1 = 1 and 2 = 10

Man am I tired! As Josh grows (and grows and grows!!) I am realizing how much WORK it is to be a parent! I don't want to scare any of you one time mommies out there but it is monumentally harder with two children. I think I am really feeling the brunt of this with Cale doing football 'round the clock. I have SOOOOO much help from the "grandmas" and couldn't do it without them. I am so incredibly thankful for my job. It is literally an escape from my real job: mom. I'm not complaining, just venting a little bit.

Remember those calgon commercials. Now I really get it....

Holiday Party

The Christmas Party WILL BE BACK this year!!!! Keep the weekend of Dec. 20th open!

Meeting Harper....

I got to meet my cute little neice, Harper Flynn, last weekend. Josh got to meet her too. She is just about the cutest thing EVER. (Cale said, "the THIRD cutest thing", keeping our own children in mind....)

Chris and Amanda looked extremely happy and quite relaxed, actually. It was great to see them both. Can't wait to see them again soon.

thoughts on politics.....

Does Republican= Christian and Democrat = athiest/liberal??? Background: when I was 18, I registered as a republican because that's what my mom was and that was about all the information I needed at the time to make my choice. Or so I thought. Then I went through my early 20's not even giving politics a thought. Didn't even vote....

Fast forward to my late 20's until present time and here I am wondering why in the world I am a republican!! When I think of the Republican party, I think of greed, corruption, homophobia, mob-like tactics and a false alliance with right winged Christian believers. And yes, I remember Monica Lewinksy and how can I forget the recent news about John Edwards. (I don't think marital infidelity is privy only to the Democratic party.)

So, is this really about abortion and gay marriage? If so, then the Republican party has done a fantastic job tricking us Christians into thinking that it is ALL about these issues. I firmly believe you can be democrat and against abortion. I'm against abortion. What I am NOT against, is a person's right to choose. Even if abortion were outlawed, women would still be making that choice.... God gives us choices, that is why we needed Jesus. If we never had to make a choice then why even have the need for salvation?

The Republican party really seems to be about war/fight first talk later, about deregulation the market, about privatizing EVERYTHING, outsourcing American jobs, etc. I don't relate to this.

The Democratic party tends to lean more toward helping the poor, the sick, the vets, the elderly, the middle class. I like this about the Democratic party. I relate to that.

I need to get out of politics..... ;-)

Drama

Why is it that there is always drama at work? Really....

I try to NOT get caught up in the drama of the teenagers I am surrounded by everyday. So when the adults act like the teens, I am more than exasperated. I mean, REALLY???

Thank you Jon Stewart!!!

http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=184086