Nothing major some little stuff. About 2 years ago Jamie partially broke a tooth eating a
Pork Rind (gross) his tooth got infected and caused a hematoma (sp?) We went to the hospital and they gave him some drugs, nothing more they could do and the problem went away....
Last week Jamie was eating some super chunky peanut butter and bit into a nut, you could swear it was a small pebble it wouldn't even smush with your fingers or a knife... anyway the so called peanut he bit into was the broken tooth and to boot his nerve was exposed, the pain shot up one side of his and to the other side. He ended going to the U of M emergency dental and they had to pull it out and well yes cut it out of his jaw bone at that time he was told why he was in so much pain, it was the main nerve of the teeth and jaw bone that got exposed. The only thing he ever told me before the surgery was that it hurt. crazy huh? I would have been writhing on the floor crying in pain. Well he is now to the point that he is actually taking pain pills, him on pain pills is another story in itself, I have never laughed so hard in my life, he likes to give lectures and get all philosophical. Yes I know what you women are thinking about his pain and laying on the couch and it is true. Hope you caught on. okay enough about Jamie.
Some of you already know a lot of this about Tyler some of you don't so here is goes:
I have talked to Tyler about 6 times since he has left, He was really sad and depressed for the first couple of weeks, he is doing great now and sounds happy. He has made good friends with some guys who are from Maple Grove and Brooklyn Center. One of the guys in his platoon is 42 and a retired Marine and decided to re-up in the Army. another guy there defected from Iraq and has joined the U.S. Military.
Tyler called the other night another short conversation, he is doing great and does his BRM competition today, David what is BRM? He also said he loves shooting and he is at a Marksman to expert shooter right now, he must have gotten that from me cause well I can shoot like no other. (brag, brag, brag.) The barracks he is in has gotten infested not only with black widow and brown recluse spiders also with fire ants, he said they hurt really bad, they finally bought a can of raid phewww! The weather there is hot humid and like living in Africa as Tyler so says.
It rain every morning and they have to do PT in the wet sand. whiner! I want to say to him suck it up boy but I don't want to in a letter or over the phone, I will have to wait until he gets home. maybe, depending, he can do 75 sit-ups in a minute and runs forever in a day, so yeah
probably won't give him hell cause he can also endless push-ups. He says his PT Sarge is a....
well you know what and they have at least 2 hours of PT at night and the morning just cause the Sarge wants to. hahahhaha. Tyler decided to get himself a Chemical burn from the MRE stove.
Knowing him he was probably jacking around.
I cannot wait until I get to see him, he has made me more proud and happy for him than ever.
The graduation ceremony will be cool, he is one of the Platoon Banner holder guys. Awesome.
He has ordered copies of the pics holding it I don't know how many so if anyone wants one let me know, yes Debbie and Jeannie you I already know will. Just so you know Tyler is seriously thinking on going full time active after he graduates high school. and will do college later, he says I will follow in the foot steps of Uncle David. Jamie and I fully 100% support whatever decision he makes regardless of anything else. Other than that he is doing what he is suppose to do and getting his ass kicked... blisters, cuts etc... crawling in broken glass, ya know that type of thing, he did say that he did not puke after the gas chamber exercise and that it stunk like really strong ammonia.
I have been working, tending to my tomoato plants and flowers, cleaning, reading and walking around the house aimlessly.
Life is great at the West household.
oh yeah and the cat is crabby, she is lost without Tyler and pukes on his bed at least once a week.
Bye for now
Lots of Love
Jodi & Jamie and the cat
9 comments:
The cat Jodi? You are starting to sound like Jeanie!
Jode,
BRM is Basic Rifle Marksmanship.
Tell Tyler to go to school!! And if he joins the Army first...Go to shcool! The Army pays 75-100% tuitiion for soldiers on active duty! I took advantage of that..but way to late in life. Go to school now whiule you are young and have lots of energy Tyler. As i liked to tell my soldiers, "Do it, do it now." Funny, I tell my kids that too.
Very funny,that sucks, one thing though I do not consider her my daughter.
and yes David I agree with you about the school thing and we are trying hard to encourage him to do that without trying not to look like we don't support him in other ways. Maybe after basic he will have changed his mind, I really am going to have to have him call you.
Jodi
I thought it was funny :-)
Ohhhh Debbie,hee hee and I am thinking that Ronnie said it.
Lots Of Love
Jodi
that wasn't Debbie that made that comment.
Then it was Brandi, richard, ann, ronnie, tia,
jeanie, sandy, kris, zach, david, mandy, jess, jim
okay did I guess?
yes, yes you did guess.
Well it's only because I cannot have kids anymore. who wants to lend me there kids? cuz in a year I won't have any here. :(
Jodi
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