Thursday, October 30, 2008

Obama the Messiah

This guy should be the media contact for the McCain camp.  How can you argue with him? (link goes to Utube)
I love this web site too CLICK HERE, it is so funny. Actually it makes my skin crawl, but that is the point. And if you don't get it, yes it is ripping on Obama.... or is it? He really does love himself doesn't he?

Behold the Obama Seal (he changed the presidential Seal incase you didn't know.....can you say arrogant?

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Vintage Christmas

I am so inspired...........













Even though we won't be home for christmas this year, (we will be at Disney World) I still can't wait to decorate. I have been collecting vintage christmas decorations for years. I am excited to get them out and get into the christmas mood.


Wednesday, October 22, 2008

vote YES on prop 8

With the election so close, I can't help but feel overwhelmed with information all around me. Some is the truth, and some appears to be the truth, but is actually really bad and just "spun" by witty writers.

Aside from the presidential vote, there are a lot of propositions that are trying to be passed. Even though I don't live in California I feel very strongly about prop 8, the reason is because if this is NOT passed in California then chances are we will see this in our own states also.

Proposition 8 appears on the ballot titled as "Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry".
If it passes, it will add a new constitutional amendment to the California Constitution that will say "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California" and it will be known in law as the California Marriage Protection Act[1]

My first reaction when I read it was, "why should I care if a same sex couple get married, why should it affect me? Let them get married."

The problem is that there is actually a lot more to it than that, and it has nothing to do with bigotry, it actually takes rights away from parents and churches and allows the government to tell us what is right and wrong, which takes away many freedoms that we are privileged to in this country.

The first word that comes to my mind is communism.  Where a government TELLS us what to do and think. This should be our biggest fear, not the fear of appearing to be prejudice. 

In the scriptures we are taught that marriage is between a man a woman. This is a religious belief, and we have the freedom to religious belief in this country don't we? Even if you don't believe in God, you have the same rights.  But if you do believe in God and what the scriptures say, your children will be taught in school that the scriptures are actually wrong, marriage is between party A and party B, not man and woman.  

This is where you should be concerned..........

If it does not pass then schools are obligated to teach that same sex is OK- regardless of what parents say, even send home literature against parents wishes. There will be serious clashes between the secular school system and the right of parents to teach their children their own values and beliefs.

1. Churches are not allowed to turn away same-sex couples.

2. Churches will be sued if they refuse to allow same-sex marriage ceremonies in their religious buildings that are open to the public.

3. Religious adoption agencies will be challenged by government agencies to give up their long-held right to place children only in homes with both a mother and a father. Catholic Charities in Boston has already closed its doors because of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts.

4. Religions that sponsor private schools and which provide housing for married students will be required to provide housing for same-sex couples, even if it runs counter to church doctrine, or lose tax exemptions and benefits.

5. Ministers who preach against same-sex marriages will be sued for hate speech and could be fined by the government.
It has already happened in Canada, one of six countries that have legalized gay marriage.


While there are arguments for both sides, I have boiled it down to one basic question:"Is it appropriate and desirable for public schools to be teaching second-graders that same-sex marriage is just like any other marriage."

I don't think so. As a parent, I have the right to teach my child what ever I want. Especially when it comes to personal beliefs and religion. My rights are a stake here, my right to teach my child.
If prop 8 does not pass, the government will tell me what I should be teaching my child regardless of religious values and that would be mixing state and religion.
I think that the question is not one for the courts, but for the people.

Please urge your family and friends who live in California to do their research and VOTE YES on prop 8, not because they are prejudice, but because they don't want their own government taking away their right to speech and freedom of religion.

My Dream Living Room..........


Monday, October 20, 2008

New York Pics



I am the worst at taking pictures when it is just Trent and I. The only pictures that I took the entire trip was when Trent and I saw Wicked on Broadway, when we were in our seats waiting for the show to start. I got in trouble....you are not allowed to take any pics in the theater. So, here we are before the show, and a picture of the stage.


I liked the show, Trent thought it was ok. I read the book a couple years ago, so I kinda knew the story. But they left so much out that you really don't need to read the book if you plan to see the show. We were lucky to see the original cast. (Glinda and Wicked Witch).


If you are ever in the city please go and eat at Ruby Foo's in Times Square, near broadway. We had THE best chinese food, seriously it was so so good! I dream if eating there again and the service was so fast, we told them we were in a hurry to see a show and we had our food faster than McDonalds.

Be very careful how you vote in 2008

My mom sent this to me, and I got a good laugh.

The Ant & the Grasshopper in 2008
Two Different Versions! Two Different Morals!

OLD VERSION:


The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his
house and laying up supplies for the winter.

The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and
plays the summer away. Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed. The grasshopper
has no food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold.

MORAL OF THE STORY:
Be responsible for yourself!

------------------------------------------

MODERN VERSION:

The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his
house and laying up supplies for the winter.

The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and
plays the summer away.

Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and
demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while
others are cold and starving.

CBS, NBC, PBS, CNN, and ABC show up to provide pictures of the shivering
grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a
table filled with food America is stunned by the sharp contrast.

How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this poor
grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?

Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper, and everybody
cries when they sing, 'It's Not Easy Being Green.'

Jesse Jackson stages a demonstration in front of the ant's house where
the news stations film the group singing, 'We shall overcome.' Jesse then
has the group kneel down to pray to God for the grasshopper's sake.

Nancy Pelosi & John Kerry exclaim in an interview with Larry King that
the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call for
an
immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his fair share.

Hillary and Obama go on national television agreeing that the plight of
the grasshopper is the fault of George Bush.

Finally, the EEOC drafts the Economic Equity & Anti-Grasshopper Act
retroactive to the beginning of the summer.

The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green
bugs and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is
confiscated by the government.

Barack gets his old law firm to represent the grasshopper in a
defamation suit against the ant, and the case i
s tried before a panel of federal
judges that Bill Clinton appointed from a list of single-parent welfare
recipients.

The ant loses the case.

The story ends as we see the grasshopper finishing up the last bits of
the ant's food while the government house he is in, which just happens to
be the ant's old house, crumbles around him because he doesn't maintain it.

The ant has disappeared in the snow.

The grasshopper is found dead in a drug related incident and the house,
now abandoned, is taken over by a gang of spiders who terrorize the once
peaceful neighborhood.

MORAL OF THE STORY:

Be very careful how you vote in 2008

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Is this our future with Obama?

"'Your new tax plan is going to tax me more, isn't it?' the plumber asked, complaining that he was being taxed 'more and more for fulfilling the American dream.'

"'It's not that I want to punish your success. I just want to make sure that everybody who is behind you, that they've got a chance for success too,' Obama responded. 'My attitude is that if the economy's good for folks from the bottom up, it's gonnabe good for everybody ... I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody."
-Barack Obama


Interesting eh??? Hummm.... so basically the Robin Hood strategy? Steal from the rich and give to the poor? Why should the government punish someone for making more money than someone else? 

Ok, so for you who still don't get it, let me put it this way; 
If two people walk into a store one woman makes $10 hr and the other woman makes $20 hr. They buy the exact same shoes, but when they get to the register the woman who makes $20 hr has to pay more for the same shoes ....just to make it fair, cause the other lady doesn't have enough money. 

Come on! Seriously? And people are buying into this crap?? 
I am a  small business owner, and this election comes down to this basic issue; big government or small government? While some of you might be more concerned about the war or the environment,  let me assure you that ALL of issues come down to ONE thing for me, do I want a socialist (border line communist) government? Do I want the government to run everything, including the health system, do I want them telling me when, where and what Dr. I have to see? Do I want the government spending MY hard earned money, just to make things fair for everyone? 


The answer is NO, I want to live the "American Dream", and own my own business and make my own decisions and I want a government that supports small businesses instead of stealing from them. That is why I am voting McCain, there I said it, and I feel no shame in it!


I looked up socialism in the encyclopedia and next to Obama's picture it read this;

Socialism

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods, and the creation of an egalitarian society. Represents the transitional stage between capitalism and communism.



Thursday, October 16, 2008

Day in the life of Otto...

Life is Good!

Wednesday, October 15, 2008























I am finally getting out of bed after 4days of the flu.....Nice huh?  In other good news, go out and buy the latest issue of Baby Couture Magazine- (sold at all major magazine stands). P.Ditty is on the front cover with his twin daughters. Inside the mag, his girls are wearing Hula Mula outfits. Hooray for good press eh?

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Fashionista extraordinaire

The kids are glad we are finally home, especially Lily. Lily is just exhausted (with a sigh and hand over her forehead),  she really picked up the slack for us while we were away........


Lily: "So, who's in charge at the office when mommy and daddy are gone?"  (eyes big and curious)
Grandma: "Well, I guess no one."
Lily: "Who is designing the clothing when they are gone?" (eyes are getting bigger)
Grandma: "humm, I guess no one".
Lily: "Well, I guess I will be in charge then. And I will design the clothing." (very matter of fact)


So, without further ado here is the Spring 09 line designed by the newest hippest fashion designer in Vancouver (and soon to be 6yr old CEO of Knuckleheads Inc), Miss Lily Nash.....
















































Please note the detailed style numbers, so you don't confuse the designs.



Thursday, October 2, 2008

New York, New York....
















We are off to New York! By the time you read this Trent and I will be in the sky, (we leave at 4am!). We have a big tradeshow to attend in the city, and I am gearing up for lots of good food and some good shopping.  

It was my birthday today, and I asked Trent not to buy me a single thing so I can shop in New York. He did agree, but then he bought me some gorgeous black boots that I really wanted, and a super cute patent leather watch with a cute black bow near the clasp. What a sweet guy eh? I also got a lil wad of cash from Trent, and generous family members that is burning a whole in my pocket!

And guess what else we get to do???  Wicked on broadway......yep that is right! I can't wait. I read the book a few years ago, and I am so excited! Trent sure surprised me on this one....just the fact that he agreed to go is present enough!

















The kids will be home with grandma, I will miss them all but especially lil Ruby.......

See you soon Juls, we are coming to see you!!

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Fox 12 video

Click Here for the FOX 12 interview that I did last week.