I am enjoying an evening free of homework...ahhh!
Thanks for the letters!
Here's the latest new around here:
Jonah started a newspaper at his school. I can't even describe how proud I am
of his efforts and his writing. This is quite an undertaking for a 12 year old.
He is an exceptional boy...no bias here!

Joe received a letter from Sarah Palin.
Now Joe is not a plumber, but he does work among the middle class.
He was very proud of the letter, which was not addressed to me.
There was no reference to the fact that he might be married.
None at all. I really like Sarah Palin, but the letter was not for me
and I was not allowed to read it.
Ms. Palin...that's what he calls her.  "We've not been formally introduced, you know."
I asked, "So, what's in the letter?
"It's secret stuff and then there's the regular politician stuff, but you
don't need to see it. It's not addressed to you. It's my letter...my letter from Ms. Palin"

I call this: The audacity of hope...



I went to the fair with my kids last month and it gave me much to think about.



I have been wondering...are we pushing our kids to grow up too soon?



I don't know. What do you think?
Interesting...

This picture on the left raises a lot of questions.
Who sees something like this and then tries to win it?
When I saw how this guy kept changing his prize from
hip to hip, I felt a little sorry for him.
How unfortunate to have won this monstrosity!
It must have been like carrying a whole person around
the fair. I asked Joe,
"Would you carry a big doll around?"
He said, "I would if I won it! You better believe it!"

I just want to make a suggestion:
Don't win one of these at the fair.
Life will get very difficult for this man should
he want to get rid of this thing. What will he do with it?
I hope he didn't have to sign a pre-nup when he won it
because life could get complicated.

Joe says that it's not about the prize,
it's about winning.
It's about having something that no one else does.

Hmmm...like a letter from Ms. Palin??
Yes, this was at the fair.
That's my son's head you see behind it.
Although he is 12, he opted to
ride the kiddie train with his little sister so he
wouldn't have to watch this
thing racing down the track at him.

I wonder who thought this was good idea
for a kid's ride?

Here's a view from the inside:
a monkey hugging an elephant.

Big thanks to the Tehama County Fair
for making this educational train ride possible!