I have been astounded by the subtle and not so subtle disparagement of Sarah Palin in the national press. If Sarah really was unworthy of the office of Vice President of the United States, then why is she worthy of so much effort to try and convince us all of that?

The democrats have been making the rounds in an obviously choreographed effort to make people think Palin was shrill in her acceptance speech. But as an independent who saw her speech last night, and who has been following the coverage of the Palin speech since, the only shrillness I hear comes from the left.

And speaking of the left, is this the best they can do? No wonder democrats like to use the word “desperate” a lot.

Can you imagine that a POSER like Barack Obama, with his make believe presidential seal, could be 60 days away from the presidency, much less a heartbeat?

If Obama has so much political experience, then why is America much more aware of his speeches than his portfolio of reforms? Apparently Obama measures experience by the number of words spoken, not the number of actions taken.

What has Obama done for the state of Illinois? And what has he done since becoming a US Senator, other than promote himself?

Obama’s circular logic had him on TV the other day claiming he was qualified to be president, because he’s run a presidential campaign.

Uh, okay. And what exactly does Obama “campaign manager” David Plouffe do again? Bring his Poser-ness his morning coffee?

Barack Obama is a self absorbed narcissist, who has written more about himself than he has for his constituents in Illinois.

Obama is a made for TV candidate in the age of American Idol. And obviously, American Idol has a lot of fans.

Not only is Barack Obama not qualified to lead this country, he’s not even qualified to claim to know “what the American people want.”

Exactly when did Obama qualify himself to be so in touch with Americans?

Was it his $4 million income last year from writing books about himself that gives him his gift with the common person?

Was it his underage drinking in high school?

Was it his marijuana and cocaine use as an adult?

Is it his Harvard law degree that makes Obama think he is so in touch with what Americans want?

Or is it the $1.65 million house he lives in, purchased in league with a campaign campaign contributor who at the time was “under scrutiny for alleged political corruption.”

Barack Obama is a self absorbed narcissist who does more for the advancement of his career than for those he was elected to serve.

Obama supporters should be embarrassed, and find themselves a real candidate instead of the Harvard Law cardboard cut out.

Palin exposed just what a poser Barack Obama really is in her speech last night, and Joe Biden is next.

If you weren’t excited about McCain, at least Palin is someone you can genuinely be excited about, assuming you aren’t too proud to admit you were wrong about Obama.

While the rest of the United States scrambles to figure out who on earth Sarah Palin is, Joe Biden is about to find out what us Alaskans have known for years:

Sarah Palin chews up and spits out good ole boys (like Senator Biden) like last year’s moose jerky.

Sarah Palin handily defeated an incumbent governor in the primaries, Frank Murkowski. Remember, Murkowski, like Joe Biden, was a US Senator, but he couldn’t come close to standing up to Sarah.

Sarah’s appointment is certainly a great moment for women in politics, as it is for Alaskans, whose congregational delegation is a whopping 3 people, but whether or not America has figured it out, the Republicans finally have a Reagan Republican on the ticket: cut spending, cut waste, strong military, energy indepence, etc., plus she is environmentally friendly.

The only way this could be better would be if she was at the TOP of the ticket!

Jessica gave birth to twin girls at 3:09 a.m. this morning, Mother’s Day (11 May 08).

On Wednesday, May 7, 2008, the day of her baby shower (and the day after Karl and Jessica’s 3rd anniversary), Jessica went into labor. The next several days were spent in relative boredom at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, trying to avoid giving birth at just 30 weeks.

But Jess got sick, and Saturday night her coughing may have triggered things because her water broke. Before long, a foot appeared!

Both babies were breech, so a “c-section” was performed, and at 3:09 (then again at 3:10 a.m.), Karl and Jess were parents.

Camille was born first (3:09 a.m.). She weighed 3 lbs., 8 oz (1605 grams), and was 16 inches long (40 cm).

Shaylee was born second (3:10 a.m.). She weighed 3 lbs., 4 oz (1480 grams), and was 16.5 inches long (42 cm).

Mom is fine but very tired.

The twins are in intensive care right now. They are so skinny but are doing well.

At a time like this, it is hard not to be so grateful for our Heavenly Father’s goodness to us. What a blessing to live in a time and place where our granddaughters can have such assistance as they start off their new lives here on earth. They were born 11 weeks early.

That makes May a busy party month for the Johnsons: Karl’s birthday, their anniversary, Mother’s Day, and now the twins’ birthday.

Thanks to everyone worldwide for your prayers and kind words.

I’m not saying Tom was excited, but he wore two signs (one in the front, one in the back) all through church.

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When we moved from Eagle River, Alaska to Orem, Utah, the high elevation made all my cakes fall. The elevation here is 4,774 feet (1,455 meters).

I asked women in our ward about it, and to my surprise, everyone I asked told me they made their cakes from a box mix.

So I went into a professional cake making shop and asked them. To my astonishment, they told me that they make cakes from a box mix as well.

So, after some trial and error, (and boy were all those errors a trial!), I think I’ve found a way to make it work.

Below is the Black Forrest Gateaux Cake I made this evening, which is I believe a German cake. It is a chocolate cake with with cream and black cherry filling between its layers.

Happy Easter.

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Here is a fun song by two of our good friends, Mikey and Brett Christensen. They are friends of our from Alaska (of course) who are living in Provo as well while they attend BYU.

I love Addie, She a cool a some dog , I think that when i am existed she is.