Politics & Gender

I know that I said that I won't be discussing politics any longer but I'd like to get something off my chest. I am so tired of the media speculation surrounding who women may or may not be voting for in this election. Me having a vagina (sorry Jeff & Brian), and candidates who may or may not have a vagina, plays absolutely zero role in who will get my vote this November. I think it's offensive to assume that women will vote for McCain only because he chose a woman as his running mate and that, likewise, we won't be voting for Obama because he did not choose a women (i.e. Clinton) to run with. 

C'mon, give us some credit here.

I know plenty of very smart and educated women, both republican and democrat, who happen to take the time to educate themselves on the issues and base their vote on more concrete issues than gender.

And I certainly cannot understand why there has been any talk of Hillary voters backing McCain just because he chose Palin as his running mate. I mean, really?? Politically speaking, they are polar opposites. I don't know, maybe I am just talking out of my arse here. What do I know......

 

I am so tired of all things election this year. I am tired of the ads and the B.S. mudslinging and having to sift through all the junk out there to find some real answers. Thank god there's less than 2 months left and we can all go back to discussing really important things like why I continue to support the Vikings?

Skunked

This is what is happening at our house right now. 

Have you ever smelled a newly skunked dog?? How about two newly skunked dogs? I don't recommend it. Think of a moldy garbage can filled with urine, rotting onions and garlic and you will have an idea of what my dogs and my house smell like right now. 

Last night Pepe Le Pew managed to sneak in under our fence and of course the dogs had to take care of the intrusion ASAP. Both of them got it right in the face and over their entire backsides.  Thomas and I were up well past our bedtime bathing the dogs in a mix of hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and dish soap.  Then we had to clean the bathroom, because you can just imagine what the tub looked and smelled like after bathing two huskies in it. GAH!

Thankfully, it seems we got most of the smell off of them. The vet said not to use tomato juice as it will only temporarily get the smell out and it would eventually come back with a vengeance. The trick if (here is your PSA for the day) to neutralize the oils the skunk left behind with the above mentioned mixture. 

It's never a dull moment at the Folger house.

Labor Day Weekend Camping

I can't believe it's September. More importantly, I can't believe I am going to be 34 in a few weeks. Ugh. I guess that's another post though.

This past weekend the Folger's headed west again to do some camping in Vail. This time we took the toddler with us for 2 nights. Let it be said that I do not recommend camping with toddlers. Overall it was a lot of fun, but way too much work. The first night was rough.  I don't think any of us got more than a few hours of sleep. I thought Thomas was going to lose his mind a few times. Declan thought it was so neat to be sleeping in a tent with both mom and dad that all he wanted to do was play (and cry, and play, and cry.....). Couple that with the near freezing temperatures and it made for a very long night.  Since Declan got little to no sleep that night, he spent all of Saturday napping which prevented us from doing anything but sitting around the campfire with a book and a cooler full of beer. I'm not sure if Thomas confused this camping trip with a tailgating party at a frat house or what, but he saw fit to pick up 2 cases of Bud Light in addition to the 6 pack of Summit. That makes 54 beers total......for two people I haven't had to stock up like that since WeFest of 98'.  The only "hiking" we managed to fit in was a drive up to a reservoir (that's the best kind of hiking, isn't it?) at 10,200 feet.

Night #2 went much smoother and we all achieved a full night of rest. I only woke up once when I was convinced I heard a bear or a mountain lion stalking our tent. Though it was most likely a chipmunk. 

On Sunday we packed up and headed back home. We took the scenic route through Leadville and Buena Vista and it ended up being a 5 hour drive, but well worth it for the views! 

This week has been cold and windy here in Colorado! I can smell fall in the air and can't wait!!