Learn Something New Every Day

Does anyone even care how much Riboflavin is in a Milky Way mini?

In case you do, 2% of your RDA. Huh.

She Has a Point

"Mom, you know what? I really don't think we need the letter 'C'.""

"Really? Why do you think that?"

"Well, we have a 'K' to say 'Kuh' and an 'S' to say 'ssss', so 'C' just seems kind of extra, you know?"

She's right.

We also shared a giggle about the word "phonics" not being spelled phonetically.

A Few Things I'm Most Thankful For Today (in no particular order)

* My beautiful, hilarious, smart-as-a-whip daughter.

*Friends. All my lovely friends. Friends since dirt, friends since college, friends online, and friends who have made the past couple years a joy.

*Employment, and employment that allows me to be with Ainslie most of the time.

*10 years of marriage!

*Family (although I count many members as friends, too!)

*Enough.

*Faith in a God who will not let me go.

*People who call on me to do more, even when I resist

*The internet

*Chocolate

*spontaneous Ainslie kisses (Craig ones are nice too)

*President-elect Barack Obama

* 2 cars that are hanging in there

*Harry Potter

*Ainslie's interest in reading and learning

*Our upcoming trip to Disney World

*Digital cameras

*Being Carrie's sister

*Pain medication

*Microfleece

*A body that is healthy and strong

Election Day Activities

I'll save the entry for how tickled pink I am by the election of Barack Obama for a later date, when I can collect all my thoughts and feelings and adequately express them. For today, here are some pictures of how we celebrated the day...

First, we voted for dinner:

Then, Ainslie cast her ballot.

After voting and our traditional post-voting donuts, we (went to Zumba--there will NOT be pictures) made some banners to wave during the coverage, and read some library books about voting, the candidates, and Lucretia Mott. Oh, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

You Know Halloween is Over When...

Your 4-year old inquires on November 1, whether she may have "a relaxing day off."

Because her daily life is so taxing.

My Elite Eight

I stole this/ was tagged from Lori's blog, and who doesn't love some good list-making?


8 Favorite TV shows...
1. The Office
2. True Blood
3. The Simpsons
4. Entourage
5. Mad Men
6. House Hunters
7. Big Love (I hope it comes back!)
8. The Daily Show

8 Favorite Restaurants...
1. Chevy's
2. Big Bowl
3. Taco Gringo (local thing)
4. Culvers
5. Noodles, Etc.
6. Mariah's
7. Chipotle
8. Bella Milano

8 things that happened yesterday...
1. Taught my HRM class
2. Went to Target
3. Skipped the workout
4. Tapped with Ainslie--worked on Irish
5. Spent too much time on the phone with BCBS for a client
6. Read most of my new Real Simple
7. Watched the debate
8. Ate an ice cream cone

8 things to look forward to...
1. Jack'o'lantern Spectacular this weekend
2. Carving a pumpkin
3. the Twilight movie
4. Christmas shopping
5. The pumpkin pie that is in my oven right now
6. Girls' night on the 20th
7. Trick or Treating with my Little Witch
8. Election Day!

8 things I love about Fall...
1. The beautiful leaves
2. cool nights
3. no heat or a/c bill
4. tights
5. not shaving my legs so often!
6. chili
7. Halloween
8. pumpkin and apple desserts

8 things on my wish list...
1. An Obama victory
2. To love the new preschool teacher as much as I loved the old one
3. Family Holiday planning where nobody gets their feelings hurt
4. new brown boots
5. A massage
6. A Belle dress for Ainslie
7. An aversion to sweets
8. Some new, funky necklaces

If you are reading this, consider yourself tagged now too. Let us see your 8!

And Another Thing

How is it that I am intolerant of others' opinions if I state mine with conviction, yet it is perfectly acceptable and the Right Thing To Do for someone to take her toys and go play somewhere else when met with people who have different political ideals?

I'm behind on my blog-reading, and I am amazed that people (one person in particular) are so embarassed of their own beliefs that they feel the need to excommunicate themselves from people who see the world differently. My, how tolerant. How open-minded.

This person can't be around people who have been her friend for years, through some pretty miserable times, because they have a different political agenda and the audacity to say so? That's just sad.

How will you ever learn from other people's ideas? You won't. That is sad too.

For years I have mentally said, hey, X has a different way of life, a different take on things. But these new developments are just crazy. Ruby Ridge.

Lots of people vote differently from the way I do, including my parents and many people who I have never met in person but love very much, from years of shared experiences. Why can't we all state our positions, and even argue them without labeling the 'other side' as stupid or crazy?

Oh, yes. Most of us can get along. Grow up.