On Fasting and Sitting...

My guys just went on a an "evening stroll" as Solomon said. I love them...so much.

We are in the middle of a super fab adventure. TV fast. LOVE IT!!! Solomon was out out out of control addicted (as were Will and I do turning it on so that WE could selfishly have TOOOOO many breaks). So...Will suggested a TV fast...which is SUPER ironic because Cara Noel (who is someone that I dont KNOW KNOW...but we met at The Aids Walk in the OC and went to Rock Harbor together) was suggesting the same thing. I was longing for something like this but hate always being the one to suggest things like that to Will... Answer to prayer :) WE LOVE IT!!! It is amazing! Solomon is like a whole new child. IT was a bit like a heroine detox at first...he was freaking out the first morning...but now he says "I don't watch TV right? Can I play outside???" I am so so so so so happy!!! Cannot express how happy. We spend so much more time as a family...I am just sooo stinking happy.

My sweet litle baby girl is growing up too fast...I can hardly take it. She...umm...wants to sit up. She is nearly 4 months...how did this happen. I fear she is teething too...because she bites me mulitple times with every nursing and I am really getting irritated by it!!! Grrr...

Sitting people...sitting...how can this be happening...she wants to sit up ALL THE TIME...and she fake fusses to get our attention...it is SOOOO cute...I love her...oh I love her soooo much!!!

Its bed time here...the boys are back...time to love on the babes and then some alone time with Will...hurray!!

Giving Away

I'm not sure of I shared about our toy give away. Solomon and I went through a lot of him toys and got ride of tons of them...but we didn't just give them away. We gave them to our friends Robert and Gertrude Sennyonjo http://www.scciuganda.org/ who are the founders of Sammys Children Centre. They have three little boys, and are from Uganda. We also sent some to our Canadian/Tongan friends who live in Uganda to but they haven't received them yet. Robert sent us the pictures of his boys playing with the toys Solomon sent them and I thought I would share them because it made me so happy. Robert wrote saying that they were working on figuring out what to do with them and how to get them to work. Can you imagine not know how most of these work or turn them on? It's just fascinating to me...I mean, I lived there and I have seen it all...from really rich OC women spritzing little orphaned village kids with D&G Light Blue perfume, to people bring over snow gear to, yes the equator. People just don't know what goes on in other countries some times...and its an educational experience to say the least to see little 6 year olds with newborns strapped to their backs, walking on a road alone where there isn't an adult for at least 7 miles. I actually felt embarrassed at the amount of toys that we were giving away. It was a little humbling...and I wondered if they would wonder why we were sending toys instead of necessities like clothes...or maybe even school supplies. They seem to enjoy the gifts there...and here are the picture of Sammy, Steven and Silas to prove it.






If you'd like to donate anything to SCCI, PLEASE contact me. Or if you would like to sponsor a child (did I mention Robert was raised in an orphanage, so as an orphan himself, he has devoted his life to caring for orphans the way he was cared for...hence starting Sammy's Children Centre International.) I believe it only cost $20 a month...what an awesome opportunity to change the life of a child in this way! Let me know of visit the website http://www.scciuganda.org/

In other news, Solomon has been a complete tyrant!!! My goodness...total bruiser! To his credit, because we are freshly potty trained, we haven't gone out much lately. Plus, Will had a schedule change, and even though it allows him to be home more, Solomon usually goes through an adjustment period when that this sort of thing happens. To add to it, Will and I both got this nasty flu that has been going around. I was layed out for 2 days with a fever and all...the topper was the migraine that came with it...lovely! The poor child has been a little neglected lately so I'm going to try and change that now that I am feeling better. At least make it out to Target or something like that. He was pounding on my sister, scratched her face, and bit her leg!!! What the heck??? He does NOT do those types of things ever!!

Can I just say that I am really happy that Survivor is on...hahaha...yes its STILL on, and I STILL love it...plus they finally brought it back to Africa...so uh I HAVE to watch it!

Yikes...the bailout didn't pass. Part of me feels like this country could use a good cleansing, but it is going to be frightening...very frightening. I'm sure another version will pass though... Its crazy times people...deregulation brought us here and unless you want MORE of it, you might want to think about who you are voting for. Just for the record, John McCain is one of the biggest fans of deregulation...Again, frightening times.

I Am Not Ashamed

Ok...maybe I am a little (click to see why!!!).. But I am still SUPER excited!!!!