TJ's Memorial Garden and Casino.

Life at home is normal as ever. The day After TJ died we built the "TJ memorial garden and Casino." TJ loved to play with a toy that my little girls had, it was a roulette and he would go crazy with that thing, so I decided to name the garden so I could smile every time I tell the story about a great friend.
Work is work, and I have to kiss my wife's beautiful butt for the next century or so. This last weekend we went on a camping trip, it was great and we had a great time. That was my first time in the woods EVER, I have been out there in the field 1/2 of my military life playing soldier, but NEVER camping with the family. It was great and the girls were able to get out of the house and the memories of TJ for a while.
My wife was working and had to meet us at the camping site. We had the Circle of friends from the base, we had a big fire going and after a while the wife came in to join the party. We had a tent and we slept on the floor, my kids didn't say anything about sleeping on the floor, they just went to sleep. I slept very well and felt great next morning. Every time I went to the field to play soldier I slept two to three hours at night and were moving all the time, the only time that we rested was when chow got on site, drank coffee and kept moving. I used to come home from the field and my wife would not let me in until I was naked, leaving all my clothes on a laundry bag outside and then going to the washer. I went straight to the shower to clean my butt and then eat and go to sleep. This time was different but I felt so energized that everybody asked me to go get more wood for the fire, when I got back the coffee was already made and started to cook the breakfast. When we strated to pack to go home my wife was ready to pack the truck when I told her IN PRIVATE that she looked a COUPLE pounds heavier. It has been a long couple days at the home front. The rest of the week don't look good for the home team either. She looks great, just the fact that she has gained a couple of pounds. Long time ago she asked me that if she ever gained a couple pounds to tell her. I did and now she feels ugly and fat. SHE IS NOT!!!!!! So now I am thinking of holding up a bank so I can buy that freaking big ass diamond to say I am sorry.

I almost slept on the TJ Memorial Garden and Casino last night.