Sweet Adeline: 3 Years, 9 Months & 26 Days Old

Yesterday the girls had check ups and Addie weighs 42 pounds and is 42 inches tall. He little self-made hair do is growng out nicely and her cute cowlick shows again. She sings beautifully, has cute dimples, and can write 3 of the 4 letters in her name. We had fun playing at Sacajawea park today--a perfect fall day!

Happy Heidi: 1 Year, 5 Months, & 1 Day Old

Heidi weighed in at 28- 1/2 pounds and is 33 inches tall. Isn't that kind of an uber-toddler? She's a snuggly cutie pie! She also had fun at the park, although she always climbs too high and runs too fast for mom (and she ate the flower we were going to give to Grandma!) Favorite new phrase Heidi can say: "I Gonna Gitchoo!"

PS: (3 hours later) I just looked up ht & wt averages and Heidi's not so huge afterall-- 18m=32" ht and 25 lb wt. For a four-year-old, the average is 41 1/2" ht and 39 lb wt. Hmmm. They just look older than they are...or maybe all the kids around here are mini's.

Stare Decisis

I am insanely busy with no time to blog, but I just wanted to say I have been listening to the confirmation hearings while I work, and I just started reading Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.'s "The Common Law," and I am (a) totally in love with our judicial system--er, on paper, anyway, and (b) totally in awe of Justice Roberts' dizzying command of the law. Would that I were so articulate--on ANY subject! No matter what your political stance, you must admit there's one brilliant legal mind. I was simply riveted to NPR coverage today. Wow. I've gotta finish my book so I can try to keep up!

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Hilarious Heidi

Look at the angelic little mug! She's sweet, but don't be deceived--she was waking up Addie!
Yesterday we finally mostly-cleaned out the baby room (where Heidi will be sleeping until she learns to go to bed with out screeching) and Heidi found Addie's old pumpkin costume hat. She also found some Craisins in an old church activity bag, so she put on her hat, grabbed some snacks, and got on her horse (which we stole from a garage sale at the ranch). Giddyup, Heidi Punkinhead!
Happy Trails!

"But I'm Not Tired..."

Today was one of our first cold, fall-ish days, so after some yard work, we 3 girls had lunch and snuggled up for quiet time. Addie didn't want to go on her bed to read, because she wasn't tired. So much for that. There she is , 90 minutes later, snuggled up in her room!

Guess What We Did Today!?!

What a difference an hour and fifty minutes makes! Yay for grass!

Please: Stop Talkin' and Start Walkin'

I feel the need to articulate my position in what has become known as "The Blame Game." Here it is via comments at Brooks' site.

Dear Brooks: Your last post and this first comment illustrate the reason why I am a conservative-bordering-on-libertarian. I can do a much better job managing my money and resources than the federal government EVER will, so just gimme those dang taxes back and I will live off of MY savings, MY retirement, MY food storage, and MY 72-hour emergency kit. My family and my church will ALWAYS be a more efficient means of security and rescue than the freaking government.

Jamie -- TRUE DAT all the way girl. I have been thinking the same thing about the Government. Give me my damn money back and lets just play 'everyone fend for themselves' I never thought that I would begin to understand the mentality of people that hate the government and start militias, but after this week I feel differently. Dubyah's good-ole-boy buddy as the head of FEMA held his last job as the commissioner of an arabian horse association? They're pointing at the other guy with one hand and scratching their butts with the other. Such an embarrassment!


Girl, you know it's true! Watch out Brooks, or you're gonna have to move to Montana with the rest of us crazy libertarians! You can write your manifesto and start your militia right down the valley...

I would love to be in Montana right now. It's been one of those weeks where it hurts having my parents so far away. I just can't believe what I've seen with my own eyes down at our civic center. People, children, have lived through hell this week in New Orleans. The looks on their faces breaks my heart, but I know they need help and I am glad that our community is here to do that.

There are several people/institutions to blame for this mismanagement and, really, no one to blame. Don’t blame the federal government---it’s NOT THEIR JOB! Remember, “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty”? It doesn’t say PROVIDE the general welfare or PROTECT and PREVENT natural disasters. It’s common sense, people. Who knows better what your town needs—your senator or your mayor? Your governor or the president? Logistically it doesn’t even BEGIN to make sense to expect the feds to plan and execute emergency preparedness from region to region (only the church can do that! ). So SHUT UP and go help some people, will ya?

Pobrecita!

We were so busy with the yard and housekeeping/cleaning this week, we must have gone up and downthe stairs a million times. Heidi tried to follow me up on Tuesday afternoon, but she just couldn't make it! She crashed at the bottom and stayed asleep for another hour or so (I moved her to a bed, of course)! Poor tired girl!

Last of the Weekend Pictures

We had big Labor Day plans, but the yard has eclipsed all of them, so we'll just enjoy the memories from Saturday...*sigh*

Uncle Mike, Grandma Rosalie, and Heidi coming ashore
All Aboard!

Kai, Addie, Summer, TJay, Danny after dinner at Fiesta en Jalisco--Yum, yum!
Grandpa and TJay at the ranch
Swimmin' fools at Chico on Friday Night

TJay, Summer, Kelli, Heidi, Molly Hite Christensen, Kai, Danny, Angie, Addie, Kelli's friend Joanie

More Float Pix

After chicken -n-rice dutch oven dinner, we made smores around the fire.
T Jay hid in the tubes
Here we all are coming ashore.