Great Cut

Not every cut is a good one. Few are great ones. So seeing Mason looking this good made me smile a mile.

It's been a very busy day. I haven't kept up with the news. But I do want to say I am impressed with Ted Cruz of Texas. He has embraced the Tea Party, and is running with the good news. I am praying that the Republicans get it together before the next election and send up candidates who will offer us a choice: Socialism or Constitutionalism. It is a clear cut choice, no gray areas where candidates could be wishy washy.  I believe it is our only choice to save this country.

God is good.

First Christmas

Well, guess we had better forget about being timely on the blog. I'm constantly behind, even though I have pictures coming in regularly and could be up to date...if, IF I DIDN"T MIND SKIPPING SOME PICTURES.  However, I love every photo I get and want to 'scrapbook' each one...especially the ones of my grand babies.

Wish I had about one week of vacation when I had nothing to do but make layouts. I think I might get caught up, at least momentarily, that way.

But here we are  back in December.  Oliver was only 15 days old on Christmas day. But he was already well dressed in his little color appropriate first Christmas jammies with mismatched holiday socks.

As for the news...I know you don't want to hear this, but keeping our brains detached from our heads will cause us more trouble than we can afford. These are frightening times which require that people not only pay attention, but take action of some kind. Otherwise our heads will not be the only parts of us buried beneath the sand.

Our grand government just gave Iran $6 billion of formerly frozen cash because they promised us to not develop a nuclear bomb.  You read that right.  They  PROMISED.  Oh, and our president made ups some promises in order to get elected over 6 years ago.

I wonder what we will do if they don't keep their promise. Could be that we would tell them that they disappoint us. That might help.

Not only did he give that astronomical sum to Iran, our enemy, but we took money from Israel, who is our friend...of at least we've been calling them friends while hitting them in the back.

Brothers

This is my favorite Christmas Day layout. It isn't Chrismasy, but it does bring joy to my heart.

Another travesty of our system took place today. It would take me longer to write about it than I want to take right now. I need my sleep in order to keep my sanity with what is going on in our once great country. We have been hijacked by a bunch of socialists who are out to destroy our  entire country. 

This is about Lois Lerner's refusal to answer questions at a congressional hearing on the targeting of tea  party groups by the IRS. Ms, Lerner used the fifth numerous times to destroy the first amendment.   

Click here to see more.

Home Schooling

What a cool new sled! Caleb and his family were able to  spend some time sledding on his birthday. They are a close family and it was good to be together.


In the news is a German homeschooling family, who has been seeking asylum in the states will be allowed to stay in the country.  They were represented by the chairman of the Home School Legal Defense Association. The mother and father were both music teachers in Germany and left the country when they were being forced to send their five children to public school.  The family is the first to get asylum based on the protection of homeschooling rights.

I pray that we will continue to protect that right, considering that some of our public schools have become nothing more than indoctrination centers in recent years.

Told You So

Can't remember what, if anything, I posted for Valentine's Day. It was a busy day here...oh yes, Ron polished the floor for me and I bought him a sweater...that he has worn practically every day since.

This is my Valentine. This is Ron's Valentine. We both love this little dog who cheers us everyday with her wagginess, her cold kisses, her cuddles. We need a lot of cheering to keep us out of the pit of despair.  Yes, we know that is what God does for us.  And I believe that he works through others and even through dogs.

Ukraine is suffering, while we shame Russia because they are not doing what they promised years ago. Putin has flooded troops into the Ukraine and  is trying to turn back that countries decision to oust their ruler.

At the same time, we are of no use to the Ukrainians, our president is threatening Israel. We want Netanyahu to agree to a peace agreement which the US has proposed.  Well at least we have set the framework for a peace agreement.

One might wonder why our priorities are so skewed.  It isn't so hard to understand if you first believe that the aim is not to strengthen our country, but to cripple it, to bankrupt it, to destroy it.

And by the way,  Sarah Palin predicted this invasion in 2008.  She has said that the Obama administration's response has made President Putin more bold. She told us so.

I quote her 2008 statement: "After the Russian Army invaded the nation of Georgia, Senator Obama's reaction was one of indecision and moral equivalence, the kind of response that would only encourage Russian' Putin to invade Ukraine next."

Your Mother is Watching

From the time Maggie came to stay with us, I've been trying to get her to look in the mirror. She always turns her head away. But one day she discovered this one in my closet and whenever I'm in there, she is as well...looking into the mirror.  She has figured out I'm behind her, so her little head is spinning, trying to figure that out, I suppose.  I finally got a picture when I realized I had my phone in there. Meanwhile I am telling her, "Your mother is watching you."

In the news: Big brother is watching you.

  What Drones can see from 17,500 ft.

 

This is cutting edge, and then some, photography.  Having worked in aerial reconnaissance I can tell you that the size of the area being covered, and the high quality of the imagery are, beyond incredible!    This imagery is being taken from 17,500 feet up.  That is roughly equal to 3-1/3 miles.  I'm extremely impressed, but I think that just about anyone, particularly those with experience in SERIOUS photography, and especially those having a military photographic background, will be.  From 17,500 feet the drone can see you from that altitude, but you can't see the drone. 

 

  What A Drone Can See From 17,500 feet.

 

Prepare to be very impressed. Excerpt from a  PBS story 

LIghting

It would make my life much  easier and more pleasant if there were more light. It's difficult to shoot good pictures in the dark. Oh, and don't get me started about the anemic lightbulbs they are now pushing from Washington. Everything about those things fire me up, but even then there isn't enough light to actually see.

Back to Christmas tonight. I hope I eventually (need a deadline) get caught up. I've been jumping to present day and back over and over again in the last 6 months.

For the news I'm jumping back to the present and bringing light on a subject you thought you would never hear.  Since our leaders have been so mamby pamby, the Soviets are becoming more and more brazen. I received an email today about their seeking naval bases over the world and especially in the Western Hemisphere. I have been getting emails with 1/2 truths and all out lies, so I was very cautious to check this out. It is all over the web. I even found a source I trust exceedingly...Matt Drudge and the Drudge report.

The Soviet military is talking with Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Algeria, Cyprus, the Seychelles, Vietnam and Singapore. If I were on their side, I would stand up and cheer. But since, I would like to see our freedom preserved, I must sit down and pray instead. We can't beat these demons without God's help. There are too many of them and their basic thrust is to eradicate us and freedom.

As I said before, it is all over the web. I could sit here and type for a long time and still not inform you like you should be informed. Please google : The Soviets  / naval bases.  Snopes is staying away from this so far, but Drudge reported on it February 28th.