The Duncan Family: wet baby

Thursday, July 12, 2007

wet baby

Vera and I went to the pool today. You can't stay out long because it is so hot.... I just love her in the hood!....

4 comments:

Laura @ live.laugh.photograph said...: Do you two just go alone? I bet she loves it either way!! I can't wait to find a pool around here...; Thursday, July 12, 2007
Anonymous said...: Love the Hood! So darn cute you could just eat her up! Love & Kisses! Aunt Mindy; Thursday, July 12, 2007
Anonymous said...: ABSOLUTLEY POSITIVELY ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE AUNT MEL; Friday, July 13, 2007
Duncan Family said...: We usually go with friends but yesterday we went stag.....; Friday, July 13, 2007

Military Wife

I never wore the uniform, no medals on my chest.
The band, it doesn't play for me, I am not among “the Best.”
I do not march in cadence; I do not rate salute,
I stand among the silent ranks, our devotion absolute.
If you've not worn my shoes, you do not know my story.
I live a life of sacrifice, my reward a private glory.
I've wept many silent nights away,
and I've kept the home fires burning.
I've worried and I've waited, as world events were churning. I've moved more times than you could fathom,
left more people than you've known.
I've planted gardens 'round the world,
very few that I've seen grown.
I've grieved with new-made widows,
and had my share of scares -- when a ship or plane or man was down, and all I had were prayers.
I'm not asking for your sympathy, (although appreciation can be nice) I did it quite on purpose --I chose to sacrifice.
I'll tell you a secret now, one you'd never guess.
About the one glory that is mine,
it's just enough -- no more, no less.
When you and I stand together as our national anthem plays, I'll fill with reminiscences of how I spent those days.
I'll know the pain and joys again,
I'll know that freedom isn't free,
I'll know I've helped to pay the price –
and that the anthem plays for me.

Elizabeth Soutter Schwarzer
Marine Wife