Just Watch and You'll See...

 

I saw this floating around FB, but I kept skipping past it until this morning. It is a really touching 3 minute Thai commercial. You won't regret watching!!

 

a little politics...

Here's a little politics to shake up your day: (warning: they use the a-word twice!)

 

And for the record, ('cause I know you were all wondering), I'm against action in Syria. 

I think helping either side is a huge mistake.  These people hate us, and playing police of the world is not a good move. 

 

But Syria is screwed up.  Instead of attacking and solving no problems in doing so, the global community (US included) should focus our resources on helping the refugees.  We should build whole cities if necessary.  If families want to start over somewhere else, let's take them there.  Build schools in refugee camps.  In short, undertake a humanitarian mission on a scale the world has never before seen.  Show Syrians that the West is not evil, that democracy means the freedom to live one's daily life without fear of your own government being after you.

 

Helping either Syria's messed up government or the rebels who hate the U.S. and the West will not solve any problems in the long run, and in the short run will probably make things a lot worse.  Instead, we should seek to change through direct, immense aid to the ones who are suffering.

 

What do you guys think?

Jesse & The Rippers

Remember Full House and TGIF and mom popping popcorn?  Watch and notice the awesome mullet!

http://www.hulu.com/watch/513074?playlist_id=1901

Testing......

I'm back! It's been a long while since I've blogged. Hooray for a new computer that will work!  Here's a little snippet of my fun summer. Tahoe week was definitely one of my favorites this summer. I tried to email this pic to you all, but for some reason it's having trouble sending. I will try again though. School starts in a week, so maybe I'll have time to update the blog!

Great Grandma Gubler

Lately....

 

Rod came home from work the other day to find the girls making a makeshift bike jump in our court.  That warmed their biking-daddy's heart!

 

 

The neighborhood kids got in on the action...

 

When Parker & Em came to visit, we had a lot of fun! I love this picture of Haley & Parker drawing.  Haley: "Oh crap, that's a WAY better scribble than mine!"  (Note Parker's hair berret...I'm pretty sure he wore high heels when he was here, too...sorry Brett!)

 

My Mother's Day Loot: all homemade gifts from my sweet girls.  Caitlin made a trail out of yarn that I had to follow and find my presents.  I don't know exactly what some of these things were supposed to be....but I love them!

By the way, Brooke- you have to get your "posting" to work! I want to see your table, your kids....so much to catch up on!

Yosemite

           I went with my book group.  We hiked through the giant sequoias.  Amazing.

  This is the telescope tree.  I was inside looking up.  Some trees are 3000 yrs. old!

 

         We hiked up Sentinel Dome and Taft point, and Mariposa Grove - 12 miles in 2 days.
                                              Elevation was about 8,000 ft.

           That's Half Dome in the distance.  Very fun.