This makes it all worth it.

So for over a week now I have been tending two sick kids. Then I got sick and dan got sick. It's a pathetic mess! I have been up every night administering meds, humidifiers, tissue, herbal remedies and anything else that will "make the sick go away" (as Aiden would say.) Everyday I think we are improving and every night it is very apparent that we have digressed into yet another symptom. But a couple nights ago three little words made up for all the sacrifice! I put Aiden into bed with me and snuggled up next to him and in the dark at 3 a.m. I hear his little voice say, "Mom, your the coolest!" This from my 4 year old! I was so touched and very sleep deprived, and I exclaimed "I AM!" And started laughing hysterically, which then set him off. And together we laughed and finally slept. Love being a mom!

Thanks Lisa! This was so good I had to post it.

Kirby on gay marriage: It's official - I don't care Tribune Columnist Article Last Updated: 10/26/2008 10:40:00 AM MDT

A couple of years ago, I wrote a column in which I announced my official position on gay marriage. Basically, I don't care. Not only do I not care if gays get married, it is none of my business. As a flaming heterosexual, it's a full-time job for me just to keep my thoughts clean in church. I don't have the energy to fret about somebody else's libido.

The column must have resurfaced on the Internet. I'm getting mail again telling me what a failure I am as a Mormon because I'm not solidly behind Proposition 8. As I understand it, the California ballot item would prevent the domestication of homosexuals. Or something like that.

Here are just a few of the attempts to get me to see reason.

"Are you a member or not? Do you want gays to get married in the temple? Please follow the brotheren's [sic] council [sic] on Proposition 8. This is a important gospel principal [sic]." G., e-mail.

"No unclean thing can enter the house of the Lord. Gays are unclean because of the Scriptures. You have to be hot or cold about it or the Lord will spat you out." T., e-mail.

"Were you listening in church when the letter was read from the First Presidency about supporting proposition eight?" R.Y., e-mail.

"Get with Prop 8 or your [sic] a homo." Anonymous, Advertisement letter.

Hard as it is to counter such brilliant logic, my position hasn't changed. The only serious concern I have about gays getting married is that they'll register someplace pricey. The church is serious about the sanctity of marriage. I get that. But aren't more potentially "dangerous" marriages already being performed out there? For example, I hear in church all the time about marriage being ordained of God. But I also hear about how the glory of God is intelligence.

Shouldn't it be against the law for stupid people to get married? What's more harmful to society - two well-dressed men getting married and settling down, or two idiots tying the knot and cranking out any number of additional idiots? You should have to pass a harder test to get married than the one we currently have. Essentially, there are but two questions: "How old are you?" and "Is that your sister?" Hell, you could pass this test just by guessing.

There are drawbacks. Most people get married when hormones and youth make them about as dumb as they'll ever be. So, even a relatively easy test would by default raise the age limit to about 40. With an increased marriage age limit, there would be fewer births. Genealogy would become easier to do. With fewer births, there would be fewer children born gay. Hey, isn't that what Heavenly Father would want? OK, I was just kidding about that. But if you're really serious about putting a stop to gay sex, let them get married.

This Church Better Be True!

Hella funny, yet hella sad. I wish I could say that they'd been drinking, but that just isn't the case.

History In The Making

So apparently, yes... we really can!