Hello one and all.

I was informed yesterday by PrettyMorningSky that I need to update.  And yes I do.  But you see there is this thing that sadly right now Paul is not allowed to have any contact with the children, direct or indirect.  I even got in sort of trouble for sending him pictures of Healthy Weighty Wee Man opening his birthday pressie …. so as some and most of the waiting posts are either about the Monsters or have pictures of the Monsters … they have to wait until I have permission to post them.  I will call the Social Worker on Monday to clarify.

Until then …. deal.

In Flanders Fields
By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
Canadian Army

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Please remember today all the veterans of all wars.  Not just the ones that happened in the European theater.  Iraq, Korea, Afganistan, Canada, the United States, Africa, China, India, Germany … whether is was a civil uprising or a multinational battle, brave men and women fought and lost their lives so we could enjoy the freedoms we have today.

Yes I was raised in a military family, and both  my Grandfathers fought in both World War I & II, my brother in law and many friends have been sent on Peace Keeping Missions in the Middle East.  All in an effort for not only me and my family, but countless others to live in safety and freedom.  For that I can not thank them enough.