Ward Wanderings

May 26, 2016

Today, Peter, Jewel, Matthew and I went downtown to see the Air and Space Museum. On the way we stopped at a new memorial I had not seen before for Disabled Veterans. There were a couple of walls with inscriptions and a big star with each of the 5 points marked with a service branch emblem.

Many colorful ice cream trucks were around

One of the many hanging exhibits at Air and Space

WWII and Korean Memorials

Two wars that are not taught in public school American history classes these days. It is sad to see all the kids on school trips, dressed in matching T-shirts, that do not really appreciate all that their grandfathers did to give them the freedom they take for granite. My Dad fought in the Philippines and served in Japan after the end of the Great War. I won't ever forget the sacrifices made so that I can enjoy what freedoms we have left in the USA today. Thanks, Dad.

Freedom Is Not Free

WWII Memorial Entrance

Victory at Sea and Victory on Land

FDR's speech on Pearl Harbor

Americans Came to Liberate,

Not to Conquer,

To Restore Freedom

And to End Tyranny

And that is the reason we have fought so many wars on foreign soil.

May 25, 2015

It was sunny, high in the 80's today--good day for sightseeing!

Peter and Jewel came into town on Tuesday afternoon. We met them at Panda Express this morning and headed over to Christin's former apartment to finish cleaning up. Her dad was with her. We just cleaned the walls, bathroom and cleaned the rug one last time. It's spiffy clean now. Then her dad offered to treat us to lunch at Panda Express so we five went over there.

Matt was busy, as usual, running the cash register along with a couple of cooks and a couple of servers. It is a very popular place, especially among the military. Many members came in uniform; always good to see them.

That's #2 son Matthew at the register.

Jewel, Joe, Christin and her dad waiting to be served

Matthew gave Jewel a package of coloring pages so she and Peter proceeded to color one.

We then parted ways with Christin and her dad. We three then drove downtown to do some sightseeing. We found a parking spot in front of the Washington Monument that was free--something rare in DC

I love ice cream!!

The Lincoln Memorial

Peter and Jewel in front of the reflecting pool

Entrance to the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial

Sunday May 22, 2016

It is always good to be in our home church, Independent Baptist Church of Clinton, Maryland. There are some really faithful people there and it does a heart good to see them still serving.

Mr. Ercole, left, and Mr. Sanders have been there over 35 years.

Mr. Dove has lead the choir, among many other things, for over 42 years.

Mother/Daughter/Friend Banuet

The Theme was Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Baseball-themed cupcakes

The guys served and made popcorn

Pam and Miss Anderson did Abbot & Costello's "Who's on First" routine

These young ladies sang a song Ron Hamilton's song "Happiness Came Looking for Me"

We did a hard-boiled egg toss.

Darla Hillman was the guest speaker. Her hubby pastors a church in Virginia.

Christin Gets a Haircut

After my DIL Christin picked me up from the Airport, we drove into DC for her hair appointment. She has naturally curly, beautiful auburn hair which is also very thick. She found a salon that specializes in curly hair. We got there for her 3:00 pm appointment. It is called Fiddleheads Salon

The stylist first determined what style Christin wanted and explained how it would be done. She has such thick hair and had never cut it really short before.

Taking a "before" picture

She cut off two ponytails of about 12 inches in length which we will donate to Locks of Love

The back length was done. It felt like a poodle's fur.

The pile on the floor was as much as what was on her head.

After the shampoo she sat under a hair dryer diffuser for about 20 minutes. The cut is really beautiful, so much lighter on her head now and very cute.