misc.

Happy Election Day! Get out and vote today! Should you choose NOT to vote - you forfeit your right (for the next four years) to ever complain about the happenings in our government! :-P

Emily had her 6 month pictures taken yesterday. I think all the big bright lights give her stage fright. She wasn't fussy but wasn't over smiley either. Oh - well. We got a few cute pictures.

This is not a joke!! I saw a lady wearing a side ponytail yesterday. I was like... wow... no way... it's making a comeback?!!! ha ha. Just kidding. I thought..... hmmm..... maybe no one told her Halloween (& her 80s look) ended Friday night!



Is there such a thing as "Mother Therapy?" Some days - I really think that I need some. I suppose it comes from being a perfectionist (sort of). I feel like I have so many questions ... about baby & life & training. Maybe - I have to chill out. I suppose ... at times like this... it is beneficial to be more sanguine. Fly by the seat of your pants. Easier to let your house be a mess. Let the dishes pile up. Skip doing the load of spit-up/poopy laundry - EVERY DAY! I am not the carefree person that I used to be. I feel like life is more serious - busy - and exhausting. . Some of you are probably chuckling right now (and that is totally fair) - since you have two or three children. I know that I do not have a right to comment on feeling t-i-r-e-d. I feel like I just need a mental vacation. How does that happen? Can that happen without physically leaving my house? If you have the secrets of life & motherhood... do share. You are welcome to e-mail me - instead of commenting.

Therapy is some form is on the way via my new journal. (Thanks to CT for the idea.) I used amazon gift card to buy this book. I AM SOOOO excited about the insane things in there. And wouldn't you know the book is dedicated to perfectionists. Hmmm..... Click on it to - go to amazon and see a few pages.


Thoughts from DUCKY: (compliments of my crazy sister)

	How come we choose from just two people to run for president and over fifty for Miss America ?
	I signed up for an exercise class and was told to wear loose fitting clothing. If I HAD any loose fitting clothing, I wouldn't have signed up in the first place!
When I was young we used to go 'skinny dipping,' now I just 'chunky dunk.'
	Don't argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell the difference.
Wouldn't it be nice if whenever we messed up our life we could simply press 'Ctrl Alt Delete' and start all over? AMEN, AMEN !!
	Why is it that our children can't read a Bible in school, but they can in prison?
Wouldn't you know it.... Brain cells come and brain cells go, but FAT cells live forever.
	Why do I have to swear on the Bible in court when the Ten Commandments cannot be displayed outside?
Bumper sticker of the year: 'If you can read this, thank a teacher -and, since it's in English, thank a soldier'