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Two New Awards

18 Nov
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As I was reading Wears Inappropriate Shoes today.  She had gotten two new awards and she tagged anyone that hadn’t gotten this two awards before.  That means that she gave them to me and I was excited to get them! The first one is:

The rules with this award are: Write 10 tidbits about yourself and then tag 10 people.

  1. I was diagnosed with MS when I was about 15 years old when I was having trouble running in my gym class and the teacher was going to fail me for not being about to run it because my leg was dragging.
  2. I have two cats that are like my kids and I always refer to them as the kids.  I even go as far to call home at least once a day and make sure they are behaving and getting along.
  3. I was raised by my grandparents who adopted us when I was 16.  So now because of the adoption it makes my dad my brother lol.
  4. I placed a baby for adoption when I was 20 years old and I have a really open adoption. I get pictures once a year and she was in my wedding when I got married.
  5.  I was going to school for nursing but I never finished and now I don’t know what to do.

I could only come up with 5 so that is all you are going to get!

The second award is:

The rules with this one are: Answer the following 5 questions with 5 answers each then tag 5 people for the award.

1. What were you doing 10 years ago?
November 18, 1999…
I have no idea because I can’t even remember yesterday let alone ten years ago.
2. What are 5 things on your To Do list today?
  1. Go to work
  2. Find a shirt for my husband for Thanksgiving because I won’t let him wear one of his t-shirts to meet my dad for the first time.
  3. Play with the girls
  4. Blog
  5. Play my Facebook games.

3. Snacks you enjoy?
  1. Chips
  2. Dr. Pepper
  3. Apple’s 
  4. Ice cream
  5. French Fries

4. Where are 5 places you have lived?
  1. Sandy
  2. Riverton
  3. West Valley
  4. West Jordan
  5. Ogden

5. What are 5 things you would do if you were a billionaire?
  1. Buy a house
  2. Save half of it
  3. Buy my bestie a new house
  4. Shop until I can’t shop anymore
  5. Go back to school and finish

 

Now I am going to tag all of my lovely followers!!! Can’t wait to read your answers!

    Filed Under: Award
    18 Nov
    Written By
    1/2 boy 1/2 man
    You just won’t be able to stop yourself.
    The average age of the military man is 19 years.
    He is a short haired, tight-muscled kid who,
    under normal circumstances is considered by
    society as half man, half boy. Not yet dry behind
    the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old
    enough to die for his country. He never really
    cared much for work and he would rather wax
    his own car than wash his father’s, but he has
    never collected unemployment either.

    He’s a recent High School graduate; he was probably an average student, pursued some form of sport
    activities, drives a ten year old jalopy, and has a
    steady girlfriend that either broke up with him when
    he left, or swears to be waiting when he returns from half a world away. He listens to rock and roll or hip-hop or rap or jazz or swing and a 155mm howitzer.

    He is 10 or 15 pounds lighter now than when he
    was at home because he is working or fighting
    from before dawn to well after dusk. He has
    trouble spelling, thus letter writing is a pain for him,
    but he can field strip a rifle in 30 seconds and
    reassemble it in less time in the dark. He can recite
    to you the nomenclature of a machine gun or     grenade launcher and use either one effectively if he must.

    He digs foxholes and latrines and can apply first aid like a professional.

    He can march until he is told to stop,
    or stop until he is told to march.

    He obeys orders instantly and without hesitation,
    but he is not without spirit or individual dignity.
    He is self-sufficient.

    He has two sets of fatigues: he washes one and wears the other. He keeps his canteens full and his feet dry.

    He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth, but never
    to clean his rifle. He can cook his own meals, mend
    his own clothes, and fix his own hurts.

    If you’re thirsty, he’ll share his water with you; if you
    are hungry, his food. He’ll even split his ammunition
    with you in the midst of battle when you run low.

    He has learned to use his hands like weapons
    and weapons like they were his hands.

    He can save your life - or take it, because that is his job.

    He will often do twice the work of a civilian, draw half the pay, and still find ironic humor in it all.

    He has seen more suffering and death than he should have in his short lifetime.

    He has wept in public and in private, for friends who have fallen in combat and is unashamed.

    He feels every note of the National Anthem vibrate through his body while at rigid attention, while tempering the burning desire to ‘square-away ‘ those around him who haven’t bothered to stand, remove their hat, or even stop talking.
    In an odd twist, day in and day out, far from home, he defends their right to be disrespectful.

    Just as did his Father, Grandfather, and Great-grandfather, he is paying the price for our freedom. Beardless or not, he is not a boy. He is the American Fighting Man that has kept this country free for over 200 years.


    He has asked nothing in return, except
    our friendship and understanding.
    Remember him, always, for he has earned our respect and admiration with his blood.

    And now we even have women over there in danger, doing their part in this tradition of going to War when our nation calls us to do so.

    As you go to bed tonight, remember this shot. . ..

    A short lull, a little shade and a picture of
    loved ones in their helmets..


    Prayer wheel for our military… please don’t
    break it Please send this on after a short prayer.

    Prayer Wheel

    ‘Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands.
    Protect them as they protect us.
    Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen.’

    When you receive this, please stop for a moment and say a prayer for our ground troops in Afghanistan , sailors on ships, and airmen in the air, and for those in Iraq , Afghanistan and all foreign                countries.

    There is nothing attached…
    This can be very powerful….

    Of all the gifts you could give a US Soldier, Sailor, Coastguardsman, Marine, or Airman, prayer is the very best one.
     

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