I have created a page that includes everything you will need to know or do for donations to send to Carlo’s unit. We have done it this way to save his anonymity. (I don’t think you will mind so much.)
Here is the page itself: Carlos Deployment Info
I have also added this link to [...]
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Our departure ceremony was today. We got treated to speeches and the Ft Sill Army band and applause from families, friends and co-workers. And I was treated by a group of the Patriot Guard Riders that showed up to say farewell to us. I will admit that I do not like being [...]
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Well, I went out riding tonight. I got a call from Paul, and the weather was agreeable (actually in the low 80’s, high 70’s) and we went out. Man, there is nothing like riding just to ride.
How often do people go out, get into their cars and drive, say, a hundred [...]
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Continuous sneezing fit for 5 straight minutes when you have to pee.
I’m just sayin’…
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The neice and nephew should be home today. Her lawyer finally got them a hearing yesterday morning and bond was set at 50k each. His mother and sister each made a property bond for them, so they should be out this morning. WH’s SIL is also placing their house under contract so that it can’t [...]
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Between babysitting, football and trying to recover from this summer cold… it was quite a busy weekend. I did manage however to add some more recipes to the WOB Cookbook, so you need to go over and check them out! There are some yummy ones! I will have to get busy and get the submissions [...]
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Last week I wrote about watery eyes while watching my sons scrimmage. It wasn’t just allergies. Today I am home sick instead of with him watching his scrimmage against another school. Today is also team picture day. Sigh… I would have gone if I didn’t feel like I was coughing up a lung every 5 [...]
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Thirteen Things About Phoenix
1. Please be sure to head over to the WOB Cookbook and donate your recipes!
2. My co-author on this blog is about to deploy to Iraq and I will be setting up a PO Box for donations to send to his unit for the year they are over there. Following is a [...]
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As I have been juggling a miriad of things and emotions. A quick update on the life of a bird of fire this past week.
1. The wake and funeral of my hubby’s ex FIL. It was a tough week for the step-daughter, but we all made it through it just fine. The hubby decided that [...]
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Have you ever had to say goodbye to your child for an extended period of time? I don’t mean for a weekend, or even a week, I am talking about a year. Well, having done it twice before (my daughter both times, first when I deployed to Bosnia, second when the Army moved [...]
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