I just wanted to give a little plug for Lands End. A couple of years ago my Mother gave me an Electric blanket from Lands End. We loved it, but didn't use it much in California, after moving to Kansas we discovered it wasn't heating at the top as much as the bottom, so I called Lands End and they didn't hestitate to send out another one. After moving here to NY (where we really need it)we discovered again that it wasn't heating at the top again. Today I called Lands End again to ask for another one and after putting me on hold for a minute or two someone came on the line and said, well we don't sell that one anymore, we came out with a new one because there were some issues with that one. She said I could have another one of the old ones or try the new & improved brand new one. I of course chose the new one since I wasn't having much luck with the old one. Again it will be sent to me at no cost and they will pay for my old one to be shipped back.

Have I mentioned that the buses that pick up Dylan and Tyler pull right up to our driveway, so the boys only have to walk 30 feet or so to get on the bus. Almost better than our prime location at Fort Leavenworth, but better because they aren't squished on the bus like Sardines. No bus problems here. And the bus is always on time. It really is nice.

Because of where we live they are about the last kids on the bus so they don't have to get up as early.

Today is the beginning of Lent. For those of you who really don't know why Catholics celebrate Lent I am attaching a nice little article about Lent. WHAT IS LENT. I have several things I am giving up, but more importantly I want to renew my faith in several different ways. What are you doing for your Faith?

After a day of rain and a very warm temperature of 44 degrees we woke up to at least another 6 inches of snow. Terry and Dylan have been very good about clearing off the deck, as of yesterday with all the rain it was completly clean, just wet. Well today is another story. Kids are home again from school. And any snow that melted yesterday was replaced two fold. Here are some more snow pictures and to those of you who say "Well it must be very pretty" it is. Can I also say that I am ever so thankful we have two four wheel drive vehicles. If you are coming to Fort Drum you must have at least 1. In many parts of the country if it snows this much you stay home, here you still have to go to work and such. Thank goodness we have a very nice neighbor who comes over and has a tracter with a snow blower attached and he clears a path to the road.

Please take a look at this article and let me know if you are offended by this picture that they are refering to. Abercrombie & Fitch I have been in Abercrombie & Fitch a few times myself and I have to admit that I have to check out all the pictures, but would I find them offensive? NO, kids see more butt crack then that when the plumber comes to the house and how about those low rise jeans that are so popular, you can not bend down at all in them and not show half your @##.

Wow did you see that game last night? Neither Terry nor I are big football fans. I watch more college, to see how Notre Dame is doing and to give friends a hard time when their teams loose. We decided to turn it on and then we could not quit watching it. It was such a great game and I found myself rooting for Eli Manning and the NY Giants. (Probably doesn't hurt being in NY) It was great to see the underdog doing so well and when they went ahead in the 4th quarter I started to belive they might do it, but there was so much time left on the clock (and yes I was this much into it last night.) Of coure you knew Brady would score, that's what great quarterbacks do. When the Giants got the ball back I said "Well at least it was a great game." Never expecting them to score. I even said a little prayer, let them have their miracle and they did when Manning escaped the sack and Tyree was able to hold onto that ball. Did you see that catch? Oh my gosh it was amazing. I kept thinking he didn't have control, but then they showed the replay and he actually did have some control. So now I get to be a Giants fan for the next 3 or 4 years.

GO Giants

Today is another weather filled day here in Upstate NY. Right now it is snowing very hard. The forcast is that we will start getting ice or sleet later. Won't that be fun? I think every school in a 100 mile radius is closed today. This is the second time this week. No wonder the kids go to school till late June. They have a week off in two weeks. I think they do that because if they didn't they would be at home any way because of the weather.
I remember in Germany the last winter we were there when it snowed every day just a little so that we kept at least 2 inches on the ground for like 6 weeks. I had never been anywhere where the snow did not melt within a week of falling. In Colorado we might get a foot of snow, but within two weeks it was gone....
So if you like snow Fort Drum is the place to be. I personnally think Hawaii might be at the top of our next assignment list.