Thankful Thursday........America~~home

 Brothers going off to war--imagine their mother and dad..............................

 An eagle floating down the pond on the last chip of ice this spring.

                                                      Ellis Island

              Flag at Ellis Island that turns every few minutes showing immigrants past and present..

Flowers,Minuette, soldiers going to Iraq

Tim,Callie,Tim's brother, Justin-my son-in-law, and me-at the airport-he had a quick stop here before heading out to Iraq with his marine buddies for 7 months.

The Freeport Flag ladies wishing God speed to troops going to Iraq

These tiny irises are from my friend Claire's garden.

A old horse gate my daughter used at the 4-H horse camps every year-now in my garden! (her dad built it!)

Buddies of my son in laws-on their way to Iraq

My niece Sarah and my daughter Mol-hee on Sarah's horse Minuete-fooling around in the paddock.
Spring flowers at friend Mimi's-snapped during a scrapbook weekend with Terry,Beth & Mimi C! Great time scrapping with friends and good food and a spontaneous trip to the airport to greet soldiers going to Iraq at 10pm!!