The nieces and nephews all love Charlie to death.
He takes them on pretend safaris, narrating in his faux-English accent.
He throws them up in the air.
And catches them, every time!
And carries them on his shoulders.
And builds awesome forts.
On the 4th, as Kenzie and I were walking to the toilets at Champoeg Park, she was trying to figure out how long it is going to be until Charlie and Sam move up to Oregon. After asking me questions about how long he was going to be training, then deployed, and then finishing up his Marine duty, she came to the number eleven.
Eleven months.
Seven of those months will be in Afghanistan.
Nana, when Charlie is in Afghanistan, Sam will be worried for him, won't she?
She sure will, Kenz. We all will, every day that he is gone.
But when he comes home, people will be grateful that he served his country.
Yes, they will.
And then he can be one of those people that marches in parades.
You mean veterans?
Yes, one of those.
Hoo boy, I can't wait for him to be one of those!
Be still, my heart.
The countdown begins.
We love our Charlie.
'Bye.
'Bye.
How wonderful to have him home! We thank him for his service and I know you will all enjoy this time together.
ReplyDeleteAwwww, brings a little tear to my eye. (And I know it's not allergies because the 2 Allegra thing works like a CHARM! Thanks for that advice.)
ReplyDeleteOh, Ellen, I'm so happy that it works for you. I'm finding that some days the pollens break through even the two pills, but it's certainly been better than anything else I've tried lately. As Lori says, drink LOTS of water!
ReplyDeleteHe'll be such a great hands on Dad. Score for Sam!
ReplyDeleteGodspeed and God bless, Great American Hero. And God be with the loves ones left behind to pray and wait. Thank you all for your incredible sacrifice.
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