Health Care Reform Summit

So today I have been listening to a live broadcast from the White House. They are showing the Health Care Reform Summit. I LOVE Obama and I whole heartedly agree that we need a MAJOR change and I back up socialized health care. I'm not going to get into the politics, cause I'll just rant and probably offend someone, so instead I'm going to talk about people and their debate skills. Or more specifically, the debate skills of some government officials.

So Obama gets a group of dems and repubs together to brainstorm and collaborate and gather different views to create a plan that suits the majority of needs and concerns. Now there are a handful of people present that eloquently lay out their points and arguments and make sense and add to the summit. And sorry to say, it's mostly the repubs that make my jaw drop and my brain befuddled because they seriously make no damn sense. Or like John McCain that is basically bashing the President and telling him he isn't delivering on promises made during the election, and THANKFULLY Obama reminded him that the election is over. Oh snap Mr. President, you tell him! But I seriously DO NOT understand politicians who cannot argue effectively. I would hope anyone looking into politics has taken an argumentative writing class or debate or something! But I swear most of them went to school for ceramics and their idea of "helping" the summit is babbling on about nonsense, confusing everyone, and using the phrase "the American people hate..." or "the American people need..." to be your only argumentative strategy. I hate to break it to these people, but that's no point. First of all, how can ANYONE say that the American People are (fill in the black with ANYTHING) if you don't know every single person's circumstance, life situation, beliefs or anything. It's like the repubs are just SO pissed that dems want change that they're just throwing out the most ridiculous arguments just to make the process take 20 years and frustrate everyone in the room to the point of giving up!

It would be like trying to decide how to adjust your finances so save more money and be able to buy a house in 5 years. You invite your spouse, some close friends, and the muppets. Now, the muppets don't want you to leave your parents house, because then, who'd watch them, right? They are SO logical. During the meeting you get some real good ideas, but then Miss Piggy talks about her new pink shoes and how when she wears them she makes good financial decisions, therefore, you should buy a pair. Then Fozzie bear interupts with a knock-knock joke about tomatoes, and Gonzo just chases after chickens the whole time. WTF? Thanks for coming and saying NOTHING to do with what we are trying to get out of the meeting!

I'm not trying to dog on republicans. My biggest beef with them is that is seems they don't want to contribute to real important issues; they would just rather de-rail them completely and yell at Obama. No real change will ever happen in this country if different minded people can't come together and share ideas with one another in a civil, uplifting, positive way. Bagging on the President and sharing non-relevant information isn't helping anyone!

Kids

This is a topic that comes and goes with great fervor, always making lasting impressions on me. Like, I NEED BABIES, or OMG I want that $1,000 stroller NOW, or I want to show all the dumb-ass parents out there how it’s REALLY done. Or it’s: how do you handle all the noise these things generate? Why aren’t ALL parents addicted to Prozac? I like it just being Micah and me; I’d have to be BAT SHIT crazy to want kids?! Those are the polar opposite feelings I have about children.

I will admit that now that I am a bit more mature, I have realized being a parent isn’t easy or fun like you think it will be when you’re playing with Cabbage Patch dolls that make no sound or MOVE. EVER. But with that maturity I’ve realized being a parent is one of those stages in life you need to be ready for, like preparing for a hurricane or tornado and even in the middle of the madness of the storm when it’s scary and chaotic, the second it’s over life means so much more. Maybe I’m delusioning myself of all this, but I think parenthood overall is enjoyable. You learn a lot, you grow, you get to laugh at all the funny things your kids do, and help shape a person to be someone good - and even though there may be a complete shit storm EVERY. SINGLE. DAY., like the time my youngest brother fell down the stairs in his walker, crawled through bleach, and “brushed” his teeth with a razor, in the SAME day, you can laugh about it later, and try to grasp at the big picture.

Why has this all dawned upon me? Well for one, I’ve been filling my oh-so-busy days at work with looking at furniture for our hopeful new apt in downtown Salt Lake. I then got sidetracked with cribs, linen sets for cribs, strollers, decorating ideas, and saving links to things I WANT desperately once I get pregnant. Lemme just say this now, we better be RICH! I came home admitting to Micah that I was SOOO close, like, had the shopping cart and billing info filled out close, to actually buying this linen set for a crib (sheets and bumper pad etc) because it is EXACTLY the thing I want in a nursery (I’m obsessed with owls in nurseries) and I will NEVER EVER EVER find something like it again. And there's nothing wrong with being prepared! AND if we started buying things right now, it won't be such a big blow when we have to buy A LOT of stuff. And he then looked at me with that, “are you insane” look and told me he’d leave me if I bought it; and he was serious. Whew. Good thing I didn’t press accept! But take a look at it, I mean, do you really blame me?? It’s so freakin’ adorable that I wanna scream a little. And I'm still considering buying it, just never telling him and hiding it somewhere awesome. (Too bad you can't see the detail, but there are tiny owls in the pattern!)

So there’s x to my equation. Y would be visiting my sister and brother in law in Idaho over the weekend. They have a 9 yr old daughter who already wears makeup and competes with my level of sass, and two three year olds that are 3 weeks apart. This is when I ask myself, really? Do I REALLY want this? My dream of five kids is slowly dwindling…But then I see that smile, hear that laugh, see Savannah running around naked proclaiming “I’m naked, I’m naked” and then seeing her with her little seahorse panties on crooked so in the back it’s like a make-shift thong. Or my nephew Zane constantly reminding and reassuring himself of his gender. “Zane’s a boy. Zane’s a boy.” The noise, the craziness, the mess, I’m sure is worth all those funny moments, but I won’t lie to you; it’s nice going home to just me, Micah, and the kitties.

For now I’m going to continue enjoying the stage of life Micah and I are in now. School, paintings and art supplies all over, the kitties, a shoe box apartment, and jobs we may not love, and when the time comes will enjoy the next stage of life. The insanity of parenthood.

My Blogging Absence & A Link If You Need Some Laughs

I need to get back into the swing of writing! So this is my plea to be more consistant, cause we ALL know when we can laugh and make fun of life, it's so much more fun! So in the spirit of laughs, check out this link and ENJOY!!!

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