In this picture, Jeff is showing us a heavy, golden "General's Coin" inscribed with the motto "Secure the High Ground". He received it this past week from a general, as a token of appreciation for a job well done. He was honored to be one of the guest speakers on a panel presenting at a conference attended by over 5,000 people. He and a partner had come in first in an important computer competition and he was there to discuss, in a general way, how he did it. He even got his audience to laugh! He said that he was wined and dined and treated like a celebrity the whole week and had some great conversations with like-minded folks. I would like to publicly go on record right now and say, Jeff- I hope you get a dollar for every time I told you to "Get off the computer !!!!!!!!!!" For some reason this mother completely missed that computers were to be your vocation!
Here we see Greg pouring himself a cup of coffee after cutting, splitting, and stacking a pick-up truck full of firewood to heat his house, on his day off! He chopped down a huge, tall dead tree last week and this second load he cut, finished it off. Although it wasn't a cherry tree, it could have been- Greg is pretty much "George Jr." Because of the high esteem in which Greg is held by both the doctors and nurses at the hospital where he works, his Grandma V. is being given the VIP treatment. She is getting excellent care and has been given a suite because of her many visitors as she is seriously ill (your prayers for her would be most appreciated). After his short coffee break, Greg headed home to be with his bride, Cindi. But not before I had a chance to snap this picture:
A very grateful mother knows that "These are the good old days..." How sweet it is.
Tim and Kristy, you were missed but not forgotten. We'll hassle you next time!!!
