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story1598.xml

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2002-08-30

It was my day off. My 13 year old son was home sick (his ear again) I was watching Good Morning America. When they moved to the first plane. It was my son who saw the next plane. I was so unreal, like watching a move..... After they said it was a attack my son wanted to get his older sister from school (the high school is a block away from us) My hart was in my throat. But I was tring to hear the whole story it was just to unreal to be true..... After the other 2 attacks I was thinking about family, how far away they are.. My son was going and getting food together water the cooler bags with clothing cat crates.. Then he told me we are going HOME after we had his sister.. Home is in Idaho. I explaned to him we just cant up and leave like that, cross country. The biggy no money to do it with... I had two people call me to pick up there kids for them.. The school had a 3 bomd threats. I did go get the kids from school and bring them home to my house.. The panic they had at the school.. To pray at school we did.. We came to my house had bolony sandwhichs home made cookies and milk and no tv radio and we praied hugs..... My flag went up that day I didnt have a pole but we used a broome sick. It has been that way from 9-11-01...... family is more than blood..