Pix of Me and My Old Dad -- I Mean, Old Pix of My Dad!

APOLOGIES, THIS BLOG WAS DRAFTED AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN POSTED TWO WEEKS AGO. THE SNOW IS NOW ALL MELTED...

It snowed again this past week, hooray! I got to go sledding and I discovered it's more fun to lie on my belly on our toboggan than to sit up -- then I don't fall off so much. I also realized mittens are a good thing, and kept them on my hands. Thanks, Grandma Gloria, for finding this warm and waterproof pair for me.

Mom took this picture of me and Dad and she says we look like peas in a pod, whatever that means. I think we look more like blueberries, myself.

This revelation inspired Mom to pull out some old pictures of Dad, back from when cameras couldn't record the color in the world. So I don't know what color Dad's snowsuit is here (oh, he says it was black with yellow stripes), but there is some similarity, don't you think?
And then here's Mom on a snowbank when she was 2-1/4, with her Uncle Clark. She liked blue snowsuits and light blue mittens, too!
Dad might be older than I am in the snow picture (he thinks he's 6 or 7), but these other two are from when he was 2-1/2, the age I am now.

And for further comparison, here's a photo of Mom when she was just the age I am now. She had a six-month-old sister at that time in her life! Whew, I can't imagine a baby in our house. I'm glad to be the one ruling The Roost.

Which parent do YOU think I most resemble?

Make Your Vote Count

Tonight as you ponder the presidential debate, I want to tell you about another important election that is about to happen. And funnily enough, in this election you can vote for me! I'm talking about the "Oh, Baby Ballot!" that is in the October 15th edition of the Port Townsend - Jefferson County Leader, our local newspaper. You can consider this election as a warm up for November 4th event.

As you consider which baby photo to vote for, you can take comfort that none of us will be required to solve the Wall Street banking crisis, help with the disaster relief in Galveston, or negotiate with Vladimir Putin; at least not for a few years. Instead, your vote will either lift up or devastate the anxious parents of one of the baby contestants. So, don't do it for me, but rather do it for my parents. Vote for Soren R, baby #11 (you'll see me reclining in my bath tub) as your favorite "Oh, Baby" photo.

To vote just cut out a ballot from this week's Leader (page B12) and return it by mail or in person to the Leader's offices by 5 pm, Friday October 24th.