If anyone's interested in the facts about Arizona's new illegal immigration law (SB1070), here is a link to the law itelf, followed by the federal law that Arizona's law is upholding:
http://www.justice.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/crm01918.htm
http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/04/16/AzSB1070.pdf
Please study these laws for yourself before making a judgment. The media certainly seems to be biased against Arizona's new law--I'm not seeing any positive news stories about this. WHY NOT?! Arizona has a severe problem with human and drug smuggling. Violence accompanies both of these activities, and Phoenix was recently talked about as the kidnapping capital of the US. Our law enforcement officers need all the resources they can get to protect the law-abiding citizens of Arizona and the United States.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
Nana and Papa visit!
Nana and Papa came for a visit last weekend, and we had a nice time with them. Spent the day at our home on Saturday and then went to the Wigwam for breakfast on Sunday. Forgot my camera; wish I had taken pics at the Wigwam!! It was a gorgeous day.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Natalie Merchant!!
Natalie Merchant gave an amazing private concert during the Public Library Association convention, and I was also lucky enough to get to meet her in our booth!! Here is a picture of our group. Her new cd is called "Leave Your Sleep" and is scheduled to release next week. It's a children' book and cd package--I've already ordered my copy! We were treated to a preview of the music, and the story behind her work.
Christian turned 6 months old on Sunday, and he got his first tooth! Happy belated birthday to Olivia (April 5); she's 3 years old!! And, also happy belated birthdy to River (April 2), who has just turned 2!
Love, j
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
What's new
Another long time between posts, sorry!! Here it is, the best 5 minutes of the day--everyone's fed, diapers are clean, and no one's crying!
Happy Birthday, Jill!!
It's Sunday morning, and our new tradition is waffles every Sunday. Mom got me a waffle iron for my birthday, and it's wonderful! I made apple waffles this morning out of the beautiful, delicious apples Aunt Janet and Uncle Rich brought us from their orchard. The boys love waffles! Plus, we have lots left over to freeze, so they are a perfect snack or breakfast any time. I found a waffle site, called waffleizer.com, and there are great waffle recipes and tales there, if you'd like to check it out!
We've had a lot going on in the past month or so. One Saturday while Chris was at work, Jen and Janine and their twinnie girls, Jordan and Syndey, and Dave and Kate, and their little boy, Jayden, came over for lunch. It was a bit crazy with 6 kids running around (well, Christian wasn't running--he was just getting held by everyone), but we all had a good time.
I went to Charlotte for our B&T Sales Meeting for 4 nights. It was the first time I'd been away from the baby, and I was sad to be away from him. Gramps came to stay with Chris and the boys while I was gone, so that was a huge help. It seemed to go OK after the first day which was hard because Christian cried a lot. He's now getting more used to the bottle, and I'm starting to wean him. I'll be gone again next week, just for 2 nights, and Gramps will come and stay again. I enjoyed my meetings, was happy to spend time with all my colleagues, and learned a lot.
This weekend is the Tucson Literacy Festival, and they're raising money for a great cause. Friday night I got to go to Tucson for the Author's Table dinner. There were 800(!) people there, and I got to sit with Alice Hoffman!! She is one of my favorite writers, and she is really nice as well. I learned a little bit more about her life, and she was gracious enough to sign the books I had brought from my personal library.
And, my brother is running for Congress!! Here is a link to his webpage. I hope you'll support him in whatever way you can! Spread the word, send money, vote for him if you live in Idaho, etc!
http://www.mikewashburnforcongress.com/ and http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/candidat/2010_primary_candidates.pdf
Note to self: EVEN if we're completely out of juice, and the boys really, really want juice, do not give them prune juice . . .
Love, j&c, m&t&c
Happy Birthday, Jill!!
It's Sunday morning, and our new tradition is waffles every Sunday. Mom got me a waffle iron for my birthday, and it's wonderful! I made apple waffles this morning out of the beautiful, delicious apples Aunt Janet and Uncle Rich brought us from their orchard. The boys love waffles! Plus, we have lots left over to freeze, so they are a perfect snack or breakfast any time. I found a waffle site, called waffleizer.com, and there are great waffle recipes and tales there, if you'd like to check it out!
We've had a lot going on in the past month or so. One Saturday while Chris was at work, Jen and Janine and their twinnie girls, Jordan and Syndey, and Dave and Kate, and their little boy, Jayden, came over for lunch. It was a bit crazy with 6 kids running around (well, Christian wasn't running--he was just getting held by everyone), but we all had a good time.
I went to Charlotte for our B&T Sales Meeting for 4 nights. It was the first time I'd been away from the baby, and I was sad to be away from him. Gramps came to stay with Chris and the boys while I was gone, so that was a huge help. It seemed to go OK after the first day which was hard because Christian cried a lot. He's now getting more used to the bottle, and I'm starting to wean him. I'll be gone again next week, just for 2 nights, and Gramps will come and stay again. I enjoyed my meetings, was happy to spend time with all my colleagues, and learned a lot.
This weekend is the Tucson Literacy Festival, and they're raising money for a great cause. Friday night I got to go to Tucson for the Author's Table dinner. There were 800(!) people there, and I got to sit with Alice Hoffman!! She is one of my favorite writers, and she is really nice as well. I learned a little bit more about her life, and she was gracious enough to sign the books I had brought from my personal library.
And, my brother is running for Congress!! Here is a link to his webpage. I hope you'll support him in whatever way you can! Spread the word, send money, vote for him if you live in Idaho, etc!
http://www.mikewashburnforcongress.com/ and http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/candidat/2010_primary_candidates.pdf
Note to self: EVEN if we're completely out of juice, and the boys really, really want juice, do not give them prune juice . . .
Love, j&c, m&t&c
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Our crazy weekend
We knew it would happen one of these days, and sure enough, it did. Matt figured out how to escape his crib last week. At first it wasn't too bad because he was just getting up and out in the morning. Then, on Friday night when I put them to bed, Matt got out immediately. So, I was running up and down the stairs putting him back in--who needs a gym membership when you've got 3 boys under 2?! Finally, he stayed in his crib and went to sleep, until 4:00 a.m., that is. So, on Saturday at o-dark thirty the baby was up screaming, Matt was up, and then Thomas woke up, too. Meanwhile, Chris had come down with a terrible cold and was trying to sleep through it all. I managed to get everyone's diapers changed, and we were up for the day.
Now, all we had to do was come up with a plan so that I would be able to sleep again! We considered toddler beds, but then we figured we might as well jump right into bunk beds--we'd need them for the next many, many years anyway. So, we found a very nice set of bunk beds at Wal-Mart that can be twin beds until the boys are ready for them to be bunked up. We got mattresses and all the bedding, and while he felt terrible all day, Chris spent Saturday dismantling and re-assembling the twins' room. Anyone need a crib? We'll save one for Christian, but now we have an extra. Chris also had to take out the dresser so they wouldn't climb, fall, take out all the clothes, etc. He had to install some fancy gadgets on the sliding closet doors so the boys wouldn't open, close, smash fingers, etc. We had to turn the locking handle around for the door so that we could lock it from the outside--we can't have them escaping and running loose through the house!
Their first night was a bit traumatic. They didn't quite know what to think about their new room and beds. Eventually, they fell asleep, both in the same bed; they were so cute. Our room is right below theirs, and we heard a few thumps in the night. We might need to get some rails so they don't keep falling out of bed . . . luckily, it's carpeted, and there's a rug for extra padding. Plus, it's a pretty short fall. In the morning, they pulled lots of books off the bookcase and were playing in a sea of my prized picture book collection. So, we cleared all of my books out--one day they'll get to read them, but not right now! Last night they seemed to do a little better; still, I heard Matt fall out of bed once or twice.
They're up early again today, hence, here I am up early, too. Who knew blinds could be an endless source of fun? They keep banging them against the window and giggling.
So, this was one of our more difficult weekends, but we made it through, and really, it wasn't that bad in the larger scope of things.
Until next time . . .
j&c, m&t&c
Now, all we had to do was come up with a plan so that I would be able to sleep again! We considered toddler beds, but then we figured we might as well jump right into bunk beds--we'd need them for the next many, many years anyway. So, we found a very nice set of bunk beds at Wal-Mart that can be twin beds until the boys are ready for them to be bunked up. We got mattresses and all the bedding, and while he felt terrible all day, Chris spent Saturday dismantling and re-assembling the twins' room. Anyone need a crib? We'll save one for Christian, but now we have an extra. Chris also had to take out the dresser so they wouldn't climb, fall, take out all the clothes, etc. He had to install some fancy gadgets on the sliding closet doors so the boys wouldn't open, close, smash fingers, etc. We had to turn the locking handle around for the door so that we could lock it from the outside--we can't have them escaping and running loose through the house!
Their first night was a bit traumatic. They didn't quite know what to think about their new room and beds. Eventually, they fell asleep, both in the same bed; they were so cute. Our room is right below theirs, and we heard a few thumps in the night. We might need to get some rails so they don't keep falling out of bed . . . luckily, it's carpeted, and there's a rug for extra padding. Plus, it's a pretty short fall. In the morning, they pulled lots of books off the bookcase and were playing in a sea of my prized picture book collection. So, we cleared all of my books out--one day they'll get to read them, but not right now! Last night they seemed to do a little better; still, I heard Matt fall out of bed once or twice.
They're up early again today, hence, here I am up early, too. Who knew blinds could be an endless source of fun? They keep banging them against the window and giggling.
So, this was one of our more difficult weekends, but we made it through, and really, it wasn't that bad in the larger scope of things.
Until next time . . .
j&c, m&t&c
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