Frost on the window... acid in my stomach

Oh geez... I do not recommend raising 2 kids whilst being in the mortgage industry during these times.

I am a lapsed blogger, trying to do my best. My kids are still great. Went to see Owen performing in a 1st/2nd grade thanksgiving pageant. That was lovely. So nice to breathe and watch your kids grow up before your eyes.

Weird weekend, didn't do too much but it feels like so much happened. In these crazy economic times, and for someone as obsessed with money as I, I am doing everything I can to breathe and realize the world is in no way collapsing. Things are bad, yes, but my family is unreal, things are relatively ok economically, and as I wept 19 days ago, Barack is going to lead the way. He has already brought optimism to me and my family, and I hope he does to yours. If you like him, bless ya... if you don't like what he stands for, well, give him a shot. 8 years ago, I gave Bush a shot. Bad example, but you got to give them all a chance. After 9/11, I thought Bush was doing great... let's hope that this man, who we have chosen out of so many, becomes more than "history has been made" and more about "he is making history."

Different blog, yes, but these are different times.

It's off to the beach

Well we are off to the beach tomorrow (7/26) for 2 nights, which means packing galore (though, again, why we have to pack so much will never be in my cerebral cortex, it just ain't me). We are going to Pacific City tomorrow, on the Oregon coast, just the 4 of us. While we have been a little crazy this summer, it should be nice to have something, just us.

Pretty cool... we have a house right on the sand; it happens to be the same house we rented 2 years ago.

Kids are stuck on Bee Movie right now... how do they watch the same thing over and over?

Owen on the election (note: we have done our best to mildly brainwash him toward Obama, while not completely tainting the water in case McCain pulls it out):

"Obama seems like a real leader for the United States and Oregon. McCain... not so much"
Also, Owen's friend was telling him that his cousin was a solider (unconfirmed)... Owen asks: "Is he fighting for gas?"

We love our kids, we really do.