One morning this week, I was making blueberry muffins for breakfast - Christian's favorite. He likes to sit in front of the stove and watch them rise (I think he sits there for the warmth of the oven). Anyway, as he is quietly sitting there and without any conversation leading up to this he turns to me and says, "
Mom, I feel so safe with you and Daddy." My heart just felt so full that our child is so secure. So I turned to him and I said, "
You should feel safe with Mommy and Daddy and it makes me happy to know you feel so safe." He just smiled at me as he still sat in front of the stove watching those blueberry muffins rise. After a brief few moments he said, "
I hope you feel as safe with me when you are old and living with me, my wife, and Dmitri (his best-friend). What is a mother to say!
I just had to share that with everyone - it was a moment in life when you know everything you do impacts your child(ren); and to have a small child say something so meaningful (at 0715) and off the cuff assures me we've done something right!
Our tickets are purchased!
In the military we sometimes find ourselves serving in a foreign country; and abiding by a whole different set of moving guidelines. One of those guidelines often only permits for the family to ship 1 vehicle to their new location. Well, if you’re the traditional 2 car family, reducing your lot to 1 can be challenging. Therefore, shortly after arriving in country, the hunt is on for the second car or as we affectionately referred to them ~ the hooptie. Now, the hooptie is basic military slang for a get around car, a point car (A to B), a disposable car; something you purchase at a really low price in case it becomes dinged, scratched, or disabled it is of no great loss; financially anyway. 
This day eighteen years ago I married my friend, the one I have laughed with, lived for, dreamed with, and love ever so deeply. 
