Honor Guard camp

Here are pictures from Bill's week long trip to Honor Guard Camp in Bowling Green. He really enjoyed going and says he learned alot so now he is going to Frankfort. He said they pounded the payment good, he walked so much that his ankles hurt. This was the first year for Bowling Green to open up their honor guard camp to outside departments, which Bill was happy. He said they offered a great course and week long training. He enjoys going to other departments to see how things are done and the equipment they have. You know boys and their toys. Needless to say I was home all week by myself but that allowed me to have total control over the remote for premiere week (see ER post).

ER you have done it again.

Ok I have been so totally psyched this week. It is premiere week and I must say that so far they have been great. Dancing with the Stars, Cloris Leachman stole the show. I recorded Heroes so I can watch it when there is a little less going on, I know that it will be great as always. CSI Miami, thank goodness they didn't kill Caine off. I had to record Survivor last night because of a garage fire, but I did make it home to watch the first episode of ER for the last season. I have always been a ER fan since episode 1 and last night reminded me of why. Thank goodness my husband wasn't home because I was crying and so caught in the moment with Pratt's fate. Yes it did have its questionable years when the writing slipped but it has bounced back in the last couple of years as strong as ever. My friend Paja and I would always have to be home on Thursday night to watch ER. Her first child is named Ross go figure.
I am excited to see Dr Carter return and Angela Bassett come in to take over as Chief.

Also stay turned for updates and pictures from the Hopkinsville Salutes Ft Campbell chili cook off (the fire dept. took first place in the civilian division), my husband's week long trip to honor guard camp (one reason for delayed posts he has my camera), and the Night Riders reenactment.

How many of you is there?

I just heard about the coolest website. Ever wonder how many people out there have your same name, well now you can find out. You can also see how many people there are with your last name. So here are my stats, with the joyous union to my husband I am now 1 of 221 people with my name in the us, then with my maiden name I was 1 of 2214. So I guess changing my name does have its perks.

Happy 31st to me

Yeah I turned another year older. I was so blessed to have dinner on my birthday with my family. In the upper left is my grandfather who will turn 81 next Monday the 22nd. The others are my mom and step dad and last but not least is my dearly beloved husband. My grandfather was a few minutes late to meet us because he was talking to the two nice fed-ex ladies who had dropped off his new remote at his house. We ate at The Oasis in Kuttawa and I had my favorite Cajun Chicken Pasta. My mom scrambled around Saturday in a hurry to make my favorite cake, Strawberry, but just not any strawberry cake the one with coconut, chopped nuts, and strawberries. So yummy. Then on Sunday Karah took me out to eat in Clarksvegas and we spent the whole afternoon shopping. Thanks so much to everyone for making my birthday special.

Holy Grail

My dealy beloved was given the greatest opportunity last week to visit what many firefighters would call the holy grail, the Pierce fire truck factory in Appleton Wisconsin. He left last Wednesday and got back Friday night. They toured the factory on Thursday, I asked if he tried to hide so he could spend more time there.
I told everyone all week you would of thought that he was a little kid going to see Santa Claus at the north pole. Bill was deathly ill on Tuesday night and couldn't hardly get off of the sofa, but to much surprise he had miraculously improved enough on Wednesday morning to make the 14 1/2 hour (they had to stop twice for sit down meals-fireman should say it all) trip to Wisconsin. He had exclaimed that he wasn't going to miss this trip.
I will have to say that Bill did get me shirt from the Pierce factory.
Much thanks to Jeff for sharing his pictures with us.

New Kids on the Block

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Just in case you were sleeping or in my case already at work this morning, the greatest thing was revealed on the Today show, New Kids on the Block is going to be back on tour next year and they are already in the recording studio. Could this really be true?? If my memory serves me correctly I remember Tara having all the Teen Bop issues with NKOTB on the cover. Oh how we would long to go and see them in concert. Like my mom always says it you wait long enough it will come back in style again. Should we all hope that they will be in concert close to us. They will be in concert live on the Today show May 16, 2009 go ahead and pencil them in.