Veteran's Day

November 12, 2013

Today is a cool day "NUMBER WISE".  It is 11-12-13.  Next year the fun date/number will be 12-13-14.  One of my daughters is celebrating her 18th birthday today.  It is a fun to have a birthday around a national holiday.  

I also helped my 16 year old deliver US Flags for his scout troop fundraiser on Veteran's Day.  I appreciated being able to be out with him in the pre-dawn hours.  He made sure I didn't let the flag touch the ground...which I already knew.  But I was glad to know he was thinking about showing respect for the flag.   I'm grateful for the traditions that unite our country.  I'm thankful for the men and women who have chosen to serve in the military and their families that support them in their efforts.  I'm grateful for the freedoms that I enjoy in this great country . . . and I hope my children and their children will be able to enjoy these freedoms as well.  

We don't have to serve in the military to be patriotic.  Every day we have the opportunity to strengthen our country... through our choices, our actions, and our words.  A good deed, a kind word goes a  long way.  Our 5th and 6th graders created cards and thank you notes for the veterans that come to the VA Hospital next door.  I think they enjoyed the opportunity to be of service.

Thank you for all that you do to support your children's efforts.  It is a pleasure to be with your children each day. 

yours in science,
Mrs. Biggs