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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Paperless....
I am attempting to go paperless. I am so tired of piles of paper. I cleaned my office today and I have 5 bags of shreaded paper. I love it all being on the computer instead. Now I just need a better back up plan! Save a tree, go paperless!
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Happy Birthday, Suzanne!
Its a party just for you!
Suzanne,
It has been a long day of packing because we are doing a DITY move. I just wanted to take the time to wish you Happy Birthday!
love, Stacey
It has been a long day of packing because we are doing a DITY move. I just wanted to take the time to wish you Happy Birthday!
love, Stacey
Suzanne,
I am very sad that Stacey and I couldn't take you out for dessert for your birthday like we did for Stacey's and mine but we want you to know that we are thinking about you. I pray that your day is filled with blessings from Above! You are such a treasured friend.
love,
Katie
Hey girl!!! I can't express how much I miss you and your family. We have had so many fun times together and I know we have more to come. I hope this is one of the FEW Birthdays I miss with you. Love you lots!
Love
Shannon
Monday, February 11, 2008
14 THINGS A MILITARY WIFE GETS ANNOYED WITH
1. "Aren't you afraid that he'll be killed?"
(This one ranks in at number one on the "duh" list. Of course we're afraid. We're terrified. The thought always lingers at the backs of our minds ---but thanks brilliant, you just brought it back to the front. Maybe next you can go ask someone with cancer if they're scared of dying.)
2. "I don't know how you manage. I don't think I could do it."
(This is intended to be a compliment. Though, its just a little annoying. Here's why: it's not like all of us military wives have been dreaming since childhood of the day we'd get to be anxious single moms who carry cell phones with us to the bathroom and in the shower. We're not made of some mysterious matter that makes us more capable, we just got asked to take on a challenging job. So we rose to the challenge and found the strength to make sacrifices.)
3. "At least he's not in Iraq."
(This is the number one most annoying comment for those whose husbands are in Afghanistan. What do they think is happening in Afghanistan? An international game of golf? Guys are fighting and dying over there.)
4. "Do you think he'll get to come home for Christmas/anniversary/birthday/birth of a child/wedding/family reunion, etc?"
(Don't you watch the news? No! They don't get to come home for any of these things. Please don't ask again.)
5. "What are you going to do to keep yourself busy while he's gone?"
(Short answer: Try to keep my sanity. Maybe there's a military wife out there who gets bored when her husband leaves, but I have yet to meet her. For the rest of us, those with and without children, we find ourselves having to be two people. That keeps us plenty busy. We do get lonely, but we don't get bored, and drinking massive amounts of wine always helps keep me busy.)
6. "How much longer does he have until he can get out?"
(This one is annoying to many of us whether our husbands are deployed or not. Many of our husbands aren't counting down the days until they "can" get out. Many of them keep signing back up again and again because they actually love what they do or they VOLUNTEER AGAIN and AGAIN to go back to Iraq b/c there is work that needs to be done.)
7. "This deployment shouldn't be so bad, now that you're used to it."
(Sure, we do learn coping skills and its true the more deployments you've gone through, the easier dealing with it becomes. And we figure out ways to make life go smoother while the guys are gone. But it never gets "easy" and the bullets and bombs don't skip over our guys just because they've been there before. The worry never goes away.)
8. "My husband had to go to Europe for business once for three weeks. I totally know what you're going through."
(This one is similar to number two. Do not equate your husband's three week trip to London/Omaha/Tokyo/etc. with a 12-15 month or more deployment to a war zone. Aside from the obvious time difference, nobody shot at your husband or tried to blow him up with an I.E.D., your husband could call home pretty much any time he wanted to, he flew comfortably on a commercial plane, slept between crisp white sheets and ate well, paying for everything with an expense account. There is no comparison. We do not feel bonded to you in the slightest because of this comment and, if anything, we probably resent you a bit for it. Comparing a 12 month combat deployment to a few weeks business trip is like comparing a shitty ford taurus with mercedes convertible.)
9. "Wow you must miss him?"
(This one also gets another big "duh". Of course we miss our men. There are some wives who do not and they're now divorced.)
10. "Where is he exactly? Where is that?"
(I don't expect non-military folks to be able to find Anbar Province on a map, but they should know by now that it's in Iraq. Likewise, know that Kabul and Kandahar are in Afghanistan. Know that Muqtada al Sadr is the insurgent leader of the Mahdi Army in Iraq and that Sadr City is his home area. Know that Iran is a major threat to our country and that it is located between Afghanistan and Iraq. Our country has been at war in Afghanistan for seven years and at war in Iraq for five years. These basic facts are not secrets, they're on the news every night and in the papers every day ---and on maps everywhere.)
11. "Well, he signed up for it, so it's his own fault whatever happens over there.
(Yes, ignorant, he did sign up. Each and every day he protects your right to make stupid comments like that. He didn't sign up and ask to be hit by anything, he signed up to protect his country. Oh, and by the way, he asked me to tell you that "You're welcome." He's still fighting for your freedom.)
12. "Don't you miss sex! I couldn't do it!"
(hmmm, no i don't miss sex. i'm a robot. seriously...military spouses learn quickly that our relationships must be founded on something greater than sex. We learn to appreciate the important things, like simply hearing their voices, seeing their faces, being able to have dinner together every night. And the hard truth is, most relationships probably couldn't withstand 12 months of sex deprivation.)
13. "Well in my opinion....."
(Stop right there. Yo, I didn't ask for you your personal political opinions. Hey, I love a heated political debate, but not in the grocery store, not in Jamba Juice, not at Nordstrom, not in a bar when I'm out with my girls trying to forget the war, and CERTAINLY NOT AT WORK. We tell co-workers about deployments so when we have to spend lunch hours running our asses off doing errands and taking care of the house, dog, and kids, they have an understanding. We do not tell co-workers and colleagues because we are giving an invitation to ramble about politics or because we so eagerly want to hear how much they hate the President, esp. while we're trying to heat up our lean cuisines in the crappy office microwaves.)
last but not least....
14. "OH, that's horrible...I'm so sorry!"
(He's doing his job.Don't be sorry. Be appreciative and please take a moment out of your comfortable American lives to realize that our soldiers fight the wars abroad so those wars stay abroad.)
If you want to say anything, say thank you. After all, we are sexually deprived for your freedom
(This one ranks in at number one on the "duh" list. Of course we're afraid. We're terrified. The thought always lingers at the backs of our minds ---but thanks brilliant, you just brought it back to the front. Maybe next you can go ask someone with cancer if they're scared of dying.)
2. "I don't know how you manage. I don't think I could do it."
(This is intended to be a compliment. Though, its just a little annoying. Here's why: it's not like all of us military wives have been dreaming since childhood of the day we'd get to be anxious single moms who carry cell phones with us to the bathroom and in the shower. We're not made of some mysterious matter that makes us more capable, we just got asked to take on a challenging job. So we rose to the challenge and found the strength to make sacrifices.)
3. "At least he's not in Iraq."
(This is the number one most annoying comment for those whose husbands are in Afghanistan. What do they think is happening in Afghanistan? An international game of golf? Guys are fighting and dying over there.)
4. "Do you think he'll get to come home for Christmas/anniversary/birthday/birth of a child/wedding/family reunion, etc?"
(Don't you watch the news? No! They don't get to come home for any of these things. Please don't ask again.)
5. "What are you going to do to keep yourself busy while he's gone?"
(Short answer: Try to keep my sanity. Maybe there's a military wife out there who gets bored when her husband leaves, but I have yet to meet her. For the rest of us, those with and without children, we find ourselves having to be two people. That keeps us plenty busy. We do get lonely, but we don't get bored, and drinking massive amounts of wine always helps keep me busy.)
6. "How much longer does he have until he can get out?"
(This one is annoying to many of us whether our husbands are deployed or not. Many of our husbands aren't counting down the days until they "can" get out. Many of them keep signing back up again and again because they actually love what they do or they VOLUNTEER AGAIN and AGAIN to go back to Iraq b/c there is work that needs to be done.)
7. "This deployment shouldn't be so bad, now that you're used to it."
(Sure, we do learn coping skills and its true the more deployments you've gone through, the easier dealing with it becomes. And we figure out ways to make life go smoother while the guys are gone. But it never gets "easy" and the bullets and bombs don't skip over our guys just because they've been there before. The worry never goes away.)
8. "My husband had to go to Europe for business once for three weeks. I totally know what you're going through."
(This one is similar to number two. Do not equate your husband's three week trip to London/Omaha/Tokyo/etc. with a 12-15 month or more deployment to a war zone. Aside from the obvious time difference, nobody shot at your husband or tried to blow him up with an I.E.D., your husband could call home pretty much any time he wanted to, he flew comfortably on a commercial plane, slept between crisp white sheets and ate well, paying for everything with an expense account. There is no comparison. We do not feel bonded to you in the slightest because of this comment and, if anything, we probably resent you a bit for it. Comparing a 12 month combat deployment to a few weeks business trip is like comparing a shitty ford taurus with mercedes convertible.)
9. "Wow you must miss him?"
(This one also gets another big "duh". Of course we miss our men. There are some wives who do not and they're now divorced.)
10. "Where is he exactly? Where is that?"
(I don't expect non-military folks to be able to find Anbar Province on a map, but they should know by now that it's in Iraq. Likewise, know that Kabul and Kandahar are in Afghanistan. Know that Muqtada al Sadr is the insurgent leader of the Mahdi Army in Iraq and that Sadr City is his home area. Know that Iran is a major threat to our country and that it is located between Afghanistan and Iraq. Our country has been at war in Afghanistan for seven years and at war in Iraq for five years. These basic facts are not secrets, they're on the news every night and in the papers every day ---and on maps everywhere.)
11. "Well, he signed up for it, so it's his own fault whatever happens over there.
(Yes, ignorant, he did sign up. Each and every day he protects your right to make stupid comments like that. He didn't sign up and ask to be hit by anything, he signed up to protect his country. Oh, and by the way, he asked me to tell you that "You're welcome." He's still fighting for your freedom.)
12. "Don't you miss sex! I couldn't do it!"
(hmmm, no i don't miss sex. i'm a robot. seriously...military spouses learn quickly that our relationships must be founded on something greater than sex. We learn to appreciate the important things, like simply hearing their voices, seeing their faces, being able to have dinner together every night. And the hard truth is, most relationships probably couldn't withstand 12 months of sex deprivation.)
13. "Well in my opinion....."
(Stop right there. Yo, I didn't ask for you your personal political opinions. Hey, I love a heated political debate, but not in the grocery store, not in Jamba Juice, not at Nordstrom, not in a bar when I'm out with my girls trying to forget the war, and CERTAINLY NOT AT WORK. We tell co-workers about deployments so when we have to spend lunch hours running our asses off doing errands and taking care of the house, dog, and kids, they have an understanding. We do not tell co-workers and colleagues because we are giving an invitation to ramble about politics or because we so eagerly want to hear how much they hate the President, esp. while we're trying to heat up our lean cuisines in the crappy office microwaves.)
last but not least....
14. "OH, that's horrible...I'm so sorry!"
(He's doing his job.Don't be sorry. Be appreciative and please take a moment out of your comfortable American lives to realize that our soldiers fight the wars abroad so those wars stay abroad.)
If you want to say anything, say thank you. After all, we are sexually deprived for your freedom
Monday, February 04, 2008
A few things about me...
WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? no
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? when Sarah asked to hold her daddy's hand to pray at dinner
DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? sometimes
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? ham
DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Cory & Sarah, Zoe is in Heaven
IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? yea
DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? no
DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?No
WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? No
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?Frosted Flakes
DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? no
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?no
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?vanilla with caramel syrup
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? when Sarah asked to hold her daddy's hand to pray at dinner
DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? sometimes
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? ham
DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Cory & Sarah, Zoe is in Heaven
IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? yea
DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? no
DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?No
WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? No
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?Frosted Flakes
DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? no
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?no
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?vanilla with caramel syrup
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?their hair
RED OR PINK?red
WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?my health problems
WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?my husband currently
WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? none
RED OR PINK?red
WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?my health problems
WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?my husband currently
WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? none
WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? a cup of hot coco
WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? peace and quiet
IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?red
FAVORITE SMELLS? the cold with wood burning stoves
WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Udeen
FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? volleyball
WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? peace and quiet
IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?red
FAVORITE SMELLS? the cold with wood burning stoves
WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Udeen
FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? volleyball
HAIR COLOR? strawberry blond
EYE COLOR?blue
DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?no
FAVORITE FOOD? Wing Stop
SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? happy endings
LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? I don't even know
WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? brown
SUMMER OR WINTER? both
DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?no
FAVORITE FOOD? Wing Stop
SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? happy endings
LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? I don't even know
WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? brown
SUMMER OR WINTER? both
HUGS OR KISSES? both
FAVORITE DESSERT? cheesecake
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? the Bible, Shepherding a Child's Heart, 40 Days of Prayer
WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? a bunch of random notes
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? the Bible, Shepherding a Child's Heart, 40 Days of Prayer
WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? a bunch of random notes
WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T. V. LAST NIGHT? nothing
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SOUND? The quiet in the house after my kids go to bed
ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? neither
WHAT IS THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Texas
DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I consider myself a jack-of-all-trades but a master of none
WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Worland, WY
Here you go Sarah & Rachel....
ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? neither
WHAT IS THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Texas
DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I consider myself a jack-of-all-trades but a master of none
WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Worland, WY
Here you go Sarah & Rachel....
Friday, February 01, 2008
For me, for once
I am deciding to do something for myself for once. It has been 8 really hard months. I really have not done anything for myself. I got a pedicure once in Texas (that has now warn off and I have half of the polish on my toes, gross). I had a hair cut a few days after Mike left in July. I am trying to see the positive things that have happened but it is just been rough. Sarah is now waking up in the middle of the night screaming! I know it is because Mike is gone. Girls we really do need security and so do our daughters. I realize that Sarah has only been alive for 2 years but she is smart and knows what is going on. Every night at dinner we hold hands to pray for the meal and she asks for daddy's hand to hold. It totally breaks my heart. Its only a season...... this too shall pass....
So here it is...
I am selling Uppercase Living!
I told myself I was not going to sell something like this again but this is just way too cool to not share with my friends and family. We all want our houses to look like a home and have sayings and scriptures to make that happen. I have been dreaming up these murals that I want to put on the wall with scripture but I was not sure how I was going to do the lettering. Now I do! You are welcome to go check it out!
My Demonstrator's ID is: 741224
My Token is: welcome
So here it is...
I am selling Uppercase Living!
I told myself I was not going to sell something like this again but this is just way too cool to not share with my friends and family. We all want our houses to look like a home and have sayings and scriptures to make that happen. I have been dreaming up these murals that I want to put on the wall with scripture but I was not sure how I was going to do the lettering. Now I do! You are welcome to go check it out!
My Demonstrator's ID is: 741224
My Token is: welcome
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