Thanks! I'm glad to be here with others of like mind.
I'm Stephanie, 34, mother of four. Two of my sons (stepsons but I've raised them so they're mine) serve in the military, one in the Army and one in the Marines. My oldest in the Army has been deployed to Iraq twice and my middle son in the Marines has been deployed once and will more than likely be going back later this year. I am so proud of them I could burst. My daughter is 12 and my youngest son is 9. My husband and I live in central Illinois in a tiny little town. Just so you know, downstate Illinois is rather conservative. It's CHICAGO that ruins the whole state!!!! I think we should just let Wisconsin have it...