We've stuffed and eaten the turkey, enjoyed the mashed potatoes and gravy, feasted on marshmallow candy yams and a scrumptious green salad, slopped up with home made rolls, nibbled on olives and pickles, and topped everything off with some pumpkin pie and whipped topping.
Took a nap and just paddled around the house. Enjoyed phone calls from Jon and Joc and Jeannette. Watched ROCKY! What a great day.
Had fun with Jo and Drew, Nikki and Jake.
Winding down a bit now ... may need a little more pie. But other than that, all is good.
:) Dana
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Islamic Terrorism
How come no one wants to say in our news media that terrorism attacks in India -- (and every other trouble spot in the world) -- are caused by radical Islamic fundamentalists, the Islamic Fascists who cannot get along with their neighbors?
The "religion of peace" strikes again with blood and horror and we want to pretend that it is some random act of violence and we don't want to blame Muslims.
After all, there are many good Muslims and we don't want to "profile" a certain group as being bad guys. That wouldn't be "fair", would it?
(Hence, when you go to the airport you see the TSA stopping little blonde, blue-eyed mothers with babies ... and watch as they x-ray their shoes and wand their infants in diapers because, by gawd, those nasty terrorists might be cleverly disguised as a young woman and children with a Scandinavian ancestry).
The fact is, we are at war ... and that war is being waged around the world with a very definite group of individuals -- radical Muslims. And, until we acknowledge who the enemy is -- Islamic terrorists -- (say it outloud with me: "Islamic Terrorists") -- we will never be able to mount an appropriate response to protect our citizens.
There will be more to come ...
The "religion of peace" strikes again with blood and horror and we want to pretend that it is some random act of violence and we don't want to blame Muslims.
After all, there are many good Muslims and we don't want to "profile" a certain group as being bad guys. That wouldn't be "fair", would it?
(Hence, when you go to the airport you see the TSA stopping little blonde, blue-eyed mothers with babies ... and watch as they x-ray their shoes and wand their infants in diapers because, by gawd, those nasty terrorists might be cleverly disguised as a young woman and children with a Scandinavian ancestry).
The fact is, we are at war ... and that war is being waged around the world with a very definite group of individuals -- radical Muslims. And, until we acknowledge who the enemy is -- Islamic terrorists -- (say it outloud with me: "Islamic Terrorists") -- we will never be able to mount an appropriate response to protect our citizens.
There will be more to come ...
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Thanksgiving -- minus 1
Almost here.
Strange how I am so ready for turkey. Just wish more of the kids were headed here so we could really feast.
Been a little slow at work this week. That's to be expected. Made a sale yesterday and hope to do one more today so I will have made a sale every week for the past 8 months ...
This is the time of year when a good chunk of the money rolls in -- and we do about 100 parties in a 3 week period. Usually a little bit hectic, but so far everything is under control.
We just keep chugging along.
:) Dana
Strange how I am so ready for turkey. Just wish more of the kids were headed here so we could really feast.
Been a little slow at work this week. That's to be expected. Made a sale yesterday and hope to do one more today so I will have made a sale every week for the past 8 months ...
This is the time of year when a good chunk of the money rolls in -- and we do about 100 parties in a 3 week period. Usually a little bit hectic, but so far everything is under control.
We just keep chugging along.
:) Dana
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Getting ready for T-Day ...
Still a few days away. But, already the preparations have started.
I baked bread last night that will be turned into stuffing. Mmmmm. That should be good.
I also baked some chocolate chip cookies to get me through the arduous ordeal of putting the ingredients for the bread into my Zojirushi Bread Maker -- or, as Donald Trump would say, the finest bread maker in all the world!
That's about all I have to do. Nancy won't let me do much else.
I may get to put the olives on the table ... but usually I eat most of them before anyone else arrives -- so a re-load is almost always necessary.
I look at black olives and always wish my fingers were still small enough to stick in the holes ... and then I would eat them off my fingertips ... (just so you know where my kids got that habit. LOL!)
Nancy will cook like we still have 8 kids at home. That is OK. I wish they were. And those who come see us, will get loaded up with leftovers.
Jolene and Drew are coming down from Bellingham. Jake and Nikki will also be joining us.
I haven't started lobbying Nancy for this yet -- but I think we should add some crab to our meal. I saw the Deadliest Catch skippers on a TV ad, asking us to eat more crab this holiday season -- especially seeing what the $#@% they go through to bring us crab. LOL! It was a funny ad. I think they are doing a marathon show on Thanksgiving.
They have a couple other shows I still love on Discovery. Bear Grylles is my hero. I like Survivor man too.
But right now, I seem hooked on Storm Chasers, the guys who are chasing tornadoes all over tornado alley. I am fascinated with the storms ... and am somehow connected through the show to my Mom's growing up in Kansas and what it must have been like then when these types of storms swirled through Kansas.
OK. So I'm rambling ... and will stop for now.
Eat more crab. It's the least we can do.
:) Dana
I baked bread last night that will be turned into stuffing. Mmmmm. That should be good.
I also baked some chocolate chip cookies to get me through the arduous ordeal of putting the ingredients for the bread into my Zojirushi Bread Maker -- or, as Donald Trump would say, the finest bread maker in all the world!
That's about all I have to do. Nancy won't let me do much else.
I may get to put the olives on the table ... but usually I eat most of them before anyone else arrives -- so a re-load is almost always necessary.
I look at black olives and always wish my fingers were still small enough to stick in the holes ... and then I would eat them off my fingertips ... (just so you know where my kids got that habit. LOL!)
Nancy will cook like we still have 8 kids at home. That is OK. I wish they were. And those who come see us, will get loaded up with leftovers.
Jolene and Drew are coming down from Bellingham. Jake and Nikki will also be joining us.
I haven't started lobbying Nancy for this yet -- but I think we should add some crab to our meal. I saw the Deadliest Catch skippers on a TV ad, asking us to eat more crab this holiday season -- especially seeing what the $#@% they go through to bring us crab. LOL! It was a funny ad. I think they are doing a marathon show on Thanksgiving.
They have a couple other shows I still love on Discovery. Bear Grylles is my hero. I like Survivor man too.
But right now, I seem hooked on Storm Chasers, the guys who are chasing tornadoes all over tornado alley. I am fascinated with the storms ... and am somehow connected through the show to my Mom's growing up in Kansas and what it must have been like then when these types of storms swirled through Kansas.
OK. So I'm rambling ... and will stop for now.
Eat more crab. It's the least we can do.
:) Dana
Sunday, November 23, 2008
OK. So far ... no green, flesh-eating lizard-men from outer space ...
I think you all know I was worried with the election of Obama as our new king ... oops, I mean Savior ... oops, I mean Emperor ... oops ... I mean President. (See, I just can't help being sarcastic about this).
And, the outer-space aliens scenario was certainly on my mind ...
But, I have to admit -- I like some of the new appointments. Especially Hilary's position as a secretary (of State, that is).
I read an attack book against her and instead of hating her as the book wanted me to do -- I came away instead thinking she would be very tough on our nation's enemies. So, a hearty hip-hip-pants suit-hooray to her!
Lots of very interesting choices so far. Should be fun.
:) Dana
And, the outer-space aliens scenario was certainly on my mind ...
But, I have to admit -- I like some of the new appointments. Especially Hilary's position as a secretary (of State, that is).
I read an attack book against her and instead of hating her as the book wanted me to do -- I came away instead thinking she would be very tough on our nation's enemies. So, a hearty hip-hip-pants suit-hooray to her!
Lots of very interesting choices so far. Should be fun.
:) Dana
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