I wasn't concerned about me at all.
I thought I'd show you a little of what we've been up to this month. (In between storms. As I type this, we are yet again under a tornado watch. I'm hearing that other parts of the South have been hit again. Gheesh.)
April is designated "Month of the Military Child."
And I happen to have one of those.
The schools have lots of different celebrations and fun events to honor these young heroes.
At the boy's school, the month kicked off with an assembly and a visit by the 82nd All American Chorus. They are an unbelievable a capella group...made up of all active duty soldiers in the 82nd Airborne. Very cool.
(And I have a very cool video of the performance but it will NOT upload. Very not cool.)
Field Day" was a blast...
Did you all have "Field Day" as kids? I remember it fondly... a chance to wear summer clothes and run around all day in the heat playing sports and games. I have certainly outgrown the idea of that being a good time. Dan/Daddy swears he never had a "Field Day." He feels deprived. I think he forgot.
My friend Jeanna and I were rockin' the official PTO wear...
Those long legs are gonna take you far, son. Especially if you need to jump across a sand pit...
The boy also had a piece of artwork chosen to be in the Art Show...
The month-long celebration was supposed to end with a picnic, a concert, and a jump by one of our parachute teams. But, it rained.
So I checked the boy out of school early and we headed to my family's for Easter weekend and the start of Spring Break. Finally, right? Most of you had Spring Break at least 3 weeks ago. Not us.
I think... because they are military kids, they need 2 weeks off.
I also think one month of honors isn't quite enough to say "you are awesome" and "thanks."
Thanks for giving up your dad or mom to long hours, dangerous jobs, and too many deployments.
These kids know more about heroism and honor and sacrifice than most grown-ups walking around today.
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