Here's a quick 30 seconds of comic relief - great teenage minds that have overcome extreme boredom. Plus we now know what Micah would look like at 400 pounds!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Sweetness
For the past 5 years, Hope and her Daddy have attended the HCA Father Daughter Banquet. For the past 2 years, it has been held at Michael's Cafe. Our homeschool group offers this banquet so daughters can have some special bonding and memories with their Dads. This year's theme was Dance With Me Daddy. I'm not going to say anymore about the evening. These pictures say it better than I ever could.
I am so thankful we have a daughter and that she has one of the best Daddy's in the world.
Come on baby, do the LOCOMOTION!
I am so thankful we have a daughter and that she has one of the best Daddy's in the world.Come on baby, do the LOCOMOTION!Y M C A!
Great Fun, Great Times, Great Friends!
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Things That Make You Go Hmm
I wish I had more time to blog. I'd like to have a periodic THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMM post. This would be something religious, something political, or noteworthy, which you might find thought provoking, ironic, or even funny.
Today this article caught my attention. I don't intend to bash our new Prez, but we still have the freedom to ask questions don't we?
President Obama lectured voters during the campaign about the need to make sacrifices for the environment. But now it's warm and toasty in the White House -- so much so that aides have likened it to a tropical hot house -- and Obama is under fire for turning up the heat. Obama made climate change a staple of his stump speech last year, calling on Americans to lower their energy use and set a model for the rest of the world in combating climate change. During a campaign event in Oregon in May, Obama said we have to "lead by example." "We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times," he said. "That's not leadership. That's not going to happen." But for the first few weeks of his presidency, that's precisely what has happened in the White House. Obama's aides had a simpe explanation. Though he's spent more than 20 years in Chicago, the president was born in Hawaii. And so he "likes it warm" in the Oval Office, said Chief of Staff David Axelrod. "You could grow orchids in there," he told the New York Times.
Since TVA has slapped its customers with a whopping 40% rate hike in late 2008, and since Richard is still trying to find a job, we've had to make some drastic changes here at home. We've turned our thermostat down, way down, to 62 degrees. And we've heard whining, much whining and complaining from the kids about this change. And yes, I've done some whining myself. But we've learned to tolerate the temperature and it's been good for all of us. When the kids complain about being cold, I tell them to go put on some more clothes. I also remind them that there are many who are much colder than we are.
I am happy to report, that even with the huge rate increase, our electric bills have remained pretty close to last winter's costs. We've saved some money by being more miserly. Maybe the energy we've saved here at home can help compensate for the increase in consumption at the White House, or maybe not. I suppose if anyone should have the liberty crank up the heat, it should be the President. This just makes me go, Hmmm.
Today this article caught my attention. I don't intend to bash our new Prez, but we still have the freedom to ask questions don't we?
President Obama lectured voters during the campaign about the need to make sacrifices for the environment. But now it's warm and toasty in the White House -- so much so that aides have likened it to a tropical hot house -- and Obama is under fire for turning up the heat. Obama made climate change a staple of his stump speech last year, calling on Americans to lower their energy use and set a model for the rest of the world in combating climate change. During a campaign event in Oregon in May, Obama said we have to "lead by example." "We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times," he said. "That's not leadership. That's not going to happen." But for the first few weeks of his presidency, that's precisely what has happened in the White House. Obama's aides had a simpe explanation. Though he's spent more than 20 years in Chicago, the president was born in Hawaii. And so he "likes it warm" in the Oval Office, said Chief of Staff David Axelrod. "You could grow orchids in there," he told the New York Times.
Since TVA has slapped its customers with a whopping 40% rate hike in late 2008, and since Richard is still trying to find a job, we've had to make some drastic changes here at home. We've turned our thermostat down, way down, to 62 degrees. And we've heard whining, much whining and complaining from the kids about this change. And yes, I've done some whining myself. But we've learned to tolerate the temperature and it's been good for all of us. When the kids complain about being cold, I tell them to go put on some more clothes. I also remind them that there are many who are much colder than we are.
I am happy to report, that even with the huge rate increase, our electric bills have remained pretty close to last winter's costs. We've saved some money by being more miserly. Maybe the energy we've saved here at home can help compensate for the increase in consumption at the White House, or maybe not. I suppose if anyone should have the liberty crank up the heat, it should be the President. This just makes me go, Hmmm.
Sunday, February 01, 2009
GOT TIDE??
This is what I will be doing all day Monday, and Tuesday, and Wednesday......There's probably at least 10 loads piled up in the wash room. That's not counting all the sheets on the beds, which also need to be changed. When everyone goes to bed and dresses in the morning - there will be even more! Go ahead and laugh1
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