Comments on: Longing For An Ordinary Life

By: Lis Day

Lis Day — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:44:25 +0000

Great post. The military personnel – and their families – deserve so much credit. They are truly selfless people.

I hope everyone remains safe.

LisaDay

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By: Al

Al — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:10:43 +0000

Aimee… I’ve been following your reviews on yelp, and came to your page from there. (points for yelp) I’ve got two daughters, one will celebrate the “breakthrough birthday numero cuarenta” mid August. Our younger daughter is hanging around 38 for awhile. Anyway, the youngest daughter’s husband is full-time Navy, and finished two tours in Bahrain (spell check on aisle 14 please!?), which when coupled with his recent re-enlistment, got him a 3 year guaranteed permanent duty station in Seal Beach. But that’s not until December. Typical for the military, he just left on a two month special assignment back in the Middle East. Today, we spent time with our daughter and her two kids, our grand kids….. and or course, at lunch, the 3 year old grand daughter asked about “Daddy.” It’s tough trying to explain to kids, let alone figuring out the whys and such for adults. I did my time during Vietnam, and frankly, would have thought we could have figured a better way to resolve world issues. It’s been over 40 years since then, right? But given the frail, insecure species with which we identify, I’m afraid our preservation and culture will always be at risk. All I can do is generate as much positive karma for everyone’s safe return. BTW… nice blog!

By: Vicki

Vicki — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:20:30 +0000

Thanks for stopping by my blog for SITS Friday Potluck!

LOVE your blog and am now following you on Twitter!

BTW, I LOVE 30 Rock and I love my family. Family is truly so important. Great post!

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By: Angelia Sims

Angelia Sims — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:12:58 +0000

Aimee,

I can’t imagine how hard that must be and heart breaking. I know he misses home as much as you miss him being home. I will pray for his days to pass quickly and for both of them to safely return.

This really touched me, because some people really don’t understand how important family is.

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By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:03:26 +0000

They are making a difference in the world and that is worth more than can be expressed here.

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By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:13:17 +0000

This post is so honest. My husband was in the air force for 20 years. Thoughts are with your family.
Mary

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By: Scary Mommy

Scary Mommy — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:53:42 +0000

Oh, Aimee, I can’t imagine… Thankful for your family. xo

By: Aunt Becky

Aunt Becky — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:56:07 +0000

What a beautiful and honest post. I thank your family from the bottom of my heart. Sending you much love.

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By: Jayme (The Random Blogette)

Jayme (The Random Blogette) — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:12:46 +0000

My cousin was over in Afghanistan for 3 years. Luckily he doesn’t have a wife or children, but it was still so hard for him to be away for so long. It was hard for all of us too. He came home a couple of times for short periods of time, but of course it just wasn’t the same. Luckily he is out now, but he is not the same person. Thank you to your brother and sister for fighting for our freedoms!

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