Was able to get the newsletter to work. If someone could fill me in on how to add files to the blog, I'm more than willing to upload it. I think I sent it to everyone. If you did not receive it, let me know. EDIT you can download here -->NEWSLETTER
Dan
Friday, December 26, 2008
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Asha Sings
Asha has her own version of the song from Madagascar, I Like to Move it Move it. Her verions goes like this..."I like to fart it fart it (accompanied by odd smell) I like to fart it fart it (and yet another odd smell). " Welcome to my world.
NEWSLETTER
So, the newsletter is completely done. But, I have an unnamed brother asking to wait so his stuff can go in it-as if I didn't give you all enough time-snicker snicker. Anyway, as soon as I get his stuff put in, I will set it up so you can all print it off and enjoy. It really is a good one with lots of good stuff.
Just for Mom
I decided to teach Asha how to say her prayers. So I start by telling her to say "Dear Heveanly Father, thank you for Mommy, and Daddy and brother." Before I can say another word she says "Daddy, don't talk to much go to bed" and that was the end of that.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Okay, So I LIED
I am usually one of those frank, tell the truth no matter what kind of gals. I wouldn't want you to think I lied on purpose. It was an accident, really. Kyrie's good friend from B'ham is at Disney World with her bro and dad and wants Kyrie to come for the day. Sigh....Kyrie, who claims she HATES theme parks, Kyrie who every time I MAKE her go with the family sits on a bench while we do the fun stuff, giving us all dirty looks, and only smiles or has fun when I'm not looking. Kyrie, who would rather sleep in until 12:00 noon every day, who went to bed late last night, is up bright and early before 8:00am getting us all out of bed so she can be there on time.
I've decided since I have to drive there anyways, I will take the boys for the day too. I just love fighting the crowds, especially with a stroller.
In other news. I will never be embarrassed or disappointed that I voted for the Bush/Cheney ticket twice. While I certainly don't agree with the bailout crap that has been going on, or his policy on immigration/illegals/amnesty, I think he has a bit more insight into these issues and probably knows more about them than I do and did what he thought was right. Both of these men are heroes in my book and here is just one reason why.
Washington Times:
Bush, Cheney comforted troops privately: Met with thousands of war injured, kin out of spotlight
by Joseph Curl and John Solomon
For much of the past seven years, President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney have waged a clandestine operation inside the White House. It has involved thousands of military personnel, private presidential letters and meetings that were kept off their public calendars or sometimes left the news media in the dark.
Their mission: to comfort the families of soldiers who died fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and to lift the spirits of those wounded in the service of their country.
On Monday, the president is set to make a more common public trip - with reporters in tow - to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, home to many of the wounded and a symbol of controversy earlier in his presidency over the quality of care the veterans were receiving.
GIVING SUPPORT: Vice President Dick Cheney, an avid fly-fisherman, practices his cast with wounded troops from Walter Reed Army Medical Center during one of the half-dozen barbecues he’s hosted at his Naval Observatory home. (White House photo)
But the size and scope of Mr. Bush’s and Mr. Cheney’s private endeavors to meet with wounded soliders and families of the fallen far exceed anything that has been witnessed publicly, according to interviews with more than a dozen officials familiar with the effort.
“People say, ‘Why would you do that?’” the president said in an Oval Office interview with The Washington Times on Friday. “And the answer is: This is my duty. The president is commander in chief, but the president is often comforter in chief, as well. It is my duty to be - to try to comfort as best as I humanly can a loved one who is in anguish.”
Mr. Bush, for instance, has sent personal letters to the families of every one of the more than 4,000 troops who have died in the two wars, an enormous personal effort that consumed hours of his time and escaped public notice. The task, along with meeting family members of troops killed in action, has been so wrenching - balancing the anger, grief and pride of families coping with the loss symbolized by a flag-draped coffin - that the president often leaned on his wife, Laura, for emotional support.
“I lean on the Almighty and Laura,” Mr. Bush said in the interview. “She has been very reassuring, very calming.”
Mr. Bush also has met privately with more than 500 families of troops killed in action and with more than 950 wounded veterans, according to White House spokesman Carlton Carroll. Many of those meetings were outside the presence of the news media at the White House or at private sessions during official travel stops, officials said.
The first lady said those private visits, many of which she also attended, took a heavy emotional toll, not just on the president, but on her as well.
“It is just so unbelievably emotional to be with the families, for everybody involved. I mean for us and for them and for everyone,” she said in a telephone interview with The Times on Saturday. “I’m very aware of how emotional it is and how draining it is for the president and for me, too. Both of us. But I think we do support each other, not by saying anything so much, but just by the comfort of each other’s presence, both when we are with the families and then afterward when we are alone.”
I've decided since I have to drive there anyways, I will take the boys for the day too. I just love fighting the crowds, especially with a stroller.
In other news. I will never be embarrassed or disappointed that I voted for the Bush/Cheney ticket twice. While I certainly don't agree with the bailout crap that has been going on, or his policy on immigration/illegals/amnesty, I think he has a bit more insight into these issues and probably knows more about them than I do and did what he thought was right. Both of these men are heroes in my book and here is just one reason why.
Washington Times:
Bush, Cheney comforted troops privately: Met with thousands of war injured, kin out of spotlight
by Joseph Curl and John Solomon
For much of the past seven years, President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney have waged a clandestine operation inside the White House. It has involved thousands of military personnel, private presidential letters and meetings that were kept off their public calendars or sometimes left the news media in the dark.
Their mission: to comfort the families of soldiers who died fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and to lift the spirits of those wounded in the service of their country.
On Monday, the president is set to make a more common public trip - with reporters in tow - to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, home to many of the wounded and a symbol of controversy earlier in his presidency over the quality of care the veterans were receiving.
GIVING SUPPORT: Vice President Dick Cheney, an avid fly-fisherman, practices his cast with wounded troops from Walter Reed Army Medical Center during one of the half-dozen barbecues he’s hosted at his Naval Observatory home. (White House photo)
But the size and scope of Mr. Bush’s and Mr. Cheney’s private endeavors to meet with wounded soliders and families of the fallen far exceed anything that has been witnessed publicly, according to interviews with more than a dozen officials familiar with the effort.
“People say, ‘Why would you do that?’” the president said in an Oval Office interview with The Washington Times on Friday. “And the answer is: This is my duty. The president is commander in chief, but the president is often comforter in chief, as well. It is my duty to be - to try to comfort as best as I humanly can a loved one who is in anguish.”
Mr. Bush, for instance, has sent personal letters to the families of every one of the more than 4,000 troops who have died in the two wars, an enormous personal effort that consumed hours of his time and escaped public notice. The task, along with meeting family members of troops killed in action, has been so wrenching - balancing the anger, grief and pride of families coping with the loss symbolized by a flag-draped coffin - that the president often leaned on his wife, Laura, for emotional support.
“I lean on the Almighty and Laura,” Mr. Bush said in the interview. “She has been very reassuring, very calming.”
Mr. Bush also has met privately with more than 500 families of troops killed in action and with more than 950 wounded veterans, according to White House spokesman Carlton Carroll. Many of those meetings were outside the presence of the news media at the White House or at private sessions during official travel stops, officials said.
The first lady said those private visits, many of which she also attended, took a heavy emotional toll, not just on the president, but on her as well.
“It is just so unbelievably emotional to be with the families, for everybody involved. I mean for us and for them and for everyone,” she said in a telephone interview with The Times on Saturday. “I’m very aware of how emotional it is and how draining it is for the president and for me, too. Both of us. But I think we do support each other, not by saying anything so much, but just by the comfort of each other’s presence, both when we are with the families and then afterward when we are alone.”
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Only in Idaho
While Chris and family is enjoying 85 degree weather Florida the weather service is predicting 10 inches of new snow for the bench areas of Pocatello, and around IF by Monday.
Last night as I went to get into my car to drive to the store there was a young man ice skating.......... up and down the ROADS OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD. Guess the roads could be called a bit icy.
UPDATE: In the front yard there is currently almost 10 inches and it is still falling.
UPDATE 2: Least a foot in the yard now and it is ground blizzarding. I've never seen the roads in my neighborhood this bad. 2-3 foot drifts everywhere. I had to pull a subaru out of a snowdrift on my way into the neighborhood tonight.
Last night as I went to get into my car to drive to the store there was a young man ice skating.......... up and down the ROADS OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD. Guess the roads could be called a bit icy.
UPDATE: In the front yard there is currently almost 10 inches and it is still falling.
UPDATE 2: Least a foot in the yard now and it is ground blizzarding. I've never seen the roads in my neighborhood this bad. 2-3 foot drifts everywhere. I had to pull a subaru out of a snowdrift on my way into the neighborhood tonight.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Time to buy stock in skido
Snow has started to accumulate here in Rigby. Has been snowing for about the last 5 days and some snow is in the forecast for every day for the next week. Don't tell him but I bought Lucas a little pair of cross country skis for Christmas. Looks like he will have plenty of opportunities to us them. We currently have 6-8 inches in the front yard and it is still snowing. If this year is anything like the last we should have 2-3 feet by the end of February. Then again it could warm up and it all melt..... but the projected Hi temps for the next week at no point exceed 20 f.
Idaho Winter Wonderland
Can someone send (email) me Mom and Dad's physical address. We have a couple of Christmas presents we need to send them, though as usual we are late and our gifts will probably get there late.
Lucas participated in his first "Batizado" (capoeira belt ceremony) on Saturday. He got his green-white belt, which is mostly a "welcome to our group" belt, but he can do a number of moves, and is learning more all of the time. He play the pandeiro and berrimbau and sings the songs. He had fun playing with the other kids, and with the adults. He was by far (by a margin of 2 years) the youngest to get a belt.
Mestre Lucas is in the house!
Can someone send (email) me Mom and Dad's physical address. We have a couple of Christmas presents we need to send them, though as usual we are late and our gifts will probably get there late.
Lucas participated in his first "Batizado" (capoeira belt ceremony) on Saturday. He got his green-white belt, which is mostly a "welcome to our group" belt, but he can do a number of moves, and is learning more all of the time. He play the pandeiro and berrimbau and sings the songs. He had fun playing with the other kids, and with the adults. He was by far (by a margin of 2 years) the youngest to get a belt.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
The Newest Bailout, What's Next?
From the WallStreet Journal...
With the government on the brink of rescuing the U.S. auto industry, we have learned that the Treasury Department is drawing up plans to bail out Christmas. "We have reason to believe," said a person close to the matter, "that without an immediate capital injection, Santa Claus will fail before December 24." Mr. Claus could not be reached for comment.
Government officials are said to be concerned at the risk that the collapse of Santa Claus could pose to the nation's intricately related system of holiday happiness. Though a failure by Santa Claus poses the largest systemic risk, the government is also prepared to step in to bail out Christmas trees, caroling parties and mistletoe producers.
President-elect Barack Obama has been briefed on the initiative, and through a spokesman was quoted as saying, "I'm OK with bailing out Christmas."
Inside Treasury, some officials privately worry that such a precedent could result in the nationalization of Santa Claus, leading to similar calls for help next year from the Easter Bunny and even Valentine's Day. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson personally concluded, however, that "Santa Claus is too big to fail."
With the government on the brink of rescuing the U.S. auto industry, we have learned that the Treasury Department is drawing up plans to bail out Christmas. "We have reason to believe," said a person close to the matter, "that without an immediate capital injection, Santa Claus will fail before December 24." Mr. Claus could not be reached for comment.
Government officials are said to be concerned at the risk that the collapse of Santa Claus could pose to the nation's intricately related system of holiday happiness. Though a failure by Santa Claus poses the largest systemic risk, the government is also prepared to step in to bail out Christmas trees, caroling parties and mistletoe producers.
President-elect Barack Obama has been briefed on the initiative, and through a spokesman was quoted as saying, "I'm OK with bailing out Christmas."
Inside Treasury, some officials privately worry that such a precedent could result in the nationalization of Santa Claus, leading to similar calls for help next year from the Easter Bunny and even Valentine's Day. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson personally concluded, however, that "Santa Claus is too big to fail."
Monday, December 15, 2008
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