Hey Daddy, Look at Meeee!!!

Daddy,

I wanted you to see what I have been up to since you have been gone. Wait until you hear the way I giggle when I put the potty in the potty.

Check it out. Diapers are almost a thing of the past in our world. Do you think with all of the money we will save I can have a pony? Just a little one! Phleaseeee......

I miss you and I love you.
Skylar

Sometimes they make you pee......

The great thing about being a parent is that on any given day, at any given time, your children can actually be so funny they make you almost pee your pants. Tonight Skylar decided it was time for her to go to "pweschool". She went and got on Abby's headband and backpack and kept telling us, "Bye-Bye. I wuv you! See ya later. I go to pweschool." Then she added some funny glasses my friend Carey gave her and the rest of us were laughing like crazy.

Daddy, I hope you can see this where you are. Your daughter is a hoot!!!!!

Thank you!

Veteran's Day.

What does it mean to you? To me, it is yet another opportunity to remember why I am able to sleep safe at night. I can think about why I just got to vote last week in an election to choose who would be our next leader. Today, I can reflect upon how very blessed I am to be an American. Most importantly, I can say thank you to the people who have made my life possible.

All over our country and the world there are men and women who have served or are serving our country and not asked for anything but a "Thank you" in return. So many families have been or currently are separated from the one they love as that person sacrifices the conveniences of their life to protect my right and ability to enjoy those conveniences. So to all of those who serve and to all those who support them I say, "Thank you!"

Look around you today. I bet someone you meet or someone you know is a veteran. Thank them today for what they have done for you.

To my husband who is currently away from us serving his country, I love you and am so proud of you everyday. The kids and I are fine. We miss you but know that our sacrifice is tiny compared to so many others. Hurry home and thank you!

Think about the words of this song by Toby Keith today and remember to thank a vet!

I'm just trying to be a father,
Raise a daughter and a son,
Be a lover to their mother,
Everything to everyone.
Up and at 'em bright and early,
I'm all business in my suit,
Yeah,I'm dressed up for success,
from my head down to my boots.
I don't do it for money
there's bills that I can't pay.
I don't do it for the glory,
I just do it anyway.
Providing for our future's my responsibility,
Yeah I'm real good under pressure,
being all that I can be.

And I can't call in sick on Mondays
when the weekends been too strong,
I just work straight through the holidays,
And sometimes all night long.
You can bet that I stand ready
when the wolf growls at the door,
Hey, I'm solid, hey I'm steady,
hey I'm true down to the core.

And I will always do my duty,
no matter what the price,
I've counted up the cost,
I know the sacrifice.
Oh, and I don't want to die for you,
But if dyin's asked of me,
I'll bear that cross with honor,
'Cause freedom don't come free.

I'm an American soldier, an American,
Beside my brothers and my sisters
I will proudly take a stand,
When liberty's in jeopardy
I will always do what's right,
I'm out here on the front lines,
So you can sleep in peace tonight.
American soldier, I'm an American,

American Soldier,
An American


We Love you, Daddy!

A letter to our president-elect.

Dear President-Elect Obama,

Tonight, I trusted you with something with which I have trusted only one other man. I trusted you with the future of my children. Tonight, I stepped into a voting booth with all three of my young children by my side and I cast my vote for you. Then tonight I listened to you speak to our country and promise to protect that future. It is a moment in history I will not forget.

You did not earn my vote easily. John McCain is a great man who has served his country and sacrificed more than most of us Americans can ever imagine. I also believe he could have made a great president. You earned my vote because in the end I agree with more of your ideas and I believe you are the leader who can energize our country and lead us in a new direction.

There will be those who disagree with me. Some of those people will be my own family and friends. These are the people you spoke of tonight. These are the people who did not vote for you and whose help you requested tonight. The strength of our great nation lies in our freedom to disagree openly with our elected officials. While we exercise that freedom, I would ask that all Americans step up and realize that the majority of American people have spoken. Let's unite again as a country and come together to support you, Mr. Obama. My grandmother taught me that while you have the right as an American to disagree with or even dislike the president, you do not have the right to disrespect the office of the president. I hope all Americans can unite and come together to work with you and move our country in a direction that will serve us all well.

There are those Americans who fear you. It will be up to you to show them you are a man of your word. Show us Americans that we can trust you. I believe that one of the greatest challenges that America faces is that the average citizen simply does not trust our leaders anymore. I know that is one of the reasons I struggled so much with my decision. Once a politician gets to the level of office you have achieved, how do I know I can trust you to do what you say in the best interest of the most Americans? Over the next four years I expect you to show me that I can take you at your word.

I hired you tonight to protect my future and the future of my children. I expect you now to live up to your end of the deal. I remember when I was a little girl going camping with my mom and grandpa in the mountains of Colorado. Grandpa and Mom always taught us to leave our campsite better than we found it. Now, I have three small children of my own. Whenever we go to the park or camping or even out for a walk I try to pass that lesson on to them. Leave the place you are a better place than it was when you got there. President-Elect Obama, I do not envy you the challenges you will face during your time in office. Our world and our nation are struggling right now. I pass the lesson onto you though. Leave America a better place than how you found it. Fight everyday you are in office to make sure that our world is better when you leave office than it is right now as you go into office.

I am a stay-at-home mom who proudly supports my Air Force husband as he serves our country. I am also trusting you with him. You will make decisions that may place him in harms way. Be sure as you make those decisions and ask us and every other military family to make sacrifices for our country that you are doing it for the right reasons.

History was made tonight when you were elected. It is a proud moment for America. Your children and mine will never truly remember a world in which America sat waiting for the first minority to be elected to its highest offiec. It has happened and I pray that while we never forget our American history, we can now move into a new and exciting future. I pray now that we can all come together as a nation and remember that what unites us all is that we are human and we all want to live the American dream. The world and your citizens will be watching to see how you lead us into the future. Do not fail us.

Thank you for your willingness to sacrifice so much for our country.