Comments on: To The Young Women Of The Waterford Ward http://rupard.org/2008/08/08/to-the-young-women-of-the-waterford-ward/ Time keeps on slipping (slipping, slipping) into the future... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:46:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: maddy http://rupard.org/2008/08/08/to-the-young-women-of-the-waterford-ward/#comment-12925 maddy Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:31:10 +0000 http://rupard.org/?p=211#comment-12925 Hey grandpa, thank you so much for your message. We are eagerly awaiting that day when our dad returns, and it is a great thing to look forward to! We love our mom and have seen her work so hard during these 6 months. Thanks for your note, We miss living (slightly) closer to you and we really hope to visit again or vice versa. love, maddy Hey grandpa, thank you so much for your message. We are eagerly awaiting that day when our dad returns, and it is a great thing to look forward to!

We love our mom and have seen her work so hard during these 6 months.
Thanks for your note, We miss living (slightly) closer to you and we really hope to visit again or vice versa.

love, maddy

]]> By: lorri-sue http://rupard.org/2008/08/08/to-the-young-women-of-the-waterford-ward/#comment-12924 lorri-sue Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:24:15 +0000 http://rupard.org/?p=211#comment-12924 Thanks dad. You are so sweet; actually since they are older, they pitched in a lot and have helped out just as their daddy asked them to. (There was only one occassion during these past 6 months where I had to gather everyone around the computer and send an SOS to Erik that we desperately needed a family conference.) Ahhh Skype!!! They truly kept me smiling while I horribly missed the man who keeps me laughing!! Thank you for your visit this spring; the support was wonderful. Thanks dad. You are so sweet; actually since they are older, they pitched in a lot and have helped out just as their daddy asked them to. (There was only one occassion during these past 6 months where I had to gather everyone around the computer and send an SOS to Erik that we desperately needed a family conference.) Ahhh Skype!!!

They truly kept me smiling while I horribly missed the man who keeps me laughing!!

Thank you for your visit this spring; the support was wonderful.

]]> By: Dad Rupard http://rupard.org/2008/08/08/to-the-young-women-of-the-waterford-ward/#comment-12923 Dad Rupard Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:11:52 +0000 http://rupard.org/?p=211#comment-12923 To Maddy, Drew and Maya (three of my most favorite people): Best wishes to you three lovelies as you start another delightful school year, filled with those events that alter and illuminate your times. (I borrowed that from Walter Cronkite.) It seems to me that everything is coming up roses for you three: Dad's about to return, another fabulous school year is about to start and Gram and I fervently hope that you will come and see us after you wear out your father. And, among your greatest blessings is your dear mother who has been everything to you during these past six months. What sacrifice, strength and courage! We honor her and you for doing your part to do your duty! We send warmest good wishes for a very successful year and wish we were there to see you off! Old Lyme Gram and Gramps To Maddy, Drew and Maya (three of my most favorite people): Best wishes to you three lovelies as you start another delightful school year, filled with those events that alter and illuminate your times. (I borrowed that from Walter Cronkite.)

It seems to me that everything is coming up roses for you three: Dad’s about to return, another fabulous school year is about to start and Gram and I fervently hope that you will come and see us after you wear out your father.

And, among your greatest blessings is your dear mother who has been everything to you during these past six months. What sacrifice, strength and courage!
We honor her and you for doing your part to do your duty!

We send warmest good wishes for a very successful year and wish we were there to see you off! Old Lyme Gram and Gramps

]]> By: Dad Rupard http://rupard.org/2008/08/08/to-the-young-women-of-the-waterford-ward/#comment-12921 Dad Rupard Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:02:52 +0000 http://rupard.org/?p=211#comment-12921 Very nice note to the YW, Erik. We will ask the Bp to read it from the stand, next Sunday. The YW were excited to make a contribution to the clinic and they put forth some good effort to get it done. They and your crew deserve kudos and recognition for their service. Very nice note to the YW, Erik. We will ask the Bp to read it from the stand, next Sunday. The YW were excited to make a contribution to the clinic and they put forth some good effort to get it done. They and your crew deserve kudos and recognition for their service.

]]> By: lorri-sue http://rupard.org/2008/08/08/to-the-young-women-of-the-waterford-ward/#comment-12919 lorri-sue Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:42:11 +0000 http://rupard.org/?p=211#comment-12919 A heart-felt thanks to the Tompkins family in CT for organizing/heading up that great food/fun/entertainment drive for my husband among others in need over there in Al Asad. We Rupard girls in Evans, GA really appreciate all of the goodies EVERYONE has continually bestowed upon him during what seemed like an eternal deployment; it was such an amazing outpouring of kindness. We are so excited to have our wonderful husband/dad back home with us in under 2 weeks. He and his infectious spirit have been sorely missed around here! I know that Erik will be blogging until he leaves in nine days but I am sending my girls off to school tomorrow and am finally digging into this house so that Erik's closet, the attic, the yard, the garage etc. etc...has some semblance of order. If everyone would just remember to pray for a safe, uneventful flight home for Erik, that would be highly valued and appreciated! Thanks again from myself and our girls for any who read, commented, joked around, shipped goodies and music, wished him well, filled in the blank spots of our needs while he was gone, and those who will be praying for his safe arrival home. Much love, Lorri-sue. A heart-felt thanks to the Tompkins family in CT for organizing/heading up that great food/fun/entertainment drive for my husband among others in need over there in Al Asad. We Rupard girls in Evans, GA really appreciate all of the goodies EVERYONE has continually bestowed upon him during what seemed like an eternal deployment; it was such an amazing outpouring of kindness.

We are so excited to have our wonderful husband/dad back home with us in under 2 weeks. He and his infectious spirit have been sorely missed around here!

I know that Erik will be blogging until he leaves in nine days but I am sending my girls off to school tomorrow and am finally digging into this house so that Erik’s closet, the attic, the yard, the garage etc. etc…has some semblance of order.

If everyone would just remember to pray for a safe, uneventful flight home for Erik, that would be highly valued and appreciated!

Thanks again from myself and our girls for any who read, commented, joked around, shipped goodies and music, wished him well, filled in the blank spots of our needs while he was gone, and those who will be praying for his safe arrival home.

Much love, Lorri-sue.

]]> By: madkaye http://rupard.org/2008/08/08/to-the-young-women-of-the-waterford-ward/#comment-12916 madkaye Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:27:13 +0000 http://rupard.org/?p=211#comment-12916 14 days till dad comes home! 14 days till dad comes home!

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