Veterans Day

The boys decided last week that we needed to take Marvin out to dinner on Veterans Day.  But our plans were made even better when most of our family ended up being able to join us as well.  Even Kerry was here passing through en route back home to Oklahoma!  We all went out to Ponderosa tonight and had a lovely evening together.  I can't wait for Christmas when all the Oklahoma family will be here.  We just miss them all so much.  I only wish James could also join us...

Jonathan made a lovely card for Marvin and Jackson made a fantastic heart tugging video.  You can see the video here.  He did such a great job on this and did it completely by himself!  From taking photos (sometimes of photos/documents hanging on our walls, no less) to putting it all together on the computer.  I am thinking there is definite school credit here!  :)

Marvin reading the card Jonathan made for him.  :) 

After dinner we stopped by at Mom and Dad's to visit a bit longer and watch Jackson's DVD for his Dad.  Before we left Kerry began loading up the Brat to head home in the morning.  We all got a chuckle at the picture of my brother and his high tech/new fangled ways... here he is with the 1986 era Brat holding a 1984 era Macintosh computer!  He is pretty uptown and ahead of his time... for the early 80's!  :)  The computer is actually the most recent donation to the 'antique' computer collection at OU.  The truly amazing thing is that the previous owner was actually STILL USING this computer AND the printer up until about a month ago!!  I find that mind boggling!  For one thing, can you imagine that they both still worked?  And for another, can you imagine waking up one day to find out that while you were way AHEAD of your time in 1984 for purchasing one of the first in home personal computers, you are now way BEHIND the times considering the advancements in computers over the last 2 ½ decades??  She apparently now has a brand new Mac laptop and digital computer... what a change!  I love it.

Anyway, here is Kerry with his 2 new treasures for the computer collection at the library... the actual 1984 Macintosh (remember their famous commercial that aired only 1 time in 1984?) and the printer that went with it... complete with their original boxes(!).  Actually, these items are worth quite a bit more cash now than the Brat!  :)  ha!

4 Comments
Lori Burns
Jackson's video is fantastic ~ although there should be a hankie warning for anyone who watches it! Give that boy EXTRA credit!! I now realize how much Jackson looks like his dad!!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 12:34 PM

Laura
Thanks Lori! Yes, I definitely needed a hankie to watch. :)
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 -06:28 PM

Lisa in Jax
Oh Laura! What a wonderful video! You can really feel your dh's character through this piece of art. Good job, Jackson!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 -09:26 PM

Laura
Thank you, Lisa!
Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 08:17 PM