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Month: December 2013

Merry Christmas, My Friend, Semper Fi, Goodnight!

Posted in Holidays, and Military Life

It’s become a tradition for me to post this poem. Remembering our military families who a spending time away from loved ones this Christmas…. 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, a strange sight I did see,no tinsel, no presents, not even a tree.No stocking…

Munchkin’s New Drafting Table

Posted in Family, and Holidays

This week a big package arrived on our front porch. Inside of it was Munchkin’s Christmas gift from her grandma and grandpa. Opening the big box revealed that her gift was a new drafting table (creation station). She was beyond excited as it’s something that she’s been wanting for quite some time. She immediately set to assembling it while we watched a Christmas movie. She was able to get it mostly assembled by herself with just a little help from Daddy. After getting it assembled, she needed to find a spot in her room, so she cleaned up and reorganized…

A New Rescue Horse

Posted in Family, and Outdoor Adventures

Earlier this week, I received a call from an animal shelter. They had a horse who needed a new home – fast. (They had contacted the rescue last week, and I left a few messages but due to illness we hadn’t heard anything back until that point.) If they couldn’t rehome this healthy horse, they were going to put her down later that day. We talked back and forth a bit, and she decided to send me a video of the horse. Once I saw the video, I knew that I needed to talk to Izzy asap. After viewing the…