Well as of the last post I went an visited the folks for the 4th. We had a good time all in all. I tweaked my knee mowing the lawn before I left to visit them that with the 3.5 hour car trip made it pretty stiff when I got to there house. so I ended up spending most of my time with Ice on my knee and it elevated on a chair while I was visiting.

So besides being lame (physically) we did get to see the new Indiana Jones movie which all in all wasn't bad. It was good to see some familiar character faces. Sort of like old home week. On the 4th we had gram up to the house for some BBQ burgers and hot dogs.

Did I mention Gram turned 95 this year. She is an energizer bunny let me tell you. We played a couple hands of Kings Corner a multi player solitare variant. I won a few much to the chargrin of my family. I think they let me win to make me feel good.

Came back up to town on the 5th to see a friend that was up from California. Met up with him and his sister at a local pub and caught up. They are doing well and seem to have adjusted to that ever present Califonia sun.

Wow lots to catch up on. I think my fingers are going to burst into flames.

This week is going ok. Caught a head cold from a co-worker so been working to get rid of it. Yes Mom, drinking lots of water and getting lots of rest . 

I have also been house rental searching for my friends that are moving back into town from North Carloina. I think we found a place yesterday. They should be in town in late July early August. It a long drive from North Carolina to Washinton state after all.

Well better get to it. Talk to Y'all next week. Be safe and God bless

Larry

Note to governors: This is what losing a hockey bet looks like

By Greg Wyshynski

Congratulations to the Detroit Redwings the 2008 NHL Champions. Enjoy it guys!

This is an older post but it still stands true today:

Word Records recording artist Mark Schultz and his hit single "Letters From War" (from the album Stories & Songs) are the centerpiece of a public awareness campaign entitled "Be Safe - Make It Home" recently launched by The U.S. Army. The Army has experienced an unusually high rate of accidental fatalities this year. This video will be used in conjunction with other educational materials to raise awareness of this problem, reverse the trend, and keep more soldiers safe in the days ahead.

 The Army is asking everyone in the U.S. to leave their front porch lights on throughout the night on  Sunday July 4, as a reminder to all soldiers to "Be Safe - Make it Home".

You can see the video and hear the song here: http://downloads.wordrecords.com/

She walked to the mailbox
On that bright summers day
Found a letter from her son
In a war far away

He spoke of the weather
And good friends that he'd made
Said I'd been thinking 'bout dad
And the life that he had
Thats why I'm here today
And that the end he said
You are what I'm fighting for
It was the first of the letters from war

She started writing
You're good and you're brave
What a father that you'll be someday
make it home
make it safe

She wrote every night as she prayed

Late in December
A day she'll not forget
Oh her tears stained the paper
With every word that she read

It said "I was up on a hill
I was out there alone
When the shots all rang out
And bombs were exploding
And thats when I saw him
He came back for me
And though he was captured
A man set me free
And that man was your son
He asked me to write to you
I told him i would, oh I swore"
It was the last of the letters from war

And she prayed he was living
Kept on believing
And wrote every night just to say

You are good
And you're brave
what a father that you'll be someday
Make it home
Make it safe
Still she kept writing each day

Then two years later
Autumn leaves all around
A car pulled in the driveway
And she fell to the ground
And out stepped a captain
Where her boy used to stand

He said "mom I'm following orders
From all of your letters
And I've come home again",
He ran into hold her
And dropped all his bags on the floor
Holding all of her letters from war

Bring him home
Bring him home
Bring him home