Today is Day Two of my son-in-law John's second deployment. He is currently at Camp Ripley in preparation for his tour of duty in Afghanistan. I won't always see the day to day living my daughter Jenny and her children go through but I will see part of it. I know this is a struggle for her. To work, mother three children, take care of the house and have some kind of social life to maintain her sanity. These are the days a mother has a hard time watching her adult children go through life. You want so much to make it "all better" for them just like when they were little but you know you can't.
For my part, I'm hoping to spend some quality time with my grandson, Max. He loves to swim and since that is one of my passions as well, we will be hitting the pools a lot this summer. On other days it will be Colby who gets the attention. He loves to work with Legos and play Nintendo DS. I'm sure he can teach me a lot about both of them. Still other days will be spent with granddaughter Sarah. She loves to dress up, go shopping and have lunch. You can kind of see where we will be going with that - can anyone say MOA?
It is my hope I can get my husband to spend some time with the grandkids as well so I can take Jenny out once and a while. To have just girl talk, maybe have a quiet lunch or dinner or take in a movie. I will value this time as it is very rare. I wish there was more, but life has a way of getting in the way.
To John I just want to say - I don't always say it but I want you to know - I am very proud of you. You are a wonderful father, an attentive husband and a good soldier. I have a picture of you in uniform with Jenny at Amy's wedding sitting on my desk. It is there to remind me to pray for your safety and that of the men who serve with you. Please take care, come home in one piece and write when you can.
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