1. Isaac and Lucas are VERY good buddies.
2. Whenever Lucas walks in the door, he takes off his shoes and then his pants 2 minutes later. He is ALWAYS in his underwear at home.
3. Ariel is a Daddy's girl
Shannon, do you recognize the scrubs?
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Just what every man wants on Valentine's Day - a signed Mitt Romney t- shirt. So now that all the Mitt Romney hype has died down for the next few years around our house I will share two funny things Lucas has said regarding this political race.
Lucas seems to know and enjoy the power of words. A few weeks ago when he was feeling angry or frustrated at me his mom he would say "I want Cain (this is what he calls John McCain) to win, not Mitt Romney!" Another time he was feeling particularly bothered because I would not let him play his Nintendo ds, he said "All you care about is Mitt Romney winning and Isaac cares about everybody!"
Hallelujah- finally a new post!
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1/2 c water
1/2 c milk
1 egg
1/3 c butter, softened
1/3 c sugar
1 t salt
3 3/4 all-purpose flour
1 T dry yeast or 1 package
1/4 c butter, softened
place water and milk in microwave until warm about 30- 60 seconds. Pour in mixing bowl and add sugar and yeast. Wait a few minutes and add salt, butter and egg, then start mixing adding 1/2 c flour at a time. Let dough rise until double in size, maybe 30 to 45 min. Punch down and either make into rolls or donuts:
rolls
divided dough in half. roll each half into 12 inch circle, spread 1/4 c softened butter over entire round. Cut each circle into 8 wedges. Roll wedges starting at wide; roll gently. Place point side down on ungreased cookie sheet. Cover with clean kitchen towel and put in a warm place. Rise one hour. bake @ 400 for approx 10 min.
donuts
Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, and gently roll out to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut with a floured doughnut cutter (I used a glass and cut out a small center with a very small round object). Let doughnuts sit out to rise again until double. Cover loosely with a cloth.
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Remove from heat, and stir in hot water one tablespoon at a time until the icing is somewhat thin, but not watery. Set aside.
Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large heavy skillet to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Slide doughnuts into the hot oil using a wide spatula (make sure oil is hot, donuts seem to absorb less oil this way). Turn doughnuts over as they rise to the surface. Fry doughnuts on each side until golden brown. Remove from hot oil, to drain on a wire rack. Dip doughnuts into the glaze while still hot, and set onto wire racks to drain off excess. Keep a cookie sheet or tray under racks for easier clean up.
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Mitt Romney shows again why he is an extraordinary man. He is and will be a force for both the Republican Party and conservatism. Lets be grateful for what he has done. He will continue to advance the cause and he will be back.
Mitt Romney's campaign confirmed this morning that he has no plans to drop out of the Republican presidential race, and indeed plans to address an important gathering of conservative activists on Thursday -- CPAC. (Click here for details.)
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So I am making phone calls right now for the Romney campaign at http://www.mittromney.com/CallatHome . The calls right now are being routed to Georgia and Southerners are NICE. I have made a difference with at least 4 voters. SWEET! Take a half of an hour and make some calls! Super Tuesday is tomorrow.
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LATEST POLLS SHOW ROMNEY AND MCCAIN TIED WITH 38% OF THE VOTE. WORD IS SPREADING THAT A VOTE FOR HUCKABEE IS A VOTE FOR MCCAIN.
Do whatever you can to help Romney secure more delegates!
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These are two outstanding comments to a crazy anti- Romney article today in NewsWeek
Posted By: mrunpc (January 31, 2008 at 5:08 PM)
John McCain's candidacy was dead and buried until a few weeks before the NH primary due to incompetent staff, mismanagement and lack of money. McCain himself admits that he's not well versed on economics...and voters are somehow convinced that this man can oversee the country's economy better than a highly successful private sector businessman like Mitt Romney?
Strip away John McCain's 40+ year ago military experience, which we're NEVER allowed to forget about or question (it's just about ALL he ever references in speeches and debates no matter what question he's asked), and you have nothing but a tired, old, empty suited, Washington, D.C. political hack/insider. He is an extremely weak candidate and a terrible debater by every account, especially compared to Mitt Romney (or even Huckabee).
Without the assistance of his "Canes" propping him up during this farce of a campaign, John McCain's candidacy would still be dead and buried. Day after day, the canes come out of the political woodwork to endorse ol' RINO (Republican In Name Only) Johnny.
MCCAIN CANE # 1...the Liberal biased Main Stream Media and Press. With orgasmic puff story after puff story, it resurrected McCain from the dead, elevating him to frontrunner status just in time for the election.
MCCAIN CANE # 2...Independent and Democrat voters, who, for some bizarre reason, are allowed to vote in the REPUBLICAN primaries. I'd LOVE to meet the rocket scientists in those states who allow THAT to happen. In Florida, Mitt Romney was gathering tremendous momentum and soaring in the polls until the weekend before the election.
MCCAIN CANE # 3...Florida Governor Crist who endorsed McCain just TWO days before the election.. Unfortunately, it was enough to convince a woefully uninformed voting public to vote for McCain and against Romney who was soaring in the polls until that moment. While this was bad enough, the fact that so many thousands of Floridians had to be TOLD who to vote for just TWO days before such an important election was despicable, shameful, if not downright scary.
MCCAIN Cane # 4...Rudy Guiliani, who ends his "campaign" with an endorsement of who else but John McCain hours before the California debate. Even with THAT, McCain, who has always been a terrible debater, was crushed by Mitt Romney at every turn...imagine what Obama would do to McCain?
MCCAIN Cane # 5...California Governor, Arnold Schwartzenager who now is endorsing old Johnny just before the Super Tuesday primaries.
If John McCain is the Republican nominee (heaven forbid), it will be done SOLELY with the assistance of his canes. Without them, he is nearly helpless and will be easily defeated by either Hillary Clinton or upstart, 36 year old Barack Hussein Obama.
Mitt Romney is by far the most qualified man in EITHER party and is a class act all the way. And yet since he became a GOP candidate for president, I have seen nothing but negative, trivial articles/stories about his Mormon religion, his money, his slick appearance, etc, all fully intended to sway a naive electorate that pays far too little attention to the most important 4 year event in our country. Mitt Romney is a TRUE family man and very successful at turning failed or failing enterprises around and, Lord knows, the United States of America needs turning around. It should be run as a business first, with a strong military to protect it from harm. All other social, giveaway programs should be scrutinized (and certainly would be under a Romney presidency) as to efficiency and even necessity. The fact that he was even elected Governor in a state (MA) controlled by 85% Democrat legislature was a feat in itself. In spite of it, he did a very admirable job as Governor, turning a large state deficit into a surplus. Of course, his many justified vetoes were constantly overturned by those liberal Democrats which made for a lot of frustration.
If Mitt Romney does get the GOP nomination it will be MUCH to the chagrin of the Democrat National Committee liberal propaganda machine because he will be their worst nightmare and most difficult to defeat...Obama, Clinton, or otherwise.
John McCain's time has long since come and gone and it has become more than obvious during this primary campaign that he doesn't even have the ability to WALK up the White House "stairs" without his "Canes," let alone RUN the biggest economy and country in the world.
Posted By: Peaceful Warrior (January 31, 2008 at 5:23 PM)
After reading the member comments, I would encourage those in Mitt Romney's corner to begin a grass roots movement like no other. The only way the biased media will be defeated is if the silent majority is silent no more. Those who are commited to the belief that Romney is the better choice will be crying after Tuesday if they don't get things moving in a positive direction for him today. Who cares about the endorsements?! Notice, if you will, they are generally from very liberal individuals. So---believers in the American Dream, by keeping an upstanding proven leader in the financial and governmental arenas, get on it. Talk to friends, do massive emailing. Attend gatherings where people are meeting to discuss the "issues" and start making a difference in this campaign before it is too late. For those who have whined on this site about Romney's personal wealth, I suggest you do a little research on McCain's wife's wealth---which they are holding close to the vest rather than investing it in his quest to add the presidency to his portfolio. Those who would attack someone because of his/her success or religious beliefs, are just too ignorant to convince. Bigots are just bigots! Yet, from the sounds of the comments here, there are some pretty well informed, intelligent people out there who know a snake when they see one, and also see how the media and those non-thinking individuals who get caught up in the frenzy and manipulation are buying into the idea of two democrats running in this election. One bona fide democrat and another dressed in GOP clothing, but underneath---a democrat. I implore you to get out and make a difference! IT is time for the people of America who represent what's best in America to have their voices heard!!! Now---we have until Tuesday----so----go get 'em!!!
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