Oh how I love Saturday.  I live for Saturday all week long.  And another nice thing about Saturday is that I always know what I’m going to post on the blog.  Sometimes I wake up and think, “Ugh, I have to get another links post out.”  But those feelings are few and far between.  Because at the heart of it, I really enjoy putting these lists together.  I like sharing what spoke to me during the week and spreading some linky love around the blogosphere while I’m at it.  So lets get to the spreading, shall we?

• The wake-up call from Absolutely Bananas.  There’s not much I can say about this post other than GO READ IT.  And sending lots of supportive hugs her way.
• Marin Update #2 - with pictures! from LOST A SOCK.  Yay!  Congrats to Molly and family and welcome to the world to baby Marin!  She’s gorgeous, of course, and I hope she continues to improve and thrive despite her rough beginnings (the pictures from the nursery did bring a tear to my eye).
• Mad Lauer from The Spohrs Are Multiplying.  I had to laugh at loud at Heather’s little cutie Maddy having a crush on Matt Lauer.  The tramp stamp pushed this post over the edge of awesome.
• Politics Hangover from Sizzle Says.  Oh my goodness, I felt exactly the same way having watched the RNC this week.  A crushing disappointment that there are SO many people who think differently from me and how broken this country really is.  But like Sizzle, I still have hope too.
• What Should Wii Do? Video Games and Rule Setting from Parentopia.  I love her list of rules for the Wii.  I’m seriously considering printing it out and posting it on our own Wii (except ours isn’t called The Herd) (and how awesome of a nickname for a Wii is “The Herd”?).
• I don’t have a title, okay? from Playgroups are No Place For Children.  Oh my stars, how many times have I written this very post in my head?  I’m starting to suspect that I’m not alone in feeling this way too.  And isn’t that just the best part of blogs, that we can see other moms who feel the same way and maybe think, “It’s okay”?
• Video: Daily Show Clip Underscores GOP Punditry Hypocrisy from blurbomat.com.  This video has made the rounds this week.  It’s fabulous, mostly because it’s from the Daily Show which is in itself fabulous.  And no one is better at pointing out hypocrisy than Jon Stewart.  You’ve gotta watch this if you haven’t already.
• We Can’t Have it Both Ways. Neither Can Republicans from MOMocrats^TM.  This post wonderfuly calls out the double standard that has been applied to Sarah Palin from both parties.  No matter your political affiliation, you’ve got to agree with that.
• Not Perfect from amalah . com.  Amy’s post brought back to me the way it felt when we were only the three of us, and those last precious days before we became four.  And to her I would suggest that maybe there just isn’t such thing as perfect.  We just do what we do and our kids won’t remember half of it anyhow.
• The Bloggy Chiropractor, Step 2: Controlled blogging from Seattle Mom Blogs.  This is part two in the fabulous series that promises to turn my internet life around (once I actually take two minutes and commit to it, that is).  If you think you need to step back, you need to be reading this.
• American Pie from Jonniker.  She sums up pregnancy during the summer pretty accurately.  Actually, that’s pretty much pregnancy at any time of year as far as I’m concerned.  Especially the pie part.  Except maybe I feel that way about pie all the time.  I also 100% agree with what she said about Sarah Palin.
• When you find yourself caught “between a rock and a hard place”, is the rock still not hard? from Rancid Raves.  Kelli is rarely ever anything other than tactful and I love how she summed up her own poltiical feelings this election year.  That she can LIKE John McCain but still want to vote for Obama. Very well said.
• Can’t we all just get along? Maybe in ‘09? from Mom-101.  I definitely know the feeling here.  And this is why I am calling for my own personal political hiatus when it comes to blogging.  I don’t want to feel this way about my Republican blogging friends.  I don’t want them to feel this way about me.
• Wait, it gets worse: Bossy actually has two sons from i am bossy.  Since my oldest is only in the third grade, I can’t even imagine Bossy’s perspective here.  Still, it brought a tear to my eye.  When did I start seeing such stories through the eyes of the parents rather than the children?

And that is that.  Hopefully in the weeks ahead there will be less political posts features.  But I will continue to put forward posts that speak to my heart.  Still, I hope to see things settle down some.  And I hope everyone has a nice weekend (even if it’s not a three day weekend like last weekend, boo!).  What are your plans?