Update

Just wanted to let you know that we are still here, we had a great weekend and I do have some pics to post, but to much of our surprise... Our house is more like a hospital right now. In one room we have one puking. In another we have cool mist vaporizer going on and he is coughing his head off. Third room Khloe has her air purifier going on and she is the best out of all 3. Mommy and Daddy are all coughing and sneezing, when it hits around here, it hits good... Lets send good wishes our way we have company coming Thursday and I have to get real cleaning done ,and our tree put up, right now we are just doing piles and piles of laundry.

Fallen Soldier March 09

I had never completed my post about this fantastic march that me and some of my family did back in August. We participated along with around 200 soldiers and congressmen and other civilians to do a 9 mile walk. A few years ago a unit that was deployed during this war lost 9 of there men, and when there leader came back he was determined not to let them be forgotten so he marched a mile for each one that had died, that year he did it alone. The next year he invited other soldiers that wanted to march. This was the first year that they had opened it up to civilians, and he told everyone that if he got 200 people to walk the 9 miles with him, on Veterans Day he would march 29 miles to Nashville. And that he did. Sgt. Williams is one of the most incredible people I have ever met, all the soldiers wore there uniform with at least a 40 pound pack that was the only requirement and we left at 4:30 in the afternoon in AUGUST HEAT!!! These troops were awesome. I am beyond blessed to be a part of such an event and looking forward to doing it again next year.

This was all of us getting ready to leave the unit, to march thru town. Here we go!!! My family and I were all in the front in Our Team Morgan shirts. We were proud there were around 10 civilians and we were 5 of them...

We felt all that these soldiers do and go thru, the hard work my husband puts into it, he never gives up, he works hard this is one thing that I could do.. There were times that I didn't think I was going to make it and there was a point that I couldn't pass air thru my lungs and took a break in a van for about 5 min, but I wanted Darin to know that I respect him, and that I was going to push hard, for he does every single time, he cant give up and stop and takes break out in the field, he has to keep going on, and that was my motivation.

Most of all these troops will not be here next year for the march, they are going to be deployed but no matter what, I'm going to work hard, and get thru this march with no breaks, and Ill be there next year...

The amount of cheers, honks, signs, flags, people clapping, and people on the side of the road with bottled water EVERYWHERE, makes me so proud of my town. We are so blessed.

And going into the Thanksgiving season- I want to make point of what I am thankful for, this year I'm thankful of this country that we are able to live in... Thankful for the men and women who make that possible. Thankful for those who walked right beside me during that march. I AM SO BLESSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*** Side note, the next morning me and Ethan woke up around 4am sick so sick, I took Ethan to the ER he tested positve for Swine Flu, and later on that night after I got thru worring about me baby, I got sicker and sicker, I really thought I was just exhausted from the march, but when I went to the dr on Monday I was positve for swine.. CRazy. ( this was all for my sake of journaling and not forgetting our crazy fun year)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ETHAN

TODAY MY ANGEL TURNED 7!!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ETHAN!!!!
Please come back this weekend and check out my blog, I will have Ethan and Braydens birthday post, it will take a little while, these kids mean the world to me and Im ready to share some sweet times...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Wonderful Wednesday

Today was an emotional but wonderful day.. Here is my hubby and his fellow soldiers leading our Veterans day Parade... Here they are doing a flag ceremony...You have no idea how proud I am!!!

And I am so proud that I live in a town that supports our men and women like they do.....

and another huge THANK YOU TO APPLEBEES. They had free dinners for all Veterans, it was a great lunch we had a wonderful time I was lucky to have my rock by my side, my mom and my step dad, with 4 soldiers and another wife, we had a fantastic time...

HAPPY VETERANS DAY

Lord, wrap your arms around me
In this hostile,brutal place;

Let me draw peace and comfort

From your restful, sweet embrace.
Help me do my duty
To uphold what is right;
Give me strength and courage
Each day and every night.

Lord, hear this soldiers prayer

To you in heaven above;

Protect me with your power

And sustain me with your love.....

We are so very proud on this Veteran's Day to have our soldier home...

As we know that this time next year, we will celebrate many miles away....

This year is a very hard Veterans Day for me. In less that 20 days I will be saying Good- Bye to my soldier... I will watch him pack, make sure he has all that he needs, sit around and watch as everyone tells him bye, and that everything is going to be ok. Hold back tears so that my kids don't think its the end of the world, despite what they have heard about war... I will get the strength to watch him walk away and sit and wait for every single phone call, check my mail 10 times a day just to see his hand writing and to smell the letters that he touched, some will even be sandy and dirty and those I secretly treasure more.. I will only get to look into his eyes through the web cam. Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful to see him in somewhat real time. I will start looking for fun things to send him in care packages. His birthday will be celebrated miles and miles away. We will send him lots of cards. pictures. and items from home, so that he feels like he hasn't missed a thing. Truth is as bad as all of this seems, I am so PROUD of him, I STAND by him, as he has made the choice to SERVE our country with HONOR. AND FOR THIS I'M SO PROUD TO CALL THIS VETERAN MY HUSBAND. I will always stand by his side and support him thru all of his journey as he serves and protects this amazing country.


**** This picture us not a great pic, but you have to see it, this is the picture of him in the hanger just moments before he deployed for his first tour. This day changed his life...

Just as this day changed his.My cousin Cody signed up for the United States Army and is getting ready to start his journey soon, he will be deployed at the beginning of the year.

And on this day another cousin of mine Cora Beth, changed her life. She also enlisted in the United States Army and has already began her journey in Korea. She will be returning in April..

The men and women in the military work hard, and give alot, make sure you thank a Veteran today and pray and support each and every one of them...

So this year on VETERANS DAY, we as a family have sooooo much to be proud of.. And we are!!!!

Thank you Cora Beth, Darin, and Cody for all that you do.....

HAPPY VETERANS DAY

Update!

Well today Khloe finally went to the Dr, she weighed 33 pounds, my sweet little girly. She does have fluid on her left ear, and she has strep throat fun times... Now we are at home with 2 meds, and a very fussy whinny child.

And Brayden went to the Dr today too, he weighed 43 pounds, and he was tested again for flu, although we have all had swine flu, thankfully he did not have flu and his throat and ears looked good, he does have a very active tummy and he has a tummy bug, so we will see how things are going tomorrow if he goes to school tomorrow. So to say the least we have had a very long day full of screaming mad whiny kids.

Thankfully Ethan is staying strong and not sick, he went to choir practice tonight and he is staying with Papa so that he stays clear from the germs.. Speaking of Ethan, remind me I owe him his own entire post and his teenager ways!

****Just for fun we weighed Kinlee tonight and she weighed 23 pounds funny we have one 23,33,43 pounds Ill have to weigh Ethan and see where he is at.

*Note to self- I owe Brayden his entire Birthday Post.Ethan's bday is next Thursday!! These kids are growing like crazy!

ANOTHER ROUND OF SICKNESS COMING THRU

As I'm attempting to adjust to my new meds and recovering from a horrible weekend Khloe and Brayden are sick. We have started trying to potty train Brayden, I know that he is 4 now, but potty training a child with developmental delays and sensory issues can be slightly challenging, so we have had a crazy week with him. So this morning Brayden wakes up grabbing his tummy and telling me that his tummy hurts so we blow it off thinking well, maybe he just needs to go potty, so we go on and send him to school I tell his teacher that he has woke up holding his tummy and she is like we will watch him. As he was getting out of the car I noticed his attitude was changed he didn't want to get out of the car and was really scared to "jump" out of the van, so it was odd but we took it as Brayden Behavior. *** Side note- it has been colder in the morning and with his Stiff Person Syndrome it makes his body hurt, so some of his delay this morning I was afraid maybe his muscles were hurting. Anyway, at around 8:45 I see Brayden school calling me, and I knew it was time for him to be leaving for Physical Therapy so I was curious maybe he had to many accidents, I didn't expect for them to tell me he was throwing up everywhere!!!! So I went immediately to get my baby, feeling horrible for sending him to school, had I known he was sick, I would never sent him, but with all going on, I didn't want to over react.As the day goes on he has played but then grabbed his tummy, his head, and then as he was laying down for a nap he started complain that his back and legs were hurting poor angel, I hope that his Stiff Person is not going to start up again. We will watch and see how things are going, we are aware that if he is going thru a growth spurt it can be painful so we will keep a close eye, tonight he started running a fever so we are staying home tomorrow. Mommy is glad! SO we are going to doctor him and Khloe up all day tomorrow and hope this is short lived.