One of those moments...

Sometimes, as a mother, I get caught up in "putting out fires" all day long - even sometimes making sure that Austin isn't stepping on Matthew or pushing him over. Austin is generally great with Matthew, but on occasion feels it necessary to shout things like, "Don't touch, Man-yew!" or, "Go away, Man-yew!"

However, the other day I happened upon this adorable moment of Austin "reading" to Matthew in the library:


It is these moments that you love as a mother that make it all so wonderful and worth it! I thought I would also include a few other cute pictures of the two together from the last several months.

Google Reader

I have found a wonderful new tool on the internet (thanks to a friend of mine) that I thought might be helpful for others. It is Google Reader. It is a wonderful site that finds the updates for you on any websites you want (at least that's what it says... I have, however, only used it for blogging sites and it has worked fabulously) so that you don't have to check your favorite sites all the time. You can even put it on your Google homepage!

One of the things that I have struggled with while blogging is remembering to check everyone's blog frequently enough to catch the updates. Google Reader does it for you. You can even read all the entries of a blog from Google Reader and don't ever have to go to all the different sites to read them (although I still like to go to the actual site once in awhile). Anyway, if you know anyone who could use this information (since most people reading this probably check their blogs and websites frequently enough that they may not need Google Reader), pass it on. In my experience, parents like it for checking up on their children's websites since they don't have to remember to check each blog themselves - Google Reader does it for them.

This may sound like a commercial, but don't you worry, I am not getting paid for this endorsement...

Voting

For those of you who live in Utah, I would just like to make a quick note of the voting coming up on November 6. We will be voting on Referendum 1 - essentially for or against vouchers. I am not going to make a political statement here, but I would encourage you to get the facts about the issue, and not rely on the emotional and non-factual information both sides are trying to push on us. The only place I have been able to find actual information about what the referendum entails is in the Voter Information Pamphlet (the link to the pamphlet is located in the lower left hand side of the website). Although the arguments for and against vouchers, as stated in the pamphlet, are still largely preying on emotion, I found the introduction about where it talks about the legislation and the money involved to be the most informative of all my searches for the truth about what this is all about.

Which ever side you are on, please vote and make your voice heard!