I never do this but I think now is a good of time as any....I am going through some things in my life that are weighing heavy on my heart and would like everyone to just keep me in your prayers.
Have a good rest of the week and a great weekend.
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
Saturday, April 18, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS LARA!
WHOO HOO! Congrats Lara for getting into nursing school. We are so proud of you.
Friday, April 17, 2009
My Wordle
Wordle- I stole this from Shae and I think it is so neat. This is my Wordle and it is pretty much anything and everything that is me that I could think of right off hand. It includes some of my favorite things, things I miss from home, and just general things about me. I encourage everyone to do AT LEAST one Wordle. You are able to print them and everything so it would make a neat cheap "thinking of you" gift to one of your friends, husband, wife, mom, anyone. Enjoy and have a FABULOUS weekend.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
AC/DC
In Iraq there isn't much to look forward to but everyone looks forward to 2:30 in the afternoon because that is when the mail list comes out. Yesterday I was lucky enough to be on the list, which indicated I had mail. I race to the post office to find I have TWO packages. One is a movie set that I ordered from Amazon about the Earth and the oceans it is awesome. We started watching it last night and it is going to be a great program that is very informative. The other package was from home and it contained something very precious.
DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Our AC/DC tickets have arrived again! We ordered them once before for a concert in March but we had to cancel our trip due to Tee getting a great new job. This time it is on we have everything bought, payed for, and reserved. The time is winding down but not fast enough, but it won't be long before we are on our plane to Munich. Along with our AWESOME AC/DC tickets my dress that had to be altered came too. This dress is for the opera that we will hopefully get to attend in Vienna. Well, I must get on with my morning but I just had to share the exciting news. Hope everyone has a GGGGRRREAT Tuesday and remember tomorrow taxes are due! YAY
DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Our AC/DC tickets have arrived again! We ordered them once before for a concert in March but we had to cancel our trip due to Tee getting a great new job. This time it is on we have everything bought, payed for, and reserved. The time is winding down but not fast enough, but it won't be long before we are on our plane to Munich. Along with our AWESOME AC/DC tickets my dress that had to be altered came too. This dress is for the opera that we will hopefully get to attend in Vienna. Well, I must get on with my morning but I just had to share the exciting news. Hope everyone has a GGGGRRREAT Tuesday and remember tomorrow taxes are due! YAY
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Picnicking
Today has been a beautiful spring day not too hot or cold with a nice breeze. Tee was really late picking me up for lunch so by the time he picked me up all of the DFAC (dining facilities) were closed. We went to one that has a 24 hour sandwich bar and got us each a to-go plate. Instead of eating in the vehicle or back at our offices we picnicked at Z Lake. The red dot is approximately the spot where we picnicked. All around the lake are little pavilions that anyone can use and this time of year they are a great relaxing spot. As we were eating, visiting and looking out over the water I saw something in the water and come to find out it was a bunch of fish. Now some of these fish were pretty big and then there were some smaller ones too. They were just swarming the area so we starting throwing in pieces of bread for them. Before it was all said and done we had thrown in 3 bags of chips for them. It was very nice to do something that we do so often at home and enjoy so much. If fishing was allowed on Z Lake we would have torn some little fishy mouths up.Some background information on Z Lake
Z Lake is a man made lake that was created by digging dirt to construct the round, tear drop looking ant mound in the above picture. That is what we call signal hill and it houses all sorts of transmitters and antennas for the base. The lake has around 8 cement blocks spread out evenly over it and it is rumored that Saddam would chain his traitors, enemies, or whoever out there surrounded by water and let them bake in the Iraqi sun. I can vouch that it is extremely hot out here during the summer months and that would be the worst sort of punishment. I don't even get chained out there and I get tortured by it since swimming, boating, fishing or any other water sport is not allowed.
