A Good Day

With all the craziness that is in the world.....sometimes it is nice to just get in your PJ's and fuzzy slippers, your old comfy robe and sip on a mug of hot chocolate. You know what I mean? Sometimes it is nice to just sit back and feel good about your life. Be thankful. The news is on at my house nearly 24/7. I consider myself fairly politically savvy. I can carry on a meaningful discussion about current events, and have been through my own personal trials in life. Things in this world aren't always perfect. Let's face it, most of the world is a mess! Yet, I have so much to be thankful for and I truly feel blessed. Sometimes I get in a thoughtful mood. Do I look like a supermodel? No. But I have pretty blond hair and a smile that I get lots of comments about. Is my husband Brad Pitt or Donald Trump? No. But he is a handsome guy and he makes a good living, and what's even better-- he loves me and is committed to our marriage and family. My kids aren't perfect, but they are good kids. I am proud of them. I have family that loves me...imperfections and all.
I have a house (and a new one on the way), plenty of food to eat, and money in the bank. Even more important then the physical things I have are the things one can't see---things that can only be felt with the heart.
My life is good and I am deeply grateful for all I have been blessed with.
Well, I'm going to go get that hot chocolate I was talking about.....and settle in for the night. My heart is full and my cup runneth over, and no I don't mean with hot chocolate.

Intervention

Hello. My name is Dawn and I am addicted. Addicted to Arizona Diet Green Tea. There I said it. I've confessed. I feel so much better. I was completely miffed when I went to Walmart this morning and they were out of my big jug of the stuff. Evidently, I am not the only addicted one running around!! I had to buy the smaller bottles, which are more expensive then the big jug, but a woman's gotta do what a woman's gotta do! It's 100% natural tea. It also has ginseng in it. I don't know a lot about ginseng....it isn't something that, I'm going to find out later will have adverse effects on me, is it? I'm not going to grow an extra limb or furry eyelids or some such thing??? I don't want to be a poster child ( oh,okay already! A middle age woman) for green tea addiction. It would be totally embarrassing and really ruin people's perception of me. Well, now that I've confessed to the entire blog-o-sphere I feel so much better.....confession is good for the soul. Now, if you'll excuse me I need to go get some fresh ice for my tea.

Political Speeches

I stayed up last night to watch Sarah Palin's speech. I was also able to catch Rudy Giuliani's speech. I thought both of the speeches were great. I liked how Palin confronted the things that have been said about her with poise and confidence. I like that she is "real" and that the average person can relate to her. Of course because of that very thing, the media is going wild. Some put "a spin" on last night's speech saying she was "too smug". For crying out loud! I think she is strong and confident and that just eats them up. So what! As long as she continues to speak the truth and keeps her focus, I believe she will be just fine and will weather the liberal media storm.
While I'm at it, I want to share something that really had me angry. I was listening to the radio the other day and the talk show host quoted a female democrat as saying, "only uneducated women would be interested in Sarah Palin....that truly educated women understand that Obama is the real change they need." Give me a break. I deeply resent that sentiment. How dare some liberally biased female tell me that I am uneducated because I don't believe in abortion, I am a Christian and am not afraid to discuss God or church, that I am a mom, and am happily married. Conservative DOES NOT equal dumb. I better stop there.....
As a former special education teacher I can tell you that my heart was touched last night when Mrs. Palin mentioned all the parents of special needs children and how they (because of their children) have tirelessly attempted to bring change to the world. That they need to know that she understands and that she will be an advocate for them in Washington. I am sure that didn't go over well with a lot of the left. Many of them believe that she should have never had her son once she found out that he was going to have Downs......what a contrast when she said last night that she had given birth in April to "a perfect little boy".
It makes me want to run out right now and buy a SARAH BARRACUDA '08 t-shirt.

County Fair

Last night we went to the Hardin county fair. It was a lot of fun. Scott, Breanna and I headed over to the animal barns to check out the "guests" there. The boys took off on their own to see the sights.
I have to say I was amazed at how huge the beef cows are. Goodness gracious, can I hear a MOO?! Of course as we are walking through the barn I'm getting a little nervous because the cows were facing us, rear end out. I told Breanna (who was walking in front of me) "If I see any tails going up, I might run you over to get out of the way!" Also I was shocked at how noisy the pigs are. One pig was irritated that he couldn't get under the fenced- in closure and he was letting everyone know about it! I expected some more high pitched squealing but, instead got very low grunts. Oh, the sheep were being sheared. They seemed to like it. Can I just say in my personal opinion, that I think sheep look a little crazy. Seriously. Maybe it's that their eyes are set so far apart. They just look wild and crazy to me. I hope the sheep don't take offense at my opinion of them......
After checking out all the (stinky but fun) animals, I decided it was time for a soft icecream cone. The ice cream was delicious and COLD. This was great considering the temperature showed 93 degrees.
Scott and I people watched on the bench while Breanna rode the rides. I told her I couldn't get on the spinning rides---not unless she wanted me to throw up. We decided against that so I benched it. haha. The boys checked in--and were off again. They played some games and Kendrick won something by throwing rings. All in all a good evening was had by all.

Sarah Palin

Awesome pick McCain!!! I was so excited yesterday waiting to hear who McCain's pick would be...when I heard it was Sarah Palin I was thrilled. Here is a woman who is a republican, wife, and mom. She is gutsy and is not afraid to say what she thinks. She was "an average woman" when she decided to get into politics...and when she did she shook things up! From everything I've read she is one tough cookie. The Dems would have everyone believe that she is not experienced enough to be VP. Give me a break! First they complain that they want "change" in Washington D.C. and then when change shows up, we hear...."she's not experienced enough", "she's another George Bush in female form", "she needs to be at home". People, she was a mayor and a governor! She's had to make executive decisions which is more then Obama can even say! Oh, wait! I forgot he was a community organizer. What exactly does that mean? He was only a senator for 140 some days----yet HE feels he's ready to be president. I think the Dems need to not even put the experience thing on the table...besides if they want to compare they should compare McCain and Obama......the experience isn't even a contest!!!
Speaking of a contest.....there is NO contest between Hillary and Sarah. Sure, they are both female, but other then that they have nothing in common. Sarah is the complete opposite of everything Hillary stands for and that is why I love her!!!! She is a person I can respect and be proud of.
I think the rest of the days leading up to the election are going to be exciting! This is going to be one of the most interesting races there has ever been.
McCain- Palin '08 !!!!!!!

Llama, what?

We have a farm across the road from our property in Ohio. The farm has llamas. I being the silly ex-school teacher that I am was reminded of a book in my school's library. It was a child's book about llamas. So, I get the idea to make a game out of naming our friendly neighborhood llamas.

Here is what the family has come up with so far......
What do you call a mother llama? Mama llama
What do you call a llama who likes lounge wear? Pajama llama
What do you call a political llama? Obama llama
What do you call a terrorist llama? Osama llama
What do you call a llama that is into meditation? Dali Lama llama
What do you call a llama who uses excellent punctuation? Comma llama
What do you call a llama who has a desire to act? Drama llama
What do you call a llama who marries a bull? A Brahma llama
What do you call a llama that has been injured? Trauma llama
What do you call a llama that looks good in bowling shoes? Bowl-a-rama llama

I'm sure we will think of more llama names as we go along..... Maybe you can help us....But beware---It's kind of addictive once you start.

Little Bunnie Foo Foo

Awww....... When Scott and I were out at the house site yesterday we were walking around looking at what had been done. We walked back towards our van when Scott looked down and saw some teeny tiny little wriggling things in the grass. He told me to come look. I thought he was going to show me a snake or something. I slowly moved to where he was pointing.....and cautiously peered down into the cut grass. Lo and behold there were four little babies. I'm pretty sure they are baby rabbits. They are getting their fur, but their eyes aren't opened yet. They were so cute. Longer ears, and longer hind legs.....that is why I'm pretty sure they are rabbits. We didn't see mama bunny anywhere around. We didn't touch them as we didn't want to leave our scent on them.....but they were just so cute. They were well hidden in the grass, and I hope no wild animals find them. I hope mama comes back and feeds them. They were making sucking motions with their little mouths....like they were hungry. When we head back to the house site today to watch the concrete being poured, I'm going to go check on "our babies".