President Obama announced in his speech Tuesday he is delaying the vote for Congress to approve air strikes in Syria. Although he still believes his evidence is compelling that Assad ordered the use of chemical weapons on his people in August, he has acknowledged that a Russian proposal for Syria to relinquish all their chemical weapons may be…
Pull-Ups and Swim Diapers are tear-off
Today’s Tip: The sides of most pull-up type diapers (and swim diapers) are designed to tear. I was so glad H shared this gem with me before I used them… she learned the hard way, I won’t share the details
Obama waits for Congress to approve Syria action
Although the case is being made until Congress returns to session 9 Sep, Obama is seeking their approval before launching a military strike against Syria. Secretary of State John Kerry is presenting what he considers irrefutable evidence the President Assad and the Syrian military was behind the 21 Aug chemical attack that killed 1400+ people,…
Shamrock Virginia Beach Half-Marathon Motivator
Registration is paid… I’m committed! After a month of racking my brain how I can stay motivated to exercise after I leave my parents’ house and a conversation with my father-in-law last night where he admitted he hoped someday to run a marathon, I decided. For myself, I know that regardless whether I’m available to…
One, two someone took the shoe
I(H) have a younger brother with 3 children (ages 6, 4 and 2 years old) their nanny is on her honeymoon. And she didn’t take the kids! Can you imagine! Anyways, I volunteered, (or was recruited) to watch the kids from 8 am tuesday morning till 7 pm Wednesday night, so my brother and his…
Massive Rim Fire near Yosemite Continues
A massive fire continues to burn near Yosemite approached 150,000 acres Sunday. Although few homes are threatened and the most populated camping areas of Yosemite are still safe, the fire is within a mile of the reservoir that supplies water to over 2 million people in the San Francisco Bay area. Check out http://usat.ly/17czRC6
Syrian Civil War Update – More Alleged Chemical Attacks, UN Investigators Vehicle Shot
A vehicle used by U.S. chemical weapons investigators was shot at Monday by snipers, a spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says (no injuries reported). The team was team of United Nations experts had been allowed to investigate the most recent (21 Aug 13) site of an alleged Syrian government use of chemical weapons. The…
Yoga isn’t quite as relaxing with a toddler and three dogs
Or is it? I was contemplating this as I rolled around on the floor of my parents gym-room attempting to emulate the thin, uber-flexible, and very somber yogi on the tv screen this morning. Throughout my routine, Mr. C randomly decides when he’s going to use me as a jungle gym (35 lbs 4-months before…
Dog kiss
Molly and my shepherd Diamond. Always a relief when dogs get along so well.
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