Comments on: Daddy Deployed, Part 1

By: Jinny

Jinny — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:34:40 +0000

Susan, I guarantee you that *no one* is thinking you’re all a “hot mess” at that time of day…!

By: Sandi

Sandi — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:06:23 +0000

What a wonderful woman!

By: gillian s

gillian s — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:02:21 +0000

Wow! I am in awe of this story and love reading how Susan makes it work! When my husband travels, it is absolutely exhausting with a full time job, a 2.5 and 9 month old, but with 4 children – I cant even imagine. Cheers to you Susan (& your husband) for your committment, dedication & sacrifice to our country & thank you Heidi for bringing us this story! I look forward to tomorrows post (and now I will stop complaining when my husband goes away for a few days on business!)

By: Melissa Stoddard

Melissa Stoddard — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:16:59 +0000

Lovely family!! Incredible mother, wife, and woman!!

By: Mama Nolte

Mama Nolte — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:12:40 +0000

Thank you for highlighting the life of this family. They are the backbone of American life and we are proud to know them if only through their blog and friendship with our daughter, son-in-law and their family. Sending a big thank you to Patric for his service in the fight for freedom; to Susan for her service to the St. Jude community and to them both for their determination and by example to raise four “adorables” with courage and humor to be strong citizens.

By: Jenny Hout

Jenny Hout — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:49:26 +0000

This is so moving. My hat off to you Susan. Hang in there and know that even though we haven’t met and I’m in Kansas, if there is something you need or I can do I would be so happy to help!

Thank you for sharing your story, and to Heidi for seeking it out and posting. I can’t wait to read the rest tomorrow.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:46:19 +0000

Amazing. Makes me feel I should be getting a lot more done each day. Can’t wait to hear more.

Scott

By: Amy Sinclair

Amy Sinclair — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:31:13 +0000

Susan, you are a strong, amazing woman. Thanks Heidi for sharing her sory. As the wife of an Air Force Reservist, the toll it takes on the family is often sympathized but not truly understood. To be a working mom of a deployed spouse is one thing I can understand, it is tough, to have two sets of twins, wow Susan!!!! You already know it but what you are doing is making you stronger and your kids as they get older will watch how you do this and will respect you so for it. My 11 year old tells me so now. Thanks for sharing, both of you.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:47:06 +0000

I have just one set of twins and I can. not. imagine. the amount of planning and strategy it takes to get two sets, so close in age, through the day, week and month. And she’s doing it alone!! The domino effect has to be a concern with every undesirable behavior you can imagine, all scenarios have to be considered before you enter a situation- for the sake of both safety and sanity- and the needs of four little individuals have to be teased apart and tried to be met.

Hats off to Susan, her mission seems impossible to most but she is carrying on, and with good humor too!!