Hi Everyone,
Paul has been working with CNN lately and they are airing one of the stories tomorrow. I think it is on Headline News Monday May 26th at 7, 9, and 11am. Also there is a link to the video online. It is http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/05/25/meade.operation.story.cnn
He is not actually in the video, but he has been working on it with them. They are still working, but I am not sure what all they will do.
Love to all,
Erin
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Saturday, May 3, 2008
I Am Still Here In Iraq
To My Family,
Howdy! Life in Iraq continues on as each day draws closer to the one where I get to come home for good (or until my next trip over here). Things are alright, although the news would have you think otherwise, it is staying pretty calm here and shouldn't be too bad over the summer. I must say though that I have not been keeping up with the blog as much as I did nearly a year ago when it started, but will find the momentum and keep it going to the end.
So, the new job is interesting. I find it to be a bit trivial at times and way to easy for me. It is hard to find things to do each day and there is only so far ahead you can be on paperwork with the way things change around here (someone always wants to change the placement of a comma or the use of an acronym vs. the complete spelling of it). But, I go on each day, staying ahead and ensuring all the personnel side is covered so the Soldiers don't have to worry about it while they are doing their jobs.
Alright, so funny story time. When I got back to Iraq from R&R, not much had changed in my job. But I was informed that I had to get a Yellow Fever Vaccination before the end of April (which we all know I ran to go get a shot as quickly as possible…not!). I eventually got the shot, and four days later, guess what I got? Yeap, I had Yellow Fever…the only one in 6,000 Soldiers that got the shot. It was a pain, and I felt terrible, not to mention it also made me break out into hives. In fact the hives break-out was the first thing that I noticed and was the doctor's first signs to me A) having an allergic reaction to the shot, and B) developing Yellow Fever. So, the punch line is, I went to Iraq (a country not know to have Yellow Fever), was forced to get the shot, and was the only one of 6,000 soldiers to actually get Yellow Fever…from the shot! Ha ha
The weight loss continues. After a little bit of back-sliding during R&R, I am back to the 196lbs area again. Hopefully I can improve down to the 190 or 185lbs threshold before I come home at the end. I have now begun to motivate my room-mate to go to the gym with me so he can get back into shape before we re-deploy to. As Erin has pointed out to me many times, it is ten times easier to go to the gym when you have someone else that is depending on you to be there.
It is starting to get hot here. The last few days have been in the 100's and it just keeps going up. But, I keep drinking water and doing what I need to do to make it.
Alright, I am going to stop now and add some more over the next week. I have more pictures to add and will get back to updating it every week or two. Grandma, thank you so much for the boxes, I love them and appreciate them greatly! Everyone take care of yourselves and each other. Erin, I love you and miss you.
Paul Adam
Howdy! Life in Iraq continues on as each day draws closer to the one where I get to come home for good (or until my next trip over here). Things are alright, although the news would have you think otherwise, it is staying pretty calm here and shouldn't be too bad over the summer. I must say though that I have not been keeping up with the blog as much as I did nearly a year ago when it started, but will find the momentum and keep it going to the end.
So, the new job is interesting. I find it to be a bit trivial at times and way to easy for me. It is hard to find things to do each day and there is only so far ahead you can be on paperwork with the way things change around here (someone always wants to change the placement of a comma or the use of an acronym vs. the complete spelling of it). But, I go on each day, staying ahead and ensuring all the personnel side is covered so the Soldiers don't have to worry about it while they are doing their jobs.
Alright, so funny story time. When I got back to Iraq from R&R, not much had changed in my job. But I was informed that I had to get a Yellow Fever Vaccination before the end of April (which we all know I ran to go get a shot as quickly as possible…not!). I eventually got the shot, and four days later, guess what I got? Yeap, I had Yellow Fever…the only one in 6,000 Soldiers that got the shot. It was a pain, and I felt terrible, not to mention it also made me break out into hives. In fact the hives break-out was the first thing that I noticed and was the doctor's first signs to me A) having an allergic reaction to the shot, and B) developing Yellow Fever. So, the punch line is, I went to Iraq (a country not know to have Yellow Fever), was forced to get the shot, and was the only one of 6,000 soldiers to actually get Yellow Fever…from the shot! Ha ha
The weight loss continues. After a little bit of back-sliding during R&R, I am back to the 196lbs area again. Hopefully I can improve down to the 190 or 185lbs threshold before I come home at the end. I have now begun to motivate my room-mate to go to the gym with me so he can get back into shape before we re-deploy to. As Erin has pointed out to me many times, it is ten times easier to go to the gym when you have someone else that is depending on you to be there.
It is starting to get hot here. The last few days have been in the 100's and it just keeps going up. But, I keep drinking water and doing what I need to do to make it.
Alright, I am going to stop now and add some more over the next week. I have more pictures to add and will get back to updating it every week or two. Grandma, thank you so much for the boxes, I love them and appreciate them greatly! Everyone take care of yourselves and each other. Erin, I love you and miss you.
Paul Adam
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