Jail, Polygamists, Toilet Paper & Congratulations
Ferree,
Are you in jail for not paying your taxes? Because that is the only excuse I will accept for seeing the same entry every day for about a month.
Get those fingers tapping on the keyboard!
Tammy
*****
Dear Tammy,
Sorry, I'm not in jail. And as much as I'd prefer to be served meals on a regular basis, I've heard the food there is not worth doing the time.
So we paid our taxes. Dearly. I hope Tom did them correctly because I just signed where he told me to. I got home from Seattle around midnight on the 14th, and that's what you do after 3 airplane rides, a sweat producing run through the Minneapolis airport and a 70 mile drive home from Columbus: "Sign here, baby doll," says Tom. "Yes, Thomas," I mumble as I try to remember how to spell "Baby Doll."
The title of this post now brings me to the next subject: polygamists. Can I spout off a little here? Maybe some of you can correct me or enlighten me. But regarding the 400+ women and children taken away from the compound in Texas---WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MEN???? I know the leader Warren Jeffs is in jail, but weren't there more men? Why aren't THEY arrested or poked for DNA? I have this picture in my head of these redneck Texas rangers/police rounding up the relatively innocent and certainly easier to catch women and children while the MEN scurry into hiding like cockroaches. Also, WHY ARE THE CHRISTIAN BIGMOUTHS so quiet about this? I've been trying to find news about this from Family Research Council, Janet Parshall, Dr. Dobson, World Magazine, and either I'm too late to retrieve their archives, or they are strangely quiet---quiet like Christians in Germany were when the state started hauling off Jews before WWII. Thank God for the ACLU! They are asking some questions and raising objections. Argue with me if you want, correct me if you can. Let's let the you-know-what hit the fan.
Which brings me to the next topic: yes, Toilet Paper. Are the rolls get smaller or are toilet paper dispenser holders getting wider? Take a good look. I'll bet they're almost half an inch smaller than they used to be.
And now CONGRATULATIONS! 1) My daughter, Brooke, will get her associates degree in Human Services on May 9--a graduation I will gladly attend. 2) My son, Brad, has been offered a much larger camera shop to manage in Olympia, WA. Details are still in the works, and he will need to move there. Moving 60 miles away without transportation is challenging, so please be praying for him.
As usual, the WRITING UPDATE: I glued myself to the computer Thursday for chapter 14. This puts me over the half-way hump! It feels great! Before you get too excited, its just a first draft, it's slop and will need several rewrites, but rejoice with me anyway. Like the Little Blue Engine, I think I can, I think I can!
Thanks for checking in on me. So many words this week . . . next week I'll put in pictures of Tammy's in-laws in Seattle with their grandchildren.
Are you in jail for not paying your taxes? Because that is the only excuse I will accept for seeing the same entry every day for about a month.
Get those fingers tapping on the keyboard!
Tammy
*****
Dear Tammy,
Sorry, I'm not in jail. And as much as I'd prefer to be served meals on a regular basis, I've heard the food there is not worth doing the time.
So we paid our taxes. Dearly. I hope Tom did them correctly because I just signed where he told me to. I got home from Seattle around midnight on the 14th, and that's what you do after 3 airplane rides, a sweat producing run through the Minneapolis airport and a 70 mile drive home from Columbus: "Sign here, baby doll," says Tom. "Yes, Thomas," I mumble as I try to remember how to spell "Baby Doll."
The title of this post now brings me to the next subject: polygamists. Can I spout off a little here? Maybe some of you can correct me or enlighten me. But regarding the 400+ women and children taken away from the compound in Texas---WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MEN???? I know the leader Warren Jeffs is in jail, but weren't there more men? Why aren't THEY arrested or poked for DNA? I have this picture in my head of these redneck Texas rangers/police rounding up the relatively innocent and certainly easier to catch women and children while the MEN scurry into hiding like cockroaches. Also, WHY ARE THE CHRISTIAN BIGMOUTHS so quiet about this? I've been trying to find news about this from Family Research Council, Janet Parshall, Dr. Dobson, World Magazine, and either I'm too late to retrieve their archives, or they are strangely quiet---quiet like Christians in Germany were when the state started hauling off Jews before WWII. Thank God for the ACLU! They are asking some questions and raising objections. Argue with me if you want, correct me if you can. Let's let the you-know-what hit the fan.
Which brings me to the next topic: yes, Toilet Paper. Are the rolls get smaller or are toilet paper dispenser holders getting wider? Take a good look. I'll bet they're almost half an inch smaller than they used to be.
And now CONGRATULATIONS! 1) My daughter, Brooke, will get her associates degree in Human Services on May 9--a graduation I will gladly attend. 2) My son, Brad, has been offered a much larger camera shop to manage in Olympia, WA. Details are still in the works, and he will need to move there. Moving 60 miles away without transportation is challenging, so please be praying for him.
As usual, the WRITING UPDATE: I glued myself to the computer Thursday for chapter 14. This puts me over the half-way hump! It feels great! Before you get too excited, its just a first draft, it's slop and will need several rewrites, but rejoice with me anyway. Like the Little Blue Engine, I think I can, I think I can!
Thanks for checking in on me. So many words this week . . . next week I'll put in pictures of Tammy's in-laws in Seattle with their grandchildren.
Comments
Amy
Congratulations to Brooke and Brad! I have an old bike Brad could use and I think we still have a little red wagon around here somewhere. Tell him to let me know if he needs it.
I didn't even think about the men at the compound. You raise a very good question. Let's flood the Christian Community Heads with this question. Why aren't they outraged? Why aren't we outraged?
See how important this blog is Ferree? You have got to keep us on our toes.
Tammy