Friday, April 13, 2007
Thursday, April 12, 2007
The Tax Code
I was listening to Coast to Coast AM last night. They had a guest talking about the FairTax. It's very intriguing. Check it out when you have some time: www.fairtax.org.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
More Family Fun
On Saturday my brother-in-law's parents hosted a "Welcome Home" open house for Brice, who recently came home from Iraq with the Air Force. They have a cabin outside Tillamook, so we all spent a fun day along the river; mostly eating and talking.
My mom and Brice's mom decided this would be a great opportunity for family pictures. After his family did their round, it was our turn. The first one was everybody - mom and dad, Jackie and Brice, Rene, Bryan and 3 kids and me. Then mom wanted all individual families. Plus one of just the grandkids.
Sebastien (4), Olivia (2) and Sean (1) were arranged standing/sitting on a rock. Olivia had no facial expression. Rene said it was because a lot of new people were around and she often will become emotionless when overwhelmed with so many strangers. I'm sure having about 10 adults standing behind the camera telling her to smile didn't help.
Then Rene, in a somewhat embarrassed tone, said she always smiles at farting noises.
So the 10 adults standing behind the camera started making farting noises.
Olivia smiled.
My mom and Brice's mom decided this would be a great opportunity for family pictures. After his family did their round, it was our turn. The first one was everybody - mom and dad, Jackie and Brice, Rene, Bryan and 3 kids and me. Then mom wanted all individual families. Plus one of just the grandkids.
Sebastien (4), Olivia (2) and Sean (1) were arranged standing/sitting on a rock. Olivia had no facial expression. Rene said it was because a lot of new people were around and she often will become emotionless when overwhelmed with so many strangers. I'm sure having about 10 adults standing behind the camera telling her to smile didn't help.
Then Rene, in a somewhat embarrassed tone, said she always smiles at farting noises.
So the 10 adults standing behind the camera started making farting noises.
Olivia smiled.
Tulips!
I went to the Tulip Festival in Woodburn on April 1. Jeremy took this picture of me:
I'm leaning down to smell the flowers. Some of the tulips had great aromas - these ones were better looking than smelling. However, they were one of my favorites. I love the color combination.
The day was sunny (although the picture doesn't look it) and there were all kinds of people wandering around. It was pretty neat. It looked like God took his paintbrush and started having fun.
I'm leaning down to smell the flowers. Some of the tulips had great aromas - these ones were better looking than smelling. However, they were one of my favorites. I love the color combination.
The day was sunny (although the picture doesn't look it) and there were all kinds of people wandering around. It was pretty neat. It looked like God took his paintbrush and started having fun.
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