Current event: Abortion Dr.

I was on my cooking site this morning and there was a mention of the abortion Dr. that was shot and killed at his church this past weekend. The thread had been closed because it was about to become a heated debate. Well, I just had to give my opinion because I feel the shooter/murderer should be charged with a hate crime.

I am not here to say who is right or wrong on the abortion debate, but murdering a man because of his choice of work does not agree with your personal belief is murder plain and simple.

Yes, we can say that he murdered innocent babies, but that is simply not true. The law protects him. He is legally doing his work. If he were not then he/she would have been arrested, but we all when thinking logically know that is simply not true.

NEWSFLASH: ABORTION IS LEGAL IN THE U.S.

If you don't agree then fight to change the law, do not cower behind men that can shoot a gun. One must not be allowed to go around killing people just because they don't agree with someones job option and even more so their pure American right. Because when it comes right down to it. The murderer broke the law the abortion Dr. DID NOT.

What a busy few months

I have not posted since January 2!! Wow, I thought I posted since then. oh well..... Another semester has come and gone which means I have 1 more year before I graduate with my Bachelor Degree, YEAH! This past semester was a tough one. It seemed like I was always playing catch up with one class or another. I never did get in the flow and it drove me crazy all semester long. It was also by far my favorite semester, so go figure!

My oldest son is also in school pursuing his degree in Psychology. I suggested that he move back home when he finishes his Doctorate and we could have a mother-son practice!! Yes, I said Doctorate. He is young enough to get that. I don't think I will go that far because as it is by the time I finish my Masters I will be 50!! That is good enough for me. Anyway my son lives in Houston so I doubt he will move back to my little town, but it is good to dream! ;)

We have decided to put our two youngest children in private school. They have been accepted into our second choice already and are on the waiting list for our first choice. Hopefully they will have an opening for them by the Fall. If they do not I will be happy with where they will be.

Gillian is not too happy about changing schools because she has her friend base. I explained to her that she could have both knowing that as she makes new friends the others will either fade into the past or be life long friends. Either way it will work itself out. Michael on the other hand is so laid back he is excited about something new. I like that they will still both be together for a few more years. Had they stayed in Public School they would have been split up after this year, but in their private school they will be together another three years.

Last but certainly not least, my hubby Michael Sr. is doing fantastic. He loves his job and his life. He is one of only a handful of people that I have met in my life that truly says he can find no complaints about life. How cool is that?

On a sad note. I lost a very dear friend this past April. Sue, she was barely 40 years old. She fought valiantly for over ten years this horrid beast we call Breast Cancer. In all those 10 years she stayed so positive. I have always said the same thing about Sue to anyone that would listen that when she came into a room there was just this special Aura around her. I have only seen that in one other person in my life. I am not an overly religious person, but I believe these two individuals truly had something extra that they were put on Earth for. I am not sure what, but both of them touched my heart in a way that forever changed me. My dear friend Sue may you rest in peace and may Tim and the boys have some peace of mind knowing that you are finally free and in Gods loving arms.

What can I follow that with other than to say I have missed writing on here. Hopefully I will write another post sooner than four months down the road this time!!! I do have some summer classes so I will be staying pretty busy with that and of course my two little rug rats!

Stay positive, stay happy, stay safe.
Cindy

Just a little bit of everything!

Wow, it is already January 2, 2009. I can't believe that Christmas is over and the new year has come. We had a wonderful Holiday. The kids seemed very pleased with their gifts, so life is definitely good. It just went by way too fast! We have this last weekend before they go back to school on Monday. I think we will go to the movies either tomorrow or on Sunday for one last outing before buckling back down.

I didn't make our traditional New Years Day dinner so I think I will make it on Sunday. I didn't think I would miss it but I am and I have decided that I need it! For those of you that don't know what our traditional dinner is, it consists of Black eyed peas with ham hocks or ham chunks, fried potatoes, cornbread, sauerkraut and wieners, chow-chow, banana peppers, onion wedges and that is about it!

My mothers' birthday would be tomorrow. I am doing okay for now. I know I will feel really sad tomorrow, but I am not going to get in a funk. I am going to think positive thoughts about her and if I find myself slipping then I plan on changing whatever I am doing at that moment. We will see if that works.

I am also a bit nervous about starting my new semester on the 12th. I am taking a five hour class on Spanish. I will have a total of 14 hours. I have always taken 12 hours so I am a bit nervous about the 2 extra hours. I just want it to go well. I think it will, but I am still nervous!

I hope you all have a wonderful new year and may you get everything you want and need in the year to come. Happy 2009!

Merry Christmas Eve Eve

It is Christmas eve eve and I am doing great. I have been making my candy today. The kids have been playing the Wii and watching TV. Gillian has her nose stuck in one of her many Warriors books. She is hooked on them and she just can not seem to get enough of them. I am okay with it because I love that she loves to read. Michael has his nose stuck in his DS right now. He thinks he is a "gamer" at the ripe old age of eight!!! I say more power to him!

Our friends are supposed to be over sometime today. They were supposed to come over last night, but I ended up at my Dr's office at 7:00 pm with a busted up hand. We bought new furniture and I wanted to move one of the old chairs into our bedroom so when DH came home I asked him to help me move it. So off we went down the hallway with this overstuffed armchair and as I was backing my way down, I slammed my hand into the doorknob of one of our linen closets. I slammed it so hard that I went to my knees in tears. I hadn't cried like that in a while. DH felt so guilty, he though he had pushed to hard. I explained that I thought I was pulling him so how could he have puched to hard. He was really afraid that I broke something so he insisted we go to the Dr. Anyway, they x-rayed it and found no broken bones. I do have some damaged nerves which make my little finger and the one next to it numb where it connects to my hand. My Dr. said that they should feel normal in about two or three weeks. I have a few cuts on it so I had to have a tetnus because I don't know when I had one last. Oh, it is my right hand which is not the best since I am right handed! Life goes on!

My sil and her son's girlfriend are coming over tomorrow to make candy and pies, so I will be in the kitchen again tomorrow. I love being in my kitchen especially when there are others with me having a great time. I am enjoying the heck out of these holidays. DH will come home early tomorrow and then we will have until Monday together how awesome is that!

I hope everyone of you is having as much fun as I am, minus the busted hand! :)

Merry Christmas eve eve!!

WOW! I can't believe it has been almost three months since I posted to my blog. School sure kept me busy this past semester. I am so glad it is done even if for only three weeks! I really did enjoy this semester even if it did wear me out. Enough about school.

The kids are doing great. They have this week left and then they will be on Christmas break too. Gillian keeps amazing me with her school work. She has even come round about going to a private school next year. I think having her little brother there with her helped seal the deal. She isn't as upset about it anymore.

Matthew and Chris came home over the Thanksgiving holidays and we all had a great time. Matthew just turned twenty-five years old last week. I cannot believe I have a twenty-five year old child. It truly does seem like I just had him.

Okay that is it for now. See you soon I hope. At least sooner than three months! :)

Life is Good

I am officially out of my funk! I am finally in the groove with school. Fall is here which is one of my favorite seasons. The kids Book Fair is almost here. Gillian is seeing High School Musical on Ice with one of her friends as I type this and then they are spending the evening at the fair and then she is spending the night with them. Technology is incredible. While sitting here typing this my friend has sent three pictures of the girls having a blast at the show! How cool is that? Instantaneous pictures! Life is Good.

We will be decorating this weekend for Halloween. Halloween is one of our favorite Holidays. My youngest was born on Halloween which makes it extra special around here! We always celebrate his Birthday afterwards so that he gets both days. We did his first B-day on Halloween and I felt like he kind of got cheated, so we haven't done that again.

My oldest son lives right outside Houston and he said life around there is finally get back to normal after Gustav's visit. We were going to rent a beach house on Galveston next year. It doesn't look like that will be happening. It is so hard to see those pictures. We went to Galveston almost every weekend when I was a kid. Every one of those people are in my thoughts and prayers. I am hoping that everyone gathers together and gets Galveston at least cleaned up fast so the people can at least have some closure.

Survivor is back!!! It is my favorite show in the whole wide world! I haven't seen the first episode yet, but I plan on watching it this weekend. I was so happy to see Jeff Probst win the Emmy for best host because he really is. I like all the other hosts, but he really deserved it. I hope we have some good contestants on there this season.

Ohhhhh, I had my one year anniversary for quitting smoking last month. I am so glad that I quit. I am really beginning to breath easier. I really don't miss them at all. I have had a few dreams about them and I have had a few times when I found myself looking around for that pack of cigarettes in that split moment! I wish everyone could quit because it truly does make a difference in your life. I have to thank my family and Chantix for helping me quit. It was what I needed to help me through those first few days.

OK, that is about it for now. I am going out to dinner with the two guys in my life right now. My two Michael's are taking me to Outback tonight :) Wish My Matthew was here so I could say my three guys in my life right now. Gillian is out having her fun, so we thought we would have us some fun too!!! Life is still good.

See you all next time *hugs*

Five years ago today......

Five years or 1824 days ago my mother passed away. I really dread this day every year. I get in this funk and it seems like I am there for a few weeks. I am still mad as hell that she went and died on me and I still miss her like crazy. I was her only daughter. She was the bes mom a daughter could have ever asked for. I could always count on her, I always knew that she was on my side. We used to talk almost every single day. I would think about calling her, and the phone would ring and it would be her or vice versa. We just had that type of connection. We fought too. We would just agree to disagree. Now I feel like I am all alone. I know I have my own family, but she gave me a sense of belonging and I lost that when I lost her. I don't know if I will ever get that back. I wonder if other people feel that way after losing their parents. I hope not because it is such a lonely feeling. It is not with you all the time it just kind of pops up every now and then and slaps you in the face then disappears again. I tend to really feel it around the anniversary of her death or her Birthday. I still cannot believe it has been 5 years. I have only had a few dreams about her. One of my friends said that is a good thing because that means she is at peace. My friend is a Hindu. I hope she is right, because she so deserves to be at peace. I hope she is up there floating around on a fluffy white cloud munching on her favorite chip Lays classic and sipping a glass of iced tea. I love you mom :)