"marriage"

This coming Sat. is my 11th anniversary of being married. Marriage is such an awesome commitment to God and your Spouse. In this Political world this word has become quite the 'HOT TOPIC' I've always known how I feel about this but I read my friend Regan's Blog and she said it better then I could so I'm stealing her lines and adding my "Amen!"
'Marriage is an incredibly sacred word, it's definition is something that I hold in the utmost esteem. I believe that I was given the opportunity to come to this Earth, find an eternal partner, build a family with that person, and do my darndest to live a good life and return to my Heavenly Father. I don't want rights taken away, I don't want gay couples to feel as if their unions don't matter, I don't want children sitting in orphanages when there are happy healthy homes out there for them to be living in... but I do want gay couples to have their own definition. Marriage to me, in my Religious perspective (and for thousands of years in the Religious perspective) means between a man and a woman. What gives the Political world the right to step in and just "change" the meaning of this Religious word? It's that simple for me...'
Thanks Regan for saying it better then I could.

?'s of a tired Mom.

I love my kids more then I ever thought I could love anything! That being said...I'm exhausted. I know I'm a good Mom, but how can anyone live up to the title of 'Mom'.
Tanner is potty trained now. Hurray! He was actually really 'easy' to train but he demands so much time and work from me. Potty training is a lot more work for the Mom I find. He wants to entertained and played with constantly and he has started not taking afternoon naps. This means he's grumpy and tired in the evenings when I'm trying to do dinner & clean etc. I love reading to him...I really do but seriously after an hour I'm sick of it! Same goes for swinging on the swing set...He'd let me push him all day if I would! He's at a fun age and he's really a good boy I think I'm just getting old.
Reagan....what can I complain about with her? Not much! The girl is pure sunshine! I'm biased I know but what I did to get such a sweetie, I'll never know. She does help with Tanner a lot but she also has her own 'things' and I ask a lot of her with him.
I've always wanted 3-4 kids...right now though I feel very complete with the 2 I have. I do feel 'Mormon' pressure to have a big family and I hate the fact that I have a 'politically correct' family, (one boy & one girl), but are these reasons for having another? - not good ones.
My cousin Brooke wants 4 children. She has 2 now and is ?ing how she will manage it. My advice is do it while you're young and have the energy. My friend Kara, (my age), is prego with #4 and on bed rest with complete placenta previa. (Bless her heart!) Hearing what she's going through gives me no desire for more.
My Grandma has been through a lot this past week and now, has been placed in a nursing home. She has suffered several strokes and has lost a lot, (most) of her memories. It's very sad and hard to see this happen to her. I've thought a lot about her lately and one thing she told me a few years back rings in my head. She said one of her biggest regrets in life is not having more children. (She had 2 girls).
It's interesting, because I've always thought small families cultivate closer relationships because they rely on each other more...there being less of them to turn to. I really don't know how I feel about this theory now.
Anyways, food for thought...