Our garden:


And Kelsey and DJ swimming today:

Tonight was D's soccer trophy pizza dinner. We had a good time meeting up with his friends and eating. Of course I think they ran around and yelled more than they ate, but it was still fun.

I hope that today everyone takes the time to remember, and to thank the people that have died to give us the freedom to write what we think and feel on forums such as this one.



My own Military heros:

Jerry, Air Force since 1992



Matthew, who was in the Marines from 1997-2000">undefined


My Daddy who was in the Marines durning Vietnam"


Matthew and my Grandpa, who was in the Army in WWII



I thought it was pretty neat that Dale Jr. and Bud did this paint scheme for the weekend. It would have been better if he would have had a uniform in the camo, that he could have auctioned off for military charities, but I guess no one thought of it.






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The nonprofit Fisher House Foundation administers the "Hero Miles" program for the Department of Defense in accordance with Public Law 108-110, the FY 05 Defense Authorization Act. The program is comprised of individual airlines whose passengers donate their frequent flyer miles to assist service members and their families. Specifically, Fisher House Foundation provides free airline tickets to military men and women who are undergoing treatment at a military or VA medical center incident to their service in Iraq or Afghanistan, and their families.

There are two categories of eligible recipients:

Service men and women with an approved leave of five or more days may be given a free round trip airline ticket for a trip from the medical center to their home and return if they are not eligible for government funded airfare.
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And pictures from our visit with Misty, Amanda, Ben, and Jeremy: