I'm still here

But the computer's still broken and using the office one isn't convenient when it's your baby's bedroom and your primary blogging time is when she's sleeping! (ha! most of you thought I just ignore my baby all day, huh! :)

A friend sent me an email earlier this week and it's still bothering me.

I don't know who to vote for.  I'm not convinced I like any of them.  I feel like I'm going to be choosing the lesser of two evils with whoever I go with.  I know who my husband's going to vote for.  We often cancel each other's votes out.  I vote anyway.  I like to think I'm not of a specific party but that I vote for who makes the most sense to me.  When it was the senatorial race in MN, my Republican husband voted for Mark Kennedy.  I voted for Amy Klobuchar.  Why? Because she ran a clean race and Kennedy ran mean ads.  I liked that she didn't stoop to his level.  Is that really a good reason to vote for someone? Maybe not, but I felt good about her being a good person. I'm rambling...

Back to the email. It had this picture in it. 

****I have learned after posting this today that he was not disrespecting the pledge like I was led to believe. He was singing to the national anthem with the rest of the politicians on stage, but not holding his hand over his heart. I'm not sure that makes me feel much better. According to an article debunking the picture, apparently all of them were not respecting the flag as they should have (hand over heart, facing the flag) but let's face it, the lay American doesn't see that as out right disrespect. I think they see not holding your hand over your heart as disrespect. I didn't post this to bash Obama. Like I said above, I have NO clue who to vote for yet, I just wanted to share that this type of thing does impact how I feel and it bothered me. Happy Wednesday!****

 It's really bothering me. I know the debates about the pledge of allegiance and I believe that people need to stand up for what they believe and that the purpose of our country is that you have that freedom.  However, I also believe that the pledge is ultimately about patriotism and pledging allegiance to our country, that's what it says anyway. I don't believe it's ultimately about who believes in God.  This may have ruined how I feel about Obama.  And I may have just ticked a bunch of my readers off, but maybe someone can help me understand it too.  Is it his right? Yes.  Is it appropriate? I don't think so.  I want a patriotic president.  Regardless of his religious beliefs, I want to believe that he loves our flag and our country. 

Belated Mother's Day!

Well, you saw all the cards I made in previous posts for my Mom.  I finished the other project for W's Mom.  I love making these bags now!  They're so quick and easy!  Oh, and she liked it too!
My Mother in law loves yellow so I did this one all red and yellow and I love the way it turned out.
My Mom and T's bags that I made for Christmas have had handle problems so I put lining in these handles too and sewed over and over to reinforce them.  Hopefully they'll work better.  I'm a little obsessed with fat quarters right now. :)  I have a whole collection so I can make more bags.  I want to make myself a scripture tote and then some more just for fun!

Why Mom, why???

So, I'm proud of her and think she's brilliant.  We all know that.  And, of course, she is! :)

M has learned the question, "why?" and while it's very cute and precocious, it's also quite exasperating!!! 

For example:

I'm eating and M comes up and asks, "why eating, Mom?"

Me: Because I'm hungry.

M: why?

Me: Because it's time to eat.

M: why? 

Me: Because our bodies need food to stay healthy.

M: why?

Me: Because if we don't eat, we get sick.

M: why?

Me: (pausing to think and not get frustrated!)

M: why Mom, why?????

Me: Because food is yummy.

M: okay. food yummy.

AUGH!!!!!!! I love her dearly but I teach kids why questions in therapy way later than 28 months so I'm worried this might be a LONG phase! :)

A Quick Update

We just spent a wonderful weekend in Colorado with family complete with swimming, playing, a birthday party, a baby shower and lots of good food! I will post pictures as soon as the computer is fixed (I promised Emily she'd be famous and make the blog again!) 

More good blood test results-things are still good with the baby so far!

M moved into a big girl bed right before we left town and LOVES it!  I finally came in her room at 9am this morning (a full 14, yes FOURTEEN hours after she went to bed) and she was awake, just lying happily in her new bed.  Princess sheets do wonders!

Yes, eight hours in a car is "fun" when you're seven months pregnant! :)

Book Reviews

I have been on a reading kick.  And I got my library card finally! Yay!!! So, here goes on what I've been reading lately.

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See. I loved this book! It gives so much detail into the Chinese culture including arranged marriages and footbinding that was just fascinating and had a wonderful story with incredible characters! Read it!

Fablehaven by Brandon Mull.  I found this one on a list of "what do I read now that Harry  Potter is done?" and really enjoyed it! It was juvenile fiction but you all know I have a soft spot for that.  It was different and I liked that!  The characters and overall premise were very original rather than copycats (rather than how I feel about Christopher Paolini books)

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. Okay, I devoured this one in the car on the way home from Colorado!  I literally read this one in less than 24 hours.  It had me hooked.  I won't give anything away but it was definitely a page-turner and emotional.  I didn't completely like the ending but she sure knows how to create a controversy.  I enjoyed reading this book but it was hard to read this book. Does that make sense?  And I didn't quite like it as much as My Sister's Keeper.

Next on my list...

These is my Words -if I ever can find it for my S&S book club!

Pope Joan -now that I have my library card!

Okay, let's be realistic, The Host is next  because I couldn't resist and got it at the library!!!!!

withdrawal

My computer is very sick.  It hasn't been this sick before.  And Dad hasn't called me back so I don't know how to fix it!  So, I'm therefore going through email/blogging/surfing withdrawal.  I'm trying to have a good attitude that it's good for me.  But I have tons to share.  So I will save my cute pictures and be grateful for my slow backup computer that my grandparents left here.  And be back later!  

Creativity Progress Report

I LOVE the dress!  It's so cute!  There's just one big flaw (besides that it's not hemmed and I haven't taken out any of the basting stitches).  It's made for size 3 gigantor babies!  The pattern didn't say that!  I usually have the opposite problem (the pattern is way too small!) so I didn't worry too much and made a size 3 for my 2 year old because I wanted it longer.  Oh well. So now I'm trying to decide if I should try to alter it (which could work or could make it look well, altered) or just put it away for next year (or three years from now based on how gigantic it is!)

One mother's day present down.  (I'm depending on my mother's not ever reading my blog here so T&G shouldn't show this to her!) I've been wanting to make my Mom some cards for her birthday/mother's day present and finally got together with Katie to do so.  We had so much fun and what's cool is that some of these are her designs and some of them are mine so we made a great pair!

Other progress:

-the bed is downstairs thanks to the cousin get together on Saturday!  yay!!!! I'm sleeping underneath a cool fan and next to a cool A/C vent. No more sweltering lofts for me!!!! (but no, not making a huge dent in the insomnia)

-no other fabric cut but I've got to get busy on some of this or my other mother's day presents won't make it!

I'll keep you posted!