Rage Against The Minivan -

Fun with Partial-Birth Abortion

September 20, 2008

Barack, you had me at hello. Your winsome smile, inspirational life story, commitment to ending the war, and can-do attitude makes me want to love you. And I mostly do. But Barack. Seriously. The partial-birth abortion thing? Not cool.Sure, I realize that many in your camp are pro-choice, and there are some disagreements between us as to when life begins. I realize that many do not share my views on the protection of a teensy tiny fetus. But when we are talking about the intentional killing of a . . .

Les Misbarack

September 19, 2008

I really have no idea why I found this so funny. Maybe because I love Les Mis? Because musicals always make me happy? Anyways, please to enjoy: . . .

And on top of it all, guilt

September 17, 2008

Still miserable. Still sick. Nausea and fatigue are at an all-time high this week. I've joked about how it has affected my parenting. I'm not really joking anymore. It's bad.I've always been a "get things done" kind of girl, and spending weeks not really accomplishing anything is difficult for me. Sitting at home on the couch, in view of my completely trashed living room, is torturous. Having my kids go stir-crazy and ask to go somewhere every 5 minutes is making me feel bad, for them and . . .

My Day So Far

September 14, 2008

It's only 2pm, and wow, it's been a doozy so far.This morning starting with both kids waking up early. Insanely early. My solution to this was to put on Sesame Street, give them both a smoothie, and go back to bed. Responsible parenthood at its finest. I thought I would just doze for a few minutes, but I awoke to India (my alomst-2-wear-old) screaming at Jafta because he turned off the tv during the ending credits to Sesame Street. This was my first indication that I was in trouble. Sesame . . .

Overheard

September 13, 2008

Friday morning snuggle:Jafta: Daddy, your breath is stinky.Mark: Does daddy have coffee breath?Jafta: Yes. You need to go brush your teeth.(mommy laughs in agreement)Friday evening snuggle:Mark: Jafta, did you just toot?Jafta: Yes, and it's a really stinky one.Mark: That is a stinky toot, Jafta. Wow.Jafta: Yeah. I need to go brush my bottom. . . .

September 13, 2008

I got to meet up with a blogging friend today. It's such a treat to get to know some of my online friends in real life. Sara and I have so much in common - we both have a child in another country that we have been waiting to come home. We've both been waiting over a year. We both have no idea when they will come home.I have an amazing group of friends that surround me, but very few with the shared experience of adoption. It was so reassuring to sit with Sara and talk about our feelings, . . .

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A Carefree, Gay Joyride

September 13, 2008

Mark's mom went on a trip this week, and she parked her car at our house. She drives a powder-blue VW convertible bug. Mark thought it would be really fun to take the kids for a little spin on Saturday morning with the top down. It was a great day, the sun was shining, and the kids were excited. Until . . .Mark rounded the corner by our house, where four teenage boys were standing at the curb waiting for a bus. Apparently, they formed a quick opinion of Mark for driving such a feminine car, and . . .