In My Own Words

Click the link below to see the Oak Ridge Boys singing “Did I Make a Difference?” Did I Make A Difference? Jack posted this video on his Multiply page, and I really like it so I thought I’d post it here. I wonder at times if what I’m doing makes a difference or not. Occasionally [...]

Since it’s payday, I have a whole $40 at my disposal – Woo-hoo!! I have stuff in my “soldier stash,” so I guess this time my entire allowance will go for postage. The balance in the Troop Support Account is $44.85, which will cover postage for 4 small FRB’s or 3 large FRB’s. If I [...]

I took the $50 gift card my ex-boss Jo gave me and bought 4 solar camp showers, 4 bottles of Suave for Men body shampoo, and 4 shower puffs for our Warriors in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan. That takes care of their entire wish list; now I can send more “random” type care packages [...]

Well, I’m about halfway moved into my new/old office. Since there was nothing in the office yet, I could access more wall space. All of my pictures fit on the wall, and I still have space available that will be easily accessible once my furniture is in place. I’ll have to take a picture and [...]

It’s been three days since I’ve posted an entry here, but there’s not much news to tell, so you haven’t really missed anything. The welcome page on my site broke last week…the entire bottom of the page just vanished. Shawn rebuilt it for me the same day, but the counter had to start all over [...]

I’ve been working on fulfilling the requests of Chuck, the leader of the sniper team in Korengal Valley, Afghanistan that I adopted from AdoptAUSSoldier. I sent a box of assorted snacks first thing, which wasn’t specifically requested but was something I had on hand. I’ve never had a troop turn down a box of goodies, [...]

I’ve got two packages ready to go to the post office this afternoon. I packed a large Flat Rate Box full of snacks for our sniper group in Afghanistan, and a small Flat Rate Box full of snacks for one of our troops in Iraq. Before I pick up Shawn’s kids on the way home, [...]

I have a new Soldier to support, and this is his request: “I’m a sniper team leader in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan. We don’t have many resources out here, including no showers. Some of the things my men and I need are baby wipes, and a portable shower, something along the lines of a 5 [...]