In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich."

--Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Thanksgiving...

I'm not able to travel home for Thanksgiving because of work... so this weekend I went home and visited with the family... This is a picture of Granny and Jaydan... 4 generations of our family... it's really amazing to see these two together...
This is at a Christmas tree festival we went to in Springfield... it was cool... They had some really amazing trees there that people of all ages decorated.

Some videos you just have to see to believe. On Thursday, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin appeared in Wasilla in order to pardon a local turkey in anticipation of Thanksgiving. This proved to be a slightly absurd but ultimately unremarkable event. But what came next was positively surreal. After the pardon Palin proceeded to do an interview with a local TV station while the turkeys were being SLAUGHTERED in the background!! Seemingly oblivious to the gruesomeness going on over her shoulder, she carries on talking for over three minutes. Watch the video below to see for yourself. Be warned, it's kind of gruesome.

From Huffington Post

Some princes are born in palaces. Some are born in mangers. But a few are born in the imagination, out of scraps of history and hope. Barack Obama never talks about how people see him: I'm not the one making history, he said every chance he got. You are. Yet as he looked out Tuesday night through the bulletproof glass, in a park named for a Civil War general, he had to see the truth on people's faces. We are the ones we've been waiting for, he liked to say, but people were waiting for him, waiting for someone to finish what a King began.

From Time Magazine. Wednesday November 5th.

More about the Truck

so... I've decided I absolutely LOVE this truck.. it handles really well on the interstate.. the fact that I went up to a V6 didn't hurt any either.. My insurance is 100 bucks less a year too.. so that's a plus!!

Here's just a couple more pics I took this morning.

This is my new truck. More pics to come. But it was raining and Granny took this for me from the porch. PS... I love it. Drives Great. :)

Six Flags

I went Sunday to Six Flags Great America with Matt, his friend Josh and my sis Tomi.
It turned out not to be as cold as I had feared.. we went on the last day of the season.. while the lines were still long... they weren't as long as last year when I went.. and we were able to ride all the major rides... which was AWESOME.
I didn't get a picture of Matt and Josh, but here's me and sis.
Also, here's a picture of "Frightfest" which is what Six Flags does in October. They really go all out and turn this theme park into a scary halloween experience!

Jaydan