It hadn’t occurred to me until Tim sent the following three images how much Briggs’ world changed within only 20 months. I sometimes think my head must be in the sand because I never thought about the change in family dynamics from anyones perspective but my own.
In any case, we are starting [...]
This single-handedly might be the funniest thing I have seen in a long time thanks to my cousin, Suzy. I am belly laughing almost willing to wake the children to show them because I can hardly wait until morning. I am officially in the holiday spirit now! I videotaped it just in [...]
Thanksgiving was a holiday that had entirely new meaning for me this year. Of all that I have to be thankful more…and despite our current hardship and the distance between Indiana and Iraq…I am most thankful for my family. The kids and I kept the same tradition of visiting the Stoner Clan. [...]
I learned a valuable lesson this week.
Tim has said in the past that I am quick to jump to conclusions and that I yell fire even before the blaze. And…unfortunately he may be right. Especially right now when me emotions are on the surface of my skin, I get very little [...]
I have received several concerned emails about a helicopter that went down, yesterday, just South of Baghdad.
IT WAS NOT OUR UNIT.
This incident is being reported in a couple different ways right now: US helicopter crash (Blackhawk) and British helicopter crash (Puma). It’s no surprise that the initial reports are in conflict with one [...]
Tim sent us some new pictures…
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Special thanks to…Cathy for the flowers on one of my crazy days. My mom for stopping over at bathing time. Beth H. for having Gage over for an impromptu dinner. Sheryl for another great meal. Beth O. for wearing Gage out on an all-day playdate with Davis.
Hi Daddy - It’s me Briggs. I beat mommy in a arm wrestle. It was cool. I hope you come back. I miss you. I think you are very cool. And the smartest. When are more presents coming? And I love you. Briggs
Note from Tiffany: No kidding…he is [...]
Weekends always seem to be the toughest for me. They are long and there is little routine. Most people are occupied with family activities or sports so playdates are few and far between. But now that the cold is settling in I am beginning to feel caged. Is it possible to feel this way already?
Briggs [...]
I wanted to pass along two great ideas that have been forwarded to me lately.
STARS AND STRIPES
Stars and Stripes will deliver a holiday message from you to a deployed soldier. Messages submitted by November 30th will be printed in Stars and Stripes editions around the world in time for the holidays. They will [...]
You would think having four children might give me a moderate expertise in the area of parenting…yet I find myself in new territory almost daily. Half of the time I don’t know if I should laugh or yell. For instance…
- The assembly line bathing approach is the easiest thing for me right now. [...]
It definitely was another wild and wacky weekend with a house full of kids. My good friends, Susan and Stewart (I just love them), thankfully came to visit over Veteran’s Day weekend which I think had the boys in a strange mood and missing their dad.
We did manage to take a nature walk…and of course, [...]
I had twenty minutes to prepare for an interview with Emily Longnecker of WTHR-13 today. When I got the call there were eight kids sitting around the table eating mac & cheese still dressed in their pajamas. I think the feature turned out great. I am even more proud of Tim as we [...]
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It got nice and quiet after I put the girls to bed tonight. The boys seemed to be playing well in Briggs’ room. I was surprised not to hear much of them while I was cleaning up but I didn’t suspect anything. Then…they came bounding down the stairs giggling about what they [...]
I thought it was so cool to hear Tim’s voice that I had to share it.
A Message from Tim to the Stoner Six:
A Veteran’s Day Message from Tim to Union Elementary:
Another Message from Tim:
Here is the bulletin board Tim mentioned several posts ago (Everyday) with the five U.S. flags.
A Special Veterans Day Salute to INDIANA SOLDIERS
WKLU 101.9 is going commercial free on Veteran’s Day to air audio from Tim’s unit in Iraq. On Sunday, November 11th tune into WKLU 101.9 all day to hear the voices of these soldiers and their messages sent back home to Indianapolis.
The following soldiers are a few who [...]
It wasn’t the best night of sleep I had ever gotten…Emerson was crying from 2am until the morning. She couldn’t breathe well from the considerable amount of congestion she has. Then I had the pleasure of unexpectedly getting barfed on with what looked like large, undigested curds of milk. Oh…and I got [...]
Have you ever had a moment when you thought…”Wow, I cannot believe it…I have children! Didn’t I just graduate?”
Tim and I have this little diddy we sing, “‘Cause We’re Adults Now…” We sing it every time something reminds us that we didn’t just graduate…that we have a mortgage, children, jobs, and [...]
As Veteran’s Day approaches, I thought this would be an excellent montage of images to view. It is important to remember that each deployed solider protecting our freedom is a son/daughter, father/mother, nephew/niece, husband/wife, uncle/aunt, grandson/granddaughter, or neighbor/friend. For some Tim is a face that they can finally put with the war that [...]
Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween.
I love tradition. And…Halloween has become just that around here. Each year our neighborhood has a parade starting at the cul-de-sac leading to the clubhouse. What is especially neat is that the Zionsville Fire Department always leads the kids in the parade. At the clubhouse [...]