February 23, 2009 by Karen of Scottsdale
Because of my recent post about the Parada del Sol parade I am the recipient of complimentary tickets to the rodeo this Friday. I’ve never been to a rodeo so this should be a lot of fun! Norm went to the rodeo while growing up in Denver. It will be good to have someone with me who knows what’s going on.
If you are in the Phoenix area, check out the 2009 Parada del Sol Rodeo website for more information about this weekend’s activities.
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February 22, 2009 by Karen of Scottsdale
Yesterday Scottsdale had its annual Parada Del Sol. I’ve lived here for 10 years and I’ve yet to actually see the parade live. My sleep number bed is just too comfortable on a Saturday morning to bother getting up at the crack of dawn and fight crowds to get a good view. Instead I wait until Sunday morning when the newspaper puts together a slideshow of photos from the parade. Looks like it was fun and maybe someday I’ll go. Maybe not.
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February 14, 2009 by Karen of Scottsdale
Friday the 13th turned out to be a nightmare of the day for America. Pelosi violated the House’s own rules by requiring a vote on this bill before anyone had a chance to read it. They were supposed to make the entire bill available for all Americans to read 48 hours prior to a vote. So much for transparency and a new way of doing things in DC. Pelosi and Obama both are nothing but hypocrites and liars and I pray that their plans to destroy our democratic republic and our free market economy will fail.
As a conservative first and a Republican second I want to commend the House GOP for having the wisdom to vote against this generational theft act that will do nothing to stimulate the economy and everything to enhance pet programs of the Democrats and empower the Obama administration. It’s also interesting to note that in the Senate more Democrats voted against the bill than Republicans voted for it.
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February 6, 2009 by Karen of Scottsdale
It’s been one of those days, actually one of those weeks, when I am so glad for the weekend. I don’t think I’ve been this glad to see the weekend since my college days when my nose was buried in textbooks. Today I have been on the verge of tears several times over stuff that normally doesn’t bring me to that place. It’s not really about “the stuff” but more about my emotions and my state of mind. For the most part I am someone who is even keel emotionally and struggles and difficulties don’t usually get me depressed because I’m a fighter or just plain stubborn. Today I have felt in a place emotionally that I want to stay away from because it’s just ugly. I know that it’s really just stress and hormone fluctuations that get me this way, so I can remind myself that it won’t be this way for very long. So in the midst of my day I quickly asked God to give me peace and assurance of his presence. I also shared with Norm my state of mind so he would know where I was at. Then several things happened that helped me get over the blue funk I was in. (more…)
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