So I thought this was super funny. Both of my babies did this, but we just got a video of it today. Whenever I run baby's hands down my face, she giggles un-controllably. It's almost as if she's trying NOT to giggle, but something inside of her just can't stop. Cute stuff.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
The Holy Grail of Breakfast Cereals...
Yeah, yeah, I know it's been 2 months since my first post. So I'm a new blogger, so I never blog, so what? I'll be better, you'll see... Next time it will only be two weeks between posts... Or maybe not.
Anyway, we were walking down the grocery aisle last night when I saw it... The Holy Grail of Breakfast Cereals! Sweet marshmallowey goodness surrounded in scrumptous chocolate. How can you get better than Chololate Marshmallow Mateys!? They've got all the delicousness of cholate cocoa puffs, with the only part of marshmallow mateys that you actually eat... the Marshmallows! That's the two kings of the breakfast cereal world, rolled into one yummy bowl.
Unfortunately they only had the "Super Mega Humungus Gigantic (and extremely cost effective) Motherload Family Size". I picked it up and said, "Honey, if they have this in any sort of size that isn't rediculous, I'm getting it!" She laughed at me like, "Whatever," and I proceded to search the aisle for a smaller, less gargantuan, bag of my new favorite cereal (which I still had yet to taste). Well, like I said, (quoting above...) "they only had the "Super Mega Humungus Gigantic (and extremely cost effective) Motherload Family Size"." and I really wanted that stuff. Little did my wife know that my term for "rediculous" was a little different than hers. You see, my wife doesn't share the same passion for sugar in the morning as I do. Don't get me wrong, she can appreciate a good bowl of sugar coated sweetness, but she wansn't as mesmerized with this new purple bag as I was. I decided to just get the (here it comes again...) Super Mega Humungus Gigantic (and extremely cost effective) Motherload Family Size" bag.
Now here I am with a bag the size of California and the exciting job of being the sole individual who has to eat it in it's entirety. If i'm still eating Chocolate Marshmallow Mateys at Christmas, you'll all know why.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Religion & Politics...
With the upcoming election I've been listening a lot to Talk Radio lately. I don't know how many of you are ElRushbo listeners, but I've been thinking about something he said the other day. He had a caller on the program and they made reference to one of his previous comments. Rush believes, and often says, that Conservatism will always triumph when tried. The caller was asking why it appears that Conservatism isn't making much of a stand this election year. We have Hillary and Obama on one side, and McCain on the other. (Who many critisize of being way too far left wing.) There was Romney, but he closed his campaign, and then there is Huckabee but really, does he stand a chance at all? Especially now that Romney has endorsed McCain. Rush's reply was that there isn't a candidate on the ballot who can unite conservatives. He said that if there were a person who could unite all 3 facets of the conservative base, he would take the race... but we don't. So here we are, most of the way through the primaries and we have two strong left wingers on one side, and one moderate left winger on the other. Not looking too good for the conservative Republican base out there. Now there are arguments to McCain's conservativism, but mostly I wanted to use this to make a point.
As I have thought about the idea that Conservatism will always triumph when tried, another thought came to mind. I thought of what another wise conservative leader said. (Except this conservative leader happened to be a Prophet of God...) Joseph Smith said, "I teach them correct principles, and they govern themselves." Take this on contrast to what Rush said. Rush believes that inherently Conservatism will always win. Now there is some truth to this. Good will ultimately win overall, but not in every battle in every society. We see many societies through the history of the world who have destroyed themselves because they strayed away from the principles of the Savior, Jesus Christ. You could say that they became too "liberal" in their view of the world, and the principles of the Gospel. They took the wisdom of men over the teachings of their Prophet of God. They strayed from the "conservative" principles of honesty, integrity, morality, etc... Once their society became so overcome with these "liberal" ideas that morality and honesty weren't that important, that whatever you want to do is ok, these ideas became their ultimate downfall. Their government crumbled because it was no longer held up on principles of righteousness, but rather, it was corrupted. Men who would seek power could change the government to suit their desires. Officials would look the other way when a crime was comitted if it was in their "best interests" in terms of staying in power. No longer was their government ruled by truth, honesty, integrity, and morality, but by deceit, greed, and lust for power. In other words, the people strayed from those "correct principles" needed to properly "govern themselves". Righteousness and "Conservatism" did not triumph in those societies because they did not allow it to do so. They abandoned principles of righteousness and did not teach their children to live righteously.
Our nation is in a very similar situation these days. We have many, even in our government, who would abandon those principles of honesty, interity, and especially morality, because it is in their "best interests". We aren't being politicaly correct if we disagree with a person's "sexual orientation" or decision to "live together" out of wedlock. These are personal choices and have nothing to do with "right and wrong". On the contrary, that's EXACTLY what they are. They are issues of right and wrong. We need to teach our children that Government should be and is founded on principles of righteousness. Morality isn't something to be taken lightly. It is not just a " good thing", but is absolutely critical to the survival of our government. What most of these "liberals" fail to recognize, is that our own constitution was founded on these same principles. If we abandon them, there is nothing left to hold up our government and it will crumble just like civilizaitons of old. Righteousness isn't optional, it isn't even just preferred, it is absolutely essential. We as a people need to make a stand for what we know is right. We, most of all, need to teach our children to be governed by principles of righteousness and not by the lusts of the flesh. The future of our nation, and our world, depends on it.
As I have thought about the idea that Conservatism will always triumph when tried, another thought came to mind. I thought of what another wise conservative leader said. (Except this conservative leader happened to be a Prophet of God...) Joseph Smith said, "I teach them correct principles, and they govern themselves." Take this on contrast to what Rush said. Rush believes that inherently Conservatism will always win. Now there is some truth to this. Good will ultimately win overall, but not in every battle in every society. We see many societies through the history of the world who have destroyed themselves because they strayed away from the principles of the Savior, Jesus Christ. You could say that they became too "liberal" in their view of the world, and the principles of the Gospel. They took the wisdom of men over the teachings of their Prophet of God. They strayed from the "conservative" principles of honesty, integrity, morality, etc... Once their society became so overcome with these "liberal" ideas that morality and honesty weren't that important, that whatever you want to do is ok, these ideas became their ultimate downfall. Their government crumbled because it was no longer held up on principles of righteousness, but rather, it was corrupted. Men who would seek power could change the government to suit their desires. Officials would look the other way when a crime was comitted if it was in their "best interests" in terms of staying in power. No longer was their government ruled by truth, honesty, integrity, and morality, but by deceit, greed, and lust for power. In other words, the people strayed from those "correct principles" needed to properly "govern themselves". Righteousness and "Conservatism" did not triumph in those societies because they did not allow it to do so. They abandoned principles of righteousness and did not teach their children to live righteously.
Our nation is in a very similar situation these days. We have many, even in our government, who would abandon those principles of honesty, interity, and especially morality, because it is in their "best interests". We aren't being politicaly correct if we disagree with a person's "sexual orientation" or decision to "live together" out of wedlock. These are personal choices and have nothing to do with "right and wrong". On the contrary, that's EXACTLY what they are. They are issues of right and wrong. We need to teach our children that Government should be and is founded on principles of righteousness. Morality isn't something to be taken lightly. It is not just a " good thing", but is absolutely critical to the survival of our government. What most of these "liberals" fail to recognize, is that our own constitution was founded on these same principles. If we abandon them, there is nothing left to hold up our government and it will crumble just like civilizaitons of old. Righteousness isn't optional, it isn't even just preferred, it is absolutely essential. We as a people need to make a stand for what we know is right. We, most of all, need to teach our children to be governed by principles of righteousness and not by the lusts of the flesh. The future of our nation, and our world, depends on it.
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