Kicked in the head with the truth

I was at the doctor today. While sitting in the waiting room I picked up the Maclean's magazine. I flipped it open and there was Kevin.  The first thought into my head was that he wasn't wearing his friggen helmet. Fat lot of good it will do him on his back. Ugh. 

I know he is infantry and that his job is to actually go out and find and fight the Taliban. I have known this all along.  He doesn't stay on base and prepare meals or work in supply or fix vehicles. Not that the people on the base in Kandahar are all that safe either with all the rocket attacks there have been lately. Yet somehow seeing this picture and reading the report drilled it into my head he is in real, very real danger every day.  Call it head in the sand syndrome I guess but even with all the recent deaths of our boys I had this denial going on.  Refusal to face facts.

He has been in other press, with equally honest reporting of what they do each day.  I read a whole section, a special report in the Toronto Star earlier this month. And yet, I was somehow protected from the harsh reality. I suppose I was protecting myself.

That all changed when I opened up this magazine. I'm scared shitless now. I can no longer deny he is in danger. Anyone have a Valium?

A long way from home....

Before and After

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After

So today I'm listening to the radio, when along comes a song that had me actually LOL'ing.  It sounded like Aerosmith at first, but then I heard the words "Cheny's Got a Gun"!  Cracked me the hell up!

Divy too had me rolling today. He was outside playing tetherball with Scott. I was sort of listening to them, as Scott was getting him to spell words. Div loves spelling and seems to have a talent for it. Anyhow, Scott had him spell Mississippi, then asked him if he knew what it meant. Div said sure, it is a woman who isn't married. Scott said what??! Div says it's a woman who's name is Miss Si Sippi!

I have booked us onto another cruise for the beginning of Jan. 2007. Seems weird to already be planning that far ahead. I have told the boys that since Annie couldn't come with us on our last cruise, that just her and I are going. Really we all are! They will find out at Christmas that they too need to pack their bags. :)

Speaking of Annie, she got a promotion of Friday. She has been working for a publishing company.  Her new position is as an author rep. Pretty cool. She says that the reps are always going out to "do lunch". Now she'll be doing it too! Pretty good for a kid who started out as a receptionist.

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Stormy Weather

We normally have very mild winters. This year has been anything but normal! We have had storm after storm after storm. After spending most of today without electricity, we do have power again.

These storms have had winds up to 100 kms an hour and heavy heavy rains. Many ferry sailings have been cancelled over the past few weeks, trees have crashed into houses and onto cars. We have a pump that stops the water from entering the house as our driveway floods and the water comes in through the garage door then into the rest of the ground level. Well an electric pump doesn't do dick when the power goes out! UGH.

Since I still haven't downloaded my cruise pics, I'll post this one I thought was pretty cool.