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Re: Concurrent Receipt (CRDP) Pay Computation | Military.com

asoldierswife — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 04:49:07 -0000

no, you are absolutely right.

Re: 2012: No Planet X

asoldierswife — Sun, 22 May 2011 15:30:20 -0000

Did anyone actually read this.....or any of the other supporting information that states that the Myan Calendar kind of just runs out because it just restarts and there is simply no reason to assume that there is any reason to think that there will be an end of the world because it says so on the internet?

Imagine if the internet were not available to spread this viral information....do you think you would freak out because you saw it on the front page of the Enquirer? I mean the world did not end yesterday did it? And yet you live your life in fear of the next doomsday prediction....get a life and live it, when the time comes you can't stop it so get over it and live your life.....

I enjoy reading the information that counters it because I get so fed up with people sending me stuff trying to convince me that I'm wrong because I won't drink the koolaid.....

Stop staring at the glass and dump it out...life it too short to worry about this stuff!

Re: Hey Remember that Stimulus Check Everyone Got

asoldierswife — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:35:12 -0000

LOL....Sul you are funny.

UNLIKE the Government Stimulus package that will likely never be repaid, this was just an advance that everyone would have deducted from this year's tax return......

so it isn't really taxing your refund. I just do not think people understood that when it came out.....and now they have to enter it into their income taxes this year.....it was based on your taxes from last year, that is why everyone's was subjected to theirs being different....some got only part of it, some did not get any of it......based on their income being too high (they would not get an income tax refund, they would owe) or too low (they would not pay in enough taxes or have enough qualifying income to get any back) to receive the stimulus check so that their income tax return would off set the payment....

Unfortunately by people not being aware of this information, they are going to be some mighty surprised folks out there come tax time......

Sort of like the NEW FIRST TIME HOME BUYER TAX CREDIT THIS YEAR...which basically means you have not owned or bought a home in three years......maximum amount of $7500..... but you have to pay it back.......it is a tax credit....not free money.....people see the money up front and forget, it is just an advance you qualify for if you bought a home between April 9, 2008 and July 1, 2009 and your income is less then $75k for someone that is single or less then $150k for married couples, that you can claim this year on your taxes....but you have to begin paying it back within 15 years......the IRS rarely does anything without expecting to get it back in some way.....the government may never pay itself back, but they sure as hell will never forgive the money they "let" us have early......

Look at the child tax credit.....even it is limited.....income based, and YOU LOSE IT when your child turns 17......they must be under age 17 at the end of the year..... I have an 18 year old who is a senior.....who never failed and began school at the legal age she was supposed to.....not like I'm not fully supporting her, but I lost the child tax credit on her, two years ago.....because she turned 17, 7 weeks before the year ended.....

Off topic, but on topic too with taxes.....

Her father and I will be supporting her in one form or another for the next 5 years while she is in college and possibly part of grad school....and then her sister and brother.......sure I will be able to claim them and deduct the interest on their loans, but also have to claim their scholarships......not like the government really DOES much to help, except count every single tax exempt dime we make against her financial aid.....

Got to love FAFSA! I hate tax season.

Re: Today.....

asoldierswife — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:23:21 -0000

oh ye of little words :D

Re: 2009 ~ No one is more professional than I.

asoldierswife — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:59:22 -0000

Aww Claire, thank you.......such a sweet gesture....you know you rock my world. Your son is a lucky guy to have a mom like you and your husband a lucky man to have in you the milspouse and dedicated mil-mom you are......your unyielding support for our military is what sets you apart from the rest. :D

Re: 2009 ~ No one is more professional than I.

asoldierswife — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:55:08 -0000

As always Buck.....thanks for your comments, our military has the finest soldiers and the best leadership in the world....AND that is why we KICK ASS :D. Our NCO corp is second to NO ONE! Including yourself and other fine retired NCO's of the Air Force, including my father in law.....

Re: 2009 ~ No one is more professional than I.

asoldierswife — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:07:30 -0000

Jenny,

The Creed is the basis for what an NCO is....it epitomizes all they become through the years of training and culminates upon pinning on that rank of Leader. Be very proud of your husband, as we, the wives of the NCO Corp, all are. of our husbands.....they are the backbone of this military....and not just of the Army....of all the services. The hold their head up higher upon promotion to an NCO....the Corp itself lifts them up and will continue to hold them there forever..... I have been the wife of an NCO most of my adult life. I have watch him grow, mature and become one of the top leaders, not only in his field, but in the Army itself, regarded by many and also looked upon by his younger NCO's as a Leader who leads with his experience, his mind but most of all, with his heart. But no great leader who is married has gotten to be where they are alone......the support of their spouse has enabled them to be who they are, to grow to be the Leaders they become....so be proud of yourself....and of the woman you will grow to be, supporting your husband, your NCO.

Oh Clarie, you know how much I love ya girl..... link away......not many are aware at this time, outside of the leadership, that this is the year of the NCO. I was made aware of it in October when it was announced at the AUSA conference, but felt that the Army should have the benefit of announcing it itself instead of me doing it for them.... It has been 20 years since they honored the Corp....and after 7 years of war, it is time. And, you have every right to be a proud Mom.....a very PROUD mother indeed.....Congratulations to your son and thank him for his service once again..I hope he is settling in well now from his deployment.......

My mother in law had three children in the CORP, the ARMY NCO CORP, the MARINE NCO CORP, the NAVAL NCO CORP and soon. my sister in law will become part of the ARMY NCO CORP upon her promotion.....having had all four of her children serve in the armed forces.....what a great thing to have been an Air Force Wife......now with my father in law long since retired and all of their children having served.....she is a very strong woman.....much stronger then I.

Re: On this night

asoldierswife — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:34:24 -0000

I know what you mean about how far away it all seems.......I feel as if those memories, like so many others, belong to someone else......I came across some photos of you from an event last January that I could not attend because of my surgery......how cute you looked all dressed to the nines from the 50's...... We really did have a life while they were gone, the first real one I think most of us had, more because of one another and our refusal to allow the War to steal anymore from us then it had in the past.

Our best to you both.....I know the upcoming time is precious, and as always will fly by with what you are once again facing......I am always here for you.

Re: We Rock, We Sing......

asoldierswife — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:16:47 -0000

Buck, I'm not so hot at it either......our son is the king at all of it, but then he is the reason we own all the systems. Mr. Video is what I call him now.

But I figure if they are having fun, then it's cool with mom.....

Re: We Rock, We Sing......

asoldierswife — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:16:03 -0000

I hope you had a nice holiday, call when you get time :)

Re: The Cookies

asoldierswife — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:31:12 -0000

Yeah, well, I may be in possession of your husband's $400.00 shirt (the one they gave out) and coffee mug, if so, want them back? Ask him if he left them in my hub's rental vehicle at the convention......and then we will talk rubbing things into poor little petite babette's nose....... :D By the way, I bought my own cookie cutters this year, unfortunately I did not buy the maid to go along with them.....or the skills involved to have them turn out the way they do in the book..... Cat had to hear about it today again, for like the 5th time on how I was ready to chuck them out the door, pan and all.

Re: Taking trips, seeing old friends and meeting new....

asoldierswife — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:22:41 -0000

Oh, pretty lady, wears a silver butterfly her hubby gave her :D

You too, enjoyed it a lot!

Re: Taking trips, seeing old friends and meeting new....

asoldierswife — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:21:35 -0000

Oh, I bet she would have loved it :D

Then again...I'm not so sure how I'd take another man planting one on my neck myself....he may find himself laid out cold......I don't do surprise very well, shocker huh?

Re: Senior Spouses

asoldierswife — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:39:09 -0000

I appreciate your candor, however, you missed my point. I, like GGG below, have been doing this for over 20 years. I count the time I dated my husband while he was in service as well as my married time and like GGG below we are both prior service. I am talking about spouses who have enormous time doing this that have been FRG leaders as enlisted spouses, volunteers doing things that FRG leaders don't touch....care team members during deployments with Special Operations, Black Ops etc.....things that up in DC are easily obtainable when you want to find someone to sit on a board and REALLY give you the ins and outs of what THIS (Expanding my arms out to the side) is really about. I don't profess to try to put anyone in a box and label their experience as you have......what I am saying is that when the military want so put a panel together and label experience with spouses they use Officer wives......they don't use the real soldiers wives....if that offends sorry.....it is what it is. You would have to live the life of a spouse of an enlisted soldier coming up through the ranks to fully understand this concept and that was what I meant when I said it was not an attack and thus you need not have had to explain you side. I am sure that you know more then an E-1's wife......you would have to....but when you speak that you and Stonewall have been together since his commissioning you are more likely to be the exception then the rule.....and here's the kicker, even if he makes Lt. Col. You would never know all I or GGG knows, you can't, WE GREW UP ARMY! You can't go back and learn what we did by the old ARMY STANDARDS, the same ones that the GENERAL'S wives in DC know.......we and they are the same, the difference is their husbands.....are officers. And that was my point.

And I have no intention of blocking you :D .

Re: Moviebound

asoldierswife — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:09:54 -0000

Well much to my, um.....dismay, I have yet to see the movie and I am almost
done book four....so much for waiting to read them....I suppose I just have
zero patience.

Re: For the Troops II CD

asoldierswife — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:33:54 -0000

Lauren,

I was more then happy to help get the word out.

asw

Re: Victory Day in Iraq ~ November 22, 2008

asoldierswife — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:04:54 -0000

Um.....no that would be me up there.....but feel free to revel in my snow-world.....or your delusion, whichever you prefer :D......

Re: In the back of my mind....I just knew it

asoldierswife — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:06:20 -0000

you know.....they said it was red and I am sure it would have gotten there with, say, 7 coats, but I did 2 and it's red.....well, I did the one part of the bathroom, I still have to finish the outer part, put up the new light, hang the new mirrors, hang the other light in the other part, finish staining the dresser, hang the shower curtain, grout the tile that fell out.....hm, I need to get back to work, GOD Im tired!

Re: In other news........

asoldierswife — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:58:08 -0000

Cat, I'll make you any drink you want and since paint seems to end up on me when I paint....sure we can both look like we are victims of the slasher! I begin tomorrow so....shall I expect company?

Re: One down....

asoldierswife — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:02:07 -0000

I already have 5 of them, which will all be up by the time he gets back from
his latest TDY which begins tomorrow, how many more do you think I'll need?
He loves them though...he just sat here telling me how beautiful the one in
the living room is and said he hopes the children appreciate all I do more
then he does (which just goes to show he really does appreciate it)...all I
do year after year to make things what they are for them, for him, for our
family...... I think they all are just so wrapped up in their own lives
that they forget that they all are my life....eh, such is life I suppose for
a SAHM who left her career to raise her family.

Re: One down....

asoldierswife — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:47:20 -0000

And that is why I do the inside and Clark Griswald does the outside.....and
I tell you once he starts, there goes the electric bill!!!!!

I have two up, three small ones on top of that...missing one small one and a
box of ornaments (I have a feeling that it may not show up) I have three
that still have to go up (I have this thing about trees, one is never
enough!!!), each is decorated differently!

Re: I'm so disheartened.....

asoldierswife — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:43:57 -0000

Cat.....you all will do great with your children....but children are born
with old souls, we have little to do with that one.

Re: In other news........

asoldierswife — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:45:48 -0000

Ugh, you are so stuck the details....you could just put your house in gear
and MOVE IT.

For your viewing pleasure.....

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Re: In other news........

asoldierswife — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:37:46 -0000

Did I see you type you'd show up......I'm on my way to the store right
now....well maybe tomorrow, it's late and it's fucking COLD outside.....I
thought you said it was WARM, that I'd love it.....um.....it's like 30
outside and I have a fire going, well it's out now......I was enjoying it
and the bazillion Christmas balls on my tree and trying to motivate myself
to go to bed....yeah, even that is an effort right about now.
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Re: I'm so disheartened.....

asoldierswife — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:11:51 -0000

Wendy,

You and me both, with Grace graduating this year she seems to be above most
of that but our other daughter is a sophomore and couple months out from
being 16 and although she is easy going and gets along with just about
everyone, it makes me wonder about some of the other teens and the daily
changing drama that she brings home with her......rarely is she in the
middle of it, but then again we just moved here.......for the most part the
school here is quiet and there is no "real drama" that I worry over, but I
guess it does not have to be a wide spread issue, but ONE ISOLATED
INCIDENT........