July 4

Kelly's bro Tim called the other day and it was the first time we talked to him in a couple months. Tim is on his third combat tour in Iraq with the Marine Corps.  He's near Al-Asad with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. 

Here are some pictures of Tim and his buddies, hope everyone thinks of them and anyone else they know, or don't know, serving in the military.  Kelly and I are looking forward to seeing Tim in the fall, hopefully he's back in  time to help us greet the peeps. 

Tim's the blond guy four from the left. 

And now the lighter side...

Tim and best friend Kurt with .50 cal mohawks

Kelly is feeling fine and pitching in on the basement.  Her belly keeps me spellbound and in a constant state of amazement of what is going on inside.  

It'd be great to do an interview with the peeps right now and get the straight scoop of what it's like in there.  Is it bumpy?  How warm?  Comfortable?  Can you tell what your momma's eating?  Can you hear our voices?  What's it like when mom farts?  Maybe we'll save that interview for after our appointment on the 8th when we get a better look at what is going on. 

 We'll spend the fourth working on the house - and Saturday...hold your breath...I'll be going to Eddyville, IA to the Eddyville Raceway with Dad and other brother-in-law Dave to the "Night of Fire" drag races.   Kelly, to my amazement, turned down my invitation to said night of fire. Huh.  

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