Army Health Insurance

An e-mail from my neighbor (name of soldier has been changed to protect identity)...

"Did you know a US Soldier stationed/based in Italy can't get medical coverage in the states? Kind of ironic, huh! [Steven] is home and has a knee injury. He is covered with health insurance thru Tri-care thru the Army However, it is only good in Europe! Go figure. Guess he can't get sick while he is home!"

How does this make sense? Aren't we proud to be Americans.

The Five Days of Ice-mas

On the first day of Ice-mas, mother nature gave to me...




A bent over Christmas tree.






On the second day of Ice-mas, mother nature gave to me...

Two frozen garage sensors and a bent over Christmas Tree

On the third day of Ice-mas, mother nature gave to me...


Three days of no school, two frozen garage sensors, and a bent over Christmas Tree.






On the fourth day of Ice-mas, mother nature gave to me...





Four branches crashin' the house, three days of no school, two frozen garage sensors, and a bent over Christmas Tree.






On the fifth day of Ice-mas, mother nature gave to me...


Five pieces ice-glued together, four branches crashin' the house, three days of no school, two frozen garage sensors, and a bent over Christmas Tree.

Bekah's 2nd Birthday Party

We celebrated Bekah's birthday with just a small family gathering at my sister's house. Every gift but one followed the Dora theme, that one was our family book for her. She wouldn't put the book down. She would come over, plop on my lap and try to read it to me. (No, I didn't rate her fluency or make her reread for meaning.) We also brought a homemade cake shaped as Dora that a friend of mine from high school made for her. Her face was priceless when she saw it.



(Left) Bekah reading her new book.

(Right) Bekah seeing her Dora cake for the first time.







(Left) Bekah's Dora birthday cake.

Book Study Presentations

Go MSQIIIS!! ... That's the last time the principal brings a football helmet to a staff meeting. :-)

CHARACTER COUNTS! here

Trustworthiness (blue) - Respect (yellow) - Responsibility (green) - Fairness (orange) - Caring (red) - Citizenship (purple)

No, this is not a "Where's Jenn" picture. When the picture appeared in the News-Sun... Dad: It says its Wayne Center, but I can't find Jennifer. Mom: That's because she is on the roof taking the picture.

The thrill of the game...

How exciting is it to be twenty months old. Even the oldest of toys catch you intrigued, hold you in suspense, and trill you with winning sounds. Bekah and Grandpa play Wheel of Fortune, while Connect Four is used as a cell phone...