So Here We Are

It's been awhile since the election and I've had some time to take it all in. It still frightens me that Pelosi will be the new speaker of the house. I saw her interview with BaBa Walters the other night, and oh my...she is power hungry. When asked if she liked the name "politician" (after listing other lables of wife and mother) Pelosi replied, "I did...but I LIKE Speaker of the House." Ah Ha! Not only is she power hungry, she actually thinks that her and the liberal agenda voted her in. Are you kidding? The only reason why Dems have taken over is because the Republican Party (for the most part) failed to keep strong to their conservative values. In addition, we have not presented to the people all of the great things that we did while we still held congress. (I'm saying we as if I am in Washington DC...) Either way, we are moving on gracefully, ready and waiting for 2008.

What Happens Now

Over the last several weeks I've been excited about these mid-term elections. Last night I was appalled and dumfounded that our nation has turned their heads and allowed Nancy Pelosi become the next House Majority Leader. Do you even know WHO she is? do you know WHAT she represents? No, you probably dont. She is against the Patriot Act, against spending for our troops, for gay marriage, for partial birth abortion. She is a left wing liberal that is against God and Country. This is who you voted in. Granted, I know some of us went out and voted to keep Republicans in control.....we lost, and we lost big.

The main reason people went out and voted the way the did last night was because they wanted to go against President Bush. "We need a change.." "He is dumb" "Why are we at war?" Well guess what, if you think life was so bad with Bush (having tax cuts, unemployment at an all time low, record numbers in the stock market, supporting the troops, capturing terrorists, winning the war on terror) then you are in for a huge awakening.

The Dems will reverse everything that has been done that was and is good for our nation. Don't be suprised if they let the terrorists go, if they leave the Iraqi people on their own, if they raise your taxes, if they cut spending for our troops, if they disable our Homeland Security, pass partial birth abortion, take away the Pledge of Allegiance, take God out of our schools and workplace (already being done) and if they legalize gay marriage. One more thing for all of you gun owners, you wont' be gun owners for long. They don't want any citizen to have them.

The country made the terrorists very happy last night. Get ready ladies and gentleman, for those of us Conservative Christians (the few and far between) the battle is on. Everything that our country use to stand for God and Country is being lost. All though we still have some great Republican Conservatives in the House and Senate, the Dems will not work with us, only against us.

I still feel a glimpse of hope, and that maybe just maybe Christians will continue to band together and fight against those that oppose our faith and God. Some of us still have morals and values, lets hope we can keep them.

Kids Having Kids

I'm outraged by the new trend of young kids having babies. Unwed 'couples' don't seem to value the relationship between a man and a woman. We can't teach abstinence in school because it's to harsh and "we can't prevent them from doing it". I beg to differ. It starts at home with the parents. It seems that there are more friendships in families than parenting. Is it so hard to say "NO" to our kids? Oh but that would damage them and make them emotionally unstable.

Since I've lived through being a teenage mom, I think I have a right to say something about it. I will be the first to admit that I was not given the proper guidance or education through my parents that having sex before marriage is wrong. All though I had a 'relationship' with my then boyfriend for almost 4 years, I was careless and stupid. It was devistating to find out I was pregnant. To see the dissapointment and sorrow in my mother's eyes tore me apart. I had to learn very quickly to become an adult. Unlike many other young mothers today, it's now a celebration when they find out their pregnant. Their lives don't change, except for the additional weight gain. They go on living their lives as normal. And when the baby is born, does their social life end now that they have a new responsiblity? Of course not! They have their parents or free daycare paid by the government to raise their kids.

These teenagers don't have the emotional strength to be a parent. They are too selfish and focused on themselves to teach and raise a child. (In their defense, they should be discovering who they are and what type of person they want to be). Teenagers don't have enough life experience or education to be a role moldle, especially to a child. Even adults struggle as first time parents. It takes time, energy and patience with a child.

It pains me to see young kids with babies, sometimes with 3 or 4 babies. Having a child so young rips you from being able to take that time for yourself, to grow up and become responsible. But I guess now it doesn't matter because these young moms have their moms raising their kids, so they can still induldge in their lifestyles. Granted, I know there are young moms who take care of their kids on their own without any assistance, however is the child being raised by a mom and a dad? We wonder why we have kids running around out of control, back talking, disrespecting not only their parents but every adult. Who is raising these kids, obviously not by people who truly wanted to be parents.

Listen UP

I've been itching to write for some time now even though it's only been a few weeks since my last post. So much is going on in the news, mainly election coverage. We're starting to see the swords come out and the battle begin. Liberals main defense line is "this canidate is on Bush's side". Like this is a bad thing? Let's take a look at their agenda (the democrats that is). What do they have going for them.... 1-Get out of the war on terror (cut and run) 2-Impeach the President 3 - Riducle the President for every single decision he makes - Does that sum it up? Maybe I've missed something. I'll have to tune in to Rush Limbaugh to get the 'down low' of all that is happening. As it's said he is the truth detector and he gives us the news as it really is. If only everyone would listen to him, just for a day maybe it would get them to think about things a little differently. I as most conservatives get a cold chill when I think there is a possiblity that the Dems could win the house and the senate. The word needs to get out on what that would mean for us as a nation. Pay attention people! If you really listen, you'll realize what the Dems. goals are. It should scare you into standing up and doing something. Don't let the media cloud your eyes. Remember when your parents use to say, "don't believe everything you hear". This rings very true today. But so many take this news coverage by the main stream media as absolute truth, even though is bias. Now is the time to listen, really listen to what is going on in the world.

This was written while at work in about 10 minutes...Maybe it's just babble, but I had to get something out.

A Change

For those of you who've checked out this blog before, don't worry you're at the right place. I just made a few adjustments to brighten things up. Hope you enjoy!

Motorcycle Mama

Well, I am officially a motorcylcle rider. My husband and I have been talking about getting me a motorcycle for awhile, but my fears and hesitation got the best of me. When he found a 1972 Honda 350 for $250, it was a deal he couldn't pass up. With a little cleaning and minor maintenance, it was road ready. The color is candy apple green, which I became quite attached to.

The first ride was in a store parking lot. To my suprise, I didn't tip it over. All though I came close to running into the building a few times, I stayed steady on the bike which was pretty amazing for me knowing that a few summers ago I tipped over on my bicycle (more than once) at a stand still! It took me awhile to understand the concept of the whole shifting part of it. On my ride I think I went from first gear to third, and I think I tried to shift without holding the clutch in...but I'm not really sure. I only killed it a few times, but never fell off. That was a true accomplishment.

The second trip was a spin around the block. My husband followed me on his bicycle. Really, I wasn't going to go faster than 20 mph. When I lost sight of him, I remembered to pull the clutch in and break. My hands were shaking, and I began to lose my nerve. There were people walking their dogs or sitting on their front lawn gawking at a female cyclist. If I could only get past them with out tipping over or knocking them down. We made it home. The feeling of being the person guiding this bike down the road was a thrill. After a few days, I was anxious to get back on her. I was able to get her up to almost 30 mph, and to me it felt much faster. I conquered my fears and that feels so good.

To see the gleam in my husbands eye, did it for me. Needless to say he was pretty proud of his motorcycle mama.

End of Blog Quote: "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do." - Eleanor Roosevelt

Climb a Tree

Why do parents sign their kids up for multiple activities outside of school? For example, I know some parents (won't mention names to protect their idenity) that have their kids in dance class, gymnastics, swimming, piano lessons, softball and soccer. What in THE heck? Did nature become so boring for kids that they refuse to run around outside playing tag? You can get much better excersize and the extra bonus, it's free!! Parents spend anywhere from forty bucks for enrollment up to $120.00 a day for lessons. Ridiculous? I'd say so. Apparently parents are trying to get their kids 'involved in activities', they have nothing better to spend their money on or they are trying to get their kids out of the house. Here's an idea... send them O-U-T-S-I-D-E to play! Oh but I guess it's too dangerous for them. We don't want wittle Sally Wally to get hurty wurty. Don't you have a fear that our children are going to grow up to be afraid of their own shawdow? Pretty soon a law will be enforced that all children 'MUST WEAR HELMETS IN SCHOOL'. (Just in case they fall down off of the jungle gym and land in a pile of wood chips). Who the heck hasn't fallen and landed on concrete?

If kids don't know what it's like to really get hurt, how are they going to react as adults when they cut their finger on a soup can? I don't want to see our country run by no-nonsense, non intuitive, wimpy, uneducated slumps just because they weren't ever told to go climb a tree. Are we going to see a future of everyone walking around in a plastic bubble? I sure hope not.

End of Blog Quote: "Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people. " Eleanor Roosevelt

Injuries

Went to the family reunion over the weekend. It wasn’t all that bad, it was nice to see cousins, aunts and uncles I only see once a year. I know in a previous blog I wrote some blurbs about my family and the issues we have and going to a family reunion probably makes no sense right? Well, I had a talk with my mama last week and we hashed out a few things. She doesn’t understand my faith and values, so she questions it. Sometimes when people don’t understand something, they can become very defensive. Which is what happened in my family, I in no way am excusing their outrageous behavior, but I can understand. The words they spoke may ring back through my mind from time to time, but I’ve forgiven them for their lack of understanding.
So…back to the reunion. My back, arms and legs are completely sore. I being Ms. Macho women, attempted to pick up the stand for the volley ball net which consisted of a huge tire and the bottle of a steel pole. It probably weighed about 600 lbs… well, not really maybe closer to about 100 lbs. I’m not a small gal, so I figure I could help lift it…didn’t really affect me at the time. We played about 4 games of v-ball, I chased the ball about 15 times, hit the ball maybe about 10 times and held my arms up in the air for a total of 30 minutes through out the games. The body is never too sore the day of, but the next morning it hurt to even roll out of bed. Walking down the stairs felt as if I had completed a thousand leg squats. What the heck was I thinking? What the heck? Geez. My woes aren’t as bad as my husband, he threw his back out over the weekend and can barely walk. Men don’t ever seem to want to take it easy when they are injured, they just tough it up and become super macho. Wait a minute…I take some of that back because when guys are sick, they love, love, love the extra attention. “Oh..my poor baby…can I get my snoopie woopie anyting to eatie weatie?” You see….see how that is. Men are tough though. Some of the injuries my husband has encountered, I think I it would have been me I would have just keeled over and died. He has stabbed his finger to the bone, gouged his limbs all over, walked into walls in the middle of the night, shot himself point blank with a pellet gun OUCH! He is a strong puppy for sure.

End of Blog Quote: " If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right, you'll probably never do much of anything." Win Borden