How right you are, Apple!

I just loved Betty Ford.  And in addition to everything she did for people with breast cancer, and for openness about and treatment of addiction -- she danced with the Martha Graham Dance Company!  That is way up there in the annals of "professional accomplishments of First Ladies" in my book!

Betty Bloomer at age 23, in a Martha Graham Company performance:

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NEA's Delegates Approve Obama Endorsement, Dues Increase By Stephen Sawchuk on July 4, 2011 2:19 PM | 10 Comments | Recommend Despite a lot of hand-wringing, delegates to the National Education Association's Representative Assembly approved an early endorsement for President Barack Obama, and by a good margin: 5,414 delegates, or 72.04 percent, voted in favor, according to results that were just released here.It looks like I was right after all. (The measure required a 58 percent "yes" vote in order to pass.)The approval triggers the flow of NEA PAC dollars toward Obama's re-election campaign.And that's not all: 70.1 percent of the body, or 5,258 delegates, approved the amendment to the bylaws that authorize the $10-per-member annual assessment, 60 percent of which will be used primarily to support the Ballot Initiative/Legislative Crisis fund, and the other 40 percent for national and state media efforts. These funds can't support political campaigns but can support messaging and action against things like anti-collective bargaining

What I have told the teachers is we have the choice to leave the union. Being in Florida it's not required like some states are. That being said, if something should happen, we have the support of the union along with the lawyers they supply. Makes the decision a hard one.

Athenea..........my grandaughter graduated from Catholic University of America this past May.............she got her degree in nursing, and is now working at CHOP, in Philly...............Have been to D.C. many times to see her in the past 4 years..........yes like Philly sometimes the summer days in D.C. were tough.................hugs./

Another thing I loved abot Betty Ford, when she was in recovery, and doing very well.  She had plastic surgery.  Not drastic ( like some women today who look like they've been caught in a wind tunnel) and she looked prettier.  A reporter asked her about it - and Ford replied: "Yes, I did.  I wanted a new face to go along with my new lease on life!"  Loved her for her honestly.  A really gutsy, honest, and talented woman.

Barbara .. that's a lot of rain in such a short time span .. glad to hear the sun is coming out!

hugs,

Bren

PS .. I sent you a PM re the Canada trip!

Blue

I noticed the approval too.   Chuckled wondering what your reaction would be.  

Blue .. dinner sounds great!  I'm getting hungry too.  Just heard from Mr. Tim .. thank goodness he found the jack, but he has to stop somewhere to get two new tires put on the back.  Poor guy, he's not going to get home until late tonight.

Bren

Fabulous - can I paint it????????

Thanks for coming in & "saving" me there - I really thought I had LOST IT!  Amazing what can happen when a person goes to sleep.

Enjoy your steak - 'specially since you don't have to cook it!  Wow.  What a luxury to have someone cook for you

QUACK, QUACK, QUACK - can't stop laughing.....

Oh, ice cream for dessert, even lactose free for my lactose and fructose intolerant grandson.