interest to speak to me today or any time in... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Rainy Days And Wednesdays

My day didn't end much better than it started. I went to the gas station to get some milk and cigarettes before they closed. It's raining again and as I came around the worst curve on this stretch of road I almost his a fawn. I looked around and realized there was no mother in sight which means she... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Worried Soldier

It seems I gave my husband a huge scare this morning. I am not a morning by any stretch of the imagination, so when he gets online at 6 AM, he texts my cell and I get up and get online. The damn battery died for no obvious reason last night. The phone had a full charge when I went to bed. To make... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 12, 2005

Family Gatherings And One Missing Member

Our niece had her graduation party today. We are both so very proud of her, she graduated at the top of her class with honors. But it was really a tough day for me. About this time last year we were talking with her about her graduation and what she was going to do for her party. My husband, the one... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, June 11, 2005

Making The Fight Worthwhile

Today was an absolutley awesome day. I admit I have days when I wonder why on earth any soldier would be willing to put their lives on the line for the way some people behave back here at home. Today, I had no doubt why. I covered the Freedom Ride that runs from Grand Rapids to Lansing Michigan. We... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, June 4, 2005

Byline at the risk of others lives

This is insane! I am so mad right now I could spit nails. The local newspaper got hold of another location where out unit is. How many time do the family members have to be told NOT to give out that info. Of course, the reporter is not better. I tried to talk to the editor after I sent in my last... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 3, 2005

and the reality of my life is...

While this may be the first deployment I have had to go through, it likely is not the last. For some idiot reason, I thought that my husband only had 18 months after getting home before he retirement would be here. That's what I get for thinking; I don't know how I mixed it up but it's 30 months. At... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 2, 2005

amazed

Sometimes people can catch me completely off guard. The Township Supervisor (know as a Mayor in towns with a larger population) came by today to tell me that I won't be paying summer property taxes this year. It seems they took a vote and decided since my husband is serving in Iraq that they want to... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 1, 2005

Perfect Day

There is no such thing as a perfect day around here. Days like this, the weather is amazing, everything is green and growing, even the birds seem happy. On a day like this we would sit in the yard as the sun goes down and talk. It's silly, I miss the smallest things, the things that I never gave a... Sign in to see full entry.

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