Happy news and sad news...

So I guess I'll do the happy news first...Janet had a doc's appt yesterday and she came home with much more news than she expected! She's pregnant again! (Less than 48 hours of looking at my two saying, "I don't know if I could deal with two.") Here's a pic of her telling her husband (she had to tell him over the phone b/c he was on duty and she couldn't wait...we were at a Mexican restaurant):


And, as a new life joins us, one departs. Davy Jones claimed another soul on Saturday, from the deck of the USS Dwight D Eisenhower. A sailor on board Logan's ship was struck by a jet's propellor on the flight deck and lost his life. It serves to remind us that no period out to sea on a warship is a "routine" event...there are always life-threatening circumstances and that Navy ships are no pleasure cruises; they are still ships of battle even when temporarily harbored stateside. Let's also keep in mind the poor sailors who had to recover his remains from the flight deck as Logan said it was a gruesome scene, yet it was necessary to continue with flight operations. So pause today and remember the life of this sailor whose family lost a son and brother, and if you know someone serving in the military, reach out today and tell them you love them and appreciate them, as you never know the next time you will see them.
And now I'll leave you with this: a moment to remember a fallen brother in our service on the sea: farewell, shipmate....your tour is over and your watch stands relieved. Fair winds and following seas, and God speed.