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Tea Time

The Senator’s daughter is obsessed with tea cups. Well, the colorful tea cups at any Disney theme park. Forget about Cinderella and the Castle, Minnie and Mickey, even the Dumbo ride, we have to head straight to the tea cups once inside the park.

I have yet to figure out what her obsession is with this particular tea cup ride. Allison in Wonderland is not one of her top ten favorites stories, and this ride is no roller coaster. It’s all about the spin. I’m sure this fixation must go back to when she was 3 years old and on her first trip to Disney World with her grandparents. My father obliged her request to sit in a tea cup and spin not once, not twice but too many times to keep count until she became bored with spinning, or just dizzy. My father deserved combat pay for his time in the tea cup.

However, spinning is not always fun for everyone. Especially me. So on this trip to Disneyland, I was her intended victim. She smelled the fear.

Except, this time the Senator’s daughter handed over the controls to the Senator’s son, asking him to do the honors….of spinning that is.

What a colossal mistake. None of us had ever spun so fast and furious. Forget about water boarding, the tea cup ride is a kinder, gentler form of torture. Just look at the joy on that face. He knew what he was doing and loved every minute of it!

Disney really should have a logo’d barf bag at the ready.

It wasn’t pretty.

Even the Senator, who was attempting to photograph our tea cup adventure, couldn’t keep up with the camera due to the uncontrollable and rapid spinning.

I’m sure he found that enjoyable, I mean it being Father’s Day and all!

Love, the still spinning Senator’s Wife

There has been a lot of discussion lately about the role of government. Should the government control corporate pay? Is government run health care the answer? Can government save the auto industry?

I’m curious what you think the role of government in the United States should be… What exactly is the government’s job description?

Just thinking about these things today…

the Senator’s Wife

Oklahoma Roots

Yesterday the 2009 National Young Mother of the Year was in town. Kimberly Wright was born and raised in Oklahoma but currently lives in Las Vegas. She was chosen for this honor by American Mothers, Inc., an organization rich in history that is responsible for selecting the National Mother of the Year and Young Mother. This organization is also the official sponsor of Mother’s Day. Anyway, Kimberly is adorable and if you can believe it-has four children under the age of eight!

My mother and I had a tea party for her – and invited a lot of our friends. (And, no you do not have to be a blonde to be considered!)

Shelly, our 2009 Oklahoma Young Mother is pictured here in between my mother and one of our good friends who came by to meet Kimberly.
These two young mothers first met at the National Convention of American Mothers, Inc. in Portland last April. So this made for a nice reunion of sorts.
Barbara, pictured below on the left was the National Mother of the Year in 1995. That seems like so long ago and she looks the very same now as she did then. Some people just age well, so can we be jealous of that for a minute?
It was a lovely afternoon and a great way to introduce American Mothers, Inc. to our community and explain how this process works. I am sure you know a mother who is worthy of this honor. For more information you can go to the American Mothers, Inc. website to learn how you can become involved in your state.