Happy Holidays...to be politically correct!

Okay, I'll just say it...Merry Christmas. Or umm belated Christmas? I have neglected this blog once again! This blog is more for my sanity, but I get a few visitors once in awhile. I just love the Christmas time of year. I start feeling the "bug" on Thanksgiving, and it continues right up until Christmas day! It's almost as if the anticipation for the holiday season lasts so long...and then before you know it, Christmas has come and gone in a flash! I'm sad to see it gone, but it was a wonderful Christmas!

Both Josh and I spent Christmas with our wonderful families together! Christmas is about family time, and we couldn't have asked for a better year or for better families! MY only regret is that more of my side of the family could get together! I love getting together with Josh's family, but it also makes me a bit jealous because, for the most part, they all live around the same area.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year!!

Happy 4th of July!!

Yesterday, for the 4th, Josh and I went back to Perham, MN to celebrate the 4th at his familie's cabin on Little McDonald Lake. We really couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day for the 4th. It was a little warm, but it was a perfect day to hang out at the lake and go swimming! A lot of the family went tubing behind the boat, but I don't really care for that! So I laid in the sun and went swimming. It was just a great day to spend with Josh's family. We came back to Grand Forks that night, so we spent probably 5 hours driving yesterday (2 1/2 each way). We got back to Grand Forks about 8. About 9:30 we headed downtown to watch the fireworks. We totally forgot to use bug spray before we left, so the bugs made us a bit miserable. The fireworks started a little earlier than they were suppose too, and they also ended quicker then they were suppose to. I suppose that's because of the storm that started rolling in during the display! So that was too bad! A lot of kids were sad when their parents were pulling them to the car while the fireworks were shooting off! So now we are back to work for two days, and then back home for the weekend! This weekend is the summer celebration in Menahga, and the band October Road will be performing at the street dance on Saturday night. Josh and I saw October Road on Tuesday night this week downtown Grand Forks for Party on the 3rd!! I hope everyone had a great 4th!!

Graduation!

Congratulations Christopher!! Yay! This last weekend we went back home to celebrate Chris' graduation! We are very proud of him and his hard work! The ceremony was really nice except for the family sitting in front of us! They were so rude! There were like three younger kids who were terribly loud throughout the whole ceremony so it was kind of hard to hear what was going on. I know children get fussy when they have to sit too long, BUT usually the parents ask them to be quiet or walk them out. These parents actually laughed at their kids, and just acted like they were being cute. That was pretty annoying! Here are some pictures with the graduate!!

My View of the War in Iraq

First of all, I am just going to say not everyone will agree with what I have to say on the war. In fact, since there is such controversy about this subject matter, most people have a very strong view on it. President Theodore Roosevelt said this during World War I, “standing by a president whether right or wrong is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American Public…Patriotism means to stand by the country; it doesn’t mean to stand by the president or any other public official.” And I don't. Okay so I shouldn't be that harsh, but I definately do not agree with how our country entered the war, and why we are still in it. I also I want to say straight out that I honor and respect our troops and their families. I will continue to support them while they are over in Iraq, but I think it would be best if they were brought home to their families. It is obvious that the US government cannot inflict freedom and unity in Iraq. Further, right now, the US armed forces seem to be acting as an army for one side of a civil war in Iraq. From what I hear, there has been no evidence of the weapons of mass destruction, and Saddam Hussein is dead. So why are we still there? There has also been some speculation as to whether or not Al-Qaeda even has any links with the Iraqi government. If you ask me, or president has been less than honest with some information. At the daycare I work at, there is a little girl in my group whose daddy is in Iraq. He was suppose to come home in March, and she always told me, "Daddy's coming home after my birthday," (which was February 15th). Well now they say he doesn't get to come home to his loving wife and children until June. And this five year old child no longer wants to talk about daddy, because she just cries everytime she does. I think it is time that her daddy, and the rest of the daddies, husbands, sons, brothers, and cousins back home!