What an awesome country we live in! How we celebrated America's birthday... we swam, had a BBQ with Kevin and Megan (who just drove back into town for the weekend to pack up their stuff and make us miss them even more), and just spent time together as a family enjoying the many freedoms we have!
As soon as it got dark we headed outside for fireworks with our awesome neighbors. Texans know how to celebrate Independence Day! We sat in our cul-de-sac and enjoyed fireworks from all the other streets, they seriously spent some cash but we enjoyed so thanks! Then we ended our celebration with Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bunt Cake (our favorite chocolate cake recipe, thanks Bridgette!) and Blue Bell Millennium Moo ice cream! The perfect ending to a great day, and the best way to cheat on a diet!
Damian’s Grandma Hunt sent this email. I couldn't believe it was Jay Leno who wrote it, but it really hit home! We are blessed and happy to live in this beautiful country...God bless the
" As most of you know I am not a President Bush fan, nor have I ever been,
but this is not about Bush, it is about us, as Americans, and it seems to
hit the mark 'The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across
some Poll data I found rather hard to believe. It must be true given the
source, right? The Newsweek poll alleges that 67percent of Americans are
unhappy with the direction the country is headed and 69 percent of the
country is unhappy with the performance of the President. In essence 2/3 of
the citizenry just ain't happy and want a change. So being the knuckle
week?
B. Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the summer
and heating in the winter?
D. Maybe it is the ability to walk into a grocery store at any time and see
more food in moments than
E. Maybe it is the ability to drive our cars and trucks from the Pacific
Ocean to the
identification papers as we move through each state?
F. Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we would find along the
way that can provide temporary shelter?
G. I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying cuisine from around
the world is just not good enough either.
H. Or could it be that when we wreck our car, emergency workers show up and
provide services to help all and even send a helicopter to
take you to the hospital.
I. Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who own a home.
J. You may be upset with knowing that in the unfortunate case of a fire, a
group of trained firefighters will appear in moments and use
top notch equipment to extinguish the flames, thus saving you, your
family, and your belongings.
K. Or if, while at home watching one of your many flat screen TVs, a burglar
or prowler intrudes, an officer equipped with a gun and a bullet-proof vest
will come to defend you and your family against attack or loss.
raping and pillaging the residents, Neighborhoods where 90% of teenagers own
cell phones and computers.
M. How about the complete religious, social and political freedoms we enjoy
that are the envy of everyone in the world?
Maybe that is what has 67% of you folks unhappy.
I know, I know. What about the president who took us into war and has no
plan to get us out? The president who has a measly 31 percent approval
rating? Is this the same president who guided the nation in the dark
days after 9/11? The president who cut taxes to bring an economy out
of recession? Could this be the same guy who has been called every
name in the book for succeeding in keeping all the spoiled ungrateful brats
safe from terrorist attacks, the commander in chief of an all-volunteer army
that is out there defending you and me?
Did you hear how bad the President is on the news or talk show? Did this
news affect you so much, make you so unhappy you couldn't take a look around
for yourself and see all the good things and be glad? Think about
it......are you upset at the President because he actually caused you
personal pain OR is it because the 'Media' told you he was failing to kiss
your sorry ungrateful behind every day. Make no mistake about it. The
troops in
may have died for your freedom. There is currently no draft in this
country. They didn't have to go. They are able to refuse to go and end up
with either a ''general'' discharge, an 'other than honorable'' discharge
or, worst case scenario, a "dishonorable" discharge after a few days in the
brig.
So, why then the flat-out discontentment in the minds of 69 percent of
Americans?
Say what you want but I blame it on the media. If it bleeds it leads
and they specialize in bad news. Everybody will watch a car crash with
blood and guts. How many will watch kids selling lemonade at the corner?
The media knows this and media outlets are for-profit corporations. They
offer what sells, and when criticized, try to defend their actions by
'justifying' them in one way or another. Just ask why they tried to allow a
murderer like O.J Simpson to write a book about how he didn't kill his wife,
but if he did he would have done it this way......Insane!
Turn off the TV, burn Newsweek, and use the New York Times for the bottom of
your bird cage. Then start being grateful for all we have as country. There is exponentially more good than bad. We are among the
most blessed people on Earth and should thank God several times a day, or at least be thankful and appreciative.'
Jay Leno
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