MOTHERS DAY FLY IN

[LARRY RICE]

I told the wife that I was going flying, Mothers Day or no Mothers day ..... does anyone have a spare room I could rent?   

[kenneth cook]

                Hi Larry, several of us went out today and had a blast.  A few of us had some combat matches while others were tinkering with diesels. The wife really loves it when you smell like diesel. A little speed mixed in as well. It was just too nice of a day to pass all that up. Wife kept dinner warm though. At least she opened the door for me when I came home with no keys. Ken

[Hoss Cain]

This is funny to me. I have always reserved the whole Mother's Day weekend for Mothers.  In almost 50 years as an AMA Contest Director I have never CDed a meet on Mother's Day, or even flew toy airplanes or fished on that weekend.  Well there was a time when I was away, keeping the Red Hordes from taking over the country, but that was another thing!

Now, I have never even noticed a sanctioned event on Mother's Day. Well, here in the AMA District VIII there were two events scheduled for the whole weekend. I couldn't believe it. Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year's day, well maybe, but having an event or going out for fun on Mother's Day is just not something I could ever do.
Without mothers how could we ever have Grand Kids?  I do love 'em.  

I really hated to miss the Dawn Patrol at Bomber Field yesterday and today. Drats!  

[LARRY RICE]

Next year I'm naming my plane after the wife.  She'll feel better about me going flying, she will feel that I am taking her along without her actually having to go ......and if I crash I won't feel so bad.

[john e. holliday]

Many years ago, in fact 40,  the group of guys I was flying with, we scheduled a balloon bust and picnick for family.  The wife woke me up and said it is time.   Made a phone call to one of the guys to say I would be late.  Drove wife to hospital and then waited.  They walked up and down the hallway trying to speed it up.  Her Mother was a nurse at the hospital and was there when she got off duty.  I looked out what windows I could see and it the weather looked great.   Then finally about 7PM the doc said it was time.   In a few minutes my son(John Jared alias JJ) was brought into this world.  Somehow forgot all about flying of model planes.  Have not missed a Mothers Day since.