Yes, we did it. We adopted a dog. Are we crazy? Maybe, but I want a companion to accompany me on my morning walks and since our new house is one of only nine in our development we just want some extra security. Nothing against Buddy my chihuahua, but biting ankles is just not going [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Quote of the Week
Posted by juliannah on May 29th, 2009
“Our Country won’t go on forever, if we stay soft as we are now. There won’t be any AMERICA because some foreign soldiery will invade us and take our women and breed a hardier race!” -Lt. Gen. Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller, USMC
A Better Mousetrap?
Posted by juliannah on May 28th, 2009
As I postedon Tuesday, we spent most of the weekend trying to rid our kitchen of a mouse. We decided to fore go the traditional mouse trap and give the sticky paper things a try. Corvette was going to stop today and pick some up from the store. Last night I moved the mousetrap away [...]
A Mouse in the House
Posted by juliannah on May 26th, 2009
I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day Weekend and took time to honor our fallen. LCpl Honda made it home for the holiday and our granddaughter Butterfly was able to spend the weekend with us too. We had a fun weekend, which included swimming and movie viewing. Just let me say that if you [...]
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Tags: Butterfly, Corvette, LCpl Honda, Memorial Day, mouse, mousetrap, Star Trek 
No Comments »Pink is the New Camo
Posted by juliannah on May 22nd, 2009
A soldier sleeping on his post in Afghanistan was awakened by Taliban terrorists attacking the post. He rushed out to help his fellow soldiers defend the post. Not so unusual but there is a twist. He was wearing pink boxer shorts, a red t-shirt and flip-flops. Defense Secretary Robert Gates praised Army Specialist Zachery Boyd [...]
Quote of the Week
Posted by juliannah on May 21st, 2009
And I’m proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free, and I won’t forget the men who died, who gave that right to me and I’ll proudly stand up next to him to defend her still today, ‘cuz there ain’t no doubt I love this land, god bless the USA. -Lee [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: American, Lee Greenwood, Memorial Day, quote, Quote of the Week, scarifice No Comments »Wordless Wednesday – Memorial Day
Posted by juliannah on May 20th, 2009
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Posted in Uncategorized Tags: american flag, Memorial Day, scarifice, wordless wednesday No Comments »BuildASign.com
Posted by juliannah on May 19th, 2009
I want to let you know about BuildASign.com, a generous company that has been supporting our Nation’s Troops for the past year. They have already donated over 20,000 welcome home banners to military families like ours and they want to continue their support of the military community in the future. They also proudly display welcome [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: banner, buildasign, christmas, Cpl Red, LCpl Honda, military families, signs, troops 2 Comments »Military Monday
Posted by juliannah on May 18th, 2009
I am sure that everyone knows how much seeing eye dogs help blind people. Well Southeastern Guide Dogs decided to take it a step further. In 2003 they heard about a young Marine who had been blinded by a roadside bomb in Iraq. Southeastern learned that the military does not provide guide dogs to wounded [...]
