My son left today for his sixth deployment to the Middle East. He's an air flight crewman and he goes where his plane is needed, so I never know for sure where he is. I think this time he will spend more time on the ground, which makes me a little more nervous than when he is flying. I do know that it will be super hot so some thought has to go into the care packages I send out. He came home over Labor Day and spent weekend hanging out with friends and family.
I'll be keeping ALL of you in my thoughts & prayers until Chad returns safely home!!! My deepest gratitude to him & the many, many others who are willing to fight for our freedom & to you parents who support you children in this choice!!!
Flat Fish Paper Arts was born many years ago when blogging first started. My family did a lot of camping and diving along the California coast. California halibut are huge fish that start out as any normal fish. As they age, one eye will start to move to the other side and the halibut will become flat so it can lay on the bottom of the ocean with both eyes facing up.
I always like the idea that we all start out the same but life experiences slowly changes us. In my case, my creative talents went the way of paper arts. Flatfish are always looking up when they mature and as with any artist, we see inspiration in everything around us - always looking up.
Evan and her flatfish
Years ago a local dive shop had a photo of a diver who caught a halibut so big he had to throw it over his jeep to take the picture. Our little spoof with our daughter sitting in her toy jeep with dad's halibut on the hood. 1987
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I'll be keeping ALL of you in my thoughts & prayers until Chad returns safely home!!! My deepest gratitude to him & the many, many others who are willing to fight for our freedom & to you parents who support you children in this choice!!!
If you get an address to send stuff to him, please send it to me. I'd love to send him a care package.
Susan Raihala
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