President Comes to Town

Pres Obama came to town this week to speak at the ASU commencement. Standing in the east economy garage I tracked Air Force One as it approached then touched down. He gave a good speech and encouraged the graduates to learn and grow above themselves. We watched the speech live from Sun Devil Stadium as those in attendance there endured the 100 degree heat for hours prior to the actual speech. At precisely 5:52 the plane touched down. Everything was punctual, timely and efficient other than the stadium ran out of bottled water half way through the wait period and had to scramble. Note the last photo is a short video.

Capital Tour

While in Alexandria, we had a guided tour of the Capital Building thanks to Emily and her fiance Joe Lambert. It was an historic time to take these kids there for their first visit. So many things to learn that it will take many visits to digest it all with them. We walked the Mall the next day in the rain, visiting the Korean War Memorial where the US lost 36,940 young men and women; the Lincoln Memorial where we stood by the larger than life replicas of men engaged in war. The children can hardly be aware of the shoulders they stand upon but one this is certain, they have to know it sometime to acquire the knowledge needed to avoid repeating the mistakes other paid so dearly to teach.

Grandkids

We're venturing out more, assured by the strength of rehab and good cardio care. The winter was spent close to home but have now been out a couple of times to visit our grandkids and their parents. We don't want to be completely invisible to them even though we're far away. In April we were invited to Grandparents day at Lizzy's school. What a treat. Then in early May we were invited to Caroline's baptism in Alexandria VA. Each was a grand and happy time.

Grandkids on the grow

Its been six months with little input here so you get it in one dose this time. Spring was spent rehabing from a heart attack. Doing much better with less girth and weight. The great folks at cardio rehab are the best. We stayed home most of the winter since the weather is too good to exchange for snow, then in April we went to SLC for meetings and family visits. We'll do the same in late June and try to escape the heat of AZ most of the summer