Most people who know me know that if it comes in my head it's coming straight out my mouth. Well for the most part I really dont care because there are some really stupid people out there. But every once in a while it bites me in the butt. This past year it did BIGTIME!.....and now, as a result, one of my brothers and I do not talk. It is how we deal in our family, we are a family of grudge holders. Observing family history and relatives, I am pretty sure it is genetic. That said, I figured I would blog about the fact that my brother is a hero of mine even though we don't speak.
Tomorrow he leaves on deployment to Afghanistan for 12 months. He has already been to Iraq, where he saw several close friends die, he was part of the Pentagon clean up during the September 11 attacks and those are just the major deployments. He is not even 35 years old and has seen things most of us will NEVER see in this lifetime.
I have so much admiration for him and the love he has for his country and the men he serves with. I have so much respect for the husband and father he has become and it breaks my heart that he has to leave them to go do his job. He is my hero and the hero of my children. I love you to the moon Kyle!!
As I write this I am sitting here thinking bout the big bucks those NFL players are fighting for, and the signing bonuses that go with the NBA and I can't quite wrap my brain around the fact that those are the role models in society today. For me and my family our role model and hero always has and will always be the American Soldier. You guys are IT!! I am so thankful for all you do to ensure that myself and my children sleep well at night, I am so sorry for all you see and endure in an effort to make this happen! Please know,from the admin guy to the paratrooper, YOU are the Hero and tonight just like every other we pray for you!!
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
My broken Spring Break and "the chair"
Well Spring Break was last week, and it was a doozy!!!
Madalyn and Tyler partied it up at the State Cheer and the State Basketball tourney! Madalyn spent some of her time with all of her cute little girlies! Tyler was already busy with track practice so he spent a lot of time doing that.Megan is very much at home when she is at home!! She loves to camp out in her bedroom with a nice cold glass of ice water, a rubbermaid full of Lucky Charms and a good book! She stays up late and sleeps in! It was a very beautiful week!!! Weather wise anyway!!
And then there was Connor!
Connor started of a little sick last weekend and just kept getting worse and worse throughout the early week soooo off to my doctor. Poor little guy had the flu(yep the official influenza one) AND Strep!!! He was o so miserable all week. I don't like it when my babies are sick, no matter how old they are they will ALWAYS be my babies, so he and I camped out all week on the living room floor. We pulled an extra mattress up from the basement and he slept on the couch and I slept on the mattress. We watched movie after movie and drank lots of gatorade and chicken noodle soup.....
which brings me to "the chair". As long far back as I can remember my family has been a family of recliner lovers. My grandparents always had one for each of them. I can still remember knowing that when I walked into their house in Ruston, one or both of them would be sitting in one of those chairs. I didn't dare sit in them unless it was on Maw Maw or Papa's lap. It was their chair!!!
My mom and dad always had one as well until recently. I remember they had the grand idea to get rid of them when Annabeth was young, but then one day she got sick and it was then they realized the importance of that piece of furniture. My father went out THAT day and bought one!!
You see the recliner is the "go to" guy when you have a sick kiddo. You sit with one knee draped over one arm rest and a baby, big or tiny in your lap,,,,, and you rock.....and you rock...and you nap.. and you rock. I had one with all my babies, and I did the same thing my mom and dad did when we left Tucson. I got rid of my recliner. I thought we were done with that part of our life, done with the recliner years. This week I have realized that my grandparents were smart people. They kept their recliners throughout their lives because you never know when you need to rock a baby, big or tiny!! We are buying a chair this week!!
Madalyn and Tyler partied it up at the State Cheer and the State Basketball tourney! Madalyn spent some of her time with all of her cute little girlies! Tyler was already busy with track practice so he spent a lot of time doing that.Megan is very much at home when she is at home!! She loves to camp out in her bedroom with a nice cold glass of ice water, a rubbermaid full of Lucky Charms and a good book! She stays up late and sleeps in! It was a very beautiful week!!! Weather wise anyway!!
And then there was Connor!
Connor started of a little sick last weekend and just kept getting worse and worse throughout the early week soooo off to my doctor. Poor little guy had the flu(yep the official influenza one) AND Strep!!! He was o so miserable all week. I don't like it when my babies are sick, no matter how old they are they will ALWAYS be my babies, so he and I camped out all week on the living room floor. We pulled an extra mattress up from the basement and he slept on the couch and I slept on the mattress. We watched movie after movie and drank lots of gatorade and chicken noodle soup.....
which brings me to "the chair". As long far back as I can remember my family has been a family of recliner lovers. My grandparents always had one for each of them. I can still remember knowing that when I walked into their house in Ruston, one or both of them would be sitting in one of those chairs. I didn't dare sit in them unless it was on Maw Maw or Papa's lap. It was their chair!!!
My mom and dad always had one as well until recently. I remember they had the grand idea to get rid of them when Annabeth was young, but then one day she got sick and it was then they realized the importance of that piece of furniture. My father went out THAT day and bought one!!
You see the recliner is the "go to" guy when you have a sick kiddo. You sit with one knee draped over one arm rest and a baby, big or tiny in your lap,,,,, and you rock.....and you rock...and you nap.. and you rock. I had one with all my babies, and I did the same thing my mom and dad did when we left Tucson. I got rid of my recliner. I thought we were done with that part of our life, done with the recliner years. This week I have realized that my grandparents were smart people. They kept their recliners throughout their lives because you never know when you need to rock a baby, big or tiny!! We are buying a chair this week!!
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