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Dirk II visits the University of South Alabama

Dirk attended his orientation days in Alabama with Dad, Mom, and Lisa. They checked out the entire campus.<< MORE >>

Scarlett's 1st Birthday

Scarlett's 1st Birthday!

The very first birthday is always very special and this one surely was. She enjoyed herself and the gifts. ...<< MORE >>

Dad's a Junior High Principal

06/17/2008

Dad is now a Junior High Principal in Carrizo Springs Texas. http://www.cscisd.net/carrizo_jrhigh/index.htm

Dad took a Junior High Principal job in Carrizo Springs. He is the principal of a school with about 300 students in grades 7 & 8. He currently has a half-time assistant principal and is looking forward to a great year.

Christmas in Las Vegas

Christmas in Vegas Wow! Mom and Dad were going on a free trip to Vegas at Christmas and some of us asked to tag along. Then Dawn called and asked if her and Chad could meet us in Vegas. We really had a BLAST!<< MORE >>

Christmas in Big Spring

12/23/2007

Christmas in Texas came a couple days early and revolved around a couple of the grandkids - Jordan and Scarlett.

We hope that your Christmas was as wonderful as ours was. ...<< MORE >>

A New Assistant Principal

On December 3rd, 2007, Dad started working as the Assistant Principal at Marcy Elementary in Big Spring, TX.<< MORE >>

My Thanksgiving Trip

I flew down to Texas to spend a few days with the family for the holidays.

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Thanksgiving Snow

11/22/2007

Wow!

We had snow on Thanksgiving in Texas. The snow started in the morning and by afternoon it was very beautiful.

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Adam's Address

I didn't include Adam's address, because the blog is a public website that anybody can read and have access to.  So, if you are interested in sending something please email me or the fam and they can send it to you

Info on My Favorite Soldier

I hope this finds everyone doing well. I've had some questions about what to send Adam, and truth be told I really don't know what he needs right now. AAFES the "Army Airforce Exchange Service", your all purpose store for the guys, has made it easy for family and friends to help by setting up Gift Cards in different amounts that you can purchase online, and have sent to him in Iraq. The website is: www.aafes.com. Once you get there, you go to the right hand side of the page, and click on "Gifts from the Homefront" for the gift cards, and "Help Our Troops Call Home" for the phone cards. << MORE >>