Re: Neal

Thanks Zem.  I had a hard time going to sleep last night...but I kept hearing two words in my head over and over again.  Strength..and Grace.  Gonna need both of those for the next 8 months.
  

Zemuly Sanders <zemuly@comcast.net> wrote:
  Oh, Jesse, my heart goes out to you. I'll keep Neal in my heart and 
prayers. Let's hope this war will be history SOON!!!
zem
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jesse Bell" 
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Neal


> This time he's a gunner on one of those Hum-ves (sp?). O.K., that makes 
> sense...let's put a guy who is 6' 7" on TOP of a tank so he can shoot 
> people. Can you say moving target? At least he was in a safer vehicle 
> last time. They put him in this position because he is an "expert 
> marksman". Whoopie.
>
>
> Pam Evans wrote:
> Already been praying for him dear. Sorry you have to make that trip by
> yourself. Wish I could go, believe me! I remember how distraught you were
> last time he shipped out.
>
> On 10/3/07, Jesse Bell wrote:
>>
>> I just found out that Neal leaves for Iraq on the 10th and Robert cannot
>> go. He HAS to be at a convention in Dallas (new client he is in charge
>> of). So I'll be flying out there solo. Bummer. Fighting the fear and
>> depression today....from now on I cannot watch the news. It just gives me
>> panic attacks when they talk about an Oklahoma soldier dying over there, 
>> or
>> more bombs killing people. Ughhhh.
>>
>>
>>
>> Pam Evans wrote:
>> There's nothing wrong w/ you dear. You are filling your empty nest.
>> Perfectly normal and understandable. And hello, how many people have
>> spoiled llamas, racoons and etc.? That's just you and critters. Sounds
>> like you have another Cool Chicken. Awesome.
>>
>> On 10/3/07, Jesse Bell wrote:
>> >
>> > Well, thanks Lynda (and Zem). My husband laughs at me and says I have
>> > tranferred all my "motherly love and concern" to the chickens now that
>> the
>> > kids have moved out...which is probably true. And now that Neal is 
>> > going
>> > back to Iraq..it's a nice diversion from sitting around and worrying
>> about
>> > him. But baby chics are just the CUTEST things - how can you not just
>> LOVE
>> > them?
>> >
>> >
>> > Lynda Young wrote:
>> > Oh no, Jesse, I think something is very right with you.
>> >
>> > Lynda
>> > Zone 7 - West TN
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
>> > Behalf
>> > Of Jesse Bell
>> > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 8:34 AM
>> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Baby chics update...
>> >
>> > OHMYGOSH...I picked the WORST day to put her outside for her "first
>> day".
>> > I
>> > feel like a horrible mother. After I pried her away from my neck and 
>> > put
>> > her down to play with the others..she finally ran off and started
>> pulling
>> > at Burmuda grass and chasing bugs and I went to work. When I got home 
>> > it
>> > was DOWNPOURING rain, thunder and lightening everywhere. The guineas
>> were
>> > fine (I'm sorry, they are just stupid birds, but I get them because 
>> > they
>> > are
>> > great bug eaters - and my last group left our farm for the neighbors
>> farm
>> > because all of our females had been killed by owls or hawks or coyotes
>> or
>> > WHATEVER). Anyway, the baby guineas are running all helter skelter in
>> the
>> > chicken coop, but I didn't see the two baby chics. My heart just sank.
>> > Just then, I lifted then inside, drop-down hatch that lets them go into
>> > the
>> > enclosed area, and there they were...the black and yellow babies. They
>> > were
>> > soaking wet and shivering all over. I scooped them into my shirt to 
>> > keep
>> > them warm,
>> > chased stupid guineas all over the coop trying to catch them. Ughhh.
>> When
>> > I got them inside under the heating lamp, my sweet little yellow one 
>> > was
>> > just laying there, shivering. I dried her off and put her under the 
>> > heat
>> > lamp for awhile. Then I came in an hour later and picked her up and sat
>> > with her for almost 2 hours, making sure her body temp was warm enough.
>> > She's FINE now...but what a horrible first day. I didn't have the heart
>> to
>> > take her outside today. The temps dropped because of the rain. I think
>> > I'll wait a day or two. I am totally out of my head crazy about that
>> > chicken. Something is wrong with me.
>>
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> Pam Evans
> Kemp TX
> zone 8A
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