and just because...It's my Eldest Brother's Birthday today

Alexander says Happy birthday, ya old fart!

Happy Hawking Castle Walking Fabulous Pre-Birthday Dearest M!

For M's birthday present we went to Warwick Castle so that he could attend a falconeering class, as he has always been a HUGE fan of Owls, Hawks and Eagles and, well, ALL birds of prey. He had a "fabulous time!" Turns out he was the only student that day so his teacher was able to focus all her attention on to both the birds and to M. Due to M's wish to remain anon at this time, I'll post the pictures without him in them, but there are some great pictures of him with Woody a Harris Hawk, Louis the Eagle Owl, and Mouse the Golden Eagle.

http://www.warwick-castle.co.uk/

Wow! Voter turnout was Fantastic!

Wow! I am impressed!

* In Minnesota, Secretary of State Mark Ritchie said that nearly 80 percent of the state’s registered voters cast ballots (of 3.7 million eligible voters in Minnesota);

• Turnout was so high in the Nebraska 1st Congressional District that some polling places had run out of “I Voted” stickers by early afternoon.

above was found at http://www.america.gov/st/elections08-english/2008/November/20081104195842esnamfuak7.772464e-02.html&distid=ucs

80 Percent!!! That is fantastic!

For all of you who went out and did your civic and patriotic duty of voting--Thank you!

My Fellow Americans

VOTE!!!

Thousands of men, women. and yes, children throughout our nation 232+ year history have fought and died for the right to vote, to let their and your right to vote and the freedom to choose who to vote for. Please vote!

Alex loves the BIG kitties--edited-Now with promised pictures!

I love this picture as it looks like Alex is trying to eat the antler.






Today we went to a drive through it type safari park, and there were several enclosures with Lions, Lionesses both yellow and white, Tigers both yellow and white, and Cheetahs and Alex love Love LOVED them. He slapped the car window and hollered "kitty, kitty!" We'll have to upload our pictures to the pc so you can see how happy the little dude was. (btw, yes he was out of his carseat to snap the pictures, and travel around the parks but we didn't go any faster than three [3] mph)


As you can now see he loved it :D

tired and typing 1 handed

i have lots to say, but only one hand to type with as the other is holding a nursing Alex.

so in the next few days please look forwards to:

*walking baby
*top 5 things i miss about America (thank you noble savage)
*playing with hawks/playing at a ginormous castle
*safari park

good night *yawn* sleep well!

NaBloPoMo National Blog Posting Month

NaBloPoMo

It is that time of year where bloggers all over the blogosphere take part in NaBloPoMo. To make the chioce to post to your blog or blog at NaBloPoMo everyday for a month. Most choose to do it in November, so have I. Perhaps it will get me in the feel for writing whatever tickles my fancy reather than composing long drawn out posts in my head and then never posting them.

today I had 2 posts, however that doesn't mean that I can skip a day, I must post every day. Eek, I'll have to see if I can blog via my cell (I don't think my twitter feed counts) for the 3 days we are gone to London.

See you tomorrow!

flat out like a lizard...Dudes!

Holy Blog Of Doom, Batman! I just got slapped with a wet salmon - really - I have not updated this since people stopped clapping and Tinkerbelle died... You would not believe that my hands were chopped off and I was waiting for bionic ones. Dudes!

I am flat out like a lizard drinking after setting fire to people wearing Crocs, learning to fart the theme to "Neighbours", just generally being a delightful mistress to my husband, my day is a magical flight from the time the light through yonder window breaks to when I am begging my kid to go to sleep or so help me G-d that kid will be decorating my wall, 'Duct tape still life'. I am totally loving it, dudes. I wish you could be here to share it.

I swear on the bones of my ancestors I will update you with my nefarious activities as soon as I get a chance. You wanna test me? Unless of course the pool with the cocktail bar is heated!

The Lazy Bloggers Post Generator helped me write this post.

In Addition to Yesterday's Post-Pictures from 1968!!!

Mom emailed some pictures to me and to the church that Mom and Dad were married in (the church is celebrating 120 years) and even though I have seen them a bajillion times through out the years, this time around some of them brought a tear to my eye.

Here is Mom with her Daddy. I love my Mom's beautiful smooth thick red hair, and doesn't Grandpa look rather dapper?

Although I don't know the two men on the ends, my aunt Toni (who introduced Mom to Dad) and Stan Bott, Dad's best friend and fellow race car enthusiast. We grew up with the Bott family, and for the longest time I thought that they were my cousins.
Mom's lovely dress was borrowed from Stan's wife, Mary. The pearly crown and veil were Mom's, and underneath the roses was a small white Bible. Many years later, after numerous times of my playing dress up with it and being in storage, the only part of the veil left was the pearly crown which I wore in my hair for my own wedding.
The ceremony took place on a friday evening and was a candle lit service...how cozy and utterly romantic!!!
Grandpa and Grandma, Mom and Dad, and Grandma and Grandpa

Beautiful and classy, yeah, my parents clean up well.
I love that my parents had chosen fall colors and fall flowers and that the decoration was just the flowers and candles. (I suspect it was more for budgetary reasons, but it goes to show that one can have a lovely classy wedding and reception meal on a shoestring) The reception was in the church basement.



Check out my Grandma and her "'do"--FABULOUS!!! She's beautiful.
...And Grandpa, very smart!
And then the "girls" attacked Dad's purple DeSoto with vaseline and other goop. They put vaseline on the windshield and in the door handles--not good. Dad had to drive in rain and sleet with one functioning windshieldwiper and vaseline smeared on the windshield...EEK! Good thing they made it to where they were going--otherwise I wouldn't be here to type this.
Perhaps it is testament to my Dad's driving skillz.

Happy 40th Wedding Anniversary to Two Very Special People

Today is the ruby anniversary of my parents. And through numerous moves, good times and bad, richer or poorer (mostly paycheck to paycheck), through emotional turmoil and great jubilation, raising children, parent teacher conferences, hospitalizations, and finding Jesus (I think He was hiding in the bedroom closet) They have stuck together. They have always made the many houses we've lived in feel like home, and we all know that there is no place like home.




Mom and Dad, Have a fantastic day