{Warning - I'm pregnant, due in 3 days, and bored - This may get long...}
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! Seriously, there is no better kid's author out there. Yes, there are many others that we love and cherish, like the Bernsteins (so sad to see Jan passed) and Mercer Meyer...but Dr. Seuss is the best of the best! Jon and I started collecting his books before we were even pregnant with Nick! There are still a few that we need, but for the most part, we have all the greats! I could do an entire post just about his awesome quotes! I'm thankful for any author that has the ability to capture the imagination of a child and make him/her excited about reading!
Every year Famoso does 2 major events... the March Meet & the Hot Rod Reunion. We (especially Nick) LOVE these events. Not only does he get to spend time with Grandma and Papa, but he gets to see more hot rods than his little eyes can take in and hours upon hours of drag racing (the only kind he really likes; he doesn't like oval tracks). This year? We're staying home. Thankfully, he doesn't actually know that. He doesn't know that right now they're doing test and tune and that tonight and tomorrow start qualifying. He doesn't know that the jet car will probably run tomorrow night or that he could be playing cars with the other little boys. But I know that. And it makes me sad... because I'm the reason we can't go. I tried telling myself it's not THAT far... but it is... especially if I'm due on Monday. I also tried convincing Jon to take Nick... but not only is he way too nice of a husband to go nearly 2 hours away days before I'm due, I also must admit that I'd rather him not.
Sunday is the election in Russia. Should be interesting. Putin obviously wants to avoid a run-off, but he also needs SOME amount of legitimacy and most of the world knows he'll have a hard time avoiding a run-off without some rigging, bribing, and threatening. Oh, who are we kidding. Legitimacy is for the birds! This is the guy that sent a PROXY to debate FOR him because he can't be bothered to actually let Russians see him be potentially vunerable. They're already starting to find voter fraud plots. Lord knows there were plenty in their primary! Either way, if there happens to be another dork out there who's interested, The Moscow Times is probably your best resource. I'm not saying it's 100% unbiased, but it's the best you'll find in English ;)
Yes, Easter is still 5 weeks away. Even so, I'm already wishing that Nicholas' friends lived closer. He has friends at school, but I don't know their parents so I'm not really up for inviting them all over. Most of his close friends are back in Bakersfield. Last year I bought extra dying kits on super clearance and I wanted to have an egg dying party and bring out his Resurrection Eggs. Fun, easter themed goodies... maybe around April 1st-ish. We'll see. I guess I may be getting a little overanxious seeing as I will still have a newborn on my hands.
