Why we are my parents favorite children
Not just anyone can get their parents in to meet the leader of the free world. :-) Can you say Favorite. Son-in-law. Ever.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
When HOA's go too far?
Check out THIS article about how one neighborhood--despite state law--has decided to ban the display of the American flag in a front yard. Whose yard? A retired US Navy communications officer. Here are some pictures with captions relating to the story.
Every other surrounding neighborhood allows flags to be displayed. The homeowner's assocation has no comment -- other than to file a lawsuit agains the vet.
Quote of the day:
"Each sub-association has its own set of documents and they can differ. The rationale for that [restriction] only exists within the minds of the folks that are doing it. I can't sit here and tell you why," says Jim Hart, property manager for 1,500 properties in the area, including the one in question.
SO--what do you think?
Monday, May 26, 2008
our new place
Jill got the house all clean so we could take pictures for family night and show you all our new digs.
the coolest room, right now, is the living room. i love the cool quote jill put up, and then we have our SLC temple pic on the wall above the fireplace (it works), the lamp with some of our collectibles, and--jill told me to mention the sticks and jar she got.
the office is coming along -- if Jeremy was ever home for more than a waking hour, he might actually put some of his stuff away. but Jill got up 3 great pictures/frames-- Jeremy's favorite pic from our wedding, Jeremy's diploma, and the Mitt-memorabilia (signed National Review, and future 3 pics--one of Jeremy and the Gov, then us at some campaign rallies).
On the bookcase--which you can't see very well--is the swag shelf ... buttons, hats, stickers, signs, books... the spoils of campaign life.
Jill likes my organization of the china cabinet -- i had fun deciding where the red dishes, clear glasses, and colored bowls went. i think it looks visually appealing. the light in the dining room really makes the glass sparkle. fancy.
now we're ready to start having some people over! maybe we'll find some Trivial Pursuit or Jeopardy partners in the area...
ta ta for now
J&J
Word of the Day: niskin
Niskin, n.
Oceanogr.
I. attrib.
1. Designating any of various types of seawater sampling bottle which can be opened by remote control from the surface and which are often used in conjunction with electronic probes for in situ measurement of water temperature, pressure, etc.; esp. in Niskin bottle.
1965 Limnol. & Oceanogr. 10 547 The differences in particulate carbonate values between surface bucket and surface Niskin bottle samples are more striking than the differences in organic carbon. 1968 [...].
II. absol.
2. A Niskin bottle.
1992 Jrnl. Plankton Res. 14 920 The correlation coefficient..was lower for the SIPS-Niskin comparison than for the SIPS-pump comparison. [...].
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Catching up ...
So, we haven't been too good about blogging lately, and wanted to memorialize (pardon the pun) our recent escapades.
First, we'll start with our final days in Boston, MA. While Jeremy was on his final reconnaisance mission to Washington, DC, Claudia came out to Boston to visit (and help pack and clean). Big thanks! The girls went to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Musem, the Natick Mall, and book club, and hit up the local Red Box. We all went to Harvard Square, downtown (showed her our work and the wonders of the Boston "T"), Amherst, the temple, and Church.
See our pictures!
Next, we loaded up our 15-foot moving truck, hooked up our 15-foot flatbed car carrier, chained down the Audi (in the dark =( ), and drove all night -- seriously, we left at 8pm and arrived at 630am the next morning -- to Reston, VA.
Since we've arrived, we have gone to work, unpacked, decorated, harrassed the Elders a few times to get a few large items upstairs, explored a little, and had FUN!
More pictures!
Then, for Memorial Day, Jeremy heard on the radio an announcement for the National Memorial Day Concert. We decided to go to the dress rehearsal when Jeremy got off work on Saturday. It was a perfect day. We had great seats on the West Lawn of the Capitol Building, enjoyed some sunshine, and then had a memorable experience at the Concert. I think everyone cried. Everyone was there for the dress rehearsal, except for Colin Powell, the Joint Chiefs, and Rodney Atkins. There was a pretty good turnout--see the pics below--and we really enjoyed spending the afternoon/evening there.
Concert Pictures
After, Jeremy took Jill out to the first restaurant he ate at while scouting out the town. It's a little place just off the Metro by the Capitol. Had some yummy fajitas and hand-made tortillas. =)
So, in keeping with the most content-intensive post that we've made so far (probably comes close to the "Rick Roll" post of YouTube Videos), we've embedded some YouTube video clips from the Concert. For those of you who haven't had enough fun looking at hundreds of pictures (or have some more time to kill), watch our home videos:
CLIP - Idina Menzel - "
CLIP - Sarah Brightman - "Pie Jesu"
CLIP - Finale - "God Bless America"
If you've made it this far: Thanks for reading! We'll try to be better about keeping you updated. And, since you've made it this far, here's a bonus video for your dedication to knowing all about us.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Friday, May 9, 2008
Have a question for Barack Obama?
Ever wanted to ask the Junior Senator from Illinois a question? Now you can, thanks to this new website.
Senator Obama, can we ask?
Yes. Yes, we can.
hungry, hungry mother earth?
Talk about towns and cities getting swallowed up in the earth. MSNBC just called the Texas sinkhole "ravenous."
The AP has some pictures and an article HERE.
MSNBC video
and the MSNBC story HERE.
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