[Dailydrool] Young Military Children need Drool

[Kerrie.Kerns]

Dear Droolers,

I should have put them on the Heroes List. I have 3 grandchildren  
(ages 8, 7 and 2) that are sending Daddy off to war again in January.  
For the 5th (or 6th) time. Daddy is an Army Ranger turned Warrant  
Officer and he flies Bell 58 Kiowa helicopters. We don't think of the  
sacrifices made by the children when we send one or both parents of  
to war repeatedly. This was made clear yesterday when Daddy was  
packing to leave (on a brief training mission) and the kids went  
bezerk. Bawling, sobbing, wailing-it was their last straw. They just  
got moved to a 3rd duty station 2 months ago and are still  
transitioning to everything being new again, throw in Daddy leaving  
for another year and they snapped.

The kids love basset hounds (baskethounds are what they called them  
when they were babies). They learned to toddle and walk beside my  
hounds and spent many hours napping or kneading velvet skin, fondling  
silk ears. One hound would run up the slide to get into the treehouse  
with the kids (scaring the hell out me!).

If y'all have an extra Christmas card left over, please send the  
grandkids a basketound card. It would make them so happy and we will  
get them through another tour.

Thanks so much.

Kerrie ~

HoneyBelle ~ I wish I lived closer to cover them in kisses
Ruby ~ I will keep the squirrels away from them.

Kaylynn, James & Orion Monday
1906-1 Watie St.
Fort Riley, KS  66442