Thanks, BlueMajo, for starting this thread. Yes, that was an awful day, and I remember it like it was yesterday. At the time, I was working in Princeton, NJ, and there are quite a few peopl who live in that area and commute to NY to work. I was working in my son's Cingular store, and, for days afterward, people would come in and say things like, "I lost my phone charger, it was in my office in the WTC", and so on. The local train station had many cars in the parking lot that their owners never came to get, as they had passed away on the 11th.

That day affected all of us, and my DH and I were very proud and happy to meet one of the executives of the rebuilding committee, Bill Baroni. He used to be our Senator, but was appointed to head up the re-building commission. He spoke at a luncheon back in June that we were invited to. We were invited because the two police officers who pulled us out of our burning home were being awarded metals of valor, and they wanted us to be there. It was a very moving meeting and luncheon. As a matter of fact, it was only a few days after that when my DH had his 'psychotic break', for lack of a better word, and spent the next 3 months in the hospital. He had been unusually emotional and talkative at that luncheon, and I was a bit taken aback. Anyhow, Mr Baroni also handed out lovely booklets about the WTC and the rebuiling effort, including an artist's rendering of what the Final Memorial and the whole site would look like.

Thank you for your lovely comments. We are proud of our country!

Hugs, Jacquie

Hi,

I did a great job of watching no TV at all on Sunday. I am so happy about that . Saturday evening (yesterday) I had the TV on for 30 mins and saw how the programs were going so I decided to take a mini vacation.
I accidentally caught a few pictures on Yahoo but otherwise stayed away from stuff on the web too.

There is a full moon in 4 hours. I am going to step outside to see it before I go to bed.

Have a good week everybody.

M

I watched some footage of families early this week, some more updated show, but I could not watch too much.
Then our local TV station was evacuated and worked from a mobile truck and local news out let. But they had no access to national broadcasting, or commercials. Talk about commercial free!!!
56 hrs straight of flood coverage.

Glad the day is put to rest after hearing there had been some thought of new threats. But, it is now the 12th and we are okay....
Blessings to all and thanks so much
Majo

Hi everyone,

Yes you know its now the 12th of September. 10 years after the big attack.

Then its the day of the biggest accident of my own life. It was even more
so than my accident in March. I still have the scars from it.

So I will always have the double whammy of rememberance.

My elbow healed also, I have to remember that I was to get very little
movement after my surgery, and lots of occupational therapy.


I was a very lucky if that is the word I want, person. Not sure its the
word. I think its " I was given a gift many months later."

I have pretty much the usage of my whole arm, even with the pain,
and the scars, I know what that means. I remember what it was like
to have very little usage. And I can remember what happened the
day before my accident off my back porch.

Donna

Thank you so much to everyone for sharing your thoughts and feelings

It is so touching to think about that day..... But the Lord will always protect and bless and confort all those affected by this non-human twisted minds that can do this pathetic things.....

Much much love to everyone

And we will never forget.... god wont either.... There is divine justice.... In this life or in the next one.... Or in the afterlife....

Majo,
I don't think of divine justice that way.
I'm not sure if any one knows how the divine works anyway. (That's why it is divine!) . . I'm still looking for my key to understanding . . . except we are all connected. Wing motions in a butterfly can have repercussions and . . . . . our own daily small actions can have consequences . . .


M

Mari, Im not sure if you misunderstood my post or if Im misunderstand yours, but just in case, I just wanted to make clear that, even when I dont understand clearly the way divine justice act, Im sure it always helps and is in favour of good and innocent people and against bad people, like the ones who made the attacks and caused pain in lots of people...

That's what I wanted to say

Love, peace and.... vegetables ?? guess not ! LOL, chocolate would be better !