Military Life

Just to keep you updated!  Emily won second place in her school for her DARE essay that she wrote.  She got called up at her DARE graduation.  Since we are in DODEA school systme vs public schools.  The government schools takes more time teaching the kids about the dangers of drugs, alcoholism, bullying, being a true friend, puberty classes.  She was in a 12 week program that taught her how to say no and she can recognize every drug that is on the streets.  I began boo-hooing as they asked her to read her essay to the school.  I was nervous for her.  It was hard to sit there and listen to it knowing that I put her in that sitaution with her biological father.  I could have prevented it.  This is something I will never forgive myself over.  Bad things happened that only “CLOSE” family knows about and God.  I am proud of her.  Here are a couple of picts from graduation day. 
 

Well I am going into week 3 of “Your Fitness” training with my 2 personal trainers.  I see them 3 days a week for 2 hours at a time.  The first hour is intense cardio and the second hour is yoga and pilates combined.  I am also walking 5 miles a day 5 days a week.  I love it!  It feels great to not be able to move and have every muscle in your body screaming at you to STOP!!!!!  This has just been hard on me phisically since that car accident 3 years ago.  ( I got rear ended from 2 cars at a dead stop between 45 & 50 mph.  My hips are off balance now, my sacrum bone shifts out of place which is causing numbness down my legs and feet and tremors in my hands where they close by them selves when its all acting up bad).  So this has been a journey where I am biting my tongue hard and doing it regardless cause my health is more important than the physical pain.  I want to be able to run a 5K with Kris when he gets home from Iraq.  He is proud that in 2 weeks I am running 1 mile in 15 minutes.  Yes that sounds like a crappy time but take in consideration the problems I have had since the accident.  Trust me there is lots of praying going on with every pound of the pavement that I take.  It hurts!  I’m determined though!  Oh and I have already gone down 2 sizes in 2 weeks so that is a HUGE plus!  Mother look out when I come home for the summer your @ss is going to get in gear too with me………

What was I thinking?  4 nights a week during the week and about 6 hours on Saturdays for the boys games……  I have lost my mind!!!!!  They are so handsome ;0)

Gavin & Zack 5/3/08

Emily & Officer Ricker

WOOHOO!  I finished another semester tonight!!!!!!!  I have all A’s again!  Trust me when I say this, the BIG Man upstairs is running this show.  I could not make it with out him.  Being back in school after _ years is not easy.  So a big shout out to you Big Daddy!  Thanks for greasing these old rusty wheels for me and keeping me on the right track!  I am nothing with out and I am everything with you!