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My son turned 17 today. He is a wonderful, intelligent, caring kid. I am very thankful to have him. I can’t even imagine what life would be like without him.

He was a preemie (born at 26 weeks) and we almost lost him more than once. I have prayed so much for this kid! I thank God every night that he lets me keep my son in my life.

You never really know what your kids will turn out like. You do your best to raise them right, love them, and help them adjust in the world. I’m proud to say that my son is a great kid. He’s never got into any real trouble at school or home. He’s not perfect by any means, but it could be so much worse!

I believe he’s going to have a wonderful, productive life. I think he’ll make a great husband and father one of these days. I’m looking forward to seeing just what the next 17 years brings!

Family is very important. I don’t get to visit my Mom and brother as much as I’d like because they live in another state. I miss seeing them more often.

We’ve only lived away for two years. During that time I lost my Father to brain cancer. We did make sure to visit almost every weekend during his sickness, and I stayed over there for the last month of his life helping take care of him.

It’s awful that gas prices and just living expenses make it to where families can’t get together more often. At least that’s the case with us. We just can’t afford to go more often. I am thankful we get to go at least once a month.

It is a two hour drive from our house to my Mom’s. That isn’t much, but there and back does take a full tank of gas. Right now that’s quite expensive.

Do any of you have this problem? Do you wish you could visit with family more often? I am grateful my family is as close as they are. I couldn’t imagine only seeing them once a year or something like that. I hope all of you get to be with loved ones when you want.

I’m so happy! I hope he gets to stay home for a while this time. I really hope no more storms come through any time soon. I don’t know what people in the areas they hit will do if another comes too soon.

They get to take the rest of the week off which will be nice. We could use some catch up time.

He said they asked to go to Galveston and work, but the state said they had enough people working there already. They portion the work out between the companies. At least they offered to stay and help more.

The work is hard but very satisfying for them. My husband said it makes him feel really good knowing he’s helping people. I’m glad he is able to do it.

I hope the other companies get everyone’s power back on soon. I can’t imagine being without power for any length of time. I’ve never had to go through it. I wish the best for all of them.

Let’s all pray and cross our fingers that no more storms come there any time soon!

Are you someone who loves the little gestures? Is all it takes to make your day a smile and kind word? I am one of those people.

My husband says I’m easy to please. I don’t ask for much, hardly ever spend money on myself, and am generally in a good mood. I know, people like me often get on other’s nerves, but we can’t do anything about it. This is just the way we are. My husband says he thanks his lucky stars that I’m not high maintenance when he hears stories from his buddies.

One of the reasons I am easy to please and happy is because my husband is a great guy. As you know, he is away on storm duty. I really miss him when he’s gone and get a little down at times because I don’t get to talk with him often. He knows this and tries to send messages or call as much as he can. Sometimes it just isn’t possible though.

He made up for all the missed calls last night. This is the message he sent me:

“I want you to know that you mean the world to me. I love and miss you.”

How sweet is that? It made me cry. I am very lucky to have him!

My husband is an apprentice lineman with an electrical contractor. He helps put power lines up. Right now they are down in Texas helping restore power after Hurricane Ike. He had three days home between Gustav and Ike. The last few months he’s been gone more than home. He went to Michigan twice, Indiana once, Athens Alabama for three weeks, Florida, Louisiana, and now Texas. I really miss him when he’s gone, but I am proud of the work he does.

I know I wouldn’t want to be without power for very long, so always keep that in mind when he has to be away from home. He is helping many people with the work he does. I can’t imagine how people with health problems, young children or the very old, survive during and after these storms. I just always hope they have family helping.

My husband says that most everyone they meet is really nice and grateful. They have met a few that were agitated and frustrated because their power was off. All the crew can do is work as fast and safe as possible, leaving the actual turning on of the power to the local companies. They just try to calm the people down and reassure them that they will have power again soon. It works most of the time. I do worry when I hear about him working in areas that have reported problems with looting and the like.

Hopefully everyone will have power within the week. I know the crews work as fast as possible, and my husband said they are quite a few crews from different companies already there and working. Sometimes putting one line up will turn on thousands of people, and then other times, it’s just one house. They need many crews to get all the power restored.

I will get an update from my husband again today or tonight. He doesn’t get time to call often. I’m just thankful I can hear from him at all. I always pray for his, and the other crew members, safety and health.

I wish all the people in the storm ravaged areas the best. Hopefully we are done with storms for a while!