DISCOVERY FLEW AFTER A LONG DELAY

TURN UP YOUR SPEAKERS

All the visiting kids, kids-in-law, and grand kids got an unexpected treat on Sunday evening. Shuttle Discovery had been scheduled to launch in February but several postponements put the launch right in the middle of their spring break visit. Ignition was just a few minutes after sunset. This made the always breathtaking sight a little more spectacular. The shuttle reentered the sunlight after it had been launched in the dusky light of sunset. The sun shining on the rockets as they fell away made them highly visible even to the naked eye.

YOU HAVE HEARD OF GOOD 'N PLENTY

We had a great time with all the grand kids who made it down to the land of sunshine during spring break. Kevin, Julie and the girls stayed with us from March 13 until around March 19. Patti, Beth and Mikey flew down and stayed with Angie and her family. Daughter-in-law Kathy flew down with Kristin and Kaitlin and spent a few nights at Disney and went to Angie's for the rest of the week.

On Sunday, March 15, we all gathered at Acquatica, Sea World's water park, in time to help them open. Since there was a shuttle launch scheduled for that evening, I knew we would have to leave early to make it home. We avoided the Beach Line going home so we had plenty of time to spare. The rest of the crew (Patti, Kathy, and Angie and their troop) must have closed the place down. They were trying to make it to our house for the launch but wound up turning off State Highway 46 and watching from Loughman's Lake Lodge on Hatbill Road. They still had a great view.

SHAME ON ME

I have neglected this thing so long that I don't where to start to try and catch up. There has been a lot going on here for the past couple of months. We have had company - lots of it, I am happy to say - seen shuttle launches, gone out to play, stayed home to play, (I get to play a lot, now), and just had a good time in general.

I am going to try and get caught up on these great happenings in some kind of order. I should have marked them down on the calendar to help keep them straight.