The Obama's

I decided to blog about the Obama's today. And, yes...my main source came from People Magazine. Please know right off the top that I am not big into politics. I am one of those sad people who could really care less about voting. But I am intrigued my President Barack Obama and his family.

I have to admit that I find myself always wanting to hear more about them. The story in People Magazine focuses on what it was like for them in their first year under his presidency. I loved the whole article.

They seem very wholesome as a family. Whether or not he's a good president, I'm not going to really go there. But as a dad and husband, President Obama seems really genuine, as does his wife and 2 girls. As you can imagine, the President leads a very hectic lifestyle. Regardless, the President and Mrs. Obama always seem to make thier family their top priority. As they should. They make time for dinner together, play in the snow, and many others things that most of us do as a family together. I remember once reading an article (probably in People Magazine) that discussed how things were going to change for the 1st family once they moved into the White House. I found it so interesting that their girls still needed to set their own alarm clocks everyday and be responsible for getting themselves up and around each morning. Also with a staff of hundreds, the girls still had to clean their own rooms. I don't know why but that always seemed so humbling to me.

In conclusion, I think many of us could handle taking a cue or two from the Obama's. Learn from their family values, be the people that they were raised to be. Not everyone grows up in the best of circumstances but we can decide what kind of adult, parent, and spouce we want to be. I think the Obama's have a pretty good idea of what they are all about.