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Surprise!
I did it! I kept it a surprise from the kids (so far at least!). Bill and I will be taking the kids to Disney on Ice tonight! We may need some medical Supplies when Madison figures out where we are going! They are going to be sooooo excited! All Madison knows at this point is that we have a surprise for her and Will. My kids are huge fans of Disney on Ice, so I know tonights show will not disappoint (and since it is on ice we don’t have to worry about burn care for any one!). I’m debating if we should tell them on the way there or wait till we get there or let her figure it out herself. Decisions, decisions . . . . .
Will you be attending Disney on Ice while they are here? Are your kids fans of Disney on Ice? (Side note: Disney on Ice Toy Story 3 will be coming in January. We aren’t telling the kids that either. Will is a huge Toy Story fan, so he will freak when we go to that show!!!!).
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Wednesday’s Hero
55 years old from Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Call it breaking the brass ceiling. Ann E. Dunwoody, after 33 years in the Army, ascended Friday to a peak never before reached by a woman in the U.S. military: four-star general.
At an emotional promotion ceremony, Dunwoody looked back on her years in uniform, said it was a credit to the Army?and a great surprise to her?that she would make history in a male-dominated military.
“Thirty-three years after I took the oath as a second lieutenant, I have to tell you this is not exactly how I envisioned my life unfolding,” she told a standing-room-only auditorium. “Even as a young kid, all I ever wanted to do was teach physical education and raise a family.
“It was clear to me that my Army experience was just going to be a two-year detour en route to my fitness profession,” she added. “So when asked, `Ann, did you ever think you were going to be a general officer, to say nothing about a four-star?’ I say, `Not in my wildest dreams.’
“There is no one more surprised than I?except, of course, my husband. You know what they say, `Behind every successful woman there is an astonished man.’”
You can read the rest of Gen. Dunwoody’s story here.
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
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