mad monday...

well today was an unusual day it all started when i needed to wash my uniform for tonight's Tupperware meeting......

I went out to hang some washing on the line around 10-10.30am and i could hear an alarm (smoke alarm) and it was a little quiet so i didn't think to much of it and i finished hanging out my washing. Then i went inside but by then i was worried about where the alarm was coming from. So i got dressed because i was still in my PJ's and grabbed the phone to ring the Kirwan fire station to tell them there was an alarm going off but i didn't know what house it was at but as I'm walking out the back door i spotted smoke coming out of the back window of my next door neighbours house and then it all started....

I hung up from being on hold from 12455 and dialed 000 at this stage i think i just telaported over to next door as it went by like a flash. Smoke was also coming out the front windows and i tried all the doors and garage banging on all the windows because i didn't know if anyone was inside or not and they have little kids so i was stressed out of my brain, I would have looked like a mad woman...

Well to cut this story short, the house is fine, no one was home, no one got hurt, the smoke was worse than the problem but much longer it could have been 100 times worst so the fireman told me... no fire damage just the house smells REALLY bad and will for a while.

It was something left on the stove that was forgotten to be turned off...

whoops...

So all in all I'm soooooooooooo glad i was home and went to hang my washing out on the line and so is my neighbours

The worst feeling that iv ever had was having the lady that lived there collapse in my arms...

sooooo not the best feeling...

~So big pats on my back~

here is a link to the news paper write up

http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2008/03/18/11494_newsphoto.html

proud army wife...

~ proud army wife ~

This is for the young women that are waking up at 6a.m.

every morning, laying out clothes and packing

three lunches for those small precious children that

they have been left alone to care for.

This is for the pregnant Army wife wondering if her

husband will make it home in time to watch their

miracle happen.

This is for the childless Army wife, living in a town

or on a base alone where she is a complete stranger to

her surroundings.

This is for the women that feel like a third leg when

they go out with their friends and their husbands.

This is for the Army wife that canceled all her plans

to wait by the phone, and even though the phone broke

up and cut off every time you spoke to him, you waited

anyway.

This is a pledge to the women that cry themselves to

sleep in an empty bed.

This is to recognize the woman that felt like she was

dying inside when he said he had to go, but smiled for

him anyway.

This is for those of you that are faithfully in that

long line at the post office once a month, handling 2

large boxes and 2 small children like a pro.

This is for that woman that decided to remodel the

house to pass time, and then realized that she had no

idea what she was doing and sighed and wished she had

a little help.

This is for all the lonely nights, all the one-person

dinners, and all of the wondering thoughts because you

haven't heard from him in days.

This is for the sad Army wives,

the angry Army wives,

and the strong Army wives.

A toast to you for falling apart,

and putting yourselves back together.

Because a pay check isn't

enough, a body pillow in your bed is no consolation,

and a web cam can never compare.

This is for all of you no matter how easy or hard this

was for you. Our soldiers are brave, they are heroes,

but so are we. So the next time someone tells you that

they would never marry an Army guy, don't bother

explaining to them that you can't control who you

fall in love with. Just think of this and nod your

head, know that you are the stronger woman. Hold your

heads up high, hang that flag in your front yard,

stick 100 magnets on your car, and then give yourself

a pat on the back.

Be proud to be the woman that you are, be proud to be

an Army wife.

woot woot!!! its my birthday...

well happy birthday to myself....

woot woot

well i had a great day after i was gonna kill michael this morning but it was all good he was sweet... thankyou to all for your birthday wishes it made today as great as it was. For the first time ever i had chips down at the beach at dusk it was so nice but oh my god windy.... michael's quote was - "its so windy i cant look forward" oh my god did i laugh so hard at that. Plus i was out the front of the hospital i was born at exactly 28 years earlier so that was cool for me.

so here are a few pics for you