So...Im on vacation.



The morning we are to leave Ft Worth to drive home, I am awakened by my lovely wife with a plastic stick 3 inches from my nose. My first thought is, "Damn, is my breath that bad?" But no, it was not a tooth brush, it was a pregnancy test...



After a second to get my bearings, I say, why is there a pink line?



To which Tammy says, we are pregnant.



Was this really in the plans, well not so much. BUT...



In a way,… Continue

Throughout my career I have battled the bulge, and lost on a few occasions, but also spent the majority of it in pretty good shape.



That was until I came back after 4 and a half years of working in the private sector.



So when I decided to rejoin the brotherhood I was in decent shape from driving mud and staying physically active. Unfortunately....when I got on the job things were pretty relaxed and I was back to getting a steady check that meant i could eat a little… Continue