Politicians

Who is Emily and how did I get on her list? Seems like promises from politicians are a dime a dozen. I have decided to vote for the person who calls me the least. I get flyers, letters, notes and pamphlets by the pound. Somewhere a forest has been cut for this nonsense. This will go on for another whole year............A monarchy looks better and better. No elections, no promises, no lies. Maybe we could ask Queen Elizabeth if she would consider taking us under her wing. Okay, that wouldn't work. Almost scared to go to the store, there are politicians under every rug. Wish they did windows though. If I promise to vote for one of them would they do my windows?

Makes me think of my sister.....(except the part about the flappy arms and lost waist line....damn her anyway!!)

Dear Santa,

I've been a good mom all year. I've fed, cleaned and cuddled my children on demand, visited the doctor's office more than my doctor and sold sixty-two cases of candy bars to raise money to plant a shade tree on the school playground. I was hoping you could spread my list out over several Christmases, since I had to write this letter with my son's red crayon, on the back of a receipt in the laundry room between cycles, and who knows when I'll find anymore free time in the next 18 years. Here are my Christmas wishes: I'd like a pair of legs that don't ache (in any color, except purple, which I already have) and arms that don't hurt or flap in the breeze, but are strong enough to pull my screaming child out of the candy aisle in the grocery store. I'd also like a waist, since I lost mine somewhere in the seventh month of my last pregnancy. If you're hauling big ticket items this year I'd like fingerprint resistant windows and a radio that only plays adult music, a television that doesn't broadcast any programs containing talking animals, and a refrigerator with a secret compartment behind the crisper where I can hide to talk on the phone. On the practical side, I could use a talking doll that says, "Yes, Mommy" to boost my parental confidence, along with two kids who don't fight and three pairs of jeans that will zip all the way up without the use of power tools. I could also use a recording of Tibetan monks chanting "Don't eat in the living room" and "Take your hands off your brother," because my voice seems to be just out of my children's hearing range and can only be heard by the dog. If it's too late to find any of these products, I'd settle for enough time to brush my teeth and comb my hair in the same morning, or the luxury of eating food warmer than room temperature without it being served in a Styrofoam container. If you don't mind, I could also use a few Christmas miracles to brighten the holiday season. Would it be too much trouble to declare ketchup a vegetable? It will clear my conscience immensely. It would be helpful if you could coerce my children to help around the house without demanding payment as if they were the bosses of an organized crime family. Well, Santa, the buzzer on the dryer is calling and my son saw my feet under the laundry room door. I think he wants his crayon back. Have a safe trip and remember to leave your wet boots by the door and come in and dry off so you don't catch cold. Help yourself to cookies on the table but don't eat too many or leave crumbs on the carpet. Yours Always, MOM...
P.S. One more thing...you can cancel all my requests if you can keep my children, healthy, safe and of course, young enough to always believe in Santa.

Happy Happy Joy Joy

The holidays are rapidly approaching. If you stand outside and be very quiet you can hear the call of the wild politician......They sqawk, chatter, and otherwise make rather soundless noise. Not sure how I plan to vote for, but it will not be the fool who calls my home 4 + times a night. Also all the flyers are a waste of a good tree. Lately you can't go to the store and not run into one of them. They are your best friend too. Probably shouldn't buy the new outfits to go with the invitations that are casually cast out. Iowa during election times........such foolishness......promises that cant be honored.........raising taxes.........lowering taxes..........I promise change.........no me, I will do more change......I find it beneficial to just not listen to them. This to will pass. Who knows......someone might fight through the crowd and actually be a good choice

But, is it REALLY greener over there??

I have been thinking and talking about the old saying "The grass is always greener over there" a lot lately, and it got me thinking....why is it that when we see "a greener yard" it always seems to us to be an invitation. Isn't it more likely that it is a reminder instead? Maybe, just maybe, it is meant only to let us know we have been neglecting our own yards recently. And, lets be honest...nothing and no one is perfect, no matter how they might appear on the outside. Every person comes with their own problems and quirks, and running from one to another as an escape is almost never the right answer. No man (or woman) is an island, and every decision we make has consequences for us, and the loved ones in our lives. And very often there are consequences for others that we never thought about until it was too late. I see it as a ripple effect...you throw a rock in a pond and the ripples seem to go on forever. The choices we make today will affect any number of people and there is no way to know what they may endure because of our selfishness. Now let me be clear here....I am all for finding your own happiness. God knows I have, finally. But sometimes finding that happiness is as simple as looking into the eyes of the person next to you, and knowing they are in it for the long haul, for better or worse. And realizing that when you focus more on what you have than what you don't have, you might just be surprised at what has been there all along.

The Daily Coyote

You have to visit this blog. The pictures are amazing and I am so very jealous! I would love to know this woman and her pets, but it seems very wrong to call Charlie a pet. And after reading her posts, it is obvious she doesn't see him that way either.