:: Kid-Party Tsunami

Three of the kids have birthdays very close together, so it was joint party. Here's a quick overview:

25 squealing children, 1 bouncy castle, 16 rented chairs, 2 cakes (made from 4 mixes), 20 hamburgers, 20 hot dogs, 12 litres of soda, 4 kids jumping on beds instead of bouncy castle, too many presents, many pairs of misplaced socks, ...and 2 reallly tired parents.

The "High School Musical" cake

The "Indiana Jones" Cake

How was your weekend?

:: On Douchenards

So, I read this article by Kevin Burke at the National Review Online  provided by Liss over at Shakesville and became a little bit offended. Just a little bit. Okay, so much so that I actually clicked on "email the author" and sent him a message.

I became this offended because Mr. Burke's premise is that those who oppose Sarah Palin are doing it out of "the collective grief, shame, and guilt from personal involvement in the abortion of an unborn child."

I'm so tired of jerks like this who try to espouse their shady political views by calling women hapless-helpless-victim-idiots who don't really know what they're doing (and of course need the guidance of the proprietary male to shed some light).

This is what I wrote to that douchenard:

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