tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852370587144984812.post2849343711744086007..comments2023-10-07T03:31:53.904-07:00Comments on Dear Diary: Some Notes And A Little Sad NewsMonaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17752572989948213087noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852370587144984812.post-5081425291746472232007-03-26T17:05:00.000-07:002007-03-26T17:05:00.000-07:00That yellow stuff has everything coated here also....That yellow stuff has everything coated here also. I am trying to stay inside as much as possible to avoid breathing any of it. I walked barefoot out onto the porch today and left footprints in the pollen. HelenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852370587144984812.post-7935354179677819162007-03-26T19:58:00.000-07:002007-03-26T19:58:00.000-07:00((((((((((((((((((((((HUGSTOYOU)))))))))))))))))))...((((((((((((((((((((((HUGSTOYOU))))))))))))))))))))I am sorry about your friend who died in Iraq.I will say a prayer for you and His family.It is so sad and I aggree with you,that the troops should come home,they been ther to long and it seems as thoe,things are getting worse.What do you think?I am tired and not feeling to good,so,I am going to head to bed after I do a few things on here.Have a good week.<br><br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852370587144984812.post-80507678251940566092007-03-27T04:39:00.000-07:002007-03-27T04:39:00.000-07:00Hi Monae,We, as the people of the US and UK have a...Hi Monae,<br><br>We, as the people of the US and UK have a lot to answer for. Was our silence the go ahead for our governments to proceed with action? Perhaps in the fututre we will learn lessons from this conflict and not do what we have done this time.<br><br>Sorry for being so serious but this is one hell of a situation that both our countries have managed to get themselves into.<br><br>We are finally getting settled into our new home. Most boxes have now been unpacked although the garage is still full of stuff. It is just becoming so much like a proper home now. We had my 2 boys through this weekend (David & Michael) and it was lovely to see them enjoying the whole house.<br><br>We both love the products from the Yankee Candle Company which we can buy here in Scotland. At the moment our fav perfume is White Linen which has a fab fresh smell - it may be called White Cotton - I'm not sure!!!!<br><br>We love Crawfish as well Monae, I think we call them Prawns here - you know - when you cook them they go all pink and are great with seafood sauce and salad. I had an accident last night - I knocked over our mug tree one of the 6 Dunoon mugs that Eva has and it broke on the kitchen floor - smashed to bits so I went online and ordered a replacement - not the exact same but pretty close to it so it should arrive any day now. I think the website is www.dunoon.co.uk or if not then if you look up Google for Dunoon Ceramics then I'm sure you will find it.<br><br>Take care and avoid all that pollen!!!!<br><br>John & Eva xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852370587144984812.post-2852959092414166472007-03-28T03:39:00.000-07:002007-03-28T03:39:00.000-07:00Hi Monae! ... Glad you finally got my letter :O) ....Hi Monae! ... Glad you finally got my letter :O) ... About the ongoing war in Iraq, my sister's husband/brother-in-law, named Robert, is a Staff Sergeant for the U.S. Marines. In the fall of 1995, at the age of 29, Robert was deployed to the Iraq War for his 3rd tour of duty (2nd time in Iraq). About a month later, he was riding in a Humvee as one of 10 Marine soldiers when they got hit with a similar IED (improvised explosive device: aka: makeshift bomb) that S.Sgt. Harris similarly encountered. Of the 10 onboard, 1 died, and all were severely injured. Robert loss the use of his right arm. Since then, he has already had 3 surgeries on it, they have had little success in restoring it to fully function. He was one of the lucky ones in that he is alive and still has his right arm, there were others who did lose limbs permanently. He and the other 8 survivors, all nearly died that day along with the one that did indeed face death. <br><br>On the world news, it was REPEATEDLY reported that only 4 U.S. Marines were involved in the IED incident, this was not true! Neither corrections nor retractions were ever made. It sickens me even now to think about how falsely and under reported these tragic events truly are. There are a countless number of other U.S. soldiers who are all facing death in Iraq every second, of every day, that they are there, like TODAY. So, like you, I too HOPE and WISH our troops a very SPEEDY and SAFE return back home SOON!!!<br><br>I would also like to mention that Robert told us that, prior to the explosion, his unit had asked on a number of occasions for a "snow plow" to be installed on their Humvee. The snow plow would have served as extra protection from IEDs, for flying shrapnel and the like. They were ignored. Now, we ANGRILY wonder in our minds, whether or not the implementation of something as simple as a snow plow equipped to the front-end of theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852370587144984812.post-53424301143366956692007-03-28T03:41:00.000-07:002007-03-28T03:41:00.000-07:00(my comment got cut off...)I would also like to me...(my comment got cut off...)<br><br>I would also like to mention that Robert told us that, prior to the explosion, his unit had asked on a number of occasions for a "snow plow" to be installed on their Humvee. The snow plow would have served as extra protection from IEDs, for flying shrapnel and the like. They were ignored. Now, we ANGRILY wonder in our minds, whether or not the implementation of something as simple as a snow plow equipped to the front-end of the Humvee vehicles may have saved countless lives, and prevented so many injuries.<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com