Ashley has been lamenting her lack of cupcakes for some
time and has dropped a lot of hints recently. I made 24
today and sent them home with the girls. I like to give
them cupcakes rather than cake because they don't get as
many calories as they would in a slice of cake. Both girls
are into the age of zits and Ashley is especially stricken.
She is in 5th grade so maybe it will clear up by the time
she goes to middle school.

Ted had an appointment to pick up his hearing aids from
the V.A. hospital today. Alfredo had to convince him that
he had a hearing problem and needed to do this. I am deeply
grateful to Fredo.

The Oklahoma City V.A. is under investigation. I had written
to my Senator and to the Director of the Hospital with my
complaints. We use our insurance for most things but Ted
stays in the system for dental work and hearing aids that
our insurance doesn't cover. He hasn't seen his primary
physician for l4 months.

The people who profit from war and the ones that lust for
battle need to spend some time in a V.A. hospital and see
the sad and broken men that have returned from Iraq and
Afghanistan. One very young and good looking boy in a
wheel chair was very badly brain damaged. His mother was
looking after him and she was wrung out with exhaustion.
I wonder if the Cheneys and G. W. Bush would be chastened.