Prayers Needed

Ms. C, G's kindergarten teacher, has a tumor that is suspected to be lymphoma but the doctor won't know until Tuesday for sure. She has a hard mass (rapidly growing) in her side pushing on all of her organs (liver, kidneys etc.) causing her to lose weight (she can't afford) and basically trying to take over her insides. The doctor is very positive that chemo and radiation will knock it out. It is inoperable maybe due to where it is as well as the size of it but he is almost certain that it will be wiped out with chemo/radiation.

Anyway, she has two children (grown, youngest in her late 20s) but no grandchildren yet. This was probably going to be her last year anyway but now this sort of forces it. Her husband is also a teacher and will be retiring with her I believe at the end of the year. She has 90 days of sick so job-wise she should be fine.

She is scared and uncertain about what all this means. The kindergartners will def. be effected by this having a sub and all. It will be a permanent sub for sure but still very difficult for learning. Ms. C is a very sweet teacher that is extremely patient!! I am very glad G has her this year. So please pray for a miracle for Ms. C. Barring a miracle, pray for wisdom for the doctor and treatment team, pray for the peace that passes all understanding, pray for the sub that will come into the room, pray for the adjustment of the kids, pray for Ms. C's family to support her.

Linda's Random Dozen

1. It's early morning, about 2:00AM, and you're driving home. You come to a red light and sit there. There is no one in sight for miles around. Do you wait it out or run the light? Depends if I get spooked 'cuz too many scary movies will mess with my mind and I don't even have to watch them.

2. If you had the chance to re-do the last 24 hours, would you change anything? Yes I would be working or something.

3. When you reply to someone's comment on your blog, do you reply in your comments or go to her blog and comment? (Or email her) e-mail if it is attached to the comment or to her blog rarely do I comment on my own comment section.

4. Your favorite Disney movie is: Mary Poppins

5. Do you recycle? No much to my daughter's chagrin

6. Games of strategy or games of chance? strategy

7. Do you have any recurring dreams? Yes either of snakes in the yard or of failing high school

8. What did you learn from your first real job? not to go into the stock room or I might walk in on a moment of indiscretion, ick.

9. Do you buy or borrow most books? buy, that is why I am so broke, heh.

10. What fashion trend of the past did you say you'd never wear again but did? Haven't yet.

11. When do you start Christmas shopping? as soon as possible. Done for my daughter except for cheap stocking stuffer stuffs.

12. Have you ever been so happy that you literally jumped up and down for a few seconds? If so, what was the occasion? Not that I can think of. Not an extremely emotional person.

Got It Back

My phone that is. No job offer of the century though. Two calls from my mom which makes me laugh since the phone was at her house the whole two days, heh.

Last night was the Upwards basketball tryout to place the team together. These are just two of the videos I made of G. She also had to walk bouncing a ball first in her right hand and next in her left around some cones. G was timed walking around cones in a square (4 corners) but was supposed to only walk around two cones in a line of sorts. So she had the tougher job not noted for it being tougher. Have I ever mentioned how glad she doesn't have my genes? Well, this is the reason, at 5 she plays better basketball than I did at 10. She is so much more coordinated than I ever thought about being.

Now onto a funny G story from Sunday night. I was putting G's clothes away in her bedroom and the dog barked to be let in. I asked G to go let her in which she did. Well, at least I heard the door open and shut. G came back in the room and I promptly forgot about my request regarding the dog. A few mins. later I heard the dog bark to be let in. I said, "G did you let the dog in?" She said, "Yes." I said, "Then why is she barking?" G said, "I guess she wants out."

So I called the dog's name which in normal circumstances results in said dog running to me all wiggly and happy wanting to be loved but in this circumstance no dog. I in turn stepped into the dining room to look out the back door and saw the dog on the opposite side of the door than I was. I said, "G I thought you let the dog in?" She said, "I did." I said, "Then why is she outside?" G said, "Well, I opened the door." I said, "If you didn't see the dog come into the house then you didn't let the dog in."

Last night while telling my mom about the being let in or not on the newly retrieved phone G said, "Well I wanted to be first." Then it all clicked. You see, G opened the door, the dog jumped off the step to come through the door but G wanted to be first in line and let the door shut thinking the dog came in right behind her but not leaving it opened long enough to actually let the dog in. Sometimes my head just wants to explode from the kinder-logic.

Weekday Ramblings

If you are wondering where the Halloween pictures are I will put you out of your misery right now. There are none! That's right. NONE! You see, G doesn't really like to dress up and after the last year's undressing right before entering the whole trunks of treat fair I decided we wouldn't do any Halloween-ing this year.

Two, much too old, kids stopped by Saturday trick or treating (literally we had been home 5 mins) and being the anti-halloween-er I am I gave them Easter candy. YEP you read that right, EASTER candy from G's Easter party back in April. Now it was not opened and probably still good but we never or rarely have trick or treaters since our area has not one but 4 churches doing the whole trunks of treat dealio that very few, read that NONE-houses actually keep candy or are home for the trick or treating tweens.

Oh and after spending the day, Saturday, at my parents playing on the computer (G not me, I watched) I can't find my cell phone which is the only phone we have. I texted via my e-mail both parents for them to see if it is there but neither are technically savvy enough to know I texted or figure out how to answer me, maybe!?!?!?! 'Cuz I haven't heard from either. AND I can't text again because I get a message that since they haven't answered the first text it won't accept my other texts.

I did remember that I forgot to tell them who I was but I figured that since I am the only one out of their 4 kids to lose things regularly at their house they may know already who I am. Who'd a thunk I would have needed to remind them?!?! Plus I am the only one within driving distance of less than 15 mins so you know they should know, right?

I usually don't lose things like cell phones, except for that one time I lost my very favorite phone at a concert where many bottles of the vine had been opened and consumed at a concert waaaaay before motherhood struck. Oh and then there was that other time I left it on the table or by the computer at my parents' house needing outside intervention of a friend to call them and tell them they had it, or that one time I lost it in my car only to be found the two days later next day. But other than THOSE times I am not a regular cell phone loser.

You know what will happen now? I will get the job offer of the century but will have no way of responding because I won't know I will get it and then it will be past the deadline to call back from the message and the phone battery will be run down too. It seems to me the older I get the less responsible I become.

I will admit barring the thoughts of desperately needing to call people now that I don't have the phone, the silence is a bit nice.

The Pedophile Protection Act

otherwise known as Hate Crime Legislation was signed into law. The Dems put it on the Defense Spending Bill because they knew it wouldn't pass on its own merit as it creates a special class of citizens and will not treat people fairly. It is totally against the 14th Amendment of our constitution that guarantees fair and unbiased treatment under the law. A person can now be charged with a hate crime based on some one's feeling like they have been threatened whether or not they have. It is a thought controlling law.

If a pedophile attempts to grab your child and you scream or hit that person to stop them you will be charged with a hate crime because your action is against the pedophile's action which is based in his own sexual orientation, that being toward children. Dems wouldn't allow any wording that would stop the protection of sexual deviants.

So we have a higher class of citizen now protected by federal laws. Don't get me wrong, it def. panders to the very extreme liberal left of the Democrat party but it harms America. This is nothing but politicizing crimes.

Starr Parker has a wonderful piece about the wrongness of this bill. Senator Harry Reid is the responsible party and I hope he pays in 2010.

Here is an excerpt: "Can we really believe that someone capable of murder is less likely to do so if the victim is a homosexual and the penalties are greater?

"It should be clear that hate crime law has nothing to do with improving our law but rather with creating favored political classes. It is something that should be hateful to everyone who cares about a free society, and particularly hateful to those, such as blacks, who have been victimized by politicization of law."

The Victicrat

SLAM! Big government causes vicitcrats. Be warned. Obama wants us all on the plantation of the government!

Fortunate Son

How have we sunk so low? I am hoping for nothing worse than a Carter presidency. I predict that is overly optimistic.

This Is My Bedtime Setup Everynight

I recorded this the other night but it is pretty much the same. I go to bed last mostly. Clementine and Simon are always ready to go to bed. Abigail the big black cat is a new addition to the bedtime routine with sleeping on the bed due to the cooler weather. G is sleeping with me because she has been sick. So where do I sleep? That is the point. I get a very very small space but usually have to move one or more animals/kid out of my way! I wouldn't have it any other way though.

We Gutted One

A pumpkin that is. And it took much concentration as you can see in the first pic.

I am now toasting the seeds but don't know how long to leave them in the oven. I think I was supposed to let them dry first. I don't remember liking them after trying them last year but it was fun to do with G this year.

G drew the face on and I cut it out. I had thought about letting G cut but the thing was a bit thick. We didn't even lose a finger which was a distinct possibility with my clumsiness. And G said, "I didn't think it would turn out great but it did!"

I said, "Me either, G. I was afraid it wouldn't turn out good because of my cutting."

Maybe later this week we will light it outside.