Business Man

I decided to open up my own business in my bay. I call it "The Trust". It has been open for business for about 3 weeks and so far has been extremely profitable. With my business booming I have even hired 3 others to help me out. Iknow what your thinking... that i'm crazy and what kind of business could I possibly have here with my limited privileges? Well let me explain... the first thing I started to sell is cough drops (something we are allowed to have), I buy a bag of the good tasting cough drops for a dollar a bag containing about 30 drops and sell them for a quarter a peice, 750% the cost. I know smart huh? Next I started selling singles, we have a gatorade machine that accepts ones and everyone here loves gatorade but don't have singles, thats where "The Trust" comes in. I sell 3 or 4 ones for a 5$, depending on my supply (currently I have 76 ones and $20 in quarters). I also offer to go get there gatorade for them if they dont feel like putting on their uniforms and walking there for $1.25. These things bring in money but are not the big money makers. With all my appointments I miss chow alot so I am given a pre-packed meal containing pringles, cookies, a mint, fruit, a main course and and side course. I then sell these items off, cookies are $10, pringles $7, the rest is for best offer. I can make $30 a meal (yes I still eat, I get to order out on my detail everyday =D ). The most profitable thing is firegaurd. Firegaurd is a one hour shift at night where you make sure nobody leaves or enters the bay. There are usually 7 shifts a night and 2 people per shift, weekends have 9 shifts per night. I offer the all coveted sleep for a mere $10, I usually make $80 a night doing this. This is why I had to hire people, some shifts are the same time frame and I need some sleep too, however I take a cut off the top. In all my business brings in around $600 a week before paying my employees. I use this money to fund my passes, I splurge and get anything and everything like a PSP with lots of things to go with it costing around$400, it also funds my take out while im on detail at the rec center and my time spent on the internet because I have to pay $7 an hour which adds up very very fast. Now why name it "The Trust"? Well I take credit so I am very trusting and they need to trust me to get up for there fireguard because if I dont they get in a ton of trouble. Eventually I will learn to save the money I make but for right now I'm gunna spend it!

HI!!!

I'm here.

HELLO?

ANYBODY? KNOCK KNOCK...anyone there?

RJ's in Battle Rattle...

IRT (Iraq readiness training)
Good looking there

Thoughtful!!!

Blog is still on and always stay on while RJ and Justin is out there! We need to keep up about JUSTIN who is still out there at the Boot Camp! There are only little time he can use computer and calling..he will continue to contact us either by phone or computer in limit time but he not receiving much of the letters like he used to before he broke his foot. Just remember, all the soldiers receiving a lots while Justin there and he only got two since he went back. I don't mean that you all must write him but it just a thoughtful feeling that he can't do much there and not receiving much from us while all other soldiers get so much. He is still out there! I wrote him one and I know Fred is sending things to Justin that he need. There nothing much Justin can do there at the Base so maybe it would be nice that we all continue to write him and send him something that he can do!! It would help him to keep his mind going and time faster as he is pretty much sitting around and can't do nothing! He did go to movies with some soldiers when there free time but most of time they are out on training and Justin are in room sitting with no plan going on but only in Physical Therapy. Trying to think what he need and can be send so hoping Justin can comment or POST and tell us what he would like to have to keep him busy. I am not sure what can be send so hoping things can be send for him to do! He is waiting for the paper works to order him to go home but it take about 4 to 6 months after paper work done! So think about it how hard this is when he can't do much there but letters would cheer him up! I send him poems, pictures and letter so that keep him updated to let him know what news and going on. We don't always hear from Justin so please keep it up with him like it should be before he broke his foot!

Now with RJ..we always will hear from him before he goes to Iraq and he did post it about what going on. Need to keep in touch with him before he leave. RJ and Emily do have their own blog together about what going on for their lives! But this blog here is about the boys duties and do in the ARMY! So it important to keep in touch with RJ and with Justin. I am sure Emily would keep up the blog in this while RJ in Iraq when time comes!

Keep our prayer for both boys to support them!
Again, the new addresses for both boys is on the right side of the blog to send letters and items!!
Also, keep up posting blog and comment! Same for the boys, too!

Many thanks and this is my thoughtful for my boys!!!

hello this is R.J. i started IRT (Iraq readiness training) today i had to wake up at 0330 am to be at weapons withdraw at 0500 we didnt start zeroing are rifles in until 0800 we got lucky we only have 37 peapole going throught IRT with us were last group had 88 thats a lot of peapole waiting to shoot on 16 lanes range we had to quilfy with are rifles before we can go over to OIF (operation Iraq freedom) it was a long day it rained for most of it then it got humid then rained again so when i came home i smelled bad and was wet with sweat and rain it wasent fun after we were all done qulifying they left 15 of us at the range and for got about us for almost 2 hours thas 2 hours more i should have been with emily for those 2 hours

New developments in my injury.

So it turns out, when i was injured i developed a condition called Reflex Symathetic Dystraphy (RSD). It is also known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrom. Doctors do not know what happens exactly and there is no cure for it but it is treatable. The treatments I am currently recieving include Neurotin in a pill form I am easing my way to 9 pills a day, Apatch called Lidoderm which is an anesthetic as well as blocking nerve signals being sent in that part of my body, and finally an injection in my spine every two weeks. Currently I have a mild case, doesn't feel that way though, and it is in early stages however, if it goes untreated or the treatment doesnt work things could turn badly. Currently it has spread from just where the break was up to my knee, water, tempurature, and touch hurt as well as a sharp stabbing pains randomly. I just wanted to let everyone know my situation, do not worry it could be much worse than it is, I will most likely be completely fine with the treatments as long as I stay on them. If you wish to find out more on RSD you can go to google and type in RSD and all you need to know will come up. Love you all, Justin