presidential candidate quizes

Here are 2 quizes to find which candidate is "right" for you.  

http://www.vajoe.com/candidate_calculator.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/interactives/candidatequiz/

And here's a great article by a blogger I enjoy reading.

Sand in the Gears

Merry Christmas

Happy Thanksgiving

I am thankful.  I'm normally a thankful person, but today I'm especially thankful.  Right now I'm sitting in the TV room at my Dad's house with my hubby, my brother and sister-in-law, my sister and brother-in-law, and my little sister......and all the kids (8) are sleeping!  

It was a great thanksgiving day.  Lots of food, visiting, taking pictures, and kid chaos.  I think I'm a sucker for chaos.  That's the only explanation I have for actually wanting more children.

Fall pictures

Because I've been a bad blogger lately, here are some cute pictures to make up for it....

Are you kidding me?

What has happened to my brain?
It's 5:00, time to start dinner. I preheat the oven, put the enchiladas in, go about being Mom. Go back to check on enchiladas in 30 minutes and realize....I never put them in the oven!!!!! Dinner will be ready in about 45 more minutes kids (at least the oven is preheated).
It's a good thing I love my kids as fiercely as I do because they've taken away my brain and given me a tummy that looks like a pug face.

Brennan's 1st day of Preschool

Summer is officially over for the Clements. Brennan started back to preschool today. He's going to the same school he was at last year, Johnny Appleseed, but this year he'll be there 3 mornings a week. After dropping him off and driving away I had a funny memory. The church, where B's preschool resides, has a large sign out on their lawn. Well, when Tyler and I were dating in college he lived in an apartment near that church. We used to go for walks and end up sitting on that sign, late at night, talking. Who would have thought that we'd end up living in that town with a child going to school in that church....amazing!

Charlotte is 4 months

Little Miss Charlotte is now 4 months old. I have officially stopped counting weeks and have moved onto months. After awhile it just gets to confusing! She had a Dr's appointment this morning and here are her stats...
weight: 15lbs 11oz, she's in the 88%
height: 26in, she's in the 96%

She's nowhere near where her brothers were at this age but she's still tall! She is such a good baby. If she's not sleeping or eating she's smiling or babbling to her brothers.