The Duncan Family: miss you grandma

Monday, August 10, 2009

miss you grandma

Grandma Carol left Sunday from a week of spoiling the kids and Mommy too! We miss her and can't wait to see her next month!

4 comments:

Berger Family said...: Isn't it great having your mom around? I love Charlie's expressions in the pictures, you can see his little personality.; Monday, August 10, 2009
Anonymous said...: Grandma Carol is the greatest! AND
her grandchildren are my cute and
adorable great-grandchildren! See
you next month

Love you all - God Bless
G-Ma Dreyer in Florida; Monday, August 10, 2009
Ray, Jayme, Caeleb, Alaura & Hailey said...: It is so sad to see the grandparents go!!! Great pictures! Vera's hair is getting so light!!!; Monday, August 10, 2009
Laura @ live.laugh.photograph said...: i love his bib!; Thursday, August 13, 2009

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