This morning I woke up at 4:51am as I’m still a bit on Italian time. It usually takes a few days to get acclimated to the 8 hour change.<\/p>\n
Yesterday was the last day of school. I picked up both boys around noon and we then stopped to pick Mom and Danica in her office, some lunch. I spent most of the day doing laundry and catching up on things here back home. I think I fell asleep with a load still in the dryer. Ty had an end of school party at the Resnicks last night from 5:30 until 8. Their house is this huge home with everything from a pool to an indoor full size basketball court. It was nice of them to have the 7th grade class over for some fun. Meanwhile I took Jag and his buddy Ethan into town where they went to see the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Ethan’s mom picked them up and dropped off Jag around 10pm.<\/p>\n
Today Jag starts a summer job which is for a marketing company. He’ll be taking surveys from about 100 people a day at various events. I think he works today and tomorrow afternoon. We’re supposed to go to Denver tomorrow for a party so not sure how he’ll get to work. He’s trying to earn some money for his D.C. trip in July.<\/p>\n
Now to the events of the World. I’ve largely stayed away from the carnage going on but I’m sure you’ve all read or heard of the bombing of children in London at a concert of one of Ty’s favorite musicians, or the massacre yesterday of over 20 Christians in Egypt which also included a dozen children. The head of the Dept. of Homeland Security yesterday said that if us (U.S. citizens) knew what he knows, we’d never leave our house! Now of course you can’t live your life this way but you do need to be vigilant. This week is Ramadan and chances are high, if not 100%, that there will be more attacks. None of us know when or where, and again, we can’t hide in our homes, but when you’re out and about, at the mall or the movies, or anywhere for that matter, but especially soft targets with crowds, you do need to have a new sense of awareness. Sadly it’s a new World, and not for the better. I sometimes wish the boys could grow up in times like Lori and I did in the 60’s and 70’s. You need to be aware, take care to be safe, and watch your six, which in military terms means, watch your back as it refers to the location of 6 o’clock on a clock, which if you’re standing, would be directly behind you! Have a great weekend, GB.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This morning I woke up at 4:51am as I’m still a bit on Italian time. It usually takes a few days to get acclimated to the 8 hour change. Yesterday was the last day of school. I picked up both … Continue reading