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Tonight we finally have rain. Not sure how much but not as much as we need. We are still having thunder and lightning so the cats are still freaked and in hiding. They are not big fans of thunder or … Continue reading
I just discovered that tweets are no longer getting posted daily, I’m working on getting that fixed….no idea what happened and pretty annoyed by that.
Ok, what is going on in my little corner of the world……
We had a few days of sunshine and decent temps, now back to cold and rainy….it is Oregon, the normal.
Just received an email from my Aunt Debbie, my cousin Rodman (named after my late uncle) has been recommended to hospice. =( He doesn’t even hit 27 until June. I didn’t grow up with him so wasn’t close due to that and age, but I have lots of memories of his mom and dad and me teaching his older sister how to walk. Not sure what if anything I can do to help and feel totally helpless and crushed. He is part of my family and it hurts. My thoughts are with them, but that seems to be all I can do. =(
Hubby and I have hit a rough spot economically but are doing well. Just needing to cut back and keep a closer eye on things. We are grateful that we doing much better then many other people are nationally.
If you’ve been following my tweets, I’ve been getting very annoyed at the war on women that they right wing nut jobs are doing. Limbaugh’s crappy comments just highlighted and showed it for what it was. I’m really hoping that this wakes women up to start taking part. So many laws have been passed to roll back our rights and treat us like imbecilic property it is astonishing. And many have no idea how bad it has gotten, they are just trying to live their lives. And my question is, where are the men in this? The ones that don’t believe like the right wingers, why aren’t they speaking up?
At the rate this is going, they are going to take away our right to vote……ggeezz
Debating on going to Salem Apr 28th and take part in the March Unite Against the War on Women : https://www.facebook.com/UniteWomen
I know I do a lot of tweets and posts about issues, I hope that they are educational and make people more aware of how the government effects them more then they realize, but maybe it time to do a little more. Even though, I’m a serious homebody and anti-social.
Not sure what to think about Peyton Manning. I’ve always wanted him to retire as a Colt. =( But I understand why the Colts need to move on (they totally screwed up for not preparing in case he got injured) and start to rebuild. Irsay and Manning did it really classy. I really don’t see the Colts doing anything for the next few years. I do hope, for Manning, that he still has a few more years left in him inspite of the injury and he can retire on his own terms.
We got ourselves IPad 2s for the holidays. We are thoroughly enjoying them. We love the surfing options, keeping up with twitter, but loving the ebook option more. I like being able to update facebook/twitter from it, but for a lot of typing, such as this and skype, it has a lot to be desired. I need my macbook for that. We are debating (in the long term) of getting the wireless apple keyboard just for extensive typing.
I do love being able to have a small library in my hand due to my ipad. I’ve already read the Hobbit & LOTR….being a few years since I have. Currently going between reading Agathe Christie and “God Hates You : Hate Him Back” while using his arguments to highlight the bible I was given in ’89
Boy, reading this…..why would anyone want to be Jewish, Christian or Muslim?? “God” is such a hateful, murderous and jealous thing (where it acknowledges the existence of other “gods”.) It teaches racism, genocide…..no wonder why religious nuts jobs feel comfortable in their hatred and bigotry…it taught all comes from the old testament……and I haven’t even gotten the new testament yet. Like they say, you can’t fully read and understand the bible without becoming an atheist.
Joined the Freedom From Religion Foundation a few months ago. Never been a fan of organized religion, especially have living in the bible thumping mid west. Good way to turn you against religion. But I always thought the bible and things were a log of history….but after actually reading and learning history, nope, it is nothing but a mythology…..just like the greek and roman gods. Sad that the world still believes in it.
So now I’m reading up on the bible so I can understand and defend myself from the thumpers who have no respect for people who do not believe the same way.
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve gotten to the point that I refuse to put up with the crap that I’ve tolerated over the years. As I say, I’m old and cranky! lol
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I hope everyone is having a great day of family and food. As I start this, hubby has the turkey in the oven and we have football in. Been way too long since my last actual blog, doing our normal of gym, errands and work. =)
I have finally got what family info I have and put it on ancestry.com So far a few of my cousins have added info, which is cool. Just would love to get even more. I have all of my great-grandparents names and only one set of great-great grandparent’s names. I lucked out on the great-great grandpa, he had lots of kids and descents who have put info on ancestry.com and I’ve got as far back as the 1500s in Germany….so that was really, really cool. But for everyone else, I haven’t been able to get across the pond back to the old country. =( Doesn’t help that I can’t read German…..lol If I can get back to the 1500’s on all of the direct lines, I’d be very pleased.
I just want to establish where the bloodlines are from and then what I really would like, it is find the distant and current relatives that are still in Europe. I know that my maternalgrandfather’s side was still in, what was then East Germany, in the 1970s.
After getting tied into it for week, I’m taking a break. When I start back up, I think I’m going to start on uploading pics so maybe it will enjoy other family members to add to it. Then I want to start something on my hubby’s side……there is so much to do, that my head spins on where to start.
**Just had our turkey dinner…..tummy is stuffed….grin He made a great meal. I think I just love having all the different types of food together…..and look forward to the leftovers.
I’m hoping that I’ll be able and go and visit my folks this coming June. It has been too long. And I would love to time it with their 40th wedding anniversary. =)
This year has just flown by, I think not having an actual summer didn’t help. It was so wet/damp at the beginning and so short.
We did get one more camping trip in and totally lucked out and got awesome weather! We went to Mt Rainier National Park back in Sept. It was sunny and in the 80s. We took off the jeep t-tops once we got into the park. It was so beautiful, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
We camped at Cougar Rock, it was so peacefully….helps to wait until after school is back in session….grin
Camp
On the drive around the park, we stopped at a glacier river, that showed it’s history of how it has moved through the years. Meet a couple that lives just across the river in Washington from PDX, that has been going to Mt Rainier for years and has seen all the changes. They must have been in theirs 80s, they were so neat to talk to. Would’ve loved to talk some more, but we were out in the open without any shade…..very hot. Putting our hands into the glacier river felt so good.
Glacier River
This year's bridge, until it gets wiped out. =)
On the drive up.
And we drove up to Paradise so we can do a small trail and see Nisqually Glacier. Since last winter was heavier then usual for snow and our summer started later, parts of the trail still had snow. But the small hike had such an elevation increase at times that it took 3hrs round trip.
Start of the hike.
Wildflowers and snow. =)
A waterfall off of the glacier in the distant.
Marmot!
The range, with Mt Adams way in the back round.
A very icy, but refreshing feeling stream. We put it on our necks and face, didn’t drink….not recommended unless filtered.
Have a great turkey day!
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