Hello on Wednesday

Dear Friends,



We had another pleasant day in Fort Leavenworth as the temperatures soared into the 70’s. I used the word soar because there always seems to be a wind in Kansas when the sun comes up. The wind is great for Kite flying which is what I did when we went of to a local public playground. Once I get the kite airborne, for some reason, Isabelle doesn’t like to hold the kite. I haven’t figured out why!

The playground would be deemed unsafe in the eyes of law suit happy people, but it did bring back memories for me of what a playground should be like. If you climb up on something and fall off, it is part of what happens at a playground. A bunch of us would play King of the Hill on the monkey bars, and try to beat each other to the top of the bars. We would even throw each other off of the bars while trying to get to the top!



I forgot to mention food since we have been in Kansas. On Tuesday we had a crock pot dinner. Danielle prepared a pork loin in the crock pot that was so moist and tender that I couldn’t believe it. Linda and I have the recipe, and we are going to invite some friends over when we get home, and serve it to our friends. Pork loin is such a dense meat that there is a tendency to over cook it. A baked potato and some farm fresh corn from her parent’s garden in Minnesota made for a wonderful meal.



I am the only one up right now, but that is nothing new. I have been taking nap each day of the two hour variety. The fresh air seems to make me sleepy.



We will be at the Kansas City Zoo today as we have another day reaching near 80 degrees. Mike will be teaching at the military college while we are having fun at the zoo.

Linda and I have been at a lot of zoos through out the country like the San Diego Zoo, Cinncinatti Zoo, the North Carolina Zoo, The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, New Orleans Zoo, and Kansas ranks right up near the top of the best zoos.



Politics – How about the President wanting to lift the ban on oil drilling in some environmentally sensitive areas? He really wants the United States to become energy self sufficient. The save the planet people won’t be happy. Do you think that the oil producing people and companies might have gotten to the President?



The follow up of the home grown militia that got busted have some interesting participants. I wonder how many more of these wacko groups exist throughout the country? The Bible and violence seem to go together!



The people in the Northeast are getting tired of the rain. Even Kevin was pumping out water in the basement. I think that it was at his place of business, and I am hoping that it wasn’t in their new home!

Yesterday, Kyla went to work from a park and ride the train place for the first time from their home in North Tewksbury. She said that it went well as she rode the train to Boston with her fellow commuters.

At work, they wanted her to go to Seattle for a work project, but since Linda and I (special occasion baby sitters) were in Kansas, she was able to decline the offer.



Today might be the first day that Max goes off to day care in North Tewksbury at the Baptist Church Day Care Center less than a quarter mile from their home. Kevin will go off to his restaurant, and Kyla will go off to her workplace which is located on Sate Street in downtown Boston. It will take them a few days to get into the routine.

Kevin and Kyla pretty much finished the unpacking. We will be able to have our own bed in our own room at their home now, and no more sleeping on an air mattress! We baby boomers are too old to be close to the ground.



We asked Mike what is the next phase after one more year in Kansas. Once he becomes a Lt. Colonel, he will get his own command at one of several places. The military will put him where he is needed the most. He was throwing out names like Korea, Georgia, Tuscon Arizona, etc. He won’t have a choice, but we are rooting for Tuscon, or Georgia. Both Danielle, and Michael were stationed in Korea at one point in their career, and I am not sure that it would be their top selection for his next assignment. For us grandparents, the flights to Korea would present a challenge with respect to cost.



I did get to watch a little sport’s last evening. I watched the U-Conn women beat up another basketball team by over 30 points. Good thing that I was reading a book while watching the game. I was all set to watch the next Women’s Game, but two programs being recorded at the same time kicked me off of the basketball game. They don’t have a television in our bedroom.



Well, I hear Michael stirring right now as he prepares to go off to work.

Isabelle usually gets up a little after 7 AM. I have strict orders from the Queen to wake her up at 7:30 AM. I am going to let Isabelle go and wake up Grandma. Isabelle likes crawling on the bed, and waking her up.



Have a great Wednesday.

We are on schedule to have a great one too.

Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad