A Must Read

When Bush left office, I wrote a post thanking him for his work. I still stand by much of what I said. I think Bush did some wonderful things and some less wonderful things as President. I don't know if we've ever had a "perfect" president, but my brain tells me the answer is almost certainly 'no.' Well, I don't like Obama. I'm sure that's no surprise. Ft Hood was a tragedy that our nation suffered similar to many shootings we've had in the past, except this one never should have happened. The feds had probed Hasan in the past, they knew he was dangerous, and yet somehow he managed to attack an Army base and kill almost a dozen people. Obama, being the insensitive mongrel that he is, handled the situation almost as poorly as possible. Read about it here. It's almost as horrific and mind-boggling as the shootings. I struggle to imagine a president much worse.

Contrast this with another president, maligned and despised by the country, who silently and without fanfare heads to Ft Hood and meets with the families and victims for hours, consoling them and helping them. That's right. George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, were in Ft Hood and doing what the President should have been doing. Read the articles that I have linked and contrast the two presidents, one so globally loathed, the other so universally loved. It's wonderful that Obama was able to properly respond at the memorial service after someone was able to write a nice, cover-up speech for him, but his true character was seen in the immediate response.

New Book Idea

I have an idea for a new story that I wanted to run across some friends and family before writing after I finish Hunt. The tentative title is Darkness and it surrounds a love-starved girl who is being stalked by a guy at her school. Yes, it's kind of a scary, horror-type story. She sees him watching her at school, turning up at "just the right time" to help her, but then things get really creepy when she finds out he's been staring at her at night as she sleeps, letting himself in through her window and then leaving before she wakes. While the guy is clearly a psycho, it gets weirder when the girl starts to develop feelings for him, even becoming depressed and delusional when he's not around, contemplating various ways to put her life on the line, and finding solace in her ex-lover's worst enemy. I haven't decided yet how to end the story, but I'm thinking it might involve a baby strong enough to claw its way out of her uterus, ultimately killing her. Sound fun? Well, believe me, it won't be.

For Aunt Rosalee

Jacobs sister gave Lily a book for her birthday and she loves it. She reads it so much that she has almost memorized the whole thing.(Not that there is a whole lot to memorize) Here she is reading it to Aunt Rose.

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Photo Shoot

My friend Mary used my new camera (since I don't know how yet) and took pictures of my kids for me. She edited them and everything. I like them soooo much better than all the studio pictures I have of them. It was so fun to be out at the park and play with my cute kids. Thanks Mary. These are just a few of them. Enjoy. This one was taken on a different day while Lily and Mary's son Luke were eating a snack in their strollers and laughing at each other.



I got this one in 8x10. It is my favorite.


I love these kids!

I Love DUG!

Kat and I finally watched UP. It was a tremendous film and rather funny, particularly because of DUG, that lovable dog. Some of my favorite lines were:

"I have just met you and I love you."

"I would be happy if you stopped."

"I do not like the collar of shame."

And best of all, "I was hiding under your porch because I love you."

If you'd like to see an interesting featurette about the guy who plays Dug (and Roz and Mr Ray) click here.

The Jesus Song

One of the 4 songs we have to sing to Lily every night is "The Jesus Song"(I'm trying to be like Jesus) It is kind of a long song for a kid to learn and I had no idea she even knew it until one night she just sang along with me and she knew every word. Jacob made a little video of her singing it but she knew he was recording so naturally she was a little shy. You can still see how sweet it is though.

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For Grandma Crosby

One fall memory I have from my childhood is that whenever my mom and I would go on walks she would always go out of her way to walk through the dead fallen leaves because of the crunch sound it made. Lily also loves that sound. She calls it "walking through the trees."Here is a little video for Grandma.

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