Tuesday, March 3, 2009


It has been about ten months Daisy returned to her Father in Heaven. Our Family loves her. We still miss her. Grandkids still ask about her. Sometimes when our grandkids spend the night they ask me if Daisy will come in the room to check on them. I tell them she will, but we probably cannot see her now; but we can still feel her love and kisses on our lips and cheeks. What a special addition to our family she is. I still tear-up with love for Daisy. She is buried in our backyard in a princess doggie casket with a pink silk blanket and pillow to rest upon, just below our bedroom window. We have a beautiful stone grave marker with her photo engraved and we know we will get to kiss her again. Although we also know she will no longer be sick, she will be well. Any I know she is happy. I believe that her friend Scooter (Daddy Haslam's Austrailan Sheperd; brother to Daisy) came to pick her up just before she passed away. She looked up to the ceiling, barked lowdly, stood up on her hind legs, pawed for the ceiling with her front paw (she had not been able to stand much at all, nor had I heard her bark in months). I know she is playing with her friends past and new and still loves us too! She is our sweetheart!

Jack will spend several hours early morning flying. Although I am confident he flies safe. He made his own pre-flight check list, and checks his trusty wind meter, (which he loves to play with) before flying. In flight he has other fun gadgets to let him know what other aircraft are in the sky around him, how high he is and more, I'm sure I do not understand. Yet he does have fun with the gadgets too. It's all included in the Buckeye fun package. I love, that he has so much fun!

Jack enjoys touch and go's with his Buckeye. He loves flying high (I would prefer him to fly lower). Although I do allow him to be who he is, yet I still have a constant prayer in my heart for his safety, and for me not to panic. His love for flying grows each time he flies. I am so happy he has his Buckeye now and can fulfill his dream. When he's happy, so am I.

Jack has spent so many years dreaming of flying. When he first flew his Buckeye, Powered Parachute; he said it was an amazingly spiritual experience. He more fully testifies of our Savior's creations here on Earth. He spend as much time as he can flying. He has added some personal touches to his Buckeye, and continually amazes me with his inventive mind. He never tires of looking for wildlife as he flies. He has flown with geese, chased coyotes, and marvels at the antelope's incredible speed and grace. When he flies, he's in Heaven!