Finally!

I have always thought that it wasn't fair for a cell phone company to massacre your credit if you don't pay an early termination fee to get out of a ridiculously long cell phone contract! Finally a Judge in California has ruled that early termination fees are illegal! Why hasn't this happened earlier?

How Lame am I

I just have to write this quick note and also say that I am now really counting down untill I can go get my breaking dawn book. I was told by my sister-in-law Keli that I could get the book at walmart.com for $4.00 dollars less than what I was going to pay on Amazon, so I got online to cancel my order and then realized that in this hast, I don't think that getting my book sometime around 4:00 pm is soon enough for myself. That is when UPS usually swings by. So I have now canceled all orders for online purchasing of the book and am going to be one of those people at midnight buying MY Breaking Dawn. Laugh at me, goodness I am sure laughing at myself.

Democrat or Republican? What other choice do I have?!?

When it comes to politics I have always tried to define myself as a Liberal Republican or a Conservative Democrat. Lets just say I have never been incredibly thrilled with the complete platform of either of the American parties.

When I spent time in Jerusalem in the summer of 2000 I was very intrigued by the number of different options that the Israeli people have when it comes to political parties. It seems like it was easier for them to find a candidate that they could truly agree with in most ways.

I have often wondered why with so many candidates running for political office, and with so many viewpoints of those candidates, why is there still an option to vote a straight ticket for one party or the other? Isn’t that exactly what George Washington warned us not to do in his farewell address in 1796? Did he not advise us to avoid excessive political party spirit?

So what is it going to be! Democrat or Republican? Can I really stand 100% with either?

If you hear what I am saying you may want to check out a political party that my friend Jeremy Manning has been talking about for years now, the Libertarians. I have seen Jeremy blog about these guys for a long time but I have never really checked them out until recently. The Libertarian Party may not be the answer to all of my political problems but the more I learn about them the more I like them. It seems to be a nice cool fresh breath of air in a very smoggy polluted world of American politics.

Tagged

How to play this game of tag: Post these rules on your blog. List: 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, 3 random surprising facts about yourself. Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

3 Joys
Reading, I want to start a blog book club, anyone in?
Being a Mom, every single minute, even if I say I don't.
Cooking, unless I burn it, then I might curse.

3 Fears
People hating me
My credit score
Know it alls

3 Goals
Own a business...if you know me, then you know the business I want to have.
Own a home.....the song tomorrow comes into my head at this point
Have a million dollars!!! yeah baby!!!

3 current obsessions
reading romance novels
Not just twilight, Edward, it is ok because he is pretend
Making blankets

3 Random things about me
I still love original flavored bubble gum, and am always wishing I had some
I have a tan for the 1st time in 5 years
I love reality TV, it took awhile I was a hater at 1st, but I have succumb

Tagged:
I think I only have 5 friends that regularily blog, so if ya want to play.....your it!

Lets Get Dirty!

We just had the Andersen Family Reunion Last Week, and had tons of fun! We got down and dirty, we went to bear lake and spelunking in caves! And best of all the boys had so much fun with all their cousins.

What a weekend!

We hung out in Wendover for the weekend, went and checked out Diamond Rio, and had some fun along the way!

Fun at the Flats!

Water Fun!

The day was coming to an end and Devron was just setting the sprinklers for the night, when all of a sudden, Asher stole the hose and soaked both himself and Owen!

The 4th of July!

We went to Morgan and had a BBQ and went to the Semenary Lawn to see the fireworks show, this is the first time Dev and I have gone and done the traditional Andersen Family fireworks. We had lots of fun, and the kids had a blast! This was also the first time that Owen and Asher saw an official fireworks show, they both had a great time, I don't know why I was so worried about their ears.

Real Salt Lake Soccer Game!

Well we kicked off the weekend early and went to the game! It was pretty intense and I have to say that I rarely see Devron get that mad or emotional. If you follow soccer you know that it was a pretty crazy game and the refs were anything but fair. But, we got to meet Leo the Lion, Asher is going to be so jealous when he finds out!



It had been forever since we had seen Dev's brother Derek and his wife Keli, so we had a double date, and before the game went to one of my favorite places to eat, the old spaghetti factory. The picture here on the left has nothing to do with it but here we are anyway!







After the game there were fire works but I still don't know all the things I should about my camera so I don't have any good pics of those, but look at Derek and Keli, aren't they cute!