On Hold until the New Year!

Hey, sorry to anyone who is checking this. I'm just putting my blog on hold until the new year. I'll email when it is back up!
Thanks for reading.
T

Halloween Pics

Here are the Halloween pictures. : ) Sammi is still to little for a whole day of Halloween. When I put her in the car at the end of the day to go to the park for trick-or-treating she spewed chocolate vomit all over herself. ewwwww!! I threw the dress away. Too much chocolate and a kid prone to car-sickness don't mix!

My brother said he would cry, too, if someone put him in a Bewitched shirt.

LEST WE FORGET....

Definition of a Veteran:

When a good Veteran leaves the 'job' and retires to a betterlife, many are jealous, some are pleased, and others, who may have already retired, wonder if he knows what he is leaving behind, because we alreadyknow.

1. We know, for example, that after a lifetime of camaraderie that few experience, it will remain as a longing for those past times.

2. We know in the Military life there is a fellowship which lasts long after the uniforms are hung up in the back of the closet.

3. We know even if he/she throws them away, they will be on him/her with every step and breath that remains in his/her life. We also know how the very bearing of the man speaks of what he/she was and in his/her heart still is. These are the burdens of the job. You will still look at people suspiciously, still see what others do not see or choose to ignore and always will look at the rest of the Military world with a respect for what they do; only grown in a lifetime of knowing.

Never think for one moment you are escaping from that life. You are only escaping the 'job' and merely being allowed to leave'active' duty. So what I wish for you is that whenever you ease into retirement, in your heart you never forget for one moment that "you are still and always will be, a member of the greatest fraternity the world has ever known".

NOW! Veteran Friends

VETERAN FRIENDS: Are glad to see you after years, and will happily carry on the same conversation you were having the last time you met.

VETERAN FRIENDS: Have cried with you.

VETERAN FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back.

VETERAN FRIENDS: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.

VETERAN FRIENDS: Will kick the crowd's ass that left you behind.

VETERAN FRIENDS: Are for life.

VETERAN FRIENDS: Have shared a lifetime of experiences no civilan could ever dream of.

VETERAN FRIENDS: Will look at you stumbling all over the place and say, 'You better drink the rest of that before you spill it!' Then carry you home safely and put you to bed.

A veteran - whether active duty, retired, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The American Military' for an amount of 'up to and including my life'. . . and military spouses are as much veterans as their spouses. From one Veteran to another, it's an honour to be in your Company!

"Thank you Veterans".

America’s First Time, but My Third.

Wow! I have Halloween pictures to post, and I have a cool Eskimo sucker I have to tell you about, but today I just want to say, “woooo! Obama won!”

Yesterday I was talking to my friend Dana. She thought it was sad that his grandma couldn’t hold on one more day to see her grandson win. She was that confident he would win. I hoped, but wasn’t holding my breath. She started talking about Palin and said she didn’t like her because she “hunts and kills animals.” So I had to say, “well, I’m Republican but I voted for Obama. And, I hunt and kill animals.” She was like ohh, how can you do that? I said I used a bow, that way the animal had a chance. With some of those rifles you can shoot an animal a mile away. And I could do it because they are DELICIOUS!!

I don’t agree with Palin’s scary ultra-right wing beliefs but I would like to go hunting with her. She seems cool, especially if she drinks beer. She might not, though, I never heard one way or the other.

As I mentioned before, yes, I’m Republican (a fiscal Republican really) and this was the first time I voted for a Democrat presidential candidate. However, it was not the first time I voted for an African-American. Twice before I wrote in Colin Powell. Once when Dole was running and one when W was running.

Anyway, I was so excited I could hardly even sleep last night. I thought about staying up but realized the last polls closed at 0500 here –so I might as well just wait until morning. I got G up and dressed then ran down to turn on the computer. Yahoo opened up and there was Obama! I never have the TV on during the day, but today I do – watching CNN and the election results. I hope the excitement lasts the next 4 (or 8) years. : )