Judge Agrees to Hear Obama Eligibilty Case on "It's Merits"

Finally! A a federal judge in California has planned a hearing on the merits of a federal court case concerning the questions over Obama's eligibility to be President.

Here are a few key points:

• The judge issued no orders, but promised that the case would be moved forward and he would address the merits of the dispute.


• He said there would be no dismissals based on "procedural issues."


• The judge said as a former Marine he recognizes the importance of having a constitutionally qualified president.


• The judge ordered several members of the U.S. Attorney's office in California (who were in attendance, and sought to intervene on behalf of Obama) to accept service of the lawsuit immediately and then continued the case to an unannounced date.

There's so much more to this story, read more about it here, from the original article from WND. Let's hope and pray that Orly Taitz and the judge are blessed with protection and endurance as they proceed with this case. I'm sure they will need all the support they can get.

Please pass this on to everyone you know...the mainstream media is completely ignoring this monumentally important case.

Blow Out the Blog Friday - Sheila's Been Busy!

So the only excuse we have for not posting more often and keeping the tradition of Blow Out the Blog Friday alive is that we've been incredibly busy lately. But who hasn't been busy...right?

I mean, we really aren't any busier than say...Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, who spoke at the memorial service for Michael Jackson on Tuesday in Los Angeles. Sheila has been EXTREMELY busy drafting and introducing HR 600, "Honoring an American legend and musical icon." The resolution states, "Whereas Michael Jackson was not only an accomplished recording and performing artist, he was a noted humanitarian."

Thank goodness there are dedicated people like Sheila in Washington, who, regardless of her busy schedule, still finds the time to make sure important issues like Michael Jackson's legacy are addressed on a federal level. I mean, with all the economic worries our country currently faces, not to mention the many questionable acts taking place within her own ranks of Congress, Sheila kept her priorities straight and went right to work on legislation that will certainly make a huge difference in how this country functions in the coming years.

Her constituents should be really proud of her. They should be so grateful that they elected someone who takes her job so seriously. They should be thankful that she is so concerned with the plight of those who currently pay her salary. I am absolutely positive that each and every person who voted for her was at home watching that funeral and thinking, "You know...someone needs to draft a resolution so that Michael is never forgotten. Someone needs to propose that he be recognized as an official US icon. I'm gonna call my Representative and insist they honor Michael properly! Nevermind that I have no job. Never mind that my house is in foreclosure...I want Sheila to do the right thing and make this happen. And by gosh, I will tell her that I WILL NOT vote for her again if she refuses. Yeah. This is important, dammit. I'm callin' her right now!"

I'm sure they were all flooding her office with calls about bringing this important piece of legislation to the floor. I'm pretty confident about that. Otherwise, why would a supposedly intelligent person who went to work as a public servant to help the people she represents decide that her time would be best spent drafting legislation to make Michael a national hero? It had to be because her constituents made their wishes clear. The same constituents who are losing their homes to foreclosure and losing their jobs by the thousands. The people who should be blowing out the damn phones to Sheila's office right now letting her know she should quit pissing away her time on Michael legislation and start working on helping them find work and a safe place to live and a way to pay their energy bills if the Cap and Trade she voted for goes through. And by help I don't mean giving people welfare to pay their bills. I mean she needs to start pushing legislation that will get government out of the way so business can thrive and create new jobs. Sheila needs to quit voting for legislation that take more of the little bit of money her constituents still have left in their pockets. THAT kind of help!

But her constituents taking the time to hold her accountable? Well, that would be insensitive at such a sad time in our country's history. Cause, well...you know...Michael Jackson just died. Of course they couldn't bother her with such trivial life matters as housing and the economy...that would be rude and insensitive. And probably unAmerican.

Happy Independence Day!!

Hope everyone had a great day celebrating our country's Independence. It's easy to get jaded sometimes and see all the things going wrong in our great land, so it's good once in awhile to stop and celebrate all that is good and right with America. We are still, with all of our problems, the greatest, most free country in the world. And that is saying something! For 233 years we have managed to remain free from tyranny and opression. We have managed to keep a representative form of government going far longer than any other country or civilization predicted we could! Quite a feat when you look back through history at how many tried and failed. Have we made mistakes? Most certainly. Will we make more mistakes? Ummm...are you reading the paper and watching the news? If we survive this latest elected mistake intact, it will certainly be a miracle. I'm worried about where our country is headed. But deep down, I have faith that at some point, no matter how bleak all of this may look, true Americans will step back up to the plate and swing big to ensure our country gets back to basics and that our government gets lined out properly. I have faith that there are real people out there across our great United States who are joining forces to ensure that our Constitution survives and who will save it from destruction as it literally hangs by a thread.

America will remain the great country that it is because everyday folks like me and you care enough to get involved to maintain our way of life. Did you hear what I said? OUR way of life. Not a european version of our life, but OUR UNIQUELY AMERICAN way of life. Look...I've been to Europe and there are many wonderful countries there. I particularly love Spain. But it's not America. If I wanted to live in Europe, I would move there. I don't. I want to live like an American...in America. Because I am one. I'm comfortable in my Americaness. I don't feel like I need to apologize for being American. In fact, I am absolutely proud to be an American! (I know...Lee Greenwood is now ringing in your ears. Sorry.)

Are you proud to be an American? You should be. We've got the best thing going since before sliced bread, folks. Even with all of the mistakes that have been made, we are still the country of choice for immigrants from all over the world! If things are so bad here, why is half of the world trying to move in? Why are so many citizens of this country bent on seeing it as some evil power? Nobody said this experiment in freedom would be easy, nobody said it would be executed to perfection, nobody promised that people wouldn't get hurt along the way. That's life folks! No matter where you live! But do we throw our hands up and say nevermind just because the great plan hasn't always gone off without a hitch? Or do we pull ourselves up and dust ourselves off and go back to work to fix the mistake, feeling a lot wiser and lot more prepared for the next challenge? That's the American way, right? So quit griping about everything that is wrong with America and its citizens and start being grateful for the fact that you were born in a place so FULL of PROMISE AND OPPORTUNITY!

I guess I'm feeling pretty patriotic tonight and I'll get off my soapbox now. I just wanna end with this. No matter what the people in power try to do, no matter how hard they try to push their socialist agenda, no matter how bad things get here in the next few years, there will ALWAYS be an America. It's not going down, folks. It may take a hit, but it's not going down. So give it your best shot Obama and friends. 'Cause I can just about guarantee it'll be the last shot you get for a very long time. (Oh yeah, I went there!) Once the true Americans step back in to clean up your mess, you and your ilk will be run out of town on a rail. Then we can all get back down to the business of living...American style!

Picture courtesy of Full Circle blog.

Let your patriotic, America-loving freak flags fly, people! Let 'em fly.

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!

Senate Majority Now A Reality

The courts have ruled in Al Franken's favor and he is now the new Senator of Minnesota. Norm Coleman graciously conceded to the court's decision. So now the Dems, with the help of two Independents, will have a majority rule in the Senate. Does anyone else find the timing of this decision suspect? Just when the Cap and Trade bill is coming up for a vote? Makes a person wonder.

Anyway if you think things are out of control in the Senate now? Wait 'til Al takes his seat.

An Amazing Political Transformation

We received an email a few days ago from a great gal that we met at a debate before the presidential election. She and her husband have become some of our most supportive followers.

We know we don't have a huge blog that gets millions of hits and sometimes we wonder if we are even making a difference with our posts and opinions. Our goal has always been to get information out there about what's going on in the polical world so that people can make informed, intelligent decisions. Sometimes we wonder if we are wasting our time...are our efforts making a difference? When people like our friend let us know they find our information helpful, we feel like we are doing the job we set out to do. So this email means a lot to us.

Our friend has a great story about her political transformation. When we met her she talked about how she had recently switched parties because of her core values and her realization that the path her former party was on is potentially destructive to our country's well-being. We are honored that she includes us in her circle of friends and thank her for her support. We want her to know that we recognize how hard it is to lose friends and family relationships because of beliefs about freedom and democracy. We hope she will continue to forge new and lasting relationships based on common values, like the one she has forged with us. She thanks us for our efforts to uphold integrity. Talk about upholding integrity! She changed a huge part of her life to uphold integrity!

She asked if we might post her thoughts on our blog. Absolutely, MGB! We hope your story will inspire others who are struggling with their own political views in these turbulent times. Here's MGB's email:

Geri and Rachael,

Just wanted to take another moment to say thank you for all that the two of you do to uphold integrity in perilous times like these. I originally met the two of you at one of the debates at the McCain offices. I am the former Democrat that has now changed over, that you took the picture of with my husband. Seems like the only friends I have now are decent people at work, my husband of course, and people like you two that try to do the right thing. My own family doesn’t even want to see the light. They used to love it when I was a Democrat, because I have a loud voice, and I make coherent and logical arguments. That worked for their favor before, and now that it works against them, I see what a bunch of hypocrites most of these “tolerant” people are. It seems like anything is okay so long as the shoe isn’t on the other foot.

It seems like nobody cares why I changed or has even asked the question at all. I think it is because they are honestly afraid of the answer. I tried to tell them what was going on in September and October, and now that it is June, they are upset. It is almost like they secretly no longer respect the President that they voted for, but still wouldn’t want to share that with me at all, it would almost be like justifying why I changed at all. I almost feel like wearing a big shirt that says “I told you so…” on it when I walk around. Or something like “Don’t blame me, I voted for McCain.”

It was great to see Rachael again at both the 912 Project kickoff and at the Glenn Beck event. We missed you Geri, but we are glad you are back and that you are healthy. It is so funny for me to think of the things that I said about people like Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity and JD Hayworth two years ago compared to what I am saying about them now. Seems like we all have a political awareness at one point, I just had to wait longer than I would have like for mine. Two years ago, I would have never imagined I would be in the Dodge Theater 10 feet away from Mr. Beck himself, without wanting something to throw. But that was me with my “insider” husband three weeks ago.

It is also nice to know that there are other people like me out there, people that have changed over, and it is because we are like that guy from the movie Network “We are mad as hell and we aren’t going to take it anymore.” Like Mrs. Contreras who was featured on the Glenn Beck show. She wrote a letter and Glenn made a petition to addend the letter. It had so many hits that the server for the petition crashed. And countless others, who either call into a radio show or show up to support someone at a rally or an event. If I could get thru when I call, I would be right there telling more people. That is in part why I am emailing you now.

I think people lose themselves in the party picture. Overall, I think most Americans want the same thing. They want their government to not do something to make life harder on them and they want to see those they love treated with respect and be given the chance to just be. It is almost like the argument I hear from my family now. “Well how can you be a Republican now, you didn’t like Bush very well?” I don’t think that has anything to do with the point. It is because I now call myself a conservative, and more people that run in elections for office that have the same ideals are in the same party as the one I now belong to. And also, after all the bashing by “tolerant” people to people like Sarah Palin and others that stand outside the norm, how could I, in my right mind, want to call myself a Democrat when they behave the way that they do to this hard-working mother of five and grandmother of one. People always make fun of what they are afraid of, and there were many people very afraid last September.

I agree with what Glenn Beck says, that they are all crooked. With very few exceptions. It isn’t about what the people want, but what they want to advance their personal careers and feed their egos. The people that support these people, they either share the big ego complex, or they are just too close minded to see what is truly happening. Or maybe they only see what they are exposed to. Seems like more is hidden about Mr. Obama than what is flat out known.

That is why I am happy to now be a Registered Republican, and to be in such esteemed company as the two of you. I hope, that if you are so inclined, maybe this can make its way onto your site.

Regards,

MGB

This Will Make You Throw Up a Little in Your Mouth...Yeah - It's THAT Bad!

Found this today on a blog called The Daily Bail. The issue being discussed is oversight pertaining to the ever-expanding balance sheet of the Fed. First-term Democrat Alan Grayson is the gentleman asking the hard questions that the witness, Elizabeth Coleman (Inspector General of the Federal Reserve), can't seem to answer.



This video needs to go out to as many people as possible so that people will wake up to the fact that there is no checks and balance system in place at the top levels of the Federal Reserve...you know, the folks that just put us in debt to the tune of a Gazillion Dollars. Biggest power/money grab in the history of our country and the person who's in charge of auditing the Federal Reserve has no idea where any of the money has gone. After you are done sobbing, pass this on.

A Self-Imposed Blogging Intervention

Geri needs a break from all things political and technical. Be back in a day or two.

An Anology of Obama's Economic Stabalization

I received an email today regarding the current economic situation of our country and the email contained the following analogy, which I believe summarizes government economics extremely well. Thought it was worth sharing.

"The other day I went out to lunch with some friends. As we were sitting around the table the state of the economy came up and the things that our Government was doing to "help" out. One of the fellows sitting around the table came up with the following analogy and I thought it pretty much hit the nail on the head, so with nothing else to do, I decided to pass it along to you guys.

It is a slow day in the East Texas town of Madisonville. It is raining, and the little town looks totally deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt and everybody lives on credit. On this particular day a rich tourist from the East is driving through town. He enters the only hotel in the sleepy town and lays a hundred dollar bill on the desk stating he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one to spend the night. As soon as the man walks up the stairs, the hotel proprietor takes the hundred dollar bill and runs next door to pay his debt to the butcher.

The butcher takes the $100 and runs down the street to pay his debt to the pig farmer. The pig farmer then takes the $100 and heads off to pay his debt to the supplier of feed and fuel. The guy at the Farmer's Co-op takes the $100 and runs to pay his debt to the local prostitute who has also been facing hard times and has lately had to offer her "services" on credit.

The hooker runs to the hotel and pays off her debt with the $100 to the hotel proprietor paying for the rooms that she had rented when she brought clients to that establishment. The hotel proprietor then lays the $100 bill back on the counter so the rich traveler will not suspect anything.

At that moment the traveler from the East walks back down the stairs after inspecting the rooms. He picks up the $100 bill and states that the rooms are not satisfactory. Pockets the money and walks out the door and leaves town.

No one earned anything. However the whole town is now out of debt, and looks to the future with a lot of optimism. That, ladies and gentlemen, is how the United States Government is conducting business today. If that doesn't scare you, then I don't know what will."

A Quick Trip Around the Political Blogosphere

Sadly I am without an original thought that is worth putting to paper (or blog, if you will) today. Lucky for me there is a plethora of great information out there in cyberspace that I can link to, thereby offering some good information to our loyal readers without bursting the few brain cells I seem to have left these days. I don't know whether to chalk it up to the heat or age or my kids , but I just can't seem to have a complete, coherent thought! HEY! Kinda like Joe Biden!!

Here are a few good articles that would be worth you time to peruse if you have a few minutes.

• The 31-Year-Old in Charge of Dismantling G.M. It's pretty scary folks. The New York Times does its best to put a positive spin on this guy. Glenn Beck does not.

• Also, if you have some time, FiveBoxes post "The intentional bankrupting of the United States," is an informative, researched read on Deese. It will answer many questions regarding why he was chosen for the “job” of dismantling GM. Warning: it's a long post, but worth the read.
• RBO has a great post today from Aaron Klein that analyzes Obama's address to the Muslim World.
• From Bluegrass Pundit: Using the standard Sen. Obama applied to John Roberts, all Republicans and many Democrats should vote no on Sonia Sotomayor.
• And finally, some hope that there are still sane people in California: Bill Dupray over at the Patriot Room brings us The Most Awesomely Awesome School Ever - Amazing it has survived in a liberal state like California! Can Arizona get a school like this please?! My kids would be first in line!

That should be enough to keep you busy for an hour or so, and certainly enough to make you wonder how we are all going to survive the rest of this presidency! Maybe all THIS is the reason my brain cells have taken a sabbatical!

Home Bible Study Group Gets Shut Down by County

Have you seen this? It's pretty astounding that in this day and age a municipal government would actually try to keep people from worshipping in a home environment. This wasn't a major revival, this wasn't thousands of people causing traffic problems in the neighborhood. This is a bible study group whose people numbered less than many of the house parties I've seen on my own street.

The couple who holds the Bible Study in their home was interviewed by a county investigator and then received 'a written warning that listed "unlawful use of land" and told them to "stop religious assembly or apply for a major use permit" -- a process that could cost tens of thousands of dollars.'

How does the County of San Diego actually believe they have a leg to stand on here? This is a blatant attempt to keep them from freely practicing their religion...in the privacy of their own home!

Things are getting crazy, folks.

The Quilt Project

We wanted everyone to know that the quilt arrived at its destination about 3 0r 4 weeks ago.

The project went so well that we want to start doing something on a bigger scale! Stay tuned in the next few weeks for details about upcoming projects and thanks again to everyone who took part in this wonderful event.

Remembering Our Warriors on Memorial Day 2009

There are so many people to thank today...we don't even know many of their names. Nevertheless, they deserve our gratitude. So we offer our heartfelt and sincere thanks.


Thank you to the countless servicemen and women who choose country above self and place their own lives in peril so that we can raise our children in relative peace and happiness.

Thank you to the families who support their loved ones in the military. We realize that you too make sacrifices as you watch your husbands, wives, girlfriends, boyfriends, sons, daughters, grandkids - whatever relation they are to you - march off to face unknown dangers.

Thank you, Defenders of America, for your courage and example. And to the many who didn't return from battle, thank you for giving your lives in the name of freedom. We know our thank you is a small gesture given the nature of your magnanimous gift. We just want you to know that your efforts and sacrifice have not gone unnoticed.


We love and appreciate our American Warriors,

Past and Present.

Cap and Trade - URGENT ACTION NEEDED!

I am a member of the Smart Girl Politics Network, where I was just advised of this really important bit of information. Please read this short little article describing the Cap and Trade Bill. Governor Hayley Barber, former Governor of Mississippi spoke to us about this bill at the NRA conference. One of the effects this bill will have is raising our electricity bill anywhere from $1400-3600/year.

I don't know about you, but I am stretched as far as I can stretch when it comes to my budget...this could literally leave some folks in Phoenix unable to pay for their air conditioning this summer, which is an absolute necessity here!

PLEASE call the members of the Committee listed in this short article and let them know we cannot afford this Bill.

From the Desk of:
Steve Elliott, President, Grassfire.org Alliance

Waxman has launched his fast-track strategy for the Carbon Tax... AND we have the "smoking gun" that exposes the fraud of the carbon scheme. See below.
--Steve

The cap-and-trade Carbon Tax is now officially on the fast-track and Chairman Henry Waxman is forcing a vote in less than 48 hours.

Yesterday, Waxman officially skipped the subcommittee and sent out a memo that the 1,000+-page bill would be pushed through the key Energy and Commerce committee by Thursday:

"My goal is to conclude consideration of the legislation on Thursday, May 21... Members should be prepared to work late on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings."

+ + Radical Statism On Fast Track!

I believe the Carbon Tax is the most dangerous and oppressive power grab that we have yet seen -- perhaps even worse than the bailouts!

The Waxman bill will give the government the power to regulate and control the air -- and you and I will be forced to pay!

+ + Faxes and Phone Calls Needed Non-Stop For Next 48 Hours

Waxman wants this bill wrapped up and through the Energy and Commerce Committee this week because there is real opposition -- even from some Democrats -- to this outrageous energy tax.

That's why it is absolutely crucial that every Grassfire team member help us flood the House with phone calls and faxes urging this committee to reject the cap-and-trade carbon tax.

Go here right now to schedule your faxes for immediate delivery to your Representative and key members of this committee:

http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=19080&CID=112&RID=20862458

(As always, we provide all the information for you to send your own faxes, if you choose.)

Once you have scheduled your faxes or if you have already scheduled your faxes...

Call your Representative and these key members of the Energy and Commerce Committee and tell them you oppose the cap-and-trade Carbon Tax...

Rep. Posey 202-225-3671

We have identified the key members of the Energy and Commerce Committee who need to hear from grassroots Americans:

Rep. Michael Ross (AR) 202-225-3772
Rep. Charlie Melancon (LA) 202-225-4031
Rep. G. Butterfield (NC) 202-225-3101
Rep. Zack Space (OH) 202-225-6265
Rep. Michael Doyle (PA) 202-225-2135
Rep. Bart Gordon (TN) 202-225-4231
Rep. Charles Gonzalez (TX) 202-225-3236
Rep. Gene Green (TX) 202-225-1688
Rep. James Matheson (UT) 202-225-3011
Rep. Rick Boucher (VA) 202-225-3861
Rep. Peter Welch (VT) 202-225-4115
Rep. Jay Inslee (WA) 202-225-6311

+ + Talking Points

1. I am disappointed that Rep. Waxman is rushing the 1,000-page cap-and-trade Carbon Tax through the Energy and Commerce Committee this week.

2. This bill deserves full deliberation and should not be rushed.

3. I oppose the cap-and-trade Carbon Tax. This is an outrageous power grab by the federal government that will greatly expand government control and increase my taxes.

4. Especially in these difficult economic times, Congress must not pass a this tax on the American people!

+ + We have the "Smoking Gun”"!

One more note -- while Obama was pushing Waxman to fast-track this Energy Tax, a memo leaked out of Obama's Office of Management and Budget which harshly criticized the Carbon Tax...

"The decision to regulate CO2... for the first time is likely to have serious economic consequences"...

The memo -- which adds that CO2 has "no demonstrated direct health effects" -- has been a source of great embarrassment to the Obama administration. Go to my ResistNet blog to read it:

http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=19081&RID=20862458

This entire cap-and-trade scheme is a statist power grab cloaked in leftist "save the planet" lingo just to make us swallow it hook and sinker. Thank you for taking action!


Steve Elliott, President
Grassfire.org

P.S. Waxman is gambling that grassroots citizens will not sniff out his fast-track plan, enabling him to push the carbon tax through the committee with little opposition. Because he is gambling, there is a chance that we can de-rail the carbon tax scheme this week. Please help.

More NRA Convention Adventures - Part 2

I wanted to post some video today of speakers from The Celebration of American Values Forum that we attended Friday afternoon, but they don't seem to be available yet, So I am going to take some time here to offer a very personal thank you to both Tim and Greg. This is probably something that belongs on my personal blog. However, the experience we had Saturday morning at the NRA convention was so touching, I want to share it here too.

My young son has wanted to be a military man since he was 2 years old. As a mother, this evokes different feelings. Of course I feel proud and happy that he has such a strong love for his country, especially at such a young age. His patriotism is touching and his sense of duty remains intact as the years go by, regardless of my somewhat selfish desire for it to fade, maybe just a little. Because truth be told, as much as I would love him to follow his calling, I fear for his safety should he pursue a military career. But I would never tell him that. I want him to be happy. I want him to pursue his dream. And how can you get mad at a kid whose dream is to protect his country!? So I silently endure, and even encourage his passion, because I feel so much love and admiration for this little man. I try not to give in to feelings of trepidation about his future, knowing it may hold trials and tragedy that no one wants to mention and which may take him from me sooner than I would care to think about. Then again, it may be all he hopes for and more and he may have incredible experiences that he will cherish for the rest of his life! Either way, if the military is where he wants to be, I will fully support and honor his decision and courage and try not to worry myself sick. But enough of my motherly ramblings.

The point of this is to thank Tim Abell and Greg Stube. They signed a poster for my son to hang on his wall when I met them Friday at the NRA Convention. When I brought it home, Big Brother was beside himself with excitement and wanted to meet them in person. So we headed back to the show the next day, with Big Brother in his camoflauge clothes, full of hope and excitement. When we found these two guys, Big Brother got a little shy, so I asked them what he wanted to ask: "What can Big Brother do to prepare himself to be the best military man he can be?"

Both men stepped up to the task, with tender hearts, but an earnest desire to offer my son the best advice they could offer a 9 year old kid without scaring the crap out of him. They talked about focus, endurance, physical fitness and obedience. They talked about being mentally tough and having confidence. He listened intently and tried to take it all in and walked away feeling very confident that he could do what they told him he would need to do. He heard it from the mouths of men who he now thinks are the best thing since sliced bread.

The crowning moment was when we were finishing up with Greg and Tim. A wonderful older gentleman stepped out of the crowd in his Marine Dress Uniform and walked up to Big Brother. The man had what my husband said looked like the Congressional Medal of Honor on his uniform. "Young man," he said as he got down to Big Brother's level, "It doesn't matter what branch of the service you join, what matters is that you serve your country." Then the older man stood up straight and looked my son right in the eye, shook his hand firmly and told Big Brother how proud he was of him for his patriotism and willingness to serve. The lady next to me was in tears, as was I. Big Brother just nodded and stood there, looking very serious as he watched the man walk away. Then he turned to us and asked us what all of the medals on his suit were for. Dad grabbed Big Brother and began to explain the medals as they walked toward the Kimber booth and I stood there with my youngest, knowing that this experience would stay with my future GI for a long, long time.

Then my youngest, Little Man, had a hunger meltdown and the moment was over. Gotta love Motherhood. Wanna special moment? You can have one, but keep it brief...kids have needs and will make them known - loudly and at the most inconvenient time.

How could I have asked for a better day for a kid who thinks the military is the only job on earth?! Three distinguished soldiers just solidified his belief that these are the true heroes of the world. I know most military folks do not like to be called heroes. I know they don't see themselves as anything other that patriots who love serving their country. Well, all I can say is that you are heroes to a 9 year old boy and his mom and there is no sports legend or action hero that I know of that can do for my son what you did for him this weekend. You are the men who truly make a difference in this world and you are the men that I will encourage my son to emulate.

Thank you, Tim and Greg for being the role models I knew you would be. You've had a big impact on a young boy's life.

He hasn't talked much about what they said. I see him thinking hard though, especially when he looks at the poster. And I paid heck getting him to take off his sweaty camoflauge clothes. He wore them all weekend while he played Army. He ate a lot of salad for dinner last night. And this morning he was quick to respond to my requests with "Yes Ma'am." He is anxious to hang up his poster, so I will pick up a frame so he can get it on his wall. He has big plans today at school for his "army club" that he and his friends started at recess. I can only imagine the conversations that will take place at the edge of the lawn on the playgorund today..."Dude! I met an Army Ranger and a Special Forces guy at the convention Saturday! It was awesome!"

Yep, Big Brother...it was awesome. Hooah!