The Yellow Brick Road

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:23:11 GMT

i just miss him...

Author Unknown...

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:27:37 GMT

I Am an Air Force Wife

I've noticed in my present job there is this tiny quirk
There is no respect at all, and it's not considered work.
Well I am here to show you another point of view
Just to give you an idea, of what WE really do.
Here is my job description, and to better understand
I've written it in the lingo of my Military Man.

I am the IG complaints come to me
I am the MEDIC, I bandage skinned knees
I am the JAG and COURT MARITAL too...
I decide the punishments, how much and on who!
I am SAFETY, inspecting all the junk
I am the FIRST SHIRT checking the bunk

I am SUPPLY in charge of food and clothes
households goods and heaven only knows...
I am the SP who secures the door
I am FINANCE, but giving out more
I am SERVICES who cooks all the meals
I am TRANS in charge of the wheels

I am MWR planning all the fun
I am the BUGLER announcing the 'Day is Done'
I am the CQ and Fire Dept too,
there isn't much that I don't do...
I am the Instructor, also you see
Because everything that is learned is taught by me

I am the Flight Leader who knows his troops well
Sometimes the T.I. who really can yell
I am the 0-10 and the E-9 you see
cause everything must come through me
I'll never go to combat, but certain battles I will face
But rest assure when you deploy, count on me to guard the base

I am always on duty, I never take leave,
No Holidays off, It's hard to believe
I can never ETS, I signed on for life
My Primary AFSC is Mother, my secondary is AF Wife
For all my devotion to duty, my LES says NO PAY DUE
Because I am not paid in money, but in the words "I Love You"

You may not know what all the acronyms are but you get the idea...

What lonely sounds like...

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:19:32 GMT

I got to talk to my Michael yesterday...did I mention this yet? I don't think I have. He was given a whole day off and I know that must have killed him. He is the type that needs to stay very busy...gets bored easily and having time off in the middle of nowhere is like torture for him.

He sounded different. A little quieter, a little sad...I asked if he was okay and of course he said yes...but I could hear lonely in his voice. It just breaks my heart. At least I still have Gabby with me...he is all alone. Sure he has people he works with but nobody there that loves him, that can hug him and make him feel good.

The absence of touch really sucks! I remember the time he was in Korea for a year...I was in a new town with a new baby and the one thing I really missed the most was just having someone to touch me, hug me and show me affection. I'd give anything to hug my Michael right now...it's hard to describe what lonely sounds like but I heard it loud and clear on my end of the phone.

Sending you my love baby....I'm so very proud of you and I am counting the days til you come home.

Secret and Dream

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:09:57 GMT

I can't tell you my secret until after this weekend...I don't want to jinx anything. Nobody has guessed it. It doesn't really have to do with me...just sorta linked to me. It's nothing major but for me and the othes involved it is exciting.

I had a dream last night that Michael and I got married again. It was strange, funny, sad, strange, very very strange. His family was there and they had like a million little kids who were totally out of control and they were all drinking RED koolaid around me...and one was wearing a sponge bob costume (and he was like 18 yrs old). And the funniest part of all....they were poor white trash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Um....Michael is hispanic. LOL LOL

Whew...I don't even want to try and analize that one. Let's just blame it on the chocolate milk I drank right before bed and call it a night! :)

Keep your hands to yourself!

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:20:17 GMT

I have satellite radio in my truck and am almost always listening to the 80's station...hey I'm an 80's girl what can I say. Yesterday a song came on I hadn't heard in a very long time...I cranked it up!

Gabby was with me and was completely MORTIFIED that I knew all the words! I don't think she liked the song as much as I used too. It's still a fun one to sing and I sorta like getting my "twang" on when I sing it! LOL....lucky for her it was a short ride and she didn't have to hear the entire song....but she got the jist of it.

I know it's bad...

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:19:59 GMT

But I have to admit I hardly watch the news. I just find it too depressing. Tonight I had it on and the only reason I am watching is to see Hulk Hogan. They are promising an interview with him so I am glued to the tv.

While waiting for Hulk a story came on about a local mailman...they call him the "lawn mowing mailman". Oh my gosh what a wonderful story, this mailman said he was walking across a lawn one day to deliver the mail and was thinking "I wish this guy would cut his grass!" And that is when he said he heard God say "why don't you cut it for him."

Hey when God speaks...you better listen. So he started out with one lawn and I think he said he does 25 now and all for free!!! Mostly seniors who just need a helping hand. We need more people like this mailman in the world.

Click here for the story....the story I found online was done in 2007 but it aired again tonight on the tv. He's been doing this for a while.

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/12/11/Life/He_s_the_mowing_mailm.shtml

Just imagine...

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:52:22 GMT

Pretend this is a really good entry cause it WAS. I got bumped off just as I clicked on save and I am NOT doing it over. So it you wouldn't mind just commenting on how funny I am and how much you enjoyed this read it would be greatly appreciated. LOL

I am off to watch Big Brother now...even though I am slightly disapointed in the the cast of players so far.

What a Slug...but at least I pay for my car!

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:16:00 GMT

Oh my goodness I slept until 11:00 today!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I could not sleep last night for anything...and to make things worse I couldn't stop watching this lame show on tv. Some kind of Repo show, it was called "Operation Repo" where this guy and his relatives repo cars that people haven't paid on. These people ...both the repo people and the losers that didn't pay their car payments were total CRAZY people! It was so bad it was funny!

One of the best repo's took place in freakin Compton! (An inner suburb of Los Angeles, Compton lives up to the reputation of most dangerous inner city/inner suburban areas across the United States due to its high level of poverty and very high violent crime rate, especially for murders, found in the city.) Compton a well known gang infested neighborhood...no sooner did they start hooking up the tow truck the gang bangers came running out of the house with bats and stuff! One of the head bangers kept saying "Do you know who I am?" Like he was some bad ass...I kept thinking...sell some more crack loser and pay for your car if you are such a VIP. The only clip I could find on youtube has spanish subtitles at the bottom but the showI watched was all in english. Mi no hablo espanol.

Around 3 am I finally fell asleep...I admit I took a little pain pill to help knock me out. About 4 I woke up for a second when I heard Gabby get up for the bathroom...funny thing was when I woke up I was smiling. Dang that's some gooooooood medicine! I might be a little sluggish today but I always pay the car payment on time!

You can flip people off in NJ now!

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:20:14 GMT

Well it's about time...that's all I gotta say about that! LOL

New Jersey Beach Town Scraps Rules on Kegs, Rude Gestures

By WAYNE PARRY,AP

BELMAR, N.J. (AP) - Revelers in this Jersey shore party town can now legally drink from unregistered beer kegs and give people the finger.

Belmar, once called "Fort Lauderdale North" for its reputation as a raucous party enclave, has scrapped laws relating to kegs and flipping the bird, on the grounds that they were difficult to enforce.

"I'm not sure anyone even knew that making obscene gestures was illegal," Mayor Ken Pringle said. "Right after we send out our tax bills, I tend to see a few."

The repeals come as the borough has clearly gained the upper hand against rowdy renters and restored some of the quality of life that was routinely shattered by out-of-control keggers in the 1980s and 90s.

"People that have a hard time obeying our strict rules seem to have gone to other beach towns where the rules are not as tough," he said. "Most of the people who are renting here who are deciding they can behave will not have a problem."

Belmar, on the central Jersey coast about 10 minutes south of Asbury Park, has long been a favorite spot for young people looking for summer fun. The town has 7,000 year-round residents, but the population swells to 60,000 after Memorial Day.

In 1990, there were over 1,200 summer rental units in Belmar; now there are just over 300. Lots that once held ramshackle party huts now boast $800,000 homes whose residents are not shy about calling the police to complain about noise.

Belmar has a slew of strict regulations for summer renters that include limits on how many people can cram into one building and when they can put their trash out at the curb. The town also has a "zero tolerance" policy for noise violations, and even leaving empty bottles or beer cups on the porch overnight.

"The cops are relentless here," said Matt Errichiello, a 23-year-old from Haworth who is in his third year of renting a house near the beach with friends. "At night, if you even speak loudly, you get a ticket. The rules are ridiculous."

One rule that's no longer on the books related to raising one's middle finger, or the many variants thereof. However objectionable it might be to some people, such a gesture is Constitutionally protected free speech, said Pringle, who is an attorney.

He said the borough was contacted by civil libertarians who questioned the legality of several municipal ordinances.

The ban on "obscene gestures," which never spelled out exactly what was and was not covered, was overly subjective, Pringle agreed. No one can recall anyone being prosecuted for violating it. Another law prohibiting people from loitering in alleyways also was axed.

And a beer keg tagging law, which Belmar enacted last year with great fanfare, withered and died after the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control said a handful of similar local laws enacted around the state requiring beer kegs to have the name, address and phone number of the person renting them was unconstitutional.

In summer rentals near the Belmar beach, the repeals are being hailed by the party crowd, some of whom consider the right to raise their middle finger in public a newly won freedom to cherish this Independence Day.

"I'm giving people the finger if it's legal, absolutely," laughed Carlos Padilla, a 23-year-old from Dumont wearing a sleeveless white T-shirt and gold chain. He's renting a house for the season with a bunch of pals - all of whom were drinking beer from red plastic cups and listening to rap music on the front porch one night this week.

She said yes!!!

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:03:38 GMT

Steven and Robin

Brother and Sister

Okay my secret is....my little brother is getting married. He was asking her to marry him this weekend that is why I didn't want to spill the beans until I got a "She said Yes!" from my brother.

I am soooooooooooooooo happy for him! We have been praying for him to find the right girl and he has!!! I can't wait to have a sister in law and then maybe one day to be an Aunt! And Gabby is stoked about having another Aunt!

So that was my secret, I knew it wouldn't be as exciting for you as it is for me.

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