history in the making

i have been watching all of this inauguration coverage for over 24 hours now; and really (unless you turn off the tv, radio, computer and talk to no one) how can you avoid it?! i realize that this is definitely a historic moment (that's the main reason i watched it and had my children watch it). it's one of those few days that you will look back on for your whole life and think "where was i when?". like when we walked on the moon or the challenger explosion or september 11th. president obama seems like a nice enough man and a good father to his girls. i think it's great to see a black person become the president of the united states of america - i'm just not very happy that he's the black person that has become president. i would have much preferred colin powell or condoleeza rice. my main concern about him as president is our nation's defense! many people bad mouth president bush for the state of the economy and such but any of those things can be fixed. i felt president bush had our national security in mind at all times. right now we may be in a recession and wall street may be a mess, but at least i know that america will be back on top again in a few years. if our country is unable (or unwilling) to protect and defend itself from idiots around the world that want us dead - there is no coming back! president carter depleted our military to nothing and i don't want to see something like that happen again!! i hope that president obama proves me wrong and that all of these supporters knew something that i didn't know! although i'm not so sure about that! i think that many people voted for him just because they wanted to see a black person become president and that is just as wrong as not voting for him because he is black. you should cast your vote because you agree with the person's beliefs and plans for the country. president obama seems to be bigger than any rock star or movie star; he's not the hottest new purse, people - he's the leader of the free world!! oh well, i'll get off my soap box for now. as my five year old reminded me, "whatever happens with obama as president, at least we know that we can always rely on God"! i'm adding a prayer from the First Baptist Church of Houston that i think is important for any believer to ask of God.


Father, I come today and I pray for Barack Obama as our new president and the leaders that surround him in Washington. I pray, God, that You give those men and women tremendous wisdom.

I ask that Barack Obama would turn to You, and all the people that surround him would turn to You, for wisdom -- that they would turn to Your Word, they would turn to prayer, and they would ask it of You, God, for only you can direct and guide our country. It's not a savior from the Republican party or Democrat party. It's the Savior of Jesus Christ.

We ask for Your will to be done in this country. We love this country, Lord, and we ask that You do great things here. Any decision that comes from government that is not of Your will, may it fall to the ground. And all the decisions that are of Your will, Lord, may they just go forward and make an incredible difference in our nation.

Lord, we give you thanks for this wonderful country, and we lift up our President, Barack Obama, and ask that you would grant him great wisdom.

In Jesus' powerful name we pray, AMEN.

Overworked and underpaid ... and unappreciated!

i just need to bitch for a few minutes about all of the things that are pissing me off lately. maybe then i will be able to get on with life and be in a better mood! first of all, i'm sick and tired of being sick and tired! i've been taking care of at least one sick person for the last 2 weeks on top of me being sick too. i am so tired and can not seem to get anything done. my christmas tree and all decorations are still up!! i'm also tired of busting my tail around the house and doing everything for my girls and they are so unappreciative - i'm determined not to raise spoiled brats! maybe i do give them too much but i'm just trying to do special things for them. i will just have to make a conscious effort to keep an eye on this! i hate going to the gym right now. it is so crowded that i can't use the machine i want (like usual) because there are so many new-years-resolution people in there! the good thing is, most of them will be gone by february! i NEED my workouts as a stress reliever! my weekday baby is on a new nap schedule - she takes one long (3 hour) nap in the middle of the day. now don't get me wrong, i like the long nap, but i hate that it's right in the middle of the day - i can't get any errands done anymore! which ought to make for more time to do things around the house but yet, that is not happening either. there, that ought to do it. now, let's go see if i can make tommorrow a better day! if not, i'll guess i'll go to the store and get a bottle of wine!

God doesn't have a belly-button

my precocious kindergartner thinks of things that i have never thought of in all of my 33 (i mean 29) years! she talks constantly and especially in the car (because she knows she has a captive audience). this is our conversation the other day:

she says "who is God's mother?"

i say "God doesn't have a mother because He is the creator of everything."

to which she immediately responds back "so He doesn't have a belly-button then?!"

"no, i guess He doesn't dear"

she is also the same child who randomly asks me questions like "do worms have ears?" and "why are shoes called shoes?"

maybe we have a future philosophy major on our hands -- how much money do philosophers get paid?