family and friends

Thank you Grammi and Bampa for a wonderful week in Newport Beach. We felt doubly spoiled for John and Kimmimonster were also there.

After several years of reading Brick Master Magazine and reading about a place called Legoland, Zayne finally entered through the long awaited gates of Legoland. For anyone traveling with small children to Southern California, I highly recommend Legoland. It is the best amusement park that I have been to for children 3-8 years old. The best part was Mini USA. We experienced the wickedest ride at Legoland which superseded any beating that any other Southern California roller coaster had given us. One is actually able to choose the level of intensity for the ride, the scale being between 1 - 5. Since all of the other rides in the park were tame we chose five. Ouch. That was the worst ride ever. Two entries up is a video clip of our torture that the children loved.

Another bonus of the trip was that we got to see some of our best friends, the Nemeth Family. It had been way too long since we last saw them. We also got to visit with Dan's cousin Clark and wife Meagan. I just love seeing family and friends.

first tracks

On the second day of autumn at around 6,900 feet I found snow. That was a fabulous day. Dan volunteered to be my substitute teacher for the whole day. I can't tell you how many times I have wished for that blessing. A day off from homeschooling without the guilt of the children falling behind. Wow. Thank you Dan. Being able to take the day to get lost in the mountains biking meant a lot to me. I logged 25 miles and experienced some great views, down hills and trails. I even saw my first Bobcat in the wild.

what can I say about this?

Time for Some Campaignin'

I thought this satire was brillant and rematkably true. Time the time to check it out.

this presidential campaign

Is anyone else unenthused about our presidential choices? Mc Cain is too liberal on many issues for me, immigration for one, and I fear he would only make the government larger in the name of fairness. I still have not forgiven the guy for his campaign finance reform travesty. Can you imagine having to listen to his "my friend" line for the next four years? Then we have Obama. Ugh. He proposes to raise our taxes to 20%. No thank you. He doesn't seem to have a realistic view of the economy and society. He'd run our country to hell in a hand bag, idealistically thinking he was making the world a better place all the while. So, between the two lack-luster candidates I would have to choose McCain, wishing that his V.P. was in his place.