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Juju2bigdog

Monday, January 06, 2003 - 07:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ginger, tin foil is used to keep out the alien death rays that are bombarded at you from outer space and to keep the aliens from taking over your mind. If you are having a lot of trouble with aliens trying to take over your mind, you will need to line the insides of your house, especially the ceilings with tin foil If they are really, really trying to take you over, and you have to go outside, then you will want to wear a hat and line the inside of it wint tin foil.

I expect Goddessatlaw knows about this because she works in the criminal justice system. All cops, and especially the poor folks who have to answer the telephone lines from the public at police stations during the full moon, know this.

Ginger and Hippyt, be very happy that you have never had a real need to know this before.

There! I managed to bring the post back on topic.

Twiggyish

Monday, January 06, 2003 - 07:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Juju, have you been taking decorating lessons from Hildi? (Trading Spaces)

Zeno39

Monday, January 06, 2003 - 07:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Not, I am just happy for you! I have been there with my husband being in military. We were separated a lot while he was on other assignments. Tonight I am happy for you because you are happy!

Webkitty

Monday, January 06, 2003 - 07:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL Twigs!!!

Lumbele

Monday, January 06, 2003 - 10:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Not1, this is the end of a very long stretch. Been there, done that and am very thrilled for you, your dh and kids. Enjoy having your family complete again and tell him "Welcome Home" from us.

Pamy

Tuesday, January 07, 2003 - 07:17 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I wonder why Notoneworry hasn't posted today???
: ) I hope she is enjoying the homecomming!!!

Grooch

Tuesday, January 07, 2003 - 07:32 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Not1worry, Congrats on hubby coming home safe and sound!!!

Twiggy, please don't give Hildi any ideas that she just might use. lol!

Lumbele

Tuesday, January 07, 2003 - 12:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Pamy, shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Hippyt

Tuesday, January 07, 2003 - 12:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Juju,I guess that explains the tin foil my wonderful neighbors have covering their windows!

Not1worry

Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 08:41 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sigh...I have posted elsewhere, but I was waiting to post in this thread when I had the really happy news that he was home. I though he was coming in 1 a.m. Tues., then it was 7 a.m. Tues, then the plane broke. He sat around all day Tues. and the word I have now is this evening sometime. It's hard to keep getting our hopes up. I had been so careful not to tell the kids (ages 4 & 6)a certain time when he would come home, but I goofed Monday nite and told them I'd wake them up early to get Daddy. They were devasted come morning when we didn't go. Unfortunately, the house is losing it's shine, I had it perfect on Monday! But I hope I can post soon that he's home for real. (I'll have to wait till he's in the shower or taking a nap and sneak over to the computer)

Pamy

Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 08:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh, Not1worry, that just sucks! I know how hard it is with the kids(my son is 7yr).
Don't worry about the house, he won't care what it looks like

Marysafan

Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 09:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh Not1worry...I have BEEN there and know exactly how you feel. Don't worry too much about the house...I bet it is the last thing on his mind. He just wants to be home..he doesn't care if it shines.

When my husband was in the Navy, and on his first deployment, I stayed in Norfolk in our apartment for the duaration, which was short...about six weeks. I was young, only 19 at the time and new to the area. I didn't know a sole. We didn't have a telephone for the first year or so. So I would walk two blocks to the use the pay phone at the drug store.

On the day before I thought he was returning I walked to the drugstore, called ship's information and was STUNNED to learn that the ship was not due to arrive the next day. I was in a state of shock and disappointment. I cried all the way back to the little spotlessly clean upstairs apartment.

When I got there, I realized I had forgotten my keys. I was locked out!!!...had no where to turn and now had a crisis on my hands.

A neighbor, seeing my distress came over to see what was the matter. I told him I was locked out of my apartment. He went and found a ladder and climbed up through my living room window...(thank goodness it was spring and I had the window open) and rescued me.

It taught me a lesson about asking for help when I need it. Something I am not very good at to this day.

It turned out that on their way back from their training mission, they were recalled to the Carribean and didn't return for another month!

Take heart...I know it's hard...but he IS on his way...and will be there soon. Happy homecoming!

Pamy

Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 10:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Not1..don't forget to sneak in here and let us know he is home and safe...thinking of ya all day!!! Hope he is home right now!!
Mary...is your hubby retired from Navy?

Lumbele

Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 10:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh Not1 that really does suck. You must be very disappointed.
Everyone is right, you may want your place to be spotless for dh's return, but I bet all he wants is his family and home. And what better image of a home with 2 young children than a mess?!? Nothing will help him readjust to homelife faster than having to walk around the place like a stork. So don't stress out swinging the mop and picking up, just enjoy the anticipation and reunion and let the man feel like he is *really* back home.

Yuhuru

Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 11:37 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Not1 that does suck. I'm sitting here crying for you. But right now my emotions are all over the place.

I'm happy because I'm having contractions. So maybe by tomorrow I'll have a little baby. I was induced my last pregnancy so I'm a lil' weird about going into labor at home. I've been watching the clock all day, cleaning up, going crazy, etc.

Wargod

Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 12:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm sorry, Not1! I know your feeling disappointed too. But, I agree with the rest. With two young kids (ours are the same age,btw) there's no way to keep a spotless house unless you're willing to run beind them all day and I bet your hubby knows that. He won't care what it looks like...he'll just be happy to be there!

Yuhuru, sounds like it will be soon!! When I was pregnant with my kids, my biggest concern was going into labor at work. I didn't care where else it happened, but there was no way in heck I was going to do it at a retirement home with 100 people telling me the way it was when they or their wives had babies, LOL. Try to get some rest today. It'll be hard, but it'll make it easier to have some rest at least.

Yuhuru

Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 01:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks for the tip, Wargod. Part of me wants to eat up and rest up, and the other part of me wants to run around the block to speed things up. I've stopped working, and I'm glad I did. I work 50 miles from the hospital. I would have been a nervous wreck.

Wargod

Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 01:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hehe, I was only a block away from the hospital, but if I'd gone into labor at work, those elderly folks wouldn't have let me out of the building! They were so caring when I had Caleb, with constant phone calls (the poor nurses had to bring a telephone to the room for every call) and visits to the hospital, that when I had Dakota I swore my work friends to secrecy. When she was a week old, I got both kids dressed up, and me and Darren took them to visit.

I'm happy we're about to have another baby added to the tvch family.

Not1worry

Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 02:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Finally....

I'M HAPPY HE'S HERE!!!

It was crazy, I was told this morning the plane would come in at 7 p.m. As soon as we walked in the door from running our last minute errands, the phone rang. The family support group leader said "Get over there now!". We lit out of here and raced to the flight line, thank heaven we live close. Sure enough the plane was there, and we still waited an hour before they came in, which I needed to calm my nerves! The kids were dirty, I hadn't even combed my hair, but of course he didn't care. I can't believe he's home!! He looks so tired and old, poor guy.

Wargod

Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 02:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Woo hoo, Not1, ack I'm going to have to steal some of Neko's exclamation points. I'm so happy to hear that. I'm so glad for you and your family.

Pamy

Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 06:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Not1...YIPPPPEEEEE!!!!!!!!! I am sooo happy for you!! Enjoy! ps..Please tell him thanks so much for serving and protecting all of us!!!

Cyn

Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 06:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Not1Worry, Congratulations on your family being reunited!
and thank you for the sacrifice that your family has made for me and mine.

Kaili

Sunday, January 12, 2003 - 04:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, Monday starts my FINAL week of student teaching. I'm THRILLED to be done- completely finished with 2 degrees and 6 and a half years of school...kinda sad though about leaving the school I'm at right now.

With student teaching, you go to a school for one quarter- just enough time to get to know the kids, become really interested in them and then *poof* you have to go. My last placement it hit me on the last day and I almost started crying looking at all of them. That was in the high school. Now these kids are cute, funny 13 year olds- plus knowing the super sad backgrounds of some of them I feel bad leaving. They get attached to- there are a few kids who have gotten really comfortable with me and talk to me about their lives and these are kids who have no support at home. Now I feel like I'm abandoning them too. Agh!

This is supposed to be a happy thread. I will be extra extra happy when I get a job and have my own room so I can have the kids for a whole year, be able to do things my way more than my cooperating teacher's way, and oooh I can't wait to decorate!

If only there were jobs in secondary social studies! Hmph!

Twiggyish

Sunday, January 12, 2003 - 04:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Maybe you can apply to teach at that school.


Congratulations!!!

Kaili

Sunday, January 12, 2003 - 04:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I wish...no openings though. Another school in the district (very small district) is going to have a 7th grade opening next year though (crossing my fingers). The two middle schools share a principal so at least he kind of knows me, or at least has seen me around the school- plus he knows the teacher I'm working with (obviously). Another position- long term sub- may be opening as the teacher at the other middle school is in the reserves and has already gotten his anthrax shot. He was supposed to have a student teacher this next quarter and the guy is going to be with my cooperating teacher instead since they are expecting him to be gone.