Sunday, February 07, 2010

ACE

austyn and the band "Ace" had practice at our house today. they did great, especially for 4th graders and their first time together. They even wrote a new song, my life, in about 30 minutes and played if for the parents when they came to pick them up. Just thought I would share this picture with you all. I couldn't not take a picture at the first rehearsal. I think they are going to try to play a song at the will rogers talent show in May. We'll see how it goes, I was pretty impressed today :) 


Rock on 
Austyn and ACE

from Heather

Meet lady or lady bug if you ask madison-our new puppy

Friday, February 05, 2010

From my friend PJ Moore,


The guys were all at a deer camp.  No one wanted to room with Bob, because he snored so badly.  They decided it wasn't fair to make one of them stay with him the whole time, so they voted to take turns.
The first guy slept with Bob and comes to breakfast the next morning with his hair a mess and his eyes all bloodshot. They said, "Man, what happened to you?  He said, "Bob snored so loudly, I just sat up and watched him all night."
The next night it was a different guy's turn. In the morning, same thing, hair all standing up, eyes all bloodshot. They said, "Man, what happened to you? You look awful!  He said, 'Man, that Bob shakes the roof with his snoring. I watched him all night."
The third night was Fred's turn. Fred was a tanned, older cowboy, a man's man.  The next morning he came to breakfast bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. "Good morning!" he said. They couldn't believe it.  They said, "Man, what happened?"
He said, "Well, we got ready for bed. I went and tucked Bob into bed, patted him on the butt, and kissed him good night.  Bob sat up and watched me all night."
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." - Anais Nin

Thursday, February 04, 2010

Taken by Phillip Moffat, Photographer of the Stars.... of Austyn at Grandpa's Studio...


Sometimes A Picture Is Worth 14 Trillion Words
Today, the House passed yet another debt limit increase, without a single Republican vote.
As one considers the recent rhetoric of fiscal responsibility from the majority party, perhaps this single image best stands in contrast and serves as a reminder of the Democratic record of fiscal recklessness.

shared with family from Ky's Facebook....


Julia, Jade and I at the Reading Market. Gotta love family.

He's back.... or she??

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY GOOD FRIEND CRAIG HANNAN TODAY...

BIG 40
large 40
mostly big 40....
nah.... just wishing you an AWESOME 40!!!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU AND MANY MANY MANY MORE... HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS IN ALL THAT COMES YOUR WAY...


Happy Birthday Craig....

S & A

hard to believe but life really does get better from here!!

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Squirrel in upper left ... tail flapping and hawk lower right next tree over...

about 6 total squirrels to chose from...
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All alone...

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Look in the photo for what was waiting for the pigeons to be let out... haha


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I know you have missed the postings about Mr. OweBama, but I thought this was very appropriate! From Karen M via Ann

If George Bush was an idiot

 

If George W. Bush had been the first President to need a teleprompter installed to be able to get through a press conference, would you have laughed and said this is more proof of how he inept he is on his own and is really controlled by smarter men behind the scenes?

 

If George W. Bush had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to take Laura Bush to a play in NYC, would you have approved?

 

If George W. Bush had reduced your retirement plan's holdings of GM stock by 90% and given the unions a majority stake in GM, would you have approved?  

 

If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved?  

 

If George W. Bush had given Gordon Brown a set of inexpensive and incorrectly formatted DVDs, when Gordon Brown had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved?  

 

If George W. Bush had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have thought this embarrassingly narcissistic and tacky?  

 

If George W. Bush had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia , would you have approved?  

 

If George W. Bush had visited Austria and referred to the non-existent "Austrian language," would you have brushed it off as a minor slip?  

 

If George W. Bush had filled his cabinet and circle of advisers with people who cannot seem to keep current in their income taxes, would you have approved?  

 

If George W. Bush had been so Spanish illiterate as to refer to "Cinco de Cuatro" in front of the Mexican ambassador when it was the 5th of May (Cinco de Mayo), and continued to flub it when he tried again, would you have winced in embarrassment?  

 

If George W. Bush had mis-spelled the word "advice", would you have hammered him for it for years like Dan Quayle and potatoe as proof of what a dunce he is?  

 

If George W. Bush had burned 9,000 gallons of jet fuel to go plant a single tree on Earth Day, would you have concluded he is a hypocrite?

 

 

If George W. Bush's administration had okayed Air Force One flying low over millions of people followed by a jet fighter in downtown   Manhattan causing widespread panic, would you have wondered whether they actually get what happened on 9-11?   

 

If George W. Bush had failed to send relief aid to flood victims throughout the Midwest with more people killed or made homeless than in   New Orleans, would you want it made into a major ongoing political issue with claims of racism and incompetence?  

 

If George W. Bush had created the position of 32 Czars who report directly to him, bypassing the House and Senate on much of what is happening in America, would you have approved?  

 

If George W. Bush had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved?  

 

If George W Bush had proposed to double the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year, would you have approved?  

 

If George W. Bush had then proposed to double the debt again within 10 years, would you have approved?

 

So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive? Can't think of anything? Do not worry. He has done all this in 12 months -- so you will have three (3) years to come up with an answer.

 

And sadly, there are many more things the inexperienced and incompetent Mr. "Owe"bama has done, to make us even prouder of George "W" Bush. Just think back to what you thought about Bush, and then wondered aloud, how in the world we got such incompentence in this man, where did he come from, he who is serving certainly is not the man who ran for office, just compare the two... In most elected public offices, one can be "fired" for malifeasance in office, and it does not have to be half as bad as this man is bungling the job!