Did I tell you I have a very large king sized lodgepole bed? It has a pillow top mattress, and on top of that, there is a mattress cover with a pillow top. I have very nice high thread count sheets I got on sale at Macy's and a beautiful (or used to be) expensive down comforter. I love my bed. It's soft, it smells good, and there is plenty of room.
Except for one thing, well OK two things.
Small Son and Little Miss.
They like my bed just as much as I do. Right now, Small Son is smack dab in the middle and Little Miss is next to him. There is approximately 1 foot of space left on my side.
I love sleeping with my kids, but lately they have turned into bed hogs and I don't sleep much. I either
A. spend the night getting up and down, putting them back in their own bed, or
B. Squish myself up, and suck it up, because I really do actually love having them in the bed with me.
I'm watching them right now, and they are so cute. One little blond head with very short hair, and one little blond head with long curly hair. They look so much alike, and so different at the same time.
I love that they love sleeping with me, and my rational brain say's.."Hey, OC, you are at work all day, they are at school, this is connect time!"
I know, I know, but sometimes I just don't want to connect quite so much.
Today, I showered them both with me. I was doing my business in the restroom, complete with the musical tapping's of Little Miss on the door.
So there you go, I'm trying to decide if I'm going to carry sleeping kidlets back to their bed tonight, or just squish in beside them and hope for the best. It does amaze me that 70 odd pounds of children can take up so much room.
I'm sitting here torturing myself watching Fox News tonight. WTF?
I am sickly fascinated by it, and I for some reason, this time, have the need to know both sides. I feel like I NEED to know what the other camp is really saying. I was even tempted to sign up on McCain/Palin's site so that I could get their emails and see what crap they are spitting out.
Really, I watch what they say, Rush Limbaugh was just on Greta Van Susteren's show, and I can't believe all the bull that comes out of their mouth that is just not true. How can they act like it is? It's not true, it's a flat out lie, the lies have been debunked, and still they are spilling out.
I want to turn this election around. I'm terrified of what will happen to all of us, if the 'Pubs win this one. McCain can't keep his story straight. Palin is still spitting out the same lies she's been busted on. I just don't know people. I don't know how they can keep going and not want to bury their heads in utter mortification. Are they not just the slightest bit embarrassed?
Tonight, Small Son started talking about Barack Obama. He is listening. It makes my commitment that much stronger. He's paying attention to what I'm doing. Tonight when I was at the Barack Office, they told me again, "bring the kids with you." "We'll put them to work coloring signs." I think I will next week, at least Small Son. I think he would get a kick out of it, and I'm willing to bet he would learn something. Not to mention, he could play with Fits.
Fits, I'm falling hard for Fits. Tonight he came over, and put his giant golden head on my knee and let me rub his ears while I was making phone calls. He is such an encouraging soul. He is just happy to be. Give him an ear rub, and he is all the more happy to hang out with you. I noticed tonight, that it was like he recognized me, as he gave me some special attention.
I want a dog so bad, but I want a dog like Fits, calm, even, loving. I'm not ready for puppy hell. I've stalked the pound, but the right dog is never there. Someday, I'll find my canine soul mate, until then, I'm just going to soak up the dog love when I can, from Lucy, from Fits, there are a lot of pooches out there that are happy to let me rub their ears.
One more thing about the election. As I sit here, watching Fox News, it is amazing to me just how they can portray McCain as a reasonable person. If I wasn't the type of person to do my own research, I think I could almost be sucked in. It's scary because normal people can be sucked into this by the nuance rich prattle.
I do think it's good to know what we are up against, but I think I may have to turn it in a minute, I can only take so much torture in one evening.
Peace,
OC
As unbearable as it can be to listen to, it's important to ALWAYS know both sides of an election. It's a checks and balances kind of thing, you can't just assume the candidate you favor is right all the time. Nor can you assume that the candidate you're against is totally evil. (Not that I think McSame isn't evil!) It also helps to know both sides when trying to convince someone of your voting choice. If you'll notice, McSame's commercials are all about how BAD Obama is, but they speak nothing of what GOOD McSame intends to do. You can shut someone up pretty quickly with the facts.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of, have you heard of the website factcheck.org? It does fact checks of both sides.
I think a lot of people will be changing their minds once the debates start. I think Barack will tear McCain to shreds in the debate...and Joe Biden will have Sarah Palin for dinner!
ReplyDeleteI always loved having my son in bed with me. He actually slept with me almost every night until he was 8 yrs old. After the age of 8 he started wanting to play his video game in his bedroom while in his bed, and he would usually fall asleep while doing it.
Today, he is 24 and I hardly ever see him since he is a truck driver. Enjoy these times with your young ones. The time goes by so fast.
Connie
We're in puppy hell right now.
ReplyDeleteAnd if it helps, Rach doesn't like to sleep with me so much anymore. I kinda miss it but I do like the room...