St. Petersburg, Russia

I have been thinking a lot about our trip to Russia this past summer. I didn't have warm fuzzies while I was there....soldiers were all around. I felt like all the people are being 'watched' and maybe not in such a good way for their protection. It really made me thankful for the freedoms that we have in this wonderful country, that so many have died for, so we can have this precious gift. Thank you doesn't hardly seem like enough when you see how the people of other countries live. So many don't have this gift, they might have veiled freedom. They put on a show for the world but it's not really there.

My sweet crazy boys ;-)

Steve was here visiting with us for four days a few weeks ago from Alaska, or as any of you know, Steve would say from "the Alaska". It was good to have him home and laugh at his antics. He's always a lot of fun!!

I'm now sitting here waiting for Derek to get here from Idaho. It's past midnight and it shouldn't be much longer till we hear him unlocking the door.

How lucky I am to see both my guys that live so far away within a few weeks. Both visits are short, but so much better than nothing! The only trouble is, the time goes much to fast when they are here. Sometimes wouldn't it be nice if we could slow time down just a bit!?

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Stephanie, she keeps telling me I need to blog and to put pictures with it! Ardith and I were talking last night, and I was telling her about the Hardrock cafe in Munich that has a guitar on display that was made from a piece of the Berlin wall. I'm flashing a peace sign with my fingers, (it seemed like the right thing to do at the time). I also had to touch it, I never thought I'd ever be this close to even a piece of the infamous wall.

On our trip to Eastern Europe, I learned so much about the pre World War ll. It was such an eye opener. I must say, things I learned weren't very uplifting either. The people of Europe, especially Eastern Europe, have seen more than their share of horrible acts of man. Most of these thing were very inhumane, it's a bit haunting to me. I think there is a special place in Heaven for the victims of this era. We are very blessed in America!!!