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Just love what i read, this way of seeing life is great!! thx for sharing it, be safe..
I feel for u dear. I know what its like. Although i do not have a son of my own ive been raising my nephew since he was born. The saddest part about it is that his and his dad are alive and well his dad is more in the pic than his mom my sister.. ...
A little advise here... Spend as much time as you can with your son he is one of a kind and you only get one shot at it. Before you know it he will be grown up.
There will be many fires to fight after he is grown up. People start them every day!
just hang in there.. it may be hard but in the end it will all be worth it
That career you always wanted is putting the food on the table. Yeah it is tuff starting out, but your happiness in your career or lack of hapiness comes home and that can hae an effect with the kid. So yeah without knowing all the details, the sa...
ONe more thing my mom also went to school while is was a kid. but only for 2 years I didnt see her much but she still made time to read to me. single parents ARE HEROS
Andrea
Your doing great trust me my mom rasied me until I was almost 9. Before she got married. I will tell you he thinks the world of you no matter what you do. And when you do find that someone to bring into your lives. And he gets to be a teen....
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- Hometown:
- Gahanna, Ohio
- I Live: (City, State)
- Gahanna
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- Just got out of school! So about a year
- Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
- there is no better job in the world than to be a firefighter. And there is nothing else i would rather do. It is a part of me. Everything about being a firefighter and EMT and soon to be PEMT is everything in me.
- Relationship Status:
- Single
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- Whitehall
- Department Type:
- Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
- Rank/Role There:
- Firefighter / EMT-Basic
- Years With This Department/Agency
- about a year.
- About Me:
- I started EMT school shortly after i had my son. Then i went onto get my 240 card..which was awesome! Now i am about to work at childrens hospital and looking for a part time/fulltime job at a fire department while i am in school to get me PEMT
- Day Job:
- IKON
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- The fact that the government takes advantage of people in this feild. They know that no matter what we are going to do it..volunteer or not. So in result we have more volunteers than anything. And even the firefighters who get paid dont get paid enough for what they do. But hey... we love what we do so we do it anyway.
- I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
- Everything!!! I love knowing that when someone is in trouble..or even not..when they see me walk in the room with that uniform on..they feel safe.
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Help...i am growing Bonsai trees!
Ok if anyone knows anything about growing healthy baby bonsai trees let me know. I just bought a juniper and a ficus, and they are oddly enough like my little babies now lol. And i dont want to kill them! ;) I need to know how often or when is the best time to trim the roots....and or any good little tips on keeping them healthy....so if you know....please enlighten me! Thanks!
Posted on February 18, 2008 at 10:36am —
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Hey everyone. Once again have a great day! May your feet be stable and your mind at ease. Take today as a gift..take deep breaths..stop for a minute and look around and take in how beautiful life really is. The gift of breathing and walking seeing touching and saving lives! See yall
Posted on January 16, 2008 at 6:43am — 2 Comments
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- At 2:10pm on August 24, 2009,
daniel whitmore said…
- hey hows it goin
- At 5:17pm on May 26, 2009,
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- At 10:55am on March 14, 2009,
Chad Furr said… - I have noticed 2 things in your pics. 1 your lil man is always smiling when he is in his mom's arms. 2 you are a very attractive and well centered young lady. Hold your head high and someday you will meet the right guy that loves you and your son as his own. Keep up the GREAT work and stay safe.
- At 10:59pm on February 9, 2009,
Jason Owens said… - hey, whats up? I looked at all of your photos. Thats one handsome little man you got there. you can tell he gets that from his mom, cuz she's quite the looker herself. Hope you have time to talk sometime. til then be careful out there in the field hope to talk soon. Jason
- At 6:33pm on December 16, 2008,
Simon Holländer said… - merry christmas and happy newyear
- At 7:50am on November 24, 2008,
charles kimmel said… - hi there hope that all is going great for you.Please have a wonderful thanksgiving.
- At 1:52pm on October 24, 2008,
catfish said… - just wanted to say hello
- At 10:33am on September 10, 2008,
Brian Keller said… - Hey,
I left you a comment on one of your pictures. And sent you a request. Please add me.
- At 12:12am on August 28, 2008,
Bobby Shelton said…
- Great pics!! Especially the one on the bike. I have a crotch rocket also!! Very HOT!!
- At 8:36pm on August 16, 2008,
Paul said… - Hello and welcome, love the pics.
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What a shame! R.I.P. bro!
Maybe some people wish to remain anonymous and replace certain letters with X.
I know in moto cross if smone has the number 1 on there bike and anouther shows up w/ the no.1 on there bike one of them uses X1 for the moto. Dont know if it means the same thing or not but thats my answer.
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