tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82756106030484649382011-07-08T11:54:11.073-05:00A Career Soldier....his wife....this is our story.....as it unfolds.....http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569753442768694432noreply@blogger.comBlogger1391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275610603048464938.post-18764941265061293972009-03-21T17:12:00.006-05:002009-03-21T17:22:13.792-05:00

Congressional Metal of Honor SocietyBy COL Robert Howard (USA Ret.Medal of Honor Recipient When I joined the military in 1956, I was like many young men my age who enlisted; I wanted to protect the ideals of this country and also build a career. Little did I know that my experiences would lead to a Medal of Honor, and how poignant those lessons would be even now—53 years later—during our

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Last year......don't forget, it wasn't free money......it reduces your income tax return by the same amount this year.....Don't get caught off guard by it when you have to enter it when doing your taxes this year......and make sure it is the right amount before you hit submit on that section of your taxes, because if you don't, it will cause issues for you and your tax return......when in doubt,

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Dr. King's WordsIt is one of my favorite days of the year....one in which we celebrate one of my hero's lives.....I don't have to tell anyone who he was.....we are in the midst of a turning point in our Nation because of his life, what he achieved and laid down his life for.....Today I watched CNN rebroadcast the 17 minute speech given by Dr. King 5 years before I was born.....a pivotal time in

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DCoE websiteJanuary 15, 2009 - DCoEContact DCoE Communications703-696-9460 Ext. 122 or 166The Department of Defense today announced the opening of a 24-hour outreach center to provide information and referrals to military service members, veterans, their families and others with questions about psychological health and traumatic brain injury. The new center, which is operated by the Defense

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I found this website while doing some research last night and thought it might be a good site to provide to readers. The following is taken from the home page of the site explaining what it is.afterdeployment.orgWelcome to afterdeployment, a mental wellness resource for Service Members, Veterans, and Military Families. If you’ve deployed, or know someone who has, you know that spending time in a

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Jan 09, 2009BY J.D. Leipold WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 9, 2009) - The noncommissioned officer is the glue that has held the Army together over the last eight years, said the Army's senior enlisted advisor.During a presentation at the Pentagon yesterday, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston discussed the contributions of the NCO to the Army mission and why the service has named 2009

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CREED OF THE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERNo one is more professional than I. I am a Noncommissioned Officer, a leader of soldiers. As a Noncommissioned Officer, I realize that I am a member of a time honored corps, which is known as "The Backbone of the Army". I am proud of the Corps of Noncommissioned Officers and will at all times conduct myself so as to bring credit upon the Corps, the

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The following is an email I received regarding the "For the Troops II" CD.   The download for the CD will be available on the 25th of November from AAFES.com.Sometimes, music can move our souls and change our lives. It can inspire, motivate, boost morale, lift spirits, bring back fond memories or serve as a temporary distraction from everyday life. Grammy Award winners/nominees and multi-platinum

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As the spouse of a soldier who witnessed first hand, the amazing transformation in Ramadi and Al Anbar from 2006 to 2008, the news from those on the ground in Iraq is WONDERFUL!  As it is quickly spreading through the blogsphere....I join with others tomorrow in celebrating VI Day..... Victory in Iraq! An great idea of Zombie at Zombietime.com, one that I think should have come from somewhere

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The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) in partnership with the Ad Council have launched a campaigned for Veterans of OIF and OEF. The campaign encourages Veterans to join an online community that is the first and only one of it's kind that is specifically exclusive to the Veterans of these conflicts. It is designed to help them connect with one another. Much like military blogs,

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The MHS is hosting a web town hall meeting where experts will answer questions from service members and their families about the Defense Department’s medical care programs for its wounded, ill and injured troops. I hope you can join us.When: Nov. 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. ESTWhere: http://www.health.mil/WarriorCareWebhall Questions: Submit to mhswebcontent@tma.osd.milAnd please consider posting an

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BuildASign.com has launched a promotion in honor of Veteran's Day. They are giving military families a free customizeable banner to help welcome home their loved ones returning from overseas or the option to send a free customized jumbo card to a loved one serving overseas.Below is the link to the siteBuild A Sign

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that September day......7 years ago....I was in the backyard on a crisp clear sunny September morning playing with my son in Virginia....he was 3. We had to do the dreaded commissary shopping trip....we never made it.....I would wait for hours before I would receive word that my husband had survived the attack....then hours later we'd hear jets flying low over our house escorting planes into

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My friend and fellow milspouse blogger Cat and I had an interesting email conversation the other day.  It was about opinions and the election.  She is very strongly set about her opinions on our up and coming Presidential Election and will speak to anyone about those feelings, but as outspoken she is in person, she was very standoffish about making a post on her blog about it....Now while I am

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I wrote this on Monday morning after I took my children to school. This is my oldest daughter's last year in school before she will head to college.....ever aware of her fear of the future, I did my best to not reveal how I felt inside over her last year of high school.....but after being inspired by this from my friend T, I thought maybe, well....that I would go ahead and publish it.Baby,I did

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Shawn you rock!BEIJING - AUGUST 19: Gold medalist Shawn Johnson of the USA smiles as she stands on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's Beam Final at the National Indoor Stadium on Day 11 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 19, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) courtesy of yahoo sports

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My oldest daughter sat in my room last night filling out a couple applications for interviews today....and I gotta tell you....it was a brutal eye opener for her mother.....See, this is my honors child...the one who, since kindergarten has been the child each of her teachers stated would do great things....12 years later she is an English major....taking AP this year in English, Government and

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School Shopping at the Mall....I really hate the Mall.....need I say more?

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"And we compel men to exercise their bodies not only for the games, so that they can win the prizes-for very few of them go to them-but to gain a greater good from it for the whole city, and for the men themselves" Lucian, Anacharsis, ca. AD 170Summer Olympic Photo Gallery courtesy of Yahoo Sports

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I woke up this morning at 5am to the sounds of my husband dressing for PT. I vaguely remember him kissing me goodbye......then my next recollection was him kissing me hello after PT a few hours later. But before, I finally fell asleep at 3am.......and in between I drempt of my father, who died 14 years ago and of course upon awakening, I now just miss him terribly.I logged into my blog and

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So okay, I am a soldier's wife and I am a Project Runway watcher. I used to loathe the show, but as each season ran, I am now stuck on it!I just can't help myself......now with the Bravo show Flipping Out, which really is quite terrible...Jeffrey is such an f-ing ass....(I caught this one last night) only to discover that my husband had already been watching it [gasp] and caught me up to speed.

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In no particular order......1. unpacking2. trying to figure out the schools3. finding new dentists/orthodontists/doctors4. finding a new church where you feel at home5. starting over in your community (making friends)6. moving all your information (insurance, change of address, etc.)7. missing the things that made your last home, feel like homeI used to love it when we PCS'd, a chance to

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Do we, in the hardest of times, forgo our faith in God? Or do we, as Christians. trained up to be forthright in our beliefs, use trying times as a way to solidify what we hold to be true about Him?After hearing my daughter proclaim to her siblings the other day that..."what does not destroy us, makes us stronger", I felt the need to try to explain to them that God does not give us more then we

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The past few months have held a lot of things for my family......our soldier returned from a 4th combat tour in a row.....we once again moved (6th time in 8 years) my husband has started a new job, different yet just as challenging as the last, we bought a home, took a vacation (albeit a working one for my husband), set up house and in those late hours of the day I start to think, and think, I

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The book HOUSE TO HOUSE by David BellaviaI found myself reading a story I already knew.....my husband fought with this unit, knew it's leadership and was friends with those that were lost.......I found myself hanging on, hoping that the story would not turn out as it did in real life.......in the end it just served as another reminder to both my husband and I what we have endured to be where we

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Well they managed to deliver our HHG a day early, now we are inundated with boxes! I swear they multiply on the trucks!We now also have a black kitten named Midnight underfoot to contend with along side our shih tsu.....life just keeps on getting better!Our cable/phone/internet company is apparently run by transportation since they too can not have anything set up for two weeks (what is it with

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Me......Sorry to be gone so long.....it was never my intention. Take it up with Transportation......I have never been in limbo-land for a month as a result of a move. I blame transportation for it all......they have no ability to deliver our household goods, period, until the 2nd of July, maybe the 1st.......and so I am TDY with my husband......and my children. He had to go away and so we all

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Our departure day brought a bittersweet goodbye as we bid a fond farewell to good friends that we thought we might not have the chance to see before we left. We hugged through tears as my family climbed through our personal possessions to find our seats in our vehicles. I feel very blessed that we were able to say goodbye to them and hope that life provides us the opportunity in the future to

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Okay so 17 crates AND 11 hours later they are still at the house attempting to finish this move. It seems as if every time we move it gets just a little worse. So tonight another truck, we already had two with the crates on them, shows up, this one is for my sofa, because it apparently is too big to fit in a crate and they will have to make a special one for it.....to which I am mumblng just

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The day has arrived, our movers will see how much they can shove in each crate today. Just a bit of information for those of you out there who are unfamiliar with PCSing (Permanent Change of Station) for CONUS (Continental United States) basically not overseas.There are two codes on a military move. Code 1 and Code 2. Code 1 means that they will shove all your household goods in a truck and

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We are now the proud owners of a new home......or we became the owners of a new home on Saturday.....It seemed a little strange for us this time, we have always been present when we closed on our homes in the past. But this time with how things have played out, we had no choice but to fly out to our new duty station ahead of time and put in the offer and then do the closing via overnight mail.

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So Susan over at Oh That's Gonna Leave a Mark turned me on to the Notes from the Universe, in which I receive notes every work day.....so I received this today.....on my first day of our pack out......I thought it befitting in light of how things seem to have gone for me.One of the most stringent conditions all angels must meet, ASW, other than double-advanced harp playing and skydiving

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On a holiday when most of our Country looks at our Nation's flag and fails to see what she stands for and those of us who know what is lost and all that is gained, let none of us forget those who are still fighting the good fight and their families who remain at home praying for their safe return. As we wish one another Happy Memorial Day, we, the living breathing souls that truly know what it

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My mom and I went out to lunch today. It was sort of a belated mother's day lunch except she took me out this year....last year she was here at the same time and I took her out. Her birthday falls very close to mother's day and today she laughed and said to me that we had sat in the same restaurant a year before together to celebrate her birthday and mother's day......I looked around and low

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But I gotta tell ya, that these two are in competition for the stupid hat contest. I don't wear hats per say, but hats are meant to cover your head, neither of which these do.....I'm not sure how either one stays on their head but I think Princess Beatrice would edge out Sarah Jessica Parker by just a smidge for the fact that at least SJP's looked good with her dress for the Sex and the City

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This article was copied in full from Reuters with permission.....please keep these people in your prayers, many schools were hit, they believe that 18,000 may be buried alive and they are running out of time. (death tolls have risen from this article to 12,000 and they fear they will just continue to rise)Link to English version of Chinese News updates on the EarthquakePOWERFUL QUAKE HITS

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Soldier's Angel's founder Patti Patton-Bader was the winner of Teleflora's America's Favorite Mom competition.Congratulations Patti, you more then deserved to win this for everything you have done.Go here for News Release

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Mother's Day brought in a wonderful new addition to our family. My niece had her baby this morning weighing in at 6lbs 8oz. Making my mother-in-law a great grandmother and my husband a great uncle and I guess me a great aunt. This has been a very hard pregnancy for her, having been in labor since her forth month and having had other issues throughout, we all feel very blessed to have this

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Our oldest is out with friends tonight....it's her farewell party.Yeah, I know I'm supposed to be able to try to let go and not worry so much about my child who is pushing her way closer and closer to 18, but I can't. I am worried about her. While she is funny and beautiful and beyond smart, she also trusts everyone. She has this great network of friends that range in age from 16 to 19,

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by Julia As a child you learn of a soul mate…a person made perfectly for you, your two souls become connected as one and are destined to be together until the end of time. Through adolescence you grasp on to this idea of a soul mate, believing you will someday find the one. But after much heartache and many rivers of tears, this notion you’ve held onto for years begins to fade.

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I just went and got my mail from my mail box and in it was something from my doctor. The one that has been working on my injury from my surgery. I first have to say that he relocated from another state just this past fall to our area, well he is about 45 minutes from here and had to start from scratch on clientele. He has a massage therapist that works there who does deep tissue massage (gotta

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The mandatory going through everything we own and determining "do we really need to haul that shit around with us one more time?" The resounding answer on our ski equipment, which has not seen the slopes since the late 90's, maybe early 2000's is a definite NO. When you can't figure out which box of ski boots goes with which set of skis and the bindings are, well.......I would not wear them,

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OMG...........I have never in my life thought that I would buy a house that cost as much as a medical degree....but alas I find myself on the edge of insanity in the middle of signing 17 different documents and saw visions of never being able to afford to go out to eat again......we are finally under contract.We actually bought a beautiful house for a great price, our realtor believes it will

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We narrowed it down to three houses......two that were functionally correct for our family, right size, right number of bedrooms, etc......and one that I fell in love with but it was one bedroom short but you know sometimes you just have to sacrifice for perfect......And so after many more homes we looked at, we made an offer on one of the functionally correct homes.....we made the offer almost

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I loathe packing. For years I packed for everyone in my household no matter where we went and no matter how long we'd be gone. The worst packing job I had to do was for my children and myself to go stay at my mother in law's for a couple months while my husband took a course TDY in route to Europe in which we DID not have concurrent travel.....which meant we signed out of housing and he came

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So...my mother's birthday, her 69th birthday is at the end of the month and I um.....sort of let the month get away from me on the whole gift thing......I thought okay I'll send flowers, eh, no......did that last year and besides I have to send them to her next month on mother's day because what kind of horrible daughter would I be if I forgot her on mother's day.....My mom and I have what I

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Okay so here's the deal......My husband has to go TDY to visit the guy he's replacing...no big deal....I am going with him so that we can look at houses....it's not like he's going to be busy all day and well I can go and look on my own with a realtor, I don't think I'm too worried about the one we chose doing me bodily harm.....I mean I could beat him with my cane if need be.....Okay so back to

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I don't get up much....I'm either in the living room or laying on my bed. Since the nerves in my foot get agitated when I walk. I could be reading the 15 or so books I have on my list. Right now the current selection is Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, its funny, enlightening and interesting, but it's not as interesting as my guilty pleasure.Thats right I am an addict....no it's not alcohol,

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So while I was at the doctor's being told how lucky I was to be alive, my 15 year old who has (or I should say HAD) the most beautiful long hair in the world was getting a hair cut at the PX. I was quite proud of her actually.See she is the quiet one, her older sister is like a one teen tornado, she walks in the room and sucks the air out of it. She is outgoing, in the honors program, she was

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I was lucky. I'm alive.....Pretty ominous post, huh?I met with my internal medicine doctor today. After I had somehow gotten the appointment all messed up, my appointment had been at 10:30 and I thought it was at 1:30, anyway, he and I have this relationship, he's a great doctor and knows when I need to see him, so he fit me in after his last patient.... So my husband and I met with him and we

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READ THIS

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I Believe LyricsI read a blog post by Butterfly Wife tonight that had me thinking about some things.......the troubles that we endure during deployments, the almosts on the highway, the child that was rushed to the emergency room, you wait wondering, scared......alone.I could write a book about the tragedies that have befallen my family, but what I started to think about was the fact that we as

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My oldest daughter came in my room a little while ago and told me that one of the girls she knows at school died in her sleep............she was crying and climbed in bed with me. She asked me why and I told her and her brother and sister that sometimes people just die. This young girl was a twin.......I'm sure they are watching her sister very closely until further word comes in about how her

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Happy Easter BabeA Love Forever© By Gail A. YarbroughEvery I love you, you whisper,is like rain for the trees,moonlight for the ocean,nectar for the beeEvery kiss bestowed upon meis like fragrance on flowers,heat upon the desert,mist from morning showersEvery glance in my directionis like flame to the fire,a twinkling of stars,a spark of love's desireEvery moment in your armsis like waves to the

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The Mountains of Europe taken from Eagles NestI lay here in bed once again watching "The Sound of Music" and think back about how many years I have watched this movie. It also reminds me so much of when we visited the area where it was filmed. We drove in areas around Austria but never had the chance to go and take the tour but I did manage to take some beautiful pictures from "Eagles Nest"

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My husband wrote me a book and recently when he was home, he gave me this book. This book was the most precious thing I think he has ever done for me. This book was about why he loved me.....in it he listed pages and pages of things that are about "Why" he loves me....... I wrote this as an answer to that book. I love you Babe, you are my world."How Could I Not Love You?"by A Soldier's

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So I had to have CT scan done today because of all the issues I am having. I went last week and scheduled the appt., they gave me two big (now I use the words big because they seemed huge, so downsizing for arguments sake) bottles of Berrie Smoothie Barium Sulfate to drink. Now I care not how you label it or mask it, this stuff is gross. I am not a sipper so last night before bed I downed the

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So I went and saw my newest doctor today. I really like him, he is trained in a very special type of Sports Therapy where they are able to do soft tissue manipulation to release entrapped nerves. It's called Active Release Technique.The first session was brutal, but I anticipate most of them to be. He thinks he can fix it, but said he needs to research what nerves are causing the pain. I will

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I thought this was very important information and it took a while for me to find it. It clarifies how military service members who have zero income due to combat pay qualify....even single service members. We are one of those families with zero income due to the rotation of our unit, we did file a tax return and got the child tax credit, but it too makes us qualify for the Tax Stimulus payments

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Longing For The One You Love Author: Shirlotta Tidwell For the longest timeHave I longed to touch thy faceTo kiss thy beautiful lipsAnd feel the warmth of thine embrace.For the longest timeHave I longed to hold thee nearAnd whisper sweet caressesFrom my mouth into your ears.For the longest timeHave I longed to sing out loudOf the passion that I'll feelWhen we dance beneath the clouds.For the

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I believe that I have come across some blogs where some of you volunteer at Walter Reed. I hate to ask anyone this, but if you do work there in any capacity, could you please contact me immediately. I would believe you would know why. It is not about my husband but it is about a close dear friend.Please say a prayer.......

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Babe,I am using my blog to write this to you so that the whole world would know how proud I am of you and to be your wife. You have continued to support me throughout this whole ordeal. You are the love of my life, everything to me. We have spent a lifetime going through so many changes that the world has forced upon us, you took it all in stride while I was the one who was a bit freaked out..

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Why is it so hard to have a positive attitude when you are up against the odds? Even praying with a positive attitude becomes difficult as I lay in bed at night. This time should be the happiest time of the last year+ as we edge closer and closer to that wonderful day that my husband finally returns, but I am so consumed with pain that those days run into one another and I barely remember how

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Not much longer my love............Missing Youby Kim WilliamsI want to be near you.I want to be close to you.I want to hear the sound of your heartas I gently lay against your chest.I want to breathe you, feel you and even become you.I wish I could pretend my hands were yoursas they glide across my body softly and gently.You are so far away,how can you have this affect on me?I wait upon the day

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TO ME!!!!!! And I get to have an EMG and Nerve Study done today find out if they can locate the source of my pain......I pray that this test reveals it to be what I think it is, and the fix as simple as what my Physician and I discussed because I can no longer walk.......the pain so severe I can not place any weight on my foot

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In light of the fact that in just days I will turn 40....and I seem to be having a hard time with it. She is a couple years older then I and I have been dreading this day for a long time. When my husband deployed last year and missed my 39th one, he said, "Babe, I will spend my 40th over here, but you will be in my arms on yours".....hm......Army had other plans, instead, I shall be spending it

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I love the words ORDERS! Cause we have ours.........As my husband stated in the email to me when he sent them to me"Babe,Our ticket to Freedom!Love you!"Now is the countdown.......we are getting real close to their return date, hopefully enough time for them to work out the issue with my nerve. I think I have an entrapped nerve in my thigh, EMG test is next which will determine where the issue

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Because apparently according to this quiz McDreamy is my Celebrity soulmate......of course you had no problem telling me that Angelina Jolie was yours without taking the quiz, so we did it online together and low and behold you were right.......what is up with that?.....so I guess we will just stay together, what do you think? Either that or I take out Mrs. Smith! :)Take the Quiz

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Baby, I am so sorry I worried you........I love you so.......All Because of You Author: Kate Reneigh Woodruff I awake each day with a smileAnd greet it with a laugh;The world is a treasure to meBecause of you.Every time I think of something sad,I replace the thought- with you!My mind is instantly changedAnd my heart is filled with gladness.Every breath I take is meant for you,I live this

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And yes folks she is on drugs again......First T- A Quest for T that is I apologize for spending what seems like forever reading your blog tonight, I fell asleep reading it..........You have also touched on a subject that is so close to my heart.........my relationship with my husband, my soulmate, my best friend and the one person in this world who completes me.I have posted poems to him over

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Longing by Matthew Arnold (1822 1888)Come to me in my dreams, and then By day I shall be well again. For then the night will more than pay The hopeless longing of the day.Come, as thou cam'st a thousand times, A messenger from radiant climes, And smile on thy new world, and be As kind to others as to me.Or, as thou never cam'st in sooth,

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So I have made a super hard decision. I have decided to have a pretty significant surgical procedure done while my husband is deployed......yeah I know what was I thinking?I'm not dying or anything like that......and I'm not having a baby...lol, but I have decided to go under the knife.....it would be one thing if it were a plastic procedure but, nope, not that either.....this is something I

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Please read this story....it is a wonderful piece, with permission.....[Editor Note: While a bit lengthy, the entire tale of Operation Puppy Love is published with no Jump. These men and the efforts of Blake, Tom, and others need to be told. Feel free to forward, print, post, publish - Blackfive] Operation Puppy Love - Prologue Meet a few heroes. The men of 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st

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I have about finished the chore of taking down the decorations from Christmas......I have one remaining tree left.....but I sit here looking at it and kind of feel a bit sad thinking about taking it down......I love Christmas and when it's over, I'm sad.......the house looks drab and unfestive with all of the decor put away.......but it has to come down......and then there is the other reasons I

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Happy New Years......Welcome 2008......So I know about when my husband should be home and lets just say.....I am really starting to look at life with a "light at the end of the tunnel" aspect.......I know that I will hit the over the year mark really soon, which all in all just totally SUCKS....but we all get by.......and pass that mark and begin the next day...until an entire year has passed....

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"To My Dear and Loving Husband"~Anne Bradstreet (1678)If ever two were one, then surely we.If ever man were lov’d by wife, then thee.If ever wife was happy in a man,Compare with me, ye women, if you can.I prize thy love more than whole Mines of goldOr all the riches that the East doth hold.My love is such that Rivers cannot quench,Nor ought but love from thee give recompetence.Thy love is such I

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We are a family that now owns 2 play stations and 2 x`boxes......someone explain this to me please. I am a fairly intelligent woman so how in the world have we managed to end up with what amounts to over a thousand dollars in video game consoles? I don't even want to discuss how much is invested in the disc games for these consoles or the different controllers that go with these games......it

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and I see we have been HIT WITH THE LOSE YOUR HOLIDAY POUNDS with a vengeance media barrage. I have seen this as THE top running story on each of the news pages I opened today from AOL to Yahoo....I mean did WE ALL OVEREAT THIS YEAR AGAIN??? That THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING to have running on the NEWS?I mean there IS A WAR GOING ON!!! HELLO...the PRIMARY ELECTIONS BEGIN IN JUST DAYS

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As I sit here on this most quiet of all nights, thinking of all that has transpired in my life over the past year, I find it hard to imagine it has been as long as it has since my husband left for this last deployment.....and that had he not been extended he would be returning in what amounts to days.....I sit and watch the lights glitter on the tree and the fire as it burns down and know that is

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Merry Christmas my darling.....it will not be long until we are together againSonnets from the PortugueseSonnet VI ~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning "Go From Me. Yet I Feel that I shall stand" Go from me. Yet I feel that I shall standHenceforward in thy shadow. NevermoreAlone upon the threshold of my doorOf individual life, I shall commandThe uses of my soul, nor lift my handSerenely in the sunshine

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I will not embed this video on my blog because the National Guard owns the rights to it, but I will provide the link to it so that you can go and watch it.....directly from the GO Guard site. The first 70k people can download the song for free. It is on YouTube as well....but here is the link and the lyrics.http://www.1800goguard.com/movie/index2.phpThis is an amazing song by an amazing Band

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I have to agree with Uncle Jimbo over at Blackfive on this.......Fred Thompson's XMAS Ad

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Whether we want it to or not!!!!And I am so not ready! I do not think I have everything for dinner and I have company coming.....I am still missing things that I can not find in the boxes that seem to keep multiplying around my house...and yet I swear there has to be more of them somewhere because I know there are things that were here that are not here now! I swear I am losing my mind.I am not

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I grew up loving his music, the world lost a great music artist and a family a wonderful man.....may God be with them today and everyday. His music will live on....this song will hurt to listen to this Christmas........From his websitewww.danfogelberg.comSunday, December 16Dear friends,Dan left us this morning at 6:00am . He fought a brave battle with cancer and died peacefully at home in Maine

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I heard this song one day a few years ago by this young lady and it made me stop and pull over to the side of the road for the tears that fell from my eyes made it hard for me to see.....Garth Brooks also recorded it, but Aselin Debison did the song much more justice. The song was written by Stephanie Davis.

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Happy Anniversary My Love......The Magic Of Love Love is like magic And it always will be. For love still remains Life's sweet mystery!! Love works in ways That are wondrous and strange And there's nothing in life That love cannot change!! Love can transform

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So I am joining the masses on the road this year....yeah what was I thinking, huh? And well, lets just say that I am so far from even ready to go that it is not even funny. I have yet to pack, much less finish my laundry.....my son is still asleep, not sure where his coat is. Last I saw of it, I believe it was in the trunk of my car. The girls, well, we don't need to even go there......Does

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Why do people refuse to own their choices? I guess what I am getting at is, how can anyone make a decision in life and then say someone else is at fault? Aren't we, as adults charged with being responsible for our own actions, both good or bad? And in being so, doesn't that in effect make us also the owner of those choices? If that is also true then how in the hell can anyone blatantly claim

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One Wish If I could have just one wish,I would wish to wake up everydayto the sound of your breath on my neck,the warmth of your lips on my cheek,the touch of your fingers on my skin,and the feel of your heart beating with mine...Knowing that I could never find that feelingwith anyone other than you. - Courtney Kuchta -

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I came across this the other day and of course had to laugh, because my daughters definitely fall into this category......but it makes me wonder who sits around and comes up with this stuff??? And so I clicked on it and got the rest of the story........my daughters would be saddened by the turn of events, should it be true! Hmm.....come to think of it, I'm pretty sure there are quite a few of us

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~An Entrapment~My love, I have tried with all my beingto grasp a form comparable to thine own,but nothing seems worthy;I know now why Shakespeare could notcompare his love to a summer’s day.It would be a crime to denounce the beautyof such a creature as thee,to simply cast away the precisionGod had placed in forging you.Each facet of your beingwhether it physical or spiritualis an ensnarementfrom

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I won't put baby in a corner.....I just can't think of any thing else I can say on the topic ~ :D

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I have to share this wonderful poem with you and the blog that I took it from......and also some of those that the piece makes reference to.....I wrote this last night after reading it on Claire's blog, but felt that because of the words behind the piece I am talking about, I wanted to check with Brat and make sure that borrowing some of the work from the piece was kosher before I posted it, so I

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Check out Michelle Malkin's piece here, the loonies are running rampant in the streets of Washington State......She states at the end of it "This is not free speech. This is unconscionable vandalism and physical interference intended to undermine the troops in a time of war. Someone needs to establish the rule of law in Olympia before it’s too late. Enough is enough.."In my eyes, enough was

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It is a living thing. It thrives in the face of all life's hazards, save one ~neglect.~ James Bryden

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and continue to serve........

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without you..........I Love You Truly

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