Daddy @ MindSay 
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Have you noticed that not many blogs are posted on the top blog page any more? I have noticed that and thought it was weird. So, I started voting for a few blogs everyday to see if they were added to the top blogs page...And, they were not. Hmmm...
On the other hand, I have had a really tough day. My son is driving me crazy, I feel as though I have done nothing but clean all weekend and my house is still a mess....
I saw my Grandmother this weekend at my brother's wifes baby shower. She lives about 2 hours away so we don't get to see each other as much as we would like. She looked really sad. She did not seem herself. She was coughing a lot, had a lot of bruises and was just generally not the same. I am afraid something is wrong.
I told my Dad the other day that I feel like he does not notice me enough. I felt like he paid more attention to just about everyone, and that I did not feel like he liked me or was proud of me. It might sound silly to some of you, but I have honestly felt this way for most of my life. So, because I told him my feelings we are going to go to lunch tomorrow. :) It makes my heart happy. I know he loves me, but I am the type of person who just wants to be around...To hang out and talk.
My hubby comes home on Thursday and I cannot wait to see him. I am worried about him out there. Again, you probably think I am being silly, but I have my reasons.
I hope you all have a nice week. I cannot wait for the weekend because we are going to the lake. My mothers side of the families reunion!! It is going to be great. I have not been in 3 years!!
tootboy's latest blog told about the coincidence that two of our greatest musical composers had fathers with the same birthday, of November 14th. I thought that was amazing, but that was not the main reason for this blog.
He said, "Happy Father of Music" day! And asked us to say what songs our fathers had sung to us as children. Needless to say, this brought back fond memories of my extremely talented father, who wrote and sang many of his own songs--I could say I got my talent for doing the same from him.
He wrote many, many songs, but lost a lot of them, because some of them were just jotted down on odd bits of paper, and one whole book of his songs was lost when he forgot it on the top of his car and drove away. What a sad day that was, because he could not remember them all without being prompted by seeing the words.
It was before the days of computers, and of course, only playing guitar and piano by ear, he could not write down the melodies of his songs. Thinking back now, we could have at least let him record them on cassettes for someone to write later, but alas, we did not. I may go back to him the next time I see him and see how many we can capture for posterity's sake. He is 74 years old now, but I am sure he will remember quite a few.
But I recall how, on the odd occasion that we had to be traveling together, we would always end up singing in the car together, in perfect harmony. Mom always accompanied him in alto, so my sis and I would alternate singing lead with Dad and the other singing tenor. (My older sister and brother were out of the picture by this time.) Those were very happy days, and I have very many happy memories of us blasting away, at the top of our lungs, to the glory of God!
But this particular song comes to mind, because he actually made it up while we were riding along, looking at the view of the wonder of God's creation speeding by, and we actually sang it that night and many other nights in the services we attended together.
Here are the words to this song. I may post the words to more of Dad's songs as I remember or get them from him.
I love you Daddy; you have been a great inspiration to me; you have always made me proud of you!
WONDER OF WONDERS
Wonder of wonders, is Jesus, my Lord
Wonder of wonders, we are told in His word
Wonder of wonders, Oh, I love Him so
If you've never known Him, I want you to know.
The stars in the heaven are proof of His power
They show forth His glory from hour to hour
The beauty and splendor of all He has made
Makes life with my Savior worth living each day.
He took crystal water, and turned it to wine
The loaves and the fish in His hand multiplied
He called unto Lazarus, "Come forth from the grave"
Then life came from Jesus, there was no delay.
These are not my words. I stold 'em. 
What if the Obamas had paraded five children across the stage following the debate, including a three month-old infant and an unwed, pregnant teenage daughter?
What if John McCain was a former president of the Harvard Law Review?
What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his college graduating class?
What if McCain had only married once, and Obama was a divorcee?
What if Obama had met his second wife in a bar and had a long affair while he was still married?
What if Michelle Obama was the wife who not only became addicted to pain killers but also acquired them illegally through her charitable organization?
What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard? What if Obama had been a member of the Keating Five? (The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of corruption in 1989, igniting a major political scandal as part of the larger Savings and Loan crisis of the late 1980's and early 1990's.)
What if Obama couldn't read from a teleprompter?
What if Obama was the one who had military experience that included discipline problems and a record of crashing seven planes?
What if Obama was the one who was known to publicly display a serious anger management problem?
What if Michelle Obama's family had made their money from beer distribution?
You could easily add to this list.
If these questions reflected a reality, - - - if the tables were turned, do you really believe the election numbers would be as close as they are?
This is what racism does. It covers up, rationalizes and minimizes qualities in one candidate and emphasizes negative characteristics in another when there is a color difference.
And, think of these facts - the candidates' educational backgrounds:
Barack Obama: Columbia University - B.A. Political Science with a Specialization in International Relations. Harvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum Laude
Joseph Biden: University of Delaware - B.A. in History and B.A. in Political Science. Syracuse University College of Law - Juris Doctor (J.D.)
John McCain: United States Naval Academy - Class rank: 894 of 899
Sarah Palin: Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester North Idaho College - 2 semesters - general study University of Idaho - 2 semesters - journalism Matanuska-Susitna College - 1 semester University of Idaho - 3 semesters - B.A. in Journalism
Education isn't everything, but this is about the two highest offices in the land as well as our standing in the world.
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