Happy Birthday Ashley!

Happy Birthday to our favorite daughter-in-law! We will be sending you a card with a gift shortly, but in the meantime, here's a rose for your enjoyment. We have a ton of rose bushes, as you know, but even then only occasionally do we have a flower that is really unique, such as this one. I happened to notice it a couple of evenings ago while saying good night to Jennifer and the grandkids, and while there was still some light, I grabbed my camera and took several shots. Only three came out the way I wanted, and this one is the best one. It's a very beautiful rose, Ashley, kinda like you are to us. Again, Happy Birthday and we hope your day is a great one! We love ya.

By the way, did you notice the rain drop?

Call your congressman

I was listening to talk radio on the drive into work today, getting my mind filled up with all that evil conservative propaganda I like to listen to when the substitute host for Neal Boortz put out the phone number for the congressional switchboard in Washington, D.C.. The guest host's name was Herman Cain, by the way, just in case anybody asks you. Anyway, Herman wanted people to call their congressman and tell them to vote against the next big socialist government power grab boondoggle disguised as national health care. He said if you call the switchboard and give them your zip code they will connect you to your congressman's office. The funny part was when he gave the phone number, and he swore it was the correct number. He didn't give the digits, he gave the letter equivalents for the digits.

Are you ready for this? The number for the congressional switchboard in Washington D.C. where you can call your congressman is (drum roll please), 877-SOB-USOB!

Somebody in D.C. has a sense of humor. I haven't tried the number yet. Maybe I will.

The constitution was made only for...

...a moral and religious people.. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. John Adams.

Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters. Benjamin Franklin.

I have wondered why so many of the citizens of America are so willing to let the federal government meddle in almost all aspects of their lives. It seems like the citizens of our nation in these last days are willing to give up their freedoms to a massive nanny government. It is because morality and religion are scoffed at by a lot of people, especially those who consider themselves the elites. We are in the last days and men have become lovers of their own selves, without virtue or honor, and their focus is on little else. "And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. Matthew, 24:12.

I would love to see freedom make a comeback, but with the lack of honor of many of the people in power, and a lot of the regular people in this country too, I am not very optimistic, and I am almost always optimistic. I think I am making this post a downer, but I believe that we as americans are on the downhill slide. We are doing the Nephite thing, and the only way the nation can return to greatness is for its people to become moral and virtuous again, especially its leaders. Again like the Nephites.

Ya think that'll happen?

Hello, everyone!

No, I'm not dead. Although Billy Mayes is. And Farrah Fawcett. And Michael Jackson. I'm still here though, just haven't been much of a blogger for a few weeks. My profuse apologies to everyone who was anxiously waiting to read my words of wit and wisdom. I am not writing much tonight, because it's late and I have to go to work tomorrow, but I just wanted to check in and say hi.

So Hi. And goodbye. For now.

Grandkid pictures!

Here are my latest pictures of the grandkids, except for the one that is still not here yet.  These are nice,  appropriate pictures, nothing outrageous here, because Ethen is shown busy creating his plate, Loralei and Mia are the fashion models, and Kendall is trying out the grown-up rocking chair.  No chance to use them for blackmail when they are teenagers.  Well, maybe the one of Loralei and Mia because there seems to be some shiny, foreign substance around their mouths.  They are all very handsome (Ethen) and beautiful (the girls).  We missed them about 5 minutes after they left, except for Loralei because we get to see her lots and we are glad.  

My vote for "Empty Gesture of the Day" goes to...

...celebutard (a term I first heard on the Neal Boortz show and really like) Mia Farrow for declaring today that she is going on a hunger strike to stop the fighting in Darfur.  Boy, that'll really get all sides to the negotiating table!  I can see the Darfurians (?) now.  They are probably thinking, "Whoa, we better stop killing each other or the great has-been actress Mia Farrow might go hungry for a couple of days!  We must have peace!"  Does she really think that anyone but her gives a flying darn if she eats or not?  Her grocer probably wouldn't even notice that she quit buying groceries, as thin as she is.  

The last time I saw a picture of her she was so skinny that if she stood sideways and stuck out her tongue, she would do a great impression of a zipper.  She must really expect results fast because I don't think she can afford to miss too many meals.  

I guess she feels good about herself for "taking a stand."  A meaningless stand, but a stand.

Loralei's Easter adventure

Loralei was at our house for Easter morning and went to church with us.  This is a picture of her wearing her Easter dress.  I took three shots, one that shows the matching shoes and another that was more of a close-up, but I couldn't get her to stand still and the facial expressions weren't that flattering.  This was the best of the three, so it's the one you get to see.  She had a lot of chocolate from her Easter basket so she was all wound up.  She stayed wound up in church, too.

Saturday night she colored eggs with Cathy, and had a great time.  She made sure we each had an egg with our name on it.  Sunday morning she gave me mine and told me I wanted it for breakfast.  

After she went home after church she got another Easter basket with more chocolate and presents from the Easter Bunny at her own place.  That's almost better than Christmas.