JWTC Camp Gonsalves Okinawa, Japan.....

Jungle Warfare Training Center.....Billy has been selected by his commanding officers to participate in this very intense survival/warfare training!!!! He leaves for Camp Gonsalves on 21 February 2010, he'll be out for a while :(....

He called Mr. P last night at work to tell him all about it, guess what he is most excited about???? Can you guess, they will be given 1 chicken at the start of their mission, live mind you ~ do I need to tell you what they have to do with it YUCK!!!!! Never eating chicken again!!! And, they'll be living in the jungle just trying to survive, not sure how I feel about this but he's SOOOO EXCITED!

We actually watched a documentary about this Camp & two others on the Military Channel last March, they were very interesting and really gave you insight into how these Marines are trained to survive under all circumstances...I don't know if I could do it, it make me so proud to think of him doing this and he;s proud too!

I'll keep you all posted as to how he does, say a prayer PLEASE (for me, I'm gonna' need it, I'll be a wreck LOL)!!

Until tomorrow, Be Safe & God Bless!!

Happy Birthday Sweet Boy........

Happy Birthday My Sweet Boy!



This is my Marine on the day we took him home from the hospital, he looked like a little Indian Papoose, so sweet! He's 20 today.....we got to talk to him last night, which was his today (he's just about one whole day ahead of us) ~ he was in Okinawa for his 19th birthday too, actually he had only arrived a few weeks before he turned 19.

With Billy being almost a whole day ahead and me always checking the time where he is tends to make my days fly, sounds weird I know....the only exception is Holidays or a special day like today ~ those days drag on for me because it's almost like I am reminded twice that he isn't home for me to squeeze on these special days :(

This is the most recent picture I have of Billy, on the morning of Swim Quals.....



My he's changed quite a bit!

I hope that #21 finds him stateside, I do not care where, because whereever he is I'll be ther to wish him a Happy Birthday, I love you my baby boy!!

Oh, before I forget.....we have another Birthday to celebrate today too.....




Miss Bailey ~ she's 3 today!

Are You Ready For Some Football.........

Or more importantly, are you ready for the commercials?????!!!!! That's the best part of the whole game, I love those commercials, especially the Budweiser ones featuring those beautiful Budweiser Clydesdale's!



Or the E*Trade babies...so cute!!!



There are always so many good ones!!

SInce the Patriots didnt' make it this year I am pulling all the way for the Saints!!!! Go New Orleans....



I'm sure it will be a good game, stay warm & enjoy!

Until tomorrow, Be Safe & God Bless!!

Happy Anniversary.......

Happy Anniversary Mr. P., you are my best friend, my go-to guy, my Mr. Fix-It, my

And I am the

Happy Anniversary!!!

Temper Tantrum Fridays......

I had to have my Remicade Infusion or my "Go-Go Juice" as Mr. P calls it...bless his heart because I am really rotten on Remicade days....as hard as I try not to, I usually have a meltdown about half way through the day, complete with screaming and crying



he just sends me off to bed to nap and just like a little kid I kick & scream & cry all the way upstairs....I DON'T EVEN LIKE ME ON REMICADE DAY!!!

So my dear friends....I am calling it a night before I get myself into trouble ~ LOL!!



Until tomorrow, Be Safe & God Bless!

5 Star ***** Book Review For Tracy.....

O.k. Tracy, I promised you some good books to read so here goes!!



This one takes place in Spain after WWII, it's about a boy & his father & mysterious books that they collect! Very good!



Great read, this book takes place during the 1800s in England...murder mystery, very well written, LOVED IT!



An instant favorite, if you love Dickens then this is a MUST READ!!! It's about his life & his relationships with friends and fellow writers of that time & the book that he was writing when he passed away, which was never finished, now I know what you're saying ~ UGHHHHH but wait....it's fiction based on historical facts and it's a murder mystery ~ lengthy but honestly I could not put it down!!!!! I read it in just under one week (of course I was re-cooperating from surgery last year so I had plenty of time to sit, LOL)



I loved this book, it takes in Massachusetts during time of the Salem Witch Trials more so though it's the story about a mothers love for her children...I was crying by the time I got to the end ~ Beautifully written!!







An Irish Country, An Irish Country Village, An Irish Country Christmas ~ to be read in that order.....very delightful, funny ~ laugh-out-loud-FUNNY!!!! Story about a fictitious village in Ireland during the late 50's early 60's and the village folk the older GP, his crazy housekeeper, his nutty black Lab Arthur Guinness (who by the way loves to drink Smithwicks Ale) and the new physician that joins his practice...I loved all three and hope that the author puts out another!!!

I'll be anxious to see if you read any & what you think....please leave me some of your great reads! I'm going to have to get my hiney on a plane one of these days and spend a long weekend with Cindy, you & your momma a.k.a The "Ganksta" we'd have a hoot!

Well dear Tracy enjoy......

Until tomorrow everyone, Be safe & God Bless!

Ground Hog Day......

Isn't this little fella just the cutest? I'm can never remember if we want him to see his shadow or not see his shadow????? Seriously, I think that the Weather Channel predicts it's forecasts this way!!!!

Anyway so it was Groundhog Day and do you know what that meant?????
QVC HAD EVERYTHING ON 4 EASY PAYS ~ I MEAN EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh I was in shopping heaven!!!

My friend Barbara and I have a little T.V. in the office and we tune in to watch the Q when we take our lunch break...well I was watching early from home and was already HOT TO SHOP!!! I love deals :)

We are Girls
and well, we just had to stock up on our beauty products....who could resist snatching up such great skin & bath products at such great prices & we even saved on shipping!!!

I got these items, favorites each and every one!


Amazing Grace 3-in-1 Body Wash ~ these 2 products were super sized, OH MY!! They have such a clean light feminine scent...it makes you feel pretty all day long!


Amazing Grace Body Emulsification Lotion

The Gingerbread Man ~ This is my all time favorite, it smells heavenly & it was a supersize deal too!!!

Kiss Me Lip Scrub & Conditioner
So, while buying everything all at once could have been so expensive we were luck to get a great deal the Easy Pay made it SO WORTH IT!!! Thanks QVC!

Well, I'm off, Until tomorrow Be Safe & God Bless