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2006/12/22 Merry Christmas to AllWe are headed home to WA this evening to spend the holidays with our families. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!! 2006/12/12 A New Addition to the Family - Victoria BallardPlease join us in congratulating Cousins Tony & Laura on the birth of their first baby girl VICTORIA REESE BALLARD. Laura went into labor early Sunday morning, but being a typical little girl, Miss Victoria showed who was boss by refusing to leave her snuggly spot in mommy's tummy. She was finally delivered by c-section Monday night. Mommy and baby are doing great. Congratulations Laura & Tony!!! We are so excited to meet Victoria. 2006/12/10 An early Christmas present??Hello again everyone. Hope you're all having a great holiday season. Nikki and I can't wait to come home for Christmas in a few weeks. I'm especially looking forward to it since it's been a couple years since I experienced one back home with family and friends. Nikki and I are also eagerly awaiting news from my cousin Laura and her husband Tony as they are in the midst of having their first child (Victoria) today down in Arizona! She posted a blog on her site this morning that contractions had started and they were on their way to the hospital!! Looks like the makings of an early Christmas present for the family. The timing of our pregnancies couldn't be better as Laura and I were the closest in age within our crew. Now our little ones (both girls) will get to grow up just a couple months apart. Great planning huh!
Nikki and I went to our first parenting class this weekend. The purpose of this one was newborn essentials which taught us things like bathing, changing diapers and the voodoo of wooing our upset child to sleep. I got to be the guinea pig for changing diapers where I proved to be an absolute pro. Never mind that I was working with a stationary doll. I'm sure that real babies stay just as still right? I think we both came to the conclusion that even though there was a lot of good information in this class, taking care of a newborn is going to be one of those things where you do most of your learning on the job Other than that we'd like to keep Nikki's mom in our prayers as she recovers from a recent trip to the hospital. She's home and working her way back to feeling 100% and we can't wait to see her when we fly in for the holidays. Hope everyone else is doing well and we'll chat with you again soon. Garrett & Nikki 2006/12/1 Remembering Others This Holiday SeasonNow that December is here and the holiday season is in full swing, I thought it was important to remember all of our brave men and women willing to be parted from their families to ensure that you and I are able to spend time with ours. My husband is one of those brave and wonderful men who proudly served this country last holiday season in Iraq. As you celebrate and enjoy the holidays this year, please remember to take a moment to think of those brave men and women of our Armed Forces and their families.
'Twas the night before Christmas, he lived all alone,
In a one-bedroom house made of plaster and stone.
I had come down the chimney, with presents to give
and to see just who in this dwelling did live.
As I looked all around, a strange sight to see,
no tinsel, no presents, not even a tree.
No stocking on the mantle, just boots filled with sand.
On the wall hung pictures of far distant lands.
Medals and badges, awards of every kind,
a sobering thought came alive in my mind.
This house was different, it was dark, it was dreary.
I had found the home of a soldier, I could see that most clearly.
The soldier lay sleeping silent, alone.
Curled up on the floor in his one-bedroom home.
His face was so gentle, room in such disorder,
Not at all how I pictured a U.S. soldier.
Was this the hero, of whom I’d just read?
Curled up on a poncho, a floor for a bed?
Then I realized the other families that I saw this night
Out there lies the soldiers who are willing to fight.
In the morning around the world, children would play
Grown-ups would celebrate a bright Christmas day
But they all enjoyed freedom, each month through the year,
because of soldiers like the one lying here.
I couldn’t help but wonder how many lay alone,
on a cold Christmas Eve, in lands far from home.
The very thought brought a tear to my eye.
and I dropped to my knees and I started to cry.
The soldier awakened, I heard his rough voice,
“Santa, don’t cry, this life is my choice
I fight for freedom, I don’t ask for more.
My life is my God, my country, my Core.”
The soldier rolled over, and drifted to sleep,
I couldn’t control it, and I continued to weep.
I kept watch for hours, so silent and still.
as both of us shivered from the cold night’s chill.
I didn’t want to leave him on that cold, dark night.
This guardian of honor, so willing to fight.
Then the soldier rolled over with a voice soft and pure.
He whispered, “Carry on Santa, it’s Christmas Day, all secure.”
One look at my watch
and I knew he was right,
Merry Christmas my friend,
May God bless you this night. |
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