Every wonder about all the "stuff" in someone's home?  Some have more than others... some have things that are just "decorations" and truly mean nothing more than making sure that it "fits" with the decor.

My house is a little odd to some... most everything in our home has some meaning. If you know me well, you can pick up just about anything and hear a "story".   MOST of the pictures on the walls are either pictures of my family or the picture has a story about something we all did together.  The picture in my basemet that looks like a beautful winter trail?  Just a picture?  no ... my husband and I ran 16 miles every Sunday together while training for a marathon that looks EXACTLY like the picture.  Story.

To a great man... graduated USMA Jun '43, fought in World War II as a platoon leader, as company commander in Southern France, got his PhD in Physics at Princeton, worked at Los Alamos, became a computer whiz at the young age of 70, traveled across the world, but mostly, he was a wonderful Grandpa. Thanks Grandpa for all those years with you. We will love and miss you.

This is a wonderful tribute to my husband’s grandfather by his grand daughter. She is JAG and in IRAQ for another tour. He was so proud of her and all of his grandkids. He passed away yesterday.   She left out he had Einstein as a professor and taught at USMA.   He is an author as well… I’m sure the list is profound. You get it? He made a difference. He is a legend in heaven… of his own time, our time and for future generations. I was so very blessed to know him.

Why am I telling you this? Well … it’s Thursday Thought. Do you still need a reminder of how important TIME is? We decided not to go on RAGBRAI this year. Instead we took a road trip to go see my family, Chris’parents. a bike ride up a mountain with a great friend and our children and finally…