advice from bush twins.

Barbara and Jenna Bush wrote an open letter to Malia and Sasha Obama which was published in The Wall Street Journal. The letter has some advice for the new occupants. Some of the things the twins mentioned in the letter were:

• Surround yourself with loyal friends. They'll protect and calm you and join in on some of the fun, and appreciate the history.


• If you're traveling with your parents over Halloween, don't let it stop you from doing what you would normally do. Dress up in some imaginative, elaborate costume (if you are like us a pack of Juicy Fruit and a Vampiress) and trick-or-treat down the plane aisle.


• If you ever need a hug, go find Ramsey. If you want to talk football, look for Buddy. And, if you just need a smile, look for "Smiley."


• Slide down the banister of the solarium, go to T-ball games, have swimming parties, and play Sardines on the White House lawn. Have fun and enjoy your childhood in such a magical place to live and play.


• Four years goes by so fast, so absorb it all, enjoy it all!

Read the letter in its entirety here. That was very thoughtful of them.

President Bush also left a note for Barack Obama - a personal one which is tradition. It was tucked away in the top drawer of the president's desk in the Oval Office. The contents of the notes are private, but usually they include best wishes from the outgoing president to the incoming one.

barack loves his BB too.

Speaking of Blackberry ... It seems as if our President loves his Blackberry too ... :-D [can blogger hurry and get actual smiley faces like wordpress? argh..] but unfortunately, he may have to give it up effective January 20th, 2009, According to the NY Times.

The article is very interesting, as is everything else relating to Obama. He's been speaking a lot about his transition on 60 Minutes. Obviously, many things about his lifetsyle will have to change. Some of the things he mentioned were not being able to go to the barbershop to get a cut anymore and having his barber come to him instead. He also said he's gonna miss being able to take walks just for the hell of it .. awww..

However, some things he still wants to do involves Sasha and Malia of course - like making them breakfast in the morning and taking them to school [with security I'm sure].

Here are some more flicks of him on his BB.