Re: Re: Re: RE: Re: Merry Christmas/ delayed

Ugh. Well I know he stays in our prayers as Russ does. That's a pretty
scary deal over there and I admire anyone w/ the guts to handle it.


Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: kmrsy@comcast.net
Sent: 12/27/2004 3:21:11 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: Re: RE: Re: [CHAT] Merry Christmas/ delayed

He was there just a few weeks shy of a year, about 1/6/04-12/20/04. When
he goes back in October it will be for 12 to 18 months, depending.


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> Seems like he's been there a long time already, how long are their tours of 
> duty? 
> 
> Pam Evans 
> Kemp, TX 
> zone 8A 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: kmrsy@comcast.net 
> Sent: 12/27/2004 10:28:02 AM 
> To: gardenchat@hort.net 
> Subject: Re: RE: Re: [CHAT] Merry Christmas/ delayed 
> 
> I shopped on ebay and amazon and just a few local sales myself. Sam got 
> back to base in NC from Iraq on the 22nd and they made him spend Cmas 
> there. He'll be home for a couple of weeks for furlough and then back to 
> NC until October. then he goes back to Iraq for another year. He'll 
> spend Cmas 05 in Iraq. 
> 
> 
> Kitty 
> 
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> 
> > Lord knows Kitty, I don't spend that much time shopping in a year. Glad 
> > to hear Sam will be home soon. Is this a holiday furlough, or for 
> > permanent this time (I hope)?? 
> > 
> > 
> > Pam Evans 
> > Kemp, TX 
> > zone 8A 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: kmrsy@comcast.net 
> > Sent: 12/27/2004 9:30:51 AM 
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net 
> > Subject: RE: Re: [CHAT] Merry Christmas/ delayed 
> > 
> > Well, it's not over here. We had a Cmas dinner with a few minor family 
> > upsets, but in all, a nice dinner. But no presents. Sam will be home 
> > just before midnight on the 29th, so we're waiting to redo Cmas all over 
> > again on Sun 1/2/5, with presents and including 2 birthdays, his and my 
> > sister's. 
> > 
> > 
> > I hit 3 stores yesterday for a few markdown items - took about 1.5 hrs, 
> > got back home a bit after Noon. My sister, Sue (from Canada) had just 
> > gotten up and wanted me to take her to the mall. Finally got her 
> > motivated enough to get her there by 2pm. She was to call from her cell 
> > when she wanted to be picked up. 7:30 no sign of her and no answer on 
> > her cell. 8:30 same. I called my other sister, Pat. At 9:00, I tried 
> > Mall security. No answer. Stores were closed. Pat got dressed to go 
> > drive around the mall lot to see if she could find Sue's bloody, mugged 
> > body. I pulled out the phone book to call hospitals, police. Then Sue 
> > called and said they had just kicked her out of the mall as they had 
> > closed. 
> > 
> > 
> > She wants me to take her to the mall again today because she didn't get 
> > what she went there for. So I will spend my lunch hour running her over 
> > there. But I will not worry until after 10 pm. My goodness! Who shops 
> > for 7 hours? 
> > 
> > 
> > Kitty 
> > 
> > -------------- Original message -------------- 
> > 
> > > well I am glad that all are fine.... Bonnie in the 
> > > cold weather, daughter involved in a awful situation. 
> > > 
> > > What is this world coming too.... stealing plants, 
> > > violent robberies... snowing in TX... geessssssssssh. 
> > > 
> > > I for one am glad Xmas is over!.... What a busy 
> > > holiday here, althought I have one more week of 
> > > festivites and all should be back to normal. Which 
> > > BTW, includes an open house on Jan 2nd.... so if any 
> > > of you are adventurous, come on down (or is that 
> > > up)... 
> > > 
> > > Donna 
> > > 
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