Good luck to the team!

be prepared to lose your voice

All right! go get um!

interested?

That is exactly what I was going to do as well Alyssa...Love you!

So how are you these days?

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Happy Thanksgiving to you! :)

That was what I meant. I decided to keep it unedited so that people would understand harbermama's comment. I did change a hear to a here. I guess I'm having trouble with words today! :)

Oh and thanks giving me a pass as to having the letters a and e close on the keyboard!

So, how did the volleyball playoffs turn out? We're in the middle of football playoffs! Tons of fun!

Howdy!

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that's fun

how fun! That looks like something cool to use with my kids! :)

go LadyHawks!

cool

No, then we get even more people at the poles who don't know things about who they are voting for, voting shouldn't be a requirement, its a freedom to vote, and those who use this freedom vote, and some choose not to, and don't.

^^agreed. i think that election day should be a holiday though.

for the record, people aren't required to vote, but they are required to check in at their polling place. They do have the freedom to not vote if they choose.

^^Thanks ed. ed is one of our new friends from Australia. Do you know if they have done any studies to see what percentage choose not to vote once they get to the polling place.

yeah, the air races were cool! Re:voting...I don't know about any studies, but I've had a few Aussies tell me that they don't always vote unless it is a Prime Minister election or if there is a referendum they are interested in. Also, I think a higher % of Aussies pay attention to their politics, though I can't say whether this is due to the required attendance.

Citizens of Peru are required to vote. In some cases, they have to travel significant distances to do so, because it's tied to a birthplace, or something like that, unless you jump through some hoops to move it. (I lack details, obviously.)

I was about to say that. Well that they require everyone to vote. They also make voting day a national holiday so they CAN vote. And then they stain their fingers so you know who voted. Also, they have more than one election where they have tons of candidates and then they narrow it down. I would prefer to vote this way instead of having the one chance primary and election day dilemma. I believe that requiring people to vote does no good. If people don't want to vote, then my vote counts more.

I like to vote early :)

Wow! Those are amazing! I loved the picture of the Opera House at night and the Cathedral is gorgegeous. I'll have to hear about the "rocks" and the terraces. Those sound like they would have interesting stories to go with them. Glad you had so much fun!

Very fun! Those meat pies are different from the ones in South Africa. I miss their meat pies. AND afternoon tea.

great pictures! thanks for sharing.

the brownies are SO easy. one box mix of chewy fudge brownies made according to package directions. pour half of mix into pan, place 2 Hershey's Symphony bars on top of batter and pour remaining batter on top and bake according to directions. they are chocolate heaven!

Wow! I love the Opera House at night!

Beautiful!!!!! It looks like the weather was gorgeous!

Way cool! Great pics! Glad you are home safely. You are right--the jet lag home is BAD!

thanks for the info!

I lost your email when my computer crashed recently. Send me an email, so I'll have it again. I wanted to send an email so we can plan lunch to hear about your trip and celebrate Karen's birthday. KP