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Already one week into September and I am ready for summer again. It is cold outside tonight... 50's, good sleeping weather, however, my bed is full right now. Hadley, Ellie and Robert are all sacked out. They were out when I got home from work at 10pm tonight.

I decided to have a glass of wine, munch on chips with cheese and watch Leno... well listen to Leno as I type. I am currently very interested in this election. I was very confused about who I was going to vote for... I voted for Obama in 2008... and I am proud to say I plan to vote for him in 2012. I watched his speech last night and it was so moving that my eyes misted. Everything he said, I can identify with...

• The manufacturing because that is the industry my husband is in... 
• The Made in the USA because again that effects Robert's work but it also helps my brother-in-law who is in the shipping business and if our products are popular and other countries want them, it will help him...
• The wind energy, because my brother Chad is going to school for wind energy... 
• College funding because I am in school as well as Chad and many others I know...
• His health care reform, because Ellie has a pre-exsisting  condition and I worry about what the future may bring.
• There are many other items but I can't remember them all... 
• One last thing... he put the change on US and that is so true... we are the change! He is the facilitator who is willing to lead us and tell us the truth!

I hope that when I look back at this blog in 2020, that I can honestly say the Mr. Obama was able to live up to his promises for our Country and for our future, first thing first... he must get elected. I think I need a big sign in my yard, if only my husband would let me!

I am really looking forward to fall programing on TV. I love having shows in my DVR to watch at night while I relax alone and have my quiet time! Soon...

I have a list, a very long list of iCal reminders that tell me when I have a quiz, test, paper, project due. I also took that list and put it into a spreadsheet and it was 5 pages long. I have my first test Tuesday in multiple classes. I haven't studied much yet... probably should be doing that now, but it is too late to really get into something like that... I plan to get a start on it tomorrow and spend time Sunday and Monday night...

Ellie has a terrible diaper rash, it doesn't bother her but it has been around for a week. I have tried the cream, corn starch, new diapers and running naked. But... I am thinking it is probably time for a doctor appointment. She is running now everywhere and she loves to eat grapes which scares the crap out of me, so I cut them up super tiny. She also still loves to cuddle and she enjoys playing with her sister. She likes to dance to music and can master the new park without a problem. Our plans for the fall include enrolling her in ECFE and attending Faith in Action at Church. She is also a huge fan of books, she loves to be read too!

Hadley has learned the word "NO"... she is now starting to use this more and more and it is something we are working around. I hope she gets over it, I think it works best when we offer her choices. She still likes to pick out her own clothes and she is pretty good at matching. She enjoys playing with her babies. I would say that is her favorite thing to do. She loves to pretend play. She also enjoys cartoons more, she gets it. We have worked a little on reading and when we ask her questions about the stories she can come up with the answers most of the time. She has requested a Tinker Bell birthday party theme. And, she loves the new park, we have to go everyday! This fall we are going to go to ECFE in Onamia on Thursdays with Ellie and hopefully have head start visits. We have a meeting next week with the program to see if we qualify. I hope we do because Shanessa has said that was the best thing she ever did with Nevaeh. We will see...