Wednesday, July 26, 2006Think Of This The Next Time You Pass A Homeless PersonHomeless man returns $21,000 in found savings bonds. He was given a $100 reward by the family (I would have at least given him $1000 for being so honest!). http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2006/07/22/ap2897136.html He has been given a great deal of rewards by some local people that has totaled about... Sign in to see full entry.Things Looking UpBear with me this morning. My allergies are killing me and it's making me slightly dizzy (physically we all know I am a bit dizzy naturally ). The cool thing about living in a small town is everyone knows everyone else. Well Gordie is the younger brother of our township supervisor and Vickie his... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, July 25, 2006Who Protects Them When The System Refuses?I don't get it!!!! Today Pam and I were talking about the neighbor and her step-father came up. This man is physically abusing my daughter! I took her directly to police station tonight and they asked if there were bruises. Well of course not, they were gone by the time she got home, he isn't THAT... Sign in to see full entry.The House Is Coming DownBack in April our neighbors house burned to the ground because our emergency services are all voluntary and the very bad joke around town is "don't have a fire during the day because the fire department is at work." Sadly, it's true. The fire become out of control FAST and it was almost 30 minutes... Sign in to see full entry.My Best FriendOther than Carl that is.... During the spring/summer of 2001 I met Karen in a yahoo group for stay at home moms. The group was getting a bit nasty and the usual problem came up when you put too many women in the same place together: They got bitchy! Karen sent me an email after someone had become... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, July 24, 2006Looking BackTo clarify: It is not my birthday. Carl is obviously planning way in advance these days. My birthday is in October! Last week I finally let Carl start reading a handwritten journal I kept while he was in Iraq. He has been reading it little by little and finally getting a real view into the hell I... Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, July 23, 2006Does It EVER End???OK, I'm mad! I'm mad at the world, I'm mad at the economy, I am mad at the system, I am just MAD! I talked to Nikki tonight. Scroll back and you will see the blog on her wedding. Nikki is one of my "girls", in fact she is the baby of the bunch. Chris can't find work so in October they are going... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, July 22, 2006I Am Mad As Hell!!!!!For the past two days since James arrived minus any meds I find myself observing a great deal. He is not NEARLY as agressive and as long as I keep him and Pam away from one another I really don't have problems with him. The sibling thing isn't so bad, it's typical "your are my stupid sister" and... Sign in to see full entry.One Day At A TimeThings seem to be going OK with James so far. We sat him down and had a long talk with him about what we would and would not accept from him and like any kid he has his moments. Pam also likes to antagonize him to see if she can get him mad and she found herself in trouble for that nonsense. Funny... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, July 21, 2006Old People CreamYou know somedays I really, really have to wonder about the adults in children's lives. I was sitting on the front porch with the kids and Pam said something about needing sunscreen. I told her there was some in the bathroom. "Oh no I have my own." She tells me as she runs into the house. She comes... Sign in to see full entry. |
About this BlogI am the blogger formerly known as Military_Wife. I have a new location, new home and people keep telling me a new life. The stories here will often sound a bit insane and names may be changed to protect the not so innocent.
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