Since I'm here

I figured I might as well get a quick post in. How pathetic I am with this computer stuff! I'm not that old, I should be part of the computer generation but somehow I missed the boat. It took me about an hour to figure out where to get that shitty template and post that pic! While we are talkin about pics I'm completely missing the boat on tkaing them. We have lots of the boys as babies and lots of them on trips to Disney and Universal. None of ourselves and very few of regular life. I know I'm gonna regret that one day so it's time to get it together and start paying attention. Myabe I should make one of those 100 things to do list and add take pics of my family b4 we're gone to it.

Just playing around....

OMG I suck at this!!!!

I cannot believe how long it's been since I've posted here! I've been having a ridiculously hard time adjusting to working mornings. Thank God my mother lives here and can pick up my slack. I still have no idea how to do anything on this blog either. I want to post pics and cool backgrounds but I don't know where they come from so I guess I'm stuck with this. So I'm committing to posting a blog once a week minimum. If nothing happens it'll be boring but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

So for today it's back to the religion thing sort of. It's really about the Cub Scouts. My boys are both scouts now and seem to be enjoying it. It's great for the family in alot of ways since it forces us to make time for each other to complete the various requirements. So now we are looking into leading a den. It's not a crazy amount of work but there is training and stuff so I guess we'll see exactly what it entails then. The problem is my atheism. I try not to force my opinions and beliefs on my children. I'd prefer them to make up their own minds when they get older, but of course that's bullshit, kids learn the most from watching what the prominent adults in their lives do. I don't go to church or pray so they've never been exposed to church really. As a result one child believes in God and Jesus the other doesn't. Unfortunately, this is not acceptable to the scouts and we have to lie. The regular people don't really care, after all there aren't exactly that many active scouts these days, they might be getting desperate. I just hate having to pretend the way we do around certain people.

Here's an example: I say Oh my god alot so does my youngest. Some of the kids in the scouts freak out when we say it and reprimand us. First of all, it's not a scouting rule I can't say it but a personal thing. I know it's a commandment but not everyone who believes in god necessarily believes in that one. Second, saying dumb shit like "cheese and rice" is the same thing. The intent is to cover the use of "Jesus Christ" right? The intent is to use the lord's name in vain and as far as I'm concerned the substitute is just as bad as the real thing. It might help teach your children how to be PC but I doubt God is that stupid. Anyway, just a small rant. Now I'm off to soccer practice, where I pretend to like watching scoreless goalie-free no winner no loser sports!

Tomorrow's the big day

It's almost here and I'm still stunned. I've never been so excited to watch the inauguration before. On my moms site I wrote something about being excited and always a little in awe over the peaceful process we have in our country. Someone said it hasn't happened yet. I was stunned. I know people talk about the possibility of Obama being killed before he can take office but it just never seemed like an actual possibililty to me until I read that response. Scary. I still don't think it's going to happen but it took me back to the anger and hatred those few days around the election brought out in people and I'm reminded of how crazy people can be. It's so cliche but really "can't we all just get along?"

Toddlers & Tiaras

That was the name of the show I watched last night about those little kid beauty pageants. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem at all with these pageants. I think it's a little disturbing sometimes, those little girls who are about 10 really can look like much older teenagers. I would rather they not use fake teeth to cover up there missing baby teeth but it's not big deal to me. The thing I'm wondering is why are almost all the moms so horrible looking themselves! Especially, the moms of the more successful girls. Most of them are overweight and in some dire need of a style update. Huge Tammy Faye lashes and blue eyeshadow are simply unacceptable in 2009. As are mumus in public, and hi-waisted jeans, shoulder pads and jelly shoes. Unless of course you're at an 80's party. Maybe they could spend some of the $1000 dress money on a gym membership and a haircut. Just some evil thoughts.

Sometimes I just don't get it

I, for some reason I cannot fathom occasionally still look at the other moms blogs. Maybe it's just boredom. Today I find a comment from Lori talking about hatemail from me. I have no idea what she's talking about. The only time I ever emailed her was to support her the first time people thought she step down and then to agree with her about Brigitte Gabriel. I guess it was my response to all the hate-mongering I saw after the election. I did reference the blogs I read back then that I thought were scary and full of hate but whatever. I can't believe I stay in a group like that anyway. When I joined it seemed to have different types of people with different opinions. Once Lori took over it became a MOPS or something. The people I originally met are mostly silent now. It was like a covert Christian agenda had been instituted or something. I would've quit awhile ago but I enjoy book club and the occasional night-time event. Maybe it'll change now. Maybe I can just go to book club and not be a member. Who knows maybe I'll get kicked out when someone reads this.

I think we're hooked

to Guitar Hero World Tour that is. We just hooked it up last night and had a great time trying to play it. I'm thinking maybe we should've gotten Rock Band, the graphics are definitely better but really I have no idea how to access any of the DLC?? which is what people seem to say makes it better. It does have a no fail option which is something I could definitely use. I SUCK!!! Hopefully the more you play the easier it gets because we played for about 3.5 hrs and were only able to complete 1 song on easy. So anyway, like I said we're hooked. I can't wait to have people over and try having GH parties. I'll probably get RB too. I might never leave the house again.
I'm actually kind of pissed I have to go to NY tomorrow while my husband gets to stay home and practice!