We are now back in Nebraska. Many of you know this already, if you’ve been following Dave or me on Facebook, Twitter or our family’s homepage. We made a nuisance of ourselves advertising every point of our trip to the world, much to the delight of potential thieves, as someone pointed out to me during … Read more
We stopped with Andy, Suzy and their kids on the lakeshore for just over an hour. Between about 4-5pm, 8 hours into our drive. It was cool and breezy, but the water wasn’t bad and Timmy got pretty wet. The kids did lots of running around and I think the exercise did them some good.This … Read more
Tomorrow morning we leave on vacation. “Whoo hoo! It’s about friggin’ time! You haven’t really had a real vacation in a couple years, have you?” No, I guess not. We had that fabulous trip to Fort Fisher/Kure Beach, NC back in July 2007. That was a really fun time, the most relaxed I’d ever been, … Read more
I forgot to thank Megan Henderson and her family in my previous posting for the care package she had sent! I’m so sorry! Megan was my roommate in college my last two years and she’s a pretty awesome lady! She sent a box of books and magazines…thanks! And for fun, here’s a picture of the … Read more
I’ve been mulling this one for a while… I’ve been home about 11 days now. For the most part, things have been fine. I’ve gotten back into the routine…somewhat. I have to admit, having the new Macbook has been more of a distractor than anything else in terms of keeping to the housework, the kids … Read more
“Taken off the line?” Yeah, I guess it’s a reference to putting a fighting unit in reserve after serving on the front lines for a while. That’s how I feel now. I’m no longer on the work schedule. My mission is to get home safely. Paul is here, he’s fully trained and now has the … Read more
I’ve laid low from the web lately. Partly on purpose, partly because the WiFi hotspot has been acting strangely. So here’s a summary of what I’ve been up to this week (omitting job-related stuff, obviously): First off, a friend from when we were stationed in FL came over from a nearby base for a visit. … Read more
I’ve been getting a number of care packages from my family and friends. Dave and the boys, my in-laws, Paul’s family and Wendy’s family have all sent goodies and they’ve all been awesome. The snacks, books, magazines and drink mixes have been greatly appreciated! This post today is about one particular…unusual…item I received at the … Read more
I got this from Christina of Sugar Sweet Thoughts <http://christinagblogspot.blogspot.com/2009/02/100-life-experiences.html>, who got it from Must Love Tots <http://mustlovetots.blogspot.com/2009/02/lifes-experiences.html> who got this from Scientific Nature of the Whammy <http://www.snotw.com/2009/02/100-life-experiences.html> who got this from Megan <http://newlywednewlybredinne.blogspot.com/> . It looked like fun, so here goes! Hopefully no identity theft issues with this one… Not sure what an identity … Read more
Rose (a friend from when I was stationed in FL) and I took a trip off base for some driving training. I drove in Seoul for 2 years, it wasn’t too bad. We went to dinner at a restaurant in a posh Doha hotel: The Sharq Village and Spa. The food was incredible! It was … Read more