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baby jesus has gone missing, again. while i don’t have a nativity set in my home i would hope that someday if i did people wouldn’t steal my jesus. but whatever. jesus has been stolen. i can’t decide if it is funny or just plain pathetic. actual opinion to be formed at a later date.

Pastor’s nativity scene vandalized in Draper. (KUTV) DRAPER Police are investigating the vandalizing of a Christmas nativity scene in Draper. The interesting thing is, this attack seemed to be by people who knew about Jesus, and wanted to twist the Christmas message. The nativity scene is now back together in front of the home of Pastor Harry Berg and his family. Pastor Berg leads a church in Draper and feels the vandals attacked his home in a way that could be an attack on his religion.

for full story see here.

it’s cold. i don’t want to leave the house. let this be a lesson to grocery shop before it snows. re-runs of gilmore girls to keep me warm.

Brad Pitt Seeks To Adopt Angelina’s Kids

According to Brad’s publicist, the star filed a legal petition in Los Angeles on Friday seeking to change the names of the children to Zahara Jolie-Pitt and Maddox Jolie-Pitt. “We are confirming that Brad Pitt is in the process of becoming the adoptive father of both children,” the publicist said in a statement. “No further comment is being made.”

brad you can be my daddy anytime, even in that hideous marley-esque hat!!

the holiday season at casa de sarah is just another excuse to incorporate pink into my place, pug and all.

pug-gyle. just how am i supposed to actually wait until christmas for this? argyle involves no waiting period.

tree compliments of the o’wiley factor. sometimes kidney stones pay.

as everyone knows by now i hate winter. i complain about it non-stop until at least march. so for those of you tired of this move on now or forever hold your peace.

still there? consider yourself warned….

it’s cold! my thermostat is set as high as it goes and i am still chilly. i am almost ready to give up. forget studying. they only warm place is the tubby or curled up in bed. tubby results in wet hair, so in the end i am colder than when i began. scratch that. guess that leaves me in bed. see you guys in april.

i spent the morning with a three year old. the only person or half person willing to watch the charlie brown christmas special with me-twice. linus and his blanket get me every time. i understand that boy. sigh.

the best thing about the suburbs? leaving.

**happy aim?

eagle mountain. the utah version of pleasantville. oh, you haven’t seen the movie? drive to eagle mountain and live it instead. my brother and his wife recently moved out of eagle mountain (thanks guys!). so i have spent time out there. adorable twins will drag even the most liberal of girls to the center of the mormon universe. **matt, holli–please note i am an excellent aunt for that very reason.** sorry i digress. shit is hitting the fan in eagle mountain.

from the salt lake tribune:
The racial breakdown of Eagle Mountain was listed as a selling point on the Web site of home builder Bigg Homes. The site also included this comparison among others: “Black race population percentage significantly below state average.” “Significantly below” was in bold.

view the original bigg home website snapshot here, for the corrected version click here.

sigh…only in utah.

did someone forget to tell john kerry the election is over. why is he still “campaigning”?

watch c-span coverage here. the below excerpts were found on the kerry web site.

Senator Kerry’s Response to President Bush’s Speech at the US Naval Academy
Excerpts of remarks as prepared for delivery

“I want to start by saying that our troops in Iraq are serving with bravery and resolve of the highest caliber. These are truly some of the most amazing men and women I’ve ever met. I respect them and their commitment to our country and our world tremendously. And that’s why we owe it to them to have an honest conversation about Iraq.

We have entered a make-or-break six month period in Iraq. Our success depends on eliminating the overwhelming impression among Iraqis that we seek a long-term occupation. This perception not only fuels the insurgency; it’s the primary obstacle to Iraqis believing that their government is truly their own — one that they must step up and fight for themselves.

The president says no war has ever been won on a timetable – and I say to him: No war has ever been won with sound-bites. No war has ever been won by keeping the American people in the dark. No war has ever been won without a clear strategy.

The American people and the Iraqi people want the administration to detail a plan to bring our troops home.

We know leading political figures frosunnyni, Shia and Kurdish Iraqi factions, under the auspices of the Arab League, called for a timetable for U.S. withdrawal.

We know a survey conducted for the British Ministry of Defense found that more than 8 in 10 Iraqis want the U.S. to set a timetable for leaving.

The administration is also hearing it from their own generals and senior defense experts in the Republican Party. General George Casey, our top military commander in Iraq, recently told Congress that our large military presence “feeds the notion of occupation” and “extends the amount of time that it will take for Iraqi security forces to become self-reliant.” And Richard Nixon’s Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, breaking a thirty year silence, wrote, ”Our presence is what feeds the insurgency, and our gradual withdrawal would feed the confidence and the ability of average Iraqis to stand up to the insurgency.”

It’s time the administration got the message: because our continued presence is not seen as legitimate by many Iraqis over the long term, the insurgency is seen as legitimate in the short term.

It comes down to this: the phased withdrawal of American forces is part of the strategy for success. Only by offering a clear plan that has the Iraqis standing up for Iraq will the administration finally do right by our troops – and finally give Iraqis the confidence to stand up and fight for themselves so we don’t have to.”

“doesn’t it feel good to share?”

as the eldest child in my family i heard that growing up, a lot. so when a friend of mine asked me that last week i regressed into childhood memories. NO, it does not feel good to share! let’s do the math shall we? i have two of something and after i am forced to share i no longer have the original amount. you see my point. sharing is not fun. sharing does not feel good. for the most part sharing just plain sucks.

me selfish? never.

dear paris,

some things are better left alone. your “diary” being at the top of my list. stick with the porn. your book will not be found on my shopping list. however, a night in paris will!

i am rather fond of pink (ok, obsessed) so while the cover of this book appeals to me the actual contents do not. please feel free to drop ship me the couch. we will consider it payment for reading the actual book review (which i suggest doing for pure entertainment-here).

regards,

sarah

happiness is:

new pj’s
clean dishes
glass o’wine and tubby
a new book
an old book
new issues of the new yorker
pumpkin soy latte
netflix
my ibook
emails from old friends