Merry Christmas Everyone! Santa arrived at our house early this morning.  As he left the house he yelled, Ho Ho Ho… and the twins quickly jumped out of their bed.  I hurried to get my camera out of my bedroom then we rushed downstairs to see what gifts Santa left our family.
William and Keisha were [...]

Merry Christmas, My Friend
By James M. Schmidt, a Marine Lance Corporal
stationed in Washington, D.C., in 1986
Twas the night before Christmas, he lived all alone,
In a one bedroom house made of plaster & stone.
I had come down the chimney, with presents to give
and to see just who in this home did live
As I looked all about, [...]

Twas the Night before Christmas
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there.
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in [...]

This evening, JT, Alexander and I had a family outing to see William and Keisha perform in their second school program. Their first performance was their preschool graduation in June and tonight was the first Christmas program.
Along with their kindergarten class, William and Keisha narrated and acted out the birth of Jesus. JT even [...]

Give copy to each guest that enters your home.

10 [...]

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Happy Independence Day United States of America.  This morning started off very gloomy with lots of rain and cloudy skies.  This fortunately allowed the entire family to sleep in late.  The twins woke up before me… I know because I heard them, but JT and I were able to sleep until 9:15 a.m. and I [...]

Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers, grandfathers, uncles, godfathers and anyone else fulfilling the role of a father.  A special Happy Father’s Day to the love of my life, my husband, my soulmate… JT. He is a wonderful father to our twins, William and Keisha.  And I know he will also be a wonderful [...]

I want to thank my husband, grandfathers and all other men and women who have served in the United States military. Nearly one million American men and women have died wearing the uniforms of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Photo is from: http://www.af.mil/

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These are the beautiful cards that the twins made for me at school.
Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers, grandmothers, aunts and all those who fulfill a motherly role in the life of a loved one.  I hope that you have a fantastic day.

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