1. Whenever I talk to parents about their kids (as I did 3 times during this past week), I remember you all as being really good kids. Other than the twisted spoon incident, I don't remember being a really "yelling" kind of mom. When people say stuff to us about what a good job we did raising you guys, Dad and I have always remarked that you came to us from heaven that way, and that we don't think it's anything in particular we did. Help me remember--were you good kids or did I have to holler at you a lot?
2. Keith Olbermann gave a scathing editorial last night about those who voted in Proposition 8 in California, berating those happiness hoarders for not allowing others to have a little of the joy we experience by being married. He didn't mention the LDS Church by name, but had little respect for those who believe so strongly in the tradition of marriage as being between one man and one woman that they wouldn't allow for law changes that aren't any different from the changes that even as recently as 1967 wouldn't allow for inter-racial marriage. I know that we are each allowed to make, and are responsible for our own individual choices, but his vehemence left me feeling bad about my own stance. What are your thoughts?
3. Yesterday on NPR, they were talking about how General Motors was going to run out of money by January or February if the government doesn't intercede. That got your dad to thinking about our own situation. We recently received our monthly investment report from the broker in Chicago, and in the month of October we lost something like $45,000. Ed did the math and found out that it was around $1500 a day. At that rate, our money in that particular account will run out in 164 days. Do you think we can get some of that $700,000,000,000 bailout money?
4. Last of all, it's comin' on Christmas.... they're cuttin' down trees ....... and I want to know what you all would like for Christmas this year. If I'm going to buy you presents, I want to make sure I get you what you would like to have. You can cut pictures out of magazines if you have to. If Ed and I end up having to surprise you, you might be really surprised.
I love you all!
Claudia
