Campaigning Joys

We are still going strong on the campaign for prop 8. I few weeks ago after calling hundreds to survey I thought well we worked hard, the yes side is starting to rise, that was fun now we can rest. Then Charlie Deem the comutity organiser said we are at the sprint of the Marathon in this campaign.
Last week Brian and I participated in sign waving. When I first heard that we would be asked to do sign weaving I thought NO-WAY that is not my thing. I will delegate and let somebody else to that. Then we stepped in to get it going. We went out the first and second day. It was so much more fun then I thought it would be! You can't help but smile, and have a good time out there on the street corner holding your big yellow sign as people honk, wave, give a thumbs up or other finger and yell at you positive words and some not so postitive. The first day there was 6 women and it was a a safe corner. We got lots of positive responses sure there were a few nasty words and gestures but mostly good.
Next time we were near Hazard Center, a busy intersection in Mission Valley. There were a lot more people gathered that day participating in the sign waving. It was honestly so fun, I am looking forward to doing it again. The rest of the week our ward had a large amount of people volunteer to sign wave and most everybody had a good time. We have heard that in smaller cities prop 8 suporters gather to line the main street with pepole holding up prop 8 signs.
Today (Saturday) we are hanging door hangers. September we did this with vote yes fliers and surveys registered voters. Today we are giving door hangers to those likely to vote yes, either because in the survey they would or the demographics say they would.
Last night our Halloween surprise was receiving 6400 door hangers. At my house. to hand out! By 9:30 a quarter of them were gone. A few people have committed to working all day in this effort.
There is an amazing amount of grass roots effort going on here! So many Californians have been contacted by face to face, phone, mail, and door hangers. Other Churches are meeting today at Qualcomm stadium to pray begin or continue their fast.
On voting day volunteers are going out to pole wach and check to see if those who said they would votes yes come out and vote. Others will be calling all day tho those "yes voters"to get them out to vote. I heard the grassroots effort is a proven method in elections. I am so happy to be part of this amazing effort. Even if it does not pass we will feel good knowing we did all we could to get people to vote yes on Proposition 8.

Sit back and enjoy some videos. Then get up and help!

The church produced a couple videos to answer some questions about prop. 8. enjoy.

I don’t see how same sex marriage really hurts anyone else. Really, what’s the harm?


If Prop 8 passes won’t it take exisiting rights away from gay couples?


Don’t gay and lesbian couples deserve the same amount of happiness as others?


What’s the point – didn’t we already vote on this?


Even if Prop 8 passes, the court in San Francicso will just overturn it again anyway – right?


I don’t know many who actually support Prop 8. I mean I’m sure they’re out there – but I don’t think there are many?


I don't think many of my reader will be persuaded to Vote for Prop 8 by this post, because most of my reader already have decided they will vote yes. I do hope this post inspires you to do a similar post. There are a lot of great videos at this web site. i think these new videos are great!
I think prop 8 WILL pass. There are so many people working hard on the grassroots effort with personally calling and recalling voters. We are now posting signs and preparing to wave signs at busy intersections. Only 3 weeks left! lets get to it and post come wave signs with us, get busy calling, had out fliers lets get to it! there is a lot of need for more help comment if you are interested!
Get your own videos here.

Standing for Something

Written by Chantal and Brian:

There are many great things about living in San Diego. This is such an important time for California. We are exited to be apart of it and to Vote. We have been very involved with the Yes on Proposition 8 campaign. I have spent hours calling people to survey and later to perhaps persuade them. I have done some training and recruiting of volunteers for the Yes campaign.
Over all it has been a good experience. Most people have been polite, even if they do not agree with me. Close friends who do not agree with our decision to support proposition 8 have been polite and we have avoided heated discussions. With all my involvement I would like to think that it will pass. I would like to think that the people of California would not want the institution of marriage to be diluted and changed into a simple social contract between adults. I would hope that the people of California will understand that marriage is and always has been in every culture an institution to protect children.
I think Satan has strong, outraged and educated people working to do what he has fraudulently persuaded them is just and fair. He would have us think it is unfair to adults to not have something they think they want. Satan uses imagery of wholesome goodness, love, family, and unity, and then he blends in tiniest bit of poo. Satan will use all the good he can as packaging to camouflage his covert agenda of sexual perversion. He knows what is valued and will use that to persuade us and cloud the issue.
There may be adults in traditional marriages who are not sure how this proposition will affect them. The truth is… it wont, but it will affect children… All children in California’s public schools will be required to learn about same sex marriage (per California’s Education Code § 51890). To me proposition 8 does not take away anybody's rights. In California, same sex couples have all the rights of marriage under a civil union. I believe all Californians should have the right to marry, but four judges in San Francisco should not be able to change the definition of marriage at their whim.

Recovering...More Journaling

Monday was tough. (see previous post) I still can not find my keys or phone. The week did get better. Jr. had some good days, at school, the rest of the week. I was probably putting too much pressure on him and myself. Tuesday and the rest of the week I tried extra hard to have a good morning that way when he left home he was feeling happy and loved. I laid out his clothes and socks and shoes. that way he will get dressed first thing in the morning. I also make is lunch at night so I am not rushed in the morning. All those things seem to be helping. He is a good kid, he is so loving and makes everybody happy. I sure love him and am happy to be his mom!
Friday I had a nice day. I took Katie and Susan to the ward enrichment "Friday Field Trips" The ladies met at the beach this time. I don't usually hang out with these women, not because I don't want to I am just busy with the 3 kids, kindergarten, preschool, homemaking, etc.. It was a nice change to hang out with the young mothers and watch the kids play. They are all great ladies.
Later on friday the ward Book group had a field trip to hear Greg Mortenson author of 3 Cups Of Tea speak. I have not read the book, (busy remember) but I wet to the Book group when they reviewed the book and enjoyed hearing about it.
I am trying to become more aware and involved with the world around me. My life is very full and rich, I'm very satisfied and happy, but I don't spend much time considering things that don't relate directly to me. In the world there is so much suffering and I don't think of it too much. So that is one reason I enjoyed the Book club talk about the book 3 Cups of Tea. Also the women who meet I want to get to know better, I want to be more like them, I enjoy being with them. So the field trip was fun, spending time with the few ladies and listening to the speaker. I wish I had read the book, I think I would have appreciate the speaker more and I could share more with you about the great things the author is doing.
So to top off the recovering I went to the General Relief Society Meeting. It was so nice! Elder Uchtdorf was so right on to things I needed to hear and I felt so uplifted listening to him. He talked about the women in his life, his wife, undervaluing yourself, loneliness, God's love, experiencing happiness, finding joy in service and in creating things. My favorite quote is,

"He is a God of creation, and a God of compassion. Creating and
being compassionate are 2 activities that we as his spirit children can
and should emulate.

The desire to create is one of
the deepest yearnings of the human soul. No matter our talents education background or abilities we each have an inherent wish to create something that did not exist before. Everyone can create you done need money position or
influence in order to create something of substance beauty. Creation brings deep satisfaction and fulfillment. We develop ourselves and others when we take unorganized matter into our hands and mold it into something of beauty… You are spirit Daughters of the most creative being in the universe…Seek and experience
the eternal happiness creating things.

Here is a video link to his talk !
and great intro to the sewing class I was asked to teach.

BTW Katie cut her hair. I am so sad. I saw a little ringlet on
the floor and it was like seeing a lost limb. I have not finished the
job she started yet, I am pretty sure I will cry when I have to.

Power Struggles

Today has been a bad day.
7:00am-9:00am Can't find my phone, Brian won't eat the school lunch, Katie won't let me do her hair
Susan is sleepy but won't sleep withoput her blanket that we cant find.
9:00-11:00 preschool, pretty good actually.
After noon it came undone.
11:30 look for my phone, I am supost to meet mary, but cant cable guys are coming, horay! I cant call mary, I dont have a phone.
12:00 Waiting for the cable guy, they are supost to arrive between 12:00-2:00-
12:30 CLEANING looking for my phone
1:00 straighten family room and kitchen-waiting for cable guy, exited to sit and wach TV
2:00 cleaning the family room. Katie turnes on hose and gets all wet, and get Susan wet.
3:00 Call cable guy, he is gonna be late late. Clean up Susan and make Katie change her clothes.
3:20 Susan tales off her clothes and diaper, I put her in her high chair while I find a diaper, (we are almost out) Discover the spell of poo and see she has pooed in her highcghaor. Clean her up and dress her.
3:30 pick up Brian from school, find out he has been having "power struggles" with his teacher, He is my good kid!
4:00 Clean more, talk with Brian. Katie goes out side and plays in the mud.
4:10 Clean off Katie sen her to take a bath.
4:30 Where is Katie? "Unlock the door, Katie!" She fell asleep in the tub with just a few inches of water. turn off the water, She will wake up when the water is all gone.
4:32 dicover butter on the carpet floor from Susan, (the fridge door lock is broken)
4:33 Cable guy is here! Susan is all buttery, Katie is half awake, wet, and naked just walking out of the bathroom to see who is at the door, there is still butter on the carpet and what do I dicover as I lead the cable guys to the TV, a Poo! Guess Susan pooed right here between the couch and the TV, before she pooed in her high chair! I have been cleaning, how did i miss that! Luckally i had a rag in my hands and It was not a bad poo. But still I could not hide hi reaction to the sight from the cable guys.
4:45 Katie is dressed, Butter is clean up. Kitchen is messy again. Still cant find my phone.
5:00 Cleaning more, cable guys tell me to move the TV and some boxes in the garage.
5:30 Brian Sr comes home. Now I can use a phone to call Mary!
5: 40 Sorry no cable! "You would have to switch your internet service it could tak a week to turn it back on, bla, bal, bla"
6:00 Talk to Sr about Jr.
6:30 Call mommy for advice. hear a tapping on teh front door, little Susan! what is sher doing outside, how long had she been out there! (the kids and St were in the back homefully she just wanded to the front and went straigh to the door.
6:40 we need to go to the store, I have to have a fridge lock and some diapers.
6:50 cant find my keys!
7:00 its getting late, no dinner no keys no baths.
7:30 bathe kids, head to dinner, and walmart in PJ's. (i am NOT cooking tonight) Use the spare keys
8:30 Home safetly, kids in bed, they are as tird as I am.
9:00 BLOG
10:clean!

See a bad day! Most of this I can take care of. i am not too bummed about the cable. We only wanted it for a month fro General Confrence while my family was here. I probably would have gotten so lazy and watched way too much TV., and it would have been a pain to try and cancil.
I found Susan's blankie. Katie is ok now. I knew i was stressed to i told brian I needed some extra help. I took a Mommy time-out. I did not make dinner, thats a good thing sometimes.
The thing that i am most concerned about is the Power struggles. I have talked with a few mother of kids in school, a retired teacher, and my mom. All have given me really nice advice.
My mom suprised me when I tiold her the teacher said he was having problems and she (my mom) knew exactly what was going wrong at school! When he gets into a conflict he dosen't get-over-it like other kids. He gets really hurt or mad and ignores the teacher and misse the next thing in class, recess, free time, resting time ect...
Ernie and My mom were comforting they said is was normal. Ernie said he is testing the teacher and me, the change is a lot for him, he wasnts to test the teachr and myself so see that the rules are the same at home and school. She suggested i overload him with praise, love and affection. i have doem that especially this weekedn (Katie also, oviously she has power struggles as well) So this weekedn was good at home . that is why i was supprised to hear today was bad, for him. Even though I was in a bad moode in the morning i tried be cheery for the kids. I guess this might be the answer, I had a bad morning, he picked up on my mode and had a bad day also? Wow! Writing can be so theraputic.
So that was my bad day! I guess sometimes I do write about my dirty house!
i dont have time to edit, spell check, or add photos. Too bad for you.

Susan's bob

Usually I would never cut my Baby's hair, especially a cute girl who is often mistaken for a boy, but Katie started Susan's hair cut so I had to finish it, or get it finished. Actually I had to have it done right, with so few hairs on her little head I did not want to risk any mistakes. Thanks to my great friend Kristi Jones, Susan has a super cute new hair-do! I really love the hair cut and think it fits Susan's personality. Kinda spunky, cute, and fun.
She was so good during her hair cut. We were out running around when I called Kristi, she was available right ways so we went during Susan's nap. I thought either she will be really annoyed and cranky or will fall right asleep. She was so conferable in the high chair, watching Nemo, and the soft comb in her hair she fell perfectly asleep. Her are the beautiful results:
She would not look at the camera still though, I love this little girl!

My turn for the Memory Game

I have been leaving memories on some of others. It was lots of fun to remember fun times and it made me want to post too to see what kind of funny memories people can think of with me
Here’s how you play:
1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It does’t matter if you know me a little or a lot, anything you remember!
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you.