yoga breathing please...

So this is what a stroke feels like.. Congress just gave themselves a raise.
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/with-economy-in-shambles-congress-gets-a-raise-2008-12-17.html

It DOES matter

Dear Politicians,
You know what? It does matter. It does matter that he used cocaine and pot. It does matter that Bush did too. It does matter what you do in your youth. Yes, you can change your ways. No, I wasn't perfect in my teens and so on, but I would also never dream of running for president. Yes, you do have to be held to a higher standard for the office. You can find PLENTY of people to run for office who have never used illegal drugs!!! We are not slaves to our humanity, it's called self-discipline/ self-mastery, you spend a whole lifetime trying to achieve it. But at least you are in charge!!
Everyone talks about the children...Fix the economy for the kids, don't let our grandkids suffer for our mistakes... Okay then, let US suffer for our mistakes, let US take the lumps now, and fix it before our children our grown. We are all adults here, we can take it. Let the auto industry fail, let wall street fail, let them all fail, and let them fix it. We are self-reliant, we are not afraid of work, we will take whatever comes, just don't save it for later, if you REALLY CARE about our children. And for heaven's sake DO NOT bail out all those fools who lost billions of dollars with that thief in NY. All those people have billions hidden in off shore accounts. Bail out the single mom working 3 jobs to feed her children... Bail her out!!!
Get a spine, get a moral compass, listen to the people you work for.
Sincerely,
Inger and a few others I'm sure





p.s. sorry everyone, I'm a little fired up today

Need help

I need some help... I am so sick of never finding jeans that are long enough. Does anybody have a good brand of jeans for too tall girls like me? I am so tired of seeing my socks when I sit down, I look like a loser. Thanks, any advice would be appreciated.

Why I should read the newspaper

So yesterday I went to the dr. to check up on my truly weird sickness incident. (bile duct stones do happen actually) As they called me back, the office manager comes whispers for me to come talk privately. She then informs me that my insurance has dropped my doctor. I've never heard of that before, so I asked why, where etc. She said 5 other insurances dropped him also. Truly confused, I asked why. Because of an "unfortunate incident" she says. Hmmm. Ok, so I just went home. Today I was talking to David's speech therapist about it, and she said, oh yah, I know your dr. and his kids, he was involved in a nationwide steroid ring. WHAT?! Google it..she says. So I do. Not only was he involved in a steroid ring, that was part of the huge Barry Bonds steroid ring bust, but the ringleader was a guy in our WARD! How scandalous! Now I'll get a paper subscription for sure!! Thank goodness for google.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! I really enjoyed the day. All the food was great, I had awesome helpers who were really into cooking this year. I really enjoyed teaching the girls how to make a few things. Kimrie helped with the pumpkin pies, Abbey helped with the chocolate ones Mallory helped with the green bean casserole. I love cooking for turkey day, so it was so fun to have my girls cooking with me. After dinner, we went to a movie, Madagascar 2 which we really liked and headed home. Then I got really sick! I was just happy to have most of the day to enjoy with the family. But I'm hoping next year I'll be able to eat Thanksgiving food without remembering being sick after this year!. (And by sick, I mean passing a gallstone! even though I've already had gallbladder surgery) It was awful. Anyway, here is an attempt to use our tripod to take our picture, Results...not so great, you can't see the girls!

Conquering fears..

Jim surprised me today by buying lots of Christmas lights and having big plans to make our house icicle heaven. (If you remember last year, my Christmas lights were less than desirable)I was so excited because I haven't even mentioned it to Jim yet! Of coarse hilarity ensued and I must share, even at Jim's expense and mine as well. Let me first back up, Jim is(with good reason) terrified of being on the roof. A few years back, he fell off the roof putting lights up. Now, the fall was only about 5 or 6 feet, but nevertheless a harrowing experience for him. Fast forward a bit to this summer. In an effort to rid our roof of evil pigeons, my dad and Jim bought a new heavy duty, super tall ladder to get up to the roof and get rid of the nest. Only my dad was brave enough to go up there. I was too chicken as well. I didn't like the idea of my dad all the way up there either, but he said he'd lived a good life and had plenty of life insurance. Ok then. So today I go outside and I see that Jim already has the ladder up ready to go. (We do have a super high roof). He is convinced that he's extended the ladder wrong and it will collapse under his immense weight. (His words). He made it about half way up and he was so scared and shaking so bad that the ladder was wobbling all over the place. I decide to show Jim that the ladder will be ok, and I scamper all the way up to the roof. Like all the descriptive words? Once I get up there, I realize that the ladder climb was in fact, the least scary part. I was pretty scared as Jim made me walk up and down the roof to make sure he could do it. I did not enjoy pretending to clip the lights to the edge of the roof so Jim could see the process. Then, it was time to get down, I really did see myself falling to my death.

Smug Inger



Terrified Inger



Of coarse, if Mallory has the camera, bad things happen... This is when I was calculating my life insurance policy. This picture is to prove to Jim that I am not out to humiliate only him. Mallory, I heard you laughing maniacally down there, now I know why! I will get even!!



So, then Jim was ready. He wrapped the lights around his neck and put the extras in a backpack. He began his ascent. He almost started crying about 2 feet from the top. But he pressed on and made it! So he makes it up, sits down and realizes that the lights around his neck are completely twisted and mangled. Here is where the neighborhood was treated to a very lovely word!




And finally hanging the lights, while having a panic attack!



All in all, we only have about 1/8th of the lights up that Jim had planned. But I am very happy with what he did, and I admit that I wouldn't want to hang lights 10,000 feet in the air! Not exaggerating either! Here is the lovely result.


I just love Jim, our lives are never boring!!

New Nephew!

Arn and Leisha had their baby boy yesterday, he was born 10 weeks early. He weighs 3 lbs 12 oz. He is breathing on his own and Leisha is doing well. I am so happy that they are doing well. Now all the brothers have a girl then boy, it's so fun for them! We're still waiting on a name though, I am voting for Toven. We're keeping our fingers crossed for him to keep doing well!