Of Skaterboy

So, I don't claim to be much of a photographer, but I am definitely a wannabe! Check out these cool photos I took of Enoch at the skate park. Sweet, huh?! (No, he is not a skater--these were staged--sorry Enie, I can not tell a lie (-;)

 

 

 

 

Of Legoland Fun

We have been very much enjoying our Legoland passes! These pictures are from one of our family outings--we had a great time bringing Enoch along on this trip! Much to the kids' sorrow though, this trip was probably one of the last of the season until school starts up again. Momma doesn't do lines and crowds!

Of Bonfires on the Beach

So, I think I pretty much have the greatest family ever.

These pictures are from a fun evening that Kayla planned for us. (Thank goodness for Kayla, or our lives would be extremely dull!)

We went to one of the few beaches in the area that allows bonfires, had a fire, roasted marshmallows and enjoyed tin foil dinners.

The cool black pipes provided some neat photo ops.

 

 

 

 

Of Easter Faces

Yes, once again, I am woefully behind on our family blog. So yeah, we...somewhat recently...like two months ago...dug out the face paint from our Halloween box and the kids and I had a ball painting each other's faces. Yup! Arden is an Easter egg and Maile is the Easter Bunny. We like to prepare for the holidays well in advance.

Don't worry, I'm not planning to quit my day job.

 

 

Of Pesky Speed Limits

Seriously? Are they for real?!

 

This is the speed limit sign in the parking lot of Arden's little charter school learning center.

Of Mud-Slinging Spendthrifts

I am also in the middle of Glenn Beck's book, Common Sense. It is based on Thomas Paine's Common Sense, but advocates peaceful revolution. Can I just say that that book infuriates me? Don't get me wrong, I love the book, it's just that the things he brings up are so maddening! I am only a few chapters in, but the few chapters I have read make me so angry at the spendthrift ways of our government, and how their debt is putting us as a nation in bondage. Our poor kids are going to have to work 100 hour weeks to even have a hope of keeping up on the interest of the debt that our nation has accrued. It makes me angry that so called expert economists advocate spending, spending, spending to make our economy thrive. I get the idea of what they are saying, and it makes logical sense, but what they are forgetting, is to encourage people to spend money the HAVE, not money they DON'T have. It's just common sense, something I wish our government officials had more of. The sad thing is, I don't really feel the average American has much of a voice any more. Even if we did, there is so much corruption in politics...it seems that everyone has an agenda of some sort. I wish we just had honest, God-fearing people who loved their country and wanted to make it a better nation in office. Heck, I'd even start by voting for the first person that wasn't a mud-slinger! That is so childish! Why do politicians feel they have to stoop to that?

O.K., I need to get off my high horse, especially since I am not a politician.

Of Economics

Have I ever mentioned that I love economics? Well, I do. Economics and British humor. I find them both immensely fascinating. I love how logical economics is, and I love how snide British humor is.

I have read two interesting books lately on economics that have been recommended to me- well, correction, I am currently in the midst of one of the two. Predictably Irrational is the first one (VERY interesting, although for those of you with delicate sensibilities, be warned about chapter four-- it will give you some good ideas on how to more effectively teach about sex to teenagers and young adults, though!), and Naked Economics is the one I am currently reading. It talks about some very interesting issues. For example, why requiring car seats for infants on planes is a bad idea (because of the extra expense of an extra seat, more people will opt to drive, thus increasing their liklihood of dying more then ten fold over what it would have been had they flown), why eliminating "drive-by births"--where mothers are in and out of a hospital in a day-- is a bad idea (it results in higher insurance costs, which makes it so those on the margin can no longer afford health insurance), why we should keep sweatshops in third world countries (those working there typically earn double the normal wage for the area, and until we provide a better alternative, that is how they feed their families), and a host of other fascinating tidbits to consider. So interesting.