WOOHOOO!! Ethan has accepted a position with a group in Ft Worth and I am SO excited! I can hardly stand it! It's just too cool. I'm so proud of him...he's worked so hard and I'm glad that he gets to work for a great company at a great job.
So, come June...we'll be back in Texas...
We're going to enjoy VA while we're here, though! :)
Monday, November 24, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
The things kids say!
Everett was sitting on the potty. He needed to go poopy. He was having a hard time of it, so he says, "The poopies don't want to come out because they want to ride on the Metro and go to the museum in my intestines."
BWWAAHHHAAAAHAHAAAAA~~~
How do you not laugh???! It was totally hysterical! We've been to DC too much or something. He's just got the best imagination.
BWWAAHHHAAAAHAHAAAAA~~~
How do you not laugh???! It was totally hysterical! We've been to DC too much or something. He's just got the best imagination.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
The thoughts in my head. Yes, politically related.
I don't really like to use my blog as a place to share my political leanings, but, politics have been on my mind lately. And, not really politics per se, but the issues that our political leaders vote on that affect our lives. I'm not too passionate about a lot of things that are in that group of things...but there are a few things that I care about...
Mostly as regards abortion and sex education...I am very pro life. But I'm also very pro sex education in schools with free access to contraception. I don't think that every kid in the world is going to make good choices, even with the best parents who teach them that it's better to abstain. And I know that kids aren't always free or able to approach their parents for contraception. I'd love to live in an ideal world where self control over hormones ruled, but that's never been the case...but I don't want to live in a world where we cover our eyes to reality and think that young ones are going to do the right thing all of the time and then only give them two options when there's a price to pay: abortion or adoption. I think the choices should begin before there's a third party involved. If we have one, then we have less of the other....and that's a good thing...Abortion IS a deal breaker for me. I feel that life begins at conception (having had 4 miscarriages...) and that taking that life is playing God.
And I don't care of gays want to marry. What does that bear on my marriage? Nothing. If my church decided to marry homosexuals, I might have more to talk about. Not a deal breaker, but something I definitely think about.
I'm not too keen on redistribution of wealth; I sort of wish the government would allow us to choose how we redistribute our own wealth. Maybe a better incentive would be to require a certain percentage of giving to non profits, and if that isn't made, then require a make up. I don't know...I'm starting to become a fan of the fair tax, thanks to my brother...but taxes aren't a deal breaker for me, but like gay marriage, something I put thought into.
The war? I'd like it to end. But I'd like it to end when it's done. I'll leave that to the professionals....
Anyway, that's just been rattling around up in there, and I thought I'd write it down...just in case anyone is interested in my little old opinions. :) And, it's nice to get it out of my head and into the computer... :)
Mostly as regards abortion and sex education...I am very pro life. But I'm also very pro sex education in schools with free access to contraception. I don't think that every kid in the world is going to make good choices, even with the best parents who teach them that it's better to abstain. And I know that kids aren't always free or able to approach their parents for contraception. I'd love to live in an ideal world where self control over hormones ruled, but that's never been the case...but I don't want to live in a world where we cover our eyes to reality and think that young ones are going to do the right thing all of the time and then only give them two options when there's a price to pay: abortion or adoption. I think the choices should begin before there's a third party involved. If we have one, then we have less of the other....and that's a good thing...Abortion IS a deal breaker for me. I feel that life begins at conception (having had 4 miscarriages...) and that taking that life is playing God.
And I don't care of gays want to marry. What does that bear on my marriage? Nothing. If my church decided to marry homosexuals, I might have more to talk about. Not a deal breaker, but something I definitely think about.
I'm not too keen on redistribution of wealth; I sort of wish the government would allow us to choose how we redistribute our own wealth. Maybe a better incentive would be to require a certain percentage of giving to non profits, and if that isn't made, then require a make up. I don't know...I'm starting to become a fan of the fair tax, thanks to my brother...but taxes aren't a deal breaker for me, but like gay marriage, something I put thought into.
The war? I'd like it to end. But I'd like it to end when it's done. I'll leave that to the professionals....
Anyway, that's just been rattling around up in there, and I thought I'd write it down...just in case anyone is interested in my little old opinions. :) And, it's nice to get it out of my head and into the computer... :)
Sunday, November 2, 2008
A Fun Fall Day!!
I love Washington, D.C.!! I mean, I love the museums, the fun things to see and do. ;) On the spur of the moment this morning, we decided to go to DC for the day, and I'm so glad we did. It was a beautiful drive up. Having never really seen seasons before, I really enjoyed all of the fall colors...deep reds and bright oranges...and even lemon yellows. It was better than the pictures. I am going to miss fall when we move because I'm not sure we'll get to see this again. Drinking it up has been a lot of fun, but today there was just that extra special something that made it breath taking.
Tate slept and Ev watched a movie, so Ethan and I listened to Skip Ryan on the iPod together. That was nice, too. We've downloaded his whole series on Romans and...let's just say Skip cuts to the quick and doesn't mind pounding toes. It's good.
We got to DC, and at the Natural History museum, the new Ocean wing was open. It is amazing! Just gorgeous with more things to look at in that one wing than you could take in during a whole day. Everett LOVED it! We ate lunch (which we had bought at Bodo's that morning: bagels with peanut butter!) and made our way to the dirt and rocks and bugs. WOOHOO! I love having a boy who is interested in such fun things. :)
After that we took a few minutes to see the National Gallery and the Air and Space museums. It was so great, as usual, to see Everett's face light up. He's so much fun...and thankfully, Tate is so easy going that he had a good time being pushed around in the stroller and getting out now and then to look at fun things.
On the trip home, Tate made friends on the Metro by flirting with the two women who were next to us, and as soon as we were in the car, both boys were out. I mean, completely OUT! :) So, we got to listen to more Skip...so good for us. I can't think of a more fun day.
To top it off, when we stopped off for burgers, Ev woke up out of his deep slumber and said in a groggy voice, "I had so much fun at the new-seum, Mommy. I wuv you." :) Can't beat that.
Tate slept and Ev watched a movie, so Ethan and I listened to Skip Ryan on the iPod together. That was nice, too. We've downloaded his whole series on Romans and...let's just say Skip cuts to the quick and doesn't mind pounding toes. It's good.
We got to DC, and at the Natural History museum, the new Ocean wing was open. It is amazing! Just gorgeous with more things to look at in that one wing than you could take in during a whole day. Everett LOVED it! We ate lunch (which we had bought at Bodo's that morning: bagels with peanut butter!) and made our way to the dirt and rocks and bugs. WOOHOO! I love having a boy who is interested in such fun things. :)
After that we took a few minutes to see the National Gallery and the Air and Space museums. It was so great, as usual, to see Everett's face light up. He's so much fun...and thankfully, Tate is so easy going that he had a good time being pushed around in the stroller and getting out now and then to look at fun things.
On the trip home, Tate made friends on the Metro by flirting with the two women who were next to us, and as soon as we were in the car, both boys were out. I mean, completely OUT! :) So, we got to listen to more Skip...so good for us. I can't think of a more fun day.
To top it off, when we stopped off for burgers, Ev woke up out of his deep slumber and said in a groggy voice, "I had so much fun at the new-seum, Mommy. I wuv you." :) Can't beat that.
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