December 2007 – Page 2 – House of Horne

For those who are interested, it isn’t simply Ron Paul asking such questions. Add Instapundit and Christopher Hitchens
to that list as well. Though in truth Ron Paul does not seem to favor the abolishment of the intelligence gathering function of the federal government.

December 7, 2007

The Jo-Brella

Yesterday afternoon it was warm enough for me to finally turn my attentions to our neglected shrubbery, and I trimmed ’em all up till they were looking pretty again. Jay got home from work early enough to take advantage of daylight and attack several larger plants in our yard which also needed some serious taming. The kids played nearby while we worked, but Josiah must have been watching us more closely than I’d thought. Because as I pulled stray leaves off of the large Elephant Ear in our front bed, he ran over to me, and started yelling something unintelligible all the while jumping up and down and waving a very large stalk from the plant.

“umbLella, umbLella!!” was what he was saying, and he insisted that I watch while he very carefully stood under the huge leaf looking as if he was ready for any rainstorm that might suddenly appear out of the sky. He reminded me of little Nicholas under the toadstool in one of his favorite board books: I am a Bunny:

What do you think?

December 5, 2007

My Tiniest Knight in Shining Armor

Look how cute I am with this sword….

Watch out!! I am ready to do some serious damage with this thing!!

ATTACK!!!

December 3, 2007

A Family Outing

Abigail hung up her ballet shoes this year in favor of studying piano, and we were blessed to find a wonderful, and highly recommended music teacher not far from our home. This past Friday night Abigail had her first opportunity to perform publicly, and the whole family, including Grammy and Grandy, came along for the fun. We were treated to an hour of wonderful music played by students from ages six on up to 16. Abigail, though very nervous about playing in front of others, did a lovely job, and I hope having gotten through her first little recital will help her gain confidence about future performances.

After the recital we had supper together at the Food Court

and then the kids were treated to rides on the carousel by their grands. I have to post this picture as proof that our Grammy really is feeling much better since her surgery – since Josiah needed a riding buddy, she volunteered to climb onto the swiftly whirling merry-go-round, and try out her new equilibrium. Wow!!

I think everyone…

had a…

great time.

December 1, 2007

Happy News!!

It is my joy to announce that as of last night, “Mr.” Keith and Aunt Sandra are engaged!! We had a visit from both of them this afternoon, and all had fun congratulating them in person (and admiring the beautiful ring!). We look forward to having Keith as a member of the family, and the children are all very excited about “another fun uncle”! Congratulations, you two!!