Faculty & Staff Appreciation Week went well. I helped on Wednesday with breakfast & yesterday at lunch. We were able to have it catered by Outback----the oohs & ahhs were too funny! It was much appreciated and so much nicer than a box lunch. I also managed to get copies of the AR Celebration Week menu copied & distributed to the teachers. And I picked up close to 40 cans of hair paint for next week. Those kids love their hair paint! Sunshine has earned enough points & is excited to have her hair painted---pictures to come next week!
Today is Military Spouse Appreciation Day. Military spouses are a unique breed. They signed their name on the dotted line to serve their government when they signed their marriage license. They don't wear uniforms yet their duties are great. At any given time they are left to raise their children, keep their home, maintain a sense of normalcy, support their spouse ----all the while they are worried half to death about their spouse's safety. To a military spouse, a week apart is nothing. As my good friend &; superior Army Wife Jami says "a week apart is 'take the trash out when you leave & what do you want to do for dinner on Friday?'" A 30 day TDY doesn't make a military spouse flinch. Six months apart? Been there, done that. A year's deployment? Oh, is your year home done already? They pray for their spouse's safety. They live for those 2 am phone calls that last 10 minutes & end because of a poor connection. A card or letter in the mail makes their heart race. Even many years later when they pull it out of a dresser drawer & reread it. Over & over again. They are my heroes & I am proud to be one of them.
Sunday is Mother's Day---don't forget to call your mother! And thank her. Thank her for the nights she sat by your bedside when you were sick. For the times she kissed your boo-boos. For the times she held you when you were scared, hurt, sad or just because. Mothers, like military spouses, are a special breed. Not everyone is able to give so selflessly for years at a time. Mothers do. They forgo meals, sleep, new clothes, time to themselves for the good of their children. When Hunter & I got married, I didn't think there could be more love in my heart than there was. That changed when Sunshine was born. The love a mother feels for her child is so incredible. Even when they're driving you crazy---that love is there.
And so, George Clooney turns 50 today. *sigh* Clooney goodness. Has 50 ever looked so good??? I'll leave you with this image as you ponder the question.
1. I think it's wonderful the way you volunteer at Sunshine's school.
ReplyDelete2. Military wives are a unique breed. You are MY hero!
3. I hope you had a great Mother's Day
4. Happy Birthday, George :)