Busy!!!!!!

My new/ old look. My hair has been cut since this picture; however I can still achieve this look!
I liked my longer hair, but let's face it summer is coming and it was just too long and heavy for summer!

This is the young man who has been trying to win my heart.
He's a total 180° from my ex.
A very good man!

I haven't been blogging too much b/c I have been busy with school, both the one I teach @ and the one I am attending. Lil man has kept me busy too. He's getting ready for T-ball!!! This should be an exciting adventure. I can't wait to cheer for my boy!

School is winding down. We just finished a monster week of TESTING~~ yes testing once again! I am beginning to agree w/ the kids on this testing crap! Now, we have 2 months before they take the big test! I hate all this pressure on kids today. When are they to be kids????? Oh yeah, when they have time...... well, when is that?????

Anywho, I am tired of all this BS about Obama..... he's an idiot... I see him as the Emperor in his new clothes.... if you can remember what happened in that story.... you get my drift. He's soooo disconnected from the people it's not even funny. In my county we're the poorest, yet we have the highest taxes in the state.....What's up w/ that?

This past school weekend, I learned how to write HTML for web pages. I had so much fun this weekend! This was the best class ever!!!!

Have a great SPRING!!!! 2 weeks to SPRING BREAK!!!!!!!

HELL NO TO PORK!!!

http://nostimulus.com

Go to this link to sign a petition that says you are against the Stimulus Package that will be in front of the Senate next week!

My Conservative American Friends who read this blog; I want you to join with me to say HECK NO! to this stimulus package that's going to the Senate next week! Our conservative Republicans in the House stood strong. Now we need to go and call our Senators and tell them:

"WE DO NOT WANT PORK, WE DO NOT WANT FEDERALIZED HEALTH CARE, AND WE DO NOT WANT YOU TO INTERFERE WITH THE AMERICAN DREAM!"

I am so sick and tired of someone saying... well they don't have health care. Growing up, my parents didn't have health care for us children until we were much older, or if they did it was horrible to say the least. We did not go to the doctor for every sniffle, sneeze, or throw up! We used home remedies and by goodness my siblings and I are still ALIVE!!!!

Being a former military wife, I can tell you socialized health care sux! Granted, I was well taken care of, but waiting 2-3 hours with a sick child at the hospital b/c that is where the doctor's are is HELL! Waiting 4-8 hours( or a whole heck a lot longer) in an ER... not much fun either!

Taxes will be raised on all of us; just not the rich! We will suffer like our parents did in the Carter years. Do we want a country that others laugh at or fear? Do we want our freedoms slowly taken away by our gov't. Our forefathers said we need to fear gov't b/c a big gov't is a problem. The less government is in our lives the better we are.

Look at our education system. Crap didn't start falling apart until we got the United States Department of Education (thank you Mr. Carter, NOT!). My parents received a great education. All their class mates could read. Can we say that of our entire graduating class of 2009 in the US???? There are some that can't even read the same books my students, who are gifted, are reading today. I am an educator, yes, but first and foremost, I am a MOM! I want the best for my son. I want him to be able to read as well as his classmates. I don't want to pass a kid on just b/c they are a problem. Could the problem be that he can't read and he's trying to compensate for it???? Makes you think now doesn't it!

I love my country. My grandfather's fought for my right to write this blog. I'll be damned if I let my gov't take those freedoms away from me! It is not right for them to impose their will on us. Do not let them!!!!!

WHAT THE.........

This is what I awoke to on Tuesday morning! 2 - 4 inches of snow on the ground in North Carolina!!! Very beautiful... very nice. School closed!!!
Well, for a teacher's workday anyway. LOL Lil man awoke and said.... "We got snow last night?". I just laughed. We did get out in it and had some fun!!

This is Pepper out in the snow. I bet she thought she would never see this stuff again! LOL

We had a great snowball fight, and of course lil man won! I gave it my best. Gotta love the weather. The kids did not have school Mon, Tues, or Wed. They had their mini-vacation again. Too bad they all had to come back Thursday.... they surely weren't up to it! LOL

Well, the new President is in office. I am giving the first 100 days to see what happens before I pass any judgment. I am not happy..... but if there is anything positive that comes out of the first 100, I will give it a chance....... but until then....

ME-

Happy New Year!!

Well, as 2008 comes to a close, I am sitting her reflecting on the ups and downs this year has brought me. 2007 left with a huge bang considering I was asked for a divorce from Afghanistan the day before it rang out.

January and February were just a blur... don't really remember much there b/c of all the emotion whirling around....

In March, I started seeing a gentleman who I thought at one time would possibly become a person more permanent in my life.... that didn't turn out so well.

April brought a move to Laurel Hill- the best decision I ever made. I enjoy my home and it's a comfy place for 2 people.

May brought more strife b/c the ex came home from Afghanistan. Talk about a whirl wind of emotions there. Couldn't even enjoy his homecoming b/c he was such a jerk.
- It also brought me starting my MASTERS!!!

June brought the end of a wonderful school year! Also, brought Johnathan spending almost a whole month with his father!!!! That was enjoyment for me for the most part.

July brought freedom day. No, I am not talking about the Fourth of July, I am talking about July 22nd. The day our divorce was final. A sad day too, but more relief than anything.

August brought a new school year, a new principal, and a whole bunch of new things. Knowing that our team was rock solid, was proof enough for me it was going to be an awesome year!!

Sept. brought problems and other things, however I got through it with a few bumps and bruises.

Oct. brought a 38th birthday and Halloween. It also brought more bumps.... but I got over them.

November, brought one of my friends @ school leaving us. Her decision was difficult, but we all knew she was needed with her family and to be closer to home. We surely miss her... but we know she's happier!

- It also brought a trip home to Ohio for Thanksgiving with the family. I was able to see family and go to my cousin's wedding in VA. There I got to see my Godmother who is suffering from cancer. I am thankful that God gave me the opportunity to go. I love her so!

Now December... WOW where did the year go... Christmas is already over, and the New Year is just a week away. What's up with that? This month has been crazy.... crazy I tell you. I don't which is worse... going to work every day or being home w/ a very strong willed 5 year old. LOL
- This month has also been trying with the passing of two co-workers parent's and a student losing his mother in a car accident. It wasn't the way any of us wanted to start our Christmas season, but we all know that they are not suffering any more and that they are with our Lord in heaven!
- Also it has brought me 4 classes closer to my master's with a 4.0 through 3 classes. We shall see how this last one pans out by mid-January. YEAH ME!

Looking back, I have so much to be thankful for:

Friends: Jodi C, Nicole K, Rachel M, Angela L, Tina S, April W, my classmates and professors, who have understood some of my issues, other friends around the US, and all my virtual friends who have lent me support from afar.

Family: Who have been strong for me while I was weak. Who have given me a lot of support from so far away.

My son: Who through it all has been my sunshine and my strength b/c w/o him I wouldn't have had anything to hold onto with one exception and that is...

My faith and My God. I know he's been holding me through all of this. Good times, bad times, and chaos times, He's been there. I am thankful for him and his grace that he's shown me. I can only hope that 2009 brings me a little closer to standing on my own and being able to be stronger and better for myself and my son!

May the Lord's face shine down upon you,
May the wind always be at your back,
May the Lord's grace always be with you, and
May the Lord always hold you in the palm of his hand!

God bless all of for this New Year 2009.

Please get out to vote.... and vote for American Values

I know not many people read this blog... but I hope that those who do would send out the link to my blog for others to take a look at.

There are many fundamentally unsound issues w/ the election of B. Obama. First, his tax plans are not feasible. He can't take money from the rich to give it to all those who are "poor" and spend over 10 BILLION dollars in new gov't spending. Can we say double dipping.

Second, with those higher taxes on companies and corporations, who gets in the arse in the end....... YEP you got it right the AMERICAN people. We will pay more at the pump, in the grocery stores, at the clothiers and where ever else we can have prices go up and up and up!!!!

Third, his stance on abortion. I am a pro-life supporter with the exception of incest. He is for abortions up through the 9th month. Now, I know of a few children, one who is a teen and the other is 5 that were born pre-maturely and they are perfectly fine now. How can one say that there isn't life in the womb @ 9 months? To top it all off, if the abortion is botched, he doesn't support medical care for that child..... he wants them left to die.....How FREAKING fair is that??????

Fourth and for most... his lack of respect for women, their station in life and what we can do for our country. He must have forgotten or was never taught that is was the women who went into the workforce in WWII to help make planes, parachutes and the like for the war. Heck, he doesn't even pay the women in his campaign the same as the men. WTF?????

Lastly, do we really want a man who hangs with a terrorist, a biggot, a embezzeler , and was taught by a godless man. He's a Socialist my friends...... do we need to go back to the 30's of the depression..... HELL NO! I am not one who wants to lose my teaching job, beg for food and wonder where in the heck I am going to sleep night to night.
Under him, that's hwat would be happening........

Oh and the free health care.... THAT'S THE BIGGEST CRAP SHOOT IN THE WORLD. Want to wait until you die before you get that cancer treatment, that surgery for your breast cancer, the surgery to save your life by taking out your gall bladder....... that's what you will get..... Personally my health is more important than electing someone b/c he wants to make "CHANGE".... I did that for many years at McDonald's drive thru and all that got me was cold fingers...... Actually research the next 24 hours..... and if you haven't voted... vote AMERICAN.... not CHANGE.

Just my humble Opinion!


This is my sister's blog. Read her first 2 posts and then really think... I am pray and search your soul if you could really and truly live with Obama as your choice. If you haven't already voted, then do your civic duty to become informed!!

Design Goddess

This is an interesting read especially since it comes from Chicago of all places. I read more of the article than just this one. Click the link and see what you think.

Obama makes fun of Joe the Plumber