at the end of the day he is a Dad

in one of those regardless of your political opinions I thought this letter from Jenna & Barbara Bush to Sasha & Malia Obama was really sweet.

" although it's an honor and full of so many extraordinary opportunities, it isn't always easy being a member of the club you are about to join. Our dad, like yours, is a man of great integrity and love; a man who always put us first. We still see him now as we did when we were seven: as our loving daddy. Our Dad, who read to us nightly, taught us how to score tedious baseball games. He is our father, not the sketch in a paper or part of a skit on TV. Many people will think they know him, but they have no idea how he felt the day you were born, the pride he felt on your first day of school, or how much you both love being his daughters. So here is our most important piece of advice: remember who your dad really is."

you can read the rest of it here

is that really blogging?

say there is more than one blog in your life and you blog on site A a link to site B where you actually wrote something can you explain the point of site A? Some of these folks are "professional" bloggers(read as they are getting paid) isn't this sort of lame on their part?

quit calling me

is there a do not call number for cell phones?? because I am sick and tired of the automated junk calls! The wait is entirely too long to try and get a real person so you can be removed from their call lists likewise waiting for the end of the spiel just to press whichever random number they have picked for you to press so you won't get their damned annoying phone calls any longer and that is assuming that is effective... The calls from CA have stopped but the ones from Washington DC started today. However I did press #2 so maybe they'll be from MI tomorrow

we should be there

so noted C last night while we were watching Inauguration coverage. David & I agreed however work, school & life in general run interference as usual. I wish we could have gone perhaps in four years we can manage the trip. There was a snow day today so C was for sure able to watch the swearing in ceremony and I was glad for that it is truly one for the history books.

I do not have enough bread

but we are well stocked with milk and eggs...Not exactly a big snow event but snow nonetheless. I hope it stays warmish or tomorrow morning will be messy and I suppose no school for the kid. Stay tuned