Bush in Germany (Speech at Wiesbaden Army)

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Thank you for your warm welcome here on FR and to the USA.

My,my what do you know I didn't know I would find so many people here on FR that have so much in common with me.LOL.

I met a poster who's kids are about the same age as mine and being raised similarly.I could go on and on,but I won't,because it would take up the whole thread.;0)

Since I have signed up I have made many friends and we talk on a daily basis and exchange ideas on a wide variety of subjects.
I just love all these people who have the same interests as I.

I am great-full that my husband introduced me to FR,now I am hooked.LOL

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Oh my,that must have been hard.
I was fortunate that my husband was able to be with me when I gave birth.

We waited to have the second child,my daughter ,until my hubby got out of the military,because he didn't want to miss out on her birth or her growing up.

He missed a lot of my sons growing up,especially when he spend two years in Korea.He got out shortly after returning from Korea.

[Wneighbor]

I am great-full that my husband introduced me to FR,now I am hooked.LOL

Ahhh, yes. FR is an addiction! :-) A fine addiction. :-)

I've made lots of friends in my years here too and some I have met and continue to spend time with occasionally.

[Wneighbor]

I know my daughter will totally agree with you on that decision to wait till your husband retired to have that second child. LOL

My son-in-law is now counting down months (21 now I think) till retirement. Their youngest just turned a year last November. The girls they have are 5 and 7 so my daughter has her hands full often. Even though they are back in the states now my s-i-l spends a lot of time TDY. They are stationed too far from those of us who would love to help with those babies so it's a big job for Jill sometimes.

However, this granny is busily working on a possible move from Texas to Alabama just so she can keep those kiddos sometimes. :-)

[Hun in the sun]

Did you listen to the live translation on
N-TV?

Great :-)

Bush said something like "Some of you may remember
me; I was the guy serving the turkey" (in Bagdad)

The interpreter translated it as "Ich habe in der
Türkei gedient" ;-)
("I have served in Turkey")

...and I`m still wondering what an "armorierte Division" is :-)


Hun

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Yes, FR is a fine addiction.

It must be hard for your daughter and you to be away from each other,especially with the kids.

I was fortunate to have moved to Germany to be with my family when my hubby went to Korea.
I didn't know his family well at this time and they wouldn't have had any place to put me up.

I know my parents miss my kids,but we stay in contact,by phone and either they come and see us or we go to see them.

We are all very close even though we are separated by thousands of miles and that is what counts.

I don't blame you for wanting to move closer to your daughter and grand babies.:0)

[Wneighbor]

As I'm sure you know from your family - God is very good and makes a way when we have to be far from the ones we love. I am so thankful that my son-in-law and his entire platoon returned safely from their tour of Baghdad that I hardly think I'm at hardship now. I have so many friends and family with loved ones still in Afghanistan or Iraq that I know I am blessed even this far away.

It's really nice that your parents and you all still are able to visit back and forth. I can imagine the joy at each new visit!

As soon as my son-in-law decided that he would accept a job offer in Huntsville upon retirement they asked me if I'd consider moving over there. I'm still working on it - this is a very recent development - but it's a thrill to think that I might live in the same place as my grandkids! I want to take 'em camping and teach 'em to fish and shoot. :-) Just never thought those would be possible for me before! :-) I think I can be a *really good* local Granny!

[SevenofNine]

ALRIGHT rack ittt

Hey guys there is funny thread at DU site

calling US troops brainwash NO Guys they are no brainwash they are very happy on seeing this Certain Texan LOL!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

I am sure you will be and it is nice that your kids asked you to consider it.

We decided to move to Oregon to be close to at least one side of the family,but sometimes I think it was a mistake.

My p-i-l are nit very close to my kids anymore and I can't figure out why.They were both divorced and remarried.When the son of my stepmother in law had his own kid things changed for us and my m-i-l was never really into my kids,granted she spends time with them but it sometimes is meaningless.My kids are old enough to make up their own minds on how they want to keep a relationship going with their local grand parents.

We as parents are disappointed,but we never mention anything in front of our kids,but they are not dumb.

Sometimes they roll their eyes when we go to visit my m-i-l
because it is boring and she talks about meaning less things and that is sad.We all feel uncomfortable around her,even her own son.
It saddens me and I pray that it will change some day.

BTW,my kids are 17 and 12 and they love all their Grandparents just afferently.

[Michael81Dus]

Kimberly,

no need to thank me, it is me smiling now. How can people say that we are divided and entirely different? If not America and Europe, which societies should be friends with each other on earth? God bless you and your family!!

Michael

[Michael81Dus]

LOL, nein, leider konnte ich nur die Ankunft sehen. Klasse Beispiele der gnadenlosen Inkompetenz von N-TV. Übrigens trage ich auf meinem Rucksack (zivil) einen aufgenähten Patch der 1st "armorierten Division", geschenkt von GI´s - würde gerne deren Gesicht sehen wenn sie so eine Übersetzung hören ;-)

[Hun in the sun]

Mein persönlicher Favorit ist und bleibt
aber immer noch die "Raketenpropeller-Granate",
wie sie im Sommer 2003 in jeder 2. Nachrichtensendung
vorkam... ;-)


Hun

[silent_jonny]

Thank you for the ping :)

I was only able to hear the first ten or fifteen minutes of the speech but it was great! HOOOOAAAAH!

[Wneighbor]

Ya, my kids have different kinds of relationships with different grandparents too. I had looked at your profile page and seen that like me you had your kids a bit apart. :-) My girls are 19 and 28, so far apart that they are completely different in the kinds of relationships with each different grandparent! LOL

My grandmother was the most important adult in my life and I just have not ever thought I'd get a chance to be anywhere near as close to my grandkids. I don't know how it might turn out - but I am single so I have lots of extra time to spend with them. Hopefully I might get to know them all and be a blessing and help to my daughter and s-i-l (and not too much of an interference.)

Sounds like from your profile and your involvement with your kids at school and all that they've got lots of good interaction! :-) I sure miss that now that mine are grown. Seems like for so many years that most of my life revolved around my kids activities and now things are *really* quiet around here. But heck - gives me an amazing amount of time to freep!

[Wneighbor]

God bless you and your family!!

And you and yours FRiend! :-)