tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85776318346805658182012-01-16T21:48:39.718-06:00Surviving mild insanity in a slightly sane manner. Preppin' for the worst, hoping for the best.Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.comBlogger229125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-26488849803492976352012-01-15T10:01:00.001-06:002012-01-15T10:01:49.883-06:002012-01-15T10:01:49.883-06:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com1 Sorry I've been incredibly MIA...things are still crazy, we're still in Germany (obviously) and still awaiting orders back to the States.  Could be NC, could be TX or could be GA.  Yeah, they so aren't sending us back to MO (surprise, surprise).  Still don't know when...could be 2 months, could be 3 weeks, could be less.  So essentially we are living in perpetual limbo.  I'm sadly getting used <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/O5ov9AW-oOlylCJKvQY8d6eDUgQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/O5ov9AW-oOlylCJKvQY8d6eDUgQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/O5ov9AW-oOlylCJKvQY8d6eDUgQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/O5ov9AW-oOlylCJKvQY8d6eDUgQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/Fvy1tKkuZGk" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2012/01/umwow.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-64386570936102651852011-10-17T13:59:00.001-05:002011-10-17T13:59:59.329-05:002011-10-17T13:59:59.329-05:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com2 Soldier's diagnosis is pretty well complete.  Five (5) herniated disks...two in the neck, three in the lower back.  Moderate spinal curvature (and not in a good way) and possibly some (hopefully) temporary nerve damage.  Yay us! No news on a "you're headed Stateside" date...the new system does that now, sends Soldiers back to the States to MEB out...fine by me!  Although I will miss my Doners, <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T_qkjtJmt1apM4Khvq5kRIhAwKw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T_qkjtJmt1apM4Khvq5kRIhAwKw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T_qkjtJmt1apM4Khvq5kRIhAwKw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T_qkjtJmt1apM4Khvq5kRIhAwKw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/cRzzQmALWTA" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2011/10/more-no-news.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-74710300404663773312011-09-28T14:04:00.000-05:002011-09-28T14:04:43.895-05:002011-09-28T14:04:43.895-05:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com4 is good news...right? Well, we got news and it isn't so good.  Soldier is more damaged than originally thought, which means the land in Nevada is a no-go for right now.  No-go as in we won't be going there and starting from scratch.  Instead we will be heading home to MO, finding a place there and starting from not-so-scratch.  Soldier won't be doing any heavy lifting, building of big things or <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8I1Io-rl3U01FGckFEQ_riNZ2iw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8I1Io-rl3U01FGckFEQ_riNZ2iw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8I1Io-rl3U01FGckFEQ_riNZ2iw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8I1Io-rl3U01FGckFEQ_riNZ2iw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/NtUji1ryF4w" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2011/09/no-news.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-48904775203959619482011-09-11T01:49:00.000-05:002011-09-11T01:49:50.962-05:002011-09-11T01:49:50.962-05:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com1this 'hurry up and wait' thing that we have going on here. Today of all days. This is the same place (not exactly but close) we were 10 years ago. Germany, waiting. Only this time our eyes are no longer closed to many things...we are more prepared, more worldly and more disenfranchised with the 'status quo.' 10 years is a long time to watch while you are stripped of rights and liberties <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F7PW_aJh1jZTt9WIwVIWOw30XEk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F7PW_aJh1jZTt9WIwVIWOw30XEk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F7PW_aJh1jZTt9WIwVIWOw30XEk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F7PW_aJh1jZTt9WIwVIWOw30XEk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/bqLuvcuOMhM" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2011/09/not-feeling-it.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-13072113741490260462011-08-11T12:15:00.002-05:002011-08-11T12:29:33.638-05:002011-08-11T12:29:33.638-05:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com0I'm sure most of you already know about it, but if not...check out Emergency Essentials Giveaway (click it...you won't be sorry)! You'd be crazy not to. Seriously. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SLHCXuv_R1tOth5cJERJIcoXDdU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SLHCXuv_R1tOth5cJERJIcoXDdU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SLHCXuv_R1tOth5cJERJIcoXDdU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SLHCXuv_R1tOth5cJERJIcoXDdU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/nNIv-Vbxyz8" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2011/08/little-something-something.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-46158755165568212282011-08-04T15:40:00.000-05:002011-08-04T15:40:54.212-05:002011-08-04T15:40:54.212-05:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com0that's it...I'm done.  Ready to be outta here and on the land.  Ready to get this ball started rolling in a rapid manner.  Unfortunately, we kinda stuck here until the Army decides whether or not to keep the Soldier in or give him the old Medical Retirement boot.  Sweet. Yeah...I watched the markets today...probably not the best idea for someone that was feeling a bit doom and gloom to begin <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BT_1aku6Rq6iz5woFxY4EkgVV18/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BT_1aku6Rq6iz5woFxY4EkgVV18/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BT_1aku6Rq6iz5woFxY4EkgVV18/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BT_1aku6Rq6iz5woFxY4EkgVV18/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/jmlVSN2PKlA" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2011/08/done.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-69205891314941268982011-07-24T16:45:00.000-05:002011-07-24T16:45:44.010-05:002011-07-24T16:45:44.010-05:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com3I posted this over on a forum I frequent but want to throw it out there for random readers here to opine on. The Soldier and myself have thought long and hard about building plans and whatnot...and this one is attractive to us both (though in stick form since Soldier isn't hay bale friendly). Now for the opining....one mass tied in solar system or small kits for each?  We're talking LED lights, <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ump8QQG3LazZOc4e--K7Q2Lc43o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ump8QQG3LazZOc4e--K7Q2Lc43o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ump8QQG3LazZOc4e--K7Q2Lc43o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ump8QQG3LazZOc4e--K7Q2Lc43o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/bBo_yHB5YS4" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2011/07/off-grid-folksyour-opinions-please.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-47780532110399086872011-07-22T08:55:00.000-05:002011-07-22T08:55:55.910-05:002011-07-22T08:55:55.910-05:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com0there's so much going on over here (EU) and over there (USofA) that it's mind boggling.  Where to begin with all the nonsense and craziness?  Nowhere, but I'll keep watching and digesting...wonder if there will be a sudden stop at the bottom of the slow spiral or if things will go on "as usual" with very little uproar from the general public.  Grumblings are one thing, true genuine displeasure is <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kOPugQ0CyMGlQ1HGN0BoC3edysE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kOPugQ0CyMGlQ1HGN0BoC3edysE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kOPugQ0CyMGlQ1HGN0BoC3edysE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kOPugQ0CyMGlQ1HGN0BoC3edysE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/tPrVs2bO0e8" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2011/07/well-then.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-15002206820187811512011-07-15T04:01:00.000-05:002011-07-15T04:01:53.676-05:002011-07-15T04:01:53.676-05:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com1don't know if it has to do with the land purchase, world issues (debt, stupidity, weather, etc.) or the fact that I finally got Tanker to go on board full on with the homestead...but that "panic" feeling has increased substantially the past few days.  That need to get started (on things not yet started) and moving along (on things that have) at a fast pace with ducking out and digging in.  Damn <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r_lHeGdr1X73Q6iYvOj0vVzdEno/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r_lHeGdr1X73Q6iYvOj0vVzdEno/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r_lHeGdr1X73Q6iYvOj0vVzdEno/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r_lHeGdr1X73Q6iYvOj0vVzdEno/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/MObhz6HK2W0" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2011/07/its-just-how-i-feel.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-49303153219200972372011-07-13T16:37:00.000-05:002011-07-13T16:37:36.839-05:002011-07-13T16:37:36.839-05:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com0It's official...we're taking the junk land owner plunge.  Nevada, watch out! It took a little convincing, but I got Tanker to mull it over and look at the possibilities.  Never fear, it's all built into the budget...see, I was sneaky like that.  Debt free (at least Tanker will be, lol) and landowners (at last!) by this time next year. I'm excited...it may be a good long time before we're <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ke8TkNdhv7rqMwUSIZy5ze2fpo8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ke8TkNdhv7rqMwUSIZy5ze2fpo8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ke8TkNdhv7rqMwUSIZy5ze2fpo8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ke8TkNdhv7rqMwUSIZy5ze2fpo8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/ELu42TWWrEk" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2011/07/land-ho.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-18162054695366809332011-07-11T02:49:00.000-05:002011-07-11T02:49:07.519-05:002011-07-11T02:49:07.519-05:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com1the beginning of the debt redux saga in this house.  Now, we don't have a ton of debt (if you don't count the student loans...which we don't because those are setup as allotments from the pay and we never see that money anyway) but the debt we do have is nasty, ugly stuff that is from years of struggling with little pay and big monthly bills.  I know, I know...our choice.  But enough of that. I <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i9ZNaFsAdIb2ZEalE6dbGkrw6DM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i9ZNaFsAdIb2ZEalE6dbGkrw6DM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i9ZNaFsAdIb2ZEalE6dbGkrw6DM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i9ZNaFsAdIb2ZEalE6dbGkrw6DM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/9OAmuvGGNL4" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2011/07/as-promised.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-2151013155717475742011-07-09T13:50:00.000-05:002011-07-09T13:50:47.020-05:002011-07-09T13:50:47.020-05:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com1Okay, that title has zero bearing on this post...just felt like putting it up there, ha! Long time no writes...yeah, I know.  Never fear, I've not been hiding away in a hole forgetting everyone (some of you will notice more than one "German" visitor to the blogs), just been embroiled in a battle of wits and words with the Soldier's "higher ups" due to Soldier being injured and kept downrange for <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gpAJ_Zo8VbYZxcXTDCIWacQm-A8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gpAJ_Zo8VbYZxcXTDCIWacQm-A8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gpAJ_Zo8VbYZxcXTDCIWacQm-A8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gpAJ_Zo8VbYZxcXTDCIWacQm-A8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/tmtIJ5SM4s4" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2011/07/holy-sweet-crewcuts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-79155237988926134362011-04-05T15:28:00.000-05:002011-04-05T15:28:32.984-05:002011-04-05T15:28:32.984-05:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com2the centre cannot hold. Not gone nor have I forgotten.  Life is incredibly complicated (as sooooo many of you know)...but we push on as we do because it's either move ahead or fall.  Not behind, just fall. Have a whole 'nother blog bit (in the profile) that I randomly throw stuff up on (just as infrequently btw).  Tonight was a doozy...hell, the whole damn day was a doozy.  But it brought into <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QUU_D1H08nFrn7y9QOySf8UUj6o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QUU_D1H08nFrn7y9QOySf8UUj6o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QUU_D1H08nFrn7y9QOySf8UUj6o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QUU_D1H08nFrn7y9QOySf8UUj6o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/HLtR5q8OAJY" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2011/04/falling-apart.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-24343590364610684822011-01-01T06:53:00.000-06:002011-01-01T06:53:22.935-06:002011-01-01T06:53:22.935-06:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com5right?  Right. The past 3 or 4 days in this house has been one of free reading.  This is soooooo going to sound infomercial-ish, I am well aware of it and can't help it.  I LOVE the Kindle for PC app at Amazon!!!!!!  Why? you ask...um, first off it's FREE, secondly you can download lots of FREE books and thirdly...well, it's FREEEEEEEEE! It feeds my desire to continue to shove useless (and not <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lOzjv9ZyHHtjJS2CMWlDGKycQ20/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lOzjv9ZyHHtjJS2CMWlDGKycQ20/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lOzjv9ZyHHtjJS2CMWlDGKycQ20/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lOzjv9ZyHHtjJS2CMWlDGKycQ20/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/bW2mEp_H9aQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2011/01/we-all-love-free.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-51264608594040205692010-12-26T08:05:00.001-06:002010-12-26T08:06:17.984-06:002010-12-26T08:06:17.984-06:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com1according to the calendar at least.  Don't know about you, but my ever increasing sense of "whoa, wait a minute there bud" is...well, ever increasing.  Having spent the last few months in a slightly further removed from the rest of it bubble (physically at least) and sort of watching the downward spiral from a different view, then proceeding to allow my love of history and a modern culture <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CaiJRArKgobREa9GW3Fd1BSJ7gg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CaiJRArKgobREa9GW3Fd1BSJ7gg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CaiJRArKgobREa9GW3Fd1BSJ7gg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CaiJRArKgobREa9GW3Fd1BSJ7gg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/zcn3PXBNmPA" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2010/12/new-year-approaches.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-48959047574982403582010-12-21T14:01:00.000-06:002010-12-21T14:01:08.037-06:002010-12-21T14:01:08.037-06:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com2 We got a little snow.  A very little...as you can tell. (Yes, that's me and my foot...I'm 5' 4 3/4" tall for a little comparison) Happy Holidays All!!! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rn385kIaI161lRtt7B4Gev-tHi0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rn385kIaI161lRtt7B4Gev-tHi0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rn385kIaI161lRtt7B4Gev-tHi0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rn385kIaI161lRtt7B4Gev-tHi0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/WVVK05kwgI8" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2010/12/heylook-at-that.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-40570780092505290772010-11-24T15:07:00.000-06:002010-11-24T15:07:57.724-06:002010-11-24T15:07:57.724-06:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com0and safe travels to those traveling. Personally, we're sitting tight and entertaining a gaggle (or is it passel?) of friends and neighbors with my uber fattening cooking. Yeah baby! If you get bored with football during Turkey Day...read these...should get you good and fired up. TSA idiots Blog #1 TSA idiots Blog #2 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b-H88qiCdNOARpe9CVi88_O1wc0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b-H88qiCdNOARpe9CVi88_O1wc0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b-H88qiCdNOARpe9CVi88_O1wc0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b-H88qiCdNOARpe9CVi88_O1wc0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/eS-514Op824" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2010/11/happy-thanksgiving.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-3211571278169025572010-11-24T14:48:00.000-06:002010-11-24T14:48:05.904-06:002010-11-24T14:48:05.904-06:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com2Did what needed to be done and while the situation will eventually be dealt with (hopefully sooner rather than later) I'm still dealing with control freak and the issues. So here is the rant: Dear You (if you found this, you know who you are), I do not have time for your paranoid psychosis and controlling manners. There is a fine line that divides what we as leaders can and cannot do...you <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GacDXI31c4n-uDS4OauDtAldflk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GacDXI31c4n-uDS4OauDtAldflk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GacDXI31c4n-uDS4OauDtAldflk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GacDXI31c4n-uDS4OauDtAldflk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/tjQMqfRCBUo" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2010/11/small-rant-regarding-stepping-in-it.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-77637820802391452812010-11-16T07:32:00.000-06:002010-11-16T07:32:39.569-06:002010-11-16T07:32:39.569-06:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com3at some point this evening, I will be "stepping in it." Anyone on the outside of the situation looking in would call it a power struggle...I call it "teaching a young officer's wife her position in the world (or at least in this Company)." Hence the stepping in it. My usual laid back self paired with a high strung (self admitted) control freak in charge of assisting a Company of wives, passing <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J4-RnGxCSUjuXo7pqoKh1ZD7oFE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J4-RnGxCSUjuXo7pqoKh1ZD7oFE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J4-RnGxCSUjuXo7pqoKh1ZD7oFE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J4-RnGxCSUjuXo7pqoKh1ZD7oFE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/6A7TJLRMfJM" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2010/11/stepping-in-it.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-76868034042316077722010-11-12T12:06:00.000-06:002010-11-12T12:06:56.062-06:002010-11-12T12:06:56.062-06:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com2have you read this little gem (straight to the .pdf) from the "Fiscal Commission" yet? You should. It's their lovely little proposal on where and how to make cuts, set to be delivered to the POTUS ASAP. Nice. Like I said, reading through it, I can think of a few slices and dices I'd like to make. Read it? Opine away. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZVy0LV6IOYnPvTK4y7M-_9ye_EY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZVy0LV6IOYnPvTK4y7M-_9ye_EY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZVy0LV6IOYnPvTK4y7M-_9ye_EY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZVy0LV6IOYnPvTK4y7M-_9ye_EY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/9QXxL4-zXoE" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2010/11/welli-can-think-of-few-cuts-myself.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-86726806900926863452010-11-06T13:09:00.000-05:002010-11-06T13:09:26.552-05:002010-11-06T13:09:26.552-05:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com3No, no, no...I've not disappeared off the face of the Earth, just been buried knee deep in being the crazy volunteer and building my own support network of like-minded folk around me here in Deutschland. It's been an interesting few months, to say the very least...having been out of the "living in super cramped housing" loop for so long, I had forgotten how many people are certifiable crazy. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/53bzazmD3JSK93M2BnTl8DCsZNo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/53bzazmD3JSK93M2BnTl8DCsZNo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/53bzazmD3JSK93M2BnTl8DCsZNo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/53bzazmD3JSK93M2BnTl8DCsZNo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/BxZbuw_kbPQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2010/11/whoa-there.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-65985374417995401332010-09-06T12:31:00.002-05:002010-09-06T12:31:49.092-05:002010-09-06T12:31:49.092-05:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com1and I find it to ring all too true: Servitude debases men to the point where they end up liking it. - Vauvenargues <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J2nTgo_ZT6Hgh0HUpxTu8jqLR34/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J2nTgo_ZT6Hgh0HUpxTu8jqLR34/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J2nTgo_ZT6Hgh0HUpxTu8jqLR34/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J2nTgo_ZT6Hgh0HUpxTu8jqLR34/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/CGmWOaLJ4aE" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2010/09/this-caught-my-eye.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-36659345946707277532010-08-14T16:23:00.000-05:002010-08-14T16:23:26.480-05:002010-08-14T16:23:26.480-05:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com3in these parts as I gear up for several things...the Soldier's eventual departure, winter (pretty bad in these parts they say), school for both screamers (oh my, where did my baby go?) and my own new busy, busy schedule of school, being mom and now an FRG leader (don't ask, it's a military family thing that will time suck me). Sigh. But that doesn't mean that I'm not keeping an eye on the world <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jbtHDP9ZwZ1a1GEz-3OYTA6jXCM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jbtHDP9ZwZ1a1GEz-3OYTA6jXCM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jbtHDP9ZwZ1a1GEz-3OYTA6jXCM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jbtHDP9ZwZ1a1GEz-3OYTA6jXCM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/dqAnPz1NAj0" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2010/08/super-busy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-23930915530561390902010-07-29T07:03:00.000-05:002010-07-29T07:03:13.105-05:002010-07-29T07:03:13.105-05:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com3that I have a solution to the problem...and it isn't this: "Obama will also request $500 million to hire more border patrol agents and buy more equipment, according to lawmakers and administration officials." Why hire more? I ask. The solution is to use the security forces we have already (i.e. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, etc)....wait, wait...that's right, most of them are <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CgSv1DkAnkOjRXLdEsIcdwan9Z8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CgSv1DkAnkOjRXLdEsIcdwan9Z8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CgSv1DkAnkOjRXLdEsIcdwan9Z8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CgSv1DkAnkOjRXLdEsIcdwan9Z8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/WvJ8ohtEdCw" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-just-gotta-say.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577631834680565818.post-86308315268335535872010-07-26T11:27:00.000-05:002010-07-26T11:27:18.423-05:002010-07-26T11:27:18.423-05:00Jess (Ozark Momma)noreply@blogger.com5So I'm doing a little research, again...into dehydrating lean hamburger meat, again.... Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh! For crying out loud!! What's the final word? Safe, not safe, aliens will abduct me, what!?! So far, what I've gotten is that it's perfectly safe...but not because of the possibility of spoilage depending on storage...don't do it at all...freeze it after and all is fine. So I turn to <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zeOIqehBUqUY7b5uGEIUpCTegbo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zeOIqehBUqUY7b5uGEIUpCTegbo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zeOIqehBUqUY7b5uGEIUpCTegbo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zeOIqehBUqUY7b5uGEIUpCTegbo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/maXx/~4/XuhaQsbZDDE" height="1" width="1"/>http://shesurvives.blogspot.com/2010/07/final-word.html