more dance hits maggie style...
(ignore her mama's hoarse laugh... i have a horrid cold)
Sunday, September 28, 2008
they do say the darndest things
funny sayings heard recently by my little ones
"i all fulled up of alligator" (ashton stating that he is full of gatorade)
me - what do you want for breakfast?
carson - "ummm, i will just have some chocolate" (try again buddy) "well that is all my tummy is hungry for right now." (i feel your pain bud)
ashton - "i just want ummmm.... chickee nuggets and ketsup" (please don't make me pour ketchup at breakfast time ashton) "ok, i just have sumting"
molly - "when i grow up i am going to have about 12 kids and then when it gets a little too busy i will probably get married. that way i can get a little more help and a little more money for a pool."
"are you sure there is no baby in your tummy mommy? (NO MOLLY I DO NOT) well it really sure does look like you do, i mean, im not trying to hurt your feelings, but it is really poochy mommy" (yes my friends, she asked me AGAIN and yes im still trying to run)
ashton - "you are my fwavowite mommy eber." or "i just like you now" (when he loves me)
"its too fair and its on purpose" (any time we say no... not sure what it means really)
"lammers do it" (when he does something wrong and he wants to blame the lamb)
"lammers wedy to be good now mommy" (i thought so buddy)
carson - "are you older than daddy" (yes bud, im 34 and daddy is 30) "i thought you were pretty old" (thank you bud)
maggie- "num nums muk muk kup" (feed me and get me some milk)
"up up up up up" (any time you think your going to plop down on the couch and relax for a minute in my house, think again)
and the best one this week...
ashton "maggie eating poop mom" (no ashton, that is a piece of toast
"i all fulled up of alligator" (ashton stating that he is full of gatorade)
me - what do you want for breakfast?
carson - "ummm, i will just have some chocolate" (try again buddy) "well that is all my tummy is hungry for right now." (i feel your pain bud)
ashton - "i just want ummmm.... chickee nuggets and ketsup" (please don't make me pour ketchup at breakfast time ashton) "ok, i just have sumting"
molly - "when i grow up i am going to have about 12 kids and then when it gets a little too busy i will probably get married. that way i can get a little more help and a little more money for a pool."
"are you sure there is no baby in your tummy mommy? (NO MOLLY I DO NOT) well it really sure does look like you do, i mean, im not trying to hurt your feelings, but it is really poochy mommy" (yes my friends, she asked me AGAIN and yes im still trying to run)
ashton - "you are my fwavowite mommy eber." or "i just like you now" (when he loves me)
"its too fair and its on purpose" (any time we say no... not sure what it means really)
"lammers do it" (when he does something wrong and he wants to blame the lamb)
"lammers wedy to be good now mommy" (i thought so buddy)
carson - "are you older than daddy" (yes bud, im 34 and daddy is 30) "i thought you were pretty old" (thank you bud)
maggie- "num nums muk muk kup" (feed me and get me some milk)
"up up up up up" (any time you think your going to plop down on the couch and relax for a minute in my house, think again)
and the best one this week...
ashton "maggie eating poop mom" (no ashton, that is a piece of toast
so the debates got me thinking again...
i love the media, how it is so blatantly tainted with its own love and infatuation with obama it forgets to mention the many flaws in the democratic ticket.
i fear that with the dirty tactics of the democratic party, we are fighting a very very uphill battle.
such as, fase polling results, potential voter fraud (ohio), and the media tricks. i only pray that the people of our country come to their senses and think about what is best for their families.
lets talk about senator joe biden. now he is a crackup. the media is having a great time knocking down palin, but shockingly has failed to make issues of the fine nominee joe biden. since they have forgotten to mention some of his funnies, i would be happy to. what happens if obama is unable to fulfill his term (if he is elected)? we will be left with the ultra clever biden. save our souls.
joe biden ran for president 20 years ago but unfortunately had to abandon his campaign when people found out that he had plagiarized speeches from a british politician. seriously.
joe biden described obama to the new york voter as "the first mainstream african-american who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy." when asked for a reply to that obvious gaffe, biden responded "it was meant as a compliment."
during an interview with katie couric biden made this hysterical statement about the current economic crisis. maybe someone should let him know who was president in 1929 and that TV’s were not around yet!! "when the stock market crashed, franklin roosevelt got on the television and didn't just talk about the princes of greed," Biden told couric. he said, "look, here's what happened."
when asked if he felt obama made a good choice by picking him for vp biden responded “hillary clinton might have been a better [veep] pick"
at a democratic rally joe asked the wheelchair-bound missouri politician chuck graham to "stand up" “chuck, stand up, let the people see you. oh, God love ya. what am i talking about?”
another funny “i was out in ohio," he said while fiddling with a football in his hands. "i told the folks in ohio that we'd kick ohio state's ass!" what was that?
when introducing obama to a crowd biden said, “the next president of the united states, barack america"
one of my favorites, while talking with an indian amercian supporter he told him that in delaware, “you cannot go to a 7-eleven or a dunkin’ donuts unless you have a slight indian accent.” hello?! where was that in the papers?
and when the dirty birds in the obama camp put out the ad making fun of mccain's ability to use the computer (not true, he was injured serving our country) biden himself called the ad "terrible" hey buddy it was your camp who put that ad out!?
i look forward to the debate thursday night... hope everybody watches.
i fear that with the dirty tactics of the democratic party, we are fighting a very very uphill battle.
such as, fase polling results, potential voter fraud (ohio), and the media tricks. i only pray that the people of our country come to their senses and think about what is best for their families.
lets talk about senator joe biden. now he is a crackup. the media is having a great time knocking down palin, but shockingly has failed to make issues of the fine nominee joe biden. since they have forgotten to mention some of his funnies, i would be happy to. what happens if obama is unable to fulfill his term (if he is elected)? we will be left with the ultra clever biden. save our souls.
joe biden ran for president 20 years ago but unfortunately had to abandon his campaign when people found out that he had plagiarized speeches from a british politician. seriously.
joe biden described obama to the new york voter as "the first mainstream african-american who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy." when asked for a reply to that obvious gaffe, biden responded "it was meant as a compliment."
during an interview with katie couric biden made this hysterical statement about the current economic crisis. maybe someone should let him know who was president in 1929 and that TV’s were not around yet!! "when the stock market crashed, franklin roosevelt got on the television and didn't just talk about the princes of greed," Biden told couric. he said, "look, here's what happened."
when asked if he felt obama made a good choice by picking him for vp biden responded “hillary clinton might have been a better [veep] pick"
at a democratic rally joe asked the wheelchair-bound missouri politician chuck graham to "stand up" “chuck, stand up, let the people see you. oh, God love ya. what am i talking about?”
another funny “i was out in ohio," he said while fiddling with a football in his hands. "i told the folks in ohio that we'd kick ohio state's ass!" what was that?
when introducing obama to a crowd biden said, “the next president of the united states, barack america"
one of my favorites, while talking with an indian amercian supporter he told him that in delaware, “you cannot go to a 7-eleven or a dunkin’ donuts unless you have a slight indian accent.” hello?! where was that in the papers?
and when the dirty birds in the obama camp put out the ad making fun of mccain's ability to use the computer (not true, he was injured serving our country) biden himself called the ad "terrible" hey buddy it was your camp who put that ad out!?
i look forward to the debate thursday night... hope everybody watches.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
it's a groove thing
my big kids (we now include ashton in that little phrase, so 1,2, and #3) started awana this week. this is an activity at the church which focuses on bible study, games, crafts, kind of like a year long vacation bible school. its once a week throughout the school year for two hours.
this means every wednesday night, its just jeff, myself and the princess. after sharing a lovely dinner with just the three of us, i went to go get the kids while he stayed home with the little misses. the pick up time is a little chaotic. well, even more chaotic when you go to your three year olds classroom and the teacher has this blank look on her face. ashton? i say, is he in the bathroom? she says, oh he must be next door. ok.... im thinking that is understandable they are both three year old rooms. no need to panic. i go next door and scan the little faces for one that looks like mine. nope. she says, he is in the room at the end of the hall.
these ladies are lucky i have four kids and my freak out meter takes a lot more pushing before it goes off. i stroll down the hallway and give his original teacher a quick look... just to check and see if she looks nervous. yes she does, just a little.
i go to the end of the hall and guess what... no kids left in that room. by now everybody has retrieved their little ones and is on their merry way. i however still have three kids to pick up.
i check down in the older kids classrooms and am started to break a sweat when i see a bunch of almost five year olds and my three year old. he is just sitting there like he belongs in that room. i tell the teacher im here for ashton, and well lo and behold she had no idea he was in her room.
she gets a little flustered and i try to bail her out by saying, at least he was here and not halfway across town. not funny. his teacher comes over and is all i dont know how he got here, i promise i will watch him better next week, oh geez. oh geez is right, i just got this kid acting likable, i would hate to lose him now.
i remained polite, better luck next week i say. we raced upstairs after the eldest two and headed home.
i guess there was a dance party happening while we were away, old school style.
these moves are impressive for somebody who is as round as she is tall.
this means every wednesday night, its just jeff, myself and the princess. after sharing a lovely dinner with just the three of us, i went to go get the kids while he stayed home with the little misses. the pick up time is a little chaotic. well, even more chaotic when you go to your three year olds classroom and the teacher has this blank look on her face. ashton? i say, is he in the bathroom? she says, oh he must be next door. ok.... im thinking that is understandable they are both three year old rooms. no need to panic. i go next door and scan the little faces for one that looks like mine. nope. she says, he is in the room at the end of the hall.
these ladies are lucky i have four kids and my freak out meter takes a lot more pushing before it goes off. i stroll down the hallway and give his original teacher a quick look... just to check and see if she looks nervous. yes she does, just a little.
i go to the end of the hall and guess what... no kids left in that room. by now everybody has retrieved their little ones and is on their merry way. i however still have three kids to pick up.
i check down in the older kids classrooms and am started to break a sweat when i see a bunch of almost five year olds and my three year old. he is just sitting there like he belongs in that room. i tell the teacher im here for ashton, and well lo and behold she had no idea he was in her room.
she gets a little flustered and i try to bail her out by saying, at least he was here and not halfway across town. not funny. his teacher comes over and is all i dont know how he got here, i promise i will watch him better next week, oh geez. oh geez is right, i just got this kid acting likable, i would hate to lose him now.
i remained polite, better luck next week i say. we raced upstairs after the eldest two and headed home.
i guess there was a dance party happening while we were away, old school style.
these moves are impressive for somebody who is as round as she is tall.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Molly
i remember when they placed her in my arms. I was young, 26, scared and felt as if i was at the complete mercy of the nurses and doctors. i wanted to do whatever they said to make sure i didn't look so young, scared or new at all this. that all melted away when i felt the seven pound weight of her hit my chest. i lost all sense of everything except this incredible overwhelming love. i remember knowing she must be the most beautiful baby ever born, and how blessed i was to have her given to me. i immediately felt this strong desire to protect her from the world, and if i could of, i would have built a bubble and stayed inside it forever with her. i remember telling my dad "you just have no idea, i barely know her and i already love her so much." he replied "try loving her for 26 years jennifer."
i knew my husband felt the same way by far the most amazing experience any human could ever have, to hold their baby for the first time. jeff and i stayed awake for the first week taking only short naps while the other one watched her breathe. i remember being petrified that something could happen to her if one of us wasn't watching her every move. i picked her up at every stir or sound. i did everything the books tell you not to, but that my heart forced me to. she slept with me every night and i could never hold her enough during the day. i wanted to etch her features into my brain so that i would forever remember her when she was so new.
our whole world changed. i never wanted to leave her, i sobbed at the thought of returning to work. nobody knew her like i did, nobody knew what her cries meant, and nobody else would possibly have the stamina to hold her 24 hours a day like we did. how could i ever leave this little thing which had so quickly become a part of me? i truly felt (right or wrong) that she could never be as well cared for, happy, safe, content or loved unless she was with me.
i did return to work. i had three more babies. jeff started grad school and i worked a little more.
molly made friends of her own which occupy her free time.
i realized i missed her and ached to get back to how it was before life made things rushed and crazy. i find myself thinking about when she was maggie's age a lot lately. i see her in maggie and sometimes just hurt to have her that age again.
she has stayed the same little love sponge she was then, always begging for more time with me, begging for one more kiss before bed and clinging to me when i leave for work.
i vowed to spend more one on one time with my little girl before she is grown completely.
tonight was the start of it and we sat at borders until past bedtime reading magazines and drinking smoothies. she was glowing and giggling, thanking me over and over for having this time together. ugghhh the guilt over letting so many days go by with only a few minutes spent with her and a quick kiss goodnight. no more, tonight she creeped back into that little bubble where i hope she always stays.
girls night out at borders.
I just can't stop...
This really isn't meant to be a political blog, but for the next couple of months it may be sprinkled with lots of touchy posts.
for all of my friends wanting to vote democratic due to taxes and such, here is some interesting info i received today from a friend of mine.
Proposed tax changes by both candidates to take place after January 1st 2009.
1. CAPITAL GAINS TAX
MCCAIN
0% on home sales up to $500,000
OBAMA
28% on profit from ALL home sales
meaning,
If you sell your home and make a profit, you
will pay 28% of your gain on taxes.
2. DIVIDEND TAX
MCCAIN 15%
no change proposed
OBAMA 39.6%
meaning,
If you have any money invested in stock
market, IRA, mutual funds,
college funds, life insurance, retirement
accounts, or anything that pays
or reinvests dividends, you will now
be paying nearly 40% of the money
earned on taxes if Obama become president.
The experts predict that higher
tax rates on dividends and capital gains
would crash the stock market yet
do absolutely nothing to cut the deficit.
3. INCOME TAX
MCCAIN (no changes)
Single making 30K - tax $4,500
Single making 50K - tax $12,500
Single making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 60K- tax $9,000
Married making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 125K - tax $31,250
OBAMA
(reversion to pre-Bush tax cuts)
Single making 30K - tax $8,400
Single making 50K - tax $14,000
Single making 75K - tax $23,250
Married making 60K - tax $16,800
Married making 75K - tax $21,000
Married making 125K - tax $38,750
If Obama is elected your taxes will nearly double friends!!
4. INHERITANCE TAX
MCCAIN 0%
No change, Bush repealed this tax)
OBAMA restore the inheritance tax
How does this affect you? Many families
have lost businesses,
farms and ranches, and homes
that have been in their families
for generations because they could not
afford the inheritance tax.
Those willing their assets to loved
ones will lose them to these taxes.
NEW TAXES BEING PROPOSED BY OBAMA
* New government taxes proposed on
homes that are more than 2400 square feet
* New gasoline taxes
* New taxes on natural resources
consumption (heating
gas, water, electricity)
* New taxes on retirement accounts
and last but not least....
* New taxes to pay for socialized medicine
so we can receive the same
level of medical care as other
third-world countries!!!
check out the sources -
http://money.cnn.com/news/specials/election/2008/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/issues.taxes.html
http://elections.foxnews.com/?s=proposed+taxes
http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourworld/politics/articles/mccain_obama_offer_different_visions_on_taxes.html
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candidates/barack_obama/
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candidates/john_mccain/.
so my friends, it looks kind of bleak for anybody with a job if the libs get elected!
we are not a socialist country, do your research and get out and vote, esp. if you live in missouri which is still a battleground state.
just in case you were curious, here is the website of the church obama belonged to for 20 years and talked about on oprah.
www.tucc.org look up jeramiah wright... what a great mentor he must of been!!
for all of my friends wanting to vote democratic due to taxes and such, here is some interesting info i received today from a friend of mine.
Proposed tax changes by both candidates to take place after January 1st 2009.
1. CAPITAL GAINS TAX
MCCAIN
0% on home sales up to $500,000
OBAMA
28% on profit from ALL home sales
meaning,
If you sell your home and make a profit, you
will pay 28% of your gain on taxes.
2. DIVIDEND TAX
MCCAIN 15%
no change proposed
OBAMA 39.6%
meaning,
If you have any money invested in stock
market, IRA, mutual funds,
college funds, life insurance, retirement
accounts, or anything that pays
or reinvests dividends, you will now
be paying nearly 40% of the money
earned on taxes if Obama become president.
The experts predict that higher
tax rates on dividends and capital gains
would crash the stock market yet
do absolutely nothing to cut the deficit.
3. INCOME TAX
MCCAIN (no changes)
Single making 30K - tax $4,500
Single making 50K - tax $12,500
Single making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 60K- tax $9,000
Married making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 125K - tax $31,250
OBAMA
(reversion to pre-Bush tax cuts)
Single making 30K - tax $8,400
Single making 50K - tax $14,000
Single making 75K - tax $23,250
Married making 60K - tax $16,800
Married making 75K - tax $21,000
Married making 125K - tax $38,750
If Obama is elected your taxes will nearly double friends!!
4. INHERITANCE TAX
MCCAIN 0%
No change, Bush repealed this tax)
OBAMA restore the inheritance tax
How does this affect you? Many families
have lost businesses,
farms and ranches, and homes
that have been in their families
for generations because they could not
afford the inheritance tax.
Those willing their assets to loved
ones will lose them to these taxes.
NEW TAXES BEING PROPOSED BY OBAMA
* New government taxes proposed on
homes that are more than 2400 square feet
* New gasoline taxes
* New taxes on natural resources
consumption (heating
gas, water, electricity)
* New taxes on retirement accounts
and last but not least....
* New taxes to pay for socialized medicine
so we can receive the same
level of medical care as other
third-world countries!!!
check out the sources -
http://money.cnn.com/news/specials/election/2008/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/issues.taxes.html
http://elections.foxnews.com/?s=proposed+taxes
http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourworld/politics/articles/mccain_obama_offer_different_visions_on_taxes.html
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candidates/barack_obama/
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candidates/john_mccain/.
so my friends, it looks kind of bleak for anybody with a job if the libs get elected!
we are not a socialist country, do your research and get out and vote, esp. if you live in missouri which is still a battleground state.
just in case you were curious, here is the website of the church obama belonged to for 20 years and talked about on oprah.
www.tucc.org look up jeramiah wright... what a great mentor he must of been!!
Monday, September 22, 2008
just some pics
Nothing profound to say, just a few pics of people i love...
and because i do, im voting for her.
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