A Couple Pics

A few weeks ago, Molly convinced her Grammy Mary she needed to go bowling, and so we all went bowling.  

And here she is with her baby cousin, Izzy.

Chow!

Molly Took Her First Shower All By Herself

Molly informed me yesterday morning that she wanted to take a shower every morning and that would be "her life."  She'd just had a bath the night before so I told her to wait until today.  And she just got out.  I did help her with her hair a bit though.  :0)  Now she's going to do some yoga.


Mike has been hand milling his soap to see if it makes it better and adding shea butter to it.  So far it seems to be harder and longer lasting.  But he picked out a bunch for me to put on etsy, so guess what I'll be doing all week.  He just used the molds that he found at Hobby Lobby, but we are hoping to get some better ones later.  


I also spilled coffee all over the desk, so I think it might be time to clean up the clutter. Molly seems to think our desk is for her stuff too. 


And finally, we are the proud parents of our first green bean plant of the year, as well as our first corn plant ever.  I'm getting excited.  

 

I Can't Believe This Is Still An Issue

So this morning I stepped in runny cat puke and dry heaved while Molly put towels over the offending piles. It's still there.  Guess what Mike gets to do tonight? Because now I have coffee in my stomach and no way am I puking that up.  

In the political arena I CANNOT believe that John Kyl said abortions are 90% of what Planned Parenthood does.  Then he said that he hadn't meant that statement to be a factual one, which I think means, he MEANT TO LIE.  OMG!

I'm not big on abortion in general, don't get me wrong, but it's not like Planned Parenthood is going around telling teenage girls to have lots of sex just so they can later convince them to have abortions.  I went to Planned Parenthood for three or four years, I did not have one single abortion, which is really the point.  It's a place to get health care for young and poor women so that they don't have a bunch of kids that they can't take care of.  I hate to play the feminist card, but is this really about something else?  Is this really about keeping women in a powerless state so that they are more easily controlled?  I really hope not.  

Because frankly, if they do succeed in dismantling Planned Parenthood and taking away life saving services, etc. they will be complaining all the time about single mothers, like they used to do in the nineties.  And since they are trying to get rid of Medicaid as well, all of those unwanted pregnancies that they claim end in abortion will grow up to be unhealthy, starving teenagers without any sense of self preservation who then will create more unwanted babies and continue the cycle.  Is this what we want for America?  

Again, I'm not advocating abortion, but rather health care services of which abortion is a small part for women of all socio-economic backgrounds.  Unfortunately the world is not a perfect place and sometimes women feel the best option for an unwanted (and sometimes wanted) pregnancy is to terminate.  It sucks.  Please don't make it harder for us than it already is.


And my last point is, we mothers make life and death decisions for our children every single day.  Sometimes it's unfair, sometimes it's cruel.  Sometimes we just do the best we can at the moment.  Sometimes you just have to trust us to do what's best.  Sometimes you just have to watch people make decisions that you think are bad for them, because it's just not your business to interfere.

Okay, I'm done.  


I have to go get blood tests this afternoon.  Yay!

Why Is Women's Clothing So Offensive?

I'm trying to read about this because I find it interesting that there are countries in which it is illegal for women to NOT where the veils, right?  I haven't found documentation of that part, but it is at least very taboo in some countries.  And now it is illegal to wear them in France and Belgium.  I just don't get it.  As someone who has been criticized for my choice of clothing many times in the past, I just think people should mind their own damn business!  There I said it.  Uptight xenophobic French people included.  And frankly, the whole rule about making women wear the veil in the first place is bullshit too.  If you want to wear it, go for it.  If you don't, don't. What the hell?

So Begins Another Week

I made cookies to take to my grandmother in the nursing home and Molly and I split one for breakfast this morning.  Bad, bad, bad.  

We had a busy weekend.  We planted our garden on Saturday.   We decided to expand a little this year.  I planted more green beans and potatoes.  We did some corn, carrots, parsnips, cantaloupe, squash, and cucumbers. Mike's growing tomatoes and peppers in cups, but I think I'm going to get a couple tomato plants this weekend anyway.  I'm so excited.  I hope there are no crazy hail storms this year. 

Still got lots to do. 

Friday, Friday, Friday!

It's grocery day.  Yay! 

Molly said last night, "I miss the real you."   Cute, but  a little sad too.  I reminded her that I wasn't trying to be mean and that I still loved her.  I just get kind of crabby in the evening still.  I have been playing baseball with her in the back yard quite a bit, but I guess it's just not enough.  :0)   Mike explained to her one day that while it looked like I was laying around all day, I was actually really busy on the inside.  

I actually enjoy the blogging, but I think I need to try and spiff it up a bit and do more planning. Just sitting down and typing whatever is on my mind isn't working out to well.  Maybe?  I don't know. And while my inner critic is not so vocal-mostly silent- I'm having a hard time focusing still.  I need to focus on an etsy plan too.  

And even though I am paying an exorbitant amount of money each month for health insurance, we still have to pay the doctor and hospital a lot.  Ridiculous. And I don't want to give out too many details, but I would just like to say that if you are not willing to pay the fees in total, than maybe you just shouldn't be in the health insurance business.  Profits above human life is a ridiculous and morally reprehensible strategy.  And we are going to be able to pay our bills, baring any unforeseen financial tragedies, so I think we'll be okay, but I just can't believe it. 

However, I like my doctor.  She is very nice, but that's how they get you isn't it?  Anyway. Whatever.  I'm glad we do have the insurance in case things don't go well, and in case Molly gets hurt or anything like that. I guess we just fit in that lower middle class area, where we can't quite afford health care but we don't qualify for assistance.  And that should all get better in time. Oh, yeah, I think in a couple years we can get the subsidies or whatever that business is.  I've just been reading over the wikipedia entry for it, and I am so confused now.  Sometimes I wish I had studied a little law somewhere along the way.  

Anyway, got to get to work again.  :0)
Happy Weekend and all!

Wednesday

The guy I voted for for the city council won.  I'm so glad.  Although it seems that the other three people that won were backed by the same special interest groups that Shadid's opponent was backed by. At least we got one person. Power to the people and all that.  

I am crazy about this yarn made from recycled blue jeans at SWAK.  Unfortunately, they no longer have a shop by my house, so I either have to drive to Gutherie or order online.  I hate paying for shipping, but I hate paying for gas as well.  

Some middle aged guy sent me a message on Facebook that started out, "Hey Gorgeous."  Wanted to start out friends and see from there.  I actually responded, but it was only a quick, "No thank you."   So then he sends me another message that was like, "Why?"  Do I have to spell it out?  No, I don't.  The best way to handle these things is to:  DISENGAGE.   I hope anyway.  Ewww.

I have to get my uterus measured tomorrow. I have been feeling so much better.  And I've even been getting up between 8 and 8:30 in the morning, and having trouble going to sleep.  Sleeping less, feeling better.  Yay!  I wish bras weren't so expensive.  Then I could get more and everything would be perfect. 

Molly didn't get into the Dove Science Academy, so she is very happy.  She gets to stay at her school.  I'm glad we'll still be able to walk to school, although I don't know if I'll be able to walk that early in the morning next year. I want to, but.... 


So, I have to try and start a schedule for myself. This lack of prioritizing thing isn't working for me, really.  And you know that whole "breakfast? What's that?" thing isn't working out.  Molly is, right now, drinking Orange Crush at nine thirty in the morning.  On an empty stomach.  


Got lots of work to be doing!