This is my gift that my sweet husband gave me back in Aug. for our 21 anniversary 21 note cards one for each year with a nickel for that year and a reflection for that year, I think Valentines day is the perfect time to share it with others. Ok really I am looking for a paper that I need and I just found this again in a "safe" place, but still no paper that I need to find.
1993- Active Duty in Saudi Arabia
Married Margery
Sarah was born
Pat became mine to help raise
Our lives together was just beginning
1994- Bought our first home together
Started back to College
The adventure continues
1995- Finish associates Degree
I could have never done it without you
1996- Conner is born
Our lives were changed forever
1997- Started working for the Federal Government as a Civilian with the DOD
You helped me to achieve this goal through perseverance ... and a call to Congress
1998- Nolan was born
Our lives were again changed forever and you became a stay at home mom
1999- Called to active Duty in Kosovo and served in Germany
You held the family together
2000- Kathryn was born
Served on active duty in Columbia ( my add the boys had the chicken pox while he was gone )
Worked with the Thunder Birds
You worked for the census Bureau and continued to raise our children
2001- Started working for the FAA in Binghamton
Moved to Castle Creek
9/11 Happened
The world was changed forever
2002- Moved our family into a new home in Afton
We were happy to live in the country and have lots of room for the kids to grow
( Two cross country trips to OK City with the family )
2003-Called to Active Duty for Operation Iraqi Freedom, spent the entire time in Niagara Falls,NY
Took the family on vacation to Disney World
2004-Received promotion to Master Sergeant in USAFR
You were an Angel, a saint, and a rock
2005- Served on Active Duty for Operation Enduring Freedom Spent the rest of 2005 in Niagara Falls
You proved to be amazingly Strong
I lost a Bet ..."AHEM"
2006- Aidan ( the Bet) was born
Served on Active Duty in Qatar
You kept your sanity and the family together
2007- Became Chief Quality Assurance Inspector for the 914th
First full year in Five Year without deployment
Things started to get quiet ( for having 6 kids)
2008- A full year of mostly uneventful stuff
2009- Started acting in theater in the production of " Oklahoma!" wife and kids convinced me to audition.
you created a monster and almost everyone of the kids performed on stage afterwards.
Aidan kept on singing " poor Jude is Dead"
2010- Retired from the military with 22 years of service
New changes and challenges ahead
Pat graduated from high school and headed to college
We went on our first family cruise
You worked for the census again
Sarah went to Switzerland
2011- Went on Sarah's Senior Cruise
( Took the younger 4 kids to OK City for a month and a half)
( I started a regular part- time job )
2012- Had a Barbershop Quartet sing to you for Valentine's Day
Sarah graduated and went to college
2013-Took you to England and on a transatlantic Cruise for an early 20th Anniversary gift
2014- Received a promotion at work
( the one week, 3,000 plus miles road trip )
Don Moving to Olathe, Kansas
Started working on BS in Business Management
Kathryn to England and Nolan to Duke
More to come....
My addition for what is planned to happen in 2015 -
Nolan and Conner senior cruise
Nolan and Conner graduate high school and start college
Sarah gets Married
Move the family to Kansas
New schools for Kat and Aidan
Live in the same state as my husband again
and so much more,
