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They had fun. It was chilly but nothing we couldn’t handle.  They got enough candy to keep them crazy for a few weeks. Glad it’s DONE.

Halloween, 2008 in the books.  Next up? Can you BELIEVE it’s already that TIME?  I can’t believe there’s already Christmas decorations up in ppl’s houses already.  I could smack them LOL

Today is the last day to enter my cookbook giveaway over at my new review blog, Dawniemom Reviews.  OF course, I can’t remember if I even told you about it here or not, but in any event, get over there and enter!

So, I wrote about that stupid %$(*&$%(* mammogram that I went for last week.  Today, I get a call from my dr. saying that although things looked fine, they do not feel as though they got a 100% clear view, due to “patient’s inability to withstand the compression”.  I’m sorry, but what?!  I never told her to stop – I held my breath when required. I breathed when I needed to. I did what I was told.  She never once said “no, this isn’t working”.  Now they want me to go back in 6 months and have ANOTHER $(*#$&(@*#&$ mammogram.

Wtf.

Seriously. Wtf.

I’m so sick of this election crap, too.  I cannot WAIT for it to be over. I am sick of being embarassed by the fact that I STILL do not know who I want to vote for. I don’t vote just by party.  But I just don’t feel comfortable with EITHER guy enough to say YES, I want him.  I know, I know – alot of people are feeling this way but geez – after 18+ months of propoganda, you’d think by now, it’d be clearer to me.  I know what I DO NOT want, but as you might have noticed, I don’t really like to talk about politics at all.  Not on my blog, not with friends, not with hubby.  Of course, with SO many bloggers who do blog about it – and know what the hell is going on – I don’t figure you NEED another blogger doing it. But I CANNOT WAIT TILL NEXT WEDNESDAY!

Of course, I know – then we’ll have a bazillion bloggers talking about the results, because no matter who wins, there’s going to be a huge portion of the population that’ll be disgruntled.

Gah.

While I’m on my little rant, can I just tell you how ridiculous it is to live in an apartment complex where they replace your thermostats with programmable ones and then program them to go down to 62 degrees at 8am in the morning, and not go back to 70 degrees until 6pm in the evening – and oh yeah, back down to 62 at 10pm.  They assume that EVERYONE goes to work and school.  We do not.  So we wind up cold – and that’s crap. IT’s only October.  When we come down in the morning, it’s 67 degrees in our house.  But in January, there’s no way it’ll even get that “warm” – we’ll be forced to spend our days full dressed, and I just think it’s bullshit.  Complete & total bullshit. 

More bullshit?  Your 3 kids are invited to a birthday party and you show up – 5 of you – eat and drink like you haven’t in days – and not even bring the birthday kid a CARD? wtF?

Now, to combat all the crap, some niceness.

Brady’s Smile.  Go – read the site.  Put the items you need on your shopping list.  It’ll make you smile too.   We’ll be doing ours this weekend. I’ll show you then. 

I’m having a giveaway at my new review blog, Dawniemom Reviews.  Go check it out and of course, enter!

  Thankfully, I do not know anyone who needs one of these although, of course, my kid would love to have one – lol But in any case, Sony is providing these PSPs for kids who are spending lots of time in the hospital – so if you know of someone who could use this – go check it out – nominate them – and of course, help spread the world.

  Only 1 of my 3 children have their costumes set.  Oh and Jimmy has said we’re going shopping to stock up for like a month this weekend, because he says there’s a real possibility that we’ll be in a civil war by Wednesday depending on the election results.  You’re jealous of my life – aren’t you?

and can you fit it into a 60 second video? I am by NO means a fan of video cameras, particuarly with me in front of it – but for $30,000, I’m gonna plant my mug right square in the middle of one in the next few days because Huggies, in celebration of THIRTY YEARS of hugging baby bottoms, is looking for your videos on what motherhood means to you.

Yes, that’s right – $30,000! That’s what the grand prize winner will receive if their video receives the most votes.  Time to dust off those address books!

Even if you don’t own a video camera, hop over to their website because they’re touring the country and if they come to a city near you, you can record your video right there!

Huggies will also select 30 videos from moms across the country to feature in their new commercials.

Here’s more -

About Generation Huggies:

Now through November 20, 2008, there are two ways for moms to create a video reflecting on “What Motherhood Means to Me.”
1. Videos can be uploaded to www.GenerationHuggies.com
2. Alternatively, moms can create a video on-site when they
visit a local Generation Huggies event.
3. Videos should be no longer than 60 seconds in length and
no larger than 5MB.
4. Everyone can participate by giving a hug, or vote, to their
favorite video through November 30, 2008.
5. Judging ends November 30, 2008.

Visit www.GenerationHuggies.com for the official sweepstakes rules and details. Entry is limited to one per day per person or e-mail address during the Sweepstakes Period. Void where prohibited; no payment or purchase necessary. The sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 United States plus the District of Columbia, age 18 or older.

If you do create a video, I hope you’ll also post it on your blog – and please, feel free to come back and comment! I’d love to see everyone’s  .

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My thanks to Mom Central for the opportunity to share this with you.

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Dear Susan,

I thought of you the other day when I slipped out of my blouse & bra and put my too-small johnny on with the tie in front.  I thought of you as I sat there answering questions about my family history while my too-small johnny exposed me long before I was ready to be exposed.  I thought of you as I stepped up to this monstrous machine and listened as the technician explained what would happen.  I was still thinking of you as all shreds of dignity were ground into the tile as she handled my breasts way more than I ever thought would be necessary, twisting and turning them, and me, in opposite directions before applying ridiculous amounts of painful pressure as the vice closed down.

I withstood the pain, doing as I’d read and did my labor breathing through them.  I withstood the abject embarrassment humiliation of the whole experience, finally being allowed to re-dress and leave.  I did this all voluntarily (as the tech reminded me upon my arrival).  I did this all with you in mind.

Because of the first thing I ever read of your blog, that connected me to you forever, where you were heartbroken because you had to wean your little boy, just a month older than my littlest boy, that you weren’t ready – you weren’t ready, you just weren’t ready.  You had no warning. You had no choice.  You had cancer, and it was bad. 

I awarded you the perfect post award that month, although I knew that nothing in the entire world could ever EVER replace that experience of loss that you were just beginning.  But I wanted to show the world the strength behind those words, those tears, that heart break.  I wanted to shout from the top of the blogosphere – LOOK AT THIS WOMAN!!

In the intervening months, you’ve gone through some terrible trials, and it’s because you shared your story, your journey, your pain with us that I thought of you this week when I went for my first mammogram.  Because as much as I admire you, I never want to BE you.

Love,

Dawn

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