What do you think?

Have you seen this?

It is from this website.

A friend pointed it out to me the other day.

Slightly scary...

:)

(You do see Bush's face on McCain's head - right?)

Returning to regular programming...

Vacation was good. We spent a couple of days and nights with my side of the family. It is amazing how different our lives were 4 years ago. No babies. This week I got to know my nieces and they are amazing little girls. We put our feet in the water but there wasn't any way you would have convinced me to put more in. It was freezing cold water.

The house we stayed in was amazing! Built in the 20s - it had a large porch on it with two swings and lots of other seating.

It was a good first family vacation.

First Food

We have had another first in the household.
D ate his first food last night.
Sweet Potato - yum.
He is a growing boy!

The stuff that I have to remember

Coming home from daycare today - I saw some driver throw their cigarette butt out the window and of course I made some comment and of course my daughter hears me.

'Mom, what is a cigarette?'
'Oh... it is a stick that people smoke and then litter on the ground. And we all know that litter is bad - right B?'
'Yeah! And we don't want to eat litter either - do we Mom.'
'Right.'

She also picked right up on the naughty word I used and used it correctly the other day.

You know when you are a new parent - you have all this energy to stop swearing and eat right and lose that extra weight blah blah blah - and then they get older and you spend all that energy just trying to get them to keep their fingers out of their nose and mouth and don't have a lot left for the other things. So I apologize in advance if my daughter uses some bad language in your presence. Please know that I had a weak moment.
:)

Another Wonderful Saturday

Life is so good when you can walk and not feel acky.
When I was pregnant last summer, I just didn't feel like doing anything physical. My body hurt and being sweaty was not fun.

So this summer has been good so far.

This morning we went to Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden. We missed the early spring flowers this year - trillium, trout lily, false rue anemone among them. But we did see the yellow lady's slipper.
Here are a few pictures.

Today in History

My friend Meema highlights big days in history.
So today I googled 'today in history' and guess what happened today in history?

In 1844, the Young Men's Christian Association was founded in London.

Coincidence? I think not.

Friday before VaCa

Is it just me or is the Friday before vacation the pits.
There is always one more thing you should get done before you leave and it never fails that I get questions from staff so I don't get as much done as I should.

Then everyone is telling me to have a good vacation and all I can think about is how much work I will come back to.

Don't worry Gentle Reader - I have already put all that work behind me and won't even think about it until I am driving in on that day I go back to work.

Have a relaxing week.

Rolling Over...

...is so easy, I can do it in my sleep, Mom.

5 months old tomorrow

D is 5 months old tomorrow.
What a change already.

Oh you know... God, Church, Religion. The easy stuff

I go to church, I can say that is true.
To give you a little background - church has always been one of those 'musts' in my life. My mom was the church choir director so we were there every Sunday during the school year. To tell you the truth, I didn't really like it. I liked the seeing my friends part. But every other part of church felt like I was wearing something that just didn't fit.
So fast forward to me having my own family and here we are again... going to church every Sunday. We compromised with the denomination of Protestantism and attend an Episcopalian church. I love the music outlet they provide and enjoy seeing everyone but it still feels like I am an outsider when it comes to the religious aspect.

Today I was reading Janis' blog and came across a term I wasn't familiar with - neo-agnostic - so I googled it. I came up with this website and the following definition from Winifred Gallagher:

``They're caught between a rock and a hard place,'' she said. ``They can't quite get into religion because they believe that religion is belief in the unbelievable, that you have to check your brains at the door. They see religion and the mind like water and oil, two things they can't harmonize.

``On the other hand, they have religious experience, longings and impulses that point to some sacred something. They're not classical atheists or agnostics, because they haven't quite given up on the whole thing. Sometimes they think there may be a God, or they wish there was a God. They say they are spiritual, but not religious.''

That is pretty close to the way I feel. I would like to believe but I just can't quite get there.
My son was recently baptized and the Rector asked me why we wanted to baptize him and I came up with... 'Well we want to have him join this community and know this is a start on that journey' blah blah blah. Then she asked B her opinion and she said 'Because it is what you do with babies'. That was really the answer I wanted to give but it wouldn't have been appropriate for me to say.

So now I have been told that it is mainly the parents responsibility to teach their children about God. When I heard that, a little voice in my head said 'Yeah right'.
Okay. I can do this. I can believe in Christ's teachings and try to teach my kids those lessons.
It is just like manners. They are a good foundation of a good life. A basis for the way people should treat each other.

It doesn't mean I believe in God though.