Monthly Archives: May 2006

A Good Day

We had a good day today. Got home from the b&b, laid down for a bit and went horse back riding.

I haven’t done that since the summer of ’88 in Alaska. It is amazing how natural it felt to be back in the saddle. Harold posted the pics from it. =)

Once we got home, we did the pool thing and then chilled.

I did get the never ending laundry caught up and litter done. Otherwise it was a couple of weeks of emails done.

I had a few things in mind to post about, but I’m tired & I’m feeling kind of out there, so those thoughts aren’t forming very well…..lol

It was just nice to spend some quality time together. =)

I wanna be a cowboy….

We took the last 2 days off to spend some alone together since we will have family in town on our anniversary in a few weeks so yesterday we went on a bike ride, then the beach and checked into a B&B here in Melbourne and then went to dinner at some fancy French Restaurant where we ate a lot of food and then back to the room for LOST and finally some time in the Jacuzzi.

And of course no anniversary of ours would be complete without the NBA Playoffs…. F***** Cavs… Yay Spurs!

Today we came home and crashed for an hour and then went on a horseback ride in Cocoa. A lot of fun, not too hot, but the guide wasn’t exactly the ideal person you would want to spend time with on an “adventure”, someone who is in the wrong business for sure.

http://www.paulineantoinette.com/PNH/nature/horseride_fl_051806/index.htm

Image 39 is a tree hit by lightning that started a small fire last week that was caught in time before any bad damage.

Images 63-71 are some shots of one of too many fires we have had in our area this year.

Images 72 and 73 is so funny and something I would never thought I would see (anti one, pro other)

We got home around 2pm where we did some work and spent some pool time and just chilling out now.

Early Anniversary Celebration

We are watching LOST. We are at a bed & breakfast so we can’t just fast forward through the commericals….lol

This is our anniversary celebration. We will be married for 9yrs on the 31st. With the family coming down, we decided to celebrate a few weeks early. So today we did a bike ride, packed for the evening, went to the beach, and headed to the b& b.

We then chilled and watch some news. We had reservations for a french restaurent within walking distance, but it was early so we walked the historic district and checked out some of the shops. It was the 1st time either of us have been to a french restaurent. What worries me about trying new places is getting something that you end up not eating. But we did pretty good on our selections and really enjoyed ourselves.

Now we are chilling out and while watching our tv show addiction…………..grin Tomorrow we are going horseback riding. I haven’t done that since Alaska. I’m excited and nervous all at the same time, since I haven’t done it in so long.

Happy Mother’s Day!!

Love ya Mom!!!

*fwd. from Mom =)

In Honor of Mothers Day! Happy Mother’s Day!

1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE.
“If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning.”

2. My mother taught me RELIGION.
“You better pray that will come out of the carpet.”

3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL.
“If you don’t straighten up, I’m going to knock you into the middle of next week!”

4. My mother taught me LOGIC
” Because I said so, ! that’s why.”

5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC.
“If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you’re not going to the store with me.”

6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT.
“Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you’re in an accident.”

7. My mother taught me IRONY
“Keep crying, and I’ll give you something to cry about.”

8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS.
“Shut your mouth and eat your supper.”

9. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM.
“Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!”

10. My mother taught me about STAMINA.
“You’ll sit there until all that spinach is gone.”

11. My mother taught me about WEATHER.
“This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it.”

12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY.
“If I told you once, I’ve told you a million times. D! on’t ex aggerate!”

13. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE.
“I brought you into this world, and I can take you out.”

14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.
“Stop acting like your father!”

15. My mother taught me about ENVY.
“There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don’t have wonderful parents like you do.”

16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.
“Just wait until we get home.”

17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING.
“You are going to get it when you get home!”

18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.
“If you don’t stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way.”

19. My mother taught me ESP.
“Put your sweater on; don’t you think I know when you are cold?”

20. My mother taught me HUMOR.
“When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don’t come running to me.”

21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT.
“If you don’t eat your vegetables, you’ll never grow up.”

22. My mother taught me GENETICS.
“You’re just like your father.”

23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS.
“Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?”

24. My mother taught me WISDOM.
“When you get to be my age, you’ll understand.”

25. And my favorite: My mother taught me about JUSTICE.
“One day you’ll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!”

Politics

I have liked John McCain for his straight talk and common sense approach of moderation. But seeing him court the religious right has not been encouraging. I know that realistically it may be something he has to do in these day and age of extremism, but it is still very dissappointing. And then speaking at Jerry Falwell’s school?…..yuck

Here is an article that pointed out a few things about what he said there, so maybe he is still staying his own man.

Jon Meacham on McCain

“McCain’s call was for America to act like America: to argue about freedom, but to respect one another, to understand that we are all-even those with whom we completely disagree-made in the image and likeness of God and are thus entitled to equal dignity. The difference between a theocracy and a democratic republic like ours is that religion shapes the life of nation without controlling it. And we are no theocracy. “Let us argue with each other then,” McCain said. “By all means, let us argue. Our differences are not petty, they often involve cherished beliefs, and represent our best judgment about what is right for our country and humanity. Let us defend those beliefs. Let’s do so sincerely and strenuously. It is our right and duty to do so. And let’s not be too dismayed with the tenor and passion of our arguments, even when they wound us. We have fought among ourselves before in our history, over big things and small, with worse vitriol and bitterness than we experience today. … But let us remember, we are not enemies. We are compatriots defending ourselves from a real enemy. We have nothing to fear from each other. … It should remain an argument among friends; each of us struggling to hear our conscience, and heed its demands; each of us, despite our differences, united in our great cause, and respectful of the goodness in each other. I have not always heeded this injunction myself, and I regret it very much.” (Confession is always good for the soul, and usually good for politicians. My old editor and friend Charlie Peters likes to say that people are much more likely to heed a sermon from someone who admits their own sins, and McCain was smart to acknowledge his own weaknesses.)

One phrase from the speech stands out: an argument among friends. That is not a bad way of thinking about the country, a way of thinking that has ancient roots. The commandment to love one’s neighbor as oneself is found in Leviticus, and reading McCain’s remarks reminded me of a passage from John Adams-a passage that is, in the words of St. Augustine, ever old, ever new. “I hate polemical politics and polemical divinity,” Adams once said. “My religion is founded on the love of God and my neighbor; on the hope of pardon for my offenses; upon contrition; upon the duty as well as the necessity of [enduring] with patience the inevitable evils of life; in the duty of doing no wrong, but all the good I can, to the creation of which I am but an infinitesimal part.””