Garrett’s HOME! 

303 days of deployment… ~10 months… 7,873 miles between…     That adds up to 10 new teeth, 3 lost teeth,  12 haircuts, 48 baseball games, 16 clogging classes, 10 football games, 2 basketball games, ~1100 workouts (seriously!), 95 rides to and from school, 293 lonely nights,  1 ER trip, 5468 requests for Daddy to return,  746 reminders that Daddy is the favorite, 180 spankings, 3 birthdays, 4 holidays, 3 vacations, 90% of the baby’s life...

Day 1

Our military is more than the men and women in uniform.  Their spouses and children fight a different frontline, but it’s a lonely, long, ugly one just the same.  Today, I’m thankful that the Gilmore Family gets to close the deployment chapter.  There are two blondies and a baby that have missed their daddy long enough!

Day 303

My wish for them in the coming days…  7589 kisses, 8298 hugs, 1290876 smiles, 8726383 laughs, 0 lonely nights, and never more than a few miles apart.  Looks like they're already getting started on that! 

And for you readers,  go out and hug a vet today… and maybe his wife or kid who selflessly and unvoluntarily took on the homefrontline!   We all owe them a debt we could never ever payback.

Welcome home Garrett!