tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131959162024-03-26T04:49:29.350-04:00The latest news from our home to yours...Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463378877960209614noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-64813923033562843932009-07-14T14:15:00.004-04:002009-07-14T14:50:22.108-04:00

Well, I know I haven't posted in, oh, maybe a few years...So here's a bit of what's going on in the life of Sam.Two weeks ago I was in Kentucky with the church chior, as part of our annual summer tour. We had so much fun, part of it being the creation or recollection of many inside jokes. One was "Thou shall not steal PUSH!" PUSH is actually Pray Until Something Happens, but one of our leaders,

Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07565386038050187603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-16603061976590462672008-12-30T08:07:00.002-05:002008-12-30T08:38:50.990-05:00

This blogging thing is a bit of a challenge. I could easily make an entry more often, but it would be short and purely about my activities, which isn't the purpose of this blog.On the family side of things we're incredibly busy, but it tends to be somewhat routine. The kids are busy with school and related activities, as well as church and related activities. Many of the remaining blanks are

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463378877960209614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-4637014884305066482008-09-07T22:03:00.002-04:002008-09-07T22:21:40.313-04:00

Well, the kids both made it through their first week of school. Of course the first week isn't reality, and they are always happy to be back at this point. Jason has learned something about his big junior year writing project. It's only a 4 page end product, but I guess they are pretty strict on both it's content and the mechanics of it. He hasn't chosen his topic yet. He's been named the class

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463378877960209614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-26904714550008317782008-08-24T23:03:00.002-04:002008-08-24T23:41:04.247-04:00

This weekend Terri and I successfully completed the MSF course at Apex. It made for a long weekend with a 6-11 class Friday evening, then up at 5 am for 6:30 class time on Saturday and Sunday. Friday was a combined class, with 12 of our class and 12 of the weekend afternoon students. Classroom time was fast paced and we covered a lot of material. It was an open discussion/video format, with about

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463378877960209614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-6302901507811107452008-08-06T22:00:00.002-04:002008-08-06T22:37:40.883-04:00

Just a quick update to try to ease people's minds a little bit based on the last post. I managed to get Terri and I enrolled in the MSF Basic RiderCourse taught here locally by Apex Cycle Education here locally. They are not the least expensive classes available, but they do come highly recommended. The course is 5 hours of classroom time and 10 hours of structured motorcycle time in a controlled

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463378877960209614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-12904211730128480562008-07-22T10:33:00.006-04:002008-07-22T11:06:22.540-04:00

I guess this is when I'll find out who reads this thing. If my mother-in-law checks here, we're all in trouble. Back to that later.Since April, Terri has now been retired from the Air Force for a little over a year. She's working with a subcontractor in support of the organization she used to work for, and is hoping to be able to get back more closely involved soon. She's been traveling here and

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463378877960209614noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-35168238496187405762008-04-27T08:01:00.002-04:002008-04-27T08:49:09.650-04:00

So I've been really terrible about keeping this thing up to date. I've linked the video library and photos directly here, because I do post new photos and some video more frequently than I get around to writing. Looking back over my calendar since the last post, I can fill you in a little:In January, Tye got neutered, Terri got busy with the Post 10 bylaws, and attended our Northern Region JROTC

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463378877960209614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-16518643093396382612008-01-16T21:49:00.000-05:002008-01-16T23:00:12.286-05:00

The linky there (click the post title) might be of interest. I obviously didn't make the video, but I'm honored to know the man. Another Link about HowardToday I went with a small group from American Legion Post 10 to visit some of our wounded warriors at Walter Reed. Gerry, a Post WWII vet, organized the trip, and we were joined by Paul, a WWII Marine, and Howard Manoian. What a privilege.If you

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463378877960209614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-24256086712378026822007-10-17T20:07:00.000-04:002007-10-17T20:14:25.482-04:00

The kids got news today that the Wesley Singers have been selected to perform at the 2007 National Christmas Tree Music Program on Friday, December 21 at 8 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.This isn't the lighting of the tree, but one of the nightly (weekends only?) music programs that happens while the tree is up and lit. I think it's quite an honor for them to have been chosen, and I look forward to it!

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463378877960209614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-68254133010794823842007-09-17T22:16:00.000-04:002007-09-17T22:53:55.699-04:00

We've been so busy this summer, I don't even know where to start, so I'll start with September 11. Terri and I went to Jackson, NJ to attend the Sean Hannity Freedom Concert.This was the last of five concerts that Sean hosted this year to raise money for the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund, and we had a great time. The trip up was rainy so we checked into our hotel when we got there and

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463378877960209614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-16909519398605487392007-08-27T17:55:00.000-04:002007-08-27T18:16:58.389-04:00

On Wednesday, August 22, the Wahl family matriarch, Dorothy H. Bachman (Wahl) passed away. I was privileged to share her last moments here on Earth with her.There is so much that can and has been said about Grandma, and I summed my thoughts up so that I could try to express them at her service. To make things easier, that document is here. I'm hoping to get similar documents that my sister and

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463378877960209614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-48492995743349095172007-08-25T21:24:00.000-04:002007-08-27T17:55:39.364-04:00

So, I am now 13!!Right now I'm at my friend's house at there are several people here playing weird games...."0 wsyitghsdygsdftgydftsf 7tg esr7tywep7tehdfgdhgy8u6 r7to35 8 tse7erhsd7fvhsr 8tgycgbdfgt7r twq98tdhg9ietkghe8otyls i7fyhwerpoauscg79sdyr seiydifugydft ery8t8ertuyfsdo8lf;sr7eratye89fyearthi856ythdfiutye459id87gyr56hlsdf7er86gldjtrety;ogyier."Says Sam...(XD)Well what she said...Oh why...I

Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07565386038050187603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-36293483282235761842007-07-31T01:06:00.000-04:002007-07-31T01:09:08.417-04:00

I'm hoping to get Terri and Sam to tell everyone about the new pictures I added.First we have a few pictures of Tye, the new kitten.Then there are a few representative pictures from a welcome home at BWI for some deployed Navy medical folks.

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463378877960209614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-81884229527586680822007-07-18T17:18:00.000-04:002007-07-18T17:28:19.413-04:00

Okay, so I'm really excited, right?Here's why:1. I have a kitten that is cute and cuddly and soft and a purring machine.2. I have a really nice boyfriend and he's going to come to my house for dinner on Sunday.3. I am high off of this carbonated candy thingy.( not really, but they're really good) 4. I can smell the start of dinner.5. My birthday is three weeks from now.So, do you see why I'm so

Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07565386038050187603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-67302912200579651022007-07-15T09:23:00.000-04:002007-07-15T12:33:02.189-04:00

Coming to you live, from Syracuse, New York, it's...Sunday morning.Terri's company, Syracuse Research Corporation, is celebrating it's 50th year. So they decided to invite all of their employees and a guest to come and visit the "home office" and join in the celebration. Even though she hasn't been with the company very long, she has worked with quite a few of the folks from the Chantilly office

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463378877960209614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-58390068333572202692007-07-03T15:12:00.000-04:002007-07-03T16:03:23.188-04:00

Well, Hey, There all y'all!Just came back from Charleston, South Cackelackie, which is a way of saying Carolina. Just so y'all know, I started talking to this guy on the bus ride down, He's really nice, pretty cool, and he's a bass, he's also fun to talk to and, listen to this, he's part of the choir, almost exactly like me, and I had never talked to him before! All right, so you're probably

Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07565386038050187603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-7391062250818723592007-06-21T15:14:00.000-04:002007-06-21T15:20:46.798-04:00

When this fashion trend hits the streets, I'm sure it will be all over the news. I can't wait.

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463378877960209614noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-30942651716139669772007-06-16T22:29:00.000-04:002007-06-16T23:06:28.460-04:00

I don't know if things are going to slow down now that the kids are out of school, but I certainly hope so. I've still got video from Memorial Day to edit, but I'm starting to figure out the software. A little.As some of you are probably aware, Thursday was Flag Day. It was also the last day of school for the kids. As part of our Flag Day celebrations at the American Legion, we had a flag

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463378877960209614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-59195677414638312162007-06-05T22:28:00.000-04:002007-06-05T22:45:45.214-04:00

I'm starting to believe in that global warming crap. Of course, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are all warming as well, so maybe it's not our fault.Anyway, the last couple of weekends have been very busy. Memorial Day weekend was great, and I guess it was probably the first time that I've ever really spent so much of it remembering the veterans that have given their lives for this country.It started

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463378877960209614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-33429161816021300202007-05-20T14:52:00.000-04:002007-05-20T15:05:15.464-04:00

I'm so tired of arthropods now!In school we had to do a project in the style of a newspaper. Well, my partner chose to do arthropods. My articles were on black widows and crabs. I still love crabs and lobsters, but I HATE SPIDERS!!!!!!!!!!Umm.....yeah.....sorry about that. I had to get it out of my system.If anyone reading this likes country, my favorite songs are:The WorldPiecesMy WishWhen the

Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07565386038050187603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-47382100996283257262007-05-12T22:11:00.000-04:002007-05-12T22:13:51.587-04:00

So I'm watching the rescue pups, Boomer and Zeus. I had to make a trip back to Manassas today, with the fellas, and one of my reasons for coming down was my niece's 3rd birthday party.My sister has a small goldfish pond. Labs are water dogs. I'm certain that the goldfish are thoroughly traumatized.

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463378877960209614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-45367942184205174732007-05-08T10:04:00.000-04:002007-05-08T10:17:22.209-04:00

I decided that since it's been a couple weeks, I'd post a little bit of an update.Terri is back to work with SRC but working in an building belonging to another contractor. After her first week back to work, we hosted an MCQ sew-in at our Legion post on Saturday. We managed to get 16 quilts completed and they are on their way to be distributed to the families. We had quilters in from the Northern

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07463378877960209614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-89337931684779376302007-04-26T16:25:00.000-04:002007-04-26T16:32:33.845-04:00

I have a fever of one hundred and two degrees and a sore throat.......not feeling oh so well.Well, I guess I had better check schoolnotes and see what's for homework. Oh, before I do that, do you want to know an estimate of how many hours I slept yesterday? Probably about 18 hours. Not bad, right? Well, that means I can't really fall asleep today!Allrighty, Bye y'all(s).

Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07565386038050187603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-91412619380357584152007-04-21T23:17:00.000-04:002007-04-21T23:18:17.144-04:00

Don't you just LOVE the rain? I do!!Well, I think we all had a nice Spring Break. My family and I got back from paradise alive, I haven't been killed with homework, and it's raining! My life is pathetically easy. Except, of coarse, dealing with time difference. Hawai'i is six hours behind us over here on the East Coast. And, climate change. It was nice and warm in Hawai'i! What in the world

Samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07565386038050187603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13195916.post-13867695701307952822007-04-21T22:09:00.000-04:002007-04-21T23:23:50.745-04:00

This trip was interesting from the very beginning. The canceled flight almost torpedoed the entire trip, but it worked out OK. After all, we got to fly first class for one leg, something I've never done before. The leg room alone will make me at least check the price difference whenever I fly.Once we got there though, and got to relax some, it was pretty smooth. I want to talk mostly in terms of

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