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PREGNANT TURKEY

One year at Thanksgiving, my mom went to my sister's house for the traditional feast. Knowing how gullible my sister is, my mom decided to play a trick.

She told my sister that she needed something from the store. When my sister left, my mom took the turkey out of the oven, removed the stuffing, stuffed a Cornish hen, and inserted it into the turkey, and re-stuffed the turkey. She then placed the bird(s) back in the oven.

When it was time for dinner, my sister pulled the turkey out of the oven and proceeded to remove the stuffing. When her serving spoon hit something, she reached in and pulled out the little bird. With a look of total shock on her face, my mother exclaimed, 'Patricia, you've cooked a pregnant bird!'

At the reality of this horrifying news, my sister started to cry. It took the family two hours to convince her that turkeys lay eggs! Yup................SHE'S BLONDE

One night I had a dream:

Everyone was standing before the throne of GOD.
In the order of generations starting from this one,
And going all the way back to Adam and Eve.

When God asks everyone to give an account of their lives,
Everyone turned around at the same time,
And pointed to their parents saying, "It is their fault".
The last ones were of course Adam and Eve.

I woke up.

I thought that is so true but GOD made a way for us
In His Son Jesus to break this chain,
But only a few compared - to the many do break out
And live life to it fullest.

Recently, I was diagnosed with AAADD:

Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.
This is how it manifests.

I decided to wash my car.
I started toward the garage;
I spotted the mail on the hall table.

I should go through the mail,
before I wash the car.

I lay the car keys on the table,
put the junk mail in the trash can under the table,
and notice that the trash can is full.

So, I put the bills back on the table,
and take out the trash first.

Since, I’m going to be near the mailbox
when I take out the trash anyways,
I might as well pay the bills first.

I see the checkbook on the table,
but there is only one check left.

My extra checks are in my desk in the study,
so I go to my desk,
where I find the bottle of juice that I had been drinking.

I’m going to look for my checks,
but first I need to push the juice aside,
so that I don’t accidentally knock it over.

But the juice is getting warm,
and should be put in the refrigerator to keep it cold.

Heading towards the kitchen with the juice,
a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye.
They need watered.

I set the juice down on the counter,
fill a container with water,
and suddenly spot the TV remote.

Someone left it on the kitchen table.
Tonight when we sit down to watch TV,
we will be looking for the remote,
but nobody will remember that it is on the kitchen table.

I should put it back in the den where it belongs,
but first I’ll water the flowers.

I splash some water on the flowers,
but most spills on the floor.

So, I put the remote back down on the table,
and get some towels to wipe up the spill.

Then I head down the hall trying to remember
what I was planning to do.

At the end of the day:
The car isn’t washed,
The bills aren’t paid,
There is warm bottle of juice sitting on the counter,
The flowers aren’t watered,
There is still only one check in the checkbook,
I can’t find the remote,
I can’t find my glasses,
And I don’t remember what I did with the car keys.

I’m trying to figure out why nothing got done today;
It’s quite baffling because I know I was busy all day long,
and I’m really tired.

I know this is a serious problem,
and I’ll try to get some help for it,
but first I’ll check my e-mail.

Do me a favor, will you?

Forward this message to whoever you think might enjoy it,
because I don’t remember who I’ve already sent it.

Happy Veteran's Day

A BIG thank you;

To all of you that are serving our country at home and abroad.

Through the years

Granny's Grandpa Whitney during the Civil War.

Granddad in the middle, in France during WWII
He told me lots of stories while I lived with them in Arizona

Granddad the youngest WWI Vet with the oldest.

Granddad, a Cousin and my Father

I remember enjoy going with Granddad and Granny to the VFW meetings.

My son, Jesse in Baghdad. 2003

Some of the boys of Baghdad running out to see Jesse
whom they called Yessid.

Jesse less then a month home and on his wedding day.

The heart of most our soldiers.

The Elections – In Iraq - 2005

This was written my a young man who is a good friend of my sons. He went over when my son came home. We have had many of our family members and friends in Iraq over the years. They are there to help the country and we have many over there right now. After all it is the country our Father Abraham is originally from. What he wrote -

The Elections:Today’s been a very long day with the election and everything, but I want to tell you all some of the things I saw today. I know that not everyone supports President Bush or what we’re doing here, but I see things here with my own two eyes. Today I saw a people who, despite fears and rumors that insurgents would bomb the voting centers and poison the water, came out in the thousands to vote. Today I saw a people prove to France and Germany and all of the other countries that have tried to put a grim view of the situation here, that yes the Iraqis want democracy and yes the risks are worth it. I wish that the people in the U.S.A. would look at what is happening here and see that we have a wonderful thing in democracy. No, it’s not perfect, but nothing that is man made is. To know that you may be killed just for putting some check marks on a piece of paper is a very humbling thing and when I saw people come out in numbers I have not seen since I’ve been here, it showed me that what I’m doing here is worth it. It is worth the risk of my life because they too are willing to risk theirs for a better future for their children. What is even more humbling is that these people know that there is still a hard road that lies ahead. They know that more people will die and that progress will be slow, yet they still move forward. So to the people that do feel we're doing the wrong thing by being here, I think that you should try living in a state of oppression for 30 to 40 years and see entire families wiped out for being Kurdish or what ever race you may be. For those of you who have supported us and the Iraqi people, thank you. This has been one of the toughest and most rewarding times in my life and one of much spiritual growth and a lesson in appreciation and maturity.

Just one of the many thank yous our soldiers got from the people

who desire freedom the same as us.

And thank you to you serving in other countries

we appreciate YOU!