The Haggard Herald

A couple weeks ago Madeleine saw a bin underneath my bed and asked for it to come out.  It's a small bin that my mom kept during my childhood and put a few random clothes in, cards I made, school projects and writing samples--relics of my childhood.  She also included two little dresses she bought 40 years ago while she was single and a missionary in Thailand.  I'm sure my mom put me in these dresses when I was a toddler and I thought it was only fitting that Maddie gets a turn to play dress-up in Mimi's beautiful Thailand clothes. Also in my bin was an old little league shirt.  I'm almost positive this actually belonged to Joseph because I didn't make it past t-ball.  It makes me smile to see "Meyers" on the back of something Maddie is wearing.  (Mom also put in one of my baton twirling t-shirts but it isn't featured in this post.) ***************************************************************** Last week I brought my camera along ...

I like Keith Hennessey.  In the 30 minutes or so I have each day to check my email and catch up on news, I don't always get a full picture of politics or current events.  Since my time is limited I try to get the main points from sources that are informed and knowledgeable.  So much of what happens in government (and other wise) is driven by money and where money is going, hense I like to listen to someone who is informed and knowledgeable about money.  Keith Hennessey is an economist and former economic adviser to President Bush; he fits the bill. This is what I like about Keith Hennessey: Although he sides with one party (Republican) he is so good at boiling problems down to the main issues and in large measure ignoring the partisan arguments and blame games.  What a great strength it is to fairly represent both sides on an issue.  I love how objective he is and how not emotionally-charged he is, especially compared to so many other people in Washingto...

On Saturday Grandma Melory met the three of us at Vineyard nursery to walk through their pumpkin patch.  When we got there a worker told Matt that it wasn't up yet but that we could go walk around out back, so we did!  It was so fun.  The new front runner train track runs right by the nursery and we got to see several trains go by.  There is also a corn maze with pumpkins growing up a fence along the side.  There was a tunnel to play in, and a house made of hay, and a pumpkin house, and lots of animals--a baby cow, billy goats, female goats that they milk, bunnies, and turkeys or chickens (we weren't sure which they were).  Madeleine was in heaven. When we go to see the horses and donkeys right by our house I sometimes pick the grass and weeds and feed it to the animals.  That's what Madeleine did with these chickens, although their pecking is a little more frightening than nice soft donkey lips. In this hay house there were lots of random...