UPDATE 5-7-2004
HI EVERYONE. SORRY I HAVEN'T POSTED ANYTHING IN A FEW DAYS. JUST TO LET EVERYONE KNOW. THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONFUSION WITH THE MAILING ADDRESS FOR JOE IN IRAQ. THEY HAD AT ONE POINT SHUT DOWN THE APO NUMBER, BUT IT HAS ALL BEEN CORRECTED AND YOU CAN MAIL THINGS LIKE NORMAL TO THE SAME ADDRESS I HAVE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. IF YOU DID HAVE A PACKAGE RETURNED GO TO THE POST OFFICE AND THEY SHOULD LET YOU REMAIL IT FOR FREE. IF YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE WITH THAT LET ME KNOW AND I WILL HAVE THE POSTMASTER HERE CALL THEM FOR YOU. SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. THE LAST PACKAGE I SENT TO HIM APRIL 26TH HE GOT IN LESS THAN 10 DAYS. SO MAYBE THIS WILL ALSO SPEED THINGS UP.
I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TALK TO JOE QUITE A BIT THIS LAST WEEK. THINGS ARE GOING SMOOTH AND HE HAS KEPT BUSY. HE IS RECOVERED FROM HIS INJURIES LIKE ONLY JOE CAN, AND HE HOPES THAT HE DIDN'T WORRY ANYONE TOO MUCH. SAME OLD JOE =) HE WAS REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE HE GOT A BOOTLEG COPY OF THE DISNEY MOVIE HOME ON THE RANGE FOR $3. WHICH IS A HIGH PRICE OVER THERE BUT HE GOT THE MOVIE EVEN BEFORE IT IS OUT OF THEATERS HERE.
AS FOR HIS R&R THEY HAVE BEEN PUSHING IT BACK, AND IT LOOKS LIKE NOW HE MAY NOT BE GETTING TO COME HOME, SO CROSS YOUR FINGERS AND WE WILL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
I WILL BE BACK IN KS THE WEEK OF MEMORIAL DAY FOR KARA AND LOREN'S WEDDING. CONGRATS YOU TWO! I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE EVERYONE.

UPDATE ON JOE 4/28/04
OK - I CAN ASSUME YOU ALL FIGURED OUT HOW THIS IS GONNA WORK. I WILL POST THE MESSAGES HERE AND YOU CAN RESPOND TO EACH OF THEM SEPERATELY IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING. I GET AN EMAIL WHEN ANYONE REPLYS TO A COMMENT SO I WILL GET YOUR MESSAGE EVEN IF IT IS ON AN OLD BLOG ENTRY.
SO... I GOT TO TALK TO JOE YESTERDAY. HE IS DOING REALLY GOOD. ALL HE SAID IS THAT THEY HAVE LONG DAYS AND HE IS GETTING USED TO IT, BUT STILL. SO HE IS FEELING 100% BETTER. NOT SICK AT ALL ANYMORE, AND ONLY FEELS HIS RIBS IF HE CATCHES THEM JUST RIGHT. SO I HOPE THE ARTICLE DIDN'T FREAK ANYONE OUT. HE IS FINE AND DOING GODD, JUST TIRED, LIKE ALWAYS. I WASN'T GOING TO PRINT THE ARTICLE BECAUSE I DIDNT WANT TO JEOPARDIZE JOE'S SAFETY, BUT HE DESERVES THE RECOGNITION AND THE REPORTER WAS VERY COOPERATIVE. I APPROVED EVERYTHING SHE PRINTED. I AM VERY PROUD OF HIM, HE DESERVES MORE. BUT THERE IS TIME FOR THAT LATER. LIKE THE ARTICLE SAID IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SEND CARE PACKAGES LET ME KNOW AND I CAN GET THE NAMES OF OTHER SOLDIERS WHO DON'T GET MUCH MAIL TOO. PLEASE SIGN IN TO OUR GUESTBOOK ON THE WEBSITE AND I WILL SOON HAVE IT SET UP AND YOU CAN GET AN EMAIL EVERYTIME I POST SOMETHING. I WILL BE IN KS THE END OF THIS MONTH SO, HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL SOON!

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