Scattered Thoughts . . .

Sheila celebrated another birthday yesterday albeit a rather subdued, quiet celebration. It was a nice evening though! We're still trying to renew our energy levels since our trip to San Antonio so we had no plans whatsoever for Sheila's birthday. I suppose that if we had a plan, our plan was to watch a little television and sleep as much as possible so we really had no plans for Sheila's birthday.  We did, however, manage to stop at Sheila's parents' house for a small birthday celebration with the grandchildren. Sheila's mom was kind enough to make some brownies... although, she was on the same trip with us so I don't know where she found the energy... so we visited for a couple of hours so we could see the kids and sing Happy Birthday to Sheila. Before we left the house, I had already given Sheila some of her favorite chocolates...  a box coconut and dark chocolate truffles... a Macy's gift card (her favorite gift card), and a Lila Mystique Or...

We've been out of town for an extended cross-country vacation by rail and just arrived back home a bit exhausted, a little heavier (great food!), and happy about all our scheduled stops as well as our unscheduled stops. We had a great time in all the cities we visited and we especially enjoyed our five days in San Antonio. Adam graduated from Air Force Basic Military Training and we were fortunate enough to have been a part of this traditional military ceremony. We spent some time on the base and I had an opportunity to re-familiarize myself with this base as well as see many new facilities since my stay more than 30 years ago.  This is one of those bases I vowed to never return to again but I have to say it was an interesting visit. I should point out that all Air Force trainees make this same vow and we all look forward to seeing Lackland in the rear-view mirror. That being said, seeing Adam graduate was worth returning to Lackland and San Antonio.  Adam is happy... ...