Tuesday Tid-bits

So I am starting to settle in to my new room at school. Moving is not a bad thing. It DOES make you go through your stuff and really get rid of things. However, every box I unpack I think about the fact that I'm moving into an "older portable" and our district is currently demolishing "older portables". So, in my opinion, the writing is on the wall and I could very well be doing this at the end of this year as well!

Still, room set up is one of my favorite things to do! It is looking more cozy and ready for kids/adults every day.

While I was at the Air Force Museum in Ohio with my boys, I spent quite a bit of time reading the walls of the "Aviation Hall of Fame." (I'm sure I got the 'wall-reading' gene from my Dad--he loves reading the walls of historical places.) This museum is literally covered with a timeline of aviators from the beginning of flight to present day. Each aviator's plaque includes a story. I was amused at so many of these and took photos of the more "memorable" ones.

DS 3 and I talked about it and he said, "Next time you don't know what to put on your blog, you can use one of those."

So, here's installment #s 1 and 2 in some aviator stories:

I chose this first one because it's funny and I can SO PICTURE IT happening in my own world! If you cannot read his story in the picture, I'll rewrite below...

"Lawrence was a chip off the old block, a real-life Tom Swift just like his father. As a youngster, he and his brother Elmer Jr.turn the house into an airplane facotry, building part of an aircraft in the attic while the rest of the family is on vacation. To remove the aircraft from teh house the boys rip out a bay window in their parents' bedroom and float safely to the yard below."

At least MY DS 3 only wants to build an aircraft in our garage AND we don't have a second story!

Now on to an inspirational story:

"Born in Norway, Balchen, a naturalized citizen in 1931, never forgot his roots. During World War II, Balchen evacuated refugees from Sweden and ferried food and equipment to the underground resistance in Norway and Denmark. When Balchen was first approached concerning the feasibility of the mission he simply stated "Ve can do it." General Carl "Tooey" Spaatz snapped, "Dammit. Every time I ask if you can do something, you say 'Ve do it". I'm going to call you "Ve Do It" because no matter what we tell you, you say you can do it...and so far you've carried it out."

I'd say that's a pretty darn good legacy!