Herman Cain's 9-9-9 Plan

Yes, I am going there...on the political bandwagon again.

I just watched a video on the 9-9-9 Plan proposed by Herman Cain and I had to share a quote from the last portion of the video.

"If 10% is good enough for God, then 9% should be just fine for the Federal Government." - Herman Cain

LOVE it!

We ALL need to Pray, Pray, Pray that we can turn this country around in 2012!

Perhaps I should reconsider voting for Herman Cain as he may leave me without a career as a CPA! Our convoluted tax code has kept me gainfully employed for over 10 years!

It's Spooky to be Hungry

Our church held a food drive this weekend. We distributed the bags last weekend to 50 of our fellow neighbors. We collected any filled bags this weekend. Annabelle had an absolute blast! Though she's still learning to not ask the neighbors if they are planning to participate.


We collected 10 filled bags, and most of them were actually from neighbors we don't even know! That is awesome! Annabelle and hubby have gone to the church this afternoon to work the food drive. This is Annabelle's very first community service project.

This is homeschooling at its best! I enjoyed the service projects I participated in during high school and college more than anything. They both can learn so much from helping others!

Milestones

11 hours! 11 hours folks! Sophia slept 11 hours straight through last night (Friday night)! From 8:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m.! She has NEVER slept 11 hours straight through the night! EVER! And she's 18 months old TODAY!

AND, she is completely weaned! COMPLETELY weaned! She hasn't nursed since last Sunday evening! If she acts as if she wants to nurse, I just get up and pour her a sipee cup full of milk. And that is it!

I'm free! Free at last!!!

Hmmm. Am I supposed to be a little sad that my baby isn't nursing any more? Perhaps I would be if I were convinced she were my last. Or if I hadn't nursed Annabelle for so terribly long! I think I'm kicking the attachment parenting method of child rearing to the side! This is bliss!

I owe her sleepful night to Tracy Hogg, The Baby Whisperer! Her approach is MUCH more gentler than the Ferber method. I followed her method somewhat when Annabelle was a tiny baby. Of course, I messed up on Annabelle by rocking her to sleep every night, but at least she was sleeping through the night (12 hours+) VERY early on.

Actually, I owe Sophia's sleepful night to God, first and foremost. Our Disciple I class has been praying for Sophia and me since I attempted to try the Ferber method a month or so ago. That was a mistake! And then after I prayed one evening, God led me to find a copy of "The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems" by Tracy Hogg. I read her recommendations for getting an "accidentally parented" toddler to sleep through the night. The first night Sophia only cried 30 minutes! That is unbelievable compared to the 4 hours she did using the Ferber method!

I am planning to keep my Tracy Hogg books to pass down to my girls when they have babies of their own. That is assuming I can find them!

Praise God! Hopefully this will last and I can get that much needed sleep so I can focus a little more on homeschooling Annabelle.