My mom and I set up my tree today.  :)  It was great.  The thing came with lights already so I didn't have to worry about it at all!  We put up some decorations and put the only gift of Nate's that's wrapped under it. 

I have to wrap the rest of the gifts but I might be able to do that next week.  Nate's look when he first saw the tree after I picked him up from daycare was priceless.  When I put him down on the floor he ran up to the tree and clapped his hands and giggled. 

Afterwards he wanted to play with the ornaments.  He hept on trying to pull them off the tree.  That got a little frustrating but I am so happy he enjoyes the tree so much!

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Ok so this song is currently in my profile playlist and I really like it.   Mainly because it's very true!! It's in spanish, but the gist of it is "If you don't take care of your woman, someone else will!"    A lot of men forget that, and I just thought it was a cute song and funny... though in truth there is nothing funny about possibly losing the person you love because you are careless. 

I just thought I'd share it so I got a translation. :D Here's the video too.  

The Translated Lyrics

If you don't take care of your woman

(El que tenga tienda que la atienda...)
(El que tenga tienda que la atienda...)

If you don't take care of your woman
someone else will take care of her for you
and there is nothing you can do
when a woman decides to forget
if you don't take care of your woman
(if you don't take care of your woman)
someone else will take care of her for you
(someone else will take care of her for you)
and there is nothing you can do
(all that is going to hurt you)
when another man takes your place

if you don't take care of her
if you don't kiss her
if you don't show that you she interests you
if you don't understand her
if you don't admire her beauty
(someone else will do it for you)
If you don't trust
if you don't hug her
if you no longer spend time with her
and if you don't contribute anything in the house
(some else will do it for you)
And that someone will be
the one to get the person that loves you
he is going to keep your chair, your plate
your bathroom, hour home, your woman, and your bed
And it's goig to be too late when you realise
that what she told you was true
and someone else will be the one to see how your children grow every day

If you don't take care of your woman
someone else will take care of her for you
and there is nothing you can do
when a woman decides to forget

If you don't listen to her
if you don't encourage her
if you don't change the routine
if you don't even take her out to the corner
(someone else will do it for you)
if you don't joke like before
if you worry about looking nice
if at night you are not a good lover
(someoe else will do it for you)
and that someone will be
the one to get the perosn that loves you
the one to get the person that loves you
he is going to keep your chair, your plate
your bathroom, hour home, your woman, and your bed
And it's goig to be too late when you realise
that what she told you was true
and someone else will be the one to see how your children grow every day

If you don't take care of your woman
(if you don't take care of your woman)
someone else will take care of her
(someone else will check her out)
and there is nothing you can do
(You'll see you won't be able to go back)
when a woman decides to forget

(aja...)
(El que tenga tienda que la atienda...)
(El que tenga tienda que la atienda...)

If you don't take care of your woman
(if you don't take care of your woman)
someone else will take care of her
(someone else will take her away from you)
and there is nothing you can do
(how much it's going to hurt you)
when another man takes your place

(El que tenga tienda que la atienda...)
(O si no que la venda...)
(El que tenga tienda que la atienda...)
(O si no que la venda...)
(El que tenga tienda que la atienda...)
(O si no que la venda...)
(El que tenga tienda que la atienda...)
(O si no que la venda...)

"Most of us men suffer from the same illness.  We get involved in things, that really don't matter at all... You don't find a good woman every day... Remember, no one knows what they have until they lose it."

SO ... recently I was reminded through an email in my yahoo inbox that I have a tagged account.  A tagged account I had forggoten about since apparently sometime in either late 2006 or early 2007 judging by the picture. 

This made me think, what other accounts do I have out there that I don't know about? lol  oh well, as long as they are innactive who cares, right?

As it is, I decided to revive my tagged profile cause it's kind of fun! lol

Here is the link in case anyone has one... and show me some LUV cause my bar is pretty darn low!!

http://www.tagged.com/mypage.html?uid=6257430&prvw=yes

Tammy, a myspace friend posted this on her blog and I thought it was beautiful.  I don't know if she wrote it or if she found it somewhere but I would like to pass it on. 

The Military Wive's Life

The military wife has so much to bear,
She's everything at once, no one could compare,
When God made her, he had perfection in mind,
For nowhere on Earth is another of her kind,

She leads a life not many choose to,
For her job is the hardest in the military to do,
She is couragerous and strong, one would say made of steel,
But way deep down is a heart that can feel,
She stands by her husband, so proud and so tall,
And waits many night by the phone for a call,

She's Mommy and Daddy all rolled into one,
She'll never rest easy until her job's done,
She sits all alone and in silence she weeps,
Did I do a good job, is my family okay?
But deep in her heart she knows that it's true,
God is right beside her helping her through...

Ok so obviously the fact that so many people showed up to vote for Obama demonstrates that voting is important and makes a huge difference... HOWEVER

I did not like the fact that Obama was announced as the President Elect BEFORE all of the Nation was done voting simply because he won the majority of the Electoral votes.  Yes, obviously winning the majority of the votes means you won but isnt' announcing it before some of the polls are even closed disrespectful?  And then people wonder why most folks think it's pointless and useless to vote.

When Obama gave his speech, according to the news here, there were people still voting in Oahu.  If I were one of those folks I'd be thinking that registering to vote was a waste of my time.  If I were manning the polls I'd be pissed to be there too!  Sometimes some things just don't make much sense. 

Either way, Obama made history today.  We may not all have wanted Obama to win but you know what?  I hope he does a good job and I hope he fixes Bushes mess and moves the country forward now that he has been elected.  Oh, and after hearing his speech tonight I have to agree that he is a DAMN GOOD public speaker.

EDIT:  One more thing, I know that people are still voting on other issues aside from the Presidency... but damn I still think they could have waited till ALL the polls were closed before making the announcement.

Well as soon as I get my bonus I have to go buy this girl some clothes or she'll be in her diaper and nothing else!  I have like 4 outfits for her and they are all for like 3 mo olds.  I'm completely unprepared as far as clothes go this time arround.  Well I just feel unprepared period. 

You know, it doesn't help that I don't find any of the clothes in the stores I know cute in the slightest.  I might check out Ross once I get my pay.  Damn damn damn...   with only three months to go I feel like I let the ball drop.  Last time I didn't spend much on clothes for the first 9 months because I got a ton of stuff from the baby shower with friends and from both sides of the family. 

My mom got Alma a bunch of stuff.  She showed it to me on the webcam, but knowing her I won't see it at all assuming she doesn't forget to bring the stuff with her.  She's been talking about sending me a care package with a bunch of goodies from Peru for the past month and I've not seen it yet.  lol  But that's just my mom for yah.  They probably already ate all the stuff anyways.  heheh

My son is very capable of telling me when he likes a song or not by turning off my stereo system.  Also he seems to pay more attention to the music videos with all the hotties in it.  He just sat through a Christina Aguilera video, Pussy Cat Dolls video, and the new Britney Spears video... and was he into Britney!! He even danced...

If this keeps up I might have more trouble with him and the girls than with Alma and the boys... Only God knows how Alma will be like at this point.  Oh boy.