Tuesday, October 26, 2004

Us too!

Hey gang! Happy Anniversary to Bertha/Ricky, Eddie/Joyce and whoever else I didn't know about until Blogger. Barry, thanks for setting it up. We missed ya'. Whoever can, let Ben and Terry know we missed them too.
We had a good time camping as well, especially Sat night after we fixed the leak in our mattress and didn't wake up at 4 am with our butts touching the ground with our feet and heads elevated like a recliner. Our Cub Scout pack (our 'cause I'm Chris' Asst. Den Leader now) has a campout Nov 13-14. Looking forward to it.
I almost became a Kirby Vaccum cleaner salesman/mgr today, but Mon-Sat 11am-7pm doesn't fit in with being a father of kids age 10 and younger. The financial incentives are there, but family's more important, especially since my Guard unit's fixin' to be activated in the next month or two and I'll be getting Active duty pay for the next 12-18 months once that happens. My psychologist at the Macon VA Clinic says I don't have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (Thank God!) but that I have Nightmare Disorder and Adjustment (to civilian life) Disorder with anxiety and depression. I have an appointment on Friday morning at the Dublin VA clinic with a psychiatrist to see if she wants to put me on any drugs. However, the psychologist put in her letter to the unit that I should be good to go in 2-3 months. This may rule out Officer school, but at least I won't get left behind bymy platoon when they deploy. When they get back, we're probably going back to Active Duty. The civilian world ain't cuttin' it and Michelle and I both miss real Army life. Only have 12 more years and I can retire. This time I'll be smart and finish a degree in biology or some kind of science the employers want at night so I won't end up where I'm at now when I'm fixin' to retire.
Oh, it's that time of year again for Cub Scouts-Popcorn time! Check out www.trails-end.com and let me know what you need for us to order for you. This especially goes for our Eagle Scout, Jeremy, who is eager to continue supporting scouting and said he wanted to buy popcorn before and didn't get the chance. (I'm such a s.o.b.)
Oh, and I remember "Blue Lagoon" too. It was the first movie I saw with boobies. It was good to see everybody again since we miss so many events. Christie, let your dad know we expect to see him at the Christmas family get together. Take care everybody and watch out for that flu bug that we can't get shots for. And vote Republican on November 2.

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