You really must listen to this. It's a short audio from a radio talk show. They asked people on the streets who they supported, Obama or McCain and then asked why...
Yeah, that doesn't make me feel any better about how things went down yesterday. Isn't it nice to know that during such a historical and record-breaking election, so many of those voters really did their research and voted for the candidate that best represented their views? Yeah.
I think that is why I'm so disappointed in the results yesterday. Not that Barack Obama was elected (okay... yeah, I am disappointed about that - I really just don't agree with his ideas), and certainly not that we elected a black man to be our president (I actually think that part is really cool). I'm frustrated that many of the voters who supported Obama did it not even knowing where he stood on the issues. That is so scary to me. Don't people care about who they choose to lead us? It seems mighty dangerous to choose a person just because he is young, hip, attractive, nicely dressed, and yes, black. Call me crazy, but I just don't think those are good enough reasons to elect someone to be our president.
I don't think that every Obama supporter voted ignorantly. I know many of the voters really did do their research and do believe in what he says and I totally respect that. It's just the voters who DIDN'T, that I really have a problem with. And I have to wonder, exactly how many of the Obama voters fall into that category? If everyone had truly voted based on policies, who would be our President-elect today? It's just a tad frustrating. ;)
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
And now those results are in, too.
I am not surprised that Obama has won the presidency but I was hoping it would have been a little closer of a race. The minute the clock passed 8pm, Pacific Coast Time, Obama was announced the winner. Well, that was fast. lol
I didn't vote for him. But come January, he'll be my president and I will respect and support that. I think it is very cool that we as a nation have elected a black man to be our president. I don't think race should be a reason to vote for someone; I don't think it should be a reason not to vote for someone either. Race shouldn't matter at all. But the fact that Obama is going to be the first black president of our country is historic and worth recognizing.
I will be interested in seeing how this presidency goes. I don't agree with all of Obama's ideas and so I'm interested in seeing how things end up working out. I do pray for our nation's leaders, and Obama will now be included in those prayers. I pray that our leaders will be led to make the right decisions for our country, for our safety, and for our future.
I didn't vote for him. But come January, he'll be my president and I will respect and support that. I think it is very cool that we as a nation have elected a black man to be our president. I don't think race should be a reason to vote for someone; I don't think it should be a reason not to vote for someone either. Race shouldn't matter at all. But the fact that Obama is going to be the first black president of our country is historic and worth recognizing.
I will be interested in seeing how this presidency goes. I don't agree with all of Obama's ideas and so I'm interested in seeing how things end up working out. I do pray for our nation's leaders, and Obama will now be included in those prayers. I pray that our leaders will be led to make the right decisions for our country, for our safety, and for our future.
The results are in!
No, not those results yet. I'm talking about the winners of today's Dinner Election. And those winners are...
We had Zesty Grilled Chops, rice, and corn on the cob. It was very delicious and we all loved the chops! In fact, we rated it 4.5 out of 5 possible stars and plan on adding it to our favorites. :)
We had Zesty Grilled Chops, rice, and corn on the cob. It was very delicious and we all loved the chops! In fact, we rated it 4.5 out of 5 possible stars and plan on adding it to our favorites. :)
I voted today - Twice!
This morning, after dropping Acadia off at school and before hitting the gym, Rori and stopped by one of the ballot drop boxes to turn in our vote. (I had Ryan's ballot to drop off, too.) I even got my "I voted" sticker. :)
But before that even, Ryan, Acadia, and I each voted in our family election today.
I had a couple of requests to share the candidates and their statements, so I decided to scan in and post the pamphlet that I made for our dinner election. The front looked like this:
The inside had these candidates (copy and pasting really messed with the spacing and settings a bit, but you at least get the idea):
Main Dish Candidates
Mom’s MeatballsDescription: Gound beef, bread crumbs, egg, worcestershire sauce, and onion soup seasonings blended together and formed into balls, baked.
Candidate Statement:
Side Dish Candidates
Scalloped PotatoesDesciption: Real Idaho Russet Potatoes, sliced and baked in a creamy roasted garlic sauce, made by Betty Crocker.
Candidate Statement:
Betty Crocker has the experience and reputation to provide a delicious addition to our dinner. They’ve done most of the work, so Mom doesn’t have to. Preparation time is minimal.
CouscousDescription: Roasted garlic and olive oil flavored couscous, made by Near East.
Candidate Statement:
So, after the Primaries last night, our candidates were narrowed down to these:
Main Dish Candidates: Mom's Meatballs and Zesty Grilled Chops
Side Dish Candidates: Scalloped Potatoes and Rice
Vegetable Candidates: Corn on the Cob and Green Beans & Onions
The votes are in and tonight we will find out the results! :)
Herb & Garlic Chicken BreastsDescription: Boneless, skinless chicken breasts, marinade in Lowry’s Herb & Garlic marinade sauce, baked.
Candidate Statement:
Zesty Grilled ChopsDescription: Pork chops marinade in soy sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar, chili sauce, and garlic powder, grilled on the BBQ.
Candidate Statement:
This excited dish brings change to our family; we have never tried it before! If you are tired of the same dinners night after night, week after week, this is our opportunity to try something new! It might taste wonderful, we might not like it at all, or perhaps we’ll find ourselves somewhere in the middle. We’ll only know if we give it a try. We have all of the ingredients on hand, though the marinade would need to be prepared from scratch; which will require Mom to work a little longer on this meal.
But before that even, Ryan, Acadia, and I each voted in our family election today.
I had a couple of requests to share the candidates and their statements, so I decided to scan in and post the pamphlet that I made for our dinner election. The front looked like this:
The inside had these candidates (copy and pasting really messed with the spacing and settings a bit, but you at least get the idea):
Main Dish Candidates
Mom’s MeatballsDescription: Gound beef, bread crumbs, egg, worcestershire sauce, and onion soup seasonings blended together and formed into balls, baked.
Candidate Statement:
Side Dish Candidates
Scalloped PotatoesDesciption: Real Idaho Russet Potatoes, sliced and baked in a creamy roasted garlic sauce, made by Betty Crocker.
Candidate Statement:
Betty Crocker has the experience and reputation to provide a delicious addition to our dinner. They’ve done most of the work, so Mom doesn’t have to. Preparation time is minimal.
Candidate Statement:
Couscous is a healthy grain that our family enjoys very much. We’ve had couscous on many occasions and it is a side dish we know we can rely on to be nutritious and delicious! It will compliment any main dish and cooks in only 5 minutes!
RiceDescription: Parboiled white rice, seasoned as desired.
Candidate Statement:
Parboiled rice is a wonderful, healthier alternative to regular white rice. The look, taste, and cooking are so close to regular white rice that you cannot tell the difference, but the process in which the rice had been prepared before we purchased it, enabled it to keep many of the nutrients that are often lost when regular white rice is prepared for purchase. Our family is very familiar with parboiled rice and we know that it tastes great no matter what else it is served with.
Vegetable Dish
Candidate Statement:Peas are a colorful, delicious, and healthy vegetable, which is an excellent source of iron, vitamins A & C, and fiber. They are fun to eat because you can use a French accent, like the peas have on VeggieTales.
Candidate Statement:Corn on the Cob is fun to eat; you get to eat it with your hands and it sticks in your teeth! How many vegetables can say that? Corn isn’t the most nutritious vegetable that you can choose, but it is the tastiest!
Thank you for taking the time to careful consider the candidates participating in our family dinner election. Don’t forget to vote before school or work on Tuesday, November 4, 2008! Results will be revealed at the dinner table that night.
Candidate Statement:
Parboiled rice is a wonderful, healthier alternative to regular white rice. The look, taste, and cooking are so close to regular white rice that you cannot tell the difference, but the process in which the rice had been prepared before we purchased it, enabled it to keep many of the nutrients that are often lost when regular white rice is prepared for purchase. Our family is very familiar with parboiled rice and we know that it tastes great no matter what else it is served with.
Vegetable Dish
Peas
Description: Frozen peas, steamed and lightly buttered.Candidate Statement:Peas are a colorful, delicious, and healthy vegetable, which is an excellent source of iron, vitamins A & C, and fiber. They are fun to eat because you can use a French accent, like the peas have on VeggieTales.
Corn on the Cob
Description: Corn on the cob, husked, and boiled.Candidate Statement:Corn on the Cob is fun to eat; you get to eat it with your hands and it sticks in your teeth! How many vegetables can say that? Corn isn’t the most nutritious vegetable that you can choose, but it is the tastiest!
Green Beans and Onions
Description: Frozen French cut green beans, steamed with chopped onions and a dab of butter, seasoned lightly with garlic salt and black pepper.
Candidate Statement: This vegetable dish often experiences opposition by those with simpler tastes but it is still worth considering. Why? Because Mom really, really likes them! A vote for this vegetable dish is a vote to make Mom happy! J So, after the Primaries last night, our candidates were narrowed down to these:
Main Dish Candidates: Mom's Meatballs and Zesty Grilled Chops
Side Dish Candidates: Scalloped Potatoes and Rice
Vegetable Candidates: Corn on the Cob and Green Beans & Onions
The votes are in and tonight we will find out the results! :)
A family favorite, passed down from generation to generation. This delicious meatball is versatile and a definite crowd pleaser. Our home has some pre-made and ready to pop into the oven, so preparation time and costs are minimal.
Herb & Garlic Chicken BreastsDescription: Boneless, skinless chicken breasts, marinade in Lowry’s Herb & Garlic marinade sauce, baked.
Candidate Statement:
White chicken breast is a very healthy source of protein for our bodies. The Herb & Garlic marinade is delicious and compliments any side dish. Marinade time is only 30 minutes, and because we have the ingredients in our pantry, there would be no additional cost to our family.
Zesty Grilled ChopsDescription: Pork chops marinade in soy sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar, chili sauce, and garlic powder, grilled on the BBQ.
Candidate Statement:
This excited dish brings change to our family; we have never tried it before! If you are tired of the same dinners night after night, week after week, this is our opportunity to try something new! It might taste wonderful, we might not like it at all, or perhaps we’ll find ourselves somewhere in the middle. We’ll only know if we give it a try. We have all of the ingredients on hand, though the marinade would need to be prepared from scratch; which will require Mom to work a little longer on this meal.
Monday, November 3, 2008
FHE - Election Edition
I am so excited for our FHE tonight and I want to share it with you so you can copy it if you want. (In all fairness, it isn't my original idea. I have stolen it from... somewhere - I can't remember where I saw it!) It may be too late for you to do it tonight, but it would be fun to do tomorrow, too. :)
We are going to have an election! Our first ever Roser Family Dinner Election. I have prepared a "Voters' Pamphlet" for each person in our family, listing the candidates for main dish, side dish, and vegetable dish. Each "candidate" has a description and a statement to help the voter better understand what a vote for that item would mean. After reviewing our pamphlets, we will hold our primary election tonight. Complete with voter ballots. The top two candidates in each category will then be placed on a new ballot for our dinner election tomorrow. In the morning, before leaving for work or school, we will all vote on the candidates. During the day, I will tally the votes and my family will learn what dishes have won our election when we have our elected dinner tomorrow night.
I am seriously, so excited about this! lol
We have been learning the Articles of Faith this year and tonight we will also discuss the Twelfth Article of Faith, "We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law." We'll talk briefly about what this means and start learning to memorize it. In fact, we'll probably start the FHE with the 12th Article of Faith and do the election part afterwards.
With the elections tomorrow, I think it will be fun to have an election of our own that Cadi can participate in. Maybe it will become a new tradition for our family; we'll see how well the family likes it. ;)
We are going to have an election! Our first ever Roser Family Dinner Election. I have prepared a "Voters' Pamphlet" for each person in our family, listing the candidates for main dish, side dish, and vegetable dish. Each "candidate" has a description and a statement to help the voter better understand what a vote for that item would mean. After reviewing our pamphlets, we will hold our primary election tonight. Complete with voter ballots. The top two candidates in each category will then be placed on a new ballot for our dinner election tomorrow. In the morning, before leaving for work or school, we will all vote on the candidates. During the day, I will tally the votes and my family will learn what dishes have won our election when we have our elected dinner tomorrow night.
I am seriously, so excited about this! lol
We have been learning the Articles of Faith this year and tonight we will also discuss the Twelfth Article of Faith, "We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law." We'll talk briefly about what this means and start learning to memorize it. In fact, we'll probably start the FHE with the 12th Article of Faith and do the election part afterwards.
With the elections tomorrow, I think it will be fun to have an election of our own that Cadi can participate in. Maybe it will become a new tradition for our family; we'll see how well the family likes it. ;)
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Worth Every Penny
Yesterday we went to Sears to take our family portraits. Finally. (I'm a little late - we usually try to do them during the summer.) I love, love, LOVE going to Sears for our portraits. They do a phenomenal job - every stinkin' time! It's wonderful; we are always thrilled with the results. Of course, since they are all so wonderful, it's also expensive because I can never decide what to get and end up buying twice as much as I originally planned! lol
Here are some of my favorite poses from this session...
Rori was being a bit of a pill; she cooperated, kinda. She would reluctantly sit where she was told, and then as soon as the photographer took the pic, she would jump up, clap, and say, "Yay!!!" Then we'd have to sit her back down and repose her again. lol They were very patient with her though, and they still managed to get some really cute shots of her - some very candid. ;)
They made this collage from some of Rori's pics:
I really liked this one with the saying they added:
And here is a collage with some of Cadi's pics:
I love this one of the girls:
And this will be a framed 20x20 print:
Here are some of my favorite poses from this session...
Rori was being a bit of a pill; she cooperated, kinda. She would reluctantly sit where she was told, and then as soon as the photographer took the pic, she would jump up, clap, and say, "Yay!!!" Then we'd have to sit her back down and repose her again. lol They were very patient with her though, and they still managed to get some really cute shots of her - some very candid. ;)
They made this collage from some of Rori's pics:
I really liked this one with the saying they added:
And here is a collage with some of Cadi's pics:
I love this one of the girls:
And this will be a framed 20x20 print:
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Trick or Treat... Take Two
Halloween: It's a kid's dream come true. lol You get to dress up, pretend to be whoever you want, and then go around asking everyone you see for candy. And they give it to you!
Last night, Rori and Cadi went trick-or-treating in our neighborhood. Ryan took them out with a friend of his and his kids. I stayed home to pass out candy to the trick-or-treaters who came here. Ryan and the kids didn't stay out terribly long since Rori was getting tired and they had already collected quite a bit of candy the night before.
It's fun to stay home and pass out candy. I like seeing all the cute kids in their costumes. The weather was cool but not cold - and not raining *whew* - so all the princesses and kitty cats, and Iron Men were free to show off their outfits. :) For the first time ever, I didn't have any teenagers come around! Well, I had a couple who were dressed up and taking their little siblings out - which I am totally supportive of, but no teens by themselves. I was pretty shocked. They must have figured out that just up the hill on our street, the houses give out full size candy bars - they probably don't waste their time on our end of the block anymore. lol Fine by me. I am all for teens who take thier siblings out and especially if they dress up too, but if they're just going around "dressed as themselves", holding their pillowcase out for free candy without younger kids in tow, I'm just not impressed. :S
Ryan took the camera with them when they went out but he only took a couple of pics. The first one must have been when they were still on their way up the hill. Not only was it still light out, but they were obviously moving pretty quickly, motivated to get up the hill and knock on some doors. lol
Last night, Rori and Cadi went trick-or-treating in our neighborhood. Ryan took them out with a friend of his and his kids. I stayed home to pass out candy to the trick-or-treaters who came here. Ryan and the kids didn't stay out terribly long since Rori was getting tired and they had already collected quite a bit of candy the night before.
It's fun to stay home and pass out candy. I like seeing all the cute kids in their costumes. The weather was cool but not cold - and not raining *whew* - so all the princesses and kitty cats, and Iron Men were free to show off their outfits. :) For the first time ever, I didn't have any teenagers come around! Well, I had a couple who were dressed up and taking their little siblings out - which I am totally supportive of, but no teens by themselves. I was pretty shocked. They must have figured out that just up the hill on our street, the houses give out full size candy bars - they probably don't waste their time on our end of the block anymore. lol Fine by me. I am all for teens who take thier siblings out and especially if they dress up too, but if they're just going around "dressed as themselves", holding their pillowcase out for free candy without younger kids in tow, I'm just not impressed. :S
Ryan took the camera with them when they went out but he only took a couple of pics. The first one must have been when they were still on their way up the hill. Not only was it still light out, but they were obviously moving pretty quickly, motivated to get up the hill and knock on some doors. lol
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