Will Obama Give In, and Follow the Negative Ads?

It's probably not a secret who I will vote for, however my husband really likes "the other guy".
All that aside, Obama has always said that he will not run a negative campaign.
McCain didn't even make the effort.
Obama has stood by his commitment. His ads are about him, and what he can do for you - they didn't even mention McCain.
McCain's ads are trying to blame Obama for gas prices and comparing him to Paris Hilton.

I'm so sick of Negative ads - I hope that Obama sticks to his commitment. I'm not sure it will work for him, but I appreciate that he is trying to change the way politics are done.

Someone has to stand up and do the right thing - the right thing is to talk about yourself and what you have to offer, not talking bad about your opponent.

On Notice

I've accepted a new job.
I gave notice yesterday.
Wish me luck.

Spenser's first visit home...

Spenser arrived in Seattle last night.

It's hard to go home, sometimes it makes you sad, sometimes it makes you glad - and sometimes it only confuses you more.

"Remember where you came from, but don't forget where you are going"

I sent him with a list of things he had to eat for me, with money. It goes something like this.

1. Round Table, Super Bacon Deli --$20
2. Elliott Bay Sub -- $10
3. Thomas Kemper Root Beer --$2
4. Henry Weinhart Root Beer --$2
5. Jamba Juice --$5
6. Lady Latte --$5
7. Tully's --$5
8. Pilchuck shake --$5
9. Dicks --$5
10. Yummy Teriyaki --$10

The "Black" hat

Spenser graduated from Fire School. He has successfully completed 140 hours of class time, burns, and the state exams.

No more Red "in training" hat, he now gets to wear the "Black Hat".

He starts EMT/Paramedic training in a few weeks. It's has 3 parts divided into 6 month classes

11pm, and only the top of the 8th...

This East Coast time zone sucks for sports!

You don't leave early to race home to see the game -- you come home, eat, work a little, do some laundry, mow the lawn, knit a sweater - AND THEN THE GAME STARTS.

This bites, Not sure I've ever watch an All Star game at 11pm.

**Update** Upsidedown Tomatoes

The tomatoes are starting to get ripe!

Pretty cool - huh?

Today I got housekeepers and a "Lawn Boy"

What difference a day makes!

4 women showed up this morning, and I came home to a very clean house. They did so much more than I expected. It wasn't just a clean house - it was a piece of freedom.

I've just not had time to keep the house clean, and it was a much better evening for me not worrying about my messy house.

Okay so my "lawn boy" isn't quite what I had in mind - but he's the green way to mow the lawn.

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Now ... trying to convince Ripley he wasn't his new play toy wasn't easy. I thought for sure he was going to get kicked.

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With no house to clean or lawn to mow - I got to relax this evening.

It almost makes up for NOT BEING ABLE TO WATCH THE HOME RUN DERBY! (I don't have ESPN)

It's all catching up to me, thus I've been out of touch.

"Never put anything on the internet that you would not want to see on the front page of the paper in the morning"

This advice was given to me long ago - and it's something that my husband REALLY feels strongly about. As I stated in my very first post - this blog will be filtered.

Life right now for me isn't great - I'm having neighbor issues with both homes, renter issues, a legal issue stiring, a home I can't sell (still 3 mortgages), job stress, and Ripley has began to think that maybe he doesn't HAVE to wait for the chickens, peacocks, or guineas to come into HIS yard - to cull them.

We are all healthy and not yet to the funny farm. I'm just finding happy things to blog about challenging.

The good news is that we have booked some time away. Spenser is going home for a visit in just 11 days - and Roger and I (with Sharon and Jerry) are taking a 3 week trip in September.

Root Beer Connoisseurs

Spenser and I love Root Beer.

We had some favorites in Seattle, and while it took us a few months to find a good one here - we have. It's called Hanks.

I brought back several of the local Maine Root Beer's. My luggage was checked three times because of it!

Where the green grass grows...

Technically this isn't really grass - it's a weed. It's grown 3 feet in 3 weeks!! We have a few patches of it around, but it's ironic how it chose to try and hide the push mower?