This not a rigid amount of time but I think it’s a good estimate…90 days in theater, plus some travel time on both ends. Jacob will have a new responsibility: adding one number on the left, subtracting one on the right…every day till I come home.With Jacob’s affinity for numbers this will be really good … Read more
I just realized that I never blogged about Dave’s and my first baby, Howie. From Howie The day we got him, he had to wear the leash for about 24 hours straight and the crate was his home for the first 18 months or so. Or Howard. Or Howie-the-Wonder-Dog. From Howie Howie is our 8 … Read more
Yeah, you know what’s about to happen!If you’re interested in how we did this, you can check out this website that explains it pretty well, and tries to sell you the apparatus we have here, the Geyser Tube by Steve Spangler Science. I picked up ours at our local Hobby Lobby store and stuck it … Read more
Happy New Year to my Blog-readers! Thank you for your continued support, hopefully I’ve done my job in keeping friends and family informed of my goings-on this past year. While attempting to keep it entertaining. This funny story came to me from one of our North Carolina neighbors. She and her son and his girlfriend … Read more
What you see here is everything I’m allowed to wear for the next 3 months. Everything. It’s not a lot. 4 sets of uniforms, 6 sets of physical fitness uniforms, 2 sets of physical fitness long pants/jacket sets. Underclothing to go along. Maybe I won’t need that additional baggage allowance after all… Today I also … Read more
The boys received PixOs starter kits from Grammy Vollmer for Christmas. It was something they wanted, they asked her for it and she delivered! Thanks Grammy! The boys love it! For those who might not remember, Pixos are a “new formula” of craft bead developed in response to the massive Aqua Dots Recall that took … Read more
…More Nebraska weather fun. A cold front came through and plummeted our temperature from 53F at 9pm to 32F at 11pm. It got up to 60F today! No jackets! We can see our lawn again! Perhaps today should have been the day to take down the Christmas lights, while we could have stood on the … Read more
Happy Holidays friends! We had a fun day yesterday…I have to admit I went a bit overboard with the holiday shopping for everyone. I guess I was counting on the extra money I’d earned from my 3 weeks in Florida. I haven’t gotten paid for it yet, but I hope I get the paycheck soon … Read more
Merry Christmas, my wonderful friends/colleagues in the BLOGOSPHERE! I’m sure you’re all excited about what my gift will be to you, right? Well, after having the honor of flying the nation’s skies this holiday season during BOTH the Thanksgiving and Christmas rushes, I thought I’d offer these travel tips to the world to help friends … Read more