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While so many NFL players and entertainers did not stand for the flag this weekend I was welcoming home my son from his second deployment. While those people who make literally millions of dollars just to entertain us, my son, risked everything to protect their rights while barely making enough to support him and his wife. [Read more…]
You know us and how much we love road trips! Well, our daughter Cindy brought our grandbabies for a visit so we decided to take them to the Tennessee Aquarium. We have been wanting to go and what better time than when you have little ones to share it with. It is a 2-hour drive but these children have been traveling since they were born so 2 hours is like a ride to the park for them. [Read more…]
Vacations have always been important to my husband and I but I never realized just how much they meant to my children until recently. Oh, I knew they had a blast and looked forward to them every year but what I didn’t know was how it made them feel. [Read more…]
Father’s Day is so different when you have an empty nest. A lot of the time the children are just not able to be home for special days like this. As in our case our children are not close enough to come home. Thank goodness for the internet! Phillip was able to video chat with our daughter earlier today and is video chatting with our son as I write this. This is amazing to me as my daughter is 300 miles away and my son is deployed and in Germany right now! [Read more…]
I took some time to look at pictures of my little birdies this morning. When they first left I couldn’t do that without feeling sad. Now I am filled with feelings of accomplishment and pride. I am so amazed that Phillip and I molded these two children into the wonderful young adults that they have become. Of course, there were bumps in the road but by the grace of God, we all made it through them and just look at my babies now! [Read more…]
I am sure as time goes on you will get to know my little birdies and their families very well. They are always on my mind so you will see me write quite a bit about them. It amazes me that I raised these two responsible, loving children. Yes, I still call them children. My daughter loves that I still call her baby girl but my bad ass Marine son isn’t so keen on being called baby boy! [Read more…]