crying over a TREE??????????

ok, i sat down here to do a blogging marathon but i've completely lost my train of thought. i'm sitting here, watching the 11:00 news and here's the gist of the story i just witnessed. somewhere in seattle, is a 'special' tree park. in the night, someone, OBVIOUSLY didn't know that it was a rare, really OLD (1991!!!)unique tree and they CHOPPED IT DOWN. GASP. they must've thought it would look great covered in pretty lights in the middle of their living room.(i bet it did!) anywho....'this dude', the one who planted the very distinguish twig wept when he realized that someone had done such a "cruel" thing. yup, HE WEPT. a grown man, old enough to know better.i didn't think i was insensitive to things like this but now that i'm writing that i realize that i just might be.
it's a tree.
it has no feelings,
it has no soul. cut down another twig, stick it in a bucket and watch it spread it's wings!rye and i sat here and looked at each other,'is he ToTally being serious,????. sorry to say, he was! but CrYING dude?? seriously, pull it together!
all this crazy has pushed me over. i'm going to bed.
pictures posted tomorrow. (NOT OF THE PERSECUTED TREE!)

technically....

ok, you know, i always stay true to my word. tonight will be no different. here's the deal. TECHNICALLY, i didn't make that last post, "tomorrow, i blog" until 12:01 AM....which means i have until TOMORROW to post. hee. hee. sorry, i was always one to 'toe the line'. really now, it's been one of those days...such good intentions to accomplish much. what i ended up doing was spending most of the day with kath and her boys. which i might add is one of the nicest ways to spend a day. tomorrow i'm off to shop in Seattle for the day. i'll blog when i can...and yes, Angela, it WILL be a blogging marathon! :)
thank you faithful readers for keeping up with me.

tomorrow. i post.

sam's funnys...

this morning, at breakfast we were having a conversation about iHop. rye and i LOVE eating there. for me, some of my favorite memories were made over breakfast there when my sister and hubby lived in Chicago. anywho....it's a great little 'greasy spoon' place. (sorta like Denny's only not THAT greasy) fantastic pancakes and really good coffee. however, we've never taken the kids along. Obviously because out of the mouth of my 10 year old comes this quote:
"i've never been there but isn't it a place where people with just one leg go?"...seriously now. that's funny. looks like our family will be making a trip to iHop in the very near future so that we can show our children that people of all sorts are welcome there.

another 'sam funny'....
after church we made a quick stop in at Safeway. while walking the bread isle, i pointed out that we should grab a loaf of 'texas toast' to go with our dinner tonight. sam says, "mom, sorry to say but that kind of bread is a little too bulky for me!". ok then, we'll eat just regular, skinny bread for dinner.