Thursday morning

My wife Vicki fell yesterday ( she will be just fine ) She was standing on the railing for the daybed trying to open the curtain and fell down and got stuck between the daybed, wall, and under the rocking chair. When she fell she broke our son Mikes fan that was in there and also broke the mini blind on the front window. I was not home when it happened and she laid there screaming for help for about 30 minutes. Her voice was almost gone by the time I got home. I was able to get her fingers out of the mini blind mechanism where they got stuck and get her up. I made her Promise to not climb on anything unless I am home and she ask me first from now on. She is all bruised up now but nothing that won't heal with time. :) Just to let you know that Vicki has MS so she has balance problems even when her feet are on the ground.

Our son Mike called last night from Army basic training ( he called from his cell phone ). Mike said it's hard but that he will make it through. He said that I should get his address within the next two weeks. He wants me to keep him up to date on the Ravens football games. He said that he loved us and sounded very good. He also said that they can get care packages but that they can be no bigger that an shoe box. That's interesting that in Army basic they can get stuff. When his brother and sister went through Navy boot camp in 2007 all they could get were letters and no way would they have had a cell phone after the first few hrs.

Our daughter FC3 Cindy is checked out of the USS Abe Lincoln. Cindy has been doing NKO ( Navy Knowledge Online ) courses for her IA. She flies out to San Diego on Sunday for the start of IA training. She calls just about every day on her way to and from work on the ship and is doing just fine. We are so proud of her.

Our son OS3 John e-mailed several times from his ship the USS Doyle. He is doing well and will probably be going to GCCS-M school sometime after they get back from deployment. John said "There isn’t a lot going on here right now, I watched a really funny movie last night called “How to lose friends and alienate people”. It has the same main actor as Hot Fuzz."

As for me, I will be 45 years old tomorrow. I have no plans for my birthday, just hang around. It's been getting colder here, this morning it was 43 degrees when I woke up. We have been turning on the heat at night. That's about all for now. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

HAPPY 23rd BIRTHDAY CINDY

I want to say HAPPY 23rd BIRTHDAY to my daughter CINDY. I hope you have a great day. Love, Dad

The free desk

We moved the desk and hutch that we salvaged from the trash ( one of the neighbors across the street threw it out ) to the kitchen and my wife Vicki decorated it.

USS Doyle's Dutch Joint Operation

USS Doyle's Dutch Joint Operation

USS Doyle (FFG 39) Sailors conduct a community relations project in. Trinidad.

USS Doyle (FFG 39) Sailors conduct a community relations project in. Trinidad.

WE WILL NEVER FORGET

WE WILL NEVER FORGET 9-11-2001

GOD BLESS ALL THAT PERISHED IN THE TERRORIST ATTACKS. GOD BLESS THE FAMILIES AND GOD BLESS ALL IN OUR ARMED FORCES. this blessing does not apply to the terrorists that died that day.

Friday Morning

Good morning, it's a rainy Friday morning here in SE Kansas. I finished painting the body of our house this week and it looks nice. I will put some pictures up as soon as the rain clears. I still have to finish painting the soffits but I need a longer ladder to do that and my knees are really messed up and swollen right now.

My Navy daughter Cindy has been busy getting ready for her IA training. Cindy will go to Camp Victory in Iraq the beginning of Feb. Untill then she is doing medical, putting stuff in storage, and allot of training with the Army. Cindy is fighting a cold right now and working allot. Hope she starts to feel better soon. Cindy's birthday is comeing up on the 19th of this month. Cindy will be 23yo. Sure make me feel old to have kids that age. :)

My Navy son John has sent several e-mails from his deployment. They are on a 6 month deployment around South America. This is from one of Johns emails, I put initials for the names to protect the other sailors identities. "The last port was really nice. I think it was by far the best port. We were able to get some time off to relax and have fun. The new OS "U", a new ET "D", "R", and I went to look at the stores, ate, and watched Final Destination 4 on our last day in port. It was a lot of fun." John also said that they went to the beach allot. Aside from that they have been busy with training and work.

Johns ship in the Trinidad news


My youngest son Mike is getting ready to go to Army basic training Sept 15th. Mike has been going to the gym several days a week and hanging out with some friends that he met while here in Kansas.

That's about all for now, hope everyone has a great weekend.

USS Doyle And Columbian Coast Guard

Guided Missile Frigate USS Doyle Sailors Recently Conducted Multi-National Damage
Control And Visit, Board, Search And Seizure Training with the Columbian Coast Guard

Our free desk with hutch

These are pictures of our free desk with hutch. The people across our street put it out and put a "FREE" sign on it this past weekend. I was mowing the lawn when I saw it and told my wife and son Mike. Mike looked at me like I was crazy but I knew that we could use it. LOL Yes, then I took it... :) We have it on the back porch / laundry room now...

Apple Pie and the first tomatoes from our garden.

Apple Pie and the first tomatoes from our garden.

Vicki and Scruffy this morning.

Scruffy in the Kitchen this morning

Vicki talking to Scruffy this morning in the laundry room

We had a busy weekend here in Kansas

Good morning all, we had a busy weekend here in Kansas. We decided at the last minute to have a yard sale and get rid of all the junk in the garage. We started Friday afternoon and ended the yard sale yesterday at about noon when it started to rain. I had cleaned out the garage last month and had thrown away all the things that I thought were trash and kept stuff that I thought we should try to sell. Our son Mike helped me bring all the stuff out to the front of the house using his station wagon Friday afternoon and that helped allot. We did get rid of allot of stuff that was just clutter and the garage has allot more room in it now.

I talked to our Navy kids, John and Cindy this weekend and they are both doing well. John has been staying in a hotel on base and enjoying a big comfortable bed while his ship is in port. Cindy has been busy getting ready for her almost year long stint an an IA in Iraq. Cindy posted her schedule "Leave here 27Sep, Go to San Diego. 05Oct Fort Sill, OK, 08Nov Fort Jackson, SC, 30Nov Fort Sill, OK 20Dec Fort Lewis, WA 28Jan Kuwait 08Feb Iraq" I am hopeful that I will be able to see her when she is at Fort Sill, OK being that it is only about 300 miles from us.

Our son Mike is still working on a temp basis at Russell Stover Candies in Iola, KS and is reaping some of the benefits of his job. He hasn't taken them up on the free candy yet ( we wish he would ) but he did come home with a free watermelon last week. They were giving out watermelons to all the employees when they left work one day last week and we are still eating it. :) Mike goes into the Army in one month ( Sept 15th ).

That's about all from here. It's just going to be a relaxing Sunday, at least I hope so. My crohns disease is acting up this morning and I feel like crap if you know what I mean. :) Bye for now, I'll write more soon.

Me and Scruffy last night.

My wife Vicki took some pictures of me with our dog Scruffy last night while we were playing with his rag in the living room.










My wife Vicki took some pictures of me and our dog Scruffy last night while we were playing with his rag in the living room.

Sunday Morning

Good morning all. Things have been a little busy here in Kansas the last week or so.

First of all my daughter Cindy said "Well got the final word. Iraq in late Sept for sure. Dont have anymore info on it right now." Cindy is a CIWS-FC 3 in the Navy and is currently with the USS Abraham Lincoln. Cindy volunteered to go to Iraq as an IA "Individual Augmentee" . Cindy is on leave right now with her boyfriend in Washington state.

My son Mike joined the ARMY last week and will go to basic training and then train to be an MP Sept 15th at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. Mike has been working out almost every day trying to get ready for the long months of training ahead. In the meantime Mike got a temp job working at Russell Stover Candies in Iola, KS for the next two weeks.

My son John took a few days off from his Ship the USS Doyle now that they are back in port in Florida for a few weeks and went to Orlando with some other friends from the ship. John is doing well and has been studing for his 2nd class Petty officer test and his Enlisted Surface Warfare pin.

That's about all for now. Hope everyone has a great week.

My youngest son Mike joined the Army.

My youngest son Mike joined the Army. He goes to Basic Training on Sept 15th at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. He made it through MEPS ( Military Entrance Processing Station ) Wednesday and Thursday and is going to be an MP ( Military Police ) on his Army contract.

USS Doyle (FFG 39) and Destroyer Squadron 40 deliver books to Chile.

My son Johns ship USS Doyle (FFG 39) and Destroyer Squadron 40 deliver books to Chile.

USS Doyle Gun Salute To Esmeralda

USS Doyle Gun Salute To Esmeralda






My son Johns ship USS Doyle (FFG 39) renders a 21-gun salute to the sunken warship CNS Esmeralda.

USS Doyle Hosts French Midshipman

USS Doyle Hosts French Midshipman

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My son Johns ship, USS Doyle Hosts French Midshipman

USS Doyle In Southern Seas 2009

This is a video from my son Johns ship.


DNU Flash - USS Doyle (FFG 39) conducts Anti-terrorism and Force Protection Training.






USS Doyle In Southern Seas 2009

Two Videos of our son Mike and our dog

Here are two videos of our son Mike playing with our dog Scruffy tonight.