It's nice to see someone not making fun of Bush for a change

As I have admitted to earlier, I do watch "South Park" and this week was great. It was on Al Gore and boy was it funny. They really did him good. Well I do know that South Park has a lot of crude humour in it, it was great to see them go after one of the dems for a change. I taped it for hubby so he could laugh at it too.
Well, haven't heard from him today. I figure since it's evening over there he's probably on a mission since he generally buzzes me and tells me he's going to sleep while I'm waiting for the bus with MC. I hope that he is safe. We still have a long way to go. I can't believe in some sense that May is almost here but at the same time it's still another 9 1/2 months. Which I guess is better than 12 months but still. I wish he was home.
Well I saw Donna our real estate agent today. She thinks we'll do well when we sell our house. I hope so.
Well till tomorrow then!

Well, another interesting day.

Today, I had to go back to Schofield to get the correct form for the DMV. I ran into our old babysitter and she's expecting and getting married. She was always a nice person and MC liked to be babysat by her.
I also found out that hubby should have spoken up louder about not being finished with his Masters (just 2 classes shy) and perhaps he would have been out of the deployment and perhaps we would be out of HI.
Anywho, it's been another trying day as I try to adjust to getting up early to get MC ready for school. I try to go back to sleep (and have been) but I think I should just get up and stay up.
Till tomorrow then!

MC's back in school and we're at 10 months to go!

Well, little Miss returned to school today after her 3 week spring break. She did not want to get up this morning but neither did her mom. Luckily the little Prince slept through the commotion of her leaving and I was able to get back to sleep for a bit. He's had a fun day playing outside and watching his new Thomas tapes and running around saying "toot, toot!". Now they're both watching Barney.
Well, as of tomorrow (well it's tomorrow where hubby is) there is 10 months to go. I know it's better than 12 months or 11 months to go but when we get into the single digit months to go (next month) maybe it won't seem so long. I am worried about him because he drives around and this weekend 8 military people (marines and army) died because of IED's. I think they're finally getting their act together inregards to forming a government. I think three years is enough and if they can't get it together but if we leave now it will be an even bigger mess.
Today there was a bad accident in which 4 people were killed on Kunia road (that's the road hubby would take into work all the time) by someone who (surprise!) turned into Schofield Barracks. A silver sedan (this car seems remarkably familiar). When I used to go up there all the time to work out I used to get passed at about the same time every time by this silver, red and white cars who were late for work. Now because someone couldn't roll their ass out of bed on time 4 people are dead. He didn't even stop-no surprise again. They hate the military out here and this isn't going to help matters much.
Well, they're whining that they have to go to the mainland to train for the July deployment because the environmental wackos have got the army off the big island. Which is a win for the anti-military crowd that abounds out here. On a positive note none of the news stations mentioned that hag sheehan's visit out here--just the HOnolulu Pravadtiser. They're her champions.
Well, till tomorrow then.

Another exciting Saturday-not

Well, the good news is got a text message from hubby this morning at about 4:30. i was happy to get it! It was the only communication I received from him all day. It's now about 9:35 a.m. over there. I wonder what he's up to. I saw on the news today where 5 soldiers died when their vehicle ran over an IED. I thought all these things were supposed to be uparmoured to prevent that. Oh, that's right, I forgot, the Los Angeles Times told everyone in the world how they did that and that gave they insurgents ideas how to make their bombs better so that they could return to killing more soldiers. Freedom of the Press, you gotta love it. I think we need to go back to the days of WW2 when they had some decency-if they didn't their asses landed in jail. Or the Civil War when the Great Emancipator took away habeas corpus and threw all kinds of people in jail just for doing their "so called Patriotic duty" by speaking out. That's what that asshole john kerry said today. If he should per chance be our next president I will take every opportunity to protest his or any other democrats action involving our troops. It will be the patriotic thing to do.
Till tomorrow then!

We haven't heard from Michael yet today

Well, I am a bit worried since we didn't hear from hubby today. I saw where an Australian was killed today but nothing about any Americans although I did see where some received a close call and their counterparts traveling behind them (the Iraqis_ were injured by an IED.
I am tired of the little strip tease artist. He's ready to be trained. NOW.

I hope that when the bitch sheehan comes this weekend she'll get her lights punched out

Well, that crazy ass hag, bitch sheehan is coming to the islands again. I think she should rot in hell. Why does she get all the press. I think she is deranged and that this is a great thing for her--no one else in her family behaves the way she does. I think she's truly enjoying all this adulation she receives. I don't even feel sorry for her anymore. Why don't the other parents who support the troops get any air time, why do we always here her mealy mouthed voice.
Another thing, when is this damn natalee holloway bitch story going to go away? I am sick of seeing her media savy mother on television everyday and her stupid daughter. There are thousands of missing kids here in the USA but they don't get the coverage that blonde bimbo does. It's too bad she's dead but you know, people die everyday and no one cares. She isn't even missing here but in a foreign country. I thought when you left the USA you left behind all of the rights of citizenship. Why is the FBI wasting my tax dollars on this stupid girl?

Tomorrow we will be out here 3 years.

Well tomorrow it will be three years since MC and I left FL to move out here. Michael had already been out here about 6 weeks and I didn't want to come. It's still to far away from my family and it was the last time I saw the sweetest little puppy girl-Scarlett. Scarlett wouldn't even jump in my lap when we left for the airport. I wanted to take her but HI had an animal quarantine then and she wouldn't have survived it.
Well, it's raining tonight and I am glad. The grass is brown again-even the new stuff Michael planted last year. I don't know what to do. It was green and then when it got cut all the brown was underneath.
Tomorrow we have to be up early because MC has a doctor's appt at 8. We won't have time to talk to Michael in the morning tomorrow. He's pretty confident that he may have a good chance to switch to automation. I hope that he does get that. It would make him happier--I don't think he's crazu about Quartermaster. I am so happy when I get to talk to him. I h ope that things are going well for him. I know he's upset about the room situation but I'm not sure what exactly is happening. I think the Reservists are driving them nuts. However, I think that's part of their mission in the Army. They like the extra money the get for dressing up and playing Army once a month and two weeks a year and then they whine when they get deployed and their families whine about it too and how they dont' have no money now because spouse is getting paid less than spouse generally does. Well, welcome to life in the active duty Army. My husband could be making more than he does in the "coperate world". Well, I hope that he's doing well tonight (actually it is almost 10 in the morning where he is) and I hope he slept well. I know he's busy doing whatever it is he does. I hope that he stays safe.
Till tomorrow then!

Hubby shaved his mustache

Well we got to see Michael today on the webcam and he looked like himself again--no mustache. I don't know why he shaved it but he did and I'm glad. However, I think most of the Iraqis have them and I think that's why they all grew them. I was so glad that whoever turned in that missing item whatever it was.
I am really exhausted tonight so till tomorrow then!

Saint Anthonly came around

Well, whoever took the missing, sensitive item returned it this morning so Michael is off the hook for that. I am so glad that it was returned. I haven't really heard too much from him today except that he was going to go to bed early. I think he's exhausted. He's not sure what is going on with the room situation. I don't really understand it either. It would be nice if they would let them have one room or stay in one place and just stay there. I hope that things get settled soon.
Well looks like MC is going to have her eyes probed on May 10. I have to call Sitters HI again and pay a princely sum.
Speaking of princely sums the yard guy came today. He had a helper and they were done in about 3 hours or so. It was really expensive but boy does it look nice. All those weeds from the rocks are gone, the rosemary was cut, the chives were too. The hibiscus and hedges are now the same height. The weed wacking and edging were done. Michael would be happy. It's worth it though.
Well, I need to get on my chores. I guess I need to set a calendar up.
Well, till tomorrow then!

Happy Easter & Happy Birthday to Pope Benedict

Well today is Easter and we are without Michael. I missed him this morning at church (his bi-annual visit). He's had a rough day. Someone stole something he left in his humvee and whatever it is it isn't good he lost this item. He will have to pay for it and I guess it's a chaching. It also doesn't look good in his records. I told his Grandmother and she said he shouldn't have left it in the car anyway. True that but that's the last thing you want to hear. I've been praying to St. Anthony as has my folks. They light a candle for him as they always do when they go to church on Sundays.
We had a good day with the neighbors across the street. JPM got filthy playing in the yard. MC slept but then woke up and had fun watching everyone.
Well, till tomorrow then!

The joys of having a child that many think should just be exterminated.

Once again I digress from the deployment business for a bit to discuss the joys of being parents to a child with "special needs". Today a couple who are expecting a little girl with Down Syndrome came over to meet with Mary Catherine and us. They talked about how when they found out that their baby had DS the doctors readily dismissed their child and recommended extermination. They said that they really felt pressured as I'm sure we would have had we had the amnio. I knew something wasn't right in the beginning and had a "gut feeling" my baby would have DS. While it hasn't always been easy nor will it ever be, I feel that we have been given a great gift. A girl who will never go to college or will probably never marry but a girl who will bring joy in other ways that we can't imagine. She has a ready smile every morning for me and her daddy (when he's here and when he's on the webcam) and she has a brother who is a typical brother but one who loves her just the same.
We would be lost without our sweetest little girl. We feel fortunate that we were given the gift of Mary Catherine.
Happy Easter

Good Friday, 2006

Well today is Good Friday and I don't feel like I normally do on Good Friday. It's generally a time of reflection for me but this year it just seems like it's another day, another dollar. I went up to the Commissary to get some shrimp for dinner and some gas as it's going up again this week. Then I got the car washed by some group who was washing cars. The tv is out again and I can't get it fixed so I had to call someone and that's going to be some chaching. The new yard guy is going to come on Monday and to clean up all the weeds around the rocks on the side of the house, the rosemary bush, the chives, the rock mess that the cats help themselves to, trimming the hibiscus and the other hedges, cutting and trimming the grass it will be about $300. Which it won't be after this but I knew it would be expensive to have all this work done. But it needs to be done. I just can't do it. I would like to get the molly maids in the house but I can live with cleaning, I just don't seem to be able to get this yard taken care of. The other guy kind of gives me the creeps anyway. This guy goes to my church and found him on the back of the bulletin. So, that's that.
I haven't been to attentive to Lent this year. I gave up Brownies which I don't eat that often anyway. Well, I need to get the children up from their naps.
Tomorrow a family who is expecting a DS baby is coming over to meet Mary Catherine. I guess I should run to Carter's and get the baby a present.
Till tomorrow then.

It wouldn't be a bad thing if CA fell into the Pacific

There was some moron college student from UC Santa Cruz where these absolute assholes did not allow the military to recruit off of their campus. This idiot kid who doesn't know his ass from his elbow was making faces and everything else at Bill O'Reilly. Not that I agree with O'Reilly these morons have done this before and I wish the government would get off it's ass and stop allowing federal funding to these so called institutions of higher learning that don't allow the military on campus. I hate this crop of college students who seem to live in outer space. It's funny, these people are spoiled, little jerks who are the evil seeds of these anti-war radicals from Viet Nam. It's terrible to say things like it wouldn't be a bad thing if CA fell into the Pacific but these people don't have a clue. I suppose in the places that are small towns and all that there are some nice people who disagree with the crowds of clowns out there. I suppose it would be good if SF, UC Santa Cruz, Malibu, Hollywood and Los Angeles would fall in the ocean. That wouldn't be a bad thing. I despise the liberal, anti-war crowd and think they need a wake up call. I hope that the next time there is a terrorist attack (because there wil be one) these people's loved ones are killed and maimed. That just might wake them up to the reality that their wanting to love the fanatics isn't a good thing.

Going down to South Park going to meet some friends of mine.

Number 10 reason why this year has to go fast-I am back to watching South Park. I used to watch it so I would know what my former students were talking about. It was on Weds. nights and it seemed I didn't have any classes either in grad school or law school on those nights. There is absolutely nothing on on Weds. nights so the only thing for me to watch is stupid "Ghost Hunters"-which has got to be the stupidest show on tv and "South Park" which is still pretty funny. Anywho, the equally childish "The Office" is on tomorrow night.
Well, just more musings on my ultra exciting life here in HI.
The Titanic sunk 92 years ago today and my cousin died 28 years ago today.

No Army Ball for us this year

Well, yesterday on my AKO account I got a mass emailing for tickets to the Army Ball in Washington, D.C. It will be at the Hilton (the same one President Reagan was shot at) in June. I bet it would be a fun thing to go to. Hubby says maybe next year we can go to it. That would be great. I would love to go. I would venture a guess that the food will be much better than the food at last years Ball out here. It was also at the Hilton. I got smashed. Not my fault though because there wasn't enough water on the table. The food also was terrible.
Speaking of hubby, I got to talk to him 3 X today. It was great. I was so happy to talk to him. Unfortunately it seems that when I am copying the dvd's for him of his shows they're not coming out. I don't know what the problem is but it's not copying to the dvd's.
Well today I took the little ones to see the Easter Bunny. Boy was that a trip. JPM cried the whole time he was with the bunny and MC laughed. Boy, did her shiner ever show up. It's a funny picture as you can see. In a few years JPM won't want to sit with the Bunny. Funny thing though as soon as the pictures were taken he stopped crying and she started up. We then went and got him an Easter outfit. He'll look like a real dandy on Sunday. I will post pictures of the cuties in their outfits. She has a beautiful dress I picked up in FL for her.
Well, till tomorrow then!

When you close your eyes do you dream about me?

Just a question to the only person who reads this blog.

Tomorrow we will attempt a picture with Easter Bunny

Well tomorrow I thought I would take the little ones to see the Easter Bunny. I'm sure JPM didn't go see him last year. He was still with the foster family when Easter came last year. MC of course made her annual pilgrimage as she has done every year since she was a little over 6 weeks old. I don't know what I will dress them in but I don't think they'll be as dressed up as they were when they saw Santa Claus. HOwever, MC has another shiner as she and brother were in my room sitting on the bed. I think she fell but not sure if brother helped her on her way down the bed. She seems okay though. She did hit him today and he has a little red mark on his cheek. Sibling rivalry I guess.
Heard from hubby today briefly. He spent some money on things for his bed and other assorted things for his job. Sometimes it just seems like all we do is spend money. I and Octavia took turns paying for our food and such when she was here. So I defintely racked up some points on the credit card then as well.
Hubby is happy that the one house like ours is being offerred at 499K. I think it will ultimately go for 450K. The seller is now offerring 1% help on closing costs. They also want one month rent back which I take to mean they want to rent the place for a month after it sells. That can't be too cheery for buyer who would be anxious to get into their new home. I like our house I'm just anxious to get back to the mainland. I'm also anxious to see what we'll get for it. I'm torn between having Donna be our agent or going thru Help-U-Sell. I don't think I could be here for an Open House and have someone dog the house. I would be apt to tell them that they didn't have to buy it and to get the hell out. Probably would be much better if I had Donna take care of it.
Little JPM is watching Thomas the Tank Engine and is having a good time. He keeps saying "toot, toot". He's also saying "Oh, Goody" a lot. I think he's picked that up from that stupid Baby Bop on "Barney". UUUGGGHHH-I hate Barney-I love you, you love me-homosexuality-how bad am I?
Till tomorrow then!

An Immigration Lesson for those who went to Public School & other assorted musings

Today about a million mostly illegal, Spanish speaking immigrants marched throughout this land of ours to DEMAND their rights. Well, illegal means just that--you committed a crime by sneaking across our borders and there are many who came here via the marriage route and then vamoosed after a reasonable time. However, that is another story for another day.
Now for that pesky history lesson. Previously immigrants had to come through a port of entry-a place like Ellis Island (in the mid 19th and early 20th centuries), etc. In the early times of our country people came here to colonize and had to pay their way either through being indentured servants, their own means, religious institutions and the worst case scenario many were brought as slaves. However, in the late 19th century the WASP's became alarmed at the numbers of Irish, Italians, Slavs, Jews, etc. that were coming to this country. So they passed laws limiting the numbers from each area. These individuals also came into a port of entry such as Ellis Island. You were turned back if you had TB, were insane, found to be feeble minded (a term no longer used but in reality if we had come here 120 years ago with our dear daughter, we would have had to make the decision as to whether or not my husband and son would stay and myself and my daughter would go back or we would all go back to the home country together). You also had to stay at the port of entry for a few days and were tagged like cattle. This storming of the borders is not the way that immigration should be handled. I would also like to point out to the open border crowd that more than just these so called "hard working families" are coming through here. We will have another terrorist attack and as much as it pains me I think every American knows that you can't get everything right 100% of time, sometimes things get through. I can tell you this, if it is found that the terrorsits who committed the act came through the Mexican border than maybe the Americans will wake up. Being stuck out here in the Peoples Republic of Hawaii I doubt that there will be any anti-amnesty for people who don't want to speak our language rallies out here. It was funny that the Mexicans dropped their Mexican flags and brought American flags to their rallies today. It was also telling though that they all carried signs in spanish and chanted in spanish. Our son will never learn spanish if I have anything to say about it. He will learn French before he learns spanish.
Another bit of advice to liberal, "open minded", democrats-this is the party which put people of Japanese descent into internment camps. That would include our son. Our little boy would have been in one if he was born in 1944 instead of 2004. Just something for the "liberal minded" fools to think about.
Well, hubby says that my blog is depressing. I don't try to be depressing. I just am tired and overwhelmed and lonely. I really know no one out here and we are all alone.
I don't understand that 911 dispatcher in Detroit with that little boy whose mother died. I guess parents teaching their children to use the 911 program to call for help is not helpful if the dispatchers think the kids are making prank calls.
Oh well, till tomorrow then.

Palm Sunday

It's Palm Sunday and this year we have a new Pope. It's really hard for me to remember a Pope other than John Paul II whom I was fortunate enough to see in 1979. I saw Pope Benedict XVI on tv today and I guess he will be leading all the services. Last Easter Michael was here and JP 2 was hanging on by a thread. We also didn't know though that a little JPM was in the wings waiting to come to our hearts and home.
Well, I don't know what Michael is up to on this Palm Sunday or in his case Monday. I did get a line from him. He said that he had a long night fixing the vehicles. I do worry for him but pray to John Paul to intercede for us to Mary through her son Jesus to keep him safe.
Next week is Easter and that too is hard to believe. We will dine at home this year. Last year Michael got plastered at dinner. He knocked on the faux wood that we would be out of here this year. We're still here and he's in Iraq. I pray that next Easter will find us all together again.

Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody-well I got somebody but he's in Iraq

And how I wish I had someone to talk to, I'm in an awful state. Well I know the words aren't exactly correct to the song but I don't know what is wrong with me today. I feel like I've been drugged or something. I have no energy, I'm weak and I just don't feel like myself.
Well, didn't really hear from hubby today. I did ge to chat with him for a few minutes online last night. I don't know I didn't see anything on the news today about Iraq for a change. There's a lot of bad weather in TN and the mid south. I am just so tired and have such low energy. We did go to church though. It's hard to believe that it's already Palm Sunday. Easter is next weekend. Easter has always been one of my favortie holidays. I love the Spring and everything is so new although living here it's the same all the time. I remember Easter of 1997 when Moira was there. My folks were up too and I was living in VA BCH. Robin from across the hall and clueless (Mike the Army recruiter) from behind her came over. It was probably one of the best Easter's of my life. 1996 was such a nightmare year for me and I finally felt like the fog was beginning to lift. Although in someways that fog never will unitl I die but I was finally beginnig to feel a bit better. That was a funny year in a lot of ways. I was sorry when Moira moved to SF. May God rest her and Mrs. DeRosa's souls. I still miss them all these years later. I often wonder what Moira would say about Michael and my kids. As tired as I am I remember that 10 years ago I was alone and was trying to meet Mr. Right and I remind myself that Moira wanted the same things too and that she never got to experience them. I am a very lucky woman.
Till tomorrow then.

Cranky kids and car shows!

Today I took the little ones to the car show. Luckily it wasn't that crowded so we got in and out pretty quickly. The kids and I all sat in a few cars (Highlander Hybrid, Trail Blazer, Explorer (2 regular and Eddie Bauer), Commander, & Lexus 400h). It was interesting though. We saw the cars we came to see though.
I told Michael that Highlander is out.
Little Bubba is bouncing up and down in his crib watching "barney". Baby Bop, BJ and those obnoxious kids are so annoying.
Well, hubby had to work on their vehicles yesterday and I guess they'll test them today. It's scary to me. I don't know what to think--I think it's getting better over there and then the news shows some bombing or something and I begin to wonder. I just wish he was home. I don't know what to think but I am worried because he said he's not getting sleep and I worry about him having an accident while driving. That's one reason we didn't look at the Hummers because he said he doesn't want to be in one when he returns. Although we did look at the H3 when it first came out because I was going to put my name on the drivers side and his on the passenger side so I would be his driver for the Officer in the family.
Well, tomorrow is Saturday and I can't believe how fast the week went with Octavia's visit. Time just flew. I hope she had a good time but I think she did. I enjoyed her visit a lot. I think the kids did as well. Small world, small Army- where Octavia works she had to set up something for a class of 06's and one of the Col's in the class was at our wedding. When she was looking at the wedding pictures she said he had been there recently. She said she will shoot him an email and tell him she was just out here and that they both were at our wedding. I know this sounds dorky but I really had a great time at our wedding. I think it was one of the best days of my life. It's hard to believe that was almost 6 years ago. Time does fly in some situations but sometimes it drags.
Well, till tomorrow then!

Second verse same as the first

Well, Octavia is gone now and the days went fast. However, the days seem to drag by normally. I don't do anything exciting I guess. I wish my husband was home but I say that a lot.
Till tomorrow then!

A year ago a little boy came for a visit!

A year ago today little JPM came for a visit. We were so excited and he was so scared. Here we are a year later and now he's our little son. We love you JPM!
Michael is on a mission and it is now light over there. I wish it was still dark. I really do miss him so and love him so much!
Till whenever then!

Of all the things I've lost, I think I miss my mind the most!

I'm beginning to worry about myself. Seriously, I really am. I can't find the remote to the tv in this room, I can't find any cough drop bags, and I can't find the source of this strange noise coming from the air conditioner in here although I believe it's probably a gecko.
I'm also having a panic attack tonight. I went to cover the grill (as I've done countless nights since January when Michael left) and lo and behold there I see a pair of sneakers on the porch. This really freaked me out so much so that I gasped when I saw them. I assume they're Michael's but I have been out there a million times and I haven't seen them before. There is a dark blue pair that I've kept out on the front of the house but I've never seen this pair of Nikes before. This is beginning to worry me. Anyway, I haven't heard from Michael and he's now 14 hours ahead of me so it's almost noon there.
I don't know what the hell is wrong with me but somethning isn't right.

This isn't Mexico.

Gee, I'm watching the news today and all these illegal immigrants are marching around our country demanding all the goodies-citizenship, welfare, medicaid, schooling (in state tutition), etc. I'm sick of these of these people demanding their rights. Sorry, they're illegal and you know what, that's great if their children are serving in our military. They should be allowed to but so what there are regular citizens who were born or naturalized here that serve too. They don't take care of my kids and I've picked strawberries, tomatoes, cabbage, lettuce, etc. I think it's disgusting that they want to Balkanize our country. When my ancestors came here they had to lose their borgue and learn English.
So, now hubby is 14 hours ahead of me. Whatever they were looking for last night they didn't find but it he called it 50% successful because they came back in one piece. I wonder what they were looking for--insurgents perhaps? I wish this year was up. It's now April 1st, and I'm hoping that the months go quickly.
I was not surprised to see Jill Carroll renouncing her statements of the previous days while in captivity. I guessed that either she was sufferring from Stockholm Syndrome or was saying what she needed to say to keep her head attached to her neck. It was pretty obvious that she didn't believe what she was saying as her eyes were cast down most of the time.
I just saw G. Gordon Liddy on television talking about the Iraq situation. He's more hopeful than ever after having been over there. I believe him and I believe that my husband is doing a true service to his country that people like the peaceniks wouldn't understand. I wish he was home but at the same time am proud of his service.