A poem by a fellow LEO wife....

Does he know...
How my heart beats when he walks out the door,
Into a world with many cares its apathy and so much more?

Does he know...
How often I think of him and whisper a little prayer,
That God will gently take his hand and lead him in His care?

Does he know...
How my eyes light up when I hear him on the phone,
And feel the sense of reassurance that he's close to coming home?

Does he know...
That I wear a smile when I see him walk through the door,
And that I'm glad he thinks our family is worth his fighting for?

Does he know...
How much I need him, and the joy I feel inside,
To be the wife of a deputy I'll cherish my job by his side?

Julie Crumpler

Thirteen minute mile

That's right! I've been able to finish a mile in 13 minutes or less for a few weeks now, but I was so affraid with the time I took off from the gym and working out (that would be a week and a half to be exact) that I would go back and it would all be shot to hell. Well, I started back today and not only had I not gained any weight, which is a miricle in it's self, but I was in fact able to finish my mile in 12:59! YES!!! SCORE!!!!

L

Shift bids are done and the results are in!

He stays the same shift (2nd) but his days off are now Thurs and Friday!! We are both really excited because this really does open up a lot of time now, where we will have more opportunity to spend time with each other! It's hard to have any type of "date night" when all your options are Tues/Wed. and kids have to be in bed for school the next day and babysitters have work. Soooooo, we are very happy! Plus, we have really gotten close with our awesome neighbors over the past year and when it was summer we were literally getting together once or twice a week. When school started back and kids had new bed times, it kind of came to a screeching halt. We've missed them and hope that with these new days off, we'll have some dinner nights again!

I'm just so thrilled to have my hubby on as close to a "normal" schedule as we'll probably get....woohoo!!!

L