Vote MOM Party 2012!!

I've gotten lots of great comments about my various ramblings on this new-born blog. Some were posted to the blog and many more were verbal or emailed. Thanks for dropping by and sharing in my insanity! And for those few blogger colleagues who so generously gave me encouragement - thank you!! As soon as I can figure out why my comments won't post on your blogs, I'll get back to you!

Some updates since I last rambled.....

"Z" the spider is no longer a fixture on my front porch. (Yeah, I'm callin' her just "Z" now....as in "Hey Z! How's it hangin'?) She met an untimely demise when 'Terminix Dude' came for the occasional scheduled inspection. To combat my outright terror of anything with that many creepy little legs, I had begun telling myself that she was a spirit guide come to bless my house with good fortune. Sounded good.

So while Terminix Dude was proudly telling me how he'd dispatched the big spider by my front door (and scraping the evidence off the bottom of his boot all over my front porch), I was wondering what that might mean for my Karmic future. (Oh, and confusing the heck out of him when I wasn't very enthused by his heroic efforts.) Rest in peace...pieces....Z.

I've gotten lots of really entertaining name suggestions for my new car! Yay! I was going to list them on here, but I'm afraid I'll miss someone's suggestion and I don't want to hurt anybody's feelings. I'll have to do some research through all the comments, emails, and remembered conversations and get a list on here. So that's coming soon. (I know you'll be waiting with bated breath, right?)

Probably the most commented-on post to date is the MOM Party (Maternal Organization Management) - seems to have struck a chord. As a result, I've thought some more about it, too...

One conversation I've had revolved around the ability of a femlae candidate (and yes, this would be a question for any female candidate - no partisanship) to have a family and successfully run an administration at the same time. My answer? ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!!!

Here's my assessment of the gender war as relates to holding political office: MOMS rule, politicos drool. Why? Seriously, who do you think dressed, nursed, supported, fed, raised the families and took care of everything behind the scenes of every male candidate...ever? Have you noticed that almost all politicians are married? Of course they are - because they know they couldn't do it alone.
It takes a MOM to make sure everyone gets up, brushes teeth, gets dressed, has a good breakfast and gets where they're going on time and prepared. And then she takes care of the kids, the house, the yard, the pets, the class projects, the PTA fundraisers, coordinates all the extra-curricular activities, the doctor visits, grocery shopping - and in today's world, all that is done in the spare time she has in between working to supplement the household income.

Now, I do have to take a step back and tell you that the above paragraph wasn't describing ME. Yes, I'm busy and I work from home, but I am blessed with tons of help - from my robot vacuum, my really, good-guy husband to my saintly in-laws. Seriously, my hubby is very supportive of me and my in-laws are incredible. They live close by so they help with everything from my laundry to chauffering my kids to their various extra-curricular activities. Anyway, I stress that the super-MOM I'm describing isn't me - but you know these women. Many of you ARE these women.

And the ones I know could solve the current financial crisis, negotiate a peace setllement in the Middle East, and balance the Federal Budget somewhere in between PTA and piano lessons. (Okay, so maybe I'm exaggerating a little bit.....it might actually take until after dinner to really complete all that.) And I mean a sit-down, home-cooked meal by the MOM in question, too - no pizza hut delivery allowed.

As a MOM, who knows many other MOMs and the intricate details of the reigning chaos that they whip into order every single day, I speak with factual assurance that any member of the MOM party would be highly qualified to represent the rest of us.

Any takers? VOTE MOM PARTY 2012!!!