Monday, August 30, 2010

8/28 in Washington D.C



I was impressed to hear and watch how amazing the weekend in DC must have been. 500,000 people gathered on the Mall, crowds stretching a mile long, and not ONE arrest. It's amazing to see so many people get together with one thought- return to honor. As he promised, it wasn't a political rally. His goal was not to have God on our side, but to have us be on God's side. I have been watching the reports on it today, and I wish that I had been there!! Listening to that many people recite the pledge was inspiring- can you imagine participating in that, the amazing spirit that must have been there!

I was especially moved to hear that Martin Luther King Jr's niece was one of the main speakers. It was equally inspiring to see the pictures of rabbi's and African American preachers, pastors and imam's, all linking arms, people of all different faiths and religions coming together.

Sad though, our president didn't bother to watch, and when asked about it this was his comment

"I did not watch the rally. Given all those anxieties, and given the fact that you aren't going to fix any of those situations over night, it not surprising that a person like Mr. Beck can stir up a certain portion of our country." I don't post this to cause comment, because I can almost guarantee that my state rep would be saying the same thing. I only state it to illustrate how tragic it has become that so many of our Representatives and leaders don't find value with what the majority of people in this country believe.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

A dangerous job





This is one of the HIGH VOLTAGE substations that Adam works at all day, these are the SNAKES that live in the substations that Adam works at all day, these are the TOWERS Adam has to climb by the substations that he works at all day, this is a brush FIRE burning 10 feet away from the substation that Adam had to work at all day.
Can anyone say HAZARD PAY?

Monday, August 23, 2010

The Hunger Games

If you have not read this series, I HIGHLY recommend it! It was AMAZING!

Free Photo Book

I know, I have photo book issues, I readily admit it. BUT- My Publisher (a photo book company) is offereing a free photo book, all you pay is shipping. This is NOT my favorite site, limited layouts and you can only choose solid colors for backgrounds, but IT"S FREE! This would make a great book to look at church, or just for fun to try out the photo book stuff.

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Good Time

For a good time follow this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc20vMz0V7Q

Poll: Islamic Mosque

Please answer the poll to your right and give any feedback you wish in comments. I am interested to see what you think!

Friday, August 20, 2010

Happy Birthday Julie!

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happpppyyyy Biiirrrthday to Julie... Happy birthday to you!!!! ;)

We all love you!

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Danceable Grooves


How can life not get better when Pandora plays Madonna, Michael Jackson, and the Bangles one after the other?

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Brooke's Blog

Just wanted to let all of you wonderful aunts and uncles and grandparents know about Brooke's blog. She started it last year but hasn't done much with it. She is trying to start posting more, so I thought I would let you know about it. It's always fun to see that people have looked at your blog and commented, so if you have time...could I impose upon you to comment every now and then on her blog? Thanks! Love you guys! And thanks greg for being so sweet to comment on her previous post- she was WAY excited!

http://abrooketroutslife.blogspot.com/

Saturday, August 7, 2010

CAN"T WAIT!!!!

I just want everyone to know that we can't wait to see you in a week! My kids are beside themselves with excitement, and it is starting to feel like Christmas! I love all of the fun traditions- bingo, mellow-wars, water slide, candy guess...candy fight, mike losing teeth. Ahh, such good memories! Thanks for being an awesome family, and aside from missing Greg and Haylee, we can't wait to see everyone.


It is amazing how much the babies will have changed!




Friday, August 6, 2010

HELP

I need family pictures from any year but mostly 1995-now. I have them, but without a scanner they do me no good. You can e-mail them to me stephanimattson@hotmail.com or post them here and I will transfer them to my photo booth. If you could do this for me befor next Thursday I would be sooooo happy:) Thanks -Steph-