The B-17

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Last Saturday we went out to the Ogden Airport to see a B-17 there. I believe James said there are only 5 in the world that can still fly and this one came to Ogden for 3 days. While there, I overheard some WWII veterans telling about their old war stories and my ears perked up! I went over to meet them and they started to tell ME their stories! Oh, it was so very exciting for me to talk to WWII pilots! They are heroes! I just wish I had written down all of their names.

J.J. and Danny were not nearly as excited as I was but they enjoyed watching the plane take off and land. If only we had $400.00 we could have taken a ride in it! James is really into planes nowadays so he took a gazillion pictures of the plane (and others nearby) and enjoyed that aspect of it. It was SO AWESOME!





Missing North Dakota

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On March 17th we jam packed a Penske truck and 3 cars and moved from North Dakota. And while coming back to Utah has been wonderful in many ways (warmer weather, family, warmer weather), I find myself missing Grand Forks, North Dakota. I miss all of the wonderful friends we made. I mean we made some true, honest, and loyal friends that were wonderful!
































I miss the beautiful ice formations on the windows. I miss the playgroups and activities. I miss the (constant) wind when you take your kids to one of the many parks. I miss when the snow starts to melt and there are GREAT puddles to drive and jump through. I miss going to Canada just for a change of scenery (even though the scenery was the same).
I miss the wide open sky and the flowing clouds. I miss the rows of corn and wheat fields for miles and miles. And I love those old barns and silos! I miss the Grand Forks Primary! I miss going out to the Air Force Base to see friends, go bowling, going to the simulator (AWESOME).

While North Dakota was not exactly the Garden of Eden, I have to admit that I found a lot of things to love. Thank you to all of you that contributed to that! sigh.......