Another birthday, another one missed!!!!

[flo]

well here we are again one year on from Kiera's 2nd birthday which dad (jed) missed due to Op telic and once again she is opening her birthday cards without her dad at her side. This time he is in Canada on Ex Medicine man. I know it is hard for the kids when daddy isnt there to say happy birthday but it must even harder for the dads when they want to be there but cant due to operational or training reasons. How do you get by?

[El Prez]

Happy Birthday Kiera, Dad better have a really good pressy in his grip when he comes home. Love from all us loonies.

[flo]

Love from all us loonies.

Definately NOT loonies its you guys that keep me sane......Cheers

[Cliodna]

Ach what a bummer Flo!!

Anyway......

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY KIERA

[anglo-saxon]

Flo, if yer hubby's on Med Man, he must be in Suffield, which is only about an hour and a half south of where I live. My unit is heading down there for a heavy weapons shoot at the end of May. Small world, after all!

Happy birthday (belated) to your wee person!

[flo]

You should have no bother in spotting him, he is the only one out there with a green lid. not sure where he is on med man but he is attached to 21 Reme Engineers. If you do catch up with him tell him I want a descent present this trip and not another bloody baseball cap!!

[harry hackedoff]

Not another Jockinese woman bitching about Baseball caps, ferfeckssake Once sent the cliodna one and jew no wot? Hey? Jew no wot?
Had the bleedin neck to say" Nice `aitch. Me an Cal an Hoppy can take it in turns to wear it"
Cow

Two years old hey? He`ll be there for the next one Flo,
Give her a big hug from uncle Harry

P.S.
Hen, I see you`ve dyed yer hair to a nice wee auburn in yer mugshot. Was that in sympathy with Loz? Mind you, she`s just dyed hers blonde, ken

[barrybudden]

Hope he gets home ok.

One of our elite came home from camp one year with a present for the misses, a non stick frying pan.

[harry hackedoff]

Serve`s her right mate!
"What would you like me to bring you back?"
"Oh, just get me anything"
Lucky it wasn`t a _______ ___________ (fill in your own obscene comments )

[flo]

a present for the misses, a non stick frying pan.

The baseball caps are really for him but with regards to the frying pan i can beat that one. Last chrimbo i couldnt wait to see what hubby had bought me and the only clue he would give was that it was something that i had wanted ever since i was a little girl. Oh Tortoise thought I and promptly bribed our eldest Robbie with ten quid so he would spill the beans. 'Yes mum it is a tortoise' replied he. I was so chuffed that i went to camp the following day and saw the chippies and paid them to make me a run and little house for 'my tortoise'. Christmas morn approached and i was full of anticipation, the kids opened all there presents and at the end jed says Ive got something special for you. Have you said I trying to act like i knew nothing about this sudden surprise. Well he disappeared into the garage brought out a large cardboard box that had a hole cut out of the front and was full of newspaper. Well i tenderly opened this box not wanting to disturb my present to discover to my horror at the bottom of the box was a friggin plastic tortoise from Argos that sung 'You better slow down' Jed has never run so fast in his life. so if anyone wants a tortoise run and little house ive got one spare.......never used.