Any old mule can kick down a barn door, but I've never seen one with a hammer and nails.
Navy Aircrewman Oliver Edward. I am so proud of you. You are the best son a mom could have.
OUR FLAG by Oliver Edward 2002 age 11
It might not be physically strong, But is is a mental help for all. It was there in the dark times of September 11th, and it was there in the happy times of standing on the Olympic podium. But when the flag is not there we will not be free, And freedom is what makes us American.
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March 2010: I got nine medschool interviews, went to the first five, accepted to four. I have shortlisted Medical College of Wisconsin, and University of Arkansas, College of Medicine. Not much else is happening. We geocache, I built a new computer, and I am working on scholarships etc. The new computer is built into an old sewing desk. I will post pictures on my Flickr.
April 2010: Built Bob a cool new gaming computer. It can take 16 gigs of DDR3 RAM. The graphics card has 1 gig of onboard RAM.
May 2010: Locked in to Medical College of Wisconsin, put is my resignation. Climbed Mount Storm King, scared myself shitless.
June 2010: Hiked the Kloshe Nanitch trail, and the road back to the car. About 11 miles carrying my dog. (25 lbs - no fun). Very busy trying to got ready to move. I keep my everyday news on Facebook so hook up with me there, send an email with your FB details. Late June: Took a trip up the Enchanted Valley on horseback with Jolene. In July I went hiking up Mt Olympus with Krista, and took a trip to Leavenworth with Bob. Krista and I went whitewater rafting. Byron went back to Iraq. August 1st I left for Milwaukee to start medical school. I have all my travels well documented on Flickr.com/penern/sets so go see the photo stories there.
Feb. 2011: Well so much has happened. I will update the site come summer when I have time. Byron is back from Iraq safe and sound. My first semester at Medical school went extremely well. Got three honors abd two high passes from five subjects. Went home for the holidays and the family had a wonderful get together. We played Kinect Olympics with the new XBOX Kinect. It was so much fun, Jason put his head through the ceiling twice in his enthusiasm to win. Dean was the grand winner of the night. Must be youth on his side. Byron took a road trip to California with a couple of good friends for the 10 days before his 20th birthday. They had a blast. I can't believe it has been 20 years since I gave birth to that kid. He is six foot now, hard to believe I pushed that out. This semester is tough. Lots of very hard stuff to study. I like Medical Neuroscience and Histology, I find physiology a lot of work, and Evidenced Bases Medicine is a horrid, boring class. I spend about 12 hours a day either in class or studying and trust me one needs to invest that time including on Saturdays and Sundays. I just got done with my first round of exams. All went well. I am rather excited right now. We appear to have found my long lost nephew, Damian, and long lost brother, Jeffrey, in the same weekend. I will keep you updated. Poor kid is probably freeking out, especially if he was never told that Jason was his father, or that Jay was denied the right to see him. I will be trying to talk to Jeff today. With Damian we will just have to wait and see if he ever wants to have anything to do with us. But we are patient, we waited 20 years to find him, we can wait 20 more for him to get curious enough to want to see us. Anyway back to my studies.
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