Honored Passenger

Yesterday I had the opportunity the meet and then they the last remaining WW1 Vet of the United States. We flew to WV where he lives picked him up and then flew him back to KC. The National WW1 museum is here in town and they are having a big celebration on Monday. It was really neat to talk to someone who has been around for so long and seen so many things. Also the airport we went to is an ANG base. Here are a few pics of their cool airplanes.





Here is more information:

INFORMATION ON FRANK WOODRUFF BUCKLES
Frank Woodruff Buckles was born in Harrison County, Missouri in 1901. He served in the United States Army from 1917–1919 as an ambulance driver. Mr. Buckles attained the rank of Corporal.
He enlisted on August 14, 1917 in Oklahoma City as an underage but enthusiastic recruit. He trained in Kansas at Ft. Riley and in December 1917, he and 102 men of the 1st Ft. Riley Casual Detachment sailed to Europe. The men traveled from Hoboken, New Jersey to Europe on the HMS “Carpathia”, the vessel famous for rescuing the survivors of the “Titanic” on April 15, 1912.
Mr. Buckles drove a motorcycle sidecar, cars and ambulances in England and France. After the Armistice, he was with a POW Escort Company returning prisoners back to Germany. He returned to the United States on the USS “Bogahontis” and was discharged at Camp Pike, Arkansas on November 12, 1919. Mr. Buckles eventually went to work for the White Star steamship line and was in Manila on business in December 1941 when the Japanese attacked. He spent over three years as a prisoner at the city's University of Santo Tomas.

Mr. Buckles currently lives near Charles Town, West Virginia. For more information on Mr. Buckles and other World War I veterans, visit the Library of Congress
Veterans History Project online at www.loc.gov/vets.

Rainy Day---YAAY!

I awoke this morning to the sound of rumbling. No, that was not a large airplane flying overhead....it was the sound of thunder. Normally women complain about the rain because it will mess up their hair, right?! Not today, my friends! That rumbling---is the victorious sound of a day off!

I almost don't know what to do with myself today. It seems the past couple of weeks have been busy and there's a lot to catch up on. So, whatever you all are doing on this lovely day, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

(oh, and nope...that rumbling doesn't mean Chris stays home...he left for a flight early this morning) : ( Silly pilot jobs! Our joke is that when the weather is good, I fly, and when it's not, Chris flies. A little backwards-eh?!

Airplane Bone Yard

PS: this is Robin...i'm having technical difficulty signing in to my account...so i'm logged in under chris tonight!

Any who...

Today Chris flew with a student of mine to help prep them for their check ride. I, on the other hand, played hookie at the airport. While we were on our way there this morning, I got a call from a gentleman who has an airplane out at the airport and offered for me to tag along for a short afternoon hop over to Ottawa, KS. DUH! of course I want to go!

So we went down there and chatted with a few friends of his about some light business...looking at a few airplane parts...etc. It was my first time to what I call an airplane graveyard...aka bone yard. WOW. I never wanted to get in an accident or anything...but after today, it REALLY emphasizes to me why that is. There were about 2,000 smashed (or of remaining fuselages) there. They sell parts of airplanes there.

I was trying to imagine all the hard work and time that went into each beloved airplane....the engineering, the electronics...and now they are just a bunch of tin cans rusting away in the sun. wow. I guess that's just the way it goes sometimes.

Have you ever watched Star Wars...that episode where they go to the junk yard for cars to find something to race in....? And the junk dealer sells them that old junky car that they end up winning in? (did I get that all right?!) Anywho...that's how I felt when we were driving around all the old planes in the junk yard...only I wasn't looking to buy one to race in...maybe another day young jedi! jk.

cheerio,
Robin

Our First Garden

So, my thumbs aren't exactly green, but I have 2 of them...so Chris and I decided to grow a garden. Note I said we decided to grow a garden....whether it grows or not is another story! Here are a few pix of the beginnings of it:





And, once again, below is my latest hair do:



what do ya think?!

Mother's Day and K-State Salina's Graduation

Today is Mother's Day. Happy Mother's Day to ALL mothers! At church this morning, there was a mother who spoke about what it means to be a mom. It was special because she was a mother of 2 of her own, and 4 foster/adopted children. I thought that was pretty inspiring. She talked about how her mother was nurturing and also a little about her life as a mother, taking care of her own children. This all made me think about my mother and family. How blessed I am to have such a wonderful mom and family to grow up in. Additionally, I thought of Chris' mom, and all that she does to keep the town of Leoti running (: ). Thanks Moms-we love you!

Yesterday Chris and I were in Salina for graduation. It was great seeing everyone again. We went to a BBQ and saw friends of mine and their family. We also had time to drop by and see a couple of Chris Phi Delt Brothers. It was really great to spend time with the gang again.

Lastly, when we got home last night, I was online just catching up on a few things before crawled into bed. The Yahoo News brought up a clip of Bush's Daughter getting married. I have to wonder...his son-in-law must be one heck of a guy...I mean seriously-can you imagine your father in law being president?! No pressure, dude! Chis promised me that he wouldn't be president...b/c I told him I didn't want to be the first lady...but then again...what an honor that would be. I can't imagine always having the Secret Service, etc. following you around, etc. And, not to mention....what if I just wanted to order out...you know-a pizza or something....what's the man to do?! lol. Well, Mr. President, congrats on the new family.

Thank You Cards

A couple of weeks ago, I gave a career day presentation to some middle school kids near where I work. (I know! Me--have a career?! I thought they just paid me to play in airplanes all day!~)

On Tuesday of this past week, a teacher from that school came to drop off some thank you cards for me at work. The envelope was addressed to "Mrs. Laws" (tee hee. still getting used to the "MRS") I thanked her and opened the envelope to read nice cards, mainly addressed to Mrs. Laws. There were a couple that caught my eye. One, in particular, my personal favorite said:

Cover:Thank you! Mrs. Law!
Inside:
You really ispired me to fly (too bad I can't spell)! I can't wait until I can.
~Jack

Well Jack, Thank you for putting a smile on my face. I have to admit, sometimes I can't spell either....and those who know Chris---well, let's just say he can spell my name correctly. (Love ya darlin!) But what rule book says that spelling is a requirement, right?!

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Today I picked up Paul from the international airport. He has just completed his 1st year of college. I'm proud of him! He is getting ready for an internship in the Chicago area, starting around the 1st of June.

Tomorrow is Salina's Graduation, so Chris and I are heading back to S-town for that. I'm excited b/c I get to see Karen and Erik too! Double bonus!

Cheerio!

Weather and a New Car

Over the past couple of weeks, it seems like our lives rotate like the weather-one day it's sunny and both of us are flying-and the next day it's thunderstorms and we're hanging out at the house--well, actually-usually Chris still has to fly-and I work on my quilt at home.

Chris has been across the country last week-for both work and fun. He and his dad went to Illinois last weekend for some church stuff, and I think they all had a good time. They got to see Larry and some other church friends-and I know they always enjoy that time together. It was nice to see the in-LAWS...tee hee...get it...lol. Laws...in-laws...lol. That cracks me up every time. ahem...but yes, it was nice seeing Carol and Terry.

Last night a tornado came through the KC area. It hit just north of where we live. We are very VERY fortunate. The weather moved in around 7-8 pm and was on and off all night. We both woke up around 1:30 or 2am and heard the storm passing, but little did we know that there was a tornado just a few miles north of us. Thank the Lord that we are safe. I don't know the extent of the damage up north, but we hope that everyone is doing ok, so please say some prayers for those affected by the tornado.

Work is picking up for me as the weather gets better-so if I keep up at the rate I'm going, I might actually pass Chris up in flight time in the next year....well...probably not-but it's a nice thought : )

OH....of course, the most exciting news today:
We bought a new car-well, not brand new, but slightly used. (Just under 4,000 miles!!! yay for us!) We are super excited b/c it gets great mileage and then we can sell our other car-the nissan.

It is depicted below: