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I don't even know where to start. My son is a stinker! Wow. That was easy...and a good place to start.I haven't posted an entry about the wedding yet, but I am officially a mother-in-law as of September 19. We haven't seen much of the new couple. Since Nitro's due back to Camp Pendleton soon to start SOI, they've been leaving in a camper borrowed from a friend. So, every so often, they stop

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I just wanted to refer you to a really cool Facebook page.Check out Frosted!There isn't a price list posted, but she calculates the cost based on size, quantity, and some other variables. If you're interested, please email her: presliemekiney@aol.comI've known Preslie several years and she is beautiful, honest, brilliant, and talented! Please take a look at her business page!Frosted!

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Click here to see a video of Nitro's platoon at boot camp. There was a mess up and it should've been posted on a Friday 2 weeks prior to graduation, but there was a heat alert and they didn't get filmed until after they got back from the Crucible. So, PLT 3249 didn't get their platoon video posted until the day before Family Day! We were the only ones from Lima Company who had to wait to see

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I had hoped that I would find time this weekend to write about the Moto Run on Family Day, but my weekend was just another exercise in chaos. Again, I was scheduled Saturday and Sunday both at my part time job. I didn't complain because I did take 2 weeks off for Nitro's Marines graduation and the wedding, but I just wonder why the boss scheduled me both days again. At least this week, I don't

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Nitro's graduation day finally dawned!!! We didn't get up and around as early as we did the morning before, but we did want to get to MCRD early enough to see the color ceremony. It was very cool. With Nitro's graduation falling on 9-11, there was a special moment of silence and some special words about that day in history. The Marine Corps San Diego Band was awesome!!! They played patriotic

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Just thought I would let you know that MCRD stands for for those of you who don't know and don't like guessing. :o) It stands for Marine Corps Recruit Depot. While Nitro was at boot camp, this is where he spent most of his time and completed a lot of his training. Phase 2 (3 weeks of boot camp) was spent at Camp Pendleton, as was the time they spent on The Crucible, which was at the start of

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This is a post that might be in more than one part. I'm going to start writing and then just see where it takes me. If I ramble too much, I'll just stop and finish later. :o)We got to San Diego on the morning of Sept. 8. It turned into a lazy day. We got settled in the hotel, then found lunch at a very nice place called The Gathering. We made jokes that it sounded like a druid restaurant or

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I guess I'll start with Nitro's graduation. In May, we had a party for him at the church. Alot of family and friends were there to celebrate with us. Nitro had told me that, under no circumstances, were we to have a graduation "ceremony". lol So, we didn't. We just had cake, punch, and a slide show. It went really well and we got to see some friends that we hadn't seen for awhile. But

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Life has a way of keeping you so busy that you miss out on alot.Well, my life has been one thing after another lately, leaving me no time to blog. BUT...after this past weekend, things have figuratively hit a standstill...for awhile.I don't have the mental energy to put into a blog today, but will try to get something going tomorrow.Let's just say that since I last posted in April, my life has

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Talk about changing things up! Last night, I was supposed to meet our 4 potential Honor Stars at the church for their final test. One of the girls' mom had called and let me know she couldn't be there. Ok, reschedule her. Then, on the way home from work, another one of the girls called and said she wouldn't be able to be there either. Ok...hmmm...reschedule both of them for Friday.After I

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Lately, time has been getting away from me. I have so little free time anymore, that, when I find myself home with nothing on the schedule to do, I literally DO NOTHING. Lately too, I've been worried that time is just passing me by...that one day, I'll wake up and realize that I missed out on so many things that I should've been paying attention to. Because of that, I've been really trying to

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This is a blog entry that I had posted on my old blog quite awhile ago. But, since I'm short on material and time lately for posting anything new, I'm reposting it today.******************************************I’ve only been in three car accidents as a kid that I can remember off the top of my head…well, four if you count the time my mom hit a deer. She just clipped the back legs as it was in

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I've decided that my life is just too busy. I will be sooooo glad when all of these little (and some not so little) medical bills and extreneous bills are all taken care of, so I can slow down a bit.I've been working Monday and Thursday evenings at the fabric store, with an occasional Saturday thrown in...so far. This past Monday was quite the adventure. Those of you from this area will

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How does time get away from me so easily? It's been forever since I wrote anything on here. Things have just been in upheaval, and then DST this year really threw me for a loop. I don't think I'm fully recovered from losing that hour yet! lolI started a new PT job a couple of weeks ago. I'm liking it so far, but still have a lot to learn. I worked with the mgr. last night and we get along

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This past Wednesday night proved to be an experience. With Nitro being enrolled in the Marine Corps DEP (Delayed Entry Program), he has to attend monthly "pool functions". These functions are chance all of the recruits in the area to get together and prepare for boot camp. The "pool function" for March was a banquet for the recruits and their parents. They were also encouraged to invite

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Some of you already know, but I've moved on to a new part-time job. Rick's is history. I just couldn't wait tables anymore. If I ever suggest, sometime in the future, that I might do that again...would someone give me a cyber-slap and remind me how much I said I hated it? lolI got a part-time job at a fabric/craft store...MUCH more in line with my personality and passions! lol This past Sat

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I'm posting a link to a blog entry by our pastor's wife, Ruthie, because it's just so amazing! I know a handful of you who read my blog aren't pentecostal, but please do NOT stop reading. Read the whole thing. Once you've read it in its entirety, you'll be...well, maybe a little wiser. I was. :o)Why I Have Decided to Observe Lent

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This is a fun meme! Follow the instructions and then post your first album.1. The name of the first random article is the name of your band.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random2. The last 3-5 words of the last quote at the bottom of the page is the name of the album.http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php33. The third picture is the album cover.http://www.flickr.com/explore/

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Last night, I finally managed to watch one of the movies I had saved on our DVR. (I mean, seriously, I have to get busy watching some of these old movies so I can delete them and free up some space on there for more! lol)I love Charlton Heston movies. He has such a "presence" onscreen. But, when I saw this one listed on TCM, I had to see it!When I was in college and taking art classes, I took

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Ok. I just made this up. lol I was playing on FaceBook this morning and one of my friends took 'The Breakfast Club' quiz and, since it's always been a favorite of mine, I took it too. The only question I missed was what year it was released. I thought it came out while I was still in high school. Apparently, it probably did, but the last semester of my senior year. lolThe question is this:

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Journaling, that is. Granted, blogging is similar, but not quite the same...at least for me.Over the weekend, Muftak and I moved a bookcase from the basement to our bedroom. It's a nice case and was just crammed full of books and other stuff while it was setting in the basement. I decided that we should bring it upstairs and sort through the books.So we did. It looks really nice in our bedroom

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Sometimes husbands end up with their feet in their mouths....way up to the ankles!!!Muftak and I were both hanging at my computer last night. There was a video that I wanted to show him and, somehow we ended up at FaceBook and he saw the ad along the side (one of 1000s) about how celebrities stay so skinny. Well, the pic on this one was of Angelina Jolie.He said, "She's not skinny!"I said, "Yes,

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Recently, I participated in a valentine's swap with some blog friends. Becca hosted this one and I'm so glad I said I would be a part of it.The precious blogger who got my name was Stacy! She sent so many wonderful things!Chicken Soup for the Soul - Love StoriesThe stories in this book are so much fun to read!!! I love hearing how people end up together!Bath & Body Works body splash -

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I'm not going to name names in this entry, but I think I'm going to have to remove a couple of "friends" from my FaceBook. Sometimes when I log in and see some of their messages to one another pop up on my home page there, I just want to gag. Things like this:"Honey, I love love love you!""Ditto to you, baby! You're a sexy thing!""You are just the sweetest husband in the whole world!""I'm so

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...or scare me away.For some time now, Muftak has been asking me if I'm going to play paintball with his team from work. The IT dept. is putting a team together to go paintballing soon and the spouses are invited. He's been anxious for me to participate since he's the one really pushing for it and the one who's organizing it.Well, I have been saying that I don't know if I could do that or not.

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