Happy Thanksgiving

The election is over- so now we can all relax and enjoy some turkey. Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends and family.

White guy with Oprah

Ok- I heard on the radio today that the white guy that Oprah was leaning on was- Steve Perry. Some Obama supporter from California who she didn't even know til that night. She is having him on her show tomorrow to thank him for allowing her to cry on his shoulder. I saw Stedman there- maybe he was too tall for her to cry on. Oh well. The mystery is now solved.

Change has Come to America!!

Mike called the election officially at 9:20pm for Obama. Yes, Mike beat everyone- CNN, MSNBC, etc. I watched Obama's acceptance speech- and Mike fell asleep on the couch. Did you see Jesse Jackson crying?? At first I thought it was all fake tears- and then I realized he was really crying!! Wow!! Then it just got all uncomfortable, because the cameras were still on him and the people around him seemed to be ignoring his crying. Weird. Enough about Jesse. Who was that White guy in front of Jesse and then later in front of Oprah- she even had her head on his shoulder. Must be someone rich- if anyone knows (Jill??) please let me know. Obama is now our next president-- Finn and I dropped off cookies for Obama at his "office", which really must have secured the win for him. His speech in Wicker park was historic- I will have to post video from it later. Thanks to everyone for voting- Mike stood over 2 hrs in line to early vote- Finn and I only had to wait 20 mins. As I type this, it looks like Obama may win Indiana by 14,000 votes- if so that is a feat that has not happened here in over 40 years. Must be the Cookies!! Or my yard sign!! OR my bumper stickers?? OR car magnet?? Or Obama buttons on my coat?? Or just that finally Indiana woke up and got a clue!! Ha! Goodnight from a New Blue state!!

I'm Voting for "THAT ONE"!!

I watched the debate this evening, and I would like to thank John McCain for helping me with my voting decision. I was going to vote for Barack Hussein Obama because I like people who pal around with domestic terrorists- but now I am just going to vote for "That One". Here are pictures of Finn and I at the Obama Northwest Indiana headquarters working the phones. Finn is pretty smart. He took these pictures (except the one with him in it) and when the debate started he got all excited seeing his friend Barack on TV. The other day he asked me, "Who's the other guy?" I said Joe Biden. He said- yeah, that's right. (Ok- I know you are thinking McCain is what he meant, but trust me that kid is bright and if I hadn't given him the right answer he would have told me if I was wrong.) Obama emails me everyday and calls me at least once a day- I don't know how he finds the time to prepare for debates. Indiana has been RED for a very very long time, we even voted for Dole! But I have a dream...

There is not a liberal America and a conservative America - there is the United States of America. There is not a black America and a white America and latino America and asian America - there's the United States of America. Yes. We. Can. Vote Nov. 4th.

Wow! The End of the World as We Know IT!!!

Wow! I have been watching/listening etc to all this crazy stock market business and tonight while I listened to President Bush talk, it occurred to me- that just like 9/11 this is one of those BIG time history moments. It is unbelievable how much greed there is in the world. I am so glad I had a Dad and Mom that taught me that there is more to life than money. I see busy working parents everyday that can't put down their cell phone or blackberry to spend one minute with their child, or have to rush home during a planned family vacation to attend to a client's needs. People need to stop feeding the need for big cars and big houses. As my kids sleep- all I can think is that they have no idea what is going on right now- Molly just wants 50 cents for ice cream tomorrow and Finn is thinking about what he is going to wear for purple day on Friday. So with the local flood (it smells like dead fish everywhere!) and the financial crisis looming, what do we do in Munster.... we dance!! Enjoy!

The Flood of 2008

Munster is now an island thanks to the flood. I think it has flooded around here about 5 times since we have moved in, but this is the worst. The water is about a block away from our house. School has been canceled for two days now. Molly is so happy- she already understands the joy of "no school" days. Just like the blizzard of 1979- Scott, Jill, and I played in the snow for days without a care in the world. I didn't run the race on Sunday- the water kept me home, but I did run 12 miles that afternoon. Nothing stops my marathon training, not even a silly flood. Mike said- "I'm glad to see that the storm of the century happens about once a month around here." Stay Dry!!

This is Why I am not a Political Pundit

After waiting and waiting for the call that it was my turn to run for public office, I gave up and took the kids downtown today. It was raining so the trip to the zoo was canceled and we settled for the Children's Museum. This was convenient because Mommy had to pick up her race packet for the Banco Half Marathon on Sunday. The kids were very good while Mom tried on a couple running skirts. Yes, running skirt. They are the in thing now and so I thought I would maybe give it a try, but it just didn't fit me as well as the models. Oh well. While cleaning the house this evening (yes, Mike is not the only one who cleans around here), I was thinking... that if I did get the call to run for office (VP, President, whatever) it would be so nice because I am sure they would use some of those campaign funds to get me a housekeeper and a nanny so I could be available for all those press interviews. These are the things I ponder at night. If I was Jimmy I would be thinking about cars, Dad cars, Danny sports, Jill the Cubs, Mike the Sox, you get the picture. I better get to real night time dreaming now, because I have a race in the morning. While you slugs are lying in bed I will be running 13 miles in the rain. - One more thing- the picture for this post, is the kids pretending to be Daddy reading the paper. Priceless.

Thomas for VP

Hello- As you can see, last weekend, we went to "Day Out with Thomas". Aunt Jill came for the fun too. It was a long drive but a lot of fun!! Today we went to the Indiana Dunes Beach with Aunt Jill. It was a beautiful sunny day. Thanks Aunt Jill for the Twinkies (Finn's new favorite food). I just want to share a few predictions for this coming week- #1- Molly will be "brave" for Dad going to Kdg but cry when Mommy takes her on Friday. #2- Finn starts school on Wednesday, and will have no problems. And this is the big one- just remember you heard it here first... #3- Sarah Palin will step down as McCain's VP pick. She just has too much baggage. I do kind of wish she would stay because I think it will make it easier for Obama to win if she is around. Oh well- it should end up being an interesting week. Enjoy!

Another Tornado

Since I am updating the Blog- I thought I would share this pic of the kids playing in the front yard while the electric truck from Pennsylvania fixed the power. The tornado was about three weeks ago, and hit about 2 miles from our house. We were out of power for three days. Thanks to Mike and our generator we were able to keep the frig running. When the power did finally come back on, I went crazy cleaning the house. It is amazing how much dirt you do not see when there are no lights on at night.

Starting School

Molly started Kindergarten last Friday. So far she has cried every morning. Today, Finn and I went to the school to have lunch with her. She introduced me to her friend, Emma- who she "loves". However, she is in the other class, so Molly only sees her at recess. I was relieved to see that she does have a friend, because every day Molly tells us that no one plays with her. She knows how to lay it on thick for Mom. Ha! Dad will be taking her to school for the next two days so maybe things will settle down. Finn starts school next week- He cried today because Molly told him that she doesn't like Wall-e! Yes, his love for Wall-e is that strong. Hopefully he will not be so emotional when it comes to school.

Running Away!

Wow! The summer is going by so fast. On Thursday I ran the Race Judicata with Jill. Ok- I ran and Jill walked. I finished in 28:02 and Jill finished in 1:00:02. Almost as close in times as Michael Phelps' gold medal finish last night in the 100m butterfly. Ha! Well, we are off to Galena for a little getaway with friends. The weather this weekend is suppose to be perfect for "anything" so enjoy it!!!!

Buzz, Buzz!!

So I was cutting flowers in my garden, very Martha Stewart, when a bug buzzed very close to my ear. Mike had just sprayed a wasp nest nearby so I was thinking it might be one of the wasps seeking revenge. So I screamed and waved my right arm up towards my ear. However, I forgot that I had a pair of scissors in my hand and nailed myself in the face/eye area. It really hurt and I have two puncture wounds right by my eye to show for my Three Stooges moment. Ugh! To make you forget about my near blinding injury I have posted some pics of the kids hanging out by the pool.

Another Video

This video was done around Finn's birthday- he thinks it is funny to sing the ABCs fast. Don't you agree??

Dancing Fools

Hello- this video always makes me laugh. Thank goodness they love to dance.

4th of July

Happy 4th of July from the Manions. We are spending the day hanging out at our house enjoying the wonderful weather. We put fresh sand in the sandbox and I ran 3.25 miles on the treadmill. Mike got home early from work because he sent all his patients home. Time for a barbeque! Yum!

WALL-E

Well the day finally arrived- Wall-e the movie came out on Friday. We all went on Sunday. Finn loved it and stayed even for the closing credits. Since it is not out on DVD (probably not til Christmas), he watches the trailers for the movie over and over again on the computer. He watched the trailers for about 20 mins this morning til I finally cut him off. Last night he accidentally went to bed without a pull-up and peed all over his Wall-e sheets. At 230am- He was screaming and crying for about 20 minutes- like someone had killed Wall-e!! The sheets are in the dryer now and hopefully will be back on his bed this evening. Congrats to Disney on their superior Wall-e marketing campaign!! Ha!

It's Hot Outside!

It's a hot day here in Indiana!! We just got back from the Splash Pad and we are cooling off in our house. Finn's birthday is on Saturday. Basically his whole birthday is revolving around the Wall-e movie that is being released tomorrow. He talks about Wall-e everyday!! Everyday!!! Because of the heat- here are some pictures of us playing in the snow. Hope this cools you off.

Quinceanera

We went to Alyssa's Quinceanera party last weekend. It was fun- like a very fancy kid's birthday party/wedding. They did a lot of traditional Mexican stuff- changing her shoes from flats to high heels, giving her her last toy (a doll), and crowning her. Right before we left to go- Munster was hit with a tornado. Thankfully it headed towards the lake and not our house.

New Job for Aunt Jill

Yea!!! Aunt Jill got a new job!! We are all very excited for her. In other sister news- I finally got approval for my research study and now can begin my take over of the world!! Who is having the best week ever..... Amy and Jill!

Just Trying this Blog thing Out

Hello- I just thought it would be fun to blog like the rest of the world. Hopefully, this will be a nice way for pink daisy's family and friends to look at photos of the kids, especially when you are bored at work. Right now the kids are really into Fireman Sam. It is a show from Wales. It is mostly about a small town in Wales and this one bad kid in town who is always needing the firemen to help him and his lamb!! We saw Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull last weekend. Finn told me- "Thanks mommy for covering my eyes." He also said he didn't like the ant part, but yet they both like to pretend that the ants are after them. Aunt Jill is moving this weekend- we are very excited about seeing her new room at the YWCA. Ha! Just joking. Take care and have a fabulous weekend.