My wonderful sister was born today x years ago. I admire her for SO many reasons.

She loves and lives for her Savior
She is an awesome wife and mom
She is a killer cook
She's a mad quilter
She's all around cool.
She is someone I want to be like.



I LOVE YOU AMY!!!!!

I don't know much about Gov Sarah Palin of Alaska yet, but what I do know, I like. I think that was a pretty smart move for the less conservative McCain to bring in a conservative like Palin as a running mate. Maybe now we'll finally be able to start the much needed drilling in Alaska....but I'm not going to talk politics on yetanotherblog.

The reason I bring this up is that Albert Mohler posted an article about the Palin's and their youngest son and I thought you should read it.



(You may have noticed the link to Abort 73 at the top of yetanotherblog....you might take some time to get familiar with who they are and what they do. None of us should be complacent about abortion.)

...or does anyone else think it's a little odd that McDonalds is an official partner of the Olympics?

By the way...
I posted current listening and reading HERE

I'm happy to report that Fritz had opportunities to escape the yard twice this week and he didn't take them!


He's growing up so fast...

If there was ever a case for a name change...

Is there anyone reading my blog who has arthritis? I'd like to ask you an honest question.... do you find that this product could benefit you? If so, well then I guess give that company a Klondike Bar. But couldn't they have come up with a better name? I mean, Whizzers? Really? Isn't that what happens when you've had one too many sodas? I would think the name "Power Scissors" would have done just fine. Or how about "Lazors"? Ya know, Lazy - Scissors. "Lazors, they're a cut above!"



I've highlighted this fine product once before. The name "ManGroomer" just makes me feel uncomfortable. Seriously folks.



Ok. Really? Did the people who came up with this name really not see the problem? Are they giggling to themselves every time they see their own logo? Do they double as a plumbing service?



There's nothing wrong with the name on this one.....just the picture. Could that flower be in a more awkward spot? Are they trying to say that if you use Fresh n Easy kitty litter that you're cat's "area" will smell like flowers? Any cat owners out there care to comment?




Vegetables everywhere are putting up "wanted" signs
for this criminal grater.



When I was growing up, "ralph" was one of the words we used for throwing up. It took me a while to get used to the idea of shopping for food in a store called Ralphs.



This is actually the most appropriate product name I've ever seen.



Does the blue one taste like snips and snails and puppy-dogs' tails and the pink like sugar, spice and everything nice?



Sounds delicious.



Is he stroking right now?



I think I smelled this cooking down the street...

Fritz has a pretty good handle on the English language. (He has a better handle on Spanish, but I can't test him since my vast Spanish knowledge includes about 2 sentences.) We've figured out that he knows about 25 phrases and probably closer to 40 individual words (granted the 40 words are in the 25 phrases) He regularly chooses whether or not he will act on the phrases he knows, but he knows them none the less.



For Fritz there are several buzz words that we have to be careful of. Not the kind of careful that requires me to spell...I get lost after letter 3. I never was good at spelling on the spot. Come to think of it, I think I've been in 1 spelling bee in my entire life. I was probably designated as the spelling bee water girl after that. I'm getting distracted.



You see, these buzz words are action words for him. They are associated with his favorite things... go, walk, treat. For example, if we happen to mention the word "walk", or especially the phrase "go for a walk," within floppy earshot he will whine and sneeze at us until we either banish him to the backyard or take him for a walk. I have to admit we take some pleasure in teasing him sometimes with nonsense phrases using the word "go." Of course, there's also a certain tone of voice that goes with it, "Do you wanna go to the store? Wanna go to the Olympics? Wanna go to the moon? " He doesn't get quite as worked up as he does with the walk idea, but he stares at you with his ears perked up trying to figure out if you're talking about walking or treating.



Lately, his obsession with walks has soared to new heights. He has figured out that J puts on his running shoes when it's time for a walk. As soon as J sits down to put his socks on, Fritz pays attention. If the running shoes come next, you'd think Fritz suddenly developed allergies. (I'm not sure how he associated sneezing with excitement/getting attention, but I think I prefer it over barking as long as he's at least 4 feet away.) With our recent gym membership, though, Fritz has had regular shoe time disappointments. Poor guy.



Tonight, we were watching the Olympics and J decided he would take Fritz on a walk. He made the mistake of putting on his shoes before he was ready to leave. Oh. Man. You would not believe the whining. You'd think he hadn't seen the outside world in years! We got him to calm down so we could watch Allison Felix in the women's 200m, but anytime either of us would move more than 2 inches he would jump to his feet and look at us like, "Now?" Then he'd let out a huge sigh and lay back down. When it was finally time to go, he nearly jumped out of his skin. But then he just sat pretty by the door while J got the leash. I guess we'll keep him around a little longer...

Ok so I've got several posts I'd like to write over the next several weeks. Here are some previews-


IT'S MY FAULT: THE ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
APPLE AND THEIR CUSTOMERS



ADVERTISEMENT IDEAS THAT SHOULD HAVE DIED
IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM



THE BEST MARIACHI ALBUM COVERS



Stay tuned...

I know that there are people out there that are buying some of these products because they keep making infomercials. But can I just ask, who? Who buys these products? Let's start with this one:


Could a "fitness" product possibly be more lazy? Well MAYBE. But could a "fitness" product possibly be more awkward to watch? Ok. YES...UH HUH and OH YEAH. But this one definitely ranks in the upper echelons of awkwardness. Watching this stellar infomercial, I might be tempted to think, "Hey! I can sit...that means I can get fit" but I'm not a moron.



And I quote, "Lose weight deliciously with the aid of Ayds." I have no further comments.



The best description I read about this video was, "Have you ever had an unexplainable desire to look like a freshly caught catfish struggling for life on a dock? Then the Facial Flex is just what you need!" Yep. That's exactly what she looks like. If you can get lines and wrinkles on your face from laughing and smiling, does it really make sense to use this product to stay looking young?




There is an extra bonus that's not discussed in this infomercial - it can double as your serial killer disguise. Sweet!



Where would YOU go next? The Statue of Liberty? The Grand Canyon? The top of the Eiffle Tower? The International Space Station?

I haven't posted for a couple of weeks because we've been on vacation.



We started vacation by attending the WORSHIPGOD08 Conference at Covenant Life Church in Maryland. We had a great time being refreshed by the Word, encouraged in our ministry, connecting with old friends and making new ones.


We got to go up to Gettysburg on Saturday and then spent Monday-Friday in DC. Have you ever been to DC? It's such a cool city! I think we did everything a couple of tourists can possibly do in 5 days. You think I'm kidding? I'm not. Here's the list (bearing in mind that there was a LOT of walking/sightseeing between each major stop):

Monday - Arlington National Cemetery, dinner at Old Ebbit's


Tuesday - The Ford Theater, The Peterson House, The International Spy Museum, The National Archives, dinner at the Washington Harbor, and the Iwo Jima Memorial


Wednesday - The Holocost Museum, The Library of Congress, taxi ride with an 81 yr old driver (eek), dinner and evening monuments stroll with Kim



Thursday - National Air & Space Museum, trip to the Pentagon, dinner with the Kauflins


Friday - Room service breakfast and check-out, Capitol tour, Capitol Baptist Church, National Cathedral, Alexandria, dinner at Gadsby's



As you can see, our vacation wasn't exactly restful, but it was very relaxing....and educational.