So Obama is president… fine.  I’m only sad that Palin didn’t get a chance to make changes in Washington, I really think she would have done her best to represent families and christian values.  I’m crossing my fingers for her to run again in 2012 – and Denton is crossing his heart. :)   

It’s  historical though, that Obama won.  It says something about our nation electing an African-American president.  I only hope that he helps our country rather then make things worse.  Part of me wants to build a bunker under my house and hide out there with a 4-year supply of food, chocolate, Diet Coke, and some good DVD’s.  Imagine how LARGE my hair would be after 4 years of no mousse!!!

I’m glad the election is over.  My new motto:  JESUS FOR PRESIDENT! 

A quote from my 6-year-old nephew Quinn, remember the boy is only SIX (but right on):

"I'm NOT going to follow that President. Why do we HAVE to have a bigger and bigger government. I quit."

So we all know I would rather sleep then do anything else… except for vote.  Rocky woke up this morning at 6am, after I got him back down,  I went with my nappy “just woke up” hair and at 6:30 waited in the rain for a half hour at the polls to vote!!!  

So go VOTE!  It’s a great rush.

Now I’m gonna watch the polls all day and get an ulcer. 

Happy (late) Birthday Gina!  Since I know you check blogs more then you check your email, I wanted to give you a shout out on mine!  Remember the good old days:

Here’s to the past 11 years of….
Gar-mon-tez and orange thongs – Ricky Martin on my bed and DMB, moisty moist – Kickdown Elder! – you want some chocolate milk? –  orange Halloween oreos – Carmen Electra booty shake – who has the lizard? – I got ran over by a car – Linens N Things can’t handle us – Gina is my manager, not Nick – I hate the bus - VULVA! – it’s $1 to touch the fro – De-en – Cayenne Pepper shots – Traveling Sister’s “interview” at the local Mexican restaurant – can we steal the jeep from David again? – Rocumberta!!!! – Brenden, you’re an $%#@ – OCD Gina is in the bathroom still – Diet Choke, chocolate, and eternal TRAUMA IN THE FURNA!

Looking forward to rooming in the nursing home w/Depends and Coke IV’s.

love
mo

We went camping last weekend – the first time in 5 years and first time w/3 kids!!!  Needless to say I thought I would have to take some kind of blood pressure medication while we were there, but it was awesome, we all had a great time!

We went to Pocahontas State Park, a quick 30 minute drive in case we had to head home in the middle of the night.  The kids had a blast cutting and collecting wood, bringing water from the well, collecting dung chips, feeding the cattle… come on now, it’s not like we crossed the plains.  But they did help out a ton and loved eating hot dogs and chocolate milk hot from the fire (and the camp stove).  

Only downer was that we couldn’t bring in our own wood cuz of mites, we had to buy wood at the site and it ended up being wet… so no roaring camp fire complete with singing songs and telling ghost stories.  Which is just as well cuz the kids were sound asleep by 8:30 – everyone slept thru the night w/only one midnight potty break (and surprisingly it wasn’t Denton). 

Next camping trip…. we’re tenting it at the Richmond International Raceway waiting to catch a glimpse of the Pitbull in Lipstick herself, Sarah Palin when she comes through Richmond on Monday.  If we do I”ll post pics, of Denton kissing her that is.

This is a cool website I found through a friend of a friend (isn’t that how it always works!)  But I love it cuz she find the cutest things and posts about them.  Takes the work out of me having to find cute gifts. Fabulous Fun Finds is having a Free Giveaway this week – click on the button below to check out these great finds!

There’s so much to blog about, i’m so behind!  Let me start with SarahCuda…

If you didn’t watch the VP debates last week, you missed out.  While I don’t believe that Palin won by a landslide like some of media projected, I do feel like she did an exceptional job considering she was the underdog.  I like Joe Biden from the debate, I like him more then Obama.  I liked that Biden and Palin could be civil with each other and laugh a bit.  Things are stressful enough in life to have to watch candidates on TV be hostile, so it was a good debate.  But too bad most of the facts Biden gave were false and untrue. “Say it ain’t so Joe!” Too bad most of America won’t come to find that out.  He was a good speaker, and for those who didn’t know that his facts were incorrect, they may be swayed.   But who would I rather be in the White House working to save the family and nation?  Palin, any day.

It doesn’t matter to me that she’s a woman, I think that’s just a perk.  But I feel that since she is a woman and her mothering and family are at the front of her “story” that she will do what she can to uphold family values and morals in our government.  I feel like she will be the best person to represent what I believe and what I think is most important in this country:  families.  After the Couric interview, I never strayed from my feelings that Palin was a good candidate.  I think she is a quick learner, as shown by the debates on Thursday.  Hello, she’s been on the race for five weeks, what do you expect!?!?!   And she’s passing expectations….  The McCain campaign made a poor choice in keeping Palin under wraps since Couric.  But now that the debates have come and gone, she’ll be on the front lines of the running. And “Gosh Darnit” she’s gonna look ahead to the future and fight all the corruption and greed the Killer from Wasilla can handle.

Just so you know…. I’m making “SaraCuda” shirts for me and Leo and I’m gonna wear that sucker from now until Nov. 4 (except on Tuesday and Friday’s when I do laundry). 

P. S.  More on The Bulldog in Lipstick:  PalinReport.com     

Fischer and I had the talk.  He’s growing up fast:

We had Back to School Night this past week…. I totally remember fitty years ago when my parents went to BTSN for ME when I was little!  So weird for me to be that parent now.  But I don’t feel so old since BTSN, considering that Denton and I were the youngest parents there, and with the most kids.  

Have I mentioned yet how much I LOVE Leo’s teacher and now how much I LOVE Nuckols Farm Elementary?  First, I love Mrs. Miller cuz she lets the kids be creative, she’s been teaching for 23 years but it hasn’t “gotten to her” to be around Kindergartners for that long. She handed us her curriculum outline and explained her teaching methods of allowing the children to find their niche and go at their own pace.  She’s big on NOT having the kids all on the same level – let them progress as they can.  Not only that, but she lays the SMACK DOWN in the right way, but is so kind about it all.  aka – Leo’s been in time-out twice already… Denton and I have both had heart attacks about it and had Leo write an apology note to her teacher.  And the reason being?  Because she loves her friends at school and when she gives them hugs, she picks them up and twirls them around, almost killing both of them. :)  

NFES is run by women – I’m not a Femme-Fanatic, but I think it telling that there are only 2 male members on the whole staff. Maybe I want to be a Vice Principal someday now…  the P and VP drive a Lexus and Mustang with license plate “GIDYUP.”  Heh. (Someday my Jeep Wrangler will have the license plate KIKDWN.)

So while other moms are crying and missing their kids during the day – I’m living it up going to the gym, spending more time with the boys, and thinking about how much fun Leo is having learning and being creative in a great environment.  Cheers.