Well Happy New Years 2009!!! We rang in the New Year with a big glass of bubbly and watched "Dark Knight" which kept us up till 5 minutes before midnite. I think thats the 1st time we have made it till midnite on New Years eve since we have been married...Yup I know, but then when you have kids its hard to stay up that late and then get up bright and early the following morning with them. We hope You all had a memorable Christmas & pray this New Year will be a good one! It was so nice seeing many of you during the holidays and we hope that you all will visit us again this year. We as a family will be experiencing a challenging New Year, as you all know Duane leaves for deployment next week, will be getting home in the fall and re-deploying, or as the military puts it "surging" the following January! Right now it seems like a lot to deal with but I know as we take it a day at a time we will make it through okay. Please do pray for both Trei & Desiree, Trei especially has been having a difficult time knowing Daddy will be gone for a looooong time. Its hard for us to see him sad and not knowing how to deal with his emotions, he is alot older this deployment and his Dad is everything to him, & he doesn't quite grasp what all is going on or understand how long he will be gone which makes it harder for him.
Please also keep Duane and VFA-154's safety in your prayers as they embark on their mission. Thanks so much & a Happy New Year again to you all!!!