A Jack Russell Terrior and a Chihuahua

We had a Jack Russell Terrior about a year ago and gave it to my Sister and her family. Her name is Misty. It had puppies a couple of days ago. It had mated with a Chihuahua, believe it or not. The puppies are the tiniest dogs I've ever seen... I thought it was interesting. We may have to try having a dog again. I fell in love with these tiny little creatures! They are no bigger than a small hamster. It should be interesting to chart their growth and see how they turn out. There is no doubt that they will be small dogs... I just wonder how hyper they will be!

Lizzy's 1st day of preschool!

Today was Lizzy's 1st day of preschool. I've never sent any of my children to a real preschool. I've always just been a part of a mother's putting together a joy school or play day. My kids have always really enjoyed it but it has been a lot of stress and work for me. I was really happy that Elizabeth was so pleased and excited to go to a new place with mostly new kids. I know the preschool teacher very well and she is suberb! She was really impressed with Lizzy's ability to color so neatly. She colored this apple and even used the right colors! I had the whole morning to myself... I have to admit it was nice... but I didn't know what to do with myself!

Proposition 8 - Protect Marriage!

I feel very strongly about this Proposition... so I thought I'd share it with you and encourage you to read about it if you haven't done so already!
California voters passed Proposition 22 in 2000 by more than 61%, saying that a marriage in California is between a man and a woman. Earlier this year, four activist judges based in San Francisco wrongly overturned the people's vote, legalizing same-sex marriage.

The Supreme Court’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage did not just overturn the will of California voters; it also redefined marriage for the rest of society, without ever asking the people themselves to accept this decision. This decision has far-reaching consequences. For example, because public schools are already required to teach the role of marriage in society as part of the curriculum, schools will now be required to teach students that gay marriage is the same as traditional marriage, starting with kindergarteners. By saying that a marriage is between “any two persons” rather than between a man and a woman, the Court decision has opened the door to any kind of “marriage.” This undermines the value of marriage altogether at a time when we should be restoring marriage, not undermining it. WE LOVE OUR CHILDREN!

The Solution - Restore and protect the cement that holds our families together

Vote YES on Proposition 8!

Passing Proposition 8 protects our children and places into the Constitution the simple definition that a marriage is between a man and a woman.

Wow! A kid hit me at school yesterday!

I cannot help but share an experience I had yesterday! I substituted in Christian's class yesterday, which was a neat! He is such a mature boy! Anyway, I went out to recess to help organize some soccer teams eventhough I didn't really have yard duty. I organized the teams and the kids started playing. Before I could walk back to the classroom, two sweet little girls stopped me and said that a boy had been really rude to them and even hit one of them in the arm. Well, I knew these girls (they aren't tattle tales) and figured I better follow-up and talk to the boy. They pointed him out and I called him over to talk to him. I said, "What's your name?" (I didn't know this kid) and he rudely said, "What's your name?" I told him my name and then he mocked me and copied everything I said. My intention was to get this kid to say sorry and feel responsible for hurting these girls. Well, he continued to mock me and so I told him that I would be walking him to the office to see the principal. Well, at that point, after mocking me, he ran! Then began my out of body experience! I was stubborn and was not going to let him get away with this... so I chased him! When I caught up with him (adrenaline is amazing, I was even wearing sandals), I grabbed his left arm and looked down at him to talk to him and I saw his right arm winding up with a fist at the end of it. He swung and hit me in the head, luckily I moved my head to the side a bit or he would have gotten me right in the nose. It all happened very fast but I can see it in slow motion now! I went into shock! I didn't really have bad pain until later that afternoon so I went back to the classroom and finished out my day of teaching. I couldn't really think very well, so I had some of my responsible kids do most of the teaching. When he got home from work, Aaron drove me up to see my brother-in-law, Chiropractor. He said I may have suffered a minor concussion and had knocked out two vertebra in my neck. An experience that I'll never forget. I hope that this boy somehow learns that there is a better way. I will be praying for him!

Back to school Party!

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Christian is mowing our lawn!! YEAH!!

So Christian wanted to mow the lawn the other day and I was hesitant because I had watched on the news that kids shouldn't start mowing the lawn until they are 12 years old. So, instead of saying yes, I said, "if you can start it, you can do it." Well, I thought I was so smart because I even have trouble starting a lawn mower most of the time and didn't think he could do it. Well, he got the mower out of the shed and read the side of it and got that mower started. When I heard that thing start I was right there worried as can be giving him instructions, putting goggles on his face, etc. etc. Then, I realized he was really capable of doing it all by himself. This is a first for him and I guess part of cutting some apron strings. I thought I'd document it!