{ i pledge to }

I pledge to...

give my family & my life my all. i never want to say i wish i did, i wish i had.

leave this world a better place than when i arrived.

teach my children to be good citizens of this world.

{ be the change }

“Be the change you want to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi

poster available here.

{ it's a new day }

Tomorrow, we are celebrating the end of an error! :) {I thought that was quite clever.}

I wish I had gotten my act together to plan out a huge Obama Inauguration Party. I am kicking myself for not doing it. You can see if there is one going on in your area by clicking here.

But we are having a special dinner and Sam and I making these cupcakes today! I am using a Wellness Bakeries kit (no artificial sweeteners and lots of protein make these cupcakes actually ones that I can not feel guilty about devouring), and printing out these awesome cupcake toppers.

And don't forget today is National Day of Service.

Here's to a new day and a new era.

photo via: alphamom

{ today }

I started the day off right snuggling with family in bed and then found myself on my pink yoga mat.

Today I...

Am mugging on this cute little guy (above).
Am taking Sam ice-skating.
Am cleaning the house.
Am getting donations together for the homeless shelter to drop off tomorrow in honor of Renew America Together.
Am watching re-runs of the West Wing tonight. {my favorite tv show of all time}
Am cleaning out the pantry.
Am playing Memory with Sam {she is way better at it than I am}.
Am looking forward to Obama's Inauguration and wishing I could be there. We will be making these cupcakes in celebration.

Today I am...Happy. Content. Grateful.

Hope you are all having a great weekend too!

{ i couldn't have said it better myself }

Why we all have something to be proud of today.

{ pretty please...go VOTE }

just a reminder to go VOTE and have your VOICE heard today.

sorry for the lack of posts but we've been volunteering our butts off for Obama here in Southwest Colorado (oh and raising 2 kids and running 2 businesses...) :-)

poster from here.

{ friday night fun at the obama rally }

starting 'em young...

{ top gun }

inspired by my favorite movie i made up this sign for tomorrow's obama rally here in durango.

{ my american prayer }

Early voting is open in Colorado...and to inspire you...

{ go obama go }

Love this.
Not loving the fact that our Obama-Biden's yard signs keep getting stolen.

{ don't vote }

{ my mamas for obama }

I couldn't resist buying this for little henry.

And in case any of you missed the funniest SNL skit EVER, here it is.

{ vote }

Remember to VOTE { for Obama pretty please } all of you Indiana & North Carolina folks! And get this FREE vote poster here.
and this video again {because there is no such thing as watching this too many times}

{ happy earth day & PA primary day }

cute image via Midwest Modern Girl.

Today, 2 very important events are taking place - Earth Day & PA Primary Day { VOTE }! We are going to spend as much time outside as we possibly can and we are going to clean up trash along our road...and then watch the election coverage unfold tonight. This is the only Earth we’ve got, let’s give her a lot of love {and elect someone who will give a darn}. For more information about Earth Day, visit Earth Day 2008.

Here are some great tips on ways you can celebrate Earth Day as a family via Crunchy Domestic Goddess.

• Plan a meal made only of local, organic foods - Use this as an opportunity to talk with your kids about where your food comes from.
• Plant a tree, a bush, a garden or even some herbs or flowers in a pot.
• Spend some time outside - on a hike, a walk, at the park - enjoying each other’s company, appreciating nature, and picking up any garbage you see
• Designate an “Earth Hour” every week where you turn off your lights in the evening for one hour to save electricity
• Encourage your kids to round up some of their toys or clothing they’ve outgrown and donate them to a local charity
• Visit a local charity or thrift store to see how items you no longer use can benefit others
• Take your kids to a local recycling center to see where all of the bottles, cans, newspapers, etc. go
• Print out an Earth Day coloring/activities book for your children and work on it together
• Take a trip to the library and check out some books related to nature - endangered species, water, plants and flowers, etc. - or books specifically about Earth Day
• Talk with your kids about water consumption and how turning off the water while brushing teeth helps conserve it. Encourage all family members to take shorter showers or consider filling up baths with a little less water.
• Change your incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescent light bulbs to conserve energy and encourage the kids to turn off lights/TV when they aren’t in use

And here are 2 great Obama videos! Donate! Vote! Get involved!

This one & this one.

{ a more perfect union }