MEMORIAL DAY THOUGHTS

Hope everyone out there had a good, safe, Memorial Day and weekend! Ours was nice too. We took time to stop and think about what Memorial day means to us personally. My 24 year old nephew in in the Army and is doing his 3rd tour over seas right now. He's due to come home in a couple of weeks and we're all looking forward to seeing him again and praying that all goes well. His dad, my brother, was also an Army guy and did his time in Panama. One of my cousins is a lifer in the Army and just left Fort Hood for his 6th tour over seas. His dad was a lifer as well and retired from the Army. My dad spent a couple of tours in the Air Force - and we're still hearing his stories from it like it was yesterday. :) Mom's dad and all 4 of her brothers were in the Army or Air Force and all did their part for our country and our people. One of her brothers lost his life in the line of duty, as have many other military people over the years. He is still remembered and missed 52 years later. Let's remember the lives lost and do the best we can for the living.

EARTH DAY CELEBRATION

April 25th was our town's Earth Day celebration and my job for the past few months was to head up the Art Leagues' kite committee. My team was terrific! We had a kids kite making booth and gave away 42 free, recycled, kites to the kids who came and decorated them (with recycled paints). Some of our league members painted kites to sell there as well for a fundraiser for our group. Pictured are my team members and photos from our booths. To see the fabric kites that I painted for the fundraiser click on "KITES" at www.TerrieLeytonGallery.com