The Happy Homemaker

I am not turning this blog in to a political one. My last two blog posts are part of an experiment.

Obama is a Socialist. Ever since Obama said those famous words, “spread the wealth”, the mainstream journalists have done nothing but try to prove that Obama is not a Socialist and are trying to scare Republicans by saying that Bush also supported big government as if we didn’t know that.
The Globe and Mail […]

Just five more days of election nonsense. I think this is the most disappointing election I have ever lived through. McCain had only just recently began getting his message together and the Democrat position is based on lies and scare tactics. The truth is that I think Obama is going to win. I am not […]

For two days now we have had very strong, cold winds in D.C. It is not that cold until the winds hit you. I still am very busy running many errands all day.
I have been going to the gym Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. I had to go shopping. I had to take Victoria to […]

Autumn is here, my favorite time of the year. It has been here since September, but now it finally FEELS like it. It finally smells like it. Sometime after the time when the moon is at its fullest the air and my world becomes a more calm, more crisp, freer place. I love the Halloween […]

I went to Ikea last night by myself. I decided I needed to take myself out on a date. Ikea has a cafeteria on it top floor so I went their to eat. I ate a nice meal for only $5! They serve nice European food in a cafe like atmosphere. There was a man […]

This year I decided to do something different. I decided to cook pumpkin. So I showed Viki how to cook pumpkin in between my husband’s panic attacks. First I made a pumpkin soup. It is an Uzbek recipe with beans, vegetables, and pumpkin. It was good, but my husband had to add meat to it. […]

Aron and I play a little game. I ask him who he is, he tells me he is hulk or ironman. Hulk and Ironman are his favorite cartoon characters. Then I tell him, “no, you are Elmo!” Then he tells me, “NO! I am Peter Parker! You are a pizza!” Then I tell him, “you […]

On Cartoon Network 2 at 9 AM the new Transformers cartoon comes on. My sons love it. I remember my brothers loved to old Transformers growing up. I remember that the old TRansformers would some how always teach a lesson. Most eighties cartoons did. I remember the GI Joes warning against getting sun burned and […]

I admit that I have a problem with self control. I have a weakness for junk food. I can avoid sweets and chocolates with no problem. My problem is with salty foods. I love french fries and potato chips. My favorite thing is to eat chips and to drink a pepsi. I guess it is […]

I always hear about those political polls and wonder where they get those polls from because I never get asked who I will vote for. Yesterday, I finally got polled. A man with an Obama cap on his head knocked on my door and said he was representing Barack Obama. He had my name on […]

I was tired of my ids saying things like, “I hate you!” or “You’re stupid!” so I talked to the kids and told them to come up with something silly to say when they get angry. Jon came up with “you ate my pizza!” That is what we say now when we get angry and […]

King Carlos II of Spain
King Carlos II of Spain was the last Hapsburg to rule Spain. He lived from 1661-1700 and ruled from 1665 to 1700. He was extremely disfigured and mentally retarded after years of double cousin and uncle/niece marriages. He mouth was so disfigured that he was unable to close his mouth and […]

Here is picture from the ward campout Aziz and the kids went to. I just cooked hot dogs and hamburgers and went home. The camp out was at Prince William forest near Quantico.

Doesn’t Victoria look so happy? She is sitting with her friend from school. They are about to make smores. I was just about […]

Yesterday we went to Six Flags and had a blast. From now on I will plan to go to Six Flags in the fall. It is so much more fun than going in the summer. There were no lines and we rode some rides more than once. It wasn’t hot so it was no problem […]

Here is a king I would totally date!
I am now reading about Louis XIV, a king I haven’t read about in detail since high school. I love British monarchs, but from Charlemagne, the French monarchs are way more interesting.
My favorite books in high school were historical fiction books about French royalty like […]

I am doing a little better today. This week has shown many improvements. Monday, Aziz was off work and we had a great day together (with Aron and Jon Jon). We had a nice Family Home Evening about the Word of Wisdom. We played a little game the kids loved. Tuesday I worked out without […]

I think last night’s debate was the best one, but I still found myself dozing off. McCain really seemed to be doing good in the beginning but then backed off. To be honest I don’t like either candidate. I think Obama’s run is too premature and McCain is too liberal. Our economy needs more of […]

I had such a busy weekend that I didn’t even have time to blog. On Friday, Aziz took the kids to the Ward Campout. Because I have an over active bladder right now (I am currently seeing a urologist) I didn’t stay. We cooked out hamburgers before I left with Aron. I didn’t sleep though. […]

I actually shopped at Target for two hours! I had to buy Halloween costumes, birthday presents, and other things. The boys hung out in the toy section for a long time and we saw a lady from church there. I got Jon’s costume for only $10! The trick is to go to the toy section […]

Are you looking for my post on last night’s debate? I almost forgot about that. I guess because the debate was mostly forgettable.
That was the most boring debate I have ever seen! I felt like I was watching one long political advertisement. Neither of the candidates said anything new with the exception of John McCain […]

Every once in a while I will cook the perfect meal that really fills me up. That is usually when I follow the recipe!
I used to be a very good meatloaf maker. I always received compliments on my meatloaf. That is because I use my mother’s delicious recipe. Her meatloaf is moist and the tomato […]

Lately blogging has been such a challenge. I do not understand how people work from home. I am sure they have some sort of system that I would like to know about. It is even difficult for me to check email or the news sometimes.
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I am not completely recovered from my bronchitis but I decided to go back to the gym this week. My BMI is finally in a healthy range and I want to continue to strengthen my body. I went Monday afternoon because Monday morning I had to go to the store. There is free childcare so […]

I didn’t get tagged but I will tag myself. Thanks Angeline
1. Where is your cell phone? I don’t know
2. Your significant other? Hubby
3. Your hair? dark brown
4. Your mother? Alabama
5. Your father? Alabama
6. Your favorite thing? Indian food
7. Your dream last night? I was lost going to the temple and there was some bird talking […]

We had a nice weekend. The weather is finally cool and I am feeling a little bit better. I still can’t laugh without coughing but I feeel well enough to start going back to the gym.
Friday night I was not able to do much but watch Clone Wars on Cartoon Network. Jon Jon waited […]

I used to keep a strictly political blog. I had to stop because instead of real political discussion, I instead received a line of comments full of ad hominem attacks. For some reason I always received comments from communists from around the world and I was always called, “honey” or “small brained” or unable to […]

I was tagged to post the fourth picture on my computer. This is a weird picture in Gary, Indiana of the car that almost hit us and then flipped us up. I took a picture of the car in case I needed to call the police. If you look to the right, you can see […]

I overslept this morning. I was so excited to watch the Vice Presidential debate last night that I forgot to set the alarm. I stayed up until midnight listening to commentary about the debate. My biggest surprise was that most people believed that Palin had won even after the horrible Katie Couric interviews. I thought […]

I haven’t read Rabbi Schmuley Boteach in a while. Though I don’t always agree with his analysis, I love his relationship and family advice. He wrote an article called “Six values For Raising Outstanding Children.” My parents raised me with these values and I am proud of that.
Here are the values from the […]

I was reading the peoples cube and they were talking about pasting Obama’s picture to this poster.
So I was looking at the poster laughing thinking about Obama’s face being there (this is in response to the you tube video where the kids are singing praises to Obama) when Jon Jon comes over and sees […]

I usually do not watch Dora because I am currently boycotting Nickelodeon because of Viacom’s leftist agenda. Since I am not feeling too good today and wanted my boys to learn something I turned it on Dora. Aron never gets to watch shows for his age group.
Well, today Dora had a Russian friend Yelena […]

I finally went to the doctor yesterday and found out that I have bronchitis so I will be back on antibiotics. My body never agrees with antibiotics so I am basically bedridden for a couple of days. I feel better though congestion wise.
The boys were terrible at the doctor’s office. They would not sit […]