Re: Sam now Jamie

Andrea:  What a lovely thing for you all to have done for your friends...so glad he's back where he belongs!  Yeah!!!!!


Melody, IA (Z 5/4)

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."    
--Albert Einstein

 --- On Thu 07/01, Andrea H < hodgesaa@earthlink.net > wrote:
From: Andrea H [mailto: hodgesaa@earthlink.net]
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 20:26:02 -0400
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Sam now Jamie

You guys, I had to tell you all the great news. I got a phone call
today<br>from a very close friend. our friend Jamie was on his way home
after 6<br>months in Iraq. He was planning on surprising his wife. Their
whole family<br>is coming in this weekend for the 4th, but she wasn't
expecting him to leave<br>until the 7th. We all got to their house about
5:00. he called pretending to<br>be still in Iraq and asked to to look
for some papers for him in their<br>closet. as she was looking he was
walking down the hall talking to her. I<br>think she almost fainted when
she saw him. We all stood and cried, and<br>rejoiced that he made it
home in one piece. Their Blackhawk helicopter was<br>attacked on the way
out, and he finally made it to Germany and then the US<br>some 22 hours
after leaving Iraq.<br><br>Because the whole family is coming in, I took
it upon myself to make them a<br>reservation at a bed and breakfast
downtown for the<br>night................they left after visiting with
us for a couple of hours,<br>we fed him beer and pizza and chatted, but
then sent them on their merry<br>way. Jamie wanted roses sent to the
room for his wife so we took care of<br>that too. It felt great to be
able to do SOMETHIGN for him! I'm so happy for<br>them. And so thankful
that he and Sam made it home!<br><br>Just had to
share<br>A<br><br>Andrea H<br>Beaufort, SC<br><br><br>----- Original
Message ----- <br>From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net><br>To:
<gardenchat@hort.net><br>Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 12:50
AM<br>Subject: Re: [CHAT] tomato > Sam<br><br><br>> Sam said he's been
told he's on more prayer lists than he can count.<br>People<br>> coming
up to him and thanking him, trying to buy him drinks, etc.
He<br>knows<br>> he's lucky he made it out of that attack near Fallujah
alive.<br>> The poor kid has had trouble hanging onto duffles. When his
humvee was<br>> blown up near Fallujah he lost much of his gear,
including his PT shoes,<br>so<br>> he has had to do PT in boots for
months. Back in Baghdad at the PX he had<br>a<br

>> choice of size 8 or 16 shoes - I think he wears 12s. Now for his trip
to<br>> come home, the duffle of his clothes and odds and ends didn't
make the<br>> transfer in Kuwait so they sent it back to Baghdad. So now
he has to shop<br>> for clothes because the pants he left here at home
won't stay up.<br>><br>> I watched 60 minutes tonight which had a
feature on the many injured<br>> soldiers and it was very difficult to
watch. Geez, I hope things get<br>> straightened out.<br>><br>>
Kitty<br>><br>><br>> ----- Original Message ----- <br>> From: "Donna"
<justme@prairieinet.net><br>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net><br>> Sent:
Wednesday, June 30, 2004 9:03 PM<br>> Subject: RE: [CHAT] tomato >
Sam<br>><br>><br>> > Gee-- I thought we had some juicy gossip when I saw
the Sam name and<br>> > your signature... but this is EVEN BETTER!<br>>
><br>> > This is great that Sam got to come home, even if it is just for
a short<br>> > time. Enjoy the time with him! And don't forget to load
him up with all<br>> > those homemade goodies and favorite meals while
he is here... and a<br>> > large doggie bag to go back with!<br>> ><br>>
> Give him an extra hug from me... no, doesn't know me, but tell
him<br>> > thanks for keeping my family safe while he has to be away
from his... I<br>> > appreciate it more than I can ever say! :)<br>>
><br>> > Donna<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > > -----Original Message-----<br>> >
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]
On<br>> > > Behalf Of Kitty<br>> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 9:42
AM<br>> > > To: gardenchat@hort.net<br>> > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] tomato
> Sam<br>> > ><br>> > > Yeah, I was surprised to see Sam on there, too!
I must have<br>> > accidently<br>> > > scrolled while having
accidentally highlighted the 'From' line, which<br>> > > brought up my
nephew's email address. Also surprised that it went<br>> > >
through.<br>> > > But it is quite coincidental because, (DRUM ROLL)
:<br>> > > My nephew, SAM IS COMING HOME TODAY FROM
IRAQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br>> > > We're mee

ti
ng him at the airport at noon. I'm so excited. Of course<br>> > >
he'll<br>> > > only be here for 2 wks before returning. And, of course,
I bet he'll<br>> > > spend<br>> > > much of that time with his
girlfriend. But one nice thing is that<br>> > he'll<br>> > > be<br>> > >
here for July 4th which is his sister, Megan's birthday, which
means<br>> > we<br>> > > will<br>> > > all have a nice chance to get
together and celebrate.<br>> > ><br>> > > Kitty<br>> > ><br>> > > -----
Original Message -----<br>> > > From: "Donna"
<justme@prairieinet.net><br>> > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net><br>> > >
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 5:34 AM<br>> > > Subject: RE: Re: [CHAT]
tomato woes<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > > Interesting...who's Sam?!?
LOL!- just being a smart #$%, no need for<br>> > a<br>> > > > reply on
that!<br>> > > ><br>> > > > Actually my life was more active back then,
less sleep, but probably<br>> > > > less stress too....<br>> > > ><br>>
> > > I really felt it made a difference, as the first year I had to
back<br>> > to<br>> > > > eating store bought meat, I was sicker than a
dog...as the saying<br>> > goes.<br>> > > > Might have been a
coincident, but seems that way at the time.<br>> > > ><br>> > > >
Donna<br>> > > ><br>> > > ><br>> > > > > -----Original Message-----<br>>
> > > > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
[o*@hort.net]<br>> > On<br>> > > > > Behalf Of
Sam<br>> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 11:52 PM<br>> > > > > To:
gardenchat@hort.net<br>> > > > > Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] tomato
woes<br>> > > > ><br>> > > > > I don't think it is *just* the food,
Donna. You seem to lead a<br>> > fast-<br>> > > > > paced,<br>> > > > >
stressful, busy life. Was it that way when you were eating the<br>> > >
> natural<br>> > > > > stuff? I don't mean to suggest that healthier
food isn't a<br>> > factor,<br>> > > > but it<br>> > > > > isn't
everything.<br>> > > > ><br>> > > > > Years ago I ate a much better,
more balanced diet than now, but I<br>> > had<br>> > > > > bronchitis
every winter and som

e summers. Also sinus problems. I<br>> > > > kept<br>> > > > > busy<br>>
> > > > with school, several jobs, etc, didn't get the sleep I needed.
I<br>> > was<br>> > > > > never<br>> > > > > sickly, but I got sick like
everyone else does.<br>> > > > ><br>> > > > > As I got older, I didn't
eat as well as I should, but I reduced my<br>> > > > > stressors<br>> >
> > > and got more sleep. Reduced illness a lot. Now, this past<br>> >
winter, I<br>> > > > was<br>> > > > > completely illness-free, while
probably eating the worst. I<br>> > attribute<br>> > > > > that<br>> > >
> > to increasing the house's humidity while reducing my outside<br>> >
> > activities<br>> > > > > like<br>> > > > > work.<br>> > > > ><br>> >
> > > Kitty<br>> > > > ><br>> > > > > ----- Original Message -----<br>>
> > > > From: "Donna" <justme@prairieinet.net><br>> > > > > To:
<gardenchat@hort.net><br>> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 9:02
PM<br>> > > > > Subject: RE: Re: [CHAT] tomato woes<br>> > > > ><br>> >
> > ><br>> > > > > > Ya know Jesse.. you are correct about what is in
the food we<br>> > eat.<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > > > Years ago, I grew
all my own veggies and froze/canned them for<br>> > the<br>> > > >
off<br>> > > > > > season. My uncle raised cows, pigs and chickens for
both our<br>> > > > families.<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > > > I was never
healthier than... didn't even get a cold!<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > > >
Now, with limited veggie growing room and my uncle has passed on<br>> >
and<br>> > > > the<br>> > > > > > farm sold.... well, get sick every
darn year! (some worse than<br>> > > > others)<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > >
> > Donna<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > > > > I'm trying to
MAKE time for the things that are important to<br>> > > > > > >
me....eating food that is not treated with chemicals for one<br>> > > >
thing. I<br>> > > > > > > KNOW what goes on my veggies...water and
sunshine. The end.<br>> > And..a<br>> > > > > > love<br>> > > > > > >
for pickles started this whole thing.<br>> > > > > ><br>> > > > >

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