"Terri the Mother"

With election day coming and "Joe the Plumber" being the focus of the campaign I thought that maybe we all should have started calling ourselves by our occupation.
Jon Stewart helped me out with this idea when he did a piece on the McCain/Palin ticket talking about all the Joe, Jane, Kathy the...(fill in the blank) they seem to be appealing to. He suggested they use the slogan: "McCain-Palin a ticket to take you back to the 13th century"
Yes, even on the other side of the earth in a far off land, we are tiring of the election and campaigning.
We received our absentee ballots (thank you Utah County) on the very day the last pouch left the US Embassy taking all ballots back to a US post box so the voters wouldn't have to pay to FedEx them home.
Fortunately, Sam Stone was willing to put them in a pouch his company was sending back to the states and we just have to hope someone will put them in a mail box.
We have voted.
Now we sit and wait and wonder. What will this new administration bring.
Hopefully less war. More peace and a recovery plan for the economy back home.

An Arabian Halloween

Since we are not in the US..I refuse to buy American pumpkins. ($28 for one pumpkin..NOT HAPPENING)
So, we got creative. We carved watermelons and cantaloupe. The nice thing about it: The kids ate the insides as they carved them.

MEMORIES of Summer and a Tribute to the Kerr Clan

Maybe a little homesick. Maybe just so overwhelmed by the blessing of a great family. Most likely the following posts stem from a recent article in the Arizona Republic about NieNie the strong, brave woman who is finally 'Out of the Woods'. Surviving burns on over 80% of her body due to a private plane crash with her husband, she has been declared a survivor by her doctor. She has years of pain and therapy ahead but she chose life and she will make it alright!
Anyway, the article focuses on her relationship with her sisters and I couldn't help but reflect on the friendship and love I share with my sisters. Going through photos of the summer I decided to catch up on some "undone" blogging.
To read this great article highlight the following URL and click.

http://www.azcentral.com/community/mesa/articles/2008/10/27/20081027liv-stephanie1027.html

Definitely worth reading..and, if you have sisters..get tissues handy first!
All this talk about sisters drove me to my photo storage to get a great shot of me and my hot sisters. TRAGEDY! My storage hard drive won't open. I need help. I know exactly which picture I am searching for and it's stuck inside a little black box!
Then there is the guilt. Cairo doesn't have one. A sister, I mean. The plea is to all those great girl cousins of hers. They all have sisters. Please include Cairo, be her sister. I don't know what I would do without mine!
xoxo
T

 

 

 

Awards Ceremony..Gold Medals for All!!

 

 

 

 

More Gold Medals and BIG Hugs

 

 

 

Marching to the Closing Ceremonies

 

 

 

 

Riding the Alpine slide was a highlight. We were at the Utah Winter Olympic Park. We watched the Chinese Aerial Ski Team practice their flips into the pool then rode the lift up to the top and sped our way down on sleds.

 

 

 

 

 

Top of the peak at Deer Valley. What an incredible view we had of Mt. Timp. and all of the valleys in all 4 directions. Amazing to think this spot is likely covered in a few feet of snow right now!