Since I have gotten a few emails lately just asking how I am doing in general I thought I would share the update with all my readers too.
I’m doing great, fantastically busy though. Michael’s boss is away on business this week so he is going in early. I’ve been able to enjoy a couple (very) early morning sunrise walks. Damian is not a morning person so he sleeps in the wrap while I walk.
Our little guy has also recently figured out how to roll over and now he is trying his very hardest to crawl. I am sure it will only be a matter of time before he is zooming around. We went to WIC today and he is off the charts in growth, woohoo! Also found out the income range for food stamps in dropping in October so we quality. Damian is most of the reason I don’t blog very often. Not apologizing for that though, blogging should never be a chore.
I am working on setting up a podcast though, so I can talk about all the ideas rolling around my head, as my hands are not free to type. It will be mostly centered on Pagan topics, we have a website for it already (under construction) and I have Samhain as my goal for launching it. We’ll see how that goes. My friend Andrea gave me the most awesome tagline for it, but you’ll have to wait to hear it. I am not shooting for it to be hugely popular, just an outlet for my intellectual side, who is getting a little tired of 24/7 baby speak.
Politics. People keep asking me about this, which I find immensely amusing. I think most of you know this but though I live in good old Washington State, I am a Canadian. Hence I cannot vote. If you must know though, I am fiscally conservative who believes in social freedom. I am told makes me a Libertarian, but I do not support Bob Barr. I supported Ron Paul but since he did not win the Republican spot, that choice is out. I don’t hate McCain, but considering he will probably die in office I have decided that I cannot stand the thought of Palin as president (as a non-Christian I cannot bring myself to support someone openly opposed to non-Christians and who supports people who believe in prosecuting others for witchcraft.) I don’t like Obama either. So plainly put, there is currently no candidate I would vote for (but since, like I said, I am Canadian, it really doesn’t matter.)
Canada… That reminds me, the Spokane Chiefs’ home opener against Tri-Cities in this Saturday. We have tickets from Michael’s work! Damian’s first hockey match! I wish I had a tiny jersey for him… (EDIT: omg!)
Politics and hockey aside, the economic downturn as of late has its perks. Michael and I are looking to buying a home this coming year! (After February.) I doubt the housing market will rebound in that time. There is an area of Spokane Valley that we explored today and quite like. It is near the highway so prices are low but the area is still good with lot sizes that are 1/3 acre or more. Our neighbor’s sister is selling a 3 bedroom house on a 1/3 of an acre out there for a nice price. We’ll see if it is still on the market next summer though, if not there are plenty more houses in the area for sale.
Anyhow, time to go veg with my guys.
(Go Chiefs!)
With all the economic turmoil in the country (and world,) people seem to easily forget how much we have to be thankful for and how much beauty surrounds us. I do not know much about economics but I feel that a lot of what is out there is fear mongering. I am not trying to say times are not hard, they are, but I feel this has all been blown out of proportion. People are comparing the current situation to the Great Depression. I think that is an insult to the people who lived through those time. Michael has lost a 28% of his 401K since this “crisis” began, but you know what, we aren’t worried. I am certain that by the time we are near retirement and are ready to shift our earnings to more bonds then stocks the market will have rebounded (perhaps more then once!)
