It's good to be a mommy!

This whole month has been very negative with all the political hoop-la of Prop 8 and all the ripping back and forth with the Presidential stuff. For me, my mind is made up on many of the issues, so I'm ready for them all to just pipe down! It makes me nervous to hear people arguing and being mean to one another.

Last night I was blessed with the opportunity to stand on a street corner with my brothers and sisters holding "Yes on 8" signs. We got many more positive comments than negative (thank you to the brother that was keeping tally). The negatives were far more vulgar than I had anticipated. There were some thumbs down that were fine. It was the foul language and mean gestures (with small children in the car, I might add) that really surprised me. I'm not shocked by the difference on opinion, just the expression seemed over the top. I'm so looking forward to November 5th.

So, today as I was leaving the elementary school I saw an older lady walking in. I think she's an aide. She was wearing an obviously festive, home made Halloween themed vest. (Only teachers or educators can get away with that look). I commented on how fun it was. She said, "Thank you. My mommy made it for me!" I laughed since this lady was in her 60's, and said how nice it was that she could still say that with pride.

It just made me think of how special those little things are that mommies do for their kids. I look around both the school and church and see good mommies doing such good things with their kids. I wonder if I'm doing enough good things with my kids. I'm sure all kids find things to complain about, no matter how well the parents did. Being a 'mommy' helps keep me positive in this otherwise negative, nasty little world we live in.

What Year Are You?

You Belong in 1982

Wild, over the top, and just a little bit cheesy. You're colorful at night - and successful during the day.

What Year Do You Belong In?

So, how accurate do you think this is??? Hmmm??? C'mon, TAG, you're it!!! Tell me what year you are!

Harvest Festival

Aubrey is so athletic. She loves this stuff! Probably not her best side!

Can you see the hat Brandon ("Charlie Brown") is trying to catch while he swings?

Look at how happy Jon is on the "Hurl Tub" as we affectionately call it.

This weekend was CRAZY! Our school put on it's annual Harvest Fest. It is the biggest event of the year. Complete with rides, a live DJ, food, games and a haunted house! The kids love it, and I love that it's over! Ha! The school did great (although we don't have the totals in yet) and at the end of the day Aubrey calculated that I had been at the school for almost 12 hours. It was worth it. The atmosphere was so fun and positive! We had so many middle schoolers and high schoolers come back to play. It was a great success!!

After Brian drove the kids to their soccer games and ran around dong errands, he brought the kids up to the school to play for awhile. Then the entire family stayed to clean up. Can I just share how grateful I am for the guy I married? He's amazing. In my family we tease about what kind of angel we were in the pre-existence to end up with the lives we have now. I'm thinking I was a darn good angel to have my life. Brian got stuck with me, so you make your own conclusions on what type of an angel he must have been! Ha!

A Wishful Thought

Ok, I'm having a terrible day. It's PTA meeting night and I'm always stressed out this one night a month. But I have to share some good news. I just won this CUTE board from Paige at A Wishful Thought. She was doing a drawing on her blog. I entered and today when I got home there it was on the porch waiting. I can't add the picture, but check it out on her blog: http://[www.vinylwishes.blogspot.com]/ Thanks, Paige!!!

Happy B-Day!

Jonathan just celebrated his 7th birthday this week. He was so excited to celebrate at Pump It Up! He's only begged for the last 3 years to go! Check out his toothless grin. He likes sliding dimes in there just like he would a "piggy bank". He was hoping he could "perform" this trick for the school Variety Show. Us Wetzkers have mad skills, yo!

This was a bitter sweet day for me. I have so many friends (not sooooo much younger than I am) who are still having babies. I know that's not in our future, but it still tugs at my heart strings to see them holding their little ones. While he still likes to be called "Jon-Jon" (who knows how long that will last), he's so grown up! His brown eyes still melt my heart! His hugs are the most sincere. I guess he's still my little guy no matter how old he gets.

Maiden Voyage

Ok, I've been given quite a bit of grief for not having a blog. I fought hard against the tide, but will now admit this is a fun idea and I'm joining the bandwagon.

"Scribble Scrabble" is the phrase Brandon's Kindergarten teacher used to describe when kids wrote, but no one could read what the letters were. I'm using this name since I'll probably be writing stuff that no one else will understand what I'm trying to say. Ha!