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Toddlers can no longer get hitched in Arkansas
Law had mistakenly allowed anyone to marry with parental consent

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas' marriage-age crisis is over. A law that mistakenly allowed anyone — even toddlers — to marry with parental permission was repealed by a measure signed Wednesday by Gov. Mike Beebe, ending months of embarrassment for the state and confusion for county clerks.

Lawmakers didn't realize until after the end of last year's regular session that a law they approved, intended to establish 18 as the minimum age for marriage, instead removed the minimum age to marry entirely. An extraneous "not" in the bill allowed anyone who was not pregnant to marry at any age with permission.

The bill read: "In order for a person who is younger than eighteen (18) years of age and who is not pregnant to obtain a marriage license, the person must provide the county clerk with evidence of parental consent to the marriage."

Some lawmakers called for a special session last year, saying the error would make it easy for pedophiles to take advantage of the law. Beebe said he didn't see any imminent crisis and said the chances of children marrying under the law were slim.

Special sessionLegislators, however, had the chance for a do-over this week when Beebe convened a special session to consider a hike in the state's severance tax on natural gas. They repealed the botched law, and reinstated 17 as the minimum age to marry for boys and 16 for girls.

Rep. Will Bond, the sponsor of the botched 2007 law and its correction, apologized for the error and asked his colleagues to "throw me a rope and bail me out here."

"I always thought if you put your name on a bill, you should be ready to take the blame if you're willing to accept the credit," Bond said Wednesday.

Bond, a Democrat, said there hadn't been any reports of young children attempting to marry under the 2007 law.

I'm so terrible I know

Well here we are, and it's already the 2nd of April!! Where has time gone?? Can't say that I'm not happy it's going by quickly....446 days to go!!

We made it through Easter, another holiday down. We kind of go through the motions, but for the most part it's just another day.


It's finally spring time.....I feel like a bear coming out of hibernation in a way. The sun is shining more now, the temperature is a bit more bearable. I've starting going to the gym, finally feeling the energy from it. The first two weeks I was crazy tired, but much better now. It's still not my favorite thing but it needs to be done.

The kids are doing good as always. Spring break starts this Friday....

Cheyanne's still keeping busy with all her after school activities: Girl Scouts, Honor Choir, Keyboarding, and Bible Club. Thank goodness she's so organized, she reminds me everyday what time to pick up!


Dalton is still Dalton! Getting by as far as school goes...


It's so hard to believe he will be in high school next year, and Cheyanne will be in middle school....where have the years gone?


Brian is good...working hard as always.


And me.....I'm hanging in there. I'm missing family and friends something terrible. I found out that my brother is going to be a daddy..it kills me not to be there for that. I miss working something awful. I'm so NOT the stay at home type of person.


Well I think that just about catches us up. I promise promise promise to blog more often.

Oh Oh Oh !!!! I almost forgot! I have gotten tattoos #4 and #5!!! I'm loving them, they definately represent my time here.

#4 my Buddha sitting in a lotus flower on the outside of my left calf...isn't he cute!!

#5 I just got this one today...Cherry Blossoms on my left shoulder.

Ok so NOW that catches us up. Hope to hear from ya'll!

OK......OK

So it's not a matter of having the time to post, it's making the time.

Let's sum up the month of December for the Rimmer family.

Dalton turned 14 on the first.....still soooo hard to believe.

Cheyanne sang in the Christmas Concert, complete with Santa hat.

I turned ?? on the 19th......still soooo hard to believe!!!

Someone between New Orleans, Louisiana and our mail box here, opened the box of Christmas presents and STOLE them, then taped the box back up and let it be delivered!!! Merry Christmas to us!!

Christmas was good, still feels like just any other day but with presents. We can't wait to get back to the states for the holidays.....ONLY a year and a half left.

Brian and I were sick for New Years.....I stayed in bed for two days...always fun!!!

Well I think for the most part that has us caught up.

I promise to do better!!!

Dear Val

Yes Valeria, I'm ok! Trying to get through the kids' Christmas break! They go back to school tomorrow, Monday the 7th. I have a huge post just about finished that will cover the month of December. Thank you so much for wondering about me. --Tonya

2 down.....1 more to go.....

Well we made it through another Thanksgiving.....much different than last year I must say. My friend Michelle and I, with the help of our three girls, cooked the whole thing for our families and a couple of her husband's soldiers. After eating we played board games, having a lot of fun. So now we have 2 down and 1 more to go!!!

Can you believe it's already been a little bit over a year since we moved here!?!?!? Some days (very few actually) it feels it can't possible be that long, but on others it seems like way longer than it has been! And to think only 572 days left! ( but who's counting!)

Every one is doing great.....Brian goes before the promotion board in either Jan. or Feb. for his promotion to Sergeant. Keep him in your thoughts....

The kids are doing well....getting ready for Christmas break of course. Dalton is Dalton what more is there to say! He's steady on the go, growing too much and still skinny as a pole. He will actually be turning 14 this coming Friday, sooo hard to believe!

Cheyanne is keeping busy herself. Last year I couldn't get her to join a club to save her life...this year is a different story. Monday is Digital Photography Club, Thursday brings Girl Shouts, and Friday is reserved for Bible Club. She's having a blast!

And me......I'm just trying to stay busy. Trying not to get home sick, this time of the year is really hard. I'm actually looking forward Christmas this year, instead of going through the motions! We put the tree up the Friday after Thanksgiving, and it already has a few presents under it!!!

Well I hope to hear from everybody....

Our cooking help....Addy, Cheyanne and Lexi! What a trio!

Dalton and Addy.....she's quick to tell you "Dalton's my besth friend!"

It's that damn simple!!!

Ok so Cheyanne found out that Brian can make homemade white gravy, not the instant like mom makes.....so they had to get up early Saturday morning and make some. She was a bit worried at first because he was not going to measure the ingredience, "just watch....." he told here. So here are pictures of Mr and Miss Bob and Betty Crocker making their gravy. When it as all said and done she says....."is that it?" and he replies "it's that damn simple!!!"

I finally figured it out!

YAHOOOOOOO! Finally i figured it out! Now that my videos are old, it's time to tape some more! Halloween is only a couple days away...there's my oppurtunity! Hope this finds everyone well...leave me some love

lets finally get Dalton's on here!!!

I really am trying....getting frustrated but still trying!

Well maybe not!

Ok so here I sit in Korea wondering if I've been forgotten by everyone back home, because I haven't gotten any comments on my videos!!!! HAHA ya'll still can't see them!!! Lets try again.....

Field trip the Seoul

Yesterday Brian and I went to Seoul with E CO. It was a long day but well worth it. We rode the Korean bus to the next town, the the train to Seoul, the the subway in Seoul to the Changdeokgung Palace. I hope ya'll enjoy the pictures. p.s. I dp have a few videos to put on here but for some reason I can't get then downloaded on blogger. It doesn't help that the eniter blogger site, telling me how to do it is written in hangul!

Please enjoy! leave me some love

Testing 1....2...3...!

Ok here's my surprise! I hope everyones will enjoy my furture entries! Yes it's actually me on video, the hair is horrible and i'm not near as tired as i look!

Still here!

Hey everybody! All is well in Korea......I know I have been horrible about not posting. I will make no excuses. The kids have went back to school, Brian is still doing wonderful, and I'm trying to find something to keep me busy. I hope to be able to add a really cool feature to my blog this weekend.....SHHHHH Lawana, don't tell! If it works, I think everyone will enjoy! Please check back Monday!

A day at the beach

Last Friday we went to the beach. We thought it may not be crowded since it was a Friday, boy were we wrong! I have never seen so many people at the beach! And if i NEVER see another Korean man in a speedo, it will be TOO soon!!! All in all we had a good time. The guys rode the banana boat, the girls rode in the boat that was pulling them. We all rode four wheelers. Just good family fun!! Oh yeah we ate lunch at a Korean Mcdonalds, nothing like the real thing!!! Laughed though when kids coming in thought Dalton was Harry Potter!! Brian says he caught an octopus! He did not make it back to the shore,( i have my doubts!!) but Dalton says he saw it too! Cheyanne loved to find star fish, or sea stars as she is still calling them, and instisted on bringing them home. They are now stinking up my back porch! Hope ya'll enjoy the pictures!

Daechon Beach

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A Special Day!

Yesterday was a great day for the Rimmer family! Brian was promoted to Specialist! He's no longer a Private!!! ( and he's very happy about that fact!) He's been in the Army for 18 months and has been promoted 3 times already! I am so proud of him!

Brian's promotion to Specialist

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What day is it?

Is it my birthday?

NOOOOOOO

Is it Valentine's Day

NOOOOOOO

Is it our annivesary?

NOOOOOOO

It's not any special, but my Honey made it special and bought me flowers!!!!!

That's right Brian bought me flowers for no reason, other than just because he loves me!!

I love you too, Brian!!!

Field Trip!

We went on another "field trip" yesterday. This one was very different, we went to an orphanage. Let me back up a bit and explain...On the base, here there are a lot of bicycles, I mean A LOT! Well when the guys go back to the States, most of the bikes are left behind. Brian's unit gets several of these bikes, fixes them up and every few months brings them to the orphanage. This time, Dalton, Cheyanne and I had the chance to go! We had such a wonderuf time, of course my heart went out to all of them. Especially to one certain girl though....Kim. Kim is very shy, much like my Cheyanne, beautiful and has a sweet sweet spirit.

She caught my eye right away, sitting away from everyone. ( I know that feeling all to well!) Cheyanne and I began drawing with sidewalk chalk, and she came over, and just watched. Then she drew a Korean hopschotch board, but still would not play! My Cheyanne tried so hard to get her to play, I think she felt a connection with the shyness. Finally she opened up, and the girls had a great time.

Dalton, on the other hand, never meets a stranger! He got right in to helping the kids ride bikes, and playing soccer.

Wel all had such a great time. and look forward to going again!

I hope you enjoy the pictures!

Orphanage Visit 071407

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Everland!!

Everland June 23 2007

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Hi everybody!! We're still here! We have not been washed away with the mansoons!

Just dealing with everday life.

We went to Everland in Seoul in the 23rd of June! We had so much fun. I'm not much of an amusement ride rider, but we rode so many! We flipped, twisted, twirled, and went in every direction imaginable!

SUMMER TIME!!!

I know it may seem like it's early in the year, but the water park is open on post!!!! The weather here is getting reallly warm and humid. This water park is really great. It's only about a five miute walk from the house, and the best part is that for a family pass, for the entire summer, is ONLY $100!!!
Can't beat that! The kids had a lot of fun this past weekend. Dalton is not in any of the pictures, so I will have more pics later. These pics show alot of the park but not the olimpic size pool, and also the diving pool.

Memorial weekend fun!

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HAES IDOL

About three week ago, Cheyanne came to me with a permission slip to try out for the school's talent show. I really could not believe she wanted to do this, because she is very shy at times. I signed, reassuring her to doing her best was all that mattered. They were only picking 20 kids to be in the show. She come home the following monday, after tryouts, extra bouncy! I asked her what was going on, as she produce the letter saying she had made the show, and the happy dance started. So far the past two weeks I tryed to get her to practice her "talent", but she always had something else to do.

So last night we attended HAES Idol. No one was going to "win", it was just to showcase their talents. There were eight singers, six kids playing the piano, one very frightened and crying girl reading a friendship poem, one girl playing the guitar, two dancing groups, and my Cheyanne doing a comedic monolgue. Yes of all things a comedic monolgue!!!

She did so good!! We are very proud of her. I'd love the put the video footage of her on the blog, but I have a very old camcorder, so it's not possible. If you have a second read below. This is what my very crazy daughter got up on stage in front of a large group of people and did for her talent:

"Daaaad, do we have to go to grandma's? I mean I don't know what make you think going to grandma is so much fun. I mean you get up early and polish the car like we're going some place cool, like the beach or something. Is it just me or does her house smell like and old antique store couch. After all I'm the one she latches on to, to listen to all her old stories. Well I'm sorry dad if I can't appreciate her "wisdom" right now, but even you can admit the womans a little bit crazy. I mean come on, one time I was going into the kitchen to get myself a drink when I heard her talking to somebody. I didn't want to disturb her, so I was real quiet. She was asking grandpa how much salt he liked in the stew, and he's been dead for TEN years!! I mean come on!! Oh and her cooking! What was that she made us for dinner last time, boiled okra, that's just wrong!! It felt like a hairy calm going down my throat! It took me three to four sips of coke ofter each bit to get it down and keep it down! Yuck!!! I can still taste it! So dad please can we skip this visit, I mean Christmas is only four months away, I sure she wouldn't mind if we just called! Pleeeeeessssse!!!


Yes, that's my girl!!!!! Just gotta love her!!!!

Pottery Expo and Temple

pottery and temple

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Yesterday I went on a little adventure. I signed up to go on this trip to a pottery expo and temple trip out of town. Can anyone believe I did this not knowing anyone else who was going!! At first it felt like high school all over again, but the majority of the women were nice, and the day turn out good.

The temple was not near as nice as the first won I went to but it is still real neat to see. I hope ya'll enjoy the pictures.