do boys poop standing up?

A late night (as in 9:45 pm) convo with my almost 3 year old:

preface: earlier in the day, when she had to use the potty, the toliet seat was up and we had to put it down.

Mady: why was the toilet seat up this morning?
Mommy: because Uncle Chris used it last and forgot to put it back down
Mady: why does he put the seat up?
Mommy: because boys pee standing up?
Mady: why?
Mommy: because they have different peepees than girls.
Mady: i have a peepee
Mommy: yes, you do but boys have a different one.
Mady: do boys poop standing up?
Mommy: no, everyone poops sitting down

Ah, the joys of motherhood :) If only all the questions she is going to ask me were that easy :)

Two Words...Chuck Norris

I'm a huge Huckabee fan and I wish he was throwing his hat in the ring for the GOP nom. When he ran last time, I LOVED this ad from him... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDUQW8LUMs8

And obviously it was not his only idea for our national security but it was a pretty funny one.

So although Herman Cain may not be Chuck Norris approved, here's a link to his thoughts on national security... http://www.hermancain.com/the-issues  "It's about defending America"
So true, our security comes first.  I believe Arizona should be able to have their own laws protecting their borders.
One of my facebook friends recently posted this "If you cross the U.S. border illegally you get a job, a driver's license, food stamps, a place to live, health care, housing & child benefits, education, & tax free business for 7 yrs. " All of those may not be totally on point but they are pretty close so in addition to our US citizens' security being jeopardized, we are also spending millions of dollars to give these people a life. I'm all about people coming here legally but illegally, I'm going to unleash Chuck Norris on our borders.

Some Chuck Norris-isms to send you on your way today:

Chuck Norris will never have a heart attack. His heart isn't nearly foolish enough to attack him.
Chuck Norris can win a game of Connect Four in only three moves.
When Chuck Norris' remote control batteries die, the remote continues to function out of pure terror.
Chuck Norris doesn’t do push ups, he pushes the earth down.
Chuck Norris can kill two stones with one bird.

Israel was, is, and always needs to be our homeboy

Another reason I like Herman Cain.

Israel is our ally. If Obama has his way, they will not be much longer.

Israel is fighting for THEIR land, it's THEIR land. They're not trying to take it away from someone else, they just want what was theirs to begin with. The Palestinians are the ones who are trying to steal someone else's land.
If Canada decided to try to come across the US border and take some of Michigan or Washington, what would we do? DEFEND our land!

Why does this not apply in Israel? Why do we think they should succumb to their enemies?
Have ya seen Israel? It's not a big country, It's not like they have a land the size of Russia and are being greedy.

If we turn our backs on Israel, God will not look favorably on our nation (not that there's anything to look favorably on at this point anyway). Israel is God's chosen people and He will be sure to protect them.  Leviticus 26:44: "Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them or abhor them so as to destroy them completely, breaking my covenant with them. I am the Lord their God."

Herman Cain is pro-Israel. He feels we as a country should stand behind them and that they should be able to defend themselves. He might not know the entire history of their situation in their land but he's honest about that and he's educating himself on it but he's smart enough still to know they need to be our homeboy.

Remember when Salt and Pepa were risque?

I do.

Back in the day, Salt N Pepa's let's talk about sex was terribly risque and on the edge. Me and my friends used to sing it on the bus to and from school and would change "sex" to basketball or some other word that made no sense with the song but we as 12 year olds felt we could sing.
Now, there's these absolutely hyper sexulized songs like Rihanna's S&M. I don't listen to regular radio ( I <3 Sirius XM's 90's on 9 and 80's on 8) but happened to catch the beginning of the American Music Awards when I was flipping through channels and saw Rihanna perform this song. I could not imagine sitting there with my children watching that and thinking it was "ok" or "normal". The media has slowly desensitized our country by starting out with songs like Let's talk about sex and look where we are now not even 20 years later...12 year olds want to emulate Rihanna and Lady Gaga (don't even get me started on her).
I know I can't shield my children from everything but I'm definitely going to be very vigilant in what they are exposed to and be sure to explain why so many of these things are so very wrong. And speaking of vigilant... www.vigilantcitizen.com is a great website to check out. This guy analyzes amoung other things, music videos, print ads, commercials and what the symbolism in them means. 99% of the stuff this guy says, my dad has been saying to me since I was 10 and now that I'm older, I'm able to understand it much better and see what my dad was saying all along.

"yes, Casey Kasem, I'd like to request Salt N Pepa Let's talk about sex because that doesn't seem all that bad now does it?"

here's why...

So...this is my first blog and I'm a little excited and a little apprehensive. I decided to do this mainly to get my 2 cents out "there" on where I stand with the political and world situations and I'll throw in some light, fluffy stuff about how super cute my girls are and some of the silly stuff they do. 
To begin, I'm signing each post m.h. because that is what my Uncle Jim always called me when I was little and still calls me today when I see him on rare occasions. m.h. is my first and middle initial. It was his little nickname for me and he always says it with love. My profile pic is currently me on the rope swing with one of my daughters at gymnastics...and it just makes me think of how sometimes you just need to take that step and not know what's going to happen next and what may be out there to catch you or not...so with that analogy, I'm "swinging" with it and starting this blog.
Herman Cain 2012 is my mantra right now! Knew about him before the debate on Monday night, already liked him, watched the debate, did more research on him and am totally gung ho for him now. He fully encapsulates my beliefs and values on how this country should be run and what path we should be taking. Check out his website... www.hermancain.com