The Duncan Family: v wish santa

Monday, December 15, 2008

v wish santa

Here is Miss V with Santa at our Battalion Christmas Party. (Good thing Santa is our friend Matt!)

MOMMY PLEASE GET ME...

A CANDY CANE WON'T HELP

JUST LET ME DOWN SANTA.....

5 comments:

Brooke and David said...: Miss V is an angel too....except when Santa is near!! hehe; Monday, December 15, 2008
Ryan, Kim and Caroline said...: Truly hilarious. . .; Monday, December 15, 2008
Laura @ live.laugh.photograph said...: haha i can't wait to see what kylie will do!; Monday, December 15, 2008
Rains Family said...: That is hilarious, I'm remembering your picture from last year too-- too funny! Poor Miss V, hopefully she'll know him as the guy who gives her the good stuff next year :); Monday, December 15, 2008
Koontz Family said...: I am getting ready to take Emma to see Santa...wonder if I am going to get the same kide of pic?!?!?! Poor Miss V...but great pics though!; Tuesday, December 16, 2008

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