Posts Tagged ‘backpack’
Wednesday’s Hero
This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Cindy
20 years old from Jemison, Alabama
1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Bravo Company
It was a mission just as important as any other they had encountered during their time in Afghanistan.
This time the 1-24 Infantry Battalion of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team were determined to reunite soldier Donny Eslinger – who was seriously injured in a mortar attack in September – with a puppy he rescued during his deployment called Smoke.
And now it is Smoke’s turn to rescue Donny, says his father Seminole County sheriff Don Eslinger Sr, who reunited the puppy with his owner today.
When Donny, who was serving in Afghanistan, encountered the pup in August he fell in love with him and stashed him in his backpack to hike back to camp.
You can read more about Pfc. Eslinger here and here
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so others may get to enjoy freedom. For that I am proud to call them Hero.
Those Who Say That We’re In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don’t Know Where To Look
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From Crib To Preschool
Todays was Will’s first day of school (Madison doesn’t start till Wednesday). He has the same teacher he had last year, so he was quite excited to go. I found his Spiderman shirt over the summer and had put it away for today. Will was beyond excited that he had Spiderman shoes, Spiderman socks, Spiderman underwear and his Spiderman shirt. All of that matched his Spiderman backpack. Do you sense a theme here? Now, if I could have only found Spiderman black convertible cribs, my life would be complete. :) Instead, we had to settle on the 3 in 1 convertible cribs which (as you’ve seen from my prior posts about when you move your kids from a Baby Crib Station set in the toddler bed conversion) has worked pretty good so far.
It is hard to believe that Will is in his second year of preschool though. He looks like such a little man, and instead of being the youngest in his class, he’s now an elder at 4! (He is still one of the youngest of the returning students though).
Last year, I was not allowed to leave until he walked into school. He literally thought I stood outside and waited for him till school was over (and no, I didn’t. I went home but he never knew that). Fast forward to this morning. They were waiting for the bus before they went into school, and we were told we could leave if we wanted. I asked Will if I should leave, and he told me yes! Then when I didn’t move fast enough, he told me I could leave again.
It is quite amazing how far he’s come in a year!
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