Preds game!!!

This was Jeb's very first live hockey game! Jeb sat with Nate most the game. We had awesome seats given to us by my company, along with free food, always a plus! Also my step-sister got to join us...I was so excited that she was able to make it.

The most memorable part of the event was, as you can see, Jeb NEVER took his fingers out of his ears the whole time! (ahem, not even when going to the potty or washing his hands!!)

Happy Birthday!!

Today is Whiskey Girl's birthday. I won't say how old 'cause all who need to know already do... I will say, however, that she didn't blow out all her candles the first try!!!

I love you, and I'm honored you're my big sister!

Great fun!

Can you tell we had great fun on Sunday? I had the boys that day. We rode the Jeep and Cub Cadet, climbed the jungle gym, swang, dug in the mulch, piled mulch on the slide to slide into, played basketball, played dueling Guitar Hero on the Wii, watched First Kid, last half of Thumbelina, and the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show movie (which they said they want to watch every day now), and finally all three were in the tub when Mommy and Daddy got home.

It was a good day.

[On a side note, can y'all believe that I have pictures of Eli when he was first born on the blog?? April 2005. How fast they grow!!]

Where is the line in the sand?

Everyone I speak with seems to be struggling to determine where the line in the sand is for their personal lives, but what I want to know is where is the line for the nation? When will we collectively say enough is enough?

For the healthcare direction we're heading as an example. Now the government is saying they're going to "take care of us"...oh they'll take care of us alright! For one, I do NOT want the government actively investigating my medical records. That alone concerns me. But when the government starts footing the bill for people's personal decisions on the care of their bodies, what makes us think they will stop there, because they surely will not. When they're paying the bill, they'll start looking for ways to make that bill less expensive. I wouldn't be surprised if they start mandating diets and exercise routines that THEY see fit.

How far down this road must we go before people see they get better results when they take responsibility for themselves and their actions, or lack thereof? Is there even going to be an option for individuals to keep our personal choice at our own expense? I have my doubts.

Anyway...seeing the future of how government will soon be regulating the population's eating and exercising habits has had me thinking and I wanted to share.