My Rememberance of September 11 2001

As we approach September 11, 2011 , I think of the birthday gift my daughter Susie gave me, a plane ticket to San Francisco, California From Yuma, Arizona, my home.  She was also flying to San Franisco from Oregon so that we both could visit my Brother Bill and celebrate together.  What fun we had planned.

My husband took me to the airport for check in, but by that time all air travel had been shut down.  We all felt the disappointment of missing the visit together.  But we all felt as many around the world that the United States had lost what we who live in one of 50 States felt was our "special" place in this world.  It was a wakeup call to us that we no longer were untouchable.

In the 10 years that have passed Oh so many changes have been made, good or bad. Our youngest grandson spent 2 deployments in Iraq.  Now our oldest grandson is soon going to be deploying to Afghanistan--to a place so unfriendly.  I keep asking myself "What for"?  There are lots of reasons running around in this old head of mine, but best kept to myself.  I wish that our government would spend half as much money on the education of our children.  And the other to feed and clothe them.  They are the most important roduct we produce in this country.

I pray that God will lead the elected officials of our country  into the next 50  plus years with the interests of all  this country as number one, not just their INTERESTS.