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The shuttle should be landing sometime today! Yes, we know it was meant to land on Friday, and then on Saturday, but now they really mean it, and it should land today. Tune in to NASA TV and check it out. Especially if you have kids who can watch it with you, because it is totally awesome.

There are two additional landing opportunities Sunday on both U.S. coasts.

For the first opportunity in Florida at Kennedy Space Center, the crew would execute a deorbit burn at 7:58 a.m. and land at 9:11 a.m. The second Kennedy opportunity calls for a deorbit burn at 9:43 a.m. and landing at 10:49 a.m.

The first landing opportunity in California at Edwards Air Force Base would start with a deorbit burn at 7:43 a.m., and result in landing at 9:02 a.m. The second Edwards opportunity would begin with a deorbit burn at 9:25 a.m. and culminate in a 10:40 a.m. landing.

Our favourite link for the week -

The Meaning of Michelle Obama - An excellent article all about our favourite First Lady. Speaking of Michelle Obama, if you are a fan you want to keep an eye on the following sites
*Mrs O - Mrs. O is dedicated to following the fashion of First Lady Michelle Obama.
*Michelle O Style
*Daylife - Michelle Obama

Barack Watch -

President Obama Calls Hubble Servicing Crew - We got a great laugh from this particular part of the call -

President Obama: I do have to just, by the way, say, Captain, that you and Dr. Grunsfeld as Illinoisans, you know I’ve gotta give you a special shout out.

Atlantis: Well, thanks very much, my sister was just asking today to take a picture of Chicago as we went by. We were able to see it in the distance and take a picture so we can send that along as well.

President Obama: Outstanding. We’ll I’ve gotta get a copy of that picture. Maybe I … did you guys see my house? I’m trying to figure out if my lawn is getting mowed there. I haven’t been back for a couple of months.

This week @ Mudpuppy Blogs -

Posts that caught our eye this week around the Mudpuppy Blogosphere -

Blossom The Possum

Bread and “it’s a big ol’ goofy world”

Ann Strongheart: Counting down….Ugashik or Bust

Going Against The Grain

Alaska the Beautiful

New service allows final Tweet from grave

The Smells Of Spring

Presidents Weekly Address - In which we find out about something you can do for our serving men and women.

The World According To Americans

Comment Of The Week -

AKMuckraker pointed out that Cosanostradamus had given us an award!

Love the shot! Woodpeckers are great.

And RR, your post was featured here:
May Cosies

Congrats to all at I Heart Mudflats for winning a “Cosie Award” from Blog Me No Blogs for being one of the best in the category “small personal blogs that show genuine hospitality”.

Nice!! (And true!!)

AKM

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Our favourite link for the week -

Yeah, I can believe that you’ll take my mony - This Engrish funny had us laughing this week. Enjoy! You will need to read it a few times to squeeze out all the funny.

Barack Watch -

New photos were added to the White House flickr stream this week. Here is our favourite -

President Barack Obama bends over so the son of a White House staff member can pat his head during a family visit to the Oval Office May 8, 2009. The youngster wanted to see if the President’s haircut felt like his own. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

This week @ Mudpuppy Blogs -

Posts that caught our eye this week around the Mudpuppy Blogosphere -

Code Pink Mother’s Day at the White House
It’s Cat Time!
Clearance Sale! Elephant Comes with the Big Tent!
Back from The Dead!
Are sex offenders getting off easy in Pennsylvania?
This time of year - the good, the bad, and the beautiful
Columbine
Let’s do The “Rush Limbo” – How Low Can You Go?

Comment Of The Week -

Some excellent marriage advice from Paula to Charcoal -

Congrats! My marriage advice? Keep having sex! It’s the best way to stay close, kiss and make up and feel intimately connected. When you can’t have sex, write notes, do romatic things, buy unexpected (but very special) little gifts. Enjoy your new life!!!!!!!!

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Our favourite link for the week -

100 days of Obama’s Facebook news feed. Sephyroth found this link and shared it. You all might be sick of hearing about the 100 days but this is worth a read - a lot of fun even for those who don’t use facebook.

This week @ Mudpuppy Blogs -

Continued from last week, here is the bottom half of our blogroll linkage love containing some wonderful posts written by mudpuppies around the interwebs -

Helen - Palin’s Coale Keeps Scientology’s Political Ambitions Burning Bright

Sky - President Obama Proves Tea Baggers Wrong Again

Bodie P - Political Narrative and the Suspension of Disbelief

Paula - Our other friends…

Altopower - There’s been an attitude adjustment

Shorebird - April Showers Brought April Flowers

Sephyroth - Hi from the I-pod

Small Steps - You don’t often hear/read this…”I l <3 my IEP Team!”

Sillywhabbit - Random Driving

Souldotna - Meet the Kellers - SOLdotna’s Tax Protest organizers

Anne - A Grand Day Out

Akhbar The Great - The Costs of Healthcare

Pat Watt - Australian Terriers

Gottalaff - Mr. Spock, meet Mr. President

LeahLB - ‘Speak softly and carry and big stick; you will go far.’

metalhead39 - Joe The Plumber Slurs Gay People: I Would Never Let “Queers” Near My Children

TRConnie - Whine in ‘09

womanwithsardinecan - May flowers

Runninl8 - Later!!

Yellowdog Granny - West Library Finds

Comment Of The Week -

goes to TBNT Judy for this nugget of amazing information which I will shortly be going to check out in person once the moon rises here!

How gorgeous is this view and what a great shot. If you rotate the moon by a quarter turn clockwise, you will see the seated profile of a standard poodle. So, yes, there is a poodle in the moon!

Question for you -

As you are all aware, this week we lost a mudpuppy who absolutely adored the swaps and mail stuff we have done at the forums. We’d like to arrange a new swap in memory of Kenny, but what should we swap this time?

In the past we’ve done a Secret Santa, we’ve done candy for valentines day, we did a postcard swap, and we have done magnets (or as the Admins like to call them, Magnuts).

Bear in mind if we are sending internationally there are some limits on what you can and cannot send.. but what would you like to see us swap next?

All ideas will be taken on board and are greatly appreciated. Let us know via the comments, or via the contact us form.

Each week on I Heart The Mudflats, we will bring you a wrap up of share-worthy things we have spotted during the week.

Our favourite link for the week -

The Official White House Photostream

Official white house photographer Pete Souza has been a busy bee - there are over 300 images in the photostream already. Even better, these images are available for all of us to use as long as we attribute them properly (see the “some rights reserved” link for more info on that). Bearing in mind there are many brilliant shots in the stream, here is our favourite shot -

Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

Sephyroth advises that these are the 3d glasses which were given away at grocery stores across America in February - and that President Obama is wearing his inside out.. and from the comments section of the image joshleejosh notes -

Even in their own home theater, the statuesque Obamas take the classic too-tall pose, slumped way down low in their seats. Public service.

@ I Heart The Mudflats -

It has been a busy week for I Heart The Mudflats, adding almost 40 websites to the blogroll. As we added the sites, we copied links to blog posts that stood out. We ended up with so many links - we have halved the list and we will bring you the next half next week.

This list is in the order the sites appear in the blogroll which you can find in the our sidebar. On the links below we have used the Mudpuppy names to make it easier for you to work out which blog belongs to which mudpuppy!

From 0whole1 - Klawock: 1; Painted Post: 0

From AKpetmom - A Spring Ski Day at Alyeska Resort!

From Cosanostradamus - The Banks Own Your Senator

From Alex - D-Bag Tax: A Modest Proposal

From Mollybrown - Bachmann Blames FDR For “Hoot-Smalley” Tariffs

From Dawn Teo - Minutemen Founder Challenges McCain For Senate

From Amanda In Virginia - Yard Work

From Karen Marie - Hearts Are Blooming.

From Ennealogic - Here’s Sarah!!

From I Eat Gravel - Things Could Be Worse

From Sweetlucy47 - Welcome Home, from IAVA

From Kyra722 - Journalist Undergoes Torture, but not Hannity

From LettersFromEurope - Anonymoose United

From Snoskred - Kayaking Around Australia

From Jamie - Florida Citrus

From Erin - “Hats Off” to Governor Palin? *Updated*

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@ I Heart The Mudflats Comments -

Runninl8 submitted a 5 faves post to us early this week which linked to Homemade Hilarity - kind of like cake wrecks for the crafty arty set. The owner of Homemade Hilarity dropped in to thank us for the link -

hiya! I’m so glad you like my site! And thanks for linking to me - you’ve actually sent me a lot of traffic. Much appreciated!

<3
JuliaD

We’re so glad that Runninl8 provided the link because your site rocks, JuliaD. That is the whole purpose of 5 faves - to share the sites you love so that other mudpuppies can love them too! Get your 5 faves in today.

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