tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328450202011-11-27T17:38:36.642-06:00Deep from the Heart of DixieLee Ann aka Dixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124048258352596323noreply@blogger.comBlogger3691100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32845020.post-22195452810476640692009-08-17T22:06:00.005-05:002009-08-17T23:01:39.755-05:00

As you know my son, Devildog, is currently deployed but what you don't know is that my beautiful daughter-in-law, Soldier Mom, is in the first steps of mobilization. She is currently in California for Desert Warfare Training. She will be back to their home around the end of August and will have to report back to her duty station sometime on or before September 28. At that time, she will spend 50

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My Sonby: Dee Skyrme When I carried you inside me I longed for a baby son,My prayers were answered my son, my one and only one,They laid you in my arms and I knew right away,That the love you and I would share,Would be wonderful and beyond compare.The years they flew by,I watched you growFrom a little wee lad, to a man strong and tallThere were many times when the things that you didLeft me

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So I open my e-mail AND this is what I find....United State Marine Corps - War in Iraq Sunday, July 19, 2009 4:03 PMFrom:"Capt Allen Harris" To:undisclosed-recipients if (typeof YAHOO == "undefined") { var YAHOO = {}; } YAHOO.Shortcuts = YAHOO.Shortcuts {}; YAHOO.Shortcuts.hasSensitiveText = true; YAHOO.Shortcuts.sensitivityType = ["sensitive_news_terms"]; YAHOO.Shortcuts.doUlt = false;

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It is with a very heavy heart that I write this post. I don't care what anyone says being a military family is NOT easy ...As you all know my wonderful daughter in law, Ashley, is an Army Reservist. Her unit in VA is mobilizing in September. I love her as much as I love my own kids. Who would have ever thought that we could have this mother in law/daughter in law relationship that we have. We

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Yesterday, I felt like a piece of my youth had been totally ripped from me. I could not believe the text message that I had received from my daughter-in-law. It read... "RIP Michael Jackson". I texted her back and told her that was not funny, not to be joking like that... she wasn't.Over on my Facebook, there was a thingy, I don't know what you call it, that asked you to pick your 5 favorite

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Can you believe it... I've posted for two days in a row now... WOW!!! I'm on a roll here.. ;-)Thanks everyone who went over to my friend Mitzi's blog and gave her words of encouragement. I truly remember the beginning of that rollercoaster ride almost two years ago... WOW, how time flies.Still taking my online classes, which I absolutley LOVE!!! I wish I had done this 26 years ago, I didn't ...

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I know y'all remember almost 2 years ago now all the love and support you gave me when Matt left for boot camp... well...... I've got a really close friend, Mitzi, actually we've been friends since childhood, and her son Brian ships out tomorrow for boot camp with the United States Coast Guard. I know all the feelings she is experiencing and if y'all could just hop over to her bloghttp://

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since the last time I posted ... and yes I know it's been a while but gosh darnit y'all, I've been B-U-S-Y!!! Busy beyond belief.Let me rewind wayyyyy back to August 4, 2008, I officially started back to school, online, through the University of Phoenix. I absolutely love doing this online school stuff! At the end of my second quarter, December 21, 2008 I am sitting on a 3.75 GPA... whoop! whoop!

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Always remember when the road is long at the end of the day and you have stressful things happening at work and you are just about ready to throw up your hands and shout….I give up!

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who will not be home this Thanksgiving. For all HEROS who will not be with their families this year... THANK YOU!!!Happy Thanksgiving from my house to yours.

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The Obama Roll! | Funny Jokes at JibJab

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I was on Kaitlin's myspace page and found this that she posted. Needless to say I was in tears. I have copy and pasted directly from her myspace. She NEVER ceases to amaze me... I truly love my crazy cooky daughter...Now remember she didn't write this herself. Not really for sure who did... however, I do believe that she changed it from either a wife or mother to a sister...THIS IS FOR YOU

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Upon hearing that her elderly grandfather had just passed away, Katie went straight to her grandparent' s house to visit her 95-year-oldgrandmother and comfort her. When she asked how her grandfather haddied, her grandmother replied, "He had a heart attack while we were making love on Sunday morning. Horrified, Katie told her grandmother that 2 people nearly 100-years-old having sex would

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Sorry I haven't been around much. Oh my... since I got back from vacation everything has been turned upside down, inside out, around and around and around...First of all, the company that I work for filed for Chapter 13 for the second time in 4 years... Yeppers... sure enough did. We are not for sure from one day to the next if our jobs are safe or not. So.... it's go with the flow. They have

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I love you.Mom

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A day that will always be a memory for me... July 23, 2007 One year ago, I sent my only son, my little boy, off to become a man. The out pouring of true friendship started here with a post from Bond over at the The Big Leather Couch and the post just started to come in from there. Then I traveled over to Trav's and what do I see... another post ... here. Oh my... what is going on here, I am

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and that's no joke y'all. I'm sitting here about to die from the heat ..not really die... but am in by bra and panties ONLY... ;-)Will be working on a special post for this week. It has been almost one year since I sent my son off to Parris Island MCRD. Hard to believe...Going to jump in the pool and try to cool off. Can't think for the heat.SMOOCHES~

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Yes, we made it back safely from Virginia Tuesday morning around 8:00 am. We had a wonderful weekend! I so wish that I could go back to last Thursday and start all over again. Needless to say, I cried when I saw Matt. Gosh darn it, I've really missed that young man. I am hoping that you remembered that I cooked enough to feed the Marines. I wish you could have seen the look on their face when I

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Mo says that the word for Manic Monday is "PRIDE". Thanks Mo for "PRIDE". Anyone who reads my blog knows exactly what my "PRIDE" is. My "PRIDE" is my son, my Marine, my hero. I go back to my post of October 2007 when my "PRIDE" graduated from boot camp. Thirteen weeks ago I sent my only son off to boot camp. I wasn't sure who was more afraid, me or him. I've cried many days, from

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Click the picture to Adopt a TroopI have adopted two. They all need our prayers.So Matt called tonight. Conversation goes a little like this..."Mom, exactly what are you bringing to eat?""Well son, I'm cooking what you asked for.""Mom, will you please cook enough for about 5 of my buddies?"You've heard the old saying... "cooking enough for an army" welll I guess I'll be cooking enough for the

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So what have I been doing. Let's see... well I am preparing for not one but two weddings. Yes, I said two.Tony's daughter is getting married August 2. I must buy a dress. Instead of buying the dress first, I bought the shoes first. Not just one pair of shoes but two... here see...These are my favorites.. These are... well... just in caseNow to find a dress....Ok, so you have been asking about my

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Mo says that the word for Manic Monday is "Night". Thanks Mo for "Night"... and now for my first Manic Monday post since my break.... One of my favorite movies of all times "Saturday Night Fever" with John Travolta. John plays 19 year old Tony Manero who works a dead end job by day in a hardware store. By night he burns up the 2001 Odyssey disco floor with this unbelievable moves.Disco was great

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Thank you for the very warm welcome back. I love y'all too... ok now on to more important business. Well, I'm counting down the days till I see my son. I can hardly wait. By the time I arrive in Virginia on July 2, it will have been 7 months since I hugged my son. I can hardly wait to see him. He sent me a picture the other day. Here see for yourself...What ya think??? ;-) It's going to

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Yes, I'm back. You just would NOT believe everything that has been going on in my world. I actually don't know where to start. So for now, I'll just say that I'm back.Planning a trip to see MY MARINE week of July 4th. It will be 7 months since I have seen him. I MISS MY SON!!!!!Granddaughter is growing beautifully. Home life is... WONDERFUL!!!!!Kaitlin is growing by leaps and bounds.

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I'm a bad, bad blogger. Please forgive me.I haven't been posting much lately or reading other blogs simply because I've been extremely busy. Work is just crazy right now and by the time I get home all I want to do is grab a quick bite of supper and go to bed. I haven't even been to see my new granddaughter.So until things slow down a bit I'm taking a break. Hopefully, I will get around to

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Happy Monday.Mo says that today's Manic Monday word is PULL. Let me see what I can pull out of my thoughts for you today. Thank you Mo for today's word PULL...The University of Memphis Tigers danced and pulled their way into the NCAA Final Four Sunday by defeating the Texas Longhorns in the Elite 8 showdown in Houston by a final score of 85 - 67 GO TIGERS GO... so with that being said I'm

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Jordyn Alysse was born March 24 @1:14 pm. Not only is she a bundle of joy for her beautiful mother but also for her Pappy & Mimi.

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Happy Manic Monday after Easter. Mo says that today's word is "Egg". I didn't want to do anything related to Easter Eggs so this is what I came up with. Thank you Mo for the Manic Monday word of the day!!!Do you remember this from your childhood? Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham...Happy Manic Monday all.

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I'm reading a book trying to remember how to color Easter eggs....It's been so long that I don't know if I can remember how to do this or not... have always used the plastic ones...oh never mind... I'm sticking with the plastic eggs again this year. Besides I have NO CHILDREN at home this year.Happy Easter everyone.

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comments hi5 ฮิต! 13 years ago I gave birth to a beautiful 6 lb 3 oz baby girl. We named her Kaitlin Kayeann. She is the apple of my eye... oh and the spitting image in EVERY way of me... lord help me!!! I WILL pay for my raising with her. The song that I have playing is "My Wish" by Rascal Flatts. I dedicate this song not only to Kaitlin but to my son Matt...my hero.

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I was watching television tonight and had this pop into my head...Do you remember this:oh and what about this...or this one...let's try this one...One of my very favorite tv shows growing up... I wouldn't miss it for nothing.So what were some of your favorite tv shows?

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First of all HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY.Mo says that today's word is "Drink". Thank you Mo for Drink.So in honor of all the green beer that will be consumed this St. Patrick's Day I bring to you from Whose Line is it Anyway ... "The Irish Drinking Song"HAPPY ST. PATTY'S DAY!

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Ethel was a bit of a demon in her wheelchair, and loved to charge around the nursing home, taking corners on one wheel and getting up to maximum speed on the long corridors. Because the poor woman was one sandwich short of a picnic, the other residents tolerated her and some of them actually joined in.One day Ethel was speeding up one corridor when a door opened, and Kooky Clarence stepped out

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This is an actual job application that a 75 year old senior citizen submitted to Walmart in Arkansas . They hired him because he was so funny.....NAME: Kenneth Way (Grumpy Old Bastard)SEX: Not lately, but I am looking for the right woman (or at least one whowill cooperate)DESIRED POSITION: Company's President or Vice President. But seriously, whatever's available . If I was in a position to be

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This picture was taken around 10:00pm Friday after it had been snowing for about 4 hours.Everyone knows that it doesn't snow very often in the great state of Tennessee... or in West Tennessee where I live... but when it does we think it's just absolutely beautiful.It started Friday afternoon first as sleet. Then by around 6:00 pm it was a full blown snow storm.And this is what we woke up to

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Mo has said that the word for Manic Monday is CAN. Let me see what I CAN think of... Ok, I've got it... here ya go.. Thanks Mo for the word CAN

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The William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Library in Arkansas is now open... has been for a few years... but just recently have they received one of the official portraits...Monica, is that you ???

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Red Skelton made this in 1969. Here he is talking about when he was in grade school which was probably in the 1920's or 1930's. How would he know that in the future men would want to take out any words that mention GOD?The monotony of the pledge is not what makes the people forget its meaning. It's the way politics have so destroyed the principles the pledge has told us to uphold. Few say it with

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Whether Democrat or Republican, I think you'll get a kick out of this! A little boy goes to his dad and asks, 'What is Politics?' Dad says, 'Well son, let me try to explain it this way: I am the head of the family, so call me The President. Your mother is the administrator of the money, so we call her the Government. We are here to take care of your needs, so we will call you the People. The

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HELP ME! HELP ME! I'm in Queen Mimi's dungeon and I must get out. There are eerie creepy crawly things down here and I don't like them. Especially that nasty, big eyed, slimey frog over there on the wall. EWWWWWW!!!Ok, you don't have to help me get out... I'll do it on my own... fine!!! ;-)I've been tagged with a Message in a Bottle meme...**Start Copy**Here are the rules: You are about to send a

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First of all I want to say congratulations to the University of Tennessee Men's basketball team. Unfortunately they beat my Memphis Tigers Saturday night but what a game it was. Anyone who follows sports knows that the Tigers can't hit a free throw worth a crap so they left 11 points on the free throw line. That can cost any team a game and so it did. However, we now have No. 1 Tennessee and N0

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STICKY POST!!!DO NOT OPEN ANYTHING THAT LOOKS LIKE THISFox said...Sorry. Look please here2/22/2008 5:23 PMwww.use-antivirus . com - This is what is showing as the linkBecause I believe that it is some type of virus. I permanently delete any comments that look like this.This is the 2nd one I've got this week. The first one was from Jon.

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Click the picture for more information about The University Of Memphis Tigers.... GO TIGERS GO!!!!!!!!!Picture courtesy of gotigersgo.comThe No. 1 University of Memphis Tigers and the No. 2 Tennessee Volunteers both won Wednesday night, setting up a showdown between the teams Saturday. It will be the first 1-2 meeting since No. 2 Ohio State beat No. 1 Wisconsin 49-48 last Feb. 25.I won't go into

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True meaning of skid marks.... damn that HAD to have hurt...Really busy right now. Will try and post more tomorrow night.SMOOCHES~

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Today's Manic Monday word is brought to you by the number 2. Thanks Mo!I'm posting TWO classic songs by Meatloaf...I have never seen or heard anybody come close to singing with the same level of passion and intensity as Meatloaf. His amazing voice sends chills up my spine and gives me goose bumps all over!I can remember parking on a deserted road and making out with my 17 year old boyfriend in

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You For Me - Johnny GillFor the man who stole my heart and promised to never return it.For my true soulmate.For the man who I love unconditionally because he truly loves me unconditionally.Everytime I Close My Eyes - Babyface

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CLICK THE PICTURE FOR MORE INFORMATIONI received this in my work e-mail today. I find what the city of Berkeley is doing is repulsive. What gives this City the right to treat our Marine Corps this way?I have put in three links here just in case you miss one.Please go to Move America Forward and check it out. You will find some very interesting reading.The below is from Senator Jim DeMent:The

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Manic Monday word is HEART. Thank you Mo!So the first thing I thought of was my true soulmate, Tony, who has my HEART.Then the next two people to have my HEART are my two beautiful children, Matt and Kaitlin...Without these three I would have no HEART.

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Thanks to all of you who have e-mailed me since Tuesday night. What a wicked night of storms. There are no words to describe the devastation that has hit not only Tennessee but Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Kentucky. Most of you know that I live in a very small community of 365 people. Everybody knows everybody and if one of those tornados had come through this community it would have

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How many times have you said to your kids... no wait... yelled at your kids... "BECAUSE I'M THE MOM.... THAT WHY!?!?!?!?!" I have found myself saying that in my sleep...While I was doing some blog rounds I found this youtube video over at Lois' place. What this funny lady has done has taken what any mom would say in a 24 hour period and condensed it to 2:55... yes that's right... two minutes 55

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Mo has said the Manic Monday word is BLUE. Thanks Mo...When I first saw this the first thing that popped into my mind was the NCAA No. 1 Men's Basketball Team. Yes, that's right I'm talking about the UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS TIGERS!!!!!! GO BLUE!!!!The University of Memphis squad remain the ONLY unbeaten team in the nation ... Currently they are 21-0 overal and 6-0 in conference play. They are

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Beautiful video and song and phenomenal reason to watch...The band, Five for Fighting, is generously donating $0.40 to Autism Speaks for *each time* the video is viewed.It's true...check it out here: SNOPES The funding goes toward research studies to help find a cure. When you have a moment, please visit the link below to watch the video and pass it along to your friends and family. They are

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I received this commerical in my e-mail this week. I don't know if anyone has seen it... so what if you have... it's definitely worth a replay. It makes me cry every time I watch it.I believe this one will be run during the Super Bowl this Sunday... this is one that should be replayed after the Super Bowl and ranked right up there in the top 2 best Super Bowl commercials ever!SMOOCHES~

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Found this over on a friends myspace. Thought it would be fun...Get Your Sexy NameSo what is your sexy name??? If you do this let me know. It's really kind of fun.... SMOOCHES~

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This statue currently stands outside the Iraqi palace, now home to the 4th Infantry division.It will eventually be shipped home and put in the memorial museum in Fort Hood , TXThe statue was created byan Iraqi artist named Kalat, who for years was forced by Saddam Hussein to make the many hundreds of bronze busts of Saddam that dotted Baghdad Kalat was so grateful for the Americans liberation of

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Tony and I bought a Wii last night.... oh. my. god.... I'm so sore this morning.We got it up and running about 7:00 last night and I don't think we went to bed until around 1:00 AM or so. Had a freaking blast! Wonder what WII will be doing this weekend? ;-)Our Tiger boys play Gonzaga today at 11:00 CST. GO TIGERS GO!!!! If you don't remember, the University of Memphis Tigers are No. 1. First time

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I first met Coco in 2006 ... the year that I got totally addicted to American Idol or now known as "the show that shall remain nameless"... for reasons that only someone from the Soul Patrol would understand. Although I have never met her personally I feel like I have known her forever. She is a single mother to an adorable little boy and a very special lady to a man by the name of Mac. So

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click her for U of M inforFor the first time since January 10, 1983 the University of Memphis Tigers Basketball is No. 1 in the nation! WHOOP! WHOOP!Not only in the AP poll but also No. 1 in the ESPN/USA Today poll. The will travel to Tulsa, OK on Wednesday to play the Golden Hurricane's.All I can say is.... GO TIGERS GO!!!!!!Nothing much else to say... it's been a very long day. I love having

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January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968Dr. King led the civil rights movement and fought for racial equality with something much stronger than tolerance... his ideal was love. The battle that Dr. King started in his 1963 speech is possibly the hardest battle we have to face as a society. It is unfortunate that more than forty years later we still have racism and discriminatin in America. I hope one day

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I don't care who you are... this will run chills down your spine.Our Marines.comconnects America with the Marine Corps through shared stories Here you can hear current and former Marines share just that. But before you do please watch the new commerical I've linked below. I cry every time I watch it.Semper Fi

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Yes, I'm so excited... that I just can't hide it. I have no one to call to jump up and down and share my excitement with so I'm doing it here. I can't type fast enough.What am I talking about??? I'm talking about my University of Memphis Tigers... that's what I'm talking about. Why am I so excited? Well is appears that No. 1 North Carolina was upset by Maryland... 82-80 was the final score. No. 2

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and a very long weekend at that. Parts of the long weekend by choice, some parts by not choice.I woke up this morning with a migraine so bad that I could hardly open my eyes. I did have to get up and get Kaitlin off to school but then I went straight back to bed. I'm up now posting feeling a litte better but my eyes still feel like they are full of sand. So this part of the weekend is not by

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UPDATE: Matt just called. His Security Forces school does not start until March. They are that far behind. If he can get his PFT score up to 225 then he will get to come home and work Recruiters Assistance for 30 days. He will qualify on Wednesday. His current score is 203. He said that he was going to work out alot until Wednesday. There isn't really much for them to do right now. They are just

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Yes, I received the text message from Matt today around 1:30 pm CST saying that he does not get to come home. Needless to say I cried. I'm just a big cry baby... a softie I guess you could call me. I don't care. Looks like my birthday will be just another one ... first one in 18 years without my son.I had tried to prepare myself for this... but didn't succeed. I said that I wasn't holding my

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Well, I normally don't post on weekends. I'm sitting here in my pj's waiting for Matt to call. He texted me last night and said that he would have libo (liberty) today and for me to be by the phone. Now that could be good news or bad news. I'm taking it as it will be good news.He did say when he was home for Christmas that there was a slight possibility of him being able to come home after he

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Queen Mimi has tagged me for a meme... I must do as the Queen says or I'll be in the cold, dreary dungeon and that is one place that I dare not go. There may be *whispers* frogs down there and y'all know how I feel about those slimey green creatures.So here it is...The Band MemeHere's how it goes. You are about to have your own band's CD cover. Follow these directions to the letter. My tagee list

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Every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back ...Today's Message of the Day is:Life is short,Break the rules,Forgive quickly,Kiss slowly,Love truly,Laugh uncontrollably,and never regret anything that made you smile.Life may not be the party we hoped for,but while we're here we should dance....So with that being said I must make you laugh ...How to weigh

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What do I mean by that? Tuesday we had massive storms pass through our area. Yesterday was a beautiful day... today.... massive storms again. Thankfully everyone here is safe.Everyone knows that back in the spring and summer I spent alot of time in Pulaski at our sister plant. I have not been back to Pulaski since October ... An announcement was made Tuesday that they are closing that plant.

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I have been really behind the times and been on dial up FOREVER! Well today I can now say that I'm "with the times" and have DSL... wooooo hoooooo so like I said...Best thing since sliced bread.... ;-)Feeling a little better. Still have a headache. Crazy Tennessee weather I tell ya... crazy Tennessee weather.Have been real busy this week. Kaitlin had a ballgame Monday night. Terrible storms

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and I'm free again! WHOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOAlot to write about but I just don't feel good. This crazy Tennessee weather is getting the very best of me. It's now 7:00 pm and I'm about too fall asleep. I can't breath, my sinuses are goinig crazy. So I'm going to take some sinus medicine and hit the bed.I'll be back on Monday night. Don't forget that I'm posting at night now. I will try my very

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Ok, so what were you doing in the past? What are you doing in the present?Ten years ago: I was 33 and very unhappily married with a 9 year old son and a beautiful 3 year old daughter. I was having some major health problems. I was diagnosed with cancer, but by the grace of God it was all contained in one area and didn’t have to have any treatments.Five years ago: I was still unhappily married!

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Yup, you heard me correctly... it's colder than a well diggers arse in Alaska. I don't believe it ever made it out of the 20's here in the great state of Tennessee today and tonight isn't looking much better.Well, we made it to Nashville last night around 6:30 or so. I was so looking forward and excited in meeting Lois and her ever so handsome hubby. We left home a little later than planned but

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Comment Graphics at pYzam.comWell, it's 2008. The start of a brand new year. Did I make any resolutions? The answer is only one and that was to be a better person. Forget the diet/working out resolution... I started working out that back in December. So what was your New Years resolution, if any?Speaking of working out... I was weighed in last week. I had lost 1.5 lbs, 2 inches off my arms, an

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Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. I know I did and as a matter of fact still enjoying the holidays.Wasn't it sweet of that special elf to post for me last week? The IT goones at work decided they wanted to be Scrooge... so Bah Hum Bug to them too... ;-)Last Wednesday night, we picked my brother, Chris, up from the airport in Nashville. It was really good to see him. He hasn't been home in

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Dixie has in a war with the IT clods at work and can not post,so she asked me....her Christmas Elf to assist in today's post.Hey, did I say I was a good elf???Now, I considered splashing pictures of semi-naked men all over her blog,but since this is herHEART & SOUL...and it is the Christmas Season, I decided to play nice...From theHEART & SOUL FAMILY ,they send you tothis linkso you can be all

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Christmas Elf NameMy Christmas Elf Name isGet your Christmas Elf Name at JokesUnlimited.com

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There are so many brave young men and women who are unselfishly serving our country so that we may all sleep in peace.May the spirit of Christmas be with all our military service men and women this holiday season. Until they come homeClick here to watchI'm sorry if I bore y'all with all this military stuff that I post frequently but to me it's very important. I look at the pictures and videos of

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Watch this video. Just say thanks.I borrowed this from Semper Fi Mom. She is another Marine Mom who has helped me alot. Thanks Buffy.Remember me asking you to donate a Christmas Tree to our troops. James Ward from Westminister, MD made Christmas a whole lot brighter for thousands of U.S. service member bravely serving our country by mailing them miniature, live spruce trees with ALL the holiday

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Yup, you heard that correctly. I'm DO NOT like myself these days. I'm officially now a "Fluffy Girl".Tony and I have been together 3 years this Christmas. When he and I first got together I was a size ten. I LOVED myself. Now I despise what I have become. One has to love themself before they can love others and right now I don't love me.I will NOT tell you what size I am now. I will tell you

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Stand with IAVA (Iraq and Afghanistan Vetrans of America) and Drowning Pool and sign the petition. Message below is from the website this is for the soldiers.org1.5 million people have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Almost one-third of them will have a serious mental health problem – like depression, or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. That’s why I’m supporting IAVA and Drowning Pool’s “This is

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It's Monday, a damp, dreary day in the great State of Tennessee. All I want to do is be at home in bed asleep. I just want to do nothing but sleep on days like this. So I stole this Christmas Meme from Just Tug ... for when I'm in one of these moods... 'tis the season!1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper for everything square - gift bags for everything else.2. Real tree or Artificial?

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From my family to yoursclick hereI stole this from Tisha at Crazy Working Mom . This absolutely hilarious! Just try it. Thanks Tisha! ;-)Then I went over to Roger @ Idaho Daily Photo and asked him where the Marine Corps balls were? ;-) That didn't sound right... but anyway.... I opened my e-mail this morning and here is what he sent... absolutely beautiful. Thank you Roger...Oh how I would

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Your Elf Name Is...Dixie Sweet CheeksWhat's Your Elf Name?How did little fellow know me so well? Yesterday I was nice and now he called me Dixie Sweet Cheeks.... Now I've got something that I need to tell you. I mentioned in the comments box over at Sandee's place... you know that wonderful lady at Comedy Plus. Anywho ... she was giving a shout out for The Mo Show, which by the way is every

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You Were Nice This Year!You're an uber-perfect person who is on the top of Santa's list.You probably didn't even *think* any naughty thoughts this year.Unless you're a Mormon, you've probably been a little too good.Is that extra candy cane worth being a sweetheart for 365 days straight?Were You Naughty or Nice This Year?Well, that's what is says anyway. So what were you Naughty or Nice?On another

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Everyone that reads my blog knows that we had to drive 31 hours round trip to pick Matt up for Thanksgiving. Now there is no way that I am complaining at all... I'd do anything to have my son home for the holidays however, there were many, many men and women who could not go home for the holidays simply because they could NOT afford it.Let me explain. When Matt called me after one week of being

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It's Friday!!! WHOOP! WHOOP!Not much going on this weekend. The only important thing I can think of is when the University of Tennessee Volunteers take on the Tigers of LSU in the SEC Conference Championship game Saturday in Atlanta 3:00 CST. The only thing that will bring everythin to a complete halt... well for Tennessee and LSU fans that is.GO VOLS!!!!!!!Rocky Top, you'll always beHome sweet

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Since I'm having one of those days where I have absolutely nothing to write about I thought that I would share with you this poem that has been sent to me via e-mail. It's very powerful.Yes we can read this as if any military man or woman but I guess I'm just a little partial to the Marines... ya think?A DIFFERENT CHRISTMAS POEMThe embers glowed softly, and in their dim lightI gazed round the

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Yes, this is a long time coming. I'm so very sorry... I've been having major issues with my computer at home downloading pictures to Blogger. So without further ado...We left on Wednesday morning, October 17 around 4:00 am ... took our time traveling to Beaufort South Carolina. One couldn't ask for more beautiful weather for traveling.We traveled through the state of Alabama ... went right by

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I just came across this and thought it well worth posting. Goal is to send 5000 trees this year. So far they only have 2009. The deadline for donations is Wednesday, November 28. Remember too that all donations are tax deductible.Here are a few facts about this great cause. Operation Christmas Tree was started after a gentleman from Westminister's daughter was deployed to Iraq. They wanted a "bit

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Now I know that I don't play along very often. Since I'm totally brain dead after being off a week, making the 31 hour round trip ride to Jacksonville, NC, spending time with my family, eating way too much turkey, doing the shopping thing on Black Friday, spending way too much money, putting Matt back on a bus on Saturday, I thought that I would participte this week.This weeks Manic Monday word

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Yes you heard me correctly I said ROAD TRIP!!! Leaving out today for North Carolina to pick up my Marine for Thanksgiving. So as we head out today, I want to leave you with a few things that I'm thankful for... in no particular order...For my Heavenly Father above because without him I would be total wreck.I am thankful for my family. For my mother and daddy - I wouldn't be who I am today if it

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I have absolutely nothing to write about today.It's cold here. My brain is frozen. I can't think.Thank God It's Friday.Will leave late Monday night headed to North Carolina to pick up my Marine for Thanksgiving! WHOOP! WHOOP!Don't know how much posting I will be doing next week. I'm off work all week. But I just know one thing is I can't stay gone an entire week. Have been there and done that and

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Ok I think things are going just a little too far now! Just saw on Yahoo where Santa will not say "HO HO HO" anymore instead he is to be saying "HA HA HA".This from Sydney Australia...Santas were told NOT to use the "HO HO HO" greeting because it is offensive to women. WTF??? Instead they have been told to use "HA HA HA". The article said that one reason was that "HO HO HO" was too close to the

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My parents told me about Mr. Common Sense early in my life and told me I would do well to call on him when making decisions. It seems he was always around in my early years but less and less as time passed by.Today I read his obituary. Please join me for a moment of silence in remembrance. For Common Sense has served us all so well for so many generations.Obituary forCommon SenseToday we mourn

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There is no way that I could have said this any better myself. In doing some research I ran across a writing from a Marine Corps Chaplin, Father Denis Edward O'Brian. This is so very touching.So today to all the Veterans out there ... THANK YOU. To all our brave young military men and women who are currently defending our freedom ... THANK YOU. After all, FREEDOM ISN'T FREE.What Is a Veteran?

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Ok, so yesterday I got this in my e-mail box from Vinny and yes it may explain a lot on why LSU wins ... kinda neat, uh? I'm just wondering too why kind of shoes she's wearing...Then this morning, I get to work, open my e-mail and this is what I find.... Do you see NOW why middle age women should NEVER go to Mardi Gras and drink???? I wonder what kind of shoes they are wearing???Hope everyone

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Everyone remembers way back in July when Kyra from The 108 made this wonderful tribute for all to post. You know the one... you probably have it on your side bar too ... the one of me and Matt and Matt in the dog tags.... Well, Kyra, being the wonderful person she is said that when I got Matt pictures of him in his beautiful dress blues that she would re-do it .... well folks... HERE IT IS!!!!!

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Happy Peace Globe Day!November 7, 2007For my son .......... I'm still not feeling very well, just ask Bond. Talked to him early this morning. I did want to get my Peace Globes up. Nothing fancy... just plain and simple.

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