tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post6880417000439170605..comments2024-03-26T19:09:09.890-05:00Comments on Backsies Is What There Is Not: Success, In Spite Of Attempts By The Secret Service To Thwart My EffortsDyanne @ I Want Backsieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-58741952263211852082016-11-21T18:26:43.576-06:002016-11-21T18:26:43.576-06:00Ohhh, she's SO LUCKY that she got to see the P...Ohhh, she's SO LUCKY that she got to see the President! AND he quoted John Wesley?!AND SHE SAW JAMES TAYLOR?! Nice!<br /><br />I will be so sad to see the Obamas leave the White House. Such class!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-49835873865258788862016-11-20T23:16:04.002-06:002016-11-20T23:16:04.002-06:00Great pictures! Amazing. President Obama recentl...Great pictures! Amazing. President Obama recently came to UNC. My daughter was like.....is it wrong to skip French 101 to see the President----now that I am the teacher?!? It ended up she had time to sprint there following class. She saw James Taylor (who provided the soundtrack of my kids' childhood) sing, heard the President speak, and he quoted the Wesleyan creed about do all the good you can making her little Methodist heart go pitter pat. It was too much for her. We got photos of her with tears streaming down her face. What a gift this administration---scandal free and representative of all the people including the least of these----has been. It is incredible to me how much affection young people have for these two men and their families as they (insert heavy heart here) leave after 8 great years.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485338098212307793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-79605398365880980992014-10-11T11:56:04.353-05:002014-10-11T11:56:04.353-05:00It was such a once-in-a-lifetime event, and I'...It was such a once-in-a-lifetime event, and I'm so glad we were able to get those pictures! She was so thrilled when he told her she was beautiful! The SS agents were really tight assed about the whole picture thing when they were all over the school building all week.<br /><br />I love that picture at the end, too. My friend Melinda took it in panoramic or however you say it. I didn't know she took it with me standing there, too, but it turned out really well. Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-47624983322782192832014-10-11T11:51:59.620-05:002014-10-11T11:51:59.620-05:00It was amazing! And the school is just fantastic o...It was amazing! And the school is just fantastic on the inside! We visit a lot of schools because of volleyball, and our girls really have an appreciation for how good they have it, seeing the age of some of the buildings we see.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-24884065390105188362014-10-11T09:08:53.031-05:002014-10-11T09:08:53.031-05:00I'm not really a fan of the VP but even so, th...I'm not really a fan of the VP but even so, this is an amazing thing for you, Emma, and Joplin. I love the pics and I have to admit that Mr. Biden tells the truth about Emma. I cracked up at the SS agent looking up and pointing! I guess in these times they just can't be too careful.<br /><br />I will say this, I teared up at that pic at the end. 'We are Joplin.' I remember that tornado very well. Devastation is an understatement. You should be proud. You live in an amazing place!<br /><br />Great post, Dyanne!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544185213746159372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-42083933294358124422014-10-09T08:00:58.112-05:002014-10-09T08:00:58.112-05:00Oh wow! You and Emma shared such an awesome exper...Oh wow! You and Emma shared such an awesome experience! What a happy way to end the traumatic effects of a tornado. The new school looks incredible! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00362723915166391260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-17312669810961475892014-10-07T20:51:36.634-05:002014-10-07T20:51:36.634-05:00Thanks, Stephanie! It was a once in a lifetime eve...Thanks, Stephanie! It was a once in a lifetime event, without a doubt!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-12304302040620661782014-10-07T20:51:05.226-05:002014-10-07T20:51:05.226-05:00Thanks! It has been a long 3 years to get that hig...Thanks! It has been a long 3 years to get that high school built. It's awesome how a community comes together in the face of this kind of disaster, and even MORE awesome how people from across the world offered assistance.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-15226816160734490642014-10-07T20:49:38.883-05:002014-10-07T20:49:38.883-05:00So huge, so exciting, and they SO had it out for m...So huge, so exciting, and they SO had it out for me! :)Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-48694237630936082912014-10-07T20:48:55.722-05:002014-10-07T20:48:55.722-05:00It's not plastic! It's a delicious sugary ...It's not plastic! It's a delicious sugary delight!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-67980710823213248902014-10-07T19:34:47.088-05:002014-10-07T19:34:47.088-05:00probably because its plastic!probably because its plastic!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864898827831713032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-68280967352757713742014-10-06T16:31:11.808-05:002014-10-06T16:31:11.808-05:00Wow, how totally and utterly EXCITING!!! I bet the...Wow, how totally and utterly EXCITING!!! I bet the kids will tell their grandkids about how they met the vice president :-) I saw our chancellor at a campain speech last year, and thought that was exciting! Have a great week, Dyanne!Stephanie @ Life, Unexpectedlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11787379336749043051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-50395558107069990572014-10-05T23:47:40.663-05:002014-10-05T23:47:40.663-05:00What a great day for your daughter and you. I love...What a great day for your daughter and you. I love the pics with Joe Biden. I am so happy that Joplin has come so far since that terrible day. We had a tornado touch down in my community in 09, but God spared us. Only a handful of houses destroyed. It could have been so much worse. God is good and I love how a community can celebrate such a wonderful recovery. Congrats.Mary Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364984522554522146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-89786938806385929922014-10-05T21:59:58.667-05:002014-10-05T21:59:58.667-05:00Great post! Exciting! And I so believe the secret ...Great post! Exciting! And I so believe the secret service jammed your phone lol<br />To withstand so much devestation and 3 years later be having the VP personally do a ribbon cutting? That is HUGE! .GirlieOnTheEdgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226101556766074271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-16758549510968849732014-10-05T17:33:44.852-05:002014-10-05T17:33:44.852-05:00I still can't believe Emma and I both got our ...I still can't believe Emma and I both got our pictures taken with the Vice President! I SWEAR I was only joking when I said I was going to do it. I can't imagine how many stealth photos those kids took! It was the coolest thing ever to have Secret Service all over their school!<br /><br />And the school is truly amazing! The wing that will hold the auditorium and the performing arts classes is still in progress, as is one of the three gyms. And some finish work inside and out. It's truly state-of-the art, and if you didn't KNOW you were in a school, you would think you were in a very nice office building.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-76211594906803766652014-10-05T17:27:57.476-05:002014-10-05T17:27:57.476-05:00Thank you! It was an amazing experience! My daught...Thank you! It was an amazing experience! My daughter first got on her political soapbox during the 2008 election, when she was 9. She was so anti-Sarah Palin! She would listen to the news in the morning, then she'd start in... :) Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-36734502920284509132014-10-05T17:23:58.855-05:002014-10-05T17:23:58.855-05:00You would think the one of us who lives in the DC ...You would think the one of us who lives in the DC area would have seen Obama or Biden at some time and not the one in the middle of the country! I would have stood in front of that building like a fool, waiting for Obama to come out, too. Do you suppose there ARE hidden tunnels all over the city? There are Metro lines, so I guess it would be possible. When we visited DC 4 years ago, we stood in front of the White House for a long time with Emma looking longingly at it, hoping against hope that she would see the girls come outside to play or something. It took us a long time to talk her into giving up on that notion.<br /><br />I TOTALLY believe the CIA is behind the dropped calls by the HQ. I thought the phone jamming was just science fiction or something, but I looked it up when I got home, and it's fer-real. We also figured they had all the traffic cones bugged and were listening to all the stupid stuff we were saying.<br /><br />Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-34850677279104997052014-10-05T17:17:27.966-05:002014-10-05T17:17:27.966-05:00I felt pretty badly that I asked Emma to get me a ...I felt pretty badly that I asked Emma to get me a picture (like, DAILY, I asked her) and she got busted for it! Joe Biden is very handsome! I didn't realize how much so until I saw him up close. Those pictures do look a little like a cardboard cut-out, though, don't they?Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-67282427917093083132014-10-05T17:15:29.868-05:002014-10-05T17:15:29.868-05:00Michelle, it was SO cool! Truly a chance of a life...Michelle, it was SO cool! Truly a chance of a lifetime!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-5920313020720251482014-10-05T17:14:48.779-05:002014-10-05T17:14:48.779-05:00Oh, it was, Romi! Oh, it was, Romi! Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-74495100582472102532014-10-05T12:16:13.758-05:002014-10-05T12:16:13.758-05:00Say what!?! This whole thing is so awesome. Those ...Say what!?! This whole thing is so awesome. Those secret service men were ON IT when it came to secret photos being taken. I agree though, they had to know what they were walking into a school filled with teens. Challenge accepted! So glad you got the moment documented. How exciting! And the school looks amazing!!KatBouskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11556451375792958743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-86339881660399608142014-10-05T11:44:48.353-05:002014-10-05T11:44:48.353-05:00I loved this post. I loved the good nature humor a...I loved this post. I loved the good nature humor about the Secret Service. I love that your daughter is already interested in politics. It also sounds like something that would happen to me too! They would choose to block my cell phone. I know they would. What a great day!Chronicallysickmanicmotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168286744934547418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-90951126206010560292014-10-05T10:42:34.804-05:002014-10-05T10:42:34.804-05:00That is SO COOL! Once, when I was downtown DC, the...That is SO COOL! Once, when I was downtown DC, there were a bunch of people waiting on this street. I asked what was going on and they said Obama was in the building they were looking at. So I waited for like an hour, hoping to take a photo of him (my phone was fine for whatever reason) but then the secret service came out and said he'd taken an alternate route (like um, huh? an underground tunnel???). I LOVE that you got your photo with VP and one w/ him hugging and posing with Emma! Sweet! And yes, highly suspicious that your car battery was dead, too. <br />My friends and I joke about the CIA building here emitting a signal as every time you drive by there, if you're on the phone, the call drops. Hmmm....Kristi Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08340629559188847788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-49802827057960615692014-10-05T02:29:06.812-05:002014-10-05T02:29:06.812-05:00I'm so happy you all were excited about this. ...I'm so happy you all were excited about this. I was cracking up reading the part about how you wanted her to take pictures of the Secret Service men but then she got in trouble for taking them for you hehe. Joe Biden doesn't look real. He's like a model old man or something. Maybe it's his smile. I don't know. :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-13005304844778593672014-10-05T01:51:13.054-05:002014-10-05T01:51:13.054-05:00Whoo. With all that happening, Dyanne, you can wri...Whoo. With all that happening, Dyanne, you can write a screenplay for a movie. Exciting stuff. Cool to see Vice-President Biden!!Michelle Liewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07467728821417382306noreply@blogger.com