Republican Party Is Co. Convention

Have you ever been involved in a parties grassroots caucus and then convention? Well I am here to tell you what a laborious process. This past Saturday I headed over to the Island County Republican Convention. The task at hand was to vote on the 2010 Republican Platform and to hear from some of the candidates that will be running in the 2010 election.

Although the process is somewhat painstaking, it is important to see our younger generations (including mine) get involved in our country's politics even if it is just at the local level. I would venture to say that about 90% of the folks in attendance were at least 55 years of age or older. Here are some pics of Saturday's event.

This is a picture of Al, Alvera and myself. We represent the Swantown precinct. Al is our PCO and Alvera and I are delegates. All PCO's and delegates have voting rights.

Happy as larks - here sits Bro. Mike (a delegate) and Bro. Tim (PCO) - and members of Bible Baptist Church. Bro. Tim also led the opening prayer!

Bro. Glen (PCO), Steve's dad and a member of Bible Baptist Church. Glen was also voted in as a substitute delegate to represent our county at the State Convention in June.

Lastly, all decked out and ready to vote is Sis. Carolyn (delegate) and a member of Bible Baptist Church.

Also in attendance was Katie and Vicki (delegate). I took pictures of them, but they turned out to blurry to post.(Sorry ladies :()

This is the first time I have ever been involved in politics and I have stepped up to this challenge for two reasons: 1) Our Country and 2) Vicki. Are you going to stand by and watch your once "free" country turn to socialism before your very eyes? Are you going to continue to stand by and agree with the "change" we have been enduring over the last seventeen months? Will you do your part and get involved? This is our country my friends, and we need to stand up and do what is right. We need to continue to stand for God's Word and his ways and preserve our U.S. Constitution. Get involved now and help make a difference...don't wait until 2012.

Blown Away

Woke up this morning at 1:30am to a wind storm that was pounding a howling wind. After trying to fall back to sleep for many hours I gave up and got up. The wind has not died down at all and we are under a wind advisory until 6pm tonight.

Thankfully, we have not had to endure any power outages as wind gusts are expected to be as high as 35mph.

This picture of the Straits was taken this morning on my way to work. Check out the white caps and the leaning grass. The wind is so powerful that it absolutely takes your breath away. Lots of wind and cold temperatures, but at least the skies are blue and the sun is shining.

Soroptimist of Oak Harbor

Back in February I was invited to a Soroptimist event at the Oak Harbor Yacht Club. Soroptimist International is an international volunteer organization whose mission is to improve the lives of women and girls locally and globally. Soroptimist are women at their best working to assist other women to be their best.

When I had my store open, I met a lot of women in the community. I had no idea that many of them were SIOH members. I joined SIOH this past Friday and I am looking forward to working with these women in the near future. When I (plus twelve other women) were inducted into the organization we were given a yellow rose. A yellow rose indicate joy, gladness, friendship and "I Care". Very appropriate for this volunteer organization of women.

A New Backyard Visitor

Steve and I look forward to this time of year because this is the time that all the flowers begin to bloom and the birds return. This past month Steve and I were surprise to find a new backyard visitor.... a Varied Thrush. He is an absolutely beautiful marked bird. At first glance one might think they are looking at a Spotted Towhee, but the marking in the face is quite different. The Varied Thrush actually has a black mask over his eyes. Pretty awesome, huh?