Friday, July 27, 2007
Potter Mania
I haven't read the new book yet or seen the new movie, but I took a quiz on sorting-hat.com and discovered I'm a Ravenclaw. I'd rather be in Griffindorf with Harry, Ron and Hermonie...
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Monday, July 23, 2007
St. Patrick's Church Mexican Fiesta
Day Trippin' in Galena
Mom and I stopped at our favorite restaurant on Highway 61 for breakfast. They have great Flapjack potatoes in addition to Flapjack pancakes! Good coffee too.
We arranged to take two trolley tours of Galena. The first one was a two hour tour that included three properties, such as Dowling House, the oldest house in Galena 1826, the Belvedere House & Gardens and President Ulysses S. Grant's home. Our next tour was of the city. Our guide drove us around and pointed out beautiful architecture indicative of Galena, Illinois.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
2peas Challenge:
Monday, July 09, 2007
Welcome Kiwi
Fourth of July
President Clinton at Knox College
President Clinton surprised everyone when he popped out the east door of Old Main at Knox College. The crowd exploded giving Clinton a rock star welcome! His commencement address was peppered with humor and wit. The crowd loved hearing him talk about his antics with Stephen Colbert, Rush Limbaugh and George Bush Sr. Colbert threatened to burn his honorary degree, so Knox sent him a fireproof, steel diploma!
Bill Clinton is no stranger to Galesburg. While president, he came to Carl Sandburg College on January 10, 1995, to announce his Middle Class Bill of Rights. Me, George, Mom and Jerri Anne saw Clinton at Galesburg High School in the gymnasium. It was similar to a pep rally. That was my first experience in meeting a president and the secret service.
Clinton will be the latest in a line of current, former and future presidents to visit Knox College: Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush. Maybe we'll see Hillary Clinton in 2009...
Knox College's commencement was one of the hottest tickets in town. We were able to tote our lawn chairs and listen to his speech. Nearly 6000 attended. Knox provided President Clinton's transportation but didn't have to pay anything for the speech. What a guy!
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