pee water

so do you see this darling little picture of my baby here? so stinkin cute, so sweet, girly and lovely.






well do you know what her favorite pastime is? i will give you a hint. it involves this little thing









and this little thing you see here.





she takes the potty out of the diego chair, which i guess could resemble a bowl to some uneducated 15 month olds. she then goes to the big white potty and scoops up pee water and proceeds to either a) dump it on the floor or if she is feeling parched b)take gulps of it.
she does this until one of us think to go stop her.
and yes, it is truly pee water. my boys don't always flush the toilet, or wipe the rim.
so yes, my precious little pink petunia gulps down pee water whenever she can. yummy yummy in her tummy.

oops...caught in the disgusting act.

ants

so, im desperate for anything new to put on the blog. don't get me wrong, i do love a good political debate and im pumped for sept 26, but back to the norm here in the blogging world.
we got an ant farm. its ultra fascinating, even for me. those darn little ants work harder in one day than i think i have my whole life. dig, dig, dig, work, work, work, poor little tiny ants.

so here is a little clip of when we got it, not really exciting or entertaining, just anything to move the politics down the line a little. the funny part of the clip is that ashton is screaming his head off in the end, and it is because of an outlaw ant who busted loose and was crawling up his sleeve.





oh, and ashton started school this week, here is a pic of him totally lovin his first day.

warning: this post is rated R for its political views

So it has been on my mind a lot this week, politics. There, i said it, taboo and all, i said it.
Which way am i voting? Republican. Straight ticket, no, not usually.
I realized that there is a lot of passion regarding this subject, and it comes around once every four years. I have been asked twice at work now if I will be voting for Obama. Once by a physician, once by a fellow nurse. When I said no, they wanted to know why. I will say it here, on my board, in my safety, so that those who want to know can read further, those who do not have to listen to me ramble.
I am not voting for Obama because I am middle class. I work hard for my money and I do not support new tax increases.
I am not voting for Obama because I am a Christian, and his beliefs and mine do not match up on several levels. My God says that all races can be saved, can enter heaven. My church doesn't teach me to sing "God damn America" instead of God Bless America. Rev. White has been Obama's pastor for over 20 years, and these are his beliefs, no joke, you can find him quoted all over the tv and internet.
I am not voting for Obama because I value life.

Obama and his wife fought against the passinge of the "Born Alive Infant Protection Act", which would protect and save babies born alive in an attempted abortion. meaning, without this bill in place, the babies are just placed in a holding room at the hospital/clinic until they passed. so this bill was an attempt to stop infanticide. he went to extremes to defeat it, as did michelle obama through fundraising efforts. not one person in the senate voted against this bill, he was the main person working to stop it. there comes a time when the right to choose goes too far.

so does that really happen? more than you think

• 1% of abortions occur after the 20th week of pregnancy (that represents 16,450 babies every year)

mccain's prior uniform..... obama's.

I am not voting for Obama because I 100% whole heartedly believe that he was chosen by the liberal media four years ago, has been molded and created for americans to fall in love with his charm. Does anyone remember the election four years ago, how he was shown more on the TV than the president? creepy.
Lots more reasons, but Ashton is currently playing in the bathroom sink, so I had better hurry this up.
I am voting republican this year. I have hope for the future because of Palin, i love her conservative views, her life experience. I pray that our country starts to head in a more moral direction.

There. It is out there.

I got into a pretty serious fight with a dear friend this week over this topic. Since then, I have had lots of questions, lots of probing, lots of wanting to debate it. I will not ever discuss this topic at work again, you have my word on that.

So no more questions why, what or who. that is how i see it, totally my own opinion, based on lots of reading, lots of watching, and lots of thought. I am excited that so many people are really getting into the race this year, its good for us to stretch ourselves a little. I am open to other viewpoints, if you have something good, convince me, prove to me that your guy is better than mine, just don't do it at work. :)

not for the weak

raising four children successfully is not for the weak or the weary. im at work tonight, so that leaves jeff at home to take the crew to football practice for two hours in the rain. he said it went ok, he entertained the three in the van for an hour and a half while carson practiced. he said carson did awesome, for the first time he was just going crazy out there, really playing hard and doing everything right. jeff decides to reward him with a trip to target and let him pick out a pack of pokeman cards. i don't think carson really knows what they are, just wanted some because someone at school had some. so they all get into target and ashton has to poop. then carson has to poop. well poop. he has molly wait outside the bathroom and he takes maggie in with him. the scene in front of him would of made me go running, but that is hard to do with your three and five year olds who need to go, now.
there are three stalls. two of the stalls have diarrhea blown out all over them, so bad its on the stall doors, floor, lid, everywhere. there are little footprints all over in it. one stall is ok, so he is going to let them use it. he can't put maggie down on the nasty bathroom floor and he has to have both hands free to untie carson's pants and maneuver all his football pads. so, he takes her back out and straps her in the cart, pushes the whole cart into the gross bathroom and starts helping carson. good idea, right?
wrong. the manager comes flying in there and starts telling jeff how he can't have the cart in the bathroom, and how ---- then he looks around. the football player sitting on the toilet, the three year old holding his belly, needing to go, but can't because the rest of the pots are too filthy to get close to, the baby strapped in the cart, and the dad, trying to keep everyone's fingers off of everything. that's right buddy, back it right on out the door.
i guess at that point several workers came in and cleaned up the place, both boys were able to go, and all ended well.
not for the weak.

frogs

so, as some of you know, my husband began graduate school last week. what that means for me is a little alone time with the kids. im not sure how he does it, because i kind of lose my cool with the messes, the in and outs, the snacking, the arguing, changing clothes, mommy can i's, and so on and so forth. so i take them outside. for hours. last nights entertainment was a frog and lots of mud. i think i take pictures and videos so that i can look back and remember that it was fun, not just crazy crabby moments. when i scroll through the blog it all looks so fun and lovey. im here to tell you, im not perfect and i am cranky with these sweet little cherubs lots. last night in fact, they were all coated in mud and i made them get hosed down outside with cold hose water.
they had to go straight upstairs, brush teeth and go to bed at 7:45, because i couldn't take one more snack, fight or mess. i snapped at them to hurry and brush, stop playing with things along the way, to hurry with their pjs, and to hurry into bed. then i kiss them goodnight and of course feel horrid. i will vow to be more patient and kind tomorrow night.

here are the pictures which make it look like lots of peaceful fun.





a toads greatest nightmare.




"toady" which was still in the bowl this morning poor thing.





don't water the trees after having too much to drink!!

the store

i am convinced my children are watching too much tv. yesterday i had to run to the store, and molly wanted to come along. ok great, just the two of us, i enjoy spending one on one time with the kids. i asked her if she preferred price chopper or hy-vee, she said hy-vee because they have better cookies. ok. so we are in the paper products isle and i am getting some paper towels. she says, "mommy, don't you want the quicker picker upper?" no, i would rather get the hy-vee brand two for a dollar, thank you. a few isles later, a nicely dressed lady ever so politely suggests that i could really benefit from some microdermabrasion. are you serious? who are you? she says, "i only suggest it because you have nice skin, but it is clear that you have never had a treatment. " well, its clear to me that you haven't had any children with your cute little body and your fancy accessories. she hands me her card and says how she would be happy to do an in home consultation. puh-lease. dont you approach me at the grocery store when i have been running after four children all morning. i know i look fancy in my ratty black sweats and t-shirt, pony tail and no make-up. anyhow... we finished up and being the sweet (apparently old and wrinkled) mom that i am, i let molly pick out a pack of gum. she pops a piece in her mouth and shares one with me. "here mommy, you will really like the bold new taste and the long lasting flavor." ok, so too much tv. we will work on turning it off a little more

and just for the fun of it, a video of course. with the kids gone during the day, maggie has to entertain me.




and a picture of my cute football player

swimming

we went to the pool for probably the last time before it closes today. just the ones who didn't have school. its a major outing to go swim with little ones, sunscreen, swim diapers, snacks, sippy cups, life jackets, towels, floaties, goggles, toys, etc. then when we get to the pool we usually hop in the water for a good 5 or 6 minutes and then spend the rest of the time watching bugs crawl along the concrete and eating snacks. today was especially exciting due to the discovery of two giant caterpillars who were nearly turned into caterpillar peanut butter after maggie's little chubby fingers got done poking and prodding on them.

here are a couple before the pool and after the pool shots. yes that is ashton sound asleep on the computer desk in his birthday suit.