people were more aware of life in general

then we wouldn't have such a largely ignorant population. Now I do count myself as one of the ignorant, I am by no means enlightened. However, how many people are talking about the crazy happenings in the middle east. Egypt is going nutso guys, in a good kinda way, but what happens if that govenrnent is over thrown, what will happen to the rest of the governments over there? I don't know but honestly not enough people are talking. What about other important things WHAT THE HELL HAPPENS WHEN THERE IS NO MORE OIL???? I'm sorry but this one gets me all the time. This is not new. This is a fact. It will happen. So what the heck is the plan? Why are we not paying crazy scientists to figure this out? Why are we still spending money on ridiculous military weapons that we will never use? Won't it be better if we are ahead of the curve with alternate energy instead of so far ahead of the curve on arms that I swear we have lapped other countries a billion times? Ah well, I have no solutions so maybe I shouldn't complain?

I weren't so fracking tired

then perhaps I would do the laundry that piled up since we were away for the weekend, finish trying to organize the office, clean the bathroom that the cat and I have worked in tandem to destroy, put up the new shower curtain I bought for the downstairs bathroom, clean something, anything. But I am so tired that I am making BSG references. Lord...

Maybe I'll stop complaining, pop a coke zero and hop to one of these "chores", hmm which one is the most important...

there was a motivation pill...

I would be, well, motivated. I seem to be having this problem lately of not being motivated to do anything. I look at the house want to go through cupboards, put all the laundry away and work on projects, but I don't. I get started but after like 10 minutes I stop. This sucks. Something must be done!

Later...

all bikes, trikes and children's ride-on toys came pre-assembled

Tim wouldn't be angry at Sophie's tricycle right now.

Sophia's second birthday is tomorrow and we got her a tricycle. Well this princess trike came in a box. A box, no parts are together whatsoever. As a parent you get used to this, but always ask WHY?!?!? I have no doubts that this tricycle will be put together soon, I just feel bad for Tim in the mean time. The directions are bunk, one of the pieces doesn't fit quite right, but he is plowing on!

I wish for a simpler time. A time when all bikes come from the store put together. Where all toys come OUT of a box (without those crazy ties and new things that keep a toy locked into it's box). I love Christmas and birthdays and watching the kids get excited opening presents. But I dread me having to open up the toys. UGH! It's rediculous, to the point where sometimes they don't all get opened for months. Yes, it is August and I think Joe still has one or two un-opened Christmas toys. Do you think he will notice if I re-wrap them for his birthday next month?

Attention toy companies: Make your products more parent friendly! Thank you.

there was an entry in the "big book of etiquette"..

about what to do when someone chases your dog for 2 hours in Beverly hills, then Tim and I would have done something for these lovely ladies already.

I mean really. What do you do. These two women went chasing after Lilo on Saturday across Beverly Glen near Santa Monica Blvd. to try to catch her so she wouldn't get hurt. Finally our crazy dog gave up and they were able to call the number on her license. 2 hours?!?! I give Lilo 10 minutes before I give up (then again I know she will come home). The ladies also said they didn't want to call animal control for fear they would be mean to her, or not be able to find us. So what I ask should we do for them? I really don't know, certainty not cash, Mel said she could groom them at the animal hospital, but we don't want to put her out. Grrrr, this is so difficult and now it's Wednesday and we've done nothing for these people! I think it makes it harder that we don't live near by, but still that's no excuse.

Help!

our dog hadn't been an Olympic high jumper in a previous life,

she wouldn't be roaming the streets of Beverly Hills right now.

every child had the wit of my nephew,

the world would be a more entertaining place.

This Friday Tim and I "stole" our nephew for an over night for a birthday treat (I should say very belated because his birthday was back in April--yeah, that's how we roll). We got him right before lunch time so we asked the kids where they would like to eat. To Tim's utter disgust they only wanted fast food (I mean they are kids, and ours just wants the toy). After lunch we drove towards home on the 126, picked up Fireworks, and headed out to have the boys go indoor go kart racing. After that it was off to Target to pick up the belated birthday present-then to Toys R Us because Target didn't have anything good. Then we got home relaxed a little, picked up pizza and went to watch the 3rd of July Fireworks (yes Moorpark is odd). We get home and Tim decides top set off almost all of the fireworks that we had bought for the next day--the boys had a blast with this of course. Then it was inside for the Wii and a slumber party down stairs.

This was a rundown of the crazy fun time. Now, for the entertaining bits that Tim and I thought were superb. As we were driving down the 126 discussion of speed limits and such began. Tim commented that there was no speed limit in Montana and of course our nephew wanted to know why. Tim's response was that it was probably because there weren't a lot of people who lived there, and not a lot of high traffic roads. Our nephew comments about the population saying "well that's probably why", meaning that people are getting in a lot of car accidents (sorry if that was obvious but I am worried about this coming across in my typing).

As we were entering Target I said to him "You want a bikini don't you", because all of the women's bathing suits were the first thing you saw. He got all embarrased like a normal 11 year old, looked at me like I was crazy and said no. He proceded to tell me with halarious voice inflection "I want a blouse". Oh it was great, I started laughing so hard. He is so much older on the inside. I know there were more but I can't remember at the moment. If they come to me I will definately post it here!

Happy Belated 4th (like I said, that's how we roll)