The Setup: Our daughter has a set of leapfrog letters that stick to the fridge and they have a base unit that sings songs when you put the letters in the base unit. She loves to play with it.
Imagine this: Daddy (me) is washing dishes and daughter is playing at the fridge. She'd moved to the other side of the fridge where I couldn't see her. After a few minutes of strange noises I turned and asked:
"Solei dear, what are you doing?"
A little head peeks around the corner of the fridge and this is the response I get:
"Pooping."
"Pooping?"
"Pooping"
She was right. She's a quick learner.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
We should be used to it, but it still stings when it happens. The LDS church has been inexistance for about 178 years now, and yet the intolerance and hatred always seems to surprise and hurt. The Washington Post did an article about how the community in Washington D.C. was trying to block the building of one of our churches on 16th Street (with about 45 other churches in the vicinity) for various reasons. The nastiest part of the article was this little tidbit:
To get a job as a pastor, those people have to at least have a graduate degree in religion - yet, I lowly religiously uneducated gal that I am know that the doctrinal issue he has with us is something he should bring up with the ISLAMIC church. That's their view, not ours. We're the flippin' Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-Day Saints! And you don't want someone in your neigborhood you disagree with? Blegh. So Jared found their church e.mail and sent a note to the offended/offending pastor:
Dear Mr Wilson,
This afternoon I read the story on the proposed new Church on 16th Street in the Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/23/AR2008052302750.html?hpid=moreheadlines). Hopefully the Washington Post mis-quoted you in reference to the beliefs of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The quote reads: "They don't accept Jesus as the Messiah; they accept him as the prophet."
Your quote could not be more untrue. My guess is that you were mis-quoted. I'd suggest contacting the Washington Post and asking them to correct the error so that you can set the record straight. Individuals so misquoted, who have failed to do so, have often lost credibility on matters of religion, and my assumption is that you are not interested in that happening.
If you were quoted correctly, I would direct you to the following website (created and maintained by the same church) which repeated attests and testifies of the divinity and saving mission of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ: http://jesuschrist.lds.org. They do not hold Him to be a mere prophet: "Mormons" do, indeed, accept Jesus Christ as the Son of God, the Messiah, the Alpha and Omega and their personal Savior. They are grateful for his mission and sacrifice and strive to live lives, showing their devotion to the Lord by blessing his children around the world.
With Love and Respect,
etc.
I hope this pastor reads this with a little more compassion than he usually does with those "untouchables" he disagrees with. This is my issue with religions where people are paid to teach others -it's a business, not a faith.
Rant over. Enjoy the holiday - go hug someone you don't agree with!
And the Mormons are finding little support from the neighborhood's clergy,
including one pastor who said his objection is rooted not in architecture, but
theology.
"They don't accept Jesus as the Messiah; they accept him as the
prophet," said Edward Wilson, pastor at Church of Christ, a block from the
Mormon site. "It's wrong, I disagree with it, and I wouldn't want them in the
neighborhood."
To get a job as a pastor, those people have to at least have a graduate degree in religion - yet, I lowly religiously uneducated gal that I am know that the doctrinal issue he has with us is something he should bring up with the ISLAMIC church. That's their view, not ours. We're the flippin' Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-Day Saints! And you don't want someone in your neigborhood you disagree with? Blegh. So Jared found their church e.mail and sent a note to the offended/offending pastor:
Dear Mr Wilson,
This afternoon I read the story on the proposed new Church on 16th Street in the Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/23/AR2008052302750.html?hpid=moreheadlines). Hopefully the Washington Post mis-quoted you in reference to the beliefs of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The quote reads: "They don't accept Jesus as the Messiah; they accept him as the prophet."
Your quote could not be more untrue. My guess is that you were mis-quoted. I'd suggest contacting the Washington Post and asking them to correct the error so that you can set the record straight. Individuals so misquoted, who have failed to do so, have often lost credibility on matters of religion, and my assumption is that you are not interested in that happening.
If you were quoted correctly, I would direct you to the following website (created and maintained by the same church) which repeated attests and testifies of the divinity and saving mission of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ: http://jesuschrist.lds.org. They do not hold Him to be a mere prophet: "Mormons" do, indeed, accept Jesus Christ as the Son of God, the Messiah, the Alpha and Omega and their personal Savior. They are grateful for his mission and sacrifice and strive to live lives, showing their devotion to the Lord by blessing his children around the world.
With Love and Respect,
etc.
I hope this pastor reads this with a little more compassion than he usually does with those "untouchables" he disagrees with. This is my issue with religions where people are paid to teach others -it's a business, not a faith.
Rant over. Enjoy the holiday - go hug someone you don't agree with!
Monday, May 19, 2008
Dancing Queen
If you aren't family, don't watch this. It's short, but it's not for the adults - it's a kiddo distracter. Solei wanted to watch it over and over and over again. Well, mostly because it's all her, but it's cute nonetheless. You've been warned.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
What's in a (band) name?
I needs help, people. My celtic trio is in need of a new name... like, today, and I can't for the life of me think of one. I like band names like The Charms, Solas, Oisre, The Cardigans, Bad Haggis, Flogging Molly, but finding one that fits our sound is though .
It's the three of us, two chicks and the world's most awesome guitarist. I thought maybe I coul find some cool Gaelic word with the Gaelic dictionary, and that's a start, but I need a word that describes us and is also not completely confusing. (You can check out our Myspace here for audio)
Ideas? Puleeeze? Thanks!
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Newest member of the family
Jared informed me that our blog is boring, to anyone who is not as completely enamoured with our daughter as we are. Well, is THIS boring??
Don't ask me how he talked me into it, because I don't think he did. I really don't remember him actually asking if he could have one.
Go ahead, ask him why it's so practical. And a total buy. Realy, he'll tell you. He's already had one person he extoled its virtues to go out and buy the exact same bike. Same color. Creepy. One reason he desperately needed it was his old scooter could only go about 35mph, and even though he just commutes 3 miles to work, 35 just ain't gonna cut it with Atlanta drivers. Even if it is the back streets.
Don't ask me how he talked me into it, because I don't think he did. I really don't remember him actually asking if he could have one.
Go ahead, ask him why it's so practical. And a total buy. Realy, he'll tell you. He's already had one person he extoled its virtues to go out and buy the exact same bike. Same color. Creepy. One reason he desperately needed it was his old scooter could only go about 35mph, and even though he just commutes 3 miles to work, 35 just ain't gonna cut it with Atlanta drivers. Even if it is the back streets.
That's the old one. Italian. Actually used as a mail scooter. In Italy. They apparently don't care about getting their mail very quickly.
Okay, I know that my mom reads this so that is at least ONE person who is enamoured with our kid. So that picture was for her.
And that one.
Nana and Papa came by and tried it out. Nana refused to get on if Papa was driving. Heehee. I'll post the video of that later. Unfortunately I didn''t get a shot of Papa wobbling down the driveway.
Boring?? I wish.
Nana and Papa came by and tried it out. Nana refused to get on if Papa was driving. Heehee. I'll post the video of that later. Unfortunately I didn''t get a shot of Papa wobbling down the driveway.
I'll leave you with this disturbing shot of suburban, WASPy housewife stangeness.
Boring?? I wish.
Thursday, May 01, 2008
For mom
I'm finally getting around to posting these pictures of Easter. I've been super busy not cleaning my house. My mom got Solei this uber cute dress and I desperately tried to get a decent picture for her. The results:
1. She wouldn't stop moving!
2. Girl has to sit sometime.
3. Okay, I could NOT get a good shot of the whole dress what with al the moving and such, so we gotta take whats we get. Look how faboo the dress looks on her, mom!
4. Dress. Plus a crazy look, but check out that dress!
5. Believe it or not, this is the best family shot we got. The next one was with Solei running away from us.
6. We're so dang hott.
1. She wouldn't stop moving! 
2. Girl has to sit sometime.
3. Okay, I could NOT get a good shot of the whole dress what with al the moving and such, so we gotta take whats we get. Look how faboo the dress looks on her, mom!
4. Dress. Plus a crazy look, but check out that dress!
5. Believe it or not, this is the best family shot we got. The next one was with Solei running away from us.
6. We're so dang hott.
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