Every second Sunday a bunch of us get together in the park here in Mesquite Ranch to, well, mostly just shoot the breeze and eat. The kids usually find something fun to do. I bring chess and occasionally take them on. This time Caden Hall brought the stomp rocket. I had to get the kids to line up at first since they wanted to do it. Temps were in the mid 90s so umbrellas were common. A lot of our friends are in the air force stationed at Davis-Mothan Air Force Base. They have been coming and going on missions. One copilot, Jerry, a recent move-in and friend, wasn’t there. When I asked his lieutenant where he was he told me how he’d been assigned to a mission to Germany to fix a plane that they later flew to Iraq. He should be back soon. Must be so hard on the families. Gotta appreciate their sacrifice, no matter what your feelings are on the war.