Well here it is!!

I've been thinking of doing a blog for some time and decided now or never!! The reason behind this blog is mainly to keep friends and family posted on Jeff while he will be gone to IRAQ for a 12 month deployment. The way I got the name of our blog is from a poem I found.

The Silent Ranks

Author: Unknown

I wear no uniforms, no blues or army greens

But I am in the Army in the ranks rarely seen

I have no rank upon my shoulders - salutes I do not give

But the military world is the place where I live

I'm not in the chain of command, orders I do not get

But my husband is the one who does, this I can not forget

I'm not the one who fires the weapon, who puts my life on the line

But my job is just as tough. I'm the one that's left behind

My husband is a patriot, a brave and prideful man

And the call to serve his country not all can understand

Behind the lines I see the things needed to keep this country free

My husband makes the sacrifice, but so do our kids and me

I love the man I married, Soldiering is his life

But I stand among the silent ranks known as the Army Wife

When I found this poem it just fit, even though Jeff is in the Army National Guard, Since he got the call in January telling him they were being deployed in 2009, it seems we live the Army life.

As I type this Jeff has been gone since Sunday, he is helping bring back 11 trucks that will be going with them. How proud I am that he is always willing to help get things ready, so that they will be prepared. Well I'll sign off for now.