Tragic news from up North!!!

"I'm The Mom" Song

The Mom Song from Northland Video on Vimeo.

"Happy tree friends" Ski Patrol

Please bear with the commercial at the beginning. The video is worth the wait!

Shoes thrown at President Bush in surprise visit to Iraq

This is a very old helmet I saw at the Museum of Art in Philly. Does it remind you of anything?

One of the ski runs we took at Vail. I think this is a run at Mid Vail. We sure had fun!

Charlie & Julia (he is on left; she is 3rd from left) at their memorable holiday party right before Thanksgiving. Everyone was beautiful and all had a wonderful evening. Wish I could have attended Thanksgiving too. : (

Mike and Jane at Julia and Charles' holiday party. We had a wonderful time meeting all their friends. How special to be invited....

"The Little Dancer" by Degas was a delight as I walked through the Philadelphia Museum of Art over the weekend.

Goodbye George....

Robert M. Woods is from Moscow, ID. Go Moscow!!!

Mel and Scot's new car. Hope it does well for you guys.

Much repairing to be done ....

"Created equal...."

The GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY is now in the planning stages. The Library will include:

The Weapons of Mass Destruction Room, which no one has yet been able to find.

The Hurricane Katrina Room, which is still under construction.

The Alberto Gonzales Room, where you won't be able to remember anything.

The Texas Air National Guard Room, where you don't even have to show up.

The Walter Reed Hospital Room, where they don't let you in.

The Guantanamo Bay Room, where they don't let you out.

The National Debt Room, which is huge and has no ceiling.

The Tax Cut Room with entry restricted only to the wealthy.

The Economy Room, which is in the toilet.

The Iraq War Room. After you complete your first tour, they make you to go back for a second, third, fourth, and sometimes fifth tour.

The Dick Cheney Room, in the famous undisclosed location, complete with shotgun gallery.

The Environmental Conservation Room, still empty, but very warm.

The Supreme Court Gift Shop, where you can buy an election.

The Decider Room complete with dart board, magic 8-ball, Ouija board, dice, coins, and straws.

Additionally, the museum will have an electron microscope to help you locate the President's accomplishments.

Admission: Republicans - free; Democrats - $1000 or 3 Euros

Sarah punked!

For Richard

For Diane

Meowf?

I adore kitties and labs, so not much else is needed to be said ....

"I can field dress it!" : )

What to say. Hmmm.

"America isn't a nation of war heroes and hockey moms and those who crow about being "pro-America" and "real" Americans, it's just plain, ordinary people whose lives speak to the beauty of simplicity and dignity of hope." Tomdiggsit

Alli has created this wonderful decorative cake for her culinary class in Portland. It is one among many amazingly beautiful and scrumptious foods she has made for the class. To check out more of her delights, check out her link. : )

"My Friends",
I have a wonderful feeling. Almost spiritual. But today, at about noon, I put my ballot in the voting box at City Hall. And placed my first vote for an African-American president in the history of our country. I am so proud. Barack Obama will be a most wonderful President. I can't say how things will go, because so much is wrong right now. Bush decimated our reputation abroad; he has ruined the economy; and has ripped the constitution of our country to shreds. How much Obama can rectify, who knows. But I wish him well. He and Michelle and Joe Biden. Good luck and God Bless!!

All the humans are working for Obama....

Joe the Plumber, my imaginary friend : )

Al Franken draws US freehand, one of his many amazing skills!

Colin Powell endorses Obama

So cute!!

Betsy getting ready for the wedding! She is lovely and the ceremony was beautiful and went without a hitch.

Andy has just finished a project at work and done very well, according to his project manager, who called him to say a "job well done!" The client said that he performed way above and beyond the expectations and requirements for the job. How cool is that. : )

Dissing Letterman: not a smart thing to do ....

How we are going to solve the financial problem

Polar Bears reject Sarah Palin too! The Reject Sarah Palin Rally was huge, half again as large as the one supporting her. Go Bears!!!

Some Republicans tell lies....

Ninja kitty! Thanks, Scott

Kicking up her heels! Go, mama!

I needed to take the spider off the front page, so to speak. This is where I went to high school for 9th grade. It was Wheelus High School on Wheelus Air Force Base, Tripoli, Libya, North Africa in 1960-61. Looking at the picture, I can see where I attended my French class, my world history class, and near the foreground but out of the picture, my algebra class. Dad was principal, so it was always interesting walking to class and having to greet the head of the school as "Hiya, Dad!"

The thing lurking in Mel and Scott's garage ....

How would you like to empty your garbage and have to deal with black widow spiders at the same time?

He's my man!

In going through old photos, trying to organize my storage area, I discovered this beautiful, art deco type photo of my mother as a bride. She was married in 1935. It is so lovely. And she looked so exquisite!

It looks like we have sold our first car. We had it for almost 40 years. We bought it in 1970 for $3200. That was an average price for a car then. Gees! It has been our friend for all that time and we hate to part with it, but as Dick says, it will have a better home now. I guess the guy buying it will restore it. That is more than we can do for it. Therefore, we wish it well.

Darth Vader McCain. Or rather, all the neo cons and politicos in Washington that are advising his election strategists!

Our car is coming! If Mel was here, she'd be happy too! As to the pic, we are all wearing Carolina blue colors. What a coordinated family.

Just a cool photo.

Our new car. We only buy one on average every 14 - 18 years, so the advances in technology always wow us. We would love to have a hybrid, but we are on the road for long distances too much to make it viable. Perhaps in 15 more years, they will have so improved that we can get one then.

I am the one with the paddle up in the air! Very much fun!!

Just want to see this every time I open my blog! It was such a lovely, yummy experience.

Visited with Mel at Colorado Springs while she was working on her annual project with JumpACL at the Air Force Academy. This shot is at Manitou Springs, a quaint little town outside of the Garden of the Gods.

Another lovely image of my sweetie at the Sunken Garden at Butchart. Beautiful memories!

I hate to keep stealing from Scott, but this is so real. Like he says, I dare you not to smile!

A colorful garden shot in the sunken gardens at Butchart Gardens near Victoria, BC. It was a lovely day and so enjoyable with Drew, Alli & Dick. Our trip near the end of May took in another Cirque. We had such fun!

Kayla and Eli's wedding

Had a wonderful time down in Richland. The wedding was lovely and the reception was so much fun! Drew and Alli really enjoyed dancing, but so did my hubby and I.

Democratic candidate for the Presidency

Historic moment and Hilary can't even find a way to graciously bow out.

So, you think you can believe what McCain says? Watch this!

Unbelievable.

You know, it's our turn now. The Republicans have tried their stuff and it hasn't worked (to say the least), so it's our turn now.

Had a wonderful time over the weekend (May 9-11) visiting with Andrew and taking in a Cirque du Soleil in Seattle. We also decided to have dinner at Ivar's on Lake Union afterwards, and had a delightful meal.

Scott and Mel ran in the White Lake Triathlon this Sunday, May 11, and did a fine job. Mel felt she did well in the swimming and running, but needs to fine tune her cycling. Scott decided that Mel was sabotaging his swim by "shortsuiting" him with his illfitting wet suit!! Just glad they enjoyed their outing.

Jen and Kayla's open house

Jen and Kayla graduated and (hopefully) enjoyed their open house at our place Saturday, May 3rd. Their families came as well and we had a lovely afternoon enjoying the outdoors, the food, and the company!

Our "Titanic Gourmet Dinner!"

So, we finally had our Titanic Gourmet Dinner! We sat down to an 8 course dinner (pared down from the typical 11 courses in first class), but we managed to have enough to eat I believe : ). All 3 parties enjoyed the experience and the dressing up. We all felt we should do it again. Those of you who couldn't make the dinner, you really missed something special.

Global Warming: Action/Inaction?

Darn!

Just had an accident this morning at 11:30 am with my Fiat and a truck. I'm fine, the car isn't. Not as much damage as one might think, as both were going slowly. I'm upset for many reasons. The weather lately sucks and caused this accident. Don't need this right now. More later.

You know its a good snow year when there's a cornice in the parking lot!! (End of March '08)

I've found my candidate as well, Mel

A view of Whistler with a tiny spot in the evening sky which is the eclipse of the moon.

Women's Downhill at Whistler, BC '08

Dick caught this skier on his camera as he worked on the course crew at Whistler's World Cup. His official name as course crew worker at Whistler was "weasel worker".

"Mr. Bush, you are a fascist!"

Way too much snow

We have no where else to shovel our snow! This picture was taken a few days ago, and luckily, we haven't had any more snow to speak of. Some has melted, but not a lot. Help!

Skiing at Schweitzer this Christmas!

Yes, do try to remain calm!