Since i am up

I decided to make a post about what we experienced today. I will start with earlier today. Actually since it is 3am, I will have to say yesterday. Hailee and Abigail started piano lessons and Kim went to drop off Hailee to start them. She pulled away from the teachers house and poor Natalie must have thought that Kim was just leaving her there for good. She cried all the way to the store with Abs trying to console her the whole way. Kim then went and picked Hailee and dropped off Abby. Well this did not sit well with the Rooster either and she was freaking out again. She finally calmed down when they picked Abby up. Kim was about to leave and she heard Rudy say, "Mom?", "Yes Rudy?", "My turn?".
Poor kid, she wants to do everything that her sisters do and she always gets left behind. Just thinking about it makes me want to cry. She is very smart for a 2 year old and she knows what is going on. She feels so bad when she doesn't get to do what her sisters do.
So we had a ward member over last night who works in Airport security. Every time I go through he harrasses me. I invited him over to show the girls what to expect when they go through. He is such a nice guy and he agreed to come over last night. He was all dressed up in his uniform and he stayed and talked for a while about what to pack, how to go through the line, etc. When he was done we closed and gave him some cookies to say thanks. He hung out for a while talking and i am so glad that he did.
I would call myself a patriot and say that I am blessed to be an American. With that pride comes an almost unhealthy obsession with the military. I love and appreciate our servicemen and try to learn as much about what they do and teach my wife and kids what I know. Well this guy had lots of really neat experiences in the military. I mentioned how much I liked Tom Clancy and he said that a few of his missions were like some of his books.
My dad served in the Navy and I know what it is like to have a close relative as an ex-serviceman and it is funny how a vast majority of these guys belittle what they do for our country. I am amazed that they put their lives at risk and then can talk about it like it was no big deal. Well it is a big deal and even if they didn't get hurt or cannot talk about what they did, we are blessed to have servicemen and women that are willing to put their lives on the line and for their families to experience all the emotional distress for us and our great country.
An example of this is the non-chalant way that Kim's grandpa talks about his WWII experience. He was in all of the big areas of the Pacific Theater just after major conflict. He says that it wasn't a big deal but I know through studying a lot of what went on "after" the fighting and many times it was as scarey as the major conflicts.
If any servicemen or ex-servicemen read this, I want you to know that the Munn family appreciates what you sacrifice for us. I will teach my children to respect you for what you did for our freedoms. As I tell all of the servicemen and women that I see, "THANK YOU for YOUR service."