Good Monday Morning Patriot Woodworkers! December 30, 2019

[John Morris]

Good Monday Morning!

Good Monday morning Patriot Woodworkers! What did you get done over the weekend, and what have you planned for the week ahead! Inquiring minds want to know. Please tell us what's happening in your shops, your life, and any events going on with you. Thank you for being here folks!

 

The Morris home has been busy and not so busy at the same time. Our youngest girl came home from Army Basic Training for Christmas, she arrived on the 19th of Dec and she is leaving January 2nd. Apparently these days the Military sends home trainees for Christmas, and the staff for two weeks, whether they are in Basic or AIT (school).

 

So we got to have our baby girl home for Christmas.

She has been dealing with some challenges, she was injured and had to be recycled through basic training, she fractured her pelvic bone, and has been marching on it for weeks, so she has had some time to just sit still, relax, and get it on the mend while home, unfortunately it will not be completely healed when she returns but she has vowed (against our wishes) to keep on through the pain, and complete basic training, and when she reports into the school, she'll see medical staff and get healed.

 

But we've had her here at home, and it was one of the best Christmas's ever, there is a special feeling when a child comes home from the military for the Holidays, I know some of you here experience this often. All I can say is, we waited on her hand and foot, and her brother and sister were right in there with us helping her out, and making her stay with us comfortable and happy.

 

Image at left (mama, daughter, me dad) is the night her mama and siblings drove down to San Diego and brought her back from the airport, she flew in from Ft. Jackson SC, she'd been up for a day and half processing out for the trip and traveling! I came home from work to an empty home, and I got her favorite "Dad Meal" ready for her (chili and cornbread) while they made their way home. When she arrived the dinner was ready, the fireplace was going, and the dogs were happy to see her home, and she ate, and ate, her first home cooked meal by me, and she talked and talked, and we just enjoyed the first night with our daughter completely.

 

So that was our Christmas, we hope you all had a wonderful Christmas as well, and you'll roll onto a wonderful New Year as well!

 

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[JimM]

Sounds like a Christmas memory to cherish!

[Cal]

Very glad to hear that your daughter was able to make it home for the holidays John, hope this (all to) brief break will allow her to get enough better physically to be able to complete basic ok.

 

 

[lew]

What a wonderful Christmas gift for you and the family! She sounds like "tough stock"!

 

Thanks for the nod on the post, too.

Edited December 30, 2019 by lew

[Larry Buskirk]

[Marv Rall]

Welcome, John, we enjoyed a similar event at our home Christmas Eve.----granddaughter Air Force Captain nurse stationed in San Antonio plus grandson Army lieutenant  training in military intelligence---pulled no rank as they devoured ribeye. At their grandparents age very rare occasion which we hope to be able to duplicate in another year.

 

[Gene Howe]

Great to see the new recruit, John. Hope she heals fast. Chilli and cornbread will help! 

We spent a few days with our sons and families for Christmas. Quite enjoyable. Great food, too. One DIL had made 40 Tamales the previous week. We all got through a bunch of them Christmas eve. Delicious. Christmas day was prime rib. Another fantastic meal. 

[Fred W. Hargis Jr]

A wonderful reunion indeed, John. I do wish your daughter the best with her injury.

[Artie]

I am so very happy for you that had the best possible Christmas. You have proven how it’s not the material things that make a Christmas special.

[Al B]

Really glad your daughter was able to get home for Christmas John. It surely brightened the family holiday. I'm sure that pelvic fracture is painful, but she is obviously tough and determined. That chili and cornbread  sounds delicious. It sounds like she was really glad to be home ! Talk, talk talk 

 

[steven newman]

Monday?Monday..

 

Spent one Holiday "break" at the Reception Center...Fort Lost in the Woods, Misery....

 

Spent this afternoon shopping in Hobby Lobby in Lima, OH.  

And spent way too much.  $16.49.....when the budget was $10......very dangerous place to go to...

New Year's Eve is the Boss' birthday....don't ask....I'll live longer that way..

[John Morris]

19 minutes ago, steven newman said:

Spent one Holiday "break" at the Reception Center...Fort Lost in the Woods, Misery....

Steve, what do you do there?

[1fizgig]

Well Merry Christmas to all, and since it's new year's eve here in Australia, happy new year to you all also!

 

John, glad you got to spend time with your daughter, I'm sure that was very precious. May she heal quickly and have no lasting effects (my prayer for her).

 

For all of you, stay safe, love one another, and best wishes for the new decade. Look forward to sharing more wood journeys soon.

[steven newman]

14 minutes ago, John Morris said:

Steve, what do you do there?

Ohio National Guard decided I needed retrained, after a 4 yr absence...so, December 28, 1975.....I was headed back through BCT.    Then back to AIT at Fort Puke,LA....almost 5 years to the month after the first time.....only, the second time around, I did not go on over to Ft. Gordan for OCS....I went back home as a E-2....and quite happy about it.    had more than enough of being an 0-1/0-2....let someone else mess things up.....I knew enough to keep ME safe, this time around. 

So. now I am just SGT......USA, RET.....

[Al B]

43 minutes ago, 1fizgig said:

 

 

For all of you, stay safe, love one another, and best wishes for the new decade. 

Back at you 1fizgig. 

[FlGatorwood]

John, it is so great to spend time with those wonderful children.  She is a chip off the old block, tuffie.  She looks good and I hope that fracture heals completely.  That will be a wonderful memory.  Funny that you and I made chili and cornbread about the same time.  I am thankful that you and your wife got to spend time with your family.  

[LarryS]

John, what a great gift that your daughter came home for Christmas!!

[Gerald]

John great to hear she could get home for this time. Hope the healing works well.

 

We had our oldest and family for the week. Went to a Ole Miss BB game yesterday with him and my 6' 5" grandson. They lived in Oxford for over 10 years and the GS wanted to see it again.

 

Today been cleaning out a lumberrack and corner which i unloaded last week. Made good progress and now to continue tp sort and discard more of the things I will never use (well I don't think I will) to create more room for turning wood.

[HandyDan]

Good to hear they are letting the recruits home for Christmas.  Means a lot to everyone.  Family time is everything.

 

Been getting into the shop again.  Cleaning up and reorganizing some.  Got a donation of some 8mm rifle shells and have them engineered to make a good looking pen too.

 

I remember thinking as a young child about the year 2000 and felt at the time it was so far off I would probably never see it.  Here it is 2020.  WOW!  Love it!

Edited December 31, 2019 by HandyDan

[p_toad]

On 12/30/2019 at 7:36 AM, John Morris said:

Adopt a Wounded Warrior Family for Christmas project was a great success! After all the smoke has settled, we'll have a debrief installed showing the gifts we purchased and the financial breakdown of funding received and how it was used, I plan on having this ready for your viewing this coming weekend.

Thank you. 

And thank you to all who donated. 

 

Hope all have a happy and healthy new year.

Edited December 31, 2019 by p_toad