I have not been inspired to write recently.  That may be due to the lack of sleep (thank you darling daughter!) or my frustration level (thank you sweet son) or my inadaquate feelings (thank you dear husband ). However, upon some consideration (and the desire to put in a plug for a REALLY AMAZING WRITER ) I decided that I would write something...and what better place to start than about how my life happens to not be inspiring lately. My daughter is an angel. Wonderful child th...

I'm eating a turkey sandwich. This is not the sort of thing that a normal person would blog about, but then again....I'm not so normal. First you need to understand that I love turkey sandwiches. Not the kind from Subway or a Deli, but the kind you make with leftovers from Thanksgiving. I'm refering to the perfect turkey sandwich. Made with real mayo and cranberry sauce, a thick layer of turkey pieces, lightly salted.....Yummmmmm. So why am I telling you this? Why am I eati...

I try not to simply repost other people's thoughts, but I couldn't have said it better..... A Thank-You Letter in This Time of War This Thanksgiving there are thousands of people I have never met, to whom I owe a debt that cannot be repaid. To you, Marine, still weary from the battle house to house in Fallujah, whom we called upon to overcome your natural fear and go into combat in our cause: What went through your mind and heart in those days of fighting is between you and your fe...

Today I had the chance to listen to Handel's Messiah. It's one of my favorite pieces of music to listen too, especially at Christmas. (I love all of Handel's music) It's such an intense score, with such a powerful message behind it. If you are not big on Classical music, you may want to listen to this live....the feeling when the orchestra begins and then the voices are added is amazing. The coolest part was that Lady Cleve had a jaw dropping solo. I do have to say she was one of th...

After much harrassment and nagging, my amazingly wonderful husband has decide to stop lurking and start writing. I am so excited because i have been a fan of him for years....he really does have a way with words. Plus, he is cute. (He will hate me for saying that in public! hee hee hee) So, I'm counting on all you really cool people to check him out and make him feel welcome....stroke his ego and convince him to write some more..... His alter ego is Hyperborean Wanderer Link For goo...

I hate trying to get newborn portraits done. Toddlers are hyper and don't want to sit still. My son wanted to stare at the computer screen to see his face instead of looking at the camera. My one week old daughter was tired...then hungry....then fussy....then just fed up with the whole thing. Sigh. And then when all is said and done, you see the pictures and the kids are never as cute as they are in real life. Sigh. So here is Maddy at 9 days old. Trust me. She is not this funny ...

I have a question for all you golfs out there. (I would have called you greywar, but I lost your number-and you never answer anyway) Rumint has it that KPs are going not going to be tactical after 1 Oct 05. The tactical will be handled by reservists.....Has anyone else heard about this? If you dont' want to post here, feel free to email me.... Link

My mother in law called and asked me what I want for Christmas. I didn't know what to say. I don't want kitchen stuff (kitchen is too small) i don't want knickknacks (house is too small) I don't need anymore scrapbooks supplies (house is too small, but I'm sure I can make room) I don't really watch movies. I only read the books my husband buys....I never have time to find a book. I don't want clothes...I NEED some that fit, but I don't want to get too comfortable in this size. I'd l...

According to a BBC television poll found that 45 percent of 4000 questioned have never heard of the Auschwitz concentration camp in southern Poland. This is right before the 60th anniversary of the liberation of said camp. I find that statistic shocking. Does this mean that people don't care to remember history? Does it mean that history has been changed to present a more politically correct image? (After all, Germans are just fun loving people who drink beer, always have always...

So thanks to everyone who helped me with my minor breakdown on Monday. A little sleep and a few days helped me put life in perspective. Things I have realized.... !: Celebrating Christmas is a good idea. Last year, I started the whole tradition of reading a scripture and hanging a nativity ornament every night. I kicked that off tonight and it was really nice to do that. i invited the missionaries over to help decorate my tree and realized how much I love decorating. Every ornament ...

Does anyone have kids that wake up at night crying? My son has been doing this for quite some time now and while they don't usually seem bad enough to be "night terrors" he occasionally does have a bad episode. I'm not sure why he is doing this or even if it normal. He is too young to explain what is wrong so most of the time I dont' know why he is up and crying. Occasionally he will tell me something happened and it is ussually something that bothered him durring the previous week or ...

Matt and his daughter the day before he left....

Dharma,Thank you again!Dana Link

I'm thinking of skipping Christmas. Not completely, I do have a tree up with lights on, no decorations though. I have a nativity set up too. But that's it. I think I am done. I dont' want to decorate the tree. I don't want to wrap presents. I dont' want to mail out the dozens of cards that I hand-made and even pre-addressed and stamped. I don't want to hang stockings or give gifts. I don't want to hear Christmas music or make cookies for my neighbors. I just dont' want to do ...

So I'm sitting here wallowing in my own misery. If you don't want to hear me complain, then stop reading now because the way I am feeling now...it probably won't be pretty. Matt left again this morning. I feel like I am going to break. Everything hurts and I just want to crawl into bed and sob. I'm not scared because I am alone again. I'm not worried that I can't deal with it. I'm miserable because I know I wil get through this once again, but I just don't want to. I don't want to b...