Amy, Joel and Ashley came over tonight for dinner. It was a belated birthday meal for Amy. They had come just straight from soccer practice, Ashley was still in her uniform and cleats. I could see right away she was tired. But we still had fun. We ate Cheddar loaves, peas, and mashed potatoes. Oh and Key Lime Pie, my and Amy's favorite. After we ate Joel, Monk and I went to the living room and the lady's talked. Ashley fell asleep as soon as she hit the couch. The lady's rejoined us and we looked at the Mexican Rivera trip photos. Very beautiful. Looks like a cruise without the ship. The photos had some beautiful things in them, but were mired by a few shots of Joel. ( KIDDING ) Seriously the photos looked very pretty and they make a cute couple. And the resort was unbelievable. I want go there. I enjoyed their visit a lot. I am blessed to have them as friends. They're tops. FAMILY !!!

During the day we had some excitement at the airport. I had the aircraft radio on. Ted was supposed to fly. And I heard the FAA flight check plane. Just a couple minutes later a calm yet scary call came over the radio. A Colonial Pipeline Patrol plane declared an emergency, said his engine was running very rough and he could had some smoke in cockpit. He thought it might be electrical so he shut down the radios and made it in just fine. They called the fire trucks, but were not needed. Good thing, he landed, taxied in, got out of his plane and called on his cell saying he was ok, and the fire dept had still not arrived.

The photo of Amy, Joel and Ashley was taken this spring at Freedom Weekend.