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We’re continually celebrating citizen rights and responsibilities here at the Morris ranch — our current topic is the Second Amendment. And what better way to celebrate the Second than by buying guns :)

We’ve made two additions: a handgun and a shotgun. For the handgun I decided on a KelTec PF-9 9mm; it’s inexpensive, good quality, comes with a lifetime warranty, and is small enough to make an excellent carry weapon.

For the shotgun, we went with Remington’s 870 Express Synthetic with the 18″ barrel — a home defense standard. 12-gauge, pump-action — pumping a pump-action shotgun within earshot of some hapless schmuck who’s just broken into the wrong house is a pretty good way to end the confrontation without having to pull the trigger.

No! It’s… it’s.. IT’S AUDROMETER!!!

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Funniest. Clips. EVAR.

Air Audrey: clip 1 and clip 2

…to briefly quell the fury of the perpetually video-hungry horde.

• Arlie and Audrey, Taking Turns Crying (00:26): Audrey and neighborhood friend Arlie, both five months, take turns pitching fits while Nichole is babysitting.
• Audrey playing, listening to speakerphone (01:18): The Audrometer playing in her Christmas present, a Bright Starts “Around We Go” play-center thingamajig, while her paternal grandparents talk to her on the speakerphone.
• Ma-in-law Cindy’s 50th Birthday Surprise Dinner (01:00): Mother-in-law Cindy walking into the dining room for her 50th b’day dinner in Wi Mother-in-law Cindy walking into the dining room for her 50th b’day dinner in Winter Park, FL …only there were a few more guests present than she was expecting ;) [Ed. note: this clip was taken in a dimly lit restaurant; when uploaded to YouTube, it got even darker (?), so it’s pretty much impossible to make out what’s going on. Sorry :(]

Pictures and a new video — yay! And as if this wasn’t enough (whew) there’s more videos to come…

Audrey pictures from November 2006 Audrey pictures from December 2006 Pictures from my Grandma’s funeral (which was a wonderful family reunion — just what my Grandma would have wanted!) Good friends John & Jessica are having a girl! Pictures from my Dad’s PhD graduation and our Morris mini-Christmas while we were in Auburn

The video clip is of Audrey laughing at Ernie & Zoe (the dogs) wrestling — it’s below the fold or viewable on YouTube.

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From my mother’s photo collection and emailed to me today. Her notes:

The larger you make this photo for viewing, the more the impact.

…notice the eyebrows…