Leave is over and I am back in business but it is not business as usual!! I have been moved to day shift.... yea.... and put in a place where I will have time to do all the things I need to do for getting ready to finish up here.... YEA. My FORMER boss brought me to meet my NEW boss on Sunday. I was introduced to him about 945 am. The new boss said it was too late for me to see how things were done (WOW... they really do start early in the Army) and that I didn't need to show up till 720 on Monday. YEAAAA A FREE DAY!! Which made my second free day since coming in at midnight on Friday!! So, now I have worked two days.... uh wait a minute.... So, now I have SHOWN up for work for two days. There has been NO labor involved yet, just some riding around and observing how they do things. And, oh yea... I have gotten off at TWELVE both days. As my First Sergeant used to say; "This Army *** aint hard!" I don't know if all my days will be like this (please please please) but it will surely give me plenty of time to do ALL THAT STUFF I have to do to FINISH up here!!

So, now it is time to thank you all for all you have done! I have said it a bunch already and have even written poems about it. I could shout it from the rooftop and sing it for all to hear, but it will not convey the gratitude I feel for all you all have done! You have made so many people happy here with me and anywhere else that you have sent your love to! Don't think for a minute that you are not appreciated EVEN if you NEVER received a reply. Someone got that card, box or letter and believe me... they LOVED IT!! I watch it in all my people as I showed them another gift from you.

Well my people left in April and now it is time for me to wrap things up here too. I have stayed long enough and should be on my way home come mid October. Thank you all once again for ALL YOU HAVE done. No, I am not leaving the thread... I would like to always continue my converstions here with any of you who are left to read my words of wisdom, wit and loony tunes!! I have become very close to all of you here and hope that we can continue to share our feelings here.

Just so YOU all know... I had a GREAT time at home on leave. My wife and I fell MORE in love with each other. It is unbeleivable that anyone as great as she truly is... could love an old man like me!! We spent almost every moment I was home together. She wrote me after I got back here to tell me that she didn't even get tired of my constantly being around her like she used to... must mean SHE loves me more too!!!

I hope that ALL of you will stop in and say hi!! And I welcome all the new comers to stop in too! Let's get this thread UP and RUNNING AGAIN!!

TTFN! May God bless you and all your families!

Chris!  GREAT to hear from you, and especially great to know your leave was as wonderful as we all hoped it would be for you!

Thanks for all you do!! 

Hi Chris,

I'm glad you had such a good time while you were home & that the last couple of days haven't been too rough on you.  Welcome Back to the thread!  It's good to have you back.  I can't wait for you to be here, while at home!  Those will be good times because then we can enjoy hearing from you and not worry that you're safe!

Hugs,

Hey Chris, nice to finally see you on here! Glad your leave was great! Talk to you later...can't wait to hear some more poems!

Hello Chris......and a gracious welcome back to you!!!!    we certainly have missed you and I agree....let's get this all up and moving again.   Hope you had a FABULOUS 29th birthday.   Hope you liked all your "surprise" messages.

Not that I want to bring this up....but do we still have time to sent pkgs. to you with tournament prizes???   I have things that I was holding at the house til your return.   I wont be home for about another 10 days.    Let us all know.   Thanks..

Love, peace and blessings....Anne Marie

THANK YOU ONE AND ALL FOR YOUR KIND WORDS!!

Phillis... it is ALWAYS good to hear from you.... I SO wish I hadn't of gotten the packages switched! Let's here some more of how you are doing on your healthy new lifestyle? Even if you are not making GREAT changes I am SURE YOU are sticking to it at least. I am in the middle of ANOTHER of my sicknesses.... and I think it is a bronchial thing this time!

Anneel... coming TOO the forum was like nestleing in on a winter's night with a good book and a cup of hot chocolate. I had tried to keep up while at home... without getting caught up in spending TOO much time on the computer and away from my wife. So, I didn't write... because WE ALL know... once I get started.... well even now I am sitting here in my tshirt... and I have to be at work in twenty minutes!! Thanks again!

Irish... thank you for your thoughts of my going home... I GET TO GO HOME FROM HERE?? lol won't be long now. In preperation of it... moving me to this new position has been a God send! I have had more time of in this past week then in the entire time I have been in country!! Yesterday I worked till 530 pm and that is STILL two hours short of a normal day for me!

Ash.... Nice to meet you and thank you for joinning us and your support! I have a challenge for you... my fourteen year old has put pen to paper and has written some poems... so you shouldn't have any problem either... I need to be inspired to write anything new... SO INSPIRE ME!! If you will write a poem about your life.... or your love... or your feelings of support... or even from what you have read in here... I will write a reply poem to it! So get cracking and post it here!!

Ann Marie... Than you for all YOU do!! Yes, there will still be time for you to get a package out and thanks for thinking about us!! The games are still going strong and the box has been growing with help from others too. I have about six weeks left and it has only been taking a week for mail to get here. BUT, for now.... just enjoy your time with YOUR husband and the time you are having away from your home! Take care of Beaufort when you get back because when I get home this time.... I plan on spending some time at my Mom's... which will OF COURSE mean lunch with you!!!

TTFN to all and May GOD bless you all!!

Welcome back, SFC Dunn. It's great having your positive influence here once again. 

Glad you had a great time at home! 

Hey Chris,

Hope you are taking care of yourself..........bronchial is nothing to fool around with.......Go to the Doctor.......It's great you got off from working nights.

And, I am glad that you issued the challenge to Ashlee, she is going to blow you away.  She is one smart cookie and a joy to us on the forum.

Mimi

Thank YOU Mimi,

I am still sick with congestion and a headache... sinus headache... but I am coming back to health and out of the "doc's" hands. I hope that you as well as EVERYONE else here is doing fine and getting better. I have a plan and I want to share it with  you all. I have been working 12 hour days seven days a week and it has worn me out! But, now that I am on days and over the sickness AND working HALF days MOST of the time... so it is time to get busy.

I am going to start everyday doing stuff and reporting back here what I am doing. You can watch my progress as week after week I INCREASE my workouts to more and more stuff! I would like ANY of you that are WILLING to do the same. I don't care if it is walking around your yard once and and then adding another lap next week! As long as it is SOMETHING MORE then you have been dong it counts. Along with doing more I want you to eat A LITTLE less. Nothing drastic like NOT eating... but if you can go WITHOUT that second of ANYTHING than do it and win! ANY think you feel comfortable about sharing with us here please do so. Like; the day before yesterday all I had to eat was two trail mix bars with peanut butter and LOTS of water... but I was SUPPOSED to be on a liquid diet and I cheated! So... don't go THAT drastic!! Today I had four links of sausage and two small breakfast burritos that was just egg and cheese, and for lunch I has a helping of vegetable melody with some grilled chicken breasts. I had a bite of the roll and have yet to eat dinner. I am getting ready to go out for a one mile walk when it gets a LITTLE bit cooler. lol

ANYTHING people.... any reason.... JUST start doing more and start eating less (but SMARTLY) and come here and keep us informed. I have at least a month left to do what I can. Will you give me a month of your time to be STRICT on yourself... to be honest with us... to do all that you can do in just four weeks SO WE ALL can see what we ALL CAN DO?!!!

I LOVE YOU ALL AND APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH!! Come, get healthy with me!

ONE of YOU AS.commers asked me this question:

I'll join you Chris! Probably won't do the physical stuff so much because I do PT everyday at school with NJROTC. But I definitely need to cut back on what I eat...I resemble a horse. More water, Less Soda. More fruit less Chips. Thanks for the inspirationn Chris!                                       

I'll join you Chris! Probably won't do the physical stuff so much because I do PT everyday at school with NJROTC. But I definitely need to cut back on what I eat...I resemble a horse. More water, Less Soda. More fruit less Chips. Thanks for the inspirationn Chris!                                       

Hey Ashlee,

Where have you been?  Haven't heard from you.  Hope everything is okay?

  Yeah, now that you said you'd join Chris, he will probably have you fasting.........don't do it.......not good for the body..........just cut down on the portions.........he will tell you to go run around the block a few hundred times, lol.

Have you been working on any poems for him.......don't forget he issued a "challenge to you and his daughter".....

Love to you kiddo,

Mimi

Oh yeah Chris,

I figured the doc has had you on too much medicine and it affected your "brain" a little.........just off by 10 years........time does fly doesn't it.......especially when you are in the sandbox, huh?

Mimi