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Here’s a couple of Photo Albums I posted this morning. The first being of Olivia’s Birthday Celebration at the beginning of this month. Sorry it’s a little late.

The other being of Adam and Tiffany’s Wedding this morning at the OU Club in Oxford, MS.

I had already posted these on facebook, but posted them here as well in case someone in them wanted to steal the pictures. They are much bigger on my blog than they are on Facebook.

written by Chris \\ tags: Birthday, Kids, Olivia, Pictures, Wedding

I wrote this a while ago, but forgot to publish it. Sorry…

Olivia turned four last week. And Valerie wanted to have a party for her. We usually don’t do that sort of thing, because I always think it’s a cheezy way to get presents for your child. When really that has nothing to do with it. In fact, we really didn’t want anything anyway. Olivia’s got more toys and clothes than she knows what to do with.

But… Valerie did want to have a party for her. Olivia hasn’t really had one, except for little family gatherings and the like. Sarah had one once at day care, where we hired a magician to go to the school. (It was our way of making the day special, without forcing parents to come to the house, or thinking it was to buy a gift).

So Valerie decided she would have a gathering at the house. And even ordered one of those bouncy castle things that the kids all love.

We had a good time. Mom and Dad came in to visit and watch the party too. Dad snapped several pictures. I’ve put them into an album here:

Kids enjoyed themselves up until the thunderstorm, where we had to put everything away. But still they had plenty of time to bounce and have fun.

written by Chris \\ tags: Birthday, Olivia, Pictures, Sarah

Happy Birthday Mom!

I know you don’t really read this blog very regularly, but I’ll try to give you a call this evening.

Laters,
Chris.

written by Chris \\ tags: Birthday, Mom

Howdy all, well got the 24th Anniversary of my 29th Birthday out of the way today…… One of these days I may even turn 30….. but NOT YET!!!

Was a pretty busy day and week, lots of broke stuff requiring my special “pixie dust”… Although I may need some new dust cause I ain’t fixed CRAP lately…. Keep plugging away though….

Anyway back to the point of this post…… what was the point??????? O yea the B’day thing….

Well I was trying to keep this kinda hushhush…. but made the mistake of mentioning it at a motor pool about a week ago,,, thought I was “among friends” there,,, but NO… Next thing I know I am walking in the chow hall,,,, and SGT Davis says “hey I hear your birthday is coming up” Well me being kinda sly like that I think to myself “self maybe you can throw her off the scent if you play along”

So I say,, “why yes I do (just as SWEET as I can say it) but it sure is a good thing y’all dont know WHAT day it is!

Know what she does???? Looks on a piece of paper at her headcount station and says ” 30th of January”…….

Well, I figure if the “cat is out of the bag” I might as well play along…. So that brings us to tonight….. Go to chow and see the cake

GOOD NEWS! I am not the only VICTIM tonight! CPT Ewa Garner too….. You all may not remember CPT Garner, she was in one of the “Mothers Day” pictures on the other blog site in the spring….. Nice lady, one of the Brigades Doctors…. So I find Ewa and wish her a “Happy Birthday” the get my dinner…… As far as the get my dinner part…. I had told Chief Magras that since I was roped into this birthday stuff,,,,, I wanted to be served by the Queen! Believe she would have done it too,,, but she had traveled out to the forward bases today and didn’t get back til I was already eating…… She did run and get me some ice for my tea though…. Of course as she was returning with the previously mentioned cup of ice I kept a real tight hold of my collar…… Not saying she would have poured that cup’o'ice down the back of my shirt……. But “better safe that sorry” (and cold and wet!)

So anyway,,, the call comes out on the bullhorn “Mr Boothe and CPT Garner come to the front please!” So doing this right I go to Ewa’s table and escort her to our shared doom! There we are introduced.

And everybody does the Happy Birthday song

Then someone yells out “How old?” Nosy, nosy……. She is much too old to tell anyone that!

Of course you all see I was telling them I was THREE….. I think, since this is a “family site” that I am real glad her hand was BLURRED at that moment!

Anyway then we had to cut the cake,,,,

What did I get for my birthday,,, well a card and some peach tea (what Magras was getting the ice for) and O a can of SPAM!

Eat your heart out JIM!

Couple of shots end the post, first Ewa and I with CW4 Magras, “DFAC Manager Extraordanaire”

And finally me basking in the “glow” of the undisputed Queen of FOB Hammer…

So you can see a full evening of merrymaking….. Now time for some sleep!

Later

written by Tom \\ tags: Birthday, Iraq, Pictures

53 years old… Wow. That’s getting up there.

written by Chris \\ tags: Birthday, Dad