Here's a great Youtube video that is really a must see if you are confused over who to vote for and wonder who has the best interest of the country at heart and knows how to help the economy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5tZc8oH--o
Kaitlyn had a huge Mommy attachment blah blah blah breakthrough yesterday. We went to church and she announced that she would be attending Sunday School. I took her to the door, they opened it and she marched in without a trace of fear. She smiled and waved goodbye. When I came and got her she told me that she wanted to be there the whole time and loved it. I couldn't believe it. Each of the girls have now been rooted in the attached philosophy and taken their wings completely on their own and I see no adverse effects from never tearing them from me kicking and screaming. Well, maybe a few psychological ones for me from never having a minute to myself... not even in the bathtub or on the toilet or in bed... or hiding under the steps to the basement muttering unintelligible blubber watching the door stopper bounce over and over... No that never happend, I made it up... for real.
Today Eden came home from school crying because her best friend was going over to someone else's house for the afternoon and she was inconsolably jealous. I had to reach way down inside myself for compassion. I rattled through a few quick lectures that had no effect whatsoever. I hugged her. I asked her to name five things in her life that make her happy. She told me she had none. I got desperate and started naming them myself. She told me she just wanted to go to Heaven right now and forget everything. It scared the pants off of me and I had a sudden burst of overwhelming compassion and explained to her why that would break everyone's hearts and that God put us here for a reason and we need to get busy and do what He needs done, not wish we were already in Heaven. Did I go too deep? Should I have ignored the whole display from the beginning and told her life is tough? I don't know. The kid was hysterical and I feel like I'm gonna do the wrong thing with these situations no matter what. We wrapped the conversation up with discussing the joy of the Lord and making brownies.
Nick is officially on a non-dairy diet. I am at my wits end with how tiny he is and how bad his digestive system has always seemed. Yesterday I let him have a scone in the morning and he screamed the afternoon away. I am on the non-dairy thing too and it's crummy but if it helps then so be it. I'll be curious to see how he does today because I've been VERY careful for the last 24 hours. I just hope I can stick with it. I am so weak where food is concerned.
Jody worked 70 hours last week. I hate to see him have to put in those kind of hours behind a computer. I personally think office work is so much more draining than manual labor. Three hours spent planning treats for the school year for the teachers left me feeling like a noodle. It reminded me how hard it is to get up and go to work every day. I appreciate him so much. He's such a great man.
I have two couches to sell right now. One is a fabulous Mid Century Sectional that I am having a very hard time estimating the value of, but I think I will make several hundred dollars on it at the very least. The other is not selling. I'm a little bummed about it. I wanted to sell it this weekend and get the big exciting one in but nobody called on it... Maybe I'll just rearrange the living room and squeeze them both in.
We replaced the dishwasher and stove in the kitchen and the landlord gave us a break on the rent for the expense. It's so nice to have newer appliances that actually work well.
The girls got bunkbeds and they just love them. I think they're such a great tool for imagination.
Whoa... breaking news... The House has turned down the 700Billion bill! Incredible. Where will we all be tomorrow? LOL! Well, I guess the whole world will collapse now. Maybe with this great failure we can find success again and learn restraint and wisdom! Or maybe everything will continue to hang in the balance for awhile longer while a more reasonable idea is presented.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Bye Bye Capitalism... Hello Socialism
First of all, there will probably be no common thread in this blog. I feel like rambling.
The financial system is broken. Rather than let people find their ways, pay the cost and work our way out of it, the feds are stepping in, to make sure nobody has to skip the next Bronco's game. I trivialize it, I know. I just look at all the money our government spends on building sailing museums and the national endowment for the arts and saving the whales and on welfare and I just don't get it. Then I look at greedy wall street and the lack of any accountablility and wonder why we thought that would work. When people get up and go to work in the morning, they really ought to have some integrity and do their jobs. I do mine. I don't let Nick sit in poop. I don't starve the kids. I don't forget to take Eden to school. Jody does his job. He brings home the bacon and sends Uncle Sam his bacon. Simply put, we're in it up to our eyeballs and now we are freefalling into socialism and everyone is saying it's the only way out because nobody should have to be held accountable or have to work. I've about had it with the government and with Wall Street. They're a bunch of crooks that don't want to face the music. And let's all face it. The problem is not that those yahoos don't have enough foreign policy knowledge or longstanding experience in the Senate. The problem is principles! The worst and most terrible part of it is that they weren't even playing with their own money. All I know is somebody had better start locking these people up. It's so much worse than car theft or burglary. It's just sickening. Now back to Uncle Sam... They can sock it to me for property tax and for income tax but by golly they're going to have to twist sales tax out of me. If I need or want something, I gather up stuff that we don't use around the house and sell it on Craigslist. Then, I buy what I want or need, again on Craigslist and save hundreds of dollars per year in sales tax. Makes me feel good. I feel like I'm "stickin it to the man. " I'd like to see America on it's knees. Seriously. We're out of control. Debt is a lifestyle. Everyone is walking around with a big financial cloud hanging over them and we're slaves to our greed. Well, I sat here screaming and nobody heard me. Down the toilsom and unrewarding spiral of socialism we go.
So, in summary. Government needs to cut spending. American's need to cut spending. People need to find something else to invest in besides loans and people need to stop getting loans for latte's and bronco's games. Finally, PEOPLE need to keep track of their money. Get a budget. Know where your money is at all times and MANAGE it. Do not get too busy to take care of your money. And acknowledge that we really are all bright enough to handle our money. We don't need big goverment to handle it for us and we don't need them to dole it out to the people that don't manage it either. I want capitalism back!
The financial system is broken. Rather than let people find their ways, pay the cost and work our way out of it, the feds are stepping in, to make sure nobody has to skip the next Bronco's game. I trivialize it, I know. I just look at all the money our government spends on building sailing museums and the national endowment for the arts and saving the whales and on welfare and I just don't get it. Then I look at greedy wall street and the lack of any accountablility and wonder why we thought that would work. When people get up and go to work in the morning, they really ought to have some integrity and do their jobs. I do mine. I don't let Nick sit in poop. I don't starve the kids. I don't forget to take Eden to school. Jody does his job. He brings home the bacon and sends Uncle Sam his bacon. Simply put, we're in it up to our eyeballs and now we are freefalling into socialism and everyone is saying it's the only way out because nobody should have to be held accountable or have to work. I've about had it with the government and with Wall Street. They're a bunch of crooks that don't want to face the music. And let's all face it. The problem is not that those yahoos don't have enough foreign policy knowledge or longstanding experience in the Senate. The problem is principles! The worst and most terrible part of it is that they weren't even playing with their own money. All I know is somebody had better start locking these people up. It's so much worse than car theft or burglary. It's just sickening. Now back to Uncle Sam... They can sock it to me for property tax and for income tax but by golly they're going to have to twist sales tax out of me. If I need or want something, I gather up stuff that we don't use around the house and sell it on Craigslist. Then, I buy what I want or need, again on Craigslist and save hundreds of dollars per year in sales tax. Makes me feel good. I feel like I'm "stickin it to the man. " I'd like to see America on it's knees. Seriously. We're out of control. Debt is a lifestyle. Everyone is walking around with a big financial cloud hanging over them and we're slaves to our greed. Well, I sat here screaming and nobody heard me. Down the toilsom and unrewarding spiral of socialism we go.
So, in summary. Government needs to cut spending. American's need to cut spending. People need to find something else to invest in besides loans and people need to stop getting loans for latte's and bronco's games. Finally, PEOPLE need to keep track of their money. Get a budget. Know where your money is at all times and MANAGE it. Do not get too busy to take care of your money. And acknowledge that we really are all bright enough to handle our money. We don't need big goverment to handle it for us and we don't need them to dole it out to the people that don't manage it either. I want capitalism back!
Monday, September 15, 2008
9/15/08
Today I told Eden that I was going to make her favorite dinner. She turned on her winning smile and said "POTPIE?!!!!" I said "yep." She said "I have hearts in my eyes because I love pot pie so much!"
We've been reading the Little House on the Prarie books. Strangely, I've never read them, so it's a nice thing to read them to the girls. Every page is new to me too and they find the books completely captivating.
Nick seems to have caught a cold. I hope it's a little bit of a healthier winter than some that we've survived. He's such a little shrimp, I can't afford for him to stay sick all winter.
Kait is doing great in homeschool. She demands it of me, so there's never any time to slack off. I told Gin today, that I guess I just don't have time to drink my tea and chat on the phone with her in the morning anymore. I hit the snooze on my alarm this morning and missed my shower. I finally caught up enough to get the shower after Eden got home from school and before I took the kids to gymnastics. Ugh. I don't know about all of this.
I somehow got fanangled into managing the food stuff at the school. Treats are taken every Wednesday for the teachers and I am in charge of assigning the duties, reminding the people and filling in the days that people can't. My volunteers have alot of advice for me and my email inbox is a complete mess. I also have to plan and assign tasks for three meals twice this year for conferences. I have to plan the theme and organize the whole thing. ME! I forgot Nicks' doctor appointment today. I felt like the king of the mountain because I REMEMBERED to send the requested boiled egg to school with Eden today. ME! Everyone just pray for me. That's all I can say.
Well, that's all for tonight.... except a little Oprahma Drama.
Well, Jody says Oprah always was 100% fake. I dunno, I watched her show every couple of months and thought it was pretty good sometimes. I didn't think she was racially motivated or anything. She seemed concerned about women. Maybe she is, but here's where people need to know that her politics are coming on her show again. If you agree with them, then fine. If you just don't know anything about it and care, here's the link.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,422985,00.html
We've been reading the Little House on the Prarie books. Strangely, I've never read them, so it's a nice thing to read them to the girls. Every page is new to me too and they find the books completely captivating.
Nick seems to have caught a cold. I hope it's a little bit of a healthier winter than some that we've survived. He's such a little shrimp, I can't afford for him to stay sick all winter.
Kait is doing great in homeschool. She demands it of me, so there's never any time to slack off. I told Gin today, that I guess I just don't have time to drink my tea and chat on the phone with her in the morning anymore. I hit the snooze on my alarm this morning and missed my shower. I finally caught up enough to get the shower after Eden got home from school and before I took the kids to gymnastics. Ugh. I don't know about all of this.
I somehow got fanangled into managing the food stuff at the school. Treats are taken every Wednesday for the teachers and I am in charge of assigning the duties, reminding the people and filling in the days that people can't. My volunteers have alot of advice for me and my email inbox is a complete mess. I also have to plan and assign tasks for three meals twice this year for conferences. I have to plan the theme and organize the whole thing. ME! I forgot Nicks' doctor appointment today. I felt like the king of the mountain because I REMEMBERED to send the requested boiled egg to school with Eden today. ME! Everyone just pray for me. That's all I can say.
Well, that's all for tonight.... except a little Oprahma Drama.
Well, Jody says Oprah always was 100% fake. I dunno, I watched her show every couple of months and thought it was pretty good sometimes. I didn't think she was racially motivated or anything. She seemed concerned about women. Maybe she is, but here's where people need to know that her politics are coming on her show again. If you agree with them, then fine. If you just don't know anything about it and care, here's the link.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,422985,00.html
Thursday, September 11, 2008
More Ranting
I'll start off easy. Eden said something pretty funny yesterday AM. She was sitting at the counter eating her warmed over french toast and asked me for a wet paper towel. I proceeded to warm the water and while I was wetting it, she elaborated with "I got syrup on my eyeshadow spot." All the while, she had her head tipped up and one eye sqinting at me. Very funny. She knows eyeshadow but not eyelid. What a little fashion plate. Oh, and she has abandoned all aspirations to become a rockstar, she wants to be an olympic gymnast. Much better.
Kaitlyn has been giving me a run for the money on school. What will we do next year? She just goes and goes and goes with it. I can't believe the child. She has an insatiable appetite for either school or my undivided attention. I'm not sure which but it is so fun. I just love her. She uses the word "correct" all the time. Very funny.
Nick is turning into the funniest little guy. He was playing with some big kids at gymnastics today and I was just cracking up. He is adorable. He just runs from one thing to the next and attacks with purpose. I can't stop watching him.
Okay. Stop reading now if you're turkey timer has popped on the ole politics.
1. Matt Damon. Who asked him in the first place? Why should we care? How many previous Presidents does he think have believed in Creation? Why does that make a person unworthy of holding the nuclear codes? Don't answer that Matt because I don't want your answer.
2. Obama called Palin a pig. Okay, whatever. Big suprise. I really don't think the Democrats are known for keeping their feet out of their mouths anyway.
3. The crazy's really showed up for the Republicans convention. Jody says it's because they don't have jobs anyway and the Republicans didn't have time to protest the Democrat's convention because we were too busy earning paychecks for them to slice the cream off of.
4. ANOTHER STIMULUS? You have got to be kidding me. Okay, if the Bronco's game is sold out this week, I don't really think we're in a recession. Come on people. Stimulus check, followed by bail out, followed by Freddie and Fannie takeover, followed by STIMULUS CHECK???? Is this still America? What in the world? Can we not control ourselves? What do they intend to do about a real recession? Well, I guess if they elect Obama, we'll find out. See you in the bread line. For the love of God!!!! To anyone reading this, who actually believes in redistribution of wealth... It will not even last one generation, the wealth will always return to the responsible people who know how to curb the urge to spend and understand that it's alot easier to earn interest than pay it.
5. What's the big deal about Obama being more ready than Palin to lead just because he picked a VP well versed in foreign policy. What do people think Palin would do if she were President, pick Bart Simpson for a VP? Nah, she'd probably pick Fred Thompson or someone with alot of experience and knowledge. Let us not also forget that there's such a thing as a Presidential Cabinet. What are they there for? Presidents do deal alot with foreign policy but it's not all in the knowledge of one human, it's in the joint effort of a group of leaders and perfect execution of the plan.
6. Palin interview. I missed it but will watch it and give my observations soon.
It is better to give than to receive.
Kaitlyn has been giving me a run for the money on school. What will we do next year? She just goes and goes and goes with it. I can't believe the child. She has an insatiable appetite for either school or my undivided attention. I'm not sure which but it is so fun. I just love her. She uses the word "correct" all the time. Very funny.
Nick is turning into the funniest little guy. He was playing with some big kids at gymnastics today and I was just cracking up. He is adorable. He just runs from one thing to the next and attacks with purpose. I can't stop watching him.
Okay. Stop reading now if you're turkey timer has popped on the ole politics.
1. Matt Damon. Who asked him in the first place? Why should we care? How many previous Presidents does he think have believed in Creation? Why does that make a person unworthy of holding the nuclear codes? Don't answer that Matt because I don't want your answer.
2. Obama called Palin a pig. Okay, whatever. Big suprise. I really don't think the Democrats are known for keeping their feet out of their mouths anyway.
3. The crazy's really showed up for the Republicans convention. Jody says it's because they don't have jobs anyway and the Republicans didn't have time to protest the Democrat's convention because we were too busy earning paychecks for them to slice the cream off of.
4. ANOTHER STIMULUS? You have got to be kidding me. Okay, if the Bronco's game is sold out this week, I don't really think we're in a recession. Come on people. Stimulus check, followed by bail out, followed by Freddie and Fannie takeover, followed by STIMULUS CHECK???? Is this still America? What in the world? Can we not control ourselves? What do they intend to do about a real recession? Well, I guess if they elect Obama, we'll find out. See you in the bread line. For the love of God!!!! To anyone reading this, who actually believes in redistribution of wealth... It will not even last one generation, the wealth will always return to the responsible people who know how to curb the urge to spend and understand that it's alot easier to earn interest than pay it.
5. What's the big deal about Obama being more ready than Palin to lead just because he picked a VP well versed in foreign policy. What do people think Palin would do if she were President, pick Bart Simpson for a VP? Nah, she'd probably pick Fred Thompson or someone with alot of experience and knowledge. Let us not also forget that there's such a thing as a Presidential Cabinet. What are they there for? Presidents do deal alot with foreign policy but it's not all in the knowledge of one human, it's in the joint effort of a group of leaders and perfect execution of the plan.
6. Palin interview. I missed it but will watch it and give my observations soon.
It is better to give than to receive.
Monday, September 8, 2008
The rantings of a Radical Right Wing Conservative
I'm literally nauseated by the hatred I read. It's one thing to say that you think someone would be a terrible president and another thing entirely to do what I see people doing to Sarah Palin. It's sickening and I just don't understand it. I knew we were outnumbered in the communications world but I had no idea how bad it is to be outnumbered until now. Here I am actually worried about people wanting to elect Obama for what I consider to be very grave and dangerous reasons. People just want to hate Sarah Palin for some reason and she's only running as a running mate at the request of John McCain. She didn't ask for this, she's just trying to do what she can for the country. Well, oh well. Thank goodness I'm not in politics. I can't imagine what that must feel like. No wonder women don't have an equal seat in politics. If this is the way they get treated, why would anyone want to suffer that? I have the strongest feeling that if McCain had picked a Pawlenty or even his buddy Lieberman there would have been no uproar whatsoever and he would have lost hands down. So, he picks someone that he thinks has pluck and appeal to common people and they pick her apart systematically even though she's just a hard working mom like the next woman. I find it completely ironic that people would criticize her for this but I don't see those people criticizing women who have low paying jobs and have to work 70 hours a week to make ends meet and never see their kids. Instead of praising her for her hard work and ingenuity to help provide for her family and attain a position that gives her family a good quality of life, she's criticized. It's so weird. Where is a woman's place? People gently criticize me for staying home all of the time, intimating that if anything ever happened to Jody or our relationship that I'd be up a creek. Well what is right? It's just so tiresome. Mothers beat ourselves over the head for being less than perfect all of the time and then we always have a few more people that like to join in the fray. There is no foolproof answer, and what's right for one isn't right for another. I admit I don't understand a need for a career when the kids are little but I certainly don't think poorly of someone who does have one big or small. I wish all the best to Sarah Palin and her career and her wonderful family. I think it's also very strange that everyone thinks that McCain is on deaths door. I looked at a list of presidents who died in office, the youngest being 48. Proof that we have no idea how long we will live, or whether or not our president will die of natural causes, be assasinated or perhaps have nothing happen to him/her at all.
Here's another very interesting thing to ponder, I got it on wikipedia.
Here's another very interesting thing to ponder, I got it on wikipedia.
One president, Gerald Ford, was never elected as either vice president or president; he was appointed vice president by Richard Nixon (with approval from Congress) upon the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew. He succeeded to the presidency after Nixon's resignation and was defeated in the 1976 election by Jimmy Carter.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Surgery Success and all that other Life in General stuff
Hi everyone, Nick's surgery went very well and I now feel like I was much more worried about the whole process than I should have been. Jody and I were really biting our nails about it for the last few months but he came through like a trooper and doesn't even need pain meds. He's as happy as a lark.
Eden started gymnastics this past Thursday and it was so wonderful. Her friend Charlotte from school happens to be in the same class and they were very happy to see each other there. It made me so happy that she's finally finding her place in Longmont. It's been a pretty tough transition for her.
Kaitlyn has been sponging up homeschool like a champ these last couple of weeks and we'll be cranking it up this week. We'll start back with story hour at the Library and she will start gymnastics as well. She's so much fun to teach because she acts like it's an act for me to teach and her to learn etc... She does everything I read about in my Montessori books. She works on things until she's done and loves to teach herself. Jody and his dad made the kids a table with a big tub in it and we'll be doing alot of hands on experiments with it. I'm very excited. She'll be able to practice pouring, measuring, sorting and things like that with it. Here's a link to exactly what they made in no time at all. It's called the sand and water table.
www.ericsprojects.com
Jerry and Marcy came out for an extended visit and we all had so much fun I don't know where to begin or end. First of all we all cooked the whole week and ate completely sumptuous food. The kids played their hearts out. Eden learned how to ride her bike!!!! Training wheels are gone and she is now wobbling her way down the sidewalks. It was so exciting. Jerry took Eden to school in the Corvette. That was a pretty big hit. Kait and Eden did about 50 craft projects with Marcy which was so nice for the not so crafty mom. We went shopping.... of course. The best thing of all for me was that they stayed through the surgery and took Eden and Kait to the Childrens Museum. It was so nice that we could focus on Nick and know that the girls were completely cared for.
More later, but long and short, we are really settling in to our life in Longmont and finding our place.
We have a renter in Kasson for at least nine months, possibly longer.
I hope
Eden started gymnastics this past Thursday and it was so wonderful. Her friend Charlotte from school happens to be in the same class and they were very happy to see each other there. It made me so happy that she's finally finding her place in Longmont. It's been a pretty tough transition for her.
Kaitlyn has been sponging up homeschool like a champ these last couple of weeks and we'll be cranking it up this week. We'll start back with story hour at the Library and she will start gymnastics as well. She's so much fun to teach because she acts like it's an act for me to teach and her to learn etc... She does everything I read about in my Montessori books. She works on things until she's done and loves to teach herself. Jody and his dad made the kids a table with a big tub in it and we'll be doing alot of hands on experiments with it. I'm very excited. She'll be able to practice pouring, measuring, sorting and things like that with it. Here's a link to exactly what they made in no time at all. It's called the sand and water table.
www.ericsprojects.com
Jerry and Marcy came out for an extended visit and we all had so much fun I don't know where to begin or end. First of all we all cooked the whole week and ate completely sumptuous food. The kids played their hearts out. Eden learned how to ride her bike!!!! Training wheels are gone and she is now wobbling her way down the sidewalks. It was so exciting. Jerry took Eden to school in the Corvette. That was a pretty big hit. Kait and Eden did about 50 craft projects with Marcy which was so nice for the not so crafty mom. We went shopping.... of course. The best thing of all for me was that they stayed through the surgery and took Eden and Kait to the Childrens Museum. It was so nice that we could focus on Nick and know that the girls were completely cared for.
More later, but long and short, we are really settling in to our life in Longmont and finding our place.
We have a renter in Kasson for at least nine months, possibly longer.
I hope
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Not much time but this blog is so dated!
Eden is doing great in Kindergarten. We had a rough start but we are all settling in nicely. I'm just praying they'll start to really challenge her soon because she is a little bit disappointed with the class activities so far. She does love recess and has a new friend named Sara.
PALIN!!! WAhoooooo! You rock girl. I'm so proud to be an American and vote for someone with MORALS, conviction, heart and passion. You are, as my husband put it "a Bad Ass!" So go for it, do what you say and stand up for the real people of America. When I heard John McCain wanted a pro-death running mate it had all but sealed his fate in my mind. But when he picked Palin, it was like a sudden cool mountain breeze on a hot heavy summer day in Arkansas, when the wind stands still, and sweat runs down your body without any promise of reprieve. All I can say, is now America needs so show some common sense and throw all we have behind this true American. McCain has now earned my vote, which I had considered impossible. And Piper, you are just adorable and so is Trig. I can't believe I'm actually excited about the presidential race after all.
Tomorrow is Nick's surgery so I hope everyone will be praying for him. We're nervous.
PALIN!!! WAhoooooo! You rock girl. I'm so proud to be an American and vote for someone with MORALS, conviction, heart and passion. You are, as my husband put it "a Bad Ass!" So go for it, do what you say and stand up for the real people of America. When I heard John McCain wanted a pro-death running mate it had all but sealed his fate in my mind. But when he picked Palin, it was like a sudden cool mountain breeze on a hot heavy summer day in Arkansas, when the wind stands still, and sweat runs down your body without any promise of reprieve. All I can say, is now America needs so show some common sense and throw all we have behind this true American. McCain has now earned my vote, which I had considered impossible. And Piper, you are just adorable and so is Trig. I can't believe I'm actually excited about the presidential race after all.
Tomorrow is Nick's surgery so I hope everyone will be praying for him. We're nervous.
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