Dirty, Messy, Stinky

Although the title of this post might sound like I'm referring to the current anti-Obama crap I've been receiving and hearing about, I'm not going to post about the political campaign. (I know that McCain, even though he's a liberal, and Obama might not be the two best choices for president, but Obama is the better of the two. Most people know how I feel about moving our country forward, our healthcare system, the economy, higher education, the war in Iraq..Etc, etc. We all know that the "taken out of context" and completely blatant lies circulating these days over e-mail about Obama is a joke. So, stop it! Everyone was all "up in arms" when Romney was being anti-ed in the media and over e-mail. It's the same thing. Although, without taking the blinders from one's eyes, it's hard to see that we're doing the same thing by cutting and sniping pieces of Obama's remarks to make him sound like a "radical", "USA hater", "big government", "say anything", politician. Stop the anti crap! I thought it was wrong when people did it to Romney saying things like "horned Mormon", "non-Christian", "polygamist", "flip-flopper", "money driven", politician. We should all know that the only person who can change our current "do nothing" white house is Barak Obama. Say it with me...his name actually rolls off the tongue quite nicely...Baaahhrrraaahhhhkkk Ohhhhbaaahmmmah!)

So, with the clarification that I'm not going to post anything about the lies circulating about Obama (you people should know, especially as members of the church what the "anti-Christ" is and who he will embody...and no it's not Obama despite what current evangelical Christian anti-Obama e-mail corporations are spreading. And the whole "he's in cahoots with radical communists”. Get a grip!) I will post some fun pictures of things that happen here on the home front. Having a little boy gets dirty, messy and stinky sometimes! That's one thing that this campaign year has taught me. No matter what I say, what I do, or who I try to convince that just because someone is a democrat it doesn't make them bad, people will always have their own opinion. This is like parenting. No matter how many times I explain things to Coleman, tell him no, or show him how to do something, until he learns from his own mistakes (the Bush era) and grows, matures and sees the whole picture (the Obama effect) then it really doesn't matter what I "try to force" him to do. The only thing I can do is be the best mom I know how, and one day he'll remember it and will have firm footing to start out on his own. I've also learned that the things that really matter in this life aren't who will be the next president, did you breastfeed or bottle feed your babies, did you have "natural" childbirth, did your husband graduate college, are you a homeowner, are you fat or skinny, etc. None of that really matters. None of that will effect whether or not our children remain active in the church, are free from addictions, have strong testimonies in their Savior, love others, have integrity, are full tithe payers, serve missions, or marry in the temple. I mean, seriously! Why do we get soooo hung up on the things that don't really matter!? The strongest form of government will always be the one that exists in our homes. So, let's move on from the petty rhetoric of Fox and CNN, because none of that will determine our eternal salvation!

This slide show is of Coleman being caught in the kitchen trying to clean up like mommy. When I caught him I laughed and laughed! It was also a boring day so we made a fort in the living room and made fresh-strawberry smoothies. MESSY! On the days that it rains there are TONS of mud puddles around the apartments. Coleman usually finds one and immerses himself in it. After we got home, on one occasion, I took a few quick pics of the DIRTY, muddy mess! It's so fun to clean him up and watch movies together. Lately he's into Shrek! I love it. Then, when he's in a good mood he plays the piano, as if he's a true musician. He acts like he can read the music from the hymn book. It's so fun to watch! I love my little guy. Let's remember what matters in this life.