Scattered Thoughts . . .

After we toured Burlington International Airport and spent some time in the tower watching air and ground traffic with the grandchildren, the kids spent a little time playing on a little biplane in one of the airport's waiting areas... Lukey kept making airplane noises which clearly requires his lip actuators to be in this configuation...  Apparently, Kenzie wants to be a wing-walker...  By this time stomachs were growling so we made our way back to the car and headed to 'The Windjammer' for lunch...

Arriving at the terminal... We're always looking for something new to introduce to the grandchildren. Our theory is the more they are exposed to, the more they understand life and know what is available to them. One of the many things we've introduced to the kids is aviation. The great thing is that every single thing we've introduced to the kids thus far, they have always responded with, "I want to do that!" That is a very good thing. Yesterday we decided to go on a field trip with the kids. It was a beautiful day and I was feeling well enough to visit some of my own past... aviation and air traffic control... so we brought the kids up to the Burlington International Airport and visited the tower. We walked the kids around the airport in a little private tour explaining what happens in each area of the terminal. Then we headed toward the tower to give them a bird's eye view of the airfield and all the aircraft coming and going. As we watched the

As I mentioned in a previous blog post, this past Saturday was a very busy day for us. And, as I promised in that blog post, here are some photos of earlier in the day. Adam had been home on leave for about a month. His timing was pretty good because that enabled him to spend as much time at the lake house as he desired. He enjoys sailing so he used the sailboat quite a bit. It was also nice to spend some time with Adam at the lake again since we all thought last year would be his last year with us at the lake house.  About halfway through his leave, I know he was getting a bit antsy... counting down the days... wanting to "get out of Dodge"... looking forward to his next assignment and his impending move overseas. I vividly remember those days and those very feelings. You get to a point when you know it is time to move forward... no more sitting stagnant and you are weary and bored with visiting the past. Don't get me wrong, it is always nice visiting the pa

Searching for Adam's delayed flight... This weekend has been hectic to say the least! Adam outprocessed from his last training base on Thursday and into early Friday. He then hopped on a plane mid-afternoon on Friday. He was supposed to arrive in Burlington around midnight but, as usual, his flights were plagued with delays, maintenance problems and even a canceled leg.  He ended up spending the night at the USO in Philadelphia where he got to catch some sleep and was given a nice hot meal and a hot shower. He finally arrived in Burlington early in the afternoon on Saturday. Searching for air traffic and listening for Flight 3861... We had a little time to kill before Adam's flight arrived (another delay even on this new final leg... for crew rest this time) so we visited the tower at Burlington's quiet airfield. Being in the tower overlooking this combined civilian and military airfield reminded me of some of my past Air Force jobs.  I had forgotten how