Hello USA – Yet another beautiful day in Iraq – Its beggining to look alot like christmas even over here in the sand – This is the truckers cafe ,that I eat at when I do eat at a dfac – They don’t call it a dfrac but its still has good stuff – The dfac’s are for your buffet people – Myself try to stay away from that – I will just stick to my India’s dinners and truckers cafe – Sure hope its not fish heads today – I skipped breakfast- Well I did have 2 doughnuts and 3 box’s of bannana milk – Man thats good stuff- We were hit hard yesterday but can’t talk about it – All the people I know are ok – Nothing like a little fireworks at christmas – Copters sang me to sleep and flares were out lighting the skies -gotta go to meeting – Be right back- Uh Oh – Two post in one- Special day for me and my xanga familly- We just had our Thursday safety meeting and see what I got- Yep KBR DPW top dog award of the month – It was for my outstanding abilities to write requesitions – When they came out with the new req writing I decided to make it where they can click on sites on my req and it sends them straight to what I want or the site where they simply put the manufacturers number in and wah lah there it is – They sent that req theater wide for an example of a perfect req- Honestly I came up with the idea and now thats what they are adding to the rules – I rock – Sure doesn’t help the pocket any though – Good to know my talent has been recognized though – We also received calling cards which I need but we gave them to our Fillipino’s – Well I better get busy at what I do best and finish up Novembers order for I will be ready for Decembers – Gosh its going to be tough getting out from under the plumbers now – But I am – Everybody be safe during their off time and enjoy while you can – And don’t forget to always no matter what HOLD THOSE HEADS HIGH AND GOD BLESS ALL – JOHN

Hello USA – Another beautiful crisp morning in Iraq – Though I was joshing eh? – How about joining me for lunch? I am sure I can get another plate – Kinda made me mad though – The head was empty – Darn I was going to pull a crawfish suck on it – Nothing – Man need to talk to those people gutting them – Reminds me of when I was always hunting – Elbie my coon ass step dad asked me to quit messing the heads up on squirrels so I could skin them head and all – he said it made a better stew – Well my mother came to me and threatened me that I best screw up every head – She didn’t like stirring the pot and seeing a squirell looking back at her – So from then on – No matter where I hit them I would put one in the head – Sorry Elbie but she threatened to lighten up on the quantity of food and you know me – They didn’t call me the garbage disposal for nothing -Gosh I need to type faster – That picture is making my stomach do funny things – Been up since 4 and went to take clothes to laundry and eat breakfast at the truckers cafe – Nothing special happening over here – So hope all is well on the other side of the world – Remember to always HOLD THOSE HEADS HIGH AND GOD BLESS ALL — JOHN

Hello USA – Yet another beautiful crisp day in Iraq – So here is my little memory wall – Click it and it might be easier to see – I have received birthday cards ,easter cards ,cards with sweet messages, pictures ,The center of attention would be Jimmie Johnson and the ties I got from my daughters -The only thing i have received from them in 19 months- They are on each side of Jimmies picture – Speaking of which the kind info I gave my x worked and her camera is a -ok. They make em better all the time – Also I have my camels carrying my broken bling bling – man everything is 21 or 22 karat gold as is really soft – They don’t have the other minerals to add to it to make 18 which is stronger but worth less in weight – Tried to watch the 12 dogs of christmas but fell asleep – Bunch of copters last night- We were hit pretty hard last night -Thats all I can say – Sure hope all is careful out in the real world – Watch for those celebrating too hard and if your one of them – Please don’t drink and drive – Think about it before ya don’t do it – I would have to go to prison if a drunk hit one of my daughters – No questions asked – Ok gotta get busy while the net is pretending to work – I am getting there but not quiet done – Maybey something will happen this Saturday and see something different on my time card Sunday - Always remember to HOLD THOSE HEADS HIGH AND GOD BLESS ALL — JOHN

Hello USA – Gosh the first time – There is nothing that compares to the first time – Doesn’t matter does it? – Your first step-The first time your parents let you drive – Your first date – First love – It will always be beautiful memories (hopefully) with the first time – Well good people this is my little Sister Christie – She got her first buck -Yes it is taged and legal and she is doing a skull mount – She is getting interested in Taxidermy because her father in law lives next door and turns some work away – Yes he does fine work also – I hope she gets into it – Sure make some money- Can’t tell her age because (well yall know) – She is a country girl and one heck of a mother besides being a diabetic along with her son Trey – Surprised Trey wasn’t in the picture – Yes your a momma’s boy – Karla is more apt to get into daddy’s arms -And a mighty fine dad that I have never heard gripe about his children- He is one cool dude- They are a great Familly and I always to try and hook the cousins up- Told ya momma’s boy – Hey Trey and karley – Ricky and Christie (sunshine) -Also on my favorites – (littlesistersunshine) I had promised to post a picture of my memory wall today – I re-done it- Took pictures – Only to get to work and the batteries were dead on my camera -( SORRY ANGEL) Will try and get more today – Yes there are some crooked pictures – You try standing on a bed and making a memory wall – Stepped off with knife in hand(to cut tape) and stepped on my tenni’s -Collidded with the tv and dropped the knife right beside my foot – Oh well – Sure looks nice – Appreciate all thats sent me memories – Computers and memory sticks don’t have crap on the feeling I get at looking at that wall – I sat there for 30 minutes thinking of all and enjoying knowing how much I am missed and cared for -Shame only thing from my daughters are some ties they made me for fathers day at church - My mother really had a nice one on her wall also – Mine are mostly cards with a couple of pictures – Mom’s was all pictures -= Well need to do some searching and get those orders off my desk – Visit my little sister and give her the thumbs up – Have a great Monday and always HOLD THOSE HEADS HIGH AND GOD BLESS ALL

Hello USA – Goodness what a beautiful crisp morning here in Iraq – First off – Sorry for getting upset – I would rather talk about my daughters and not their keepers -End of story = Think I found another bike – Man the girls ought to want a ride on this one – Its a Korean Harley – Man what style it has = Great news – At my desk really into ordring for the plumbers when all of a sudden my boss for here was behind me – With the deputy project manager – The Dpm kept calling me by name and telling me the jam up job i am doing here – My other boss was saying what an improvement I have made etc – At first he said – Oh caught you working – I noticed someone with him so I said yes sir – Trying to help the plumbers get their rom set up for ordering – He had that look on his face so I didn’t discuss the 2 job situation – That is going to vanish pretty quick anyway -But now that the DPM has seen the tool room – I guess we exist now – I will give Iain a day or so and go do some talking – The tool room needs a supervisor(ME)– Been quiet latelly so all is well in Iaq – Gonna B sending out Christmass cards to all I have addresses on so if you don’t think i have it – e-mail me – They will be a little late but hey ask my familly – Thats John – Beckyllw my oldest sister has wraped presents for me on Christmas morning – What a fantastic familly I have – Gonna miss em during the Hollidays but hey I am tough and can cry in my hooch – All have a great day and remember to always – HOLD THOSE HEADS HIGH AND GOD BLESS ALL

Hello USA- Yet another beautiful crisp and clean morning in Iraq- There ya go – Yep it does and always will say MERRY CHRISTMAS- My x e-mailed me and said that Sheila my youngest got ahold of the camera I gave her and covered it in baby powder – But Betty Ann my oldest came to the rescue!! – She washed it in the sink for her – She asked how to controll this etc – Man Bubba(he knows)- I really was proud and told her to take out the momery card and battery and let it sit a while and I will send her another memory card – What did I want to say? – Where was the people that should have been watching my daughters as they climbed the cabinets and then did all the above to the camera – I will not buy her another – Bad subject but kinda cute of Betty Ann to wash the camera to keep Sheila out of trouble – Speaking of trouble- there is none here and hope none, where all my friends are – Have a great day and remember -HOLD THOSE HEADS HIGH AND GODS BLESS ALL –JOHN

Hello USA – Yes Spazz sent me a git up I just couldn’t wait to wear – You ought to see what I have sent her (not yet) – So its a Sacramento Kings basketbal shirt- The watermellon teeeth are about to gag me and my Rudolf’s red hot nose wasn’t easy to attach either – Still have a red spot on my nose — HEEEEYY – It actually rained today – Wind was really kicking this morning and blew it in around noon and lasted for an hour worth of good rain and now its sprinkling – Boy maybet our 2 weeks of winter is here – - Did it again – Gosh I need to stay away from the px’s – Simple went after coffee and creamer and yes those Reeses butter cups JUMPED into my basket – Did get some popcorn – Hopefully its fresh – If not thats cool to because a full bag is a little much - But i was able to get into the large t-shirt – I will give it to the nicest Filipino admin dude after 2 washings – They shrink our clothes something terrible – I dom appreciate the though though – x- large make it about 9 washings and need replaced – Yes it gets ridiculous but part of the game – Kinda quiet last night – Recon the bad dudes are regrooping or re pooping – One of the 2 – Hope all has a great day – I gotta get back after another big order – Remember – ALWAYS HOLD THOSE HEADS HIGH AND GOD BLESS ALL — JOHN 

Hello USA – Goodness yet another beautiful day in the sand – Its in the high 70′s and not a cloud in the sky – Sorry but net is too slow to load the picture – I had one in my birthday suit but guess I will save it for another day - A BIG thanks to you Spazz – Nice package – I will try and post a special picture tomorrow for you – Yes you will blotftyp – Figure that one out smarty – Yes my teeth are still hurting from the red hots – OOps I forgot the birds treets -shh – I have been down on the weather yall but am back in action – It happens everytime you leave and come back – Headache,belly ache and sprints – I am 100 percent ok – Sure been alot of fighting going on locally, the amounts of choppers going to the cash these last 2 days was ridiculous – Most were not ours – Our men are escorted by apaches and there were only a couple that came in – Boy this is so much fun – Just finished the first order that consisted of 300 items – Just to figure out they have added another clause to the ordering – Ha ha – Its not going to effect me much because I passed it off to the logistics coordinator and he is saying the stuff I ordered doesn’t have the 2 numbers they want instead of just the one – Well dah – We are in Iraq and this crap is not in Fed Log – Sorry to leave everybody in suspense and don’t fret – I am fulfilled if anything was to happen anyways – I just hung out at my hooch and watched Lonelly Dove yesterday – Man I love those westerns – There is 3 parts and can’t remember the first one but its the one where the (whore) throws a turtle on the cheap skakes – Man that was hillarious – Hope all is having fun getting ready for Santa and a MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL – AND MOST OF ALL DON’T FORGET TO hold those heads high and god bless all -Hey I would like everybody to visit beckyllw (on my favorites) – She has a post of my mothers nativity scene – All the little extra”s she hand painted herself – Seems like no one wants to put it up and down – Sure wish I had a crib because I would – It takes around 3 hrs to put it up and longer to take down – But people the pictures just doesn’t show the love that was put into every stroke of the brush – My mom was very special and loved kids – She was one hell of a mother —JOHN

Hello USa – Enough with the mush stuff and angels – Well the angels we need over here right now – Yes its getting exciting again – Had 4 reds last nigh – Don’t know the outcome because they are always secrets on what goes on – Saw a fire today caused by a mortar – Same story don’t know anything about it – So one good thing about it is I surelly won’t have any problems getting to sleep tonight – Those copters are surelly going to be flying around – Beings its election time things be going on – Gotta get off the road and let the tanks come by – man I have missed these days – Going to be a get together in KC MO – Terrijean58 on top of my favorites has been nice enough to invite me and I think she agreed to let me throw a little rib-eye party – Come on yall – Its going to take a week away from my daughters so what little sacrifices would you be giving up? – Gotta try one of my rib-eyes also – Do not know a date yet but it will be toward the begginning of April – Be ther or be square – Don’t fret if you can’t make it because I intend on having parties all over the place to get locations people can attend – Someone needs to send me a USA map and some pins for I can start figuring all this stuff out – But next one is at terri’s and she has nothing to worry about because I will be doing most of the fun – Might could accept some little helpers though – I am excited allready – How about you Alina and terri – Lets do it – Man a week from my daughters is going to hurt so yall going to have to cheer me up for sure – Don’t forget always HOLD THOSE HEADS HIGH AND GOD BLESS ALL — JOHN

Hello USA -Ok pappa started this and its just a crazy made up memory -fantasy – As we were walking on the sandy white beach barefooted– the sand carressing our feet – The wind was in my favorite and blowing the sweet smell of your fresly washed hair into my flared nostrils – Man nothing like the smell of a ladies freshly washed hair- -Yep told ya they were my little princesses – Thanks Kelly (SHE IS ON MY FAVORITES AND A FINE NIECE)- You did such a fine job girl – I have told this story to a few and just wanted the whole world to know – I spent as much time as possible with those 2 on my R$R – But the most funnest and most memorable part was taking them to a small park in the Woodlands – We went to feed the ducks – Not a goose no where around – I am sure the park patroll makes sure of that because those jokers can be mean – Anyhow here we are with a loaf of bread and 40 ducks no exageration – Well I started breaking the bread up and throwing it at my daughters feet- man at the funny little dances they were putting on – And they were not scared they were laughing hard because myself I could hardly stand from belly laughing – When we finished the loaf – I looked around and about 8 other people were holding their sides and still laughing -They told me how fun a dad I was (big head) So yes we went and got 2 more loafes of bread and came back and finished feeding them – My youngest Sheila got pecked once – At first she was going to pout but I started laughing and told her she had to chunk the bread faster – My goodness Nolan Ryan would of been proud of her after that – I was able to keep them at my brothers and my nephews wife valeriek(on my favorites) was a great big help – She showered them and read them to sleep – The following day we all went to church then to the mall where valeri came to the rescue again – She did a great job at spending my money-Hehe- She even took them and had their hair done and wouldn’t even ley me buy her a 8 dollar pair of shoes – Thats ok – I will get her back – Me and the girls also went to christies (she is my youngwst sister on top of my favorites- something little sis) go visit her – Her son Trey and herself have diabetes and are doing fine – Man those 4- Trey Karla,Betty Ann and Sheila played HARD – My daughters were asleep before I was out of the driveway – I also cooked rib eyes,chicken breast and chappel hill sausage so we could eat early and go hunting – Me and christies father in law sat todether and he claimed we made too much noise – Heck they just were not stirring -I tried telling those dummies at 2 pm there were no birds or animals stirring- Besides he pissed out of the blind – And Becky(oldest sister on my favorites also) called me as we were headed out to the stand – So I am innocent other than having on my phone-Me and big Ricky did have fun and I sure am looking forward to doing it again–I am  headed to KC, MO. in April – I have decided that I will be blowing off the big party and do a one on one or more depending on the State I cruise to on my bike – But will be going to see all – So if you are close to KC MO and wanna meet this ole red neck let Terri know – I don’t know the date yet but will go sign up for my R$R today-Yes the rib eyes are on me- - man what a post – But guaranteed interesting – Love yall and always remember to HOLD THOSE HEADS HIGH AND GOD BLESS ALL –