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I've noticed that the readership, or at least the comments, have waned since we've waxed political. Is this due to the fact that our friends and family a) don't care about the issues, b) disagree with our opinions, or c) just want to see pictures of cute kids? For those of you who chose "c," fine, here you go.

New teeth: two on the bottom, one on the top, and more coming in. She looks pretty darn happy--you'd never guess she's waking up several times a night, would you?
London has finally mastered the "twirly" slide. Last week we were at the park when she announced she would go down the twirly slide all by herself. She climbed to the top, psyched herself up, and, despite my encouragement, chickened out and cried. This cycle repeated several times, until finally she took the plunge while I wasn't looking. She was so proud of herself, she went down about 30 more times!

This is London's best friend, Ella. Just about every day, when I tell London what we're going to do that day, she'll ask, "With Ella?" She'll usually bring a toy or snack and announce "I bring my (whatever it is) to share with Ella." Cute, huh? (Except in this picture, she's taking some of Ella's snack instead of sharing)


So there are your cute kid pictures. Now indulge me. This morning while I was lifting weights at the gym, I couldn't help but overhear some gentlemen discussing the stock market tank and the recent bail-out. I didn't say anything and endured the conversation until I could stand it no longer. One of them said something like, "it's these Republicans who let the free market run wild who are responsible for all this!" I put my weights down and said "That's bologna!" (I'm kind of embarrassed that I said that but not that I know how to spell it. Yes, I know need to work on my verbal debate style). I then attempted to explain what really happened and was pleased to find a couple of other dudes in the room--who were silent before--agreed with me. We just need more people who are willing to say it out loud. I think it's the same thing with Prop 8. Because of what people see in the media, they think that more people are pro-same-sex marriage than actually are. People with liberal views just tend to be louder about it. Free speech goes both ways!