Thanks Fellas!!!

A huge thank you to all of the Prior Lake Fire guys (and Jeff too) that came by and helped Holly! Jarod led the charge (thank you my red brother) and got a crew together to help paint, mow the lawn, and finish the play set.

Freddie working hard!

The Big Horn and Wolfman building the play set (with my kids taking care of the foreman duties), and Kleistie and Yurk on the burn detail.

(L to R) Chardo, Jarod, Yurk, Jeff, Wolfman, Killer, and Big Horn posing with Holly's "picture perfect husband".

Thanks again fellas, I'll buy a couple rounds when I get home. YOU GUYS ROCK!

Random Picture.

Did you say pickled eggs?.....no problem!!!!

Hello!

Hey eveybody,

Well, the seasons are changing. The highest temperature to date has been 112 degrees Fahrenheit (dry heat my.......) and we had a killer sand storm. I am baffled by the fact that so much dust can be in the air on a relatively calm day! The weirdest thing is the orange "fog" that results. I took the picture to the right on my way out to lunch at 1130AM. The dust actually accumulated! I guess that's why they call it the "crappy sand box".

I'll write again soon!
Zimm

More Arabic Labels.

Lays Potato Chips.

They have some weird flavors here, like katsup!

Snapple Iced Tea.

True Americans!

I was going to post this earlier and in true Zimm
fashion, I forgot!

Anyways, we stopped in Bangor, Maine on our trip over here. When we arrived, the terminal was lined with veterans and citizens. They welcomed us with loud cheers and clapping. It was truly humbling to see all of the people there to show their appreciation for us. As it turns out, these great Americans were part of the "Maine Troop Greeters". These are a great group of people that provided an awesome layout of goodies, great conversation, and they even offered us free cell phones to call our family...any where in the United States! Check out there website at http://www.mainetroopgreeters.com/ If you find your way into the troop photo section, we went through on March 31st. I can tell you that I am looking forward to seeing these fine folks on the way home too....after all, they had great cookies!

Till next time,
Zimm

High temp so far....109degrees!

I grabbed this information from www.weather.com at about 1230 this afternoon (Kuwait time). The temperature was 109 degrees Fahrenheit. There was a lot of blowing sand too. There are actually sand drifts in places!!

I'll let you know when we hit a new high!
See you later,
Zimm

109°F
Sunny and Windy
UV Index: 8 Very High
Dew Point: 34°F
Humidity: 7%
Visibility: 0.8 miles
Pressure: 29.65 inches and steady
Wind: From the South at 31 mph

A "picture perfect" husband!

My wife now has a "picture perfect" husband.......

and I have a really weird family!

I love you guys!

Grill-n-chill......sandbox style!

Well, we had a grill out for lunch

the other day. It was a good time, and the food was

awesome. We grilled up some burgers, hot dogs, and chicken. Add some macaroni salad from the DFAC, and we had quite an adequate picnic. So rest assured, my fellow grill masters, I can still find a way to grill-n-chill....sandbox style!!!

Cold one for the road?

Pepsi anyone?

Hello

Hey everybody,

Well, it's been a while since I posted last, so I thought I'd better get one in. We have had some unusual weather. We had a couple thunderstorms, and we also have had a couple of sand storms (see picture). Things are going well otherwise. Life in the desert is definitely heating up. It was 100 degrees today, and last week we saw 106! I will post the really high temps as we see them. Well, believe it or not, I'm short on what to say! I will sign off for now.

Zimm

Denominational Diversity

Good Evening (Morning for those of you in the good ol' USA) and happy Easter once again! I had the privilege of making it to the Protestant sunrise Easter service this morning, and I remembered what I like the most about the Military chapel services.......denominational diversity! I went with a hand full of my fellow Customs Battalion Sailors, and we worshiped with about 500 other Christians. The congregation was filled with Baptists, Methodists, Church of Christ, Assembly of God, and Lutherans (just from the customs crowd). Further more, I saw members of all 4 services and the Coast Guard, and of every imaginable race (including Middle Eastern) all happily sitting together to celebrate the same risen Lord! I just thought that it was cool experience worth sharing.

I'll talk to you soon,
Zimm

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter to each and every one of you!! I pray that you all have a great celebration!

Christ is risen!
Zimm

Random picture

Now I can commute in "style", just like Zippy!!!

(Keep drooling, Corey!)

Update

Hey Folks,

Just a little update. As you may or may not have heard, our battalion made the big move, and we are now in Kuwait. It is hot and sandy here, but otherwise fine. I am knee deep in the customs thing, and can't wait to leave!

You all take care, and see you soon!
Zimm

Quick update.

Hey Everyone,

Well, it's been a while since I was able to post any new news. The Internet connection has been very poor around here. Things are going OK here in Williamsburg. We are staying very busy, with very little time off (which is OK, it makes the time go by faster!). I posted a picture from our St. Patty's day venture. About 10 of us made an afternoon run to an indoor go-cart track in Portsmouth. The go-carts go 40 mph, but these babies are only 4" off of the floor, so it feels a lot faster! If you have never gone to one of these places, you need to go!! There is one in Savage, and that one is fun too! After go carts, we stopped by the local Hooters for hot wings (hey, it was right next door =) and scored these very classy hats, along with some indigestion.....try the "three mile island" hotness level, if you dare! The trip back to the hotel was uneventful, except for the blown front drivers side tire, the concrete wall near miss at 65mph, and the Virginia DOT highway helper who turned out to be a retired Navy guy who loaned us his tools. But hey, that's a different post all together!

Ya'll take care, and keep in touch!
Zimm