Astronauts and Sorority Girls

We headed out bright and early today to 

drive through the beautiful farmland and

cross the state to visit...

Purdue University.

It was Mother's Day at the Sorority House.  

We got to mingle with Moms and daughters, we 

were treated to a lovely lunch and the best part

was being able to spend time with our Kate.

It was a perfect Spring Day and the campus 

was filled with people enjoying the beautiful

weather.  It was Spring Fest today, the 

Boilmaker was driving around campus.

Tonight there is a reunion of alumni who

have become astronauts.  Purdue has 23

graduates who have become astronauts.

This frathouse was welcoming back one of

their brothers to campus, Gene Cernan, 

the last man to walk on the moon.

Of course, another graduate was Neil Armstrong,

the first man to walk on the moon.

I am amazed at the amount of time the students

of today spend on their studies.  We are always 

hearing from our kids about the multiple all-night

study sessions that they have weekly, yes, weekly.

Did you know that Purdue is ranked number 8 in 

the list of the 16 colleges and universities where it

is the hardest to get an "A"?