This is not mine. It is something that i liked so I had to have it on here. LOVE IT!!!!
1. A simple "Thank You for Serving, too"
2. CHOCOLATE
3. Take the time to *listen* She may not have had an adult conversation for quite some time!
4. Don’t assume HE is not a military spouse. Thank the military-husbands too.
5. Pick up something at the store that reminds you of her; a potted-plant, a bouquet of flowers, a bottle of wine, nail-polish & nail files, etc etc
6. Give her a call! Say ‘Thank You’ and find out how her day is going.
7. A day at the spa! (Thank you, @shelly_76)
8. FREE child-care. Watch her children for her. Let her do something on her own.
9. Invite her out for a local-sight-seeing tour. She might not know the area & enjoy learning.
10. Equip her.
11. Take a spouse out for coffee or tea.
12. Pray for him. Pray for her.
13. Make a fancy-drink. Pour two glasses. One for you, one for her. Make toasts and enjoy together.
14. *Give* him a book from your book-shelf that you enjoyed.
15. Offer to wash her car (Don’t forget to vacuum)
16. Business-owners: Host a special event just for spouses, don’t do it for monetary gain.
17. Do you garden? Bring her some of your produce; flowers, fruits, vegetables.
18. Give her personal space to miss her loved one. Then open-up your arms to take her in.
19. Gather your mutual-friends. Have a multi-family picnic.
20. If she calls asking for something, a cup of milk, some eggs, potatoes etc etc Lend with a cheerful heart and don't expect your 'gift' back!
21. Buy her a military-spouse shirt. Have it shipped to her: http://shop.cafepress.com/military-spouse
22. Find a military-spouse book she might enjoy: http://tinyurl.com/csm6wb
23. Plan a play-date at your house. Get the kids together and enjoy the day.
24. Sit with him at church. Not many enjoy sitting in the pew alone.
25. Take a picture. Send it in an email to her.
26. Offer to help with yard-work! (Thanks, @guamgurl)
27. Give her privacy if you sense she does not want to open up.
28. Send her a quick note (on hand-made stationary if you are feeling crafty).
29. Say Thank You with food. Its the way to our heart!
30. Send her an email, let her know you miss her if you haven't seen each other in awhile.
31. If you haven't seen her for some time because of distance look at the calendar. When can you visit? Don't always expect her to do the travelling home.
32. Get excited over something he is excited about!
33. Take her children to the park. Ask if she WANTS to come to. Some spouses like time alone; others want adult-company. It might just depend on her mood.
34. Give him a genuine smile; remember, a smile is worth a thousand words!
35. Compliment her children
36. Send an anonymous note of encouragement
37. Do you have a favorite magazine? Send her a subscription
38. Call her up. Ask if she wants to go out and get some ice-cream!
39. Run across a funny comic-strip or joke that reminded you of him? Clip it and send in a letter.
40. Do you see a new face in the crowd? She might be a new-spouse. Go over and introduce yourself.
41. If a seasoned-spouse does something that makes you feel welcomed, say Thank You. It'll make her feel good, too.
42. Business Owners: Offer a Military-Discount (List it on MilitaryAvenue.com)
43. Don't assume she knows that you appreciate her sacrifice as a military-spouse. Say it.
44. Organizations: Host a special military-spouse tea. It doesn't have to be 'fussy', just fun!
45. If you are standing in line at the commissary and she is behind you with a cart full of food, fussy babies & screaming toddlers let her go in front of you. *Everyone* may say Thank You.
46. Say good-things about her spouse, the service-member. It can feel like a reflection of her.
47. Are you the service-member? Wash your spouse's feet. What a humbling, gratifying act for the woman (or man!) you love so much. (TY, @milave_dan)
48. Give her a list of things she has done for you. Take 5 minutes and make a list of 10 to 50 things you love about her.
49. Appreciate that "How are you holding up" isn't always the best question to ask the spouse of a deployed service member! (Thank You, @jen004)
50. Make her a CD full of all the songs that remind you of her. Keep it cheery!
51. Don't forget the Military Husband! Include him while planning spouse-functions (Thank You, @SaintJer)
52. Pick up a bottle of bubble bath. Deliver it with a small note of appreciation.
53. Respect her decisions. If she says she can't do it let her 'no be no'.
54. Give to Operation Showers of Appreciation for 'expecting' moms with deployed spouses: http://www.operationshowersofappreciation.org/ (Thank you, @CMWTR)
55. Offer a simple-hug. Amazing what 'touch' can do to heal the soul. But respect personal space if that is an issue. (Thank You, @texasangel88)
56. Go to an art-class together. Many bases have an Art-Shop, or find a local business where you can make jewelry or paint-ceramics together.
57. Take him out to a ball game; either a local pro- or semi-pro. Buy him a beer and a hot dog. And enjoy the evening!
58. Are her kids sick? Is SHE sick? Offer to help. Bring over chicken-noodle soup. Run to the store for some 7-Up. Find out what she needs.
59. Service-members: Help her with the laundry! Help put it away without being asked.
60. Did she make a dish for a social-gathering? Compliment her. Ask for the recipe! Tell someone that is near you how good it is.
61. Contact your local Television or Radio Station. Do *they* know it is Military Spouse Appreciation Day?
62. Don't forget to say 'Please' if you need her. She is probably juggling quite a bit at once. She will appreciate being asked, as opposed to told.
63. Chamber of Commerce: Host a special city-wide event for your military families. (Place your event on MilitaryAvenue.com at your closest installations to get the word out.)
64. Take the time to find out how his weekend was. Where the family went, what they did, how his son's baseball game was.
65. Show her politeness, thoughtfulness and helpfulness. Open the door for her, pick up something she dropped.
66. Service-member: Buy "a little something" for the bedroom that you know s/he'll enjoy. ;)
67. Help her start a hobby. As an example, if you scrapbook offer to help her get started if she is interested.
68. Businesses: Hold a contest that will benefit the military spouse like, "Laptops for Flattops" (http://tinyurl.com/dkv6ob)
69. Service-member: Whisper sweet-nothings in your spouse's ear. Tell him how much you appreciate him.
70. Help her children make an "I Love You, Mom" card. Get artsy with glitter and glue and construction paper.
71. Make some cookies with your kids & have them deliver them. Teach your own children gratitude for our military-families. She will appreciate it.
72. Do you make cards? Send blank ones to @cardsforheroes. They send them to deployed soldiers to can send a note home on - a treasure for a military spouse!
73. A very simple, heartfelt thank you means the world. Oh, and donuts too. (Thank You, @redsoxfan529)
74. Businesses: Contact your installations Family Service Center and find out what you can do for the families on base. (http://militarymarketing.militaryavenue.com/2009/05/how-to-get-involved-in-your-military.html)
75. Invite him over for a game on TV. Sit back and enjoy a beer together.
76. When cooking dinner, make enough for two families. Bring half to a military-family or invite their family over.
77. Benefit Of The Doubt. A little BOTD can go a long way to show your appreciation for the military-spouse.
78. Make an acrostic with his/her name filled with adjectives about their strengths. (TY, @MilAve_Deborah)
79. Flexibility is the name of game. Be flexible in making plans. Things happen out of her control.
80. When thanking a soldier for their service, thank their spouse, too! (TY, @Kdpartak)
81. Play a game of catch with her children. They may be missing the presence of a man in their life.
82. Businesses: Have a special gift for all the military spouses that come through your door; a key chain, a nail file, keep it simple.
83. Hit a mid-day movie together. Buy a large popcorn to share!
84. Invite her to a bible-study at your church. What a great way to meet new people!
85. Grab the strollers and take a walk together!
86. Servicemen - Buy her favorite lotion and give her a back rub.
87. Businesses - Having a special contest? Ask a military spouse to be a judge. She'll be honored.
88. Call, Send an email, leave a comment to her/him. Sometimes the smallest gesture means much more than you think. (TY, @proudwifey)
89. Service-member: Sign up for dance classes with your spouse.
90. Take time to get to know HER/HIM. He/she is more than a #milspouse (TY, @tiffsilverberg)
91. Do you have a friend you know she would enjoy knowing? Introduce them!
92. Do they have a green-thumb? Give a potted plant. "Bloom where you are planted" and a note that says thanks
93. Invite him over for a bbq on a Friday night!
94. Businesses: Do you see the flash of her ID when she makes a transaction? Be sure to say Thank you for her service!
95. Military Spouse in the family? Laminate a special card with the families' phone numbers, addresses, birthdays. Help her keep organized.
96. Service-Member: Take Leave on your anniversary. Do something special together. #milspouse (TY,@jen004)
97. Do you have a pool (or just a slip-n-slide!) invite the military-family over. Have a big pitcher of lemonade ready! (TY, @milave_col_k)
98. Plan a girls' day... manicures, pedicures and lunch!
99. Create a Themed box or basket for her. Drop it off at her door anonymously with a note of appreciation. (TY, @milave_deborah)
100. Businesses: Encourage your colleagues to offer a meaningful military-discount. Make yourself a town that appreciates the military!
101. Make her stop, breathe, and ASK "How can I help?" and then do it.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Can he just leave now?
I know this may sound bad to some, and those that are Army wives know what I am talking about. Since we got here August of 2009, we have known that there is a deployment ahead of us. In the last few weeks it has become more real. The dates of deployment are starting to show up, and it gets to be a lot. For a Wife that has never had to do this before, it is a lot to take in. My emotions are crazy all the time. When some one say something about the deployment, I get a little emotional. Emotional and scared to say the least.
At times I wish that he was already gone. Not because I do not love him, and want him to be here all the time, but because I think this is getting much harder knowing that he has to. I want him to be gone so that the good byes are all done already, and this feeling is gone. I would like at be counting down to his return rather than counting till he leaves. A year is along time, and I want it to be done with already. I know this is going to be so hard to watch him leave us.
Knowing that he is doing something so amazing, and for EVERYBODY in the US makes me a very proud person. Knowing that he is so un selfish with his time, and even his life is something to be proud of. I know that I am more than proud of him, and sometimes I think that the Army is a little selfish taking my husband for a whole 12 months. I do also know that this is his job, this is the life that we are to live from here on out.
My BIGGEST fear is that when he comes back, it won't really be my husband that comes back. There is to many things there that can change a person forever. I want the man that I married to come home and eveerything be great, but I am not counting on that to happen. My fear is that he sees something there that will change him forever. I will love him no matter what, and i will be there for him no matter what. What is ahead of us is going to be so tough for so long, and I know that if anyone has to be the rock, it has to be me. I just want this nightmare to be over with.
Some people will never have to know this feeling and at one point i thought that i envied them. Now i think more about it, and I do not envy people that will never know this feeling, because this right here is a show of strength and bravery for him, and his dedication for our country. Not only that but it s going to bring out better stronger people in both of us. I will become someone that has accomplished somehting some people never will or could. Our marraige will have stood up to some of the toughest things possible, and after all is said and done, we can say that we can do anything!!
At times I wish that he was already gone. Not because I do not love him, and want him to be here all the time, but because I think this is getting much harder knowing that he has to. I want him to be gone so that the good byes are all done already, and this feeling is gone. I would like at be counting down to his return rather than counting till he leaves. A year is along time, and I want it to be done with already. I know this is going to be so hard to watch him leave us.
Knowing that he is doing something so amazing, and for EVERYBODY in the US makes me a very proud person. Knowing that he is so un selfish with his time, and even his life is something to be proud of. I know that I am more than proud of him, and sometimes I think that the Army is a little selfish taking my husband for a whole 12 months. I do also know that this is his job, this is the life that we are to live from here on out.
My BIGGEST fear is that when he comes back, it won't really be my husband that comes back. There is to many things there that can change a person forever. I want the man that I married to come home and eveerything be great, but I am not counting on that to happen. My fear is that he sees something there that will change him forever. I will love him no matter what, and i will be there for him no matter what. What is ahead of us is going to be so tough for so long, and I know that if anyone has to be the rock, it has to be me. I just want this nightmare to be over with.
Some people will never have to know this feeling and at one point i thought that i envied them. Now i think more about it, and I do not envy people that will never know this feeling, because this right here is a show of strength and bravery for him, and his dedication for our country. Not only that but it s going to bring out better stronger people in both of us. I will become someone that has accomplished somehting some people never will or could. Our marraige will have stood up to some of the toughest things possible, and after all is said and done, we can say that we can do anything!!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
To my Kids~~
Boys,
The day that you were born was the day that our life really began. The days that you two were born was the day that responsiblity became my middle name. It has tought me so much about myself, and the world around us. You boys make me smile when the whole world is cruel. Alhough sometimes you make the day harder, I am forever greatful to you both.
Dallas in almost three years you have taught me what it really means to be mommy. All the things that I can teach you, and that you can teach me. Both without even knowing it. As you are getting older and growing, I look at you and wonder where the time has gone. Where that little 5 pound 12 ounce baby has gone to. Just a few short years ago I could have lost you in the couch, and now you are as big as a 4 year old. You have completly skipped wearing 2T, and gotten to be a little man. I know that you are never going to stop growing no matter how many times I say I want you too. You learned to say I love you so long ago, and ever since than I have made you say it to me a thousand times a day. It still makes me smile every time.
Colton, you are learning so fast everyday. 8 months ago you were brought to me by a great blessing. Seems like yesterday I was waking up in the middle of the night to feed you every couple hours. Now your little hands are into everything. You have turned into a Daddy's boy :) You have taught me to do everything all over again, and twice :) Your wonderful, and I am so happy to wake up to you crying in the other room. Somtimes I complain about not sleeping in but that is the life that I choose having you two. I would not trade it for the world.
People like to ask me if I would have waited to have kids if I could go back. My answer changes everyday. The truth is, No i would not change a day of it. I maybe would have made better chioces for myslef before you guys got here, but after that my life has been a miracle everyday. You are as Much a teacher to me as I am to you. You two will always be my babies, and i love you both with my whole heart.
Everyday till untill you kids are older i will sing ' You are my Sunshine' everyday, read you 'I'll love you forever' and make you tell you love me as much as I can.
The day that you were born was the day that our life really began. The days that you two were born was the day that responsiblity became my middle name. It has tought me so much about myself, and the world around us. You boys make me smile when the whole world is cruel. Alhough sometimes you make the day harder, I am forever greatful to you both.
Dallas in almost three years you have taught me what it really means to be mommy. All the things that I can teach you, and that you can teach me. Both without even knowing it. As you are getting older and growing, I look at you and wonder where the time has gone. Where that little 5 pound 12 ounce baby has gone to. Just a few short years ago I could have lost you in the couch, and now you are as big as a 4 year old. You have completly skipped wearing 2T, and gotten to be a little man. I know that you are never going to stop growing no matter how many times I say I want you too. You learned to say I love you so long ago, and ever since than I have made you say it to me a thousand times a day. It still makes me smile every time.
Colton, you are learning so fast everyday. 8 months ago you were brought to me by a great blessing. Seems like yesterday I was waking up in the middle of the night to feed you every couple hours. Now your little hands are into everything. You have turned into a Daddy's boy :) You have taught me to do everything all over again, and twice :) Your wonderful, and I am so happy to wake up to you crying in the other room. Somtimes I complain about not sleeping in but that is the life that I choose having you two. I would not trade it for the world.
People like to ask me if I would have waited to have kids if I could go back. My answer changes everyday. The truth is, No i would not change a day of it. I maybe would have made better chioces for myslef before you guys got here, but after that my life has been a miracle everyday. You are as Much a teacher to me as I am to you. You two will always be my babies, and i love you both with my whole heart.
Everyday till untill you kids are older i will sing ' You are my Sunshine' everyday, read you 'I'll love you forever' and make you tell you love me as much as I can.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Get used to being alone
Here it starts... for the next three weeks, I will be a single mother. With the exception of the weekends. I think that most think it's a sad thing. At first, I thought the same thing. I have decided thought that this is a time to learn, and adjust. In seven months Dave will be leaving for a year. Going into this Army Life I know that these days were coming. It really never is a thought though till it starts to happen.
So many people have had to say good-bye to their husbands these last few weeks. It is so sad and seems so hard. It beings tears to my eyes to see those deployment pictures and see them at this time. I know though that I can help them even if I have never done a deployment. I know that I can keep them as busy as possible, and offer my services as much as possible.
I am going to take this next three weeks as a learning experiance. Learn to do things with just me and the kids. Learn to cook for just me and Dallas. Learn to get both kids into bed and sleeping with no help, but most importantly, I am going to find ways to relieve my own own stress without needing to get out of the house. I need to figure this whole "new way of life out" before it hits me like a ton of bricks.
I know that it does not matter what I can do on my own, I will miss my husband so very much this week and all next year, but the more that I can do on my own the better.
This way of life is not for everyone. If you can not do things as a single parent, then forget it. If you need your husband and family for everything, and do not make friends well, you will have a tough time.
So if you are coming into this life or thinking about it, you better learn to cowgirl up ladies. The army is not a place for weak men, OR weak women. You can not feel guilty about needing your hubby all the time. I know that no matter what happens you will need to be weak, and you can be. There is a time in this life that you can be weak, but only for a short time. Today I am going to look up and learn what i need to before it's too late. I will smile and look at the stars , knowing that is the best connection to Dave, and be there for my kids. THINK POSITIVE (even when it's easier said than done.)
So many people have had to say good-bye to their husbands these last few weeks. It is so sad and seems so hard. It beings tears to my eyes to see those deployment pictures and see them at this time. I know though that I can help them even if I have never done a deployment. I know that I can keep them as busy as possible, and offer my services as much as possible.
I am going to take this next three weeks as a learning experiance. Learn to do things with just me and the kids. Learn to cook for just me and Dallas. Learn to get both kids into bed and sleeping with no help, but most importantly, I am going to find ways to relieve my own own stress without needing to get out of the house. I need to figure this whole "new way of life out" before it hits me like a ton of bricks.
I know that it does not matter what I can do on my own, I will miss my husband so very much this week and all next year, but the more that I can do on my own the better.
This way of life is not for everyone. If you can not do things as a single parent, then forget it. If you need your husband and family for everything, and do not make friends well, you will have a tough time.
So if you are coming into this life or thinking about it, you better learn to cowgirl up ladies. The army is not a place for weak men, OR weak women. You can not feel guilty about needing your hubby all the time. I know that no matter what happens you will need to be weak, and you can be. There is a time in this life that you can be weak, but only for a short time. Today I am going to look up and learn what i need to before it's too late. I will smile and look at the stars , knowing that is the best connection to Dave, and be there for my kids. THINK POSITIVE (even when it's easier said than done.)
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
The call~
I got it, it came, it was scary. I have been waiting for this for a long time now. Many years to be exact. Mostly since Christmas. I knew when I went home this year that this may be the last time we can spend Christmas with her. It never really hit me though. She has been so sick on in the Nursing Home since I was about 11 or 12.
I was sitting at my computer yesterday when my Auntie called me. She said she had just has a meeting with my Grandmas care takers. She said it was not great news. I can't even tell you all the things that she has been dealing with all these years. There is always something she is fighting. If that's not enough she lost her husband not long after going into the Nursing home.
It appears that with this new discovery of Breast Cancer, she is not hanging on well. She refused to take the Chemo, because in the past it made her too sick. So, the gave her a chemo pill. Now she is refusing that. It makes her sick and gives her sores in her mouth. (i do not blame her for not wanting to keep taking them either.) They said that she is at stage 4 breast cancer, and that means if they can lower the dosage on the pill and can get her to take it she may have 6-12 months. If she continues to refuse it , maybe 3-6 months.
22 Years living there, I am gone for 7 months and this has to happen. I am just not sure what I should be feeling. I feel more numb than anything at this point really. I am not mad at her, she has been sick so long. I know that a person can only fight for so long, and at this point I don't know that she really has much to fight for. What really bothers me is that she is asking for me. She knows that I would be there now if I could and I would stay there til she was ready to let go. with this Army lifestyle I know that's not an option. I know that I need to go, and be with her one more time. If I don't I can't say that I can be happy with myself for a long while afterwords.
My grandma has done so much for me over the years and to have to say good-bye is better than not saying good-bye at all. I am lost in these emotions. I have so many great memories with her, that I will always treaure near my heart as I have all these years
For now all I can say is; she is sick and tired, and tired of being sick. I do not blame her at all for wanting to let go. In the mean time I am trying to figure out a way to get me there
I was sitting at my computer yesterday when my Auntie called me. She said she had just has a meeting with my Grandmas care takers. She said it was not great news. I can't even tell you all the things that she has been dealing with all these years. There is always something she is fighting. If that's not enough she lost her husband not long after going into the Nursing home.
It appears that with this new discovery of Breast Cancer, she is not hanging on well. She refused to take the Chemo, because in the past it made her too sick. So, the gave her a chemo pill. Now she is refusing that. It makes her sick and gives her sores in her mouth. (i do not blame her for not wanting to keep taking them either.) They said that she is at stage 4 breast cancer, and that means if they can lower the dosage on the pill and can get her to take it she may have 6-12 months. If she continues to refuse it , maybe 3-6 months.
22 Years living there, I am gone for 7 months and this has to happen. I am just not sure what I should be feeling. I feel more numb than anything at this point really. I am not mad at her, she has been sick so long. I know that a person can only fight for so long, and at this point I don't know that she really has much to fight for. What really bothers me is that she is asking for me. She knows that I would be there now if I could and I would stay there til she was ready to let go. with this Army lifestyle I know that's not an option. I know that I need to go, and be with her one more time. If I don't I can't say that I can be happy with myself for a long while afterwords.
My grandma has done so much for me over the years and to have to say good-bye is better than not saying good-bye at all. I am lost in these emotions. I have so many great memories with her, that I will always treaure near my heart as I have all these years
For now all I can say is; she is sick and tired, and tired of being sick. I do not blame her at all for wanting to let go. In the mean time I am trying to figure out a way to get me there
Monday, March 15, 2010
When Stress Hits you....
Today has been the weirdest day to start. Yesterday was daylight savings, and it messed us all up bad. My oldest slept till 10:30 this morning. So to start the day there is no nap in future. As I was thinking about all things that I need to do, I soon realized that since we got into the Military my days have changed so much. I used to spend my days with one child, not two. Playing outside, going to grandma's and auntie's houses. Thoughts about dinner were so simple, and outside of those thought's there was not much more to worry about.
Since we moved to Kansas though there is not thought about what family members we will be visiting today, and thoughts of dinner never come until 4:30, sometimes later. This life is so crazy, but yet I have no complaints. I miss all that is back home. I like how this life consumes me and fits me. Although it is stressful with the FRG sometimes, I do not think that I would trade it.
I have really heard nothing but horror stories about people and the FRG that they belong to. I have seen them fall apart at the seems and be nothing but drama. I wonder what people who had to walk into that from the start did. Without the wonderful people that I have meet and have worked with in our Family Readiness Group, I cannot imagine anyone having to move. What if someone has to leave? Worse yet what if we have to go. I know thatday will come. I know that someday I am looking at a deployment, but I must think positive. I must know that it has been a pleasure to meet these people. If I can only be with them for the time that I have I must remember that I would like that more than not knowing them at all.
Everything that I have learned in the last 7 months, all the people that I have meet. They have all Impacted my life in some way or another for the best. They have brought out things in me that I never knew that I had. Strength, love, a bond to people that some may never have. I am so lucky to have been given this chance, a chance at this life, and these people. I count my blessings everyday. All the while missing what was left behind back home.
I know that no matter what happens in the future these people will be there for me even if they are a million miles away. I know that the people back home are always going to be there for, like they have all these years, and they will be there when I get back. I feel so lucky to have all of this!!! I think I might burst at the seems.
Since we moved to Kansas though there is not thought about what family members we will be visiting today, and thoughts of dinner never come until 4:30, sometimes later. This life is so crazy, but yet I have no complaints. I miss all that is back home. I like how this life consumes me and fits me. Although it is stressful with the FRG sometimes, I do not think that I would trade it.
I have really heard nothing but horror stories about people and the FRG that they belong to. I have seen them fall apart at the seems and be nothing but drama. I wonder what people who had to walk into that from the start did. Without the wonderful people that I have meet and have worked with in our Family Readiness Group, I cannot imagine anyone having to move. What if someone has to leave? Worse yet what if we have to go. I know thatday will come. I know that someday I am looking at a deployment, but I must think positive. I must know that it has been a pleasure to meet these people. If I can only be with them for the time that I have I must remember that I would like that more than not knowing them at all.
Everything that I have learned in the last 7 months, all the people that I have meet. They have all Impacted my life in some way or another for the best. They have brought out things in me that I never knew that I had. Strength, love, a bond to people that some may never have. I am so lucky to have been given this chance, a chance at this life, and these people. I count my blessings everyday. All the while missing what was left behind back home.
I know that no matter what happens in the future these people will be there for me even if they are a million miles away. I know that the people back home are always going to be there for, like they have all these years, and they will be there when I get back. I feel so lucky to have all of this!!! I think I might burst at the seems.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
What did that baby do???
Yesterday, after playing a great game of BUNKO with my army wives, I can home to a quiet life. I was laying there with the husband and the baby. Dallas was sleeping in his room. There a very loud knock at the door. I never answer the door when my husband is home, that's why he is here right? No one ever comes over unannounced. When he looked out the peek hole, he looked worried. When he opened the door there was the Junction City Police Department standing there. He had asked if we had seen anyone anything in the woods behind our house, Our names, birthdays etc. I naturally invited him in and answered all the questions. Then I stepped outside the back door, and there is was. A crime scene, complete with tape, police cars, camera, and people running all over.
Anything could have happened, i mean anything. Until they started to take out the big yellow evidence markers (yes just like the ones in CSI.) My mind was racing with all the things that could have happened and what my family could be in danger of. I had put together all the questions that he asked. I hit me like a brick wall!!!! They were asking if I had seen any pregnant woman, and they told me that I had nothing to worry about. The cop said that my kids and I were not in any danger. Someone ditched there baby. I didn't talk about it to too many people, I didn't really know if it was true.
I made it a point to watch the news tonight at 10:00. My thought had come a reality! Why would someone do that! What are they thinking! There is more options than that.... I mean come on people there is so many people that are trying to have babies and you leave that baby in the woods, the river, and let it die. That baby had a life to live, and if that mother could not provide the life it needed, someone else could have.
They say that they know who they are looking for, and I hope they find her. I hope that she never has a chance to do this again... and justice is served for that baby. That baby could have found the cure for cancer someday. This baby was full term and ready to go!!
So here is a moment of silence for the Windwood Drive baby. May you be at peace, and find love where you are. May you enjoy your life there and fly high with all the angels. You are safe now, you are loved, and I am sorry for what happened to you.....
Anything could have happened, i mean anything. Until they started to take out the big yellow evidence markers (yes just like the ones in CSI.) My mind was racing with all the things that could have happened and what my family could be in danger of. I had put together all the questions that he asked. I hit me like a brick wall!!!! They were asking if I had seen any pregnant woman, and they told me that I had nothing to worry about. The cop said that my kids and I were not in any danger. Someone ditched there baby. I didn't talk about it to too many people, I didn't really know if it was true.
I made it a point to watch the news tonight at 10:00. My thought had come a reality! Why would someone do that! What are they thinking! There is more options than that.... I mean come on people there is so many people that are trying to have babies and you leave that baby in the woods, the river, and let it die. That baby had a life to live, and if that mother could not provide the life it needed, someone else could have.
They say that they know who they are looking for, and I hope they find her. I hope that she never has a chance to do this again... and justice is served for that baby. That baby could have found the cure for cancer someday. This baby was full term and ready to go!!
So here is a moment of silence for the Windwood Drive baby. May you be at peace, and find love where you are. May you enjoy your life there and fly high with all the angels. You are safe now, you are loved, and I am sorry for what happened to you.....
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