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Monday, September 15, 2008

USAFA, day 5

No pictures today...just a quick update. We had forgotten that the temperature here typically varies 35 to 40 degrees every 24 hours. Today was 41 when we got up and 76 in the afternoon. The little quartz heater takes the chill off nicely in the mornings. We have a 50 amp site so we don't have to remember to turn it off when we toast our English muffin.
Today, while Durelle was catching up with the laundry basket, I went to the elementary school in Douglass (the double s is correct) Valley elementary school. Both of our kids and most of our grandkids attended. Son, Mark, recalls that when they went to a parent teacher conference for granddaughter, Melissa, in the first grade, the teacher, a Mrs. Olson predicted that Melissa was going to be president of her senior class. I wanted to tell her that her prediction was accurate and thank her for giving Melissa a good start. Mrs. Olson retired last year, but a best friend and fellow teacher took my card, made some notes, and promised to get in touch with Mrs. Olson and get back to me with the results.
Tomorrow I'm scheduled to get a tour of the electrical engineering department. I'm looking forward to it. Durelle is scheduled for a round of golf on the USAFA course where she was once the club champion. This is a very pleasant stop.

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