From Damn Near Hell To Almost Paradise

Thursday, August 24, 2006

And The Beat Goes On

My heart is pounding right now. Carl left earlier to head out to the VA but first he is stopping by an Armory nearby. We have discussed, debated and even battled over this decision. In the end he has picked a unit that HAS been to Iraq and came home with 18 purple hearts to transfer into. This makes... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006

I Know What I Want To Do When (If) I Grow Up

I had one of those lightbulb moments today. At almost 41 you would think I would have figured out what I wanted to do when I grew up many, many years ago. I have always known I wanted to write and I also knew I wanted to make a positive difference with my writing, I just didn't know how. My current... Sign in to see full entry.

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Happy, Happy Birthday Baby

One year ago today I made a post with the exact same title on my Military_wife blog if you wish to read it you will find it at the bottom. When I pulled it up, once again I cried. This year there is no Iraq, no birthday wishes via IM, just everyday life with an everyday birthday. Happy Birthday... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 22, 2006

What Is Wrong With Some Parent's?

Pam's mother finally called tonight. Not to talk to her daughter but to tell Carl about his grandma (he already had several messages about it as it was). She asked what he was going to do about it. Yes, she is about to pass and no Carl does not feel inclined to go. She has 13 kids and about 40 or so... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 21, 2006

More Bits And Pieces Of My Weekend

So Saturday we had the Danish Festival in Greenville Michigan. Greg was there, it seems his unit is refusing to release him to go to Iraq with another unit and all I can say is "Thank You God". I won't go into all the why's and where's of this feeling but this young man is 21 and I almost fell over... Sign in to see full entry.

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More Of The Emotional Roller Coaster

As I stated in an earlier post my weekend has been an emotional roller coaster and it brought up many things here at home as well. As I cover the rest of the weekend how we got here will probably make more sense but I need to get this off of my chest. Carl and I had some pretty tense moments after... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 20, 2006

Better Lighting

Ok technically it's the same picture I just played with the brightness, etc... Sign in to see full entry.

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For All You Art Fans Out There Here Is A Picture Of My Tattoo

Carl is a rotten camera man but here it is. Sign in to see full entry.

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Where To Begin

I have been trying to figure out where to begin with my weekend. I realize that there is more than one blog in all of this, as there are emotions and even some confusion over several issues. There was also fun, pride and just all in all a very nice weekend. I'll start with Friday and you will... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 19, 2006

Busy, Busy Weekend!

I know I have a ton of catching up to do with everyone and I will do so tommorow. I have had a crazy, crazy past 36 hours or so and tons to talk about but at the moment, I am dead tired and I have one heck of a nasty sinus headache. So I will leave you with a photo from how I spent my day today.... Sign in to see full entry.

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