A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....06-01-05....Another Finest Play Day

Mama_Bear

[Mama_Bear]

School's out so every day is gonna be a Play Day with our Grandsons.

That makes me smile. You have a wonderful summer ahead, making great memories. How blessed you are to have your grandchildren with you.

Hugs to you and Mrs. D for your freepmail yesterday. I appreciate it so much. :-)

[Mama_Bear]

what do you all say about that?

I think it is an excellent idea, Pippin, and well worth pursuing.

[Mama_Bear]

I failed it the first time! LOL!

Yeah, but betcha didn't get ZERO percent, like I did. And here I thought I had done so well. What a shock to find I didn't get even one right. (Of course, it would have helped had I followed the directions. LOL.)

[snugs]

Do you have World War I Memorials through-out the country not necessarily a national one but one in each state or large town?

We have quite a few all over Britain commorating the local people who died in World War I here is one from Torquay

What is considered our national one is of course the Cenotaph in London

[Mama_Bear]

Beautiful thread and I wish I could be 8 again! Live was simple then!

Yes, it sure was.

You have yourself a happy play day. :-)

[FreeTheHostages]

[snugs]

Tried it about 4 times the highest I can score is 13% LOL

[FreeTheHostages]

I think the solution is to behave like you're 8. That's what I do anyway.

[Mama_Bear]

Tried it about 4 times the highest I can score is 13% LOL

Well, at least you didn't get zero! I think I shall not try it again. I will stick with my perfect goose egg score. LOL.

Happy day, or evening (I am never sure what time it is in your world), to you!

[fivekid]

Thank-You both so much for your kind replies.

Mama Bear, please Thank your Nephew for his service,

and that He and his family are in our prayers.

[Mama_Bear]

Love Wednesday play day (although my play is limited due to work!)

Well, darn! At least take a few minutes to daydream. :-)

Is your Military Prayer thing new??? It's lovely! ((((Lori))))

Thank you. Yes, it is new. I have used it a couple times though. Thought it was time to make up something different. :-)

Hey, congratulations to Mr. D. on getting his pilots license. Bet he is proud of himself and he should be! So, when do you solo? Or, have you already?

I think it is absolutely fantastic that you two have taken up flying. So many of us want to do things "someday" that we never actually do....you two are DOING it! HUGS!

[Pippin]

Yes we do have small monuments in some of the cities and towns, but there should still be a national monument just like the ones from WWII and other wars.

[Pippin]

Thanks.

[Mama_Bear]

Hey FReezie! Long time no see.

The calendar page for today fits perfectly....as it so often does.

Yes, we can't BE eight again, but we can act like it. That brings to mind our fun trip to the National Zoo and the Melting Pot. That was almost as good as being eight again. Oh, and the tea too! That was such fun. You definitely brought out the eight year old in me! :-)

[Mama_Bear]

Mama Bear, please Thank your Nephew for his service, and that He and his family are in our prayers.

Thank you so much.

And thanks for stopping by our thread. We are here every day and the welcome mat is always out. :-)

[Mama_Bear]

Got to leave for awhile. I'll be back shortly.

Play nice, y'all. :-)

[DollyCali]

I missed your post yesterday Pip.. Put my bro on plane in PM but have been non stop for a week (actually more) & my time to read all has been limited.

BUT .. you are right .A most exellent suggestion. I have always wondered why we didn't have one. We need this type of memorial, I am supposing that the timing never seemed right (like a lot of other things). 15 years later we had the depression; then another war & another war & another.. easy to let the Older war fall between the cracks.

Did you see the movie (now out in video, I am guessing) A Very Long Engagement? set in WW1 - a love story; a war story.

I love how they have done each of the war memorials in DC so differently.. and also the various presidential memorials.. I especially like going to them at sunset of after dark. the lighting is part of the effect & you can almost feel the presence of the departed/memorialized in the stillness of the evening.

[Pippin]

I didn't see that movie, but I'll look for the DVD.

I haven't been to the WWII memorial but looking at pictures of it makes me whant to go.

I am going to work hqrd on getting people aware of the need to have such a monument for WWI.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Thanks Mama_Bear!

I wish you the same! :)

[snugs]

We seem to have a lack of World War II ones many of the World War I ones are thought to be second world war but if you look at them they are too old. We have recently built a memorial regarding the Battle of Britain from the second second world war near me at Folkestone unfortunately it keeps getting vandalized. I don't think by anti war or anti military people just simply local thugs or yobs that are bored.