An Emily Poem

"All About Mommy"

I Love Mommy.
She's so great.
She loves me
We live in a state.

The end


By Emily Roach
age 7

Weekend News

Hello... We had a nice weekend. We went with friends of ours to see a movie yesterday. Emily and I and Our friend and her son went and saw "Alvin & the Chipmunks" It was very cute. We liked it. It was I believe the first live action movie Emily ever saw. She only saw animated movies in the theatre before. So I was wondering if she would get bored 1/2 way through it but she didn't... she really LOVED it. Brian and Mark went and saw National Treasure while we saw Alvin and the chipmunks and then we all went to dinner afterward. It was a good day. We came home and put Emily to bed and then finished watching "Perfect Stranger" with Haley Berry. It was Okay... but it did have a surprise ending. I was not guessing that one. So the ending was good but the movie was only okay other then that. Emily is in the bathtub right now.... yelling, "MOMMY" MOMMY" MOMMY!!!! So I better go check on her...... HOLD ON....Okay she just wanted to get out and also wanted a paper towel.. She hates getting water on her face. Okay she is out and Brian is putting on her PJ's... and actually she has to go to bed soon. It's 8:11 we try to get her to bed by 8:30 especially school nights. Anyway... today we didn't really do too much, Emily finished up a "Noun" snowman project that is due tomorrow. It came out really good. Emily cut and pasted for about 2 hours today so it would be done for tomorrow. She did great with it! We just increased her seizure medicine becuase she is still having the "absence seizures" and she got a note last week from her teacher saying she had a rough week. So hopefully that will help her this week and going forward. She is doing good otherwise. We also went shopping today... we had to pick up some things from Sam's club and shoprite for the next couple of days to hold us over until Payday. So like I said we had a nice weekend and now we need to get Emily to bed and maybe we will watch another movie. We never watch this many movies but it was nice to catch up on some we've been meaning to see. :) Okay... Guess I'll go since I don't really have much more to say. peace to everyone. LOVE

The IOWA Caucus!!!!! HIP HIP HOORAY!

Okay, we watched the Iowa Caucus all night long last night and didn't go to bed until well after 1 am so I am a little exhausted!! But I'm also really excited about what I saw!!!! I am really happy that Barack won, and only slightly disappointed that it wasn't John Edwards... My first choice! I am still upbeat because John Edwards came in 2nd! He has been 3rd in the national polls so maybe this will give him a boost... after a few more primaries we will see. Oh my god though, I got chills listening to Barack Obama's victory speech. I felt such pride, listening to him, and believing in the "America" that he speaks of. Wanting to truly believe that we are "One Nation" and that not only a select people feel this way but the majority of people. It was inspiring! He is charismatic! He is Awesome! I would be proud to call him "my President"! I haven't felt that in a while. Proud of our President! I also think that while Huckabee won the caucus I don't think he has staying power. I think he is tooo religious for a state like New Hampshire. Which just makes the republican field seem still up in the air alot! But I don't know. I think that Mitt Romney is having a bad day.... Oh Well.. I mean to spend all that money and not get anywhere.. OH well I feel so sad for him... TRULY... Poor fellow. Anyway, What I want more then anything is just for a democrat to win and with the Record # of democrats/independence/and (as Hilary) stated Republicans that have seen the light, that came out to support the democrats.. I for one think it is clear that their will be a democrat in the white house. I should not be so bold becuase my track record isn't good. I was so disappointed in 2004.. I felt like someone had died, what I realized was my spirit had a little.... Atleast a little! I am feeling really upbeat right now. It feels really nice to be this pumped up about the election... and soon I will be deciding who exactly I want to throw my support around, not just a democrat but "THE democrat". :)

New Year---Skinnier ME... HOPEFULLY

Happy NEW YEAR!!! We DID NOTHING last night. We played Scamble and Brian KICKED my butt. It was still fun. Brian does NOT like playing w me because Well to be truthful I am a lousy loser. It really is just that. I try not to be but I just am. A character flaw what can I say. Anyway, Today... we bought a really NICE treadmill.... It's a Nordictrak... I don't know how to spell it.. But it was on a good sale and so we decided what the hell.... IT WAS ALOT OF MONEY... So I better use it! Brian I know will use it because he is amazing with his exercise regimen. HE goes Almost every morning to the gym. It was New years day and he got up and went to the gym. I am quite impressed with his drive.(that sounds a little dirty) Hopefully a little of it will rub off on me and I'll actually try to get into shape. I hope. I guess that is my new years resolution. A whole new body for next year. Wouldnt that be cool? Well it's my hope anyway... that and world peace. :)Anyway, another topic.... I just read Jenny McCarthy's book, "Louder than words" It's about her son Evan and his fight with Autism. She helped/healed him thru developmental programs and an extreme diet and it really helped heal most of his autism and he is doing so much better. Jenny McCarthy is quite funny and a really remarkable mother as far as I'm concerned. She didn't give up and accept the diagnosis. She really fought to help her son to conquer the diagnosis. I think! I have a new respect for her and it was a really well done book. I basically read it in one sitting. yesterday after work. I read it. At one point I was so into it that I left the water running in the bathtub and it overflowed and started spilling over all over thru the walls and into the downstairs laundry room. It really SUCKED. I felt really stupid after the fact. But anyway it tells you how good the book was. Anyway. I need to go take the christmas decorations down. I'm not really in the mood to do it but I'm watching the kids the next 3 days and I figure today really is the best day to do it. Plus Brian's at the movies with his brother so it just makes sense to get it done now so I better go. Have a Great new year!! :) PEACE PEEPS