Ma and Pa celebrated 49 years together today.  Well, they didnt really do anything special to celebrate, but ... they are still together after 49 years! 

 This is from about a year ago.

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This is the kind of mood Gabbie Gurl wakes up in every morning.  She's been awake about 15 minutes in this pic.  BabyGurl says they must've gotten Gabbie mixed up in the hospital because her Mommy is NOT a morning person (she's a late afternoon person!)

This is how she went to sleep.

This is how she is now.

She should be getting up any minute.  Then we have to get fed, bathed and dressed for church.  Will be my first time taking her out in public.  I hope she sings in tune with the choir!

Yesterday I told you  that BoyChild was going to get to go to Louisville for a ballgame - and all that he planned to eat/drink.

Today I got a letter that said:

"Me and my buds acted a fool at the ballgame.  It was fun.  We didnt get in trouble or nothing.  I drank 3 - 32 oz Dr Peppers, 2 Monsters, 2 Mtn Dews, and ate 2 hotdogs, funnel cake, cookies, 2 pieces of pizza, chocolate ice cream cone, cotton candy, and a big pretzel.  When we got back Drill Sgt knew we went crazy so he smoked us!  I puked! It was worth it!"

I dont know about y'all but I'd have puked without Drill Sgt's help!

From the 31st to the 4th they will be "camping out" in the woods and going through simulations of all they have learned so far.  Cant wait to hear how that goes.

Today's verse is kinda long so I'll let you all look it up for yourselves:

Proverbs 24:30-34

The Lord directs the steps of the godly.  He delights in every detail of their life.  Though they stumble they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand. (Psalm 37:23-24)

That's the "verse of the day" in BoyChild's most recent letter.

He writes (on the 22nd): "Monday is soldier appreciation day.  We're going to a Louisville minor league baseball game!  I get to see real people! In public! I told my buddy I am gonna eat cotton candy and sweet-tarts and drink monster energy drinks til I pass out! LOL"

He also says he is almost back up to 100% and has been cleared by the doctor for full duty again.  He was to have a PT test the following morning and was hoping to beat his previous time on the 2 mile run. 

They made pictures early on of them in their ACU's (Army Combat Uniform), but somehow his got lost and they had to remake them last week.  Of course I will share them with you as soon as I get them!

He also says: "Got my Class A uniform.  Man I look sexy in it! LOL."

I wrote back and told him that was more than I needed to know, and I hope he wont mind if I just tell him he looks handsome and 'grown-up'. 

It's winding down now.  Only two more weeks til graduation (June 11th).  Me and BabyGurl and "A" (his g/f) will be going up there.  I already had a trip to Nashville planned for that Wed night (the 10th) so we are stopping there along the way then continuing on to Fort Knox KY.  We're gonna get to the hotel just in time to shower change and head to the base (graduation is EARLY!)  I told him we might nod off a little during grad since we will have no sleep.  We get to "check him out" for a few hours after graduation and I told him he can spend that time sitting in the hotel room watching me sleep!  We'll take him back to the base at about 630pm and then go back to the hotel, get a good nights sleep and head home Friday morning.  Though, we are considering stopping off in Nashville again for a few hours.  It's Fan Fair week!

Had a good weekend.  Didnt do much.  Was too wet to mow grass (and still raining today).  If I dont get a chance to cut it soon, I'm not gonna be able to find my house!!

Actually did a little house-keeping.  (Trust me, a little is a lot to me!)  Tossed some junk out of my bedroom.  Went through some desk drawers in the computer desk.  De-cluttered the living room.  Did about one percent of what needs to be done.  But every little one percent helps, right?

Went to BabyGurl's church Sunday (me and Ma and Pa).  They had their first contemporary service this week.  It was real nice. And for once their preacher didnt go overtime.  Maybe since he's doing two services now he can get it out of his system without going overtime. ;-)

Back to work today.  It may say Tuesday on the calendar, but it's Monday.

Rainy days and Tuesdays that are really Mondays always get me down.

I love The Carpenters' music. 

Great new song by Mac McAnally - one of the greatest songwriters around.

http://media.netwurk.com/Showdog/MacMcAnally/MacMcAnally_YouFirst.asx

Got another letter today -- written on the 17th (Sunday) night

"My chest is still sore but I'm 200% better.  I'm supposed to go back to the clinic tomorrow for a checkup bup I don't think I'm gonna go cause I'm better everyday and I dont want to miss anything.  Yesterday we shot the M249, M240B and the .50 caliber machine guns! It was awesome! We shot them all day and then used infrared night vision and thermal vision and shot til bout 1am!  It was cool!"

(Then he drew me a picture of the bullet to show me how big it was and said "the gun is bigger than me! I love it!")

He also says he didn't go to church the past couple of weeks (of course he was in hospital one of them) because he cant stay awake and he feels bad about sleeping through it, then he says "but you can still be proud" because he has been reading his Bible whenever he has a minute, and he has a pocket Bible he carries with him to the field.  He's read all the way through Proverbs and how he's reading Psalms. 

He highlights a verse every day and writes it in his "little book".  Today's verse is Phillipians 4:6.  "Don't worry about anything; instead pray about everything.  Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done".

He says "I tried just reading the Bible before and it just didnt make sense.  But now I understand it pretty good  Dont know, just weird.  The Bible I got now is not like a "teen" Bible but it's not all "mumbo jumbo" either."

He also says the pocket Bible has more "thy's and thee's" but it's ok. 

And he closes, as always with, "miss ya, love ya".