Politics and Christmas Gifts

What do those have to do with each other? Not much actually. It just so happens that I am going to talk about both in the same post!

Every Friday night, AJ and I have date night. We don't actually go outanywhere. We just put the kids to bed and then do something fun together. Sometimes watch a movie, play a game, read a book, make something (we did paint by numbers once!). Anyway, this week we decided we had a few things we needed to do without the interruption of kids. So, I made smoothies and we sat down and got to work.

First order of business was talking politics! We reviewed who the candidates were for everything and made our selections (Bob Barr (Libertarian) for President, and a mostly straight Republican vote - except for a couple Libertarians sprinkled in at the local level). Then we reviewed our State and County voters guide. Did you know Colorado is looking to get rid of an obsolete law in their constitution regarding the sale of impure alcohol (moonshine)? (referendum N) Turns out the only arguement against it is that it will eliminate the "historical character" of the current constitution. Seriously - that is the best they could come up with???

Anyway, after deciding our individual positions on things, we moved onto Christmas. We sat down and reviewed what things we already had in the gift closet, what the girls would probably like, and what we could afford. The hard part of having kids of all the same gender is deciding on gifts! By the time it gets down to Imogene, we already have everything - but we finally came up with some ideas. Each girl gets:

Three things from Santa (a la the Three Wise Men)
Small stocking stuffers
A gift from the parents
A yearly Christmas ornament.
They will also be able to pick out things from The Present Store for each other, but we don't make a list for that.

Liliana's birthday also falls just after Christmas so we made our list for that as well. When my parents come to visit in a couple of weeks, we hope to leave the kids with them and go finish all the shopping (hint hint Dad and Mom!!!). It is a relief to have it all decided on. I'd list what we are getting, but then what would I have to say at Christmas???

Rating: 5 Lollipops (for doing our civic and parental duties all in one night)