On the way to Kiddie Camp this morning, Madison and I had a talk about acceptable bus behavior.  They are going to see Alice in Wonderland with Kiddie Camp and taking a bus there.  After talking about what you should and should not do on a bus, Madison proceeded to tell me “Mom, I won’t let you down”.  I swear it was the cutest thing ever!

One of the things I would love to do in my lifetime is get my hands on some Wimbledon tickets. It would have been awesome to go and see in the days of Andre Agassi (since I think he’s hot).  Federer (who did win yesterday) is good looking, but he is no Andre Agassi (at least not in my book).  What brought this about?  Well, Bill made me suffer through ESPN last night, and they were showing the highlights of both the Wimbledon matches and the Chicago Cubs game (which I was not sure why we were watching since he had watched the game — the White Sox were still playing so no highlights for them).  Nowadays though, I think I would not mind watching the Williams sisters.  I think they are an awesome force to watch (either together or as single players).  They brought some excitement back into tennis.  Plus, they are super awesome tennis players.  Personally, I have a feeling that Wimbledon is like watching a game at Wrigley Field, there are no bad seats there, so if you can get tickets, take them.

Who would you like to watch if you could get your hands on some Wimbledon tickets?

This Weeks Hero Was Suggested by Mary Ann

Staff Sgt. Jude Voss
1st Battalion, 3d Special Forces Group (Airborne)

His courage illustrates a combat truth to these veterans of World War II, Korea and Vietnam: Soldiers aren’t thinking about glory or ideals in the midst of a battle. They fight for the men to the left and right of them.

And that’s just what SSgt. Jude Voss did in September of 2006 when, without consideration to his safety, SSgt. Voss ran through enemy fire and the burning, smoking debris of a truck to rescue Sgt. 1st Class Greg Stube. Sgt. Stube was in a bad way. Uniform burning and legs busted, but because of the actions of SSgt. Voss he is alive today.

Because of his actions that day, SSgt. Voss was nominated for and received the Silver Star Medal for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action. “I did what everybody out there would do” Voss said. “I was just the closest guy.”

You can read SSgt. Voss’s story here.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Have Every Right To Dream Heroic Dreams. Those Who Say That We’re In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don’t Know Where To Look

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Madison started Kiddie Camp yesterday and had a blast. Mommy loved it too since it is 4 hours. When I drop her off, they get her out of the car, and when I pick her up, they put her in the car. It is great! She was so excited all morning for this, and I don’t think it disappointed. She told me about it all afternoon and what they did. Now, this is 2 days a week (Tuesday and Thursday), and they are going to a play on Thursday. What a memory that will be for her! I think they are going to see Alice In Wonderland. Some of the other field trips they will be doing this summer is the zoo and Chuckie Cheese.  The next couple of weeks should be very fun for her!

Without further ado, here are some of the pictures we took on Saturday at Bay Beach.  For those of you who have never been to Green Bay, I guess the best way to describe Bay Beach is an amusement park.  It is has been there for years.  It is awesome because it  is so cheap.  When I was little, the tickets were ten cents for the rides.  Now, they are a quarter.  For the kiddie rides, they usually cost 1 ticket.  For the more adult rides, they tend to cost two tickets.  You can easily go there with your family for an entire morning and not spend $20!  The little girl we are with is my cousins daughter. Now, my sister couldn’t go with us since she had to attend a wedding instead. She did say that they gave away some pretty cool bridesmaid gifts. However, her husband was the one standing up, so they missed out on that. I think we spent about two hours at Bay Beach, and that was about the right amount of time. The kids weren’t crabby yet and still had tons of fun.