Ole' Glory!!

I feel humbled and thankful each time I look at our beautiful American Flag. It speaks volumes to me reminding me of the many-----my dear husband included----who laid their lives on the line while protecting our freedom. Where would we be without our Military? They deserve our prayers and support. I know it is not easy to leave home and family and the many comforts we take for granted and go to a foreign land where they have little--or NO--comforts and conveniences. We Support you, Troops!!!

I see my daughter posted FOR THE THIRD TIME!!!! Good for her!!!! I feel confident that Ryon and Jessica will be joining our forces soon------that is, if they can understand the instructions I sent to them last night. (Kim, I may refer them to you, if they need further help!!) It will be so good to know more about what is going on in their lives and see more pictures. Ryon tells me they will soon be moving into Orange County which will place them much closer to the rest of his California family.

Well, these "elderly people" don't stay out 'till midnight " EVERY night. Usually it is only Wed. and Sun. nights. That has been our schedule for most weeks since 2000. That is the year we traveled to West Virginia with friends, Hugh and Mary Fenley. After we had checked into our motel rooms (side by side) the first night, here comes Mary and Hugh with a deck of cards in tow. I thought, "Oh, no, this is not going to work!!" Cards had never been allowed in our house and I didn't know how Merrel would react. Well, to my surprise, he fell right in, learned how to play very quickly and is now our greatest threat. We usually play "Hand & Foot", men against the women, and more often than I like to remember, Merrel is the first to finish the game. We have a lot of fun and as Jan said, it seems to be good for our "brains". We have traveled with this couple several times, in fact, the four of us were on our way to Hawaii when the Twin Towers were hit in 2001. We spent 4 days and 3 nights in Dallas, waiting for flights to resume and guess what we did most of that time!!!! If you said, "Played Cards", you would be right.

Enough for today!!! Have a good one.

Dortha