Asarco Demolition

Saturday April 14 2013, Terry, Isaiah and I were up and ready to see the two smokestacks come down. The 1st stack that came down was 63 yrs old, 612 foot smokestack was the lead smelter. The second was 47 yrs old , 828 foot smokestack was used for copper smelter. Two landmarks gone in 35 seconds.

Gardening Season Again

This time we're planting a few more in containers, and of course our square foot vegetable garden: tomatoes, eggplant, cucumber,squash cantaloupe watermelon, squash and herbs... We didn't plant nearly as much as we did last year, , with Terry in and out of the country it makes it a bit more difficult.

    Nothing beats a fresh tomato out of the garden!

Let's Go Fly a Kite

Josiah helping Avery fly her new kite.

Now it's Avery's turn.

  Both kites are up!!  

  Terry was helping Blake.

Josiah drove up to Dallas with us so he could check out the University in Denton, which isn't far from Melissa's home.The boys drove back home and Terry and I flew to England.

 

The best 6 hour lay over in Atlanta. Alberta picked us up from the airport and she showed us around OM and then went to her place and had lunch.

 

Thank you Alberta, it is only my pleasure when we spend time together.

Isaiah babysat his nephews and niece in Dallas while Melissa and Andrew went to Miami for the BCS National Championships.

 Josiah had a conference in Orlando presenting a Political Science paper at the University.

       

Terry heads to Brussels and Geneva and I tagged along.

Baby Blue

December 31st we went green: with a 2012 Hybrid Toyota Camry

Christmas Morning

Mom, Annie, Me and my Dad

Christmas Morning with Pat's side of the family. My sister and two of her children and a few of her grandchildren.

Annie & Leah

Terry & Josiah

Isaiah

Victoria & Ryan


In the afternoon we had dinner with Terry's side of the family.

Luxembourg

Flag Day - June 14

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 844's had a ceremony 

"Retire by Fire"

They started by explanation of the ceremony, explanation of delayed salute, reading of  "I am the Flag",

The Flags were marched with Color Guards to approximately 20 ft to fire pit. the colors were posted as the National Anthem was played while they were repositioned at their post, while a reading of its history.

 The tri-folded flags moved to the pit by a few veterans, biography of preselected POW/MIA was read, followed by the playing of "Taps", hand salutes were executed.

 In full accordance with the US Flag Code, ashes of burned flags were buried, accompanied by hand salutes .

Christmas Holidays

Joining the Wheeler Family in Dallas

London with our Grandson, Zachary