Proud taxpayer here

I am proud to pay my taxes today. I am happy to have roads to drive on, medications that are safe to use, air traffic control and a military. Yes, the government is not perfect. But in a democracy, I have the option of showing my displeasure at the ballot box. PRM

Why my blue car is yellow

And why some family members are sneezing and have red eyes. PRM

Tornado

My street is 3 blocks long. This is what one end of it looks like today. Fortunately for us, we live at the other end.
There are MANY that are this damaged or worse. But there were no deaths or serious injuries.
That was close.

Promoting the general Welfare

PRM

Surprise!

New grandbaby! So sweet. Sweet big sister, too.

Nearly Wordless Wednesday

What?! Not that cold, wet, white stuff again! Enough! PRM

An award!

Thanks to Sarah at Quarks and Quirks for the

I must complete the requirements a bit later. We just moved back into our house from some major remodeling. And early tomorrow, Noach and I leave for a few days for a surprise mission. Look for an announcement later in the week. We are excited. PRM

P.S. What the heck is that box? Can you see it? Or is it just me?

This is pretty cool

I was looking for a place we could see manatees when Noach and I go to Florida next month. We will be looking for some things to do with a 3yo. I found a site in Tampa. And online , you can control a camera and watch the manatees. And take pictures. I took these pictures.

Alas, the pictures aren't coming up anymore.

Check out the site, Tampa Electric. PRM

Myth of bipartisanship

College Acceptance

Shoshie has been accepted to Earlham College. She is very excited. And relieved. That first acceptance really lets everyone relax a bit. She only applied to 5 places, four are state schools and she should get into those. She did well in all her community college courses which weigh heavily in state school decisions. She applied to one rather competitive school that requires homeschoolers to jump some extra hoops and she has dawdled a bit on those. PRM

Addendum: A letter came the next day offering her a scholarship. Cool.