Today is my Wedding Anniversary. And I SWEAR that my wedding rings sparkle extra bright every December 23rd. Maybe because today is not only the anniversary of our wedding but also of our first date. Awe, the memories...

Poor Baby, Poor Me!

My lil' punkin has the chicken pox. Little did I know that along with an infected baby I get a paranoid husband and a know-it-all mother in law.

First of all, my husband has never had the chicken pox. So he's afraid that he will catch them and is going to pay $85 to be vaccinated even though he's already been exposed. Furthermore, he says he won't be able to touch the baby.

~NEWSFLASH~
Micah has had visible bumps for 3 days now which means he has been contagious for approximately 1 week. Getting vaccinated now, AFTER being exposed, is (in my opinion) a huge waste.

Last night my mother-in-law insisted that I need to give the baby something warm to drink because if I don't the chicken pox may "go back in" and make him really sick. I tried to keep a straight face as I told her that he gets plenty of warm milk several times a day and she shouldn't worry about him having warm liquids. She was adamant about giving him something warm to drink and then it got a little nasty when I said, "Look, Eileen, Micah is breastfed. The milk he gets from me is warm, 98.6 degrees warm. And I PROMISE you that there is nothing that I can give him that is better for him." And today, after the doctor confirmed the diagnosis as chicken pox, she told me, "You can listen to those doctors if you want to BUT ALL THE OLD PEOPLE will tell you that he needs something warm to drink." I reminded her AGAIN that Micah gets plenty of warm milk all day and all night. She was frustrated by my answer and then moved on to Jason maybe having to be quarantined at work.

Need I say more about my mother in law?

Since I haven't posted ANYTHING in well over a month....thanks to anyone who even reads this.

A few weeks ago my mother, my sweet Micah and I went to the Fabulous Food Show in Cleveland. I must say that Micah was beautifully behaved, it could have been a disaster! Anyhow, we saw some amazing things. Like these cakes.



It astonishes me that anyone can make such beautiful things out of food. Very impressive.

On the flip side of the show being so lovely, we also found out that Paula Dean is very much a BITCH!!! After talking to one of the Show workers, we learned that she treated the workers like crap, would not allow guests to sit in certain seats during her performances which cost an ADDITIONAL $60 because she is not already rich enough to include her show in the general admission ticket price of $25 bucks like the other celebrity chefs highlighted in this year's show. HUMPH. Well let me just say that I saw Miss Dean a few years ago and she sucked. I was disappointed. Majorly. But I was very happy this year sitting in the audiences of Guy Fieri and Curtis Stone. Very fun. And it didn't cost us anything EXTRA.

The Holidays are here. I'm spending money like a crazy person. Its fun. But I've got to get my Christmas tree up this weekend and some presents wrapped because one entire side of my bedroom looks like a Target isle. The mess is making me go loony. Furthermore, I've got so much crap piled up everywhere, it is impossible to know what I've already bought. The latter is a CLEAR sign that I probably need to just stop shopping altogether. But I have managed to score some cute clothes and shoes for myself as well. Besides, I'm stimulating the economy.

My husband informed me the other day that we are NOT going to be able to go to Washington D.C. for the inauguration because it's going to be to hectic to take a baby. I told him to fuck off, we're going cause if there are going to be 3 million people attending, a few more (US) won't make much of a difference. The jury is still out on the final decision...

If I don't make it back here for another month and a half, have a wonderful Christmas!!

I'm super excited to announce that my family and I will be traveling to Washington D.C. for the presidential inauguration in January to witness Barack Obama make his historical journey down Pennsylvania Avenue to enter the White House! I'm just praying for mild January weather so that I will be able to take the baby. If the weather is crappy, we'll still go but the baby and I will not camp out all night for the front row view with Jason, Devin and the rest of the Family. But just being in the city will be electric enough even if I can't attend in person. So excited!!

And if by chance the old man gets elected, we may go anyway to protest.

How are you planning on celebrating Obama's victory?

Just a quickie post while I've got a minute...


I must say that I am over excited to be a part of the upcoming election process. This is such an important event in American history and I truly feel proud to be a part of it all. And to add to my excitement, I believe I have convinced 2 people in my family who have NEVER voted in their lives to exercise their rights and let their voices be heard. Yay for me and yay for the democratic process!!!

I'm also super excited that the ethics committee found that stupid Bitch sarah palin guilty of abusing her power as Governor. Now maybe, just maybe, the fuck nuts out there supporting her will begin to see her for psycho that she is.
Everyone should go over to The Dept. and take the palin poll...I voted for the Fargo one, I hate that about her, I really do.

Devin's last football game was played at the high school stadium. It brought back all kinds of memories. I spent a lot of time at that stadium during my high school years. Marching Band was the absolute most fun I had in high school. Period. And being back there made me feel all warm and gushy inside. But it was so weird too...

Devin is in Jr. High. So there weren't too many people at the game. The stadium was emptier than I've ever seen it. I sat there, looking around. Remembering. Laughing silently as I hold my baby boy thinking, "Never in a million years would I have pictured myself sitting in these stands with my baby watching my big baby play on this field that I spend so much time on as a youngster." Hell, at that stage of my life (High School) I was never getting married. I most definitely wasn't going to have any children. "Oh. Hell. No! NO Kids!!" That is what I always said. And yet there I sat. With my Husband and my Son. I had goosebumps. My eyes teared up. I couldn't have felt more happy or proud. Even though my life has turned into the exact opposite of what I dreamed it would be, I am happy. And that is what matters most in life, yes?

This is Federer's 5th consecutive US Open win. His 13th Grand Slam Title. And he is the only man in history to win 2 different tournaments 5 times in a row! His straight set victory over Andy Murry will hopefully quiet all the nay-sayers. Federer in NOT finished. He hit a little bump in the road and now he's back!

Now that all is right in the (tennis) world and Rodger Federer has won a grand slam, I will do my best to focus my attention on more blog worthy subjects. But first, we celebrate!