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Slowly creeping to the halfway point of this deployment. Of course my departure date is set in jello and can always change...one would hope for sooner as opposed to later. This is Iraq and nothing is concrete. Whenever I leave, I won't miss the smell of burning metal and fuel in the morning air like we had today. The air was incredibly thick with it.

My colleague, Ian, passed on an idea his lovely and much better half :) sent him the other day. It's called Daddy Dolls. I know there is a pretty good network of servicemen and spouses linked to our pages here so I'll put the information out for the common good.

The deployed person takes a picture of themselves from head to toe, specifies whether they wish to have a 12 in or 17in doll, and sends it in to the company. In return, the service member's children have a doll replica of their parent to take with them to the store, church, bed, etc. Great idea...pictures below. It can even work in reverse...kids send service member dolls of themselves to keep service member company while deployed.



www.daddydolls.com






"Yesterday, Sen. Reid said the war 'is lost.' Today, Sen. Reid has tried to back off from that egregious comment using smoke and mirrors. It's impossible to figure out where the Democrats stand and there's no telling what Sen. Reid will say tomorrow."
– White House Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino, 4/20/07



SEE THIS MAN, KNOW THIS MAN...HE IS THE ENEMY WITHIN.

Sen Reid from Nevada is, in my humble opinion, a two bit political hack and quite frankly...a colossal ass.

I invite this insignificant little man to come out to Iraq, spend more than the customary Congressional 36 hours on the ground (because it's dangerous and what would happen if a member of Congress were hurt out here?!!? Oh my!!). It's okay for military members to risk their lives daily from 4 - 15 months on the ground though.

Yes, Senator Reid should take at least a month off from his political attacks to come over here and see what is really happening... how we are training the Iraqi's to fend for themselves, how the Iraqi people are rallying to the side of Coalition Forces to rid their communities of foreign fighters and Al Qaeda in Iraq, how we are returning electricity, water, phone service to communities. YOUR men and women of the United States Armed Forces are accomplishing great things while being shot at by snipers, maimed and killed by IED's, only to return the next day and keep doing great things.
There is no doubt we are in harms way...most times at the disadvantage because we follow the rules of armed conflict while the enemy does not. We are Americans and we do not accept defeat.

Off of my soap box now.


Thanks go out to Aunt Joan,Uncle Juris & Aunt Jane, Aunt Lois for your generous care packages. The Lemans candy and chocolate chip cookies are much appreciated and have been graciously consumed!

A-ILUH&S
N,A,A,G & J,R> miss each of you terribly