Another Dream... this one was bad!!!

Well, I had another dream last night that has been stuck in my minds eye ever since I woke up. This one really took the cake. I was at the hospital about to give birth to our sweet baby girl when the doctor declared the baby too big to fit through my va-jay-jay... so into the operating room we went. Next thing I know the baby is out but no one will let me see her because the sight was just too horrible.

Then I was in a hospital room with a bunch of other people who just had babies... one lady had given her baby away and was being discharged... the other lady had a sweet little bundle of joy in her arms that was so beautiful everyone was oohhing and awwwing.... then there was me.

MY baby was ugly... I'm not talking just a little plain... I'm talking downright U-G-L-Y.... ugly. First of all she was huge... like 20 lbs and she looked just like Jesse Jackson! I'm not kidding... if you were to take Jesse Jackson's head and put it on a 20 lb baby's body that was my baby! Mustache and all. Oh, and there were girl parts but amazingly enough there were boy parts too... sticking out her tail bone. No one would let me touch her or hold her because she was so ugly.

Fast forward to today... real life... at my 34 week doctor appointment. Each visit with my dear D. Cvar she takes a tape measure and measures my belly. At 34 weeks my uterus should be 34 cm from top to bottom... well, not my baby... my baby is measuring big at 37 cm!!! Oh Dear GOD!!! If this baby comes out 20 lbs and looking like Jesse Jackson I think I'll die. So, next visit on November 6th I'll be getting an ultrasound to determine if my baby is indeed a Jesse Jackson baby or what I would prefer, a tiny little pink bundle of joy.

Hate

As with the rest of our nation I have been keeping up with the election and have been really searching within myself to figure out who is the best candidtate to run our country... this is obvious... Obama. So, now we'll talk about people I hate.

John McCain. Where do I start? I HATE this man. He is an admitted cheater who left his wife for the younger Cindy... I'm sure it had nothing to do with her being young, beautiful, and RICH.... He is a LIAR... ask David Letterman...the man last minute backed out of an interview and said he was urgently needed in Washington to fix our economy... however they found him down the street giving an interview to Katie Couric... I guess the millions of viewers who would have turned into Letterman don't count. When he finally did decide to sit down with Letterman he was asked about his faux paux and his reply was "I screwed up!"... So, add that to the list of reasons I despise this man... CHEAT, LIAR, SCREW UP! And married to an ex drug addict who kept herself out of trouble because she is richer than Richie Rich (one of the 5% of citizens who would see a tax increase under Obama). Last but not least... he's Stupid. I say this because only someone utterly STUPID would choose Sarah Palin as their running mate. I mean seriously.... is the nation so blind that we would listen to this woman and take her seriously??? Does McCain think the women of this country want a woman to be president so much that we would vote for the first pair of pantyhose to get offered the job???? And that's exactly what he must think because she's standing there beside him and chances are good he'll kick the bucket before he makes it to the end of his first term. I'm not fooled into thinking he selected her as his running mate simply because he thought she would be great... he really thought he'd win because he had a woman on his ticket!

Anyway, this brings me to another person I hate. Rush Limbaugh. I listen to Rush quite often... I don't listen to him because I admire or respect him but rather I like to hear what the "other side" is talking about. This man spouts off such crap that I'm surprised any person with a morale bone in their body could listen and agree with a word that escapes his beak. He twists everything to fit into his perverted view and at the same time makes the conservative Republican idiots look like innocent victims of a Democrat Massacre... however, I am not so gullible and naive as to just believe what he tries to shove down my ears each day... although I'm sure there are the masses who take each word as a sermon and thank God he exists.

What, you might ask got me on this soapbox today??? Well, while listening to Rush this morning he played a soundbite of a new McCain ad which tries to play on a new found sympathy for "Joe the Plumber".... and how now poor Joe's life is ruined because he's become famous over night, didn't ask for any of this and the rest of the plumbers of the world are ganging up against him because he's plumbing without a license.... boo hoo hoo... well you know what got my feathers ruffled about that???? It was John McCain who brought Joe the Plumber up!!! Obama didn't mention Joe the Plumber at the debate... it was John McCain, who obviously saw tape of Obama being asked a bogus question from ole' Joe who I believe was a Republican pawn conveniently placed there to try to make Obama look like an idiot. It's just amazing to me that the Republicans are the one's who did this to Joe and are now trying to blame the other side for it all.

One final note... I DO believe the 5% of people out there should pay higher taxes than I do. When the wealthy people in this country have to start choosing whether to pay a bill or buy food then we can talk... and you know what??? It's NOT Socialism... at least not as defined in Websters.

Main Entry: so·cial·ism
Pronunciation: \ˈsō-shə-ˌli-zəm\
Function: noun
Date: 1837
1: any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods
2 a: a system of society or group living in which there is no private property b: a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
3: a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done

Oregon Wildlife Safari

When the boys and I drove from Oregon down to California we made a pit stop in Winston, Oregon and spent a few hours at the Oregon Wildlife Safari. We had a great time and I highly recommend stopping there to anyone who may be traveling in that area. Winston is really a nothing town in itself but the safari was filled with almost every animal you could think of. If not for the safari being there we would have driven through it and not given it another thought.


The safari was wonderful and took about two hours to see. We were able to get through it rather quickly considering it was a week day and so we were lucky to be able to take our time and view each animal favorite was the giraffes and it was really amazing to get so close to them.


I will say the part of the safari I loved the best was when we encountered an Emu... I think he was an Emu so that is what we will call him. This creature was so funny and very curious. He stuck his head in the car and seemed to really take a liking to Michael. He kept making this honking sound and the boys and I probably parked next to him for about five minutes with him poking his head in the car and honking at us. We got a lot of giggles out of him and he was the highlight of the safari for sure.

Pumpkin City 2008

Well Halloween is almost here and this year we began celebrating the season with our good friends Mark, JoJo and Anthony Grace. We met the Grace's when Michael was just 20 months old and had started going to Tutor Time. Their son Anthony became Michael's partner in crime and we have always enjoyed spending time with them. In fact when we moved to Oregon I was really sad to leave them all and when I found out we were moving back I was so excited to pick up where we left off.

So, we met them at Pumpkin City. Pumpkin City is a big fair held in the parking lot of Laguna Hills Mall each year. It's so much fun with carnival rides and lots of photo opportunities. Michael, Anthony, and Hayden all had a blast riding the rides and playing all the carnival games. When we left we all had an arm full of blow up toys the boys won and the kids were worn out.

In Oregon the pumpkin patches are a lot more traditional and actually "pumpkin Patches" but Pumpkin City is a lot of fun and someplace I enjoy taking the kids each year. Most of all it was fun to spend time with our good friends.

Caramel Macchiato

So, with pregnancy comes some pretty strange dreams. I expect them and an usually not surprised when I have one. One of the strangest I've ever had was when I was pregnant with Michael and I dreamt I left the house and left him on the end table in the living room... it was the kind of feeling you get when you realize you've left your drink on the roof of your car and you've already driven several miles before it dawns on you what you've done....

Anyway, last night I was sleeping and had a very strange dream that I was in a store and the guy behind the counter told me if I could make a Caramel Macchiato I had the job.... I didn't know I was looking for a job, I remember thinking but I jumped behind the counter anyway and started to prepare my concoction. I remember the espresso machine being very dirty and the espresso was not packing right so I was having a hard time and fumbling around. I was in this state for some time and it felt like forever. I even remember thinking it to myself that this was weird. Well, the guy got mad at me for taking so long and I didnt' get the job. I was devestated. Dream over.

Well, the weirdest part of it is I've never even had a Caramel Macchiato in my life. I have no idea what's in one so I couldn't have a clue as to how to make one anyway. I do drink Starbucks almost daily... but I have a potion which I order religiously... (Tall, no whip, java chip frappaccio... just in case anyone is going to visit me after I have the baby and would like to bring me a treat... wink wink.) My point is I never even look at the menu. So, I've decided I must try the Caramel Macchiato... it wouldn't be right not to. Somehow the universe is telling me to taste it. I went online and saw the photo and must say it does look rather inviting.

So, I don't know if anyone else thinks this was a weird dream but I thought I'd share. It was weird to me and this is my blog so I'll post what I want. Ha Ha Ha!

The Economy, My Friends

If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Delta Airlines one year ago, you will have $49.00 today. If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in AIG one year ago, you will have $33.00 today. If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Lehman Brothers one year ago, you will have $0.00 today. But, if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drank all the beer, then turned in the aluminum cans for recycling refund, you would have received $214.00.

Based on the above, the best current investment plan is to drink heavily & recycle. It is called the 401-Keg. A recent study found that the average American walks about 900 miles a year. Another study found that Americans drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year. That means that, on average, Americans get about 41 miles to the gallon!

Makes you proud to be an American.

Do I really need to explain????