An Update ...
First
It's Tuesday, and we're back from the Seabee Reunion 2006 at Lancaster, over this past weekend (we got back Sunday evening around 8:00 PM).
There were 15 Seabees there, from the combined 5th NCB (2 of them) and the 67th NCB (the other 13, obviously), along with their wives and kids. There were about 50 people for the Saturday night banquet. Each year it seems to be the truly hardy stock of the US WWII veterans that makes it to these reunions, come rain or come shine. One fellow had lost his wife not three months ago, but there he was, in appearance.
The trouble with some of these reunions is that it is so difficult to find some of these guys. Perhaps they've gone into an assisted living facility over the course of the past year, or perhaps they've passed on. The organizers seem to never know.
Amazing however, after all the years, is how these older gentlemen still go back to the days when they were18, 19, 20 years old, and can remember nearly each and every day.
But, what makes it more blessed is that they still to this day, remain "brothers-in-arms".
Second
Our boys are quite happy we're home. While they never like it when we're away, they are well cared for by Marge, our "cat sitter". She comes once a day, and spends about an hour or so with them, to feed them and give them water and to clean their litter (which takes about 10 minutes). The rest of the time, she plays with them.
Last night, while watching Monday Night Football, both Jake and Elwood fought for space on "Daddy's" lap while the games were on.
It reminded me of a "certain black cat", Kazzy, who used to do the same thing. I swear Kazzy knew the theme songs to all the NFL pre-game shows. He would hear them come on, and even after he'd lost all his sight, he knew where to go on Sundays or Monday nights.
Third
I'm happy the siblings are coming up in October.
Fourth
I would never recommend the "Good 'N Plenty Restaurant" in Lancaster (or Smoketown) to a person suffering from Bulemia Nervosa.
Good God. I might wear some of that off in late January of 2009.
It's Tuesday, and we're back from the Seabee Reunion 2006 at Lancaster, over this past weekend (we got back Sunday evening around 8:00 PM).
There were 15 Seabees there, from the combined 5th NCB (2 of them) and the 67th NCB (the other 13, obviously), along with their wives and kids. There were about 50 people for the Saturday night banquet. Each year it seems to be the truly hardy stock of the US WWII veterans that makes it to these reunions, come rain or come shine. One fellow had lost his wife not three months ago, but there he was, in appearance.
The trouble with some of these reunions is that it is so difficult to find some of these guys. Perhaps they've gone into an assisted living facility over the course of the past year, or perhaps they've passed on. The organizers seem to never know.
Amazing however, after all the years, is how these older gentlemen still go back to the days when they were18, 19, 20 years old, and can remember nearly each and every day.
But, what makes it more blessed is that they still to this day, remain "brothers-in-arms".
Second
Our boys are quite happy we're home. While they never like it when we're away, they are well cared for by Marge, our "cat sitter". She comes once a day, and spends about an hour or so with them, to feed them and give them water and to clean their litter (which takes about 10 minutes). The rest of the time, she plays with them.
Last night, while watching Monday Night Football, both Jake and Elwood fought for space on "Daddy's" lap while the games were on.
It reminded me of a "certain black cat", Kazzy, who used to do the same thing. I swear Kazzy knew the theme songs to all the NFL pre-game shows. He would hear them come on, and even after he'd lost all his sight, he knew where to go on Sundays or Monday nights.
Third
I'm happy the siblings are coming up in October.
Fourth
I would never recommend the "Good 'N Plenty Restaurant" in Lancaster (or Smoketown) to a person suffering from Bulemia Nervosa.
Good God. I might wear some of that off in late January of 2009.
posted by Lee at
9/12/2006 09:11:00 PM
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