The family commented to the news after the graveside service that it meant so much seeing all the people on the side of the road.
I'm glad. That's what I was trying to get across to the boys. We didn't know the guy, but we sure appreciate him and what he did and we sure want the family to know it. To ease the pain a bit, perhaps...
And it sure is nice to be able to say to my boys "Put your school away, we have something important to do." and just do it.
So true. We had literally just begun homeschooling in the Fall when 9/11 occurred. We just spent that morning watching TV; it was the ultimate in Current Events. When, at about noon, we decided to go give blood, we just had the kids take their Math books with them, and they worked on their school stuff while we waited.
We got to the Red Cross place just in time. We walked right in the door, and only had to wait about 20 minutes. When we left, the line to get in the place was out the door and around the corner of the building; must have been 100 people!