He's in the Army Now

Our son, Andy just enlisted in the Army. I'm so proud of him. Andy has wanted to be in the military for a long time, so he just took the plunge on Monday and met with the recruiter. He's signed up for 6 years starting with boot camp this summer. He'll finish school and go through Officer Training.
I love my son and want him to follow God's direction for his life. He wants to serve his country and not take for granted how others are sacrificing for his freedom. He's a good man with a good heart.

This quote is very appropriate for what's happening in the White House in 2009

"(W)hen a strict interpretation of the Constitution ... is abandoned, and the theoretical opinions of individuals are allowed to control its meaning, we have no longer a Constitution; we are under the government of individual men, who for the time being have power to declare what the Constitution is, according to their own views of what it ought to mean."

— Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Curtiss, March 6, 1857, dissenting from the Dred Scott ruling that slaves were property

Ethiopia

Here is a picture from my Ethiopia trip, Feb. 2009. I will be posting the link to snapfish.com and all1,212 pictures as soon as I figure out how to do it.

Merry Christmas

The Jackson family Christmas placecards made by Vicki Allin
Vicki, Sheri and Jill. The Jackson girls.

Levi

We've had Levi for one year now! We never thought we'd have an inside dog but here he is, all 3 1/2 lbs. He doesn't shed, and his poops are the size of a small tootsie roll, which makes accidents easier to handle. Tony and I seem to be raising our dog like we raised our boys. I'm always the bad guy and Tony is the good guy who feeds him things he shouldn't and lets him get away with things I wouldn't.