#54

Today was P and K's friend's party. She shared a birthday with her older brother, how fun is that! So there were a few 6 year old kids to celebrate with E, and P and K to celebrate with C! It was a good afternoon! And I got pizza! I sincerely love pizza. lately, though, I don't eat it that often. So when I do eat it, I am just as happy as can be!

Before the party, we ran to the PXtra to get the dogs new food and water bowls, because their current bowls were getting funky. So while we were there I of course got a few more things. Silly putty, because who doesn't love silly putty?! And this super cool map of the USA, that tells you facts about each state when you press it. It said ages 3+, so I figure I can just put it up until the girls' birthday in Nov, but I had to buy it!

Oh, and I bought myself a puzzle. I haven't done a puzzle in a few years. I love them though. So I got one. Maybe I will work on it tonight.

And we finished 'The Pacific' today. I gotta say, I didn't fall in love with it nearly as much as I did 'Band of Brothers'. But lets face it, not many things can compare to "BOB". "The Pacific" was good. It showed you how hard the Marines had it, what kind of things they faced, and how they coped. I really liked the last episode, because you got to see how they felt on VJ Day, and how their lives where when they got home.

Which all got me thinking... How great was it that the war was ended one day, and that meant the violence was pretty much done! Can you ever imagine a day when the violence will cease in the Middle East? It breaks my heart to say that I really cannot see that happening.

But I was also reminded of how extremely lucky my military family is right now. We do face deployments and long separations. But they come home for R&R after a few months, and only stay gone for (around!) a year. The guys fighting the Japanese in WWII were gone for FOUR YEARS! Can you imagine not seeing your husband for four years? Getting a letter every so ofter, if you were lucky. Not hearing his voice, seeing his face, feeling his hand in yours. And we think one year is bad. Heck, its not even one year, because R&R breaks that up. We are so lucky. It was nice to get that reminder.