Right Now... Our Government is a JOKE

I don't think that needs much explaining. I think every American I have talked to agrees with this statement.

The problem is NOT the lack of money in our country. The problem is a LACK OF TRUST. Because honestly, just about everyone in government, and a load in big business have proven that they should not be trusted.

We don't trust our employers to keep us, and we don't trust our government to look out for us. Therefore instead of spend spend spending all of our money. We are paying off debt and saving it.... like we should have been doing before.

How about they start working on the trust issue instead of depreciating our dollar more?

I'm pissed.

Misc Thoughts and Pictures from life.

I love the fact that I finally have a child that is a Daddies Boy. Once in a while he is at least :) Kinda nice to have a kid crying for someone other than me sometimes. Not to say I don't love my kidlets. But sometimes being needed constantly can be wearing.

I'm sorry but am I the only one that thinks that putting ETH on a pill is maybe not so good of an idea? First thing I thought of as those pills dropped into my hand was NOT Etcedrin Tension Headache.... (It was more along the lines of an illegal drug) Besides, Who else thinks the a red pill suggests relief? Not I. Red says "ouch" to me. Blue on the other hand, that is a color of RELIEF :) Though that stuff really does mean relief... and boy am I glad! Tension headaches suck.


EB is so funny around dinner time. He's a total grump usually and really hard to cook with (due to being hungry and wanting to be held as a consequence). But tonight he was really cute waiting at the dinner table and smushing his little face against the plate to make daddy laugh.

Oh, and last but not least. The best way to start a day? Not by breaking a favorite dish and in the process not only waking all the chillins up, but gashing your big toe so that no church shoe could possibly fit over that gauze and look pretty. Yay for gauze though, that stuff rocks!

THE END

Oh Goodness, the things men say!

A little back story.

I really try to discourage my children from using "potty" humor. You know, like saying "poop" for no good reason outside of just getting a laugh out of their siblings.

I try to explain to them that the only time you should refer to things like that is when there is a reason.... aka they have to use the potty. They need to say their "bum" hurts cause they fell on something, or some other good reason.

Yeah, I think I need to start lecturing my husband on these SAME THINGS. Ugh.

Here is what happened today.

After dinner Missy asks Jer if he will play with her My Little Ponies with her.

He agrees and the following ensues:

Missy: pretending like My Little Pony is talking "My hair is Soooooo beautiful!"

Jer: Pretending like his My Little Pony is talking "My hair is beautiful too, but sometimes it gets in my face."

Missy:"My tail is beautiful too!"

Jer:"My tail is beatiful too, but sometimes I get poo in it"

UMMMMM EWWWWW

I almost spit the Squirt I was drinking all over my NEWLY MOPPED kitchen floor.

Me:"Why did you just say THAT?"

Jer:"Ummmm your reaction was the best part."

Ugh. MEN.

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Oh, and for future reference Missy, PLEASE don't ask your father to do "girlie" things he will ALWAYS end up doing something that mortifies mom.

Chop Chop

So the Energizer Bunny's hair was getting really long. Actually I liked it that way for a couple of reasons.... namely his hair is soft, so it actually MAY be conducive to some trendy styles. And on the other hand it is SOFT. :)

Anyhow, I found that I never really took the time to comb it like a should, so often after a nap the poor kid would get a rats nest type thing on the back of his head. Ew.

Well, so I bit the bullet.... I had Jer cut his hair. (and as a side bonus Goober saw and ACTUALLY wanted Jer to cut his hair - which is short already, but he NEVER lets us cut his hair, so next time we will try it instead of taking him to have it done! Yay for saved money!)

Here is the after shot.

*sniff*

Indulgence

Grandparents seem to be a LOAD better at indulgence than I am... that's for sure! As far as kids sitting on my shoulders, I cut the limit off at one. But not Grandpa! Nope, both at the SAME TIME. And Grandma does "Horsey" rides double too.

And then there is the gum.... Oh the gum. Every time my children see Gma and Gpa J they have to ask for gum. And not just gum for themselves, but for the WHOLE family.

Jer literally found 8 pieces between the pockets of Missy and Goober after grandma and grandpa left. ROFL. FOR THE LOVE!!! Can you just imagine Goober with five pieces of gum in his mouth!? :)

Gotta give it to them, grandparents are great!

Oh the power of GRANDPARENTS!

So for a while now Missy has been able to put on her own socks and shoes.... riiiiight? Unfortunately she hasn't been able to get down the whole turning the sock right side in bit. Jer and I had showed her MULTIPLE times. Each without much success.

Every time she would go to get on her socks she would inevitably end up with "Mooooooom, I CAN'T do IT!" and if we pushed the issue she could potentially end up in tears. Fun fun.... actually, not so fun!

Well, we (the kids and I) went up to my parents house for a quick visit and as we were about to leave we came across the same issue again. I sighed and told her just a minute (because I was helping the little guy with his shoes and socks.)

Thankfully my dad jumps in to help. As he started to show her how to make her socks be right side in, I have to be honest, my thoughts were somewhere along the line of "and she will forget before next time" or "seems kinda pointless to show her again." *can you tell my mood wasn't so great?* Anywho, dad proceeded to show her the whole process again and have her do it right after.

And the next time we went to get on shoes and socks... guess what? SHE GOT IT!

What is it about grandparents that makes what they teach so much more memorable!? :) Anyways, I'm thankful for it. Thanks dad!

Money... Moneymoneymoneymoney!

So today I called and canceled a couple of credit cards. You know, so we CAN'T use them :) Anyways... nice surprise, one of them had a bunch of "points" on it and now THEY are sending ME a check for $80!

Yay!!! I love surprise money for ..... refusing to do business with a company anymore? That seams backwards....

Mmmmm

Oh, well. MONEY! I'm getting MONEY! :)