You take the blue pill and the story ends. You take the red pill and you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.

It has been a while since I have posted anything because our computer was getting fixed but now we have it back so I thought I would let everyone know what has been going on.



Spencer is getting a gun for Christmas. He went shooting to make sure it worked. He says he loves it and thankfully it didn't have any problems. It would not be very fun to spend Christmas in the hospital.


Here is Spencer and Savanna watching tv together.



We went to Great Grandma Sundberg's house to make candy.

She had so much fun she tuckered her self out.

Here she is just chillin it her Ron Paul onesie.

This was so cute. I came in the livingroom and Spencer and Savanna were taking a nap together, I left and came back and she had put her fist in his face. I left and came back again and this time she had smashed her face up against his.

Savanna was so happy today when she woke up. We have been trying to get a picture of her smiling but we have not been able to until now.

Savanna is a month old

For Savanna's big one month birthday we took some pictures. She is so dang cute.

More pictures of Savanna

Savanna Gayle Sloan welcome to the family

She was born on November 2, 2008 at 11:46 am. She weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long.

So it has been awhile since I have put some pictures on our blog. Since my (Stephanie) last post lots of fun things have happened. We went camping, I have had tons of baby showers with still more to come, we have taken all of our child birthing classes, and we have gone to tons more football games. It has been a very busy month for us and that is the reason why I have not had time to post anything. I only have three more weeks until I am going to have this baby and if we are lucky she will come early so I don't know if I am going to have time to put another post on until after the baby is born but that is ok because Spencer and I don't have really exciting lives lately now that I am so big and can't do much. So I hope you enjoy these pictures and I will post more after the baby.

Pictures of camping

Pictures of the football games

Pictures of the baby shower

Don't throw away your vote by going with McCain or Obama

I have many Republican friends who are disgusted that I'm voting third party this election year. They believe stopping Barack Obama from becoming president outweighs all else. Meanwhile, I have many Democrat friends who are equally disgusted; for them, seeing John McCain defeated is more important than who wins. They are all wasting their votes.

Imagine a reckless teenager who constantly runs up his parents' credit cards, smashes the family car every Friday night, is failing in school, and has serious drinking and drug problems. Now imagine that no matter how reckless and dangerous that teenager became, his parents believed his behavior was worth tolerating simply because he was "their" kid. No reasonable person would consider this good parenting.

And yet this is exactly how otherwise reasonable people vote.

No matter how bad the Republican or Democrat nominee for president is, the party faithful support their own without fail. The message to politicians? They may lie, ignore their party's platform, and betray every supposed principle, but they will never be held accountable by most voters. Like the reckless teenager, there is simply no reason for them to stop their irresponsible behavior.

Conservatives had little good to say about John McCain before he became the GOP nominee, but now they are prepared to vote for a pro-amnesty, liberal Republican, who recently was not only complicit in passing the greatest wealth distribution package in American history, but who also counts liberals Ted Kennedy, Joe Lieberman, and Russ Feingold amongst his greatest political allies. Is it really worth rewarding such a Republican in order to stop Obama?

It has been said that if you don't vote, you can't complain. If you always vote for the status quo, you really have no business complaining about it. And if politics-as-usual is something you're entirely comfortable with, then by all means vote for Obama or McCain.

However, I know very few people who admit to being comfortable with the status quo. And even fewer willing to do anything about it.

The Real Great Depression

A Billion Dollars

How many zeros in a billion?


This is too true to be funny. The next time you hear a politician use the word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about whether you want the 'politicians' spending YOUR tax money.
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend,but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in one of it's releases.

A.
A billion seconds ago it was 1959.

B.
A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.

C.
A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.

D.
A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.

E.
A billion dollars ago was only
8 hours and 20 minutes,
at the rate our government
is spending it.

While this thought is still fresh in our brain...
let's take a look at New Orleans
It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division.

Louisiana Senator,
Mary Landrieu (D)
is presently asking Congress for
250 BILLION DOLLARS
to rebuild New Orleans Interesting number...
what does it mean? A.
Well... if you are one of the 484,674 residents of New Orleans
(every man, woman, and child)
you each get $516,528.B.
Or... if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans , your home gets $1,329,787. C.
Or... if you are a family of four...
your family gets $2,066,012.
Washington, D. C

HELLO!
Are all your calculators broken??
Accounts Receivable Tax Building Permit Tax CDL License Tax Cigarette Tax Corporate Income Tax Dog License Tax Federal Income Tax <>Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA) Fishing License Tax Food License Tax Fuel Permit Tax Gasoline Tax Hunting License Tax Inheritance Tax Inventory Tax IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax) IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax) Liquor Tax Luxury Tax Marriage License Tax Medicare Tax Property Tax Real Estate Tax Service charge taxes Social Security Tax Road Usage Tax (Truckers) Sales Taxes Recreational Vehicle TaxSchool Tax State Income Tax State Unemployment Tax (SUTA) Telephone Federal Excise Tax Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge TaxTelephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax Telephone State and Local Tax Telephone Usage Charge Tax Utility Tax Vehicle License Registration Tax Vehicle Sales Tax Watercraft Registration Tax Well Permit Tax Workers Compensation Tax STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago...and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt...
We had the largest middle class in the world...
and Mom stayed home to raise the kids. What happened?
Can you spell 'politicians!' And I still have to
press "1"
for English. I hope this goes around the
USA
at least 100 times What happened?????

17th of September was the day the Constitution was signed.

"...there are some fundamental principles of this Republic which, like eternal truths, never get out of date, and which are applicable at all times to liberty-loving peoples. Such are the underlying principles of the Constitution, a document framed by patriotic, freedom-loving men, who Latter-day Saints declare were inspired by the Lord.
This date, October 6, has been set apart by churches as "Loyalty Day." It is highly fitting, therefore, as a means of making the world better, not only to urge loyalty to the Constitution and to threatened fundamentals of the United States government, but to warn the people that there is evidence in the United States of disloyalty to tried and true fundamentals in government. There are unsound economic theories; there are European "isms," which, termite like, secretly and, recently, quite openly, and defiantly, are threatening to undermine our democratic institutions.
Today, as never before, the issue is clearly defined--liberty and freedom of choice, or oppression and subjugation for the individual and for nations."
-President David O. McKayGeneral Conference, October 1940

Urban Planning and Eminent Domain

I Graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Urban Planning. Most graduates work for cities after school telling people what they can and can't do with their private property. Here is a great example of why I never pursued this path.

http://www.jonathangullible.com/mmedia/Govt_Pla.mp3

Happy 28th birthday Spencer

Our trip to the Northwest

We got home from Ohio on Sunday and started our drive to Oregon on Monday. We drove all day and when we were too tired to drive anymore we pulled over at a rest stop and slept in the back of the car. It was a bit of a tight fit but more comfortable than I thought it would be. In the morning we got up and drove to a fish hatchery. We watched them count the fish. It was more entertaining than I thought it would be.


Then we went to Multnomah Falls. It was gorgeous. We hiked up to the bridge and then we ate at a restaurant right next to the falls. I would recommend if anyone is ever driving by to stop and take a look. It reall is worth seeing.
Then we drove through Portland to the coast. We stayed in a hotel in Lincoln city right on the beach we slept with the patio door open all night so we could hear the ocean. It is so calming. After we checked into the hotel we went for a drive and found this cute little community that was a lot like daybreak only it was on the beach and they had huge pine trees everywhere.

The next day we drove up the coast a ways to Cape Lookout state park. The trees were so thick we had to turn on our light. The campground we stayed at was nice and I loved the beach.
We stayed in a yurt and if you don't know what a yurt is don't feel bad because I didn't know either. It doesn't have a bathroom but it does have heat, light, and a door that locks.
After we set up camp we went to the Tillamook cheese factory. I have never seen so much cheese in my life. While we were there we ate grilled cheese sandwiches and bought some cheese to take with us. When we got back we took a nap on the beach and I loved it. We walked up and down the shore looking for sea shells. Later we made a fire (of course it is Spencer) and had more grilled cheese sandwiches. After dinner we went and watched the sun set on the ocean. It was so romantic.
The next day we went to Seattle. It was not too long of a drive. When we got there only one hotel was in our price range and they only had one room left. It was a really nice hotel I am bummed I didn't take any pictures. The breakfast was nice food and at 4:30 they served wine, coffee, and orderves. The hotel had two swimming pools, two saunas, a sport court and a library. Whenever we went anywhere in the hotel I felt like I didn't belong because everything was so fancy.

That night we walked around downtown. We went to Pikes Market Place and then we found a bench and sat and looked out over the harbor while eating fresh made donuts and lemonade made from real lemons.
The next day we walked a ton. We walked from our hotel to the Space needle. The city looked so big from up there. I was surprised at how big Seattle is. Then we took the train as far as it would go which was not very far at all and walked to Pikes Market Place again. We wanted to go on a fairy ride but we just missed it so instead we went on a sail boat (it was much more fun anyways). We saw a jelly fish and two seals. I wanted to get a picture of a seal but by the time I could get the camera ready they would be gone.
After the sail boat we walked to the other side of downtown to go see the underground tour. We were in line to get tickets when we decided we didn't want to go. The tickets were pricey and the tour was 90 minute of walking. I really didn't think my feet could handle it so we walked back to the hotel. We started to get bored so we walked to the movie theater to see what was playing. We didn't like was there was so we left and found somewhere to eat.

The next day was the day of the big game so we packed up and headed out. The game was way fun and I could not believe BYU won by one point by blocking the POT. (I don't have any pictures because I forgot the camera in the car) When the game ended we drove around for a while trying to find something to eat and then after we ate we started the journey back to Salt Lake.

We drove until about midnight and we pulled over at a rest stop. It had nice soft green grass so we thought it would be a good idea to sleep on the grass. At about 2:00 the sprinklers came on and got us all wet. We packed everything up and went to the next rest stop. The grass there was dead so we figured we were safe. We woke up and drove the rest of the way home the next day.

While all this was great fun and I would do it all again it did take a toll on my body. When I got back my mom said if anyone bumped me I would pop because I look so swollen. I took a picture of my feet to show how swollen I was (I was too embarrassed to take a picture of my face).