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September trip to KY

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:27:34 GMT

So Dad & I are looking at driving down the weekend of September 18-21, most likely leaving here Wednesday after he gets off work. If anyone finds that is going to be a bad weekend, let us know.

Please keep Sandra and family in your prayers. Tomorrow is the 1 year anniversary of Dan's homegoing. Amanda had her baby yesterday morning, Aaron Steven. He weighed just over 7 pounds, and as far as we know everyone is doing fine. They are living with Sandra right now while their new house is finished.

Yard Art Gone Bad

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:32:43 GMT

This strange item appeared sometime last night in the neighbor's yard. We're not sure if we should be frightened.

I think they are just trying to bug us because we got the Fire Marshall involved when they kept leaving fires burning at night unattended. Either that or they are going to plant some corn and needed a scarecrow. I'm not sure how well that would considering it looks like a crow. Why dig a small hole in the ground to hold it up when you can use a giant pink bucket?

Upcoming visit

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:14:09 GMT

I'm going to be doing some shopping for the weekend. Ideas for breakfast foods and other items would be appreciated. We're out of touch with what everyone likes.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:00:32 GMT

My Yesterdays Are All Boxed Up And Neatly Put Away
But Every Now And Then You Come To Mind
Cause You Were Always Waiting To Be Picked To Play The Game
But When Your Name Was Called, You Found A Place To Hide
When You Knew That I Was Always On Your Side

But Is There Someplace Far Away, Someplace Where All Is Clear
Easy To Start Over With The Ones You Hold So Dear
Or Are You Left To Wonder, All Alone, Eternally
This Isn't How It's Really Meant To Be
No It Isn't How It's Really Meant To Be

The Empty Chair

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:39:06 GMT

First Friday Trolley Hop

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:15:12 GMT

Anyone every do the First Friday Trolley Hop in Louisville?

http://www.firstfridaytrolleyhop.com/

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER, SYNDICATED COLUMNIST:

Fri, 30 May 2008 16:19:49 GMT

Charles is talking about The minister, Michael Pfleger, who spoke last Sunday at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. If you haven't seen the video of the dreck that spewed from this man's mouth, you should. The fact that it came from a Pulpit makes it even worse. The reaction from those in the pews is frightening, to say the least.

"The Obama campaign and the Democrats will say that McCain has his Reverend Hagee, and Obama has his reverend, and they disavowed them, and they are sort of morally equivalent.

The obvious counterargument, which the Democrats refuse to accept, is that presidential candidates are endorsed by hundreds of people, half of whom they don't know, some of whom are scoundrels and rogues whom they then disassociate themselves from.

The difference is it is not a question of endorsement it is a question of character. What kind of man spends 20 years in a church in which such things as we hear here and we heard from Wright are said, and preached, and cheered?

Obama is a man who came out of nowhere, who doesn't have a track record, so we're trying to understand his character. And the Democrats say that Republicans, the attack machine, FOX, is trying to link Obama with Wright and the church.

It's Obama who linked him in his own book, in which he gave his life history, and made it clear that Wright and the church were probably the central influences on him and his adult life. He's the one who made that link, it hasn't been attached by Hannity, or FOX, or me, or others. He did it explicitly.

And then gets up in the speech in Philadelphia and says I can no more disavow him than I can my own grandmother. So he has that link, he makes it and he retains it in a speech which the supine media hail as the biggest thing since Lincoln at Cooper Union, and then we are accused of linking him with Wright and the kind of thing that we heard.

This is important because it is an issue of character."

May 29th, 2008, Fox News. The rest of the transcript can be found here:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,360521,00.html

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Sat, 24 May 2008 20:16:48 GMT

I found a Pack & Play at Babyland today for $17! So there is no need to bring Josiah's. What a deal. It doesn't have the changing table piece, but it's in good shape. They cleaned it, but I'm going to give it another scrub...right now it's sitting in the sun airing out a bit.

The dining room floor is all prepped and will be done on Tuesday. The entry way is done except for the one edge that needs trimmed to end at the right spot. It looks great! We will be able to schedule the new furniture delivery for next Friday. I can't wait to get it all done, you won't know the place next time you all visit.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Wed, 21 May 2008 12:36:06 GMT

RMK, we're getting rid of the couch in the living room. Let us know if you want it, or I'm going to list it on FreeCycle or see if Goodwill will pick it up.

Edited to add...going going gone. I'll list the couch next Tuesday on FreeCycle if it's not claimed before then.

June 4th-8th

Sat, 10 May 2008 17:23:30 GMT

So it looks like June 4th-8th will work for everyone. We'll head down after work on Wednesday, arriving about 10:30 or so. I've heard from everyone except N&L, but that weekend was fine for them if I remember correctly.

See you all soon...we can't wait!