Lexi and Josh both came home today with tons of candy. Valentine's Day has sure evolved since I was a kid. Way more candy, and some really fancy stuff with homemade cards affixed to the treat with ribbon, bottles of soda, custom valentines with the kid's picture on them, goody bags, etc.
Lexi laid in the middle of the floor and crashed after school. Josh keeps walking by and asking me if I'm sure she's not dead. I'm starting to worry, too. That was at about 4:00 and it's now 7:00 and she still isn't awake. That's really not uncommon for her, though. She gets exhausted and there's no waking her up when she's like that. Until bedtime. Then she's wide awake.
Today was unremarkable bordering on grinchy, until Sean came home from work with flowers and Hawaiian food from Mo Bettah for dinner. Mmmmm... kalua pig and macaroni salad. He definitely saved the day.
I'm working on our taxes. For the first year ever, I would consider taking them to a professional. It's not that they're all that complicated... it's just that I have a few questions that I can't seem to find a good answer on. I spent two hours on the phone with the IRS Tuesday night trying to get an answer. I was on hold for an hour before I finally got to the front of the line, and then it turns out they had routed me to the wrong department, so I spent another half hour on hold, then spent a half hour on the line with the representative. I'm still not sure if I got a good answer.
I didn't watch the State of the Union for the first time in several years. I read the highlights, and I think I agree with most things. I disagree with him on raising the minimum wage, and I'm only cautiously on board with the gun restrictions. I agree with increased background checks and a ban on assault weapons/large capacity magazines, but I do get nervous about gun restriction legislation. I like his focus on manufacturing jobs and climate change, and agree with his immigration policy, I think. I like the DREAM Act.
As I was leaving work today, the ROTC cadets were taking the flag down. I love watching them take it down and put it up. Watching them stand at attention. It's moving. I don't know why. It just is.
I want to go on a road trip with the ultimate destination being an Eric Church concert. That would be so fun. Should I go to Denver, Dallas, Seattle, or Anaheim? How can I make this happen?
There is a bill before the Utah State Legislature right now to require the state school board to develop a sex education curriculum for parents to use in teaching their kids and put it online, and it gives them no money to do so. The bill's sponsor felt that they wouldn't need any money to do this project. Apparently they believe that there are idle employees at the state school board just sitting around waiting for a giant project to come along? From what I can tell, the eventual idea is to phase sex ed out of our schools altogether. Once they get some resources developed for parents to use, they'll say that's good enough. It makes me so angry. Our kids deserve better. Human anatomy and biology and reproductive systems should be a basic part of the school curriculum. They deserve up to date and correct information, taught by professionals, hopefully supplemented by their own parents' teachings and beliefs.
My lovely cousin Katie brought up one of my favorite topics to rant about: modesty. She brought up the oxymoron of the "sexy modest" lingerie store. Ha! I'm with you, Katie. The first time I saw one of those I was scratching my head. Here's the thing... Modesty is not about covering up body parts. Modesty is about humility and not having to be the center of attention. It's about being appropriate to the situation. Sometimes, many times, it is appropriate to the situation to cover up your body parts. But showing your shoulders is not automatically immodest. Otherwise swimsuits wouldn't be modest. Showing your upper thighs is not immodest. Otherwise most sports uniforms would be immodest. Swimsuits and sports uniforms and tank tops for informal occasions in the summer and fancy sleeveless/spaghetti strapped evening gowns are some situations where showing shoulders is perfectly acceptable to the situation in my opinion. Funerals and court appearances and church and school are situations where sleeveless shirts are not so appropriate. Anyway, I'm not really sure how any lingerie can be immodest, and I'm not sure how you can be sexy without calling attention to yourself. Meaning, it is appropriate for one to the be center of attention in the bedroom, and there really isn't a whole lot you could wear in your own bedroom that would be inappropriate. So what exactly is "sexy modest" lingerie? Same with "modest wedding gowns." That always makes me laugh. The bride is supposed to be the center of attention on her wedding day. She is supposed to stand out. Why should she have to be modest? It's all about her. She may choose to cover her shoulders or have sleeves or no sleeves or show off some cleavage or not... but a sleeveless dress is every bit as "appropriate to the situation" as a dress with sleeves. To me, a modest bridal gown conjures up an image of just a plain white dress that doesn't call attention to itself in any way. OK lecture over.
I'm going to be coaching the debate team at my school starting next year, and the more I find out about what's involved, the more I wonder what I've gotten myself into. I love debate, and I wouldn't have taken the job if I didn't think I'd enjoy it, but it's very time intensive, and that's something I've avoided the last few years. The season goes all the way from fall to spring, and there are tournaments all the time, all over the state. But I'm going to keep things as simple as possible while still making sure they have the opportunities they need.
Well, time for Valentine sugar cookies, again courtesy of Sean. This day definitely took a turn for the better.
Lexi laid in the middle of the floor and crashed after school. Josh keeps walking by and asking me if I'm sure she's not dead. I'm starting to worry, too. That was at about 4:00 and it's now 7:00 and she still isn't awake. That's really not uncommon for her, though. She gets exhausted and there's no waking her up when she's like that. Until bedtime. Then she's wide awake.
Today was unremarkable bordering on grinchy, until Sean came home from work with flowers and Hawaiian food from Mo Bettah for dinner. Mmmmm... kalua pig and macaroni salad. He definitely saved the day.
I'm working on our taxes. For the first year ever, I would consider taking them to a professional. It's not that they're all that complicated... it's just that I have a few questions that I can't seem to find a good answer on. I spent two hours on the phone with the IRS Tuesday night trying to get an answer. I was on hold for an hour before I finally got to the front of the line, and then it turns out they had routed me to the wrong department, so I spent another half hour on hold, then spent a half hour on the line with the representative. I'm still not sure if I got a good answer.
I didn't watch the State of the Union for the first time in several years. I read the highlights, and I think I agree with most things. I disagree with him on raising the minimum wage, and I'm only cautiously on board with the gun restrictions. I agree with increased background checks and a ban on assault weapons/large capacity magazines, but I do get nervous about gun restriction legislation. I like his focus on manufacturing jobs and climate change, and agree with his immigration policy, I think. I like the DREAM Act.
As I was leaving work today, the ROTC cadets were taking the flag down. I love watching them take it down and put it up. Watching them stand at attention. It's moving. I don't know why. It just is.
I want to go on a road trip with the ultimate destination being an Eric Church concert. That would be so fun. Should I go to Denver, Dallas, Seattle, or Anaheim? How can I make this happen?
There is a bill before the Utah State Legislature right now to require the state school board to develop a sex education curriculum for parents to use in teaching their kids and put it online, and it gives them no money to do so. The bill's sponsor felt that they wouldn't need any money to do this project. Apparently they believe that there are idle employees at the state school board just sitting around waiting for a giant project to come along? From what I can tell, the eventual idea is to phase sex ed out of our schools altogether. Once they get some resources developed for parents to use, they'll say that's good enough. It makes me so angry. Our kids deserve better. Human anatomy and biology and reproductive systems should be a basic part of the school curriculum. They deserve up to date and correct information, taught by professionals, hopefully supplemented by their own parents' teachings and beliefs.
My lovely cousin Katie brought up one of my favorite topics to rant about: modesty. She brought up the oxymoron of the "sexy modest" lingerie store. Ha! I'm with you, Katie. The first time I saw one of those I was scratching my head. Here's the thing... Modesty is not about covering up body parts. Modesty is about humility and not having to be the center of attention. It's about being appropriate to the situation. Sometimes, many times, it is appropriate to the situation to cover up your body parts. But showing your shoulders is not automatically immodest. Otherwise swimsuits wouldn't be modest. Showing your upper thighs is not immodest. Otherwise most sports uniforms would be immodest. Swimsuits and sports uniforms and tank tops for informal occasions in the summer and fancy sleeveless/spaghetti strapped evening gowns are some situations where showing shoulders is perfectly acceptable to the situation in my opinion. Funerals and court appearances and church and school are situations where sleeveless shirts are not so appropriate. Anyway, I'm not really sure how any lingerie can be immodest, and I'm not sure how you can be sexy without calling attention to yourself. Meaning, it is appropriate for one to the be center of attention in the bedroom, and there really isn't a whole lot you could wear in your own bedroom that would be inappropriate. So what exactly is "sexy modest" lingerie? Same with "modest wedding gowns." That always makes me laugh. The bride is supposed to be the center of attention on her wedding day. She is supposed to stand out. Why should she have to be modest? It's all about her. She may choose to cover her shoulders or have sleeves or no sleeves or show off some cleavage or not... but a sleeveless dress is every bit as "appropriate to the situation" as a dress with sleeves. To me, a modest bridal gown conjures up an image of just a plain white dress that doesn't call attention to itself in any way. OK lecture over.
I'm going to be coaching the debate team at my school starting next year, and the more I find out about what's involved, the more I wonder what I've gotten myself into. I love debate, and I wouldn't have taken the job if I didn't think I'd enjoy it, but it's very time intensive, and that's something I've avoided the last few years. The season goes all the way from fall to spring, and there are tournaments all the time, all over the state. But I'm going to keep things as simple as possible while still making sure they have the opportunities they need.
Well, time for Valentine sugar cookies, again courtesy of Sean. This day definitely took a turn for the better.
1 comment:
first of all, your road trip should be to Seattle, DUH! :)
Awesome on the debate coaching deal, that will be great- but that is a long season!
Glad Sean saved V-day!
Your modest explanation is great... I have never heard of modest lingerie? Interesting... that sounds very Mormon like though!
I think Utah will have other problems if the sex ed out of school...
I watched part of the state of the union, I liked the part where he said he would like to make quality pre school available for all children- I guess cause I am working with Kinders who didn't get that chance.
Taxes, ugh! we have had them done by someone else for the last 9 years, but it is always such a pain to pull everything together and then find out the bottom line, ugh!
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