We're pretty much famous.

So Daniel left last Tuesday & the base paper that came out on Friday (front page, mind you) was this. I didn't even know this was going to happen because they didn't ask for our names or anything. Crazy!


It reads: "Duty Calls"


Senior Airman Daniel Denman, 4th Airlift Squadron, embraces his wife Emma at the passenger terminal prior to departing Tuesday on a 120-day deployment (it's actually going to be around 140) in support of the Global War on Terror. More than 90 4 AS Airmen deployed as the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron to various locations throughout Europe, Southwest Asia and the Middle East area of responsibility. The 817th EAS, headquartered at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, is responsible for scheduling, planning and executing all C-17 missions into the U.S Central Command's area of responsibility including Iraq and Afghanistan.



Exciting huh?

Please pray!

My husband, Daniel, just left yesterday for a four month deployment. What makes it worse is that it was our 2nd wedding anniversary. Boo hoo! For those of you that don't know, Daniel is in the Air Force. Proudly serving for three years but of course these deployments come with the territory. He is stationed at Alleealsaleem, Kuwait.. Please pray for him & his entire squadron that are half stationed out in Kuwait & the other half in Turkey. Please pray for all the men & women out there fighting for your freedom especially with the 4th of July coming up. Please pray that they all return safely in the beginning of November. Thank you very much!

Love, Em :)

Our New "Baby"

Larry and I found our new "Baby" - an 18', 1957 Airstream. We now have our next "project". Thursday we drove to White Salmon to look it over and came home, towing this beauty in the rough. We will pull out everything inside (which is double ugly) and polish up the exterior. (The 1950's polish out the best.) One highlight for us is that 1957 trailors have 13 pleats in the back. In 1958 they were changed to 7 pleats. Our trailor friends, including some new friends from the local Airstream club, totally approve of our purchase, telling us that we have "money in the bank." The inside is a blank slate, so now is the time for you to give us some ideas on decor, themes, colors, etc. We will share our progress as time goes on.

Pink for Patty Fundraiser

This last Friday, Saturday, and Sunday I sat out in front of WalMart with my Breast Cancer 3-DAY donation bucket and sold pink ribbon items - pink duckies, car magnets and earrings made by Patty. On Saturday, Zoe & Caitlin, dressed in pink shirts and caps, sat with me (and my donations increased!) On Sunday, people arrived after church and the donations increased again. Over those three days, I received over $1000 and heard a lot of personal stories from survivors and family members. I may return this next Sunday, since today my pink rubber bracelets arrived and I still have some duckies and magnets I can sell.

Drew's 40th

Friday the 13th, one day after Drew turned forty, some of us got together to celebrate at Olive Garden. Here are a few pictures taken.

Larry's Vintage Signs

Larry's been having fun lately creating new "old" signs. Our friend, Ed, owns a 1941 dump truck that he uses for his business - Vintage Dump. He wanted Larry to letter it for him, but he wanted to look like it had been lettered in 1941 - oxidized, faded and worn. He gave Larry a VW door for practice. We made up the name, "Night Owl Cafe, and designed a logo for this make-believe business and Larry went to work with thin paint and a Scotchbright pad. A few weeks later he produced the sign for the dump truck. It started out light and bright and shiny and gradually aged.

The "real" Matilda

O.K., here are a couple of photos I took today that really capture her look. We think she's a doll, but then again, we're biased. I do think she makes a fine addition to the Drew family.

Mark

Click here for Matilda's first "professional" photo session at the hospital. We'll post some more photos soon, just a little busy at the moment...