Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Misuse of your Equipment
My husband sent his laptop back home because after having it for about 6 months over in the sand with him it would no longer charge the battery or run on AC power. So he would have someone else charge his battery and use it until he eventually sent it home and of course had me send him the other one. So this is a nice HP laptop that he got before he left the states. So I call around to see how much to fix it....i'm thinking it can't be that bad...after all it's just the power plug right?Yeah RIGHT! Apparently it's the MOTHERBOARD....so the people are saying that it's the motherboard that is broken and needs to be replaced or repaired....Replace=hundreds of dollars...repair equals $150.00. So I of course as a consumer think...well wouldn't that be covered by my warranty?? No apparently because the laptop is always constantly being moved to locations other than a desk (i.e your lap) the power plug is constantly being jarred and jangled and it breaks it. "I'm sorry it's not under warranty it is misuse and abuse of your equipment" Nobody liked it when i wondered outloud why someone didn't think of this before they put the power plug in the location that they did and the fact that at some point the LAPTOP might actually be used someone other than a desk...Hmmm gives you something to think about. So needless to say my husband is complaining that the laptop he has now isn't fast enough to play his games on so he wants me to get the other one fixed....Sooooo it's off to the repair shop for my misused and abused laptop!
Sunday, April 17, 2005
Cultivate Peace
Well another week has passed and it's Sunday! Yay! My husband sent me a couple more pictures from Kuwait which is nice because i like to see where he is. I had an interesting conversation with my daughter this weekend.....
Apparently my mother got a bracelet, you know one of those ones like people wear that are stretchy and say things like "Support our troops" "Breast Cancer" and such. Well this one said "Cultivate Peace" on it and my mom and daughter didn't want to show it to me because they didn't know how I would react to it seeing as how my husband is in Iraq (Kuwait now) as part of the war. So as I laid her down to go to sleep she said "Mommy is Dad fighting for peace over there?" I told her that yes he is...he's fighting so people in Iraq can vote, can have freedom from a dictator, can think and speak their minds without the thought of being killed , so children like you can go to school and so little girls like you can grow up happy and do what they want! He's helping kids have school's that they never had before, he's helping them have water and power and teaching them how to use equiptment and to be self sufficient. He's part of the war that is taking the power from a family that is filled with crazy men who think that only their way of life is the right way.
She asked how you could fight for peace because doesn't fighting mean there is no peace? I asked her if she had ever heard the saying "an eye for an eye"? She said that she had and I said well the mean guy in Iraq had taken A LOT of eyes and the people that still believe in him are still fighting for him. I said that the U.S. soldiers had to go and make sure that he paid for the eyes that he took...and sometimes you have to fight the way that the person you are fighting does! If one person is fighting with a gun you can't fight with your words, or even your fists...you have to fight with your gun too. And only once the people stop fighting with guns on the other side can we have peace.
So I told her that we were cultivating peace...the good old fashioned way. Rough up the soil with bombs, plant some soldiers, give them water and lots of sunshine and soon small plants of peace will grow where the soldier once stood and as it grows bigger and bigger it will soon take over all the small "weeds" that are trying to kill the soldiers and after awhile you will look over the fields and all you will see is peace. That is how you cultivate peace. Nothing grows till you get rid of the weeds!
She's 9 by the way!
64 days till my husband comes home to visit! 2 weeks here then 3 more months back in the desert!
Apparently my mother got a bracelet, you know one of those ones like people wear that are stretchy and say things like "Support our troops" "Breast Cancer" and such. Well this one said "Cultivate Peace" on it and my mom and daughter didn't want to show it to me because they didn't know how I would react to it seeing as how my husband is in Iraq (Kuwait now) as part of the war. So as I laid her down to go to sleep she said "Mommy is Dad fighting for peace over there?" I told her that yes he is...he's fighting so people in Iraq can vote, can have freedom from a dictator, can think and speak their minds without the thought of being killed , so children like you can go to school and so little girls like you can grow up happy and do what they want! He's helping kids have school's that they never had before, he's helping them have water and power and teaching them how to use equiptment and to be self sufficient. He's part of the war that is taking the power from a family that is filled with crazy men who think that only their way of life is the right way.
She asked how you could fight for peace because doesn't fighting mean there is no peace? I asked her if she had ever heard the saying "an eye for an eye"? She said that she had and I said well the mean guy in Iraq had taken A LOT of eyes and the people that still believe in him are still fighting for him. I said that the U.S. soldiers had to go and make sure that he paid for the eyes that he took...and sometimes you have to fight the way that the person you are fighting does! If one person is fighting with a gun you can't fight with your words, or even your fists...you have to fight with your gun too. And only once the people stop fighting with guns on the other side can we have peace.
So I told her that we were cultivating peace...the good old fashioned way. Rough up the soil with bombs, plant some soldiers, give them water and lots of sunshine and soon small plants of peace will grow where the soldier once stood and as it grows bigger and bigger it will soon take over all the small "weeds" that are trying to kill the soldiers and after awhile you will look over the fields and all you will see is peace. That is how you cultivate peace. Nothing grows till you get rid of the weeds!
She's 9 by the way!
64 days till my husband comes home to visit! 2 weeks here then 3 more months back in the desert!
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Fingered It Out
Okay so the news tonight was talking about that finger that was found in the Wendy's chili...now as disgusting as that is I'm curious how the woman who BITE into it didn't see it?!? I mean really how can you be eating chili in a little bowl and not notice there is a FINGER in it? Perhaps this is a lesson for us all...before putting something in your mouth be sure to look at what it is before you do! This motto also applies to many things in life....I always have sex with the lights on especially the FIRST time! I'm not sure if I even want to get into the other part of the story about some woman who lost a finger in a leopard attack in January and says that this "chili finger" looks like hers....Perhaps we need CSI Miami to figure it...I'm sure Horatio could have a hayday with this casefile!
My husband got to call this evening (morning for him) and of course with only 15 minutes to chat we didn't get into the chili story. 15 minutes seems like a long time till you get on the phone and don't want to hang up. I'm going to go and visit family in Wyoming tommarrow which should be fun...although it also means I have to weigh in at Weight Watchers 3 days early! So i'm sure the scale will not be my friend but we will see....I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Billy Blanks is doing me good!
This week I think the fact that I'm so used to working a very stressful high energy job and now i'm not is starting to wear on me...I'm not used to doing nothing all day long. I am used to going to work at 7 and if I called my husband to tell him I would be home before 6 he would joke and say "Oh working a half day today!?" So now i'm being a housewife with no house husband! I do write letters for an Organization called Angel's N' Camouflage who make sure that mail call is a happy time for our soldiers and veterans so I just adopted another soldier today so that brings it to 2 veterans, 2 soldiers and of course my husband so I'm often found writing in note book when I have to wait anywhere.
Well we shall see what tommarrow brings...I read an article in a magazine about the things that we love the most and that make us happy. One of the women said that "Waking up to a new day that you have never lived before" and I think that's a wonderful thought...each day is different than yesterday and so we always have that to look forward to.
My husband got to call this evening (morning for him) and of course with only 15 minutes to chat we didn't get into the chili story. 15 minutes seems like a long time till you get on the phone and don't want to hang up. I'm going to go and visit family in Wyoming tommarrow which should be fun...although it also means I have to weigh in at Weight Watchers 3 days early! So i'm sure the scale will not be my friend but we will see....I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Billy Blanks is doing me good!
This week I think the fact that I'm so used to working a very stressful high energy job and now i'm not is starting to wear on me...I'm not used to doing nothing all day long. I am used to going to work at 7 and if I called my husband to tell him I would be home before 6 he would joke and say "Oh working a half day today!?" So now i'm being a housewife with no house husband! I do write letters for an Organization called Angel's N' Camouflage who make sure that mail call is a happy time for our soldiers and veterans so I just adopted another soldier today so that brings it to 2 veterans, 2 soldiers and of course my husband so I'm often found writing in note book when I have to wait anywhere.
Well we shall see what tommarrow brings...I read an article in a magazine about the things that we love the most and that make us happy. One of the women said that "Waking up to a new day that you have never lived before" and I think that's a wonderful thought...each day is different than yesterday and so we always have that to look forward to.
Monday, April 11, 2005
A Proud Military Wife
Okay here it is my very first entry into my own little space on the internet! Hmmm I wonder if I will have anything interesting enough for others to read. I am currently not working anymore and my last day was actually my birthday in March.
My husband was due home from Iraq on April 7th...well it's the 11th and obviously he's not at home or I would not be sitting in front of the computer...! He's gone for another 6 months...so now let's start the countdown AGAIN! I'm a very proud military wife though, are there any other kind? I think the ones that aren't proud are called military EX wives! He's a Seabee with the Navy "We Build We Fight". I also volunteer my time to the military and to another organization that writes and sends care packages to the men and women fighting for our peace of mind as well as those that have served in the past. I love being involved very much, gives me a purpose and makes me feel that I am contributing SOMETHING at least.
My husband emailed me awhile ago and said they were asking for volunteers and how did I feel about him staying another 3-6 months (we all know that meant 6 months not 3 ) and he said he hadn't given them an answer but he needed to know from me right away....Hmmm what to say to that? Hmmm...well he's been gone for 8 months...He's my best friend...the one person that can make me sane and drive me crazy in his own little ways...the person that I can handle being around 24/7 and never run out of things to talk about....he makes my life compelte utterly and completely...So what did I say to him?
I said STAY! I said this is what you love to do...they need you...and if you don't stay then maybe they will call up a reservist or something to take the slot they needed you in and then another family would have to go through a seperation and i'm used to you being gone...after all 6 months isn't that long right? I'm a strong person...I can handle it... you do the job that you were sent there for...The part inside of him that drives him to be in the military and to love it so much is only one of the many parts that I love about him...Like one of those Lever 2000 commercials..."part # 1,456" ! Well that's all for today...
RECAP of the day...No job, too much time in front of the computer, I love my husband dearly. I'm proud of every one of our hero's over there, counting down the days till October and I've decided to put my thoughts down on "paper" for you all to see....Hmm been an interesting day so far!
My husband was due home from Iraq on April 7th...well it's the 11th and obviously he's not at home or I would not be sitting in front of the computer...! He's gone for another 6 months...so now let's start the countdown AGAIN! I'm a very proud military wife though, are there any other kind? I think the ones that aren't proud are called military EX wives! He's a Seabee with the Navy "We Build We Fight". I also volunteer my time to the military and to another organization that writes and sends care packages to the men and women fighting for our peace of mind as well as those that have served in the past. I love being involved very much, gives me a purpose and makes me feel that I am contributing SOMETHING at least.
My husband emailed me awhile ago and said they were asking for volunteers and how did I feel about him staying another 3-6 months (we all know that meant 6 months not 3 ) and he said he hadn't given them an answer but he needed to know from me right away....Hmmm what to say to that? Hmmm...well he's been gone for 8 months...He's my best friend...the one person that can make me sane and drive me crazy in his own little ways...the person that I can handle being around 24/7 and never run out of things to talk about....he makes my life compelte utterly and completely...So what did I say to him?
I said STAY! I said this is what you love to do...they need you...and if you don't stay then maybe they will call up a reservist or something to take the slot they needed you in and then another family would have to go through a seperation and i'm used to you being gone...after all 6 months isn't that long right? I'm a strong person...I can handle it... you do the job that you were sent there for...The part inside of him that drives him to be in the military and to love it so much is only one of the many parts that I love about him...Like one of those Lever 2000 commercials..."part # 1,456" ! Well that's all for today...
RECAP of the day...No job, too much time in front of the computer, I love my husband dearly. I'm proud of every one of our hero's over there, counting down the days till October and I've decided to put my thoughts down on "paper" for you all to see....Hmm been an interesting day so far!
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