The van is packed.
The house in order.
The kids bathed and sleeping.
We leave before the rooster crows.
Until our next blog post . . . goodnight.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Calm Down, People!
This from my favorite columnist, the brilliant Mark Steyn:
As a general proposition, when told by unanimous elites that a particular course of action is urgent and necessary to avoid disaster, there's a lot to be said for going fishing*. If the entire global economy is so vulnerable that only the stalwart action of Barney Frank stands between it and ten years of soup kitchens, can it, in fact, be saved? Or look at it the other way round: Given any reasonable estimate of the number of headless chickens running around, was the five per cent fall in Asian markets and seven per cent "plummet" on the Dow in reaction to the House vote really the catastrophe some of my pals round here seem to think it was? If fear of seven per cent falls is enough to justify massive unprecedented government intrusion into the private sector, we might as well cut to the chase and go for the big Soviet command economy.
Steyn goes on to point out that in the past year the globe has cooled 0.7 degrees celsius and is now the same temperature that it was in 1930. (This has got to be the biggest unreported story ever!)
I WILL NOT BE RAILROADED!!!
As a general proposition, when told by unanimous elites that a particular course of action is urgent and necessary to avoid disaster, there's a lot to be said for going fishing*. If the entire global economy is so vulnerable that only the stalwart action of Barney Frank stands between it and ten years of soup kitchens, can it, in fact, be saved? Or look at it the other way round: Given any reasonable estimate of the number of headless chickens running around, was the five per cent fall in Asian markets and seven per cent "plummet" on the Dow in reaction to the House vote really the catastrophe some of my pals round here seem to think it was? If fear of seven per cent falls is enough to justify massive unprecedented government intrusion into the private sector, we might as well cut to the chase and go for the big Soviet command economy.
Steyn goes on to point out that in the past year the globe has cooled 0.7 degrees celsius and is now the same temperature that it was in 1930. (This has got to be the biggest unreported story ever!)
I WILL NOT BE RAILROADED!!!
Monday, September 29, 2008
Happy Birthday Barry Joe Tate!
I took these pictures, on our way to the cottage, for Josh. I thought maybe he would like to see some color. The variety of color doesn't show up much in the pics but it is the thought that counts, right?
The Cowboys LOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Go Antonio's Pizza!
The kids are playing soccer every Saturday morning with the local school. They are divided by ages and learn skills and the basic rules of the game. There are no teams but our family decided that our team name was Antonio's Pizza. Do we have such a pizza place in the area? No. We just are Antonio's Pizza. Go Antonio's Pizza!
Elisabeth is in the fourth grade group (which is the oldest group) and is the only girl. She holds her own. Her team scrimmaged today and she was the only one who scored. She scored twice! I wish I had recorded her goals but I was in a conversation with another mother at the time. At one point, she got possession of the ball midfield and then took off down the field, with everyone chasing her, then with one powerful kick . . . GOAL!
Grace is behind Elisabeth's group. She is wearing the dark shirt with a sweatshirt tied around her waist. Grace did not have a good soccer day today . . . that is all I will say about that.
Here are my soccer players walking down to the field. Isn't VT beautiful!
Our future soccer player with his combat boots on.
Lucy looking shy.
Lucy passing the ball.
Lucy thinking about who she will pass to next. It's a hard decision to make.
Elisabeth is in the fourth grade group (which is the oldest group) and is the only girl. She holds her own. Her team scrimmaged today and she was the only one who scored. She scored twice! I wish I had recorded her goals but I was in a conversation with another mother at the time. At one point, she got possession of the ball midfield and then took off down the field, with everyone chasing her, then with one powerful kick . . . GOAL!Grace is behind Elisabeth's group. She is wearing the dark shirt with a sweatshirt tied around her waist. Grace did not have a good soccer day today . . . that is all I will say about that.
Here are my soccer players walking down to the field. Isn't VT beautiful!
Our future soccer player with his combat boots on.
Lucy looking shy.
Lucy passing the ball.
Lucy thinking about who she will pass to next. It's a hard decision to make.Friday, September 26, 2008
Yummy!
Elisabeth went down to the Elliotts to get milk & eggs so she could make brownies and came back with Caleb who helped her.
We ate them in 20 minutes, however, we did save 2 for Joel.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Which way is up?
How crazy have things gotten? I was watching the news earlier today and was struck with how wise, prophetic and right-on Ron Paul sounded.
I'm ready for some tough medicine.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
The Visit of Northern Regression
A week from today we will be leaving Vermont, at 4am, for Augusta, Georgia . . . no overnight stops, four kids, lollipops, twizzlers, movies, moxie, juice boxes, baby potty, cooler, PB & jam and lots of, "Are we there yet?"
Sunday, September 21, 2008
A Visit From the Browns
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh! Nice picture.
Silly Faces.
Very serious faces (except for Dave).
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh. Again, nice picture.
Very silly faces!Saturday, September 20, 2008
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