Hail to the Chief We Have Chosen For This Nation…
So, on Tuesday I sat in front of the T.V. most of the day watching various inauguration ceremonies so that I could catch a glimpse of the U of U marching band in the parade. Well, about 3:00 I was starting to get really bored and antsy and decided to do other things but leave the T.V. on in case they happened to mention something about it. Finally around 5:00 I caught a quick glimpse (not even 30 secs.) of the Utes in the parade. Oi! I do have to say that I had never seen the events of inauguration day before and it was neat to see all of the dignitaries and to watch what takes place when a president gets sworn into office. I also was relieved to finally have someone in office other then a Clinton or a Bush because they have “reigned” (for lack of a better word because my brain doesn’t know of one) over us for the last 20 years. Anyway…
It is important to note that I am neither a democrat or a republican. I feel very strongly that we as citizens of the United States of America need to stop looking at party labels and start to look at the individual candidates themselves. Incidentally I grew up with democratic/liberal parents and as a result I affiliated myself with that party as well. But as I went to college, started to vote, and married a more conservative husband I started to form my own opinions and realize what my own beliefs are as an individual and that I should vote for the politicians that I see eye to eye with, regardless of party affiliation. For me it all comes down to what are the facts and where can I find facts that haven’t been painted in a more liberal or conservative light? Honestly I don’t believe there is such a place.
To be honest, during this most recent election I was not a fan of any of the original candidates and was only leaning toward Romney knowing that as a fellow Latter Day Saint his own life standards wouldn’t be too different from my own. We learn in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints that although we may lean on our parents testimony for a time while in our youth that it is important to gain a testimony of our own because we cannot live on “borrowed light.” I would like to say the same of politics, while a child may think of themselves as a democrat or republican when they are young, it is expedient that they learn what issues matter to them the most and where they stand on those issues so that they can vote for the candidate whose opinions are most closely matched. Ok, enough of that.
First off I would like to apologize for the lack of pictures this week and last week. We are having technical difficulties with wordpress and the “add media” application. We think it is simply because we are in need of an upgrade. If we figure out what is going on before too many weeks go by then we will add pictures to previous weeks. Otherwise, sorry.
So Monday was Martin Luther King Jr. day and Brandon did not have work or school. This allowed us to head up to Layton Surf and Swim to try out the wave pool. Unfortunately when we arrived we found out the the waves would not be going due to mechanical problems. Doh! It was still less expensive then any of the closer pools so we stayed and swam anyway. It was lots of fun and we got some videos of Aiden crawling in the shallow end of the pool (it goes from 0″ to 8 feet). We also got the newest Indiana Jones from red box which was a lot of fun.
Tuesday as I said was inauguration day. Wednesday Lost returned to night time television! Hooray!!! The season came in with a bang! I am excited to see how the season will progress.
Friday morning we took Aiden for his eleven month photos at Target. We did a playing in the snow theme and they turned out cute. We always have a difficult time deciding what photos to buy. Next month we are going to do his birthday photos and some Valentine photos.
Saturday I went to the Successful Mothering Convention at the South Towne Expo Center. There were a lot of booths. Some that I was familiar with like Mary Kay, Pampered Chef, FM100, Winder Dairy, Tupperware and Avon, others I am less familiar with like Scensty, Squeaky Shoes and Usborne books, and still others I had never seen before like For Every Home, Real Hero Posters, and The Literate Mother. I also attended a workshop and filled out as many contest forms as possible while I walked around! 🙂 After the convention I went to meet my mom at the movie theatre were we watched Bride Wars. I thought it was a clever movie. I originally thought that I was going to laugh through the whole movie and I did laugh some but there were also several moments of, “Oh my gosh did she really do that?” I love Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway. It was fun to see them in a movie together. I am also really looking forward to Monsters versus Aliens, The Night at the Museum 2, He’s Just Not that into You, and Confessions of a Shop-a-holic. (Which were some of the previews that I saw before Bride Wars.)
I then went home to my two boys and we ended up renting Henry Poole Was Here. It was a good movie. Only rated PG and with a good theme to the movie. What I got was that the theme was to have faith. Anyway, I won’t spoil the plot or anything just take my word that it is a good movie. Aiden also got to tasted an Eclair and a little cherry strudel bite. Let me just tell you he is learning about the finer things in life at a young age! 😉
Today we went to church and enjoyed our last sunday in our adult classes. Aiden was a bit wild but we caught little bits of things. I really enjoyed my lesson in Relief Society which was based on the talk, “Concern for the one.” From the most recent conference Ensign. We talked about not judging others and listening to the holy ghost so that we can be instruments in the hand of God. Next week we start to teach the sunbeams in primary. Any ideas how to keep one year old Aiden from being too much of a distraction for the three year olds? 😉
Oh and one last thing. Sometime this week or last week I came across this REALLY AWESOME website called Gourmet Mom on the Go and it has a ton of fun and clever recipes. I can’t wait to try a few like the flower quiche and black forest cookies. Go check it out at http://www.gourmetmomonthego.blogspot.com/ I hope that everyone has a good week! Thanks for reading…