A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos): 11-30-06

www.yahoo.com/news/ www.whitehouse.gov/news/ ^ | 30th November 2006 | Snugs

[MamaB]

Ahh, twas nothing!!! LOL. I think we are in for a bad night. I just heard a gust of wind and it sounded like a limb off one of my trees fell. I am not about to go outside! I sure hope it wasn't my Garden Bells. Better go check on them since they are on the patio outside the door. Oh! Our baby got here Tuesday. Weighed 8 lbs 2 oz. Grand niece had to have a C section. Doubt if they get to come to our family cabin vacation in a couple of weeks. Will be glad to see them. This is the first baby in the family in a number of years. God is great!

[Just A Nobody]

They are beautiful snugs!!! Thank you so much.

Sorry I wasn't around much tonight. Much to do. G'night!

[Just A Nobody]

Thank you Purple! Good to see you!

[snugs]

Congratulations on the new baby in the family I hope your niece recovers quickly from the C Section and is able to come to the family vacation.

Now I really am off.

[Humal]

I too thought he retired. Maybe he came out of retirement to make one of his excellent gingerbread houses??

[onyx]

Looks like I am a little late to the Dose.... :)
I love the pics of our First Lady --- I hope HGTV or one of the cooking channels will televise a tour this year, because I will otherwise miss it if only news channels carry it. Thanks for the Dose, --- it's beautiful.

[daisyscarlett]

Yes, he retired two years ago...Here is the link..

PASTRY CHEF RETIRES AFTER 25 YEARS

Not only did he retire, but he also wrote a book called "President's Pastries" which was published in JuneHe came out of retirement to do the gingerbread house this year, which is an argument against the old saying "No one is irreplaceable"...

[Humal]

Thank you for the information. The book probably has delicious recipes in it, but since I'm "watching what I eat" (i.e. "dieting" :-(, I won't tempt myself by buying it.

[Majie Purple]

Y w! Good to *see* you too!

[seekthetruth]

"Seek .. what an incredible honor for your nephew. Congrats to you and your family. What is his field .. and the accomplishment for which he won? And ... he is SO young .. very impressive."

Thank you! We are so very proud of Craig! He has worked so very hard on his research and he and Dr. Fire have come up with a process in RNAi gene silencing that will be very helpful in finding cures to diseases. Craig is only 45 and has many more years of great research ahead of him, which is what he loves to do. My sister and brother-in-law have raised four wonderful children, and Craig's accomplishments have made us all so very proud!

[SnarlinCubBear]

wow - that top toaster is fabulous! Keep it handy - I'll want one someday...cub

[Wolfstar]

Pinging you to a very late Friday Dose update. Sorry it's so late. I got home late from work to find that the cops had all the streets near where I live closed off. They were looking for some miscreant who had stolen a car and who was believed to have a gun. I couldn't get to my street and had to sit in my car for around an hour.

[Wolfstar]

There were only a very small handful of new photos today.

President Bush delivers remarks during his meeting on World AIDS Day, Friday, Dec. 1, 2006 in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. With the President, from left are, Dr. Getachew Feleke, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, and First Lady Laura Bush.

President Bush hosts a meeting on World AIDS Day in the Roosevelt Room today. With the President and First Lady are, from L-R: Vuyisele Otukile, Steve Beck, Dr. Jo Anne Lyon, Dr. Getachew Feleke, and Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt.

[Wolfstar]

The President...

...and First Lady -- both looking tired and drawn in these photos, in my opinion.

[daybreakcoming]

Good grief Wolfstar - that's not a very comfy feeling to come home from work and find cops in the neighborhood, eh?

[Wolfstar]

ALL CLEAR! That's pretty much it for tonight. Will post a full Dose tomorrow, as usual.

[Wolfstar]

Good grief Wolfstar - that's not a very comfy feeling to come home from work and find cops in the neighborhood, eh?

Nope. They had streets for many blocks all around closed off. Wouldn't let the residents into the neighborhood at all. Other folks who had been on the sidewalks longer than me said it had been going on for over an hour before I pulled up. Sigh.

One young woman waiting with me just got home from work too. She works at one of the hospitals in this area. Her baby was home with her husband, and she was frightened for the baby even though her husband was home. She forgot her cell phone that morning, so she borrowed a phone from another person who was waiting.

A guy who had been up since 3:00am because he was pulling a double shift was sitting forelornly on his hard hat.

I totally understand why the cops have to close things off while they look for such scumbags, and am grateful for the job they do. But it sure isn't fun hanging around with no place to go while they have dozens of blocks closed off.

Oh, well. I'm home safe and sound, and that's what counts.

[snugs]

Laura looks a bit tired and drawn in that first photo - thanks for the dose and sorry about the incident.

Hope you are feeling OK can be upsetting and leave you feeling uneasy when something like that happens.

[snugs]

I see you thought the same about the First Lady

[ilovew]

Awww...I'm glad you finally got home.