Art and Idiots

*** I must post this because it just happened and you all will die!! OK, I understand this is not at all funny (in theory) but it really is totally funny!! I met my friend (who wants to be unnamed) and her daughter for lunch today. After lunch she took the girls to my house and I went to get my hair cut. Do you all remember the wonderful Basil Gimlets (alcoholic beverage) that Kevin made for our family get together the other night? He made them in one of our jugs that we usually put Crystal Light in. Anyway, we had some left over and we just never dumped it and it has been in our fridge. The boys know not to drink it but I have just meant to dump it but have forgotten to. Fast forward to today. I get my hair cut and my friend takes the girls to play at my house. I'm sure you are figuring out what will happen next. The girls get thirsty and ask for something to drink. My friend thinks the vodka gimlet is lemonade (same color) and pours two full sippie cups for the girls. Immediately her daughter says she doesn't like it and she wants milk so she drank very little. Mia starts drinking it and after having it for about 10 minutes accidentally drops it on the ground and the lid opens a bit and it begins to spill on the floor. Ethan and Owen are now home from school and remember they knew it was alcohol so Owen goes to help clean up the "crystal light" and he smells the sippy cup and says "this is alcohol". My friend says what-- no-- it is crystal light and Owen says no and explains what is was. My friend calls me and i just cant stop laughing. I was about to walk out of getting my hair done so I would be home in about 20 minutes. Luckily said friend's husband is an ER doctor so she called him and he said there was not much we could do but watch them and that they were probably fine. My friend watched Mia while I drove home and she was fine. She was acting a bit loopy and kind of swaggery but overall was fine. She is napping right now and seems fine. Anyway, totally funny (in a sadistic way) story!!

First Art!! Mia loves to color or draw or anything that involves very small motor coordination. She is phenomenal when it comes to fine motor. My boys were 4 learning how to hold a pencil correctly and Mia literally has held one correctly since 18 months. She loves to draw (not like she draws anything more than lines and circles, but she loves to take the cap off, color and then put it back on) so I found this cute portable art easel with a white board on one side and chalk board on the other. It also has a tray on each side to hold the pens etc. It was $19.99 at Target and I really like it and so does she. Owen and her fight over it all the time-- pitiful I know :) Sorry about the color in the pictures. I have no idea what the issue was but they turned out horrible-- oh well they are still cute!

Oh ya, forgot to mention Mia had just woken up from a nap and I had taken her dress off so she was wearing only her lovely bottoms and her apron so she doesn't mark up her clothes.

Taking the cap off

Putting the cap back on. She loves doing this over and over.

My adorable little girl!!

I love this picture-- she is so cute!!!

Now for the IDIOT portion of my post. I do not watch the VMA awards (Video Music Awards) and really I listen mostly to conservative talk radio or Christian stations so I am not up on the artists of today (wow am I getting old) but I must say how annoyed I have been with the news reports of the comments the idiot host made. He was some idiot British guy who decided he needed to not only have an opinion on politics but also sex before marriage.

Most people know the Jonus Brothers group is a huge teen idol group (my boys love them) and they have made it very public that they will be waiting till marriage to have sex. They wear silver rings to promise to wait till marriage. I think this is wonderful and what an amazing example to young kids. Anyway, the idiot host totally made fun of the Jonus Brothers for waiting till marriage for sex and made fun of their promise rings. It was totally degrading and I could not believe he was making fun of them (in the news clips I saw). A bit later American Idol winner Jordan Sparks, who also wears a promise ring and is a Christian, said that there is nothing wrong with wearing a promise ring and promising to wait till marriage so as to avoid being a SLUT!!!! I loved what she said and she was so passionate about it. Anyway, the audience loved what she said and gave her a standing ovation.

I was just shocked by the idiot host guy. Not only did he make fun of abstinence but also called our president "retarded" and blatantly said we had to vote Obama so that the rest of the world would like us again. Whatever your political opinions are, it is not OK to call our commander and chief a "retard" and it is not OK to assert your political views in that manner. Why do stars and idiots like this feel like they can use their status as a political platform? What expertise does idiot and the other stars have that they can stand up in front of thousands of people and make such statements. It just makes me sick and sadly, many of the people watching the VMA's are kids so they are impressionable and may not understand the issues. It just totally irritates me--- uggggg!!! Anyone else feel the same??