I can't believe how fast this Christmas season seems to be going... We got our Australia package. John continues to spoil us. He sent very Aussie Christmas ornaments like the one pictured above, Boots for Laura, a Jarrah pen set for Enric, books for the Kids and Miranda, and also for Miranda some socks. He gave Rubí a stuffed toy Platypus. T-shirts for Silas and Cameron. To help mom with her collection, he sent her an adorable platypus figurine and for us ... Read More

Here is some interesting pre-election reading from Open Market dot org. Basically, a Harvard Economist says that Obama and Democrat's Stimulus package FAILED because it was no more than a reward for Obama's friends. Harvard economist Jeffrey Miron explains why the $800 billion stimulus package failed in a recent article. What’s interesting about Dr. Miron’s critique is that he shows how the stimulus was a failure even if you take for granted liberal assumptions about economic policy (such as Keynesian economic ... Read More

Not just any goat cheese, the cheeses of Tumalo Farms. Flavio and Marge sent a lovely box with a variety of cheeses all fixed up in a nice Christmas packaging. It was nice to have Petra (from Holland and no stranger to cheeses) with us when giving it a taste. We both agreed that we liked Classico the best, with the smooth, mild taste of the Pondhopper being a close second. Leoni however, liked the rosemary spiced Remembrance best.   Want some award winning cheeses? Visit ... Read More

Knowing I love all music, John sent me Together in Concert: John Farnham & Tom Jones I have to admit, I don't think I would have bought it for myself, but while listening to it, I really enjoyed it. Very upbeat and fun.  Track Listings 1. Mama Told Me Not To Come 2. 200 Pounds Of Heavenly Joy 3. Man Of The Hour 4. What Am I Living For 5. It's Not Unusual 6. Burn For You 7. Playing To Win 8. My Yiddishe Momme 9. You're The Voice 10. That Driving ... Read More

Can't figure out what to do with all that packaging styrofoam? Why not build a 7 foot robot? After five years of collecting the packaging styrofoam, Kevin did! ... Read More