Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Friday, May 25, 2007
Inflatable Funland
We went to Inflatable Funland the other night to celebrate a friends' birthday. Carlee Scott had a blast!
Monday, May 21, 2007
Our UVA Grad
Congratulations to our cousin, Mary Tanner, who just graduated from the University of Virginia! We're proud of you, MT!
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Weekend Photos
Showing some Duke spirit for Uncle B.
I know you love your Baby Einstein video, Carlee Scott, but you probably shouldn't stand so close. 
Wearing one of Mommy's old dresses to church.
I know you love your Baby Einstein video, Carlee Scott, but you probably shouldn't stand so close. That's better.
Feet are cool.
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Laura's Bread
I would like to post for all the world to know that my friend Laura makes THE best homemade cinnamin rolls. I'd offer to share, but as you can see, they don't last long in this house!
Congratulations!
We'd like to send out a huge "Congrats" to one of my two brothers. He graduated this past Saturday from Duke University's Cross-Continent MBA program. This is a very prestigious and tough program and we are VERY proud of him. For those of you who know my family well, we are die-hard Duke fans from birth. I know it was so special for him to get his MBA from there. Way to go, B!
Our parents and B.
My brother and sister-in-law.
Our parents and B.
Friday, May 11, 2007
Good Day
Today is great for lots of reasons! One is that it's our dear friends' 5th anniversary (congrats, B&G!). Another reason is that we have free childcare at the church tonight so we're going on a date. Most of all, it's Military Spouse Appreciation Day!! I found this article online and it's wonderful. I am close with several military spouses and you all are an inspiration. Although I am on brief hiatus as an Army wife, when I return, I can only hope that I will be as strong as all of you.
Article by Arlene H. Hull
Content provided by LIFELines
"If the military had wanted you to have a spouse, they would have issued you one." Remember those words? Well, that was then and this is now. America's military has realized and acknowledged the significance of the military spouse. In 1984 President Reagan proclaimed the Friday before Mother's Day of each year to be Military Spouse Appreciation Day. It is your day to stand up and be honored. For the times you've stood and watched a ship sail from the harbor, an aircraft disappear into the clouds, or a truck convoy pull out of sight, not sure when they would return, we thank you. For the countless household moves you've made from a place you know to one that's strange and different -- often by yourself -- we thank you. For the families you've held together, for the anniversaries, birthdays, and holidays you've celebrated alone, we thank you. For the hand you've extended to another military spouse when the need was there, truly creating a military family, we thank you. For the spirit and strength you've shown when your service member has gone into harm's way, we thank you. For the pride you've displayed while serving as an ambassador of the military spouse to the rest of the world, we thank you. Far too frequently, the sacrifices and dedication of the military spouse have gone unnoticed and unappreciated. In our nation's recent history, thousands of service members have been placed in harm's way as they stood watch as freedom's guardian. You too have stood watch at home, facing challenges alone. You have waved flags and held banners high to express your support. You have kept the candles burning on the home front as a reminder of our deployed military. You have made difficult sacrifices of your own, and have called upon your inner reserves to nurture family life so your service member can focus on the business at hand. Even in times of relaxed alert status for our military, you have stood ready and alert for the slightest of signs, perhaps overlooked or ignored by your civilian counterparts, signaling a potential change in the status of our military forces. As a military spouse, you have willingly packed up and relocated countless times, and may have been separated from your own parents and siblings for several years at a time. Quite often, you have been placed in an unfamiliar ethnic or cultural setting, or a remote location. You have met this challenge with confidence and pride, making your nation proud of you. By the same token, you have extended your hand and hospitality to visitors to our country. A country cannot count itself strong by its armed services alone, but must also depend on its civilians. With military wives and husbands setting a superior example through devotion, courage, and commitment, we are a nation of strength. Military spouses … stand tall, stand proud … we salute you, you are truly our unsung heroes.
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I just found this one online. The author is unknown.
The Soldier's Wife
When she was a girl, her dreams were bold, as bold as her fine, free gaze;
And every gift of grace and mind was hers in her younger days.
When she was a girl, a golden girl, with a soul as fine as fire.
She could outshine the brightest jewel that a rich man's love might buy her.
Yes hers could have been the glittering path through a careless, carefree life.
But she fell in love with a soldier, so she became a soldier's wife.
Away from the home of her childhood she marched at her husband's side.
For she chose a wide and winding road when she became a bride.
And sometimes the road was a hard one, so different from what she had planned;
And sometimes she wept for the home she had left as she lay in a foreign land;
And sometimes her steps would grow weary as she followed the drum and the fife;
But she set about making the world her home because she was a soldier's wife.
She learned to build a hearth for them wherever her man was sent;
And she knelt to plant a garden every time he pitched their tent.
Yes, she always planted a garden though she never saw it grow,
For she knew before the flowers came that she would have to go.
But she left each garden gladly though it cut her like a knife,
For she hoped it might bring some comfort to another soldier's wife.
To the hardships in her married life she brought one simple truth,
A promise that once was spoken in the ancient words of Ruth:"Wherever you go, I will go. Wherever you lodge, I will lodge;Thy people shall be my people and thy God shall be my God."
She shared his joys and sorrows as they made their way through life,
For she was proud to love a soldier and to be a soldier's wife.
She bore the weight of worrying what fate might hold in store;
And the wordless fear of waiting when her soldier went to war;
And the nights that she spent fearing that her waiting was in vain;
And the pain of wanting someone she might never hold again.
But she bore his children gladly through uncertainty and strife,
And they never heard her crying for she was a soldier's wife.
She raised a soldier's family with the faith her love had taught her;
And she gave the pride she had inside to her son and to her daughter;
And she taught them to love freedom and to know what it was worth,
As they helped her plant her gardens in the corners of the earth.
And she never wished for better than the road they marched through life.
Because she was as much a soldier as she was a soldier's wife.
Article by Arlene H. Hull
Content provided by LIFELines
"If the military had wanted you to have a spouse, they would have issued you one." Remember those words? Well, that was then and this is now. America's military has realized and acknowledged the significance of the military spouse. In 1984 President Reagan proclaimed the Friday before Mother's Day of each year to be Military Spouse Appreciation Day. It is your day to stand up and be honored. For the times you've stood and watched a ship sail from the harbor, an aircraft disappear into the clouds, or a truck convoy pull out of sight, not sure when they would return, we thank you. For the countless household moves you've made from a place you know to one that's strange and different -- often by yourself -- we thank you. For the families you've held together, for the anniversaries, birthdays, and holidays you've celebrated alone, we thank you. For the hand you've extended to another military spouse when the need was there, truly creating a military family, we thank you. For the spirit and strength you've shown when your service member has gone into harm's way, we thank you. For the pride you've displayed while serving as an ambassador of the military spouse to the rest of the world, we thank you. Far too frequently, the sacrifices and dedication of the military spouse have gone unnoticed and unappreciated. In our nation's recent history, thousands of service members have been placed in harm's way as they stood watch as freedom's guardian. You too have stood watch at home, facing challenges alone. You have waved flags and held banners high to express your support. You have kept the candles burning on the home front as a reminder of our deployed military. You have made difficult sacrifices of your own, and have called upon your inner reserves to nurture family life so your service member can focus on the business at hand. Even in times of relaxed alert status for our military, you have stood ready and alert for the slightest of signs, perhaps overlooked or ignored by your civilian counterparts, signaling a potential change in the status of our military forces. As a military spouse, you have willingly packed up and relocated countless times, and may have been separated from your own parents and siblings for several years at a time. Quite often, you have been placed in an unfamiliar ethnic or cultural setting, or a remote location. You have met this challenge with confidence and pride, making your nation proud of you. By the same token, you have extended your hand and hospitality to visitors to our country. A country cannot count itself strong by its armed services alone, but must also depend on its civilians. With military wives and husbands setting a superior example through devotion, courage, and commitment, we are a nation of strength. Military spouses … stand tall, stand proud … we salute you, you are truly our unsung heroes.
----------------------------------------------------
I just found this one online. The author is unknown.
The Soldier's Wife
When she was a girl, her dreams were bold, as bold as her fine, free gaze;
And every gift of grace and mind was hers in her younger days.
When she was a girl, a golden girl, with a soul as fine as fire.
She could outshine the brightest jewel that a rich man's love might buy her.
Yes hers could have been the glittering path through a careless, carefree life.
But she fell in love with a soldier, so she became a soldier's wife.
Away from the home of her childhood she marched at her husband's side.
For she chose a wide and winding road when she became a bride.
And sometimes the road was a hard one, so different from what she had planned;
And sometimes she wept for the home she had left as she lay in a foreign land;
And sometimes her steps would grow weary as she followed the drum and the fife;
But she set about making the world her home because she was a soldier's wife.
She learned to build a hearth for them wherever her man was sent;
And she knelt to plant a garden every time he pitched their tent.
Yes, she always planted a garden though she never saw it grow,
For she knew before the flowers came that she would have to go.
But she left each garden gladly though it cut her like a knife,
For she hoped it might bring some comfort to another soldier's wife.
To the hardships in her married life she brought one simple truth,
A promise that once was spoken in the ancient words of Ruth:"Wherever you go, I will go. Wherever you lodge, I will lodge;Thy people shall be my people and thy God shall be my God."
She shared his joys and sorrows as they made their way through life,
For she was proud to love a soldier and to be a soldier's wife.
She bore the weight of worrying what fate might hold in store;
And the wordless fear of waiting when her soldier went to war;
And the nights that she spent fearing that her waiting was in vain;
And the pain of wanting someone she might never hold again.
But she bore his children gladly through uncertainty and strife,
And they never heard her crying for she was a soldier's wife.
She raised a soldier's family with the faith her love had taught her;
And she gave the pride she had inside to her son and to her daughter;
And she taught them to love freedom and to know what it was worth,
As they helped her plant her gardens in the corners of the earth.
And she never wished for better than the road they marched through life.
Because she was as much a soldier as she was a soldier's wife.
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
More Weekend Photos & Some From Today
Riding Daddy's rocking horse at Mimi and Papa's house.
Playing with Mimi.
Squeezes with Mimi and great Granny.
Yesterday, we taught Carlee Scott how to hold your face while giving a kiss. It is ADORABLE. This is after bathtime tonight.
This is a flower we planted in a pot two years ago and it's still thriving. Although we can't remember what it is called, we're proud of ourselves! It just bloomed this weekend.
Sunday, May 06, 2007
Shrinemont Weekend
This weekend, we attended the St. Matthew's Episcopal Church (Will's dad's church) annual retreat at Shrinemont in Orkney Springs, Virginia. It was so much fun! We were able to spend time with family (Will's at the retreat and mine in Richmond), eat good food, and listen to some great speakers.
Uncle Andy and Aunt Catherine (expecting their first child in November!!) with Carlee Scott
Here we go! Uncle John looks excited in the background.
Oh, Papa, please give me the cookies!
Sunday morning Eucharist at the outdoor chapel.
A close-up of Papa reading Scripture.
Here's Mimi distracting a very ansy Carlee Scott.
The Alley Family
Alley/McPherson clan
Uncle John and Carlee Scott
Riding the train at the mall in Richmond.
Throwing a coin in the water with Daddy, Grandma, and Grandpa.
Lemons are sour!
Proud grandparents with Carlee Scott.
Hugs with Grandma.
This little chair is fun!
BIG BIRD!
Playing with Grandpa.
Grandpa is so silly!!!!
We thought the sign was cool.
Uncle Andy and Aunt Catherine (expecting their first child in November!!) with Carlee Scott
Here we go! Uncle John looks excited in the background.
Oh, Papa, please give me the cookies!
Sunday morning Eucharist at the outdoor chapel. A close-up of Papa reading Scripture.
Here's Mimi distracting a very ansy Carlee Scott.
The Alley Family
Alley/McPherson clan
Uncle John and Carlee Scott
Riding the train at the mall in Richmond.
Throwing a coin in the water with Daddy, Grandma, and Grandpa.
Lemons are sour!
Proud grandparents with Carlee Scott.
Hugs with Grandma.
This little chair is fun!
BIG BIRD!
Playing with Grandpa. Grandpa is so silly!!!!
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Storms
Ever enjoyed a good thunderstorm? Most people don't like rain or storms, but for some strange reason, Will and I LOVE them. There's something cozy and comforting about a good storm, especially when it happens on Sunday afternoons. That's a sure recipe for a nap! I'm sitting at work right now, listening to a powerful thunderstorm and enjoying its beautiful sounds (and secretly hoping that our power goes out and we're all sent home...yeah right). I try not to think about the destruction and danger a storm can cause, but instead focus on the peaceful calm it brings me. Hope you, too, can enjoy one soon.
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