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my country tis of thee

sweet land of liberty-

of thee i sing.


WE. DID. IT.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

YES WE DID!!!!!!!!

it was a creed

... written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation.

Yes we can.

It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom.

Yes we can.

It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.

Yes we can.

It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballots; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the Promised Land.

Yes we can to justice and equality.

Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity.

Yes we can heal this nation.

Yes we can repair this world.

Yes we can.

We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.

We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics...they will only grow louder and more dissonant ........... We've been asked to pause for a reality check. We've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope.

But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.

Now the hopes of the little girl who goes to a crumbling school in Dillon are the same as the dreams of the boy who learns on the streets of LA; we will remember that there is something happening in America; that we are not as divided as our politics suggests; that we are one people; we are one nation; and together, we will begin the next great chapter in the American story with three words that will ring from coast to coast; from sea to shining sea --

Yes. We. Can.

Saturday Play Day

Because ira was not keeping the candy from trick or treating- we had made a grab bag for her instead (thanks b ;) )..... it went over fabulously! Ira gave all the candy on the "no way no day list" to our fabulous neighbour friends.... She woke up ready to play. Buut refused to sit still long enough for us to get a picture of her in the silks that wasnt a blur- so i am including pics of us adults! The little sponges were those capsuls that you put in warm water.

She was narrating the "births", and kept sayibg, "you're doing so well little baby, come on baby monster!"

I think she was thinking along the lines of livs water birth :)

we also got her a floor coloring sheet of the US because a child was going door to door so he could go on some trip and we have a hard time saying no- ever.

These playsilks were made by the most amazing dye queen to walk this fine earth. You should go immediately to her shop- Cosmic Ripple and drool ;)

more play food!

made for us custom by our friend colette over at wooly love

note that keira peeled the banana and the used the peel to make husks for the corn.

awesome ;)

she also put the fried eggs onto the PB&J! YUM!

Whole Wheat Cupcakes.... yummmm

Childrens Museum

Tuesday, we had to go downtown to VOTE EARLY and so we decided to also go to the children's museum. As we drove through downtown, ira kept saying, "I sure do love being in the big city". "I wish we came to the big city more, I dont want to go home to the country"

Which is really quite laughable if you know tucson. Its not a very big city and we do not at all live in "the country".

But, it was a fun conversation.

At the children's museum- we met a lot of really fun people and played for over 3 hours. They had added some features... like a glow in the dark room. YOu "wrote" on the walls with a light pen. Most of our time was spent in the police/firefighter section..... as the following pictures show.























here is ira putting on a puppet show....