tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52868215175402814012024-02-07T18:06:09.428-08:00The 435 PumperRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151667630145641929noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286821517540281401.post-24102151390355807702012-08-15T12:04:00.001-07:002012-08-15T12:04:27.327-07:00A new name?I'm thinking "The 435 Pumper" no longer fits me or this blog. Send me some suggestions.<br />
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Some thoughts:<br />
Just Me - a blog about life<br />
Parenting - missteps and all<br />
Mom + Student + Employee = life<br />
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So there you have it, I'm searching for a new direction for the blog...HELP!Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151667630145641929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286821517540281401.post-65216691601087562012012-07-25T13:24:00.002-07:002012-07-25T13:24:41.577-07:00mid summer reportToday is July 25, 2012 and I feel like I should update you on how our summer is going.<br />
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Hubby and I are both former lifeguards and LOVE to swim and play in pools! This summer the Missouri Parks and Recreation Department did a fund raiser called the 2012 KC Splash Pass. Here is the flier....it is a tri-fold that I have flattened, so that should help you understand the formatting.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">So that is $25.00 for 24 visits (2 to each of 12 pools). AMAZING deal!</span><br />
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So far we have been to The Bay ($9/adult and $6/kid...even LO), Super Splash ($10/person no matter age), Belton Outdoor Water Park ($8 or $9 per person I don't remember) and Meadowmere ($4/resident). We have more than paid for our Splash Pass.<br />
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We decided that spending $50 for 2 Splash Passes made more sense than getting a Meadowmere (our local pool) Season Pass for $110 for 2 reasons #1 cheaper. #2. Meadomere is a terrible pool. <br />
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It has been an absolute BLAST visiting the new pools. We hope to visit a new one this weekend.<br />
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Here are some pictures from Belton Outdoor Water Park<br />
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Here are the ones from Super Splash</div>
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Other than swimming, we have been continuing our garden through this drought it has been difficult, but we shall carry on. We have harvested a few dozen tomatoes and carrots. The carrots are so small that I just pull them out of the ground and hand them to LO who eats them dirt and all (bonus to an all organic garden)....so I don't have any pictures of the carrots. We have pulled 35 or so POUNDS of potatoes out of the garden too! Our pumpkins are up and going, so hopefully we will have jack-o-lanterns in October! Here are a few pictures:</div>
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This is a bucket of potatoes....like 15 plants worth = 20 pounds!<br />
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The little farmer helper!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Basically</span> is has been a fun summer so far! On a not so fun note, I am losing weight with the help of Slim 4 Life....I'm doing it. It's slow and it's not fun, but it's worth the work.</div>
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Also, school is almost over for the summer! I have submitted all work for my HTML class and at 5:00 p.m. today the teacher for the Political Science class will be posting our 2nd and final test (the first was a DOOZY, so I'm expecting the same for the second).</div>
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<br />Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151667630145641929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286821517540281401.post-8717574718663244272012-07-20T11:50:00.002-07:002012-07-20T11:50:18.311-07:00government....an essaySo I had to write an essay.<br />
Here's the prompt:<br />
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people of the <st1:country-region w:st="on">US</st1:country-region> have an
obligation to obey the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> government. Deal with Locke,
principle of obligation to government, whether government has a right ot exist
and if so what type and how. Write with the understanding that it cannot simply
be presupposed that today’s existing pattern on property-titles represents true
ownership, though it might if you were able to establish some justifications for
it. Deal with rights of people and the question of who has a right ot tell
others what to do and to punish them if the disobey. Discuss democracy and
majority rule and your views on whether they have a role in the question on
legitimacy of government. Be sure to cover the questions of the boundaries of
legitimate governance. For example, are the people of other countries where a
government kills people rightfully citizens of the country that exercises this
power over them? Do they have the right to vote for that country’s government?
What exactly are the boundaries of citizenship and authority? Attack or
support the positions of any writer we’ve read (including me) that are relevant
to the points you are making. I’m interested, of course, in true rights, not in
whatever some pieces of paper might say.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Government is a necessary and a desirable entity</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>People are
followers; it’s human nature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need a
small group of people, with good intentions for the whole, to lead us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thus we need government and we need the selected
people within that government to poke and prod those within our society as a
whole with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">potential</i> (not necessarily
the correct elite lineage) to become leaders of the future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, the poking and prodding can create
biased leaders with somewhat good intentions not for all, but for those they
(the privileged few) rely on for support.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As followers we need and desire leaders; this is true of all past and
present human societies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a democratic
society we have gone about achieving this desirable government in ways that
mostly support human rights rather than forcing control on a group of people we
have conquered.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In the mid
to lat 1700’s, the people of the colonies needed change to end <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Britain</st1:country-region></st1:place>’s
oppressive control over the colonies prompting the writing of the Declaration
of Independence in 1776.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In breaking
away, the colonists in essence agreed to the forming of a new government.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because that new government was established
and has not been over thrown, changed yes, but not overthrown, it is our
obligation to obey the rules for the betterment of our society as a whole.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From John Locke and the formation of the
United States Constitution to the current squabbles over illegal immigration,
we as American citizens must follow the rules and regulations as we have
allowed them to be written in order to protect the rights and liberties of our
children and the many generations to come.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We must also remain diligent in upholding the founding principles of the
government we support by electing leaders who will listen to the majority
opinion and protect the system of democracy we have established and attempt to
continually change the laws and punishments as necessary to protect our
freedoms and liberties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will analyze
the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>
system of democracy as a whole and from an individual point of view.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>John Locke
examined the human existence from the most simple perspective:
lawlessness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stating that in the natural
state,</span></span></div>
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the power and jurisdiction is reciprocal, no one having more than another; there
being nothing more evident, than that creatures of the same species and rank,
promiscuously born to all the same advantages of nature, and the use of the
same faculties, should also be equal one amongst another without subordination
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Locke argues that every person is the same and are given the
same advantages from the beginning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Locke also states when it comes to the harvesting of property “no man
but he can have a right to what is once joined to, at least where there is
enough, and as good, left in common for others.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Locke is expressing that no mans work should
allow him to take all the property so there is none left for others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One must assume that if I cannot harvest all
the fruits of the land to keep for myself so that there is none left for other
persons, there are social rules in place even in the natural state of man: the
simplest form of government.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These
social rules imposed upon ungoverned man could be viewed as the opening to the
obligation and desire for political power and the establishment of a
government.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Locke says in Section 3 of
Chapter 1, “Political power…for the regulating and preserving of property…this [is]
only for the public good.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The public
good would not exist without the formation of a government.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In order to preserve the property one has
obtained in the natural state, a person would be over occupied with protecting
ones property.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By establishing a common
law and a ruling party, a government, on aligns himself with others for the
collective governing and preservation of the societies property.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In agreement with Locke, I find it necessary
for the furthering of a great society, such as the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>, a need for
government and an obligation of its citizens to support and follow said
government.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>It has been
successfully argued in the readings that the Founders of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place> and its democracy
used many principles of John Locke.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By
Lockes’ understanding of society, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of
Independence establishing that the people who are governed should be ruled by
their own representatives stating, “Governments are instituted among Men,
deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,” and “it is the
Right of the People to alter or to abolish it [the government], and to institute
new Government.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is the belief of
democratic societies that the minority should make the rules and applicable
punishments for the majority based on the desires of the majority.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thomas Jefferson detailed the ways in which
King George ruled the colonists were not for the better good of the majority
but rather created a state of constant abuse and misrepresentation in order to
benefit the King rather than the citizens of the ruling government.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thomas Jefferson states, </span></span></div>
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every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most
humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated
injury.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A Prince, whose character is
thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the rule of
a free people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Suggesting that although taxed and oppressed like citizens of
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Britain</st1:country-region></st1:place>,
the colonists were refused the right to address their concerns and grievances
because they were not treated as citizens but ruled by a Tyrant and
abused.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The writing of the Declaration
of Independence began, in my mind, the great debate of complete freedom versus
justifiable governing over a societies citizens.</span></div>
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argued that the Constitution is a document written to give powers to the
minority, the chosen elite governing party, rather than to control the use of
the power over the people, the majority.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The power of a minority, usually a rich, landholding minority, to rule
over the majority is one which needs many restrictions as to not corrupt the
holders of this power.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The writers of
the Constitution created the document to “crack down on delinquent debtors and
taxpayers, [so] they reasoned, they would create a national government that
could” as Holton stated in his <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Unruly
Americans and the Origins of the Constitution</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>According to Locke and the supposed founding
beliefs, the new government was to be formed for the “preservation of their [the
citizens] property.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, it can be
believed that the Framers did not have the interest of democracy in mind when
trying to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">crackdown</i> on the majority
but rather the special interest of controlling and protecting their property
above the property of the majority.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After reading the excerpts provided of Holton’s writing and the “Law of
the Land,” I can only conclude it is the minority for whom the new government
was established and that government was designed to redistribute wealth and
property rightfully of the majority into the hands and regulations of the
minority.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, I must agree with Chief
Justice Taney’s words (not his intentions) in the Supreme Court case <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dred Scott v. Stanford</i> (1857) wherein he
stated as amended in the readings “If the Constitution is unjust, it can be
amended.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If as citizens we desire a
government to provide protection of our property and well-being, we must force
the leaders within that government to provide what we desire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is our obligation to demand representation
of our beliefs and do what is necessary, such as amending the Constitution, in
order to insure that those desires are protected.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The United
States Constitution gives many rights to the citizens of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The debate over who legitimately is allowed
to take advantage of these rights is still occurring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The debate started in the 17</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><sup>th</sup></span><span style="font-size: small;">
century when British colonists settled and began shipping laborers to their
farms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These laborers being persons who
were not free, established their owners as wealthy landowners through forced
redistribution of their rightful property. The owners of the laborers and the
British government did not consider the laborers citizens and thus they had no
rights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The land-owner minority, had
created a protective system of control known as racism.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because of the created racism and the
ownership beliefs, when writing the Constitution it is assumed only certain
persons were considered to have the rights as described within.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This brings to question: What happened to
Locke’s idea that everyone is created equal from the beginning?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many battles both in and out of court have
been fought so that the rights written were assumed to be true for all
citizens, without restrictions.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The laws of
the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>
as established in the Constitution and specified by the individual states often
created controversy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why is it the right
of the Congress to regulate commerce as set in Article 1 Section 8 of the
Constitution?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why is it the
responsibility of the Government to enforce penalties?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Simply, we the citizens gave the government
the right when we agreed to remove ourselves from the natural state in order to
protect our property.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every democracy is
in theory perfect, but as we have amended the Constitution it must be assumed
we need to regularly adjust and amend our ruling minority to continually
protect our view of democracy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Democracy as
a governing system works even at an individual level.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example, as the owner of a business, I
have given myself the role of governing body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I establish the expectations and demands of my employees and the
compensation they are given in exchange.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is my right to impose these demands just as it is the employees right
to walk away from the employment and consequently the compensation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This democracy works because the majority,
the employees, can exercise their rights to not be ruled by an overbearing
governing system, the minority.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However,
the situation in 1860 was much different.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The governing body, the owner, would still have the right to impose
specific demands and expectations on his employees, slaves in this case.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, the slave did not have the right to
walk away; consequences for such an action could have included death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Democracy did not apply in 1860 to the
property of the owner, even if the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">property</i>
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century, we no longer debate the right to own people, but the citizenship
debate is long from over.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Racism was
ruled unconstitutional by the Civil War Amendments, Amendments 13, 14, and 15;
racism is alive and well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many
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rights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Following in the footsteps of
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described within the Constitution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is
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believe the obligation of the citizens to fight for justice and equality of the
majority through representation within our government.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If this it the desire of the people to be
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remains necessary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Consider, without a
government we would be constantly arguing over property.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although, imperfect, with and established
government the arguments over property are limited because the government has
outlined specific rights and liberties for the persons protected by that
government.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The citizens of the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>
must understand the rights and liberties they have been given in order to
assist in protecting said rights; it’s our most important legacy for our
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When I loose weight, I need someone to be accountable to....not myself, not my "I want to gain weight" Hubby, someone not emotionally connected to me. Someone I am paying to kick me in the rear and say DO IT NOW, DO IT THIS WAY AND ONLY THIS WAY!<br />
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So I rejoined a weight loss program. It seems silly, but it worked last time and I know the plan works and I know the "counseling" helps.<br />
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So Day 1:<br />
breakfast, good job!<br />
lunch...not so good....I had lunch with my friend, let's call her Wacko! (she'll love it!) Anyway, we met at Mr. Goodcents and I had a 1/2 sub on <em>white</em> bread with roast beef and mayo (the counselor is going to holler at me).<br />
dinner....I'll be better.<br />
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Anyway, here goes. I want a long down hill followed by a LONG EXTENDED <span style="background-color: white;">flat portion of this roller coaster</span>.Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151667630145641929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286821517540281401.post-5856165014066854442012-07-16T09:00:00.000-07:002012-07-16T09:00:23.804-07:00Music to my earsFor those of you who don't know Hubby is a musician. He was playing at our church every week as the music director and regularly serenades me at home :) YUP, you should be jealous!<br />
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Anyway, since the falling out, our piano has been covered up with stuff and collecting dust. It has been a sad situation, but one that I haven't taken much notice of...it just hasn't been happening.<br />
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Well yesterday the keys were tickled by 2 sets of hands. LO and Hubby played some great music! From the moment I first looked at LO ans noticed her <em>long</em> fingers I knew: <strong><em>this kiddo is going to play piano</em></strong> (which is good because it is one of Hubby's requirements - everyone plays piano)!<br />
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I have always wanted to do one, so now I am going to do my own.<br />
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Date: September 1, <strong>2012</strong><br />
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Distance: I plan to do what is know as the "enticer" distance<br />
300 meters swimming<br />
5 miles biking<br />
1.25 miles running<br />
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Reasoning:<br />
I am tired of this baby weight. I am tired of my clothes not fitting. It's time to stop complaining and just do it.<br />
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So here is my plan:<br />
Run....eck. I just hate it, so I shall start with a run/walk schedule. Still doing research...any ideas?<br />
Swim.... :) LOVE to swim, even laps. UMKC has a lap pool that is open to me as a student, but I don't plan to be back on campus until August. So my dilemma is when to swim.....<br />
Bike. We just bought bikes, so I have one to ride. Even have a helmet! LO loves to ride in her trailer so we shall bike....my legs are protesting, but it has to be done.Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151667630145641929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286821517540281401.post-16694144186737202272012-07-09T13:19:00.000-07:002012-07-09T13:19:08.986-07:00The most beautiful thingSometimes I think we get wrapped up in the unimportant trivial details of life. The link below is a beautiful story about parents who were in the <strong>right</strong> place at the <strong>right</strong> time and decided to be a hero. Most of the time we go through life thinking "I was in the wrong place at the wrong time," I hope after reading this story I can be more open to the <u>right place at the right time</u>. You?<br />
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WARNING: near the end you will want a Kleenex nearby.<br />
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<a href="http://www.growingyourbaby.com/2012/07/07/pregnant-woman-nurses-abandoned-infant-to-save-her-life/">http://www.growingyourbaby.com/2012/07/07/pregnant-woman-nurses-abandoned-infant-to-save-her-life/</a><br />
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My prayer for all of us is this:<br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Lord of all, help us to be more observant in this beautiful life you have given us. Remind us that life is not only about ourselves, but about all of our brothers and sisters and being YOUR hands and YOUR feet helping YOUR people.</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Amen.</em></span>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151667630145641929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286821517540281401.post-20696028803317240122012-07-09T07:47:00.003-07:002012-07-09T07:47:38.239-07:00pooIt's potty training time!<br />
LO is ready, I hope...how do you really know? I'm ready, so I hope she is.<br />
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We started today....a Monday. You ask, "Why Monday?" Well, our babysitter MissDee is fabulous and has a great record of helping kiddos learn to potty. So going back to MissDee's after a week of vacation (for MissDee, not us) I thought would be a good thing to start on the first day back....it's just the routine. This might be a terrible idea.<br />
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We started out GREAT! LO poo'd in the potty this morning, first thing! :) HOORAY!<br />
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I have created a sticker chart and she has smiley faces for pee and cupcakes for poo. This should be wonderful!<br />
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Wish us luck. Have any suggestions on this adventure?<br />Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151667630145641929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286821517540281401.post-22078468420196830762012-07-07T18:55:00.000-07:002012-07-07T18:55:10.149-07:00PoliSciSo I am taking a Political Science version of American History. LOVING IT! The professor is taking the history we all learned and twisting it....maybe he is just telling the other side of things. It is very interesting and making me think totally different of the formation of our country.<br />
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Today's assignment was to post a commentary answering the following questions:<br />
What are your criteria for legitimate government, the right to make rules and kill him/her for disobeying them?<br />
Evaluate the legitimacy of people imposing rules on you and threatening to imprison you for disobeying. Do they have the right? What criteria gives them the right?<br />
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In the beginning of Locke's quest to determine the necessity of government to rule over people, he first considered them in their "natural state." I think the flaw in his theory from the very beginning is that as humans we are followers. If we are to obtain greatness and be beyond other mammals, we need someone with good intentions for the <u>whole</u> to lead us. Thus, we need government. We need government to poke and prod those with "potential" to become leaders. We need those leaders to set and enforce rules. These rules and their respective punishments need to be carefully considered for if they are too harsh, the majority will wipe out the sitting government and a new one will need to be established.<br />
As a parent, I have had to create rules and punishments. Most of these rules have a basis in safety. For example, if you stand in your chair, you must get down because it is not safe. If the punishment for standing in a chair was no dinner for a week, my daughter would appeal to the other governing body, my husband, and if no acceptable change took place, she would revolt. I believe that rules and punishments should not be restrictive of the person, unless their safety or another one's safety is in question. I hold the same to be true about rules and laws that our government have set; they are overbearing and restrictive with punishments that don't make sense and are overly harsh at times and ridiculously vague and non-enforceable at others.<br />
Locke explores the idea that people have the right to property. His definition of property includes the immediate possession of himself and his belongings and the possession of the goods he creates. It is difficult to find the natural state of a person's property being controlled by someone else, a government. However, that is what we have chosen to do. We have given the right to other people to dictate how our property is taxed, taken care of, what it is worth and also the right to punish us for not following the rules of our property. Because we have chosen them, in one way or another, we have given them that right. <br />
In a society that believes a person's property is that which they have created, Locke has failed to consider the second generation. The first generation has proven themselves and some have amassed large amounts of property, but the children of the rich people are not in a do-or-die position, and thus become lazy feeding off what the first generation created. The lazy rich second generation is the type of person we typically elect to rule us in the government. I do not believe those people should have the right to tell me what rules and consequences I must follow based on my property. The system is imperfect, but we are constantly trying to evolve the system.<br />
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What do you think?<br />Notice I put in a bit about my parenting???? Sneaky ;)Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151667630145641929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286821517540281401.post-25850085577815444132012-07-06T08:26:00.002-07:002012-07-09T07:54:09.938-07:00Finally Decorating!We are FINALLY decorating LO's room! For the first 12 months she slept in our room, in our bed 100% of the time...we slowly transitioned her and now most nights she sleeps 3-4 hours on her own in her queen size bed....so we decorated it!<br />
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We are going with a butterfly theme. I found these cute "wall clings", but we have textured walls, so they cling to the door and her headboard.<br />
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Here are the cubes Hubby made! They were upstairs in our room, but have always been intended for LO's room. LOOK how organized! NOT what it typically looks like :) Below the cubes is the slant-top desk, that has 3 drawers and is currently empty. Look a the AWESOME Smurf blue color of the room!<br />
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These are the pictures of the updated craft/sewing/school room. We call it the farm room.</div>
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I am SO excited.<br />
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I told my insturctor, Mallams, that this was my re-entry class. It was going to determine if I thought I could go through with school and a kid and a real job....it was a test of how much I really wanted it.<br />
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Well, I did it! I am <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><em><strong>stoked</strong></em></span> if you can't tell :)<br />
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Thanks for the support.<br />
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I have 2 on-line classes (6 credit hours) starting today!Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151667630145641929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286821517540281401.post-70910746350946394822012-06-29T10:53:00.002-07:002012-06-29T10:53:38.967-07:00Garden UpdateWe FINALLY have our whole garden planted. End of June + 100 degree heat....just hoping that the water bill doesn't kill us.<br />
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A visitor! Anyone know what kind of turtle it is?<br />
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LO and her onion! She played with it for a long time. I had to pry it out of her hands.<br />
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I dug up some potatoes! I put the baking soda box so you could have a size reference! AMAZING<br />
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Hubby watering the tomatoes<br />
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I don't think the potato plants appreciate this heat. :(<br />
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LO was not ready for the water to be turned on...still wanted to play in the garden.<br />
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So there you have it, we are growing stuff!</div>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151667630145641929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286821517540281401.post-2925720813701580192012-06-29T10:43:00.000-07:002012-06-29T10:43:11.724-07:001st Class Done!So my June class is officially over! We turned in our final projects on Wednesday and Mallams said she would have our final grades by Monday....so I wait.<br />
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Wednesday we had the discussion I was kinda dreading...vaxcinenes.<br />
As a former school teacher, Mallams has seen a lot and I respect her opinions on a lot of things....vaxs not so much. It is her beleif that all people should be vaxinated and the religious exemption should not exist. I stayed after class to discuss my opinion and see if she was just generalizing.....well, she wasn't. She listened to my opinion, but did not budge in hers...oh well. <br />
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My opinion is this:<br />
People should be educated before making a decision...any decision. <br />
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Having yourself of your child vaxcinated is a decision that should not be taken lightly and just going with the <em>norm</em> is not an excuse for poor behavior. I understand that many people, even most people should be vaxcinated...they are in contact with unhealthy people, they have unhealthy lifestyles, they travel worldly, they have compromised immune systems, they eat like crap.....the list goes on, but those are the most obvious to me. <br />
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My husband and I have weighed the pro's and con's of this decision, done extensive research, talked with an abundant amount of <em>health care</em> <em>professionals</em> and holistic practicing people and have made the decision that is best for my family....no vax. It's right for us.<br />
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A friend of mine (let's call her SillyHair) works for a public health organization. She has a 2 year old son (SillyMan). SillyHair made the decision that is best for her family and follows the recommended vax schedule. It works for her.<br />
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My MIL choose to delay vax for hubby and her 2 other sons. It worked for them.<br />
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If you want to have this discussion and don't know where to start, here is a link to one of my favorite blogs. <a href="http://www.brookie-lee.com/">www.brookie-lee.com</a> Brookie-lee is a WONDERFUL source of information.<br />
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At the end of my discussion with Mallams, she understood my decision and said that she respected me for doing the "foot work" and weighing the consequences for both options.<br />
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Anyway, time to get ready for 2 NEW classes starting Monday!Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151667630145641929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286821517540281401.post-57130809586662717882012-06-21T12:47:00.000-07:002012-06-21T12:47:03.209-07:00Success!I am so proud of myself.<br />
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Last night, I put in a replacement zipper to an awesome pair of pants! All by myself, I hand stitched the zipper in. I have been wearing them now for 5 hours and have taken many trips to the bathroom and the zipper is still in and doing great! SO EXCITED!<br />
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Originally I had planned to buy a zipper and pass off the pants and zipper to my mother-in-law (we'll call her MIL, just 'cause)...you see she sews...a lot and has for YEARS, so I thought it would be easy and better quality work in the end. WELL, I decided Tuesday that I wanted to wear these pants for my "teaching" in my PE for the Classroom Teacher class....well, that's today, so I fixed my pants on my own!<br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">School update:</span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Above I mentioned I am "teaching" today. It is the first time I have had to "teach" anything in 5 years (since I left my para-educator job)...so I'm kinda nervous. It will be fine, but still. Here is my "lesson plan"....what do you think?</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">TATS Lesson<span style="mso-tab-count: 7;"> </span>Ruth
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<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Nutrition</span></b></st1:city><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 8;"> </span><st1:state w:st="on">PE</st1:state></span></b></st1:place><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> 401 - Mallams<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting
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Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion
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Identify that healthy behaviors impact personal health.</div>
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Identify a short-term personal health goal and take action
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Health Goals:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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I will choose habits that prevent heart disease &
prevent cancer.</div>
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I will eat healthful meals and snacks<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Cut outs of food<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Tape<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Dry erase markers</div>
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Scissors for students<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Paper
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Classroom Set up:</b><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Groups of 4<o:p> </o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Help
us grow, help our brains grow, fight disease, make us strong</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>They
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><u><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></u>, <u><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></u>, <u><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></u>, & <u><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this week because they are healthful foods.”</div>
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4.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>TEST!</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Take
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with your parents the health goal on your plate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Report back!</div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">One other School note: I got 98% on my midterm! I am now missing a total of 3 points out of the semester.....not including the teaching assignment and the final exam!</span>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151667630145641929noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286821517540281401.post-20442644805973006952012-06-20T12:17:00.001-07:002012-06-20T12:17:46.629-07:00AccountabilityAccountability: (according to dictionary.reference.com)<br />
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Who are we accountable to?<br />
I'm accountable to God, my daughter, my husband, my friends, school teachers, family members and my boss (let's call her <span style="color: cyan;">IceQueen</span>).<br />
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What are we accountable for?<br />
I'm accountable for my actions, my words, my reactions, my temper, my attitude, my output at work and my lack of output.<br />
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Why, you ask, am I writing about accountability?<br />
I was sent an <em>interesting</em> e-mail by <span style="color: cyan;">IceQueen </span>today about time accounting. She wants to know what I am doing for "chunks" of time and for whom I am doing it. Do you suppose answering that 90% of what I do during the day is in some way for my daughter? I don't think she will realize that I am #1 not kidding and #2 <u>not going to change</u> my reasoning for what I do and when I do it. Yes the time sensitivity of <span style="color: cyan;">IceQueen's</span> stuff is taken into consideration, but if Hubby calls or MissDee calls, I'm gone, no thought to it. Guess that's why I'm where I am in life and not wearing the <span style="font-size: x-large;">HUGE</span> crown of the <span style="color: cyan;">IceQueen</span>.<br />
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So, after considering all the accountable things I have done today at work, I think her real question is: "How much have you done that I can bill for?" After all, it always comes down to the <span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>money</strong></span>.Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151667630145641929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286821517540281401.post-73586821081107199742012-06-14T10:42:00.003-07:002012-06-14T10:42:44.134-07:00School UpdateSchool is great!<br />
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I am really enjoying being back in the swing.<br />
I am taking "PE in the classroom" M-Th evenings 4:30-6:30 only in June. We are 1/2 way! It is VERY easy, for which I am grateful.<br />
Yesterday the teacher said "you are the only freshman listed in this class". <span style="color: red;">EXCUSE ME???? FRESHMAN???? What?</span> So I gave her my education career story, many of you know it, so I won't bore you. She was surprised that PE 401 was the class I would choose to jump back in after 9 years. Well, I think it was a good choice, it's quick, easy and has very little new information, just new terminology. Whatever.<br />
Monday is our midterm. 1/4 of our grade. So I have printed the study guide and filled it out. Yesterday before school I was making my notecards to study from, and was asked by one of the <em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">not-freshman blond bimbos</span></em> <span style="color: orange;">"You still study like that?"</span> YES I do, and if you want to question my method, maybe we should wait until the scores are back! She made me really MAD. What really irritates me about her is that she will be molding children 2 years ahead of me (if she can get a job, which I have my doubts).<br />
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Pumping on my way to school, give me purpose and forces me to leave work behind and focus on school. <span style="color: magenta;">It's nice, I think I missed my pumping in the car...who would have thought that?</span><br />
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Turns out that my financial aid was not available to me until I was enrolled 1/2 time. Well because I had not taken any classes for the 2011-2012 school year, I had to have 1 semester of 1/2 time...6 hours. So no big deal. EXCEPT the PE class is only 2 credits...who knew? So now I am enrolled in 8 hours this summer. How did we go from 2 to 8, you ask? 2 = PE, 3 = online PoliSci, 3 = online Web Design. Imagine ME in a web design class, that's pretty icky looking. It starts in July, so I will keep you updated.Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151667630145641929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286821517540281401.post-16618949347984408652012-06-14T10:28:00.000-07:002012-06-14T10:28:04.210-07:00<br />
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Did you know that June 14 is always flag day? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Woke up this morning and saw my neighbor had replaced his NASCAR flag with a
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Then driving to work I passed the “Avenue of Flags” sponsored
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Anyway, here is a neat poster for a celebration a city had
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This is also the day the Army celebrates its birthday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every year they have a big cake at all the
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Anyway, happy flag day!</div>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151667630145641929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286821517540281401.post-36298104378106589492012-06-05T08:54:00.001-07:002012-06-05T08:54:30.160-07:00New favorite BlogsSo I have 2 new favorite blogs.<br />
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Little Momma is so cute and funny. It is written by a friend from highschool's wife. She's a hoot and the pictures are fun.<br />
Here's a link. <a href="http://thelittlemama.blogspot.com/">http://thelittlemama.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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Letters to my ex is a guilty pleasure. People write letter tot heir ex and then e-mail them to the admin who posts to the blog. AWESOME! Some people really need to move on and others really...really you were with that type of person???? Hindsight is a wonderful thing.<br />
Here's the link. <a href="http://theletterstomyex.blogspot.com/">http://theletterstomyex.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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If you want to write a letter to your ex....send them to <a href="mailto:letterstomyex@hotmail.com">letterstomyex@hotmail.com</a> and the admin will post.<br />
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Enjoy!Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151667630145641929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286821517540281401.post-15750489811474543322012-06-05T08:49:00.002-07:002012-06-05T08:49:19.090-07:001st Royals game of the seasonSo my boss (we'll call him "Sir") bought 4 tickets for the Royals game last Saturday and only ended up using 2, so he gave us the other 2! <br />
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Let me start by saying we LOVE the Royals....we are true fans, no matter the score, we stay until the end (most of the time). We only get to see a few games a year (2 or 3) so we really treasure the moments. For those of you wondering, yes the Royals overall suck...but they are the hometown team and we go to see the game. After all, I couldn't do ANYTHING they can do...even slow-tubby-Billy is SUPER fast compared to me and miss-the-ball-Hosmer hits 1,000 times better than I can....imagine, me standing at home plate and a 6'5" gargantuan man launches an itty bitty baseball at my head at 100 miles an hour....YA RIGHT!<br />
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So anyway, we went to the game....90 degrees at least. My hip was not in the best of moods, and I was trying to lug a 30 pounder....it was an event.<br />
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We made it to our Section 411 seats (almost nose-bleed) and <strong>sat.in.the.sun</strong>...for about 5 minutes. Then we decided we should move...at least until the game started. So we moved to the <span style="color: red;">TOP</span> of Section 411..yes nose-bleed. BUT we were in the shade! We choose the absolute TOP of the seats because there was a little area of concrete with no seats that would be <em><strong>perfect</strong></em> for LO to play....if she was in the mood to play which she was not.<br />
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The game was at 1:10...right after lunch and during nap time...so we nursed...then be bounced, and finally she slept! She slept from the National Anthem through the 4th inning! Then we decided, it is time to leave, cranky-short-napped child was SO ready to play on the ground and wander on her own. So we left...unusual for us.<br />
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We went tot he lower level and checked out the "nursing room" which has a sign labeling the room"cart access"....strange. I had heard through FB friends that the room was a storage closet and still had paint cans and tools laying around. Well, I am happy to report this is not the case! The room was beautiful. 3 lazyboy style chairs a curtain for privacy and a TV to watch the game...PLUS it was air conditioned! Maybe next time we will use the room...doubtful.<br />
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Here are pictures from the game.<br />
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I start with so much <span style="color: magenta;">excitement</span>, I can barely contain it! The idea of going back to school is so life-altering and has so much potential for my future plans...awesome! Then I go to, <span style="color: #cc0000;">FREAKING OUT SCARED OUT OF MY MIND</span>....ahhhh homework. What do I do, work all day, go to school in the evening, come home and PASS OUT...when do I hold my child? When do I snuggle? When do I nurse? Do I pump? Do I not pump? All of a sudden I am worried....the health and well-being of LO is the most important; after all that is why I am going to school, right? I keep reminding myself, it will be ok, tomorrow will come and this part of my life (school + mommyhood + work) will end and because of it I will be better off. <span style="color: #38761d;">Calming, relaxing</span> emotions develop and take over! Now I'm back to <span style="color: magenta;">excitement</span>!<br />
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I brought my pump just in case I need it. 10 1/2 - 11 hours away from LO is probably too long not to pump, so it seems the pump and I have rekindled our relationship....it's short term though...only June.<br />
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Welcome to my roller coaster :)<br />
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So school starts today. <br />
Here's my plan for the next 4 weeks Monday - Thursday:<br />
Work 8:30-3:30 (I didn't get to work until 9:00)<br />
Get to campus 4:00 - find classroom and a comfy bench - knit<br />
Class starts 4:30!<br />
Go home (probably after 7:00)<br />
NURSE, NURSE, NURSE...it's how the evenings work in my life.<br />
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Hopefully I will have limited homework (after all it is a <em><span style="color: #3d85c6;">summer</span></em> class....)<br />
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Good thoughts and prayers flowing to my hubby who will probably need them as he will be with LO alone from 5-7....aka "CRANKY TIME".<br />
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<span style="color: red;">It'll be ok, it'll be ok......</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I'll report tomorrow how it went.</span><br />
<br />Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151667630145641929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286821517540281401.post-4694712275822567182012-05-30T12:53:00.000-07:002012-05-30T12:53:12.345-07:00Girly-Girl<br />
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A friend, an acquaintance really, is having a C-Section
today. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I shall call her Girly-Girl. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I worry about her…she’s young.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have tried for so long (8 ½ months) to help
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I worry, so I pray.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
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We had a great time and will be back soon. Next time we shall visit the Australia section!</div>Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151667630145641929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286821517540281401.post-33192713137507366232012-05-22T14:05:00.000-07:002012-05-22T14:05:14.135-07:00We are hurtThings have been said. Actions have been threatened. We are hurt.<br />
That is all I have to say on the issue.Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151667630145641929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286821517540281401.post-60712422606763363662012-05-16T10:39:00.002-07:002012-05-16T10:39:36.195-07:00FreedomMy pump and I have broken up...at least for the next couple weeks!<br />
HORRAY :)<br />
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I have pumped every week day for 19 months (LO was 1 month when I started)....like an entire lifetime.<br />
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I am having mixed feelings.....FREEDOM...and it's strange, but I have missed my 30 minutes of buzz, buzz, buzz.<br />
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I came to the conclusion to reduce my pumping to once a day a while ago and since then I have been producing less than an ounce and often less than 1/2 an ounce from each side. VERY depressing to spend 30 minutes hooked up and only produce a swallow full. <br />
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Anyway, Monday was the determining factor in my decision...I produced less than 1/4 ounce from each breast and was so depressed. Tuesday when I packed my pump, I started thinking "Why am I doing this for 1/4 ounce?" I did some research and texted with some good friends and decided my body has adjusted to LO's nursing schedule and probably won't see much of a drop in supply, if any, by dropping the 1 pumping. It was very strange. I ate lunch, I worked on a project...in the silence.<br />
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Today I brought the pump, but left it in the car.<br />
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I have decided that if I feel I need to pump, I can, otherwise it is living in the car!<br />
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So, here's to my new freedom during lunch!<br />Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01151667630145641929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286821517540281401.post-6087106387852317672012-05-11T09:21:00.002-07:002012-05-11T09:21:38.588-07:00Have you seen the TIME Magazine cover photo this week? How could you not? Unless you are anti-news and social media, you've see it. Here it is again...GASP!<br />
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Did it bother you? I think the photo could have been classier, more loving, but in general it's beautiful for a mom to nurse her child...infant, toddler, older toddler....whatever.<br />
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A local talk radio show was discussing this "extreme parenting" option of exentded breastfeeding and the conversation was VERY offensive to me. I texted into the show as I often do, and then sent a LONG e-mail this morning. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am an avid listener and have been
for many years. I want to say I have really enjoyed the change of pace with the
addition of Dana; a mom’s point of view is very appreciated. Although easily
distracted, Skittles is refreshing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am writing today to continue my
text conversation about extended breast feeding. I texted yesterday at
4:39p.m. You were done with the conversation and I couldn’t stop myself from
voicing my opinion. I told you “I am so disappointed in the 2 of you. I am a
proud breastfeeding mom of a 20 month old. Just because our society says it is
weird is that what you accept? I will send an email later. I hope you take the
time to read it and be educated. Dana…are you sure you did the best thing for
your children forcing them to wean if you did?” You responded telling me 20
month old nursing is not weird 6 years old is. I then responded that you don’t
know all of the circumstances listing allergies, physical defects and mental
problems. Then is hit the zinger button… “Lots of reasons beyond mom not
wanting to let go. Why does that give you a reason to bully her or the many
other extended breastfeeding moms? You should
apologize”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Your next topic was bullying…I find
it fitting that your show took so much of its time to bully an entire segment of
the population then you go on to say “Bullying is bad”. WHAT???? What gives
you the right to say my style of parenting is disturbing enough that you feel
the need to call me out and say HOW DARE YOU?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The TIME Magazine cover started this
touchy issue….it seems to always be at the boiling point….I agree…distasteful.
If I were to have taken that picture I would have set it up differently. The
AAP (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">American</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">Academy</st1:placetype></st1:place> of Pediatrics) has
recently agreed with the long-standing view of the WHO (World Health
Organization) that breastfeeding should continue until the child is 2 or beyond
as long as is mutually acceptable and desirable for both
parties.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.hygeiababy.com/blog/?p=459" title="http://www.hygeiababy.com/blog/?p=459"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.hygeiababy.com/blog/?p=459</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I would have had the mom sitting in
a chair, dressed for work, child snuggling in her arms nursing….like you would
expect to see. I think it is beautiful that this mom of a 3 year old takes the
time to give him the emotional connection SO many older toddlers
need.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is a link to a website with
TONS of toddler nursing information. </span><a href="http://www.llli.org/nb/nbextended.html" title="http://www.llli.org/nb/nbextended.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.llli.org/nb/nbextended.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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who has a question, concern or just curiosity to attend a LaLeche League
meeting. They are held all over the city at different times. I PERSONALLY
invite you to my group’s meeting coming up on Monday May 21 at 7:30p.m. We
would love you to see the wide range of ages of kids, range of moms and the
beautiful support women give each other. If you want to attend a different
group, here is the website </span><a href="http://www.llli.org/web/missouri.html" title="http://www.llli.org/web/missouri.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.llli.org/web/missouri.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Finally I would like to address the
ignorant woman who called stating that having a baby drink another moms milk is
like drinking someone else’s snot. HOW completely ignorant. Are you aware that
breast milk is a living organization that when given to a premature baby before
it’s mother’s milk come in can help the babies lungs and brain continue to
develop as if it was still in the mother’s womb? Did you know that we have a
local hospital with a milk bank? </span></span><a href="https://www.saintlukeshealthsystem.org/news-release/saint-lukes-heart-america-mothers-milk-bank-open" target="_blank" title="https://www.saintlukeshealthsystem.org/news-release/saint-lukes-heart-america-mothers-milk-bank-open"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">https://www.saintlukeshealthsystem.org/news-release/saint-lukes-heart-america-mothers-milk-bank-open</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Breastfeeding is a BEAUTIFUL NATURAL
act that should be viewed as such. It angers and disappoints me that Americans
are so sexual. Evolutionary speaking breasts are for attracting a mate because
they show potentially that the mother could nurture children which in turns
increases the survival rate and continues the man’s genes. I believe that
breasts have dual purpose….but just because the SEX is the par that we have over
sensationalized does NOT mean that breastfeeding should be seen as icky but
rather an educational experience.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ever wonder why <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place> has less of a teen drinking problem? It is in part
because alcohol is part of their culture, it is not taboo only for adults, it is
normal. Breastfeeding is the same in MANY countries. Americans are yet again
behind in the acceptance and education in this life-saving natural event.
People need to educate themselves so they don’t look like idiots and don’t
wrongfully make other people feel bad about their
decisions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know this e-mail is quite long,
but as you can see I am very passionate about this
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“normal” we need to have heated discussions, moms need to breastfeed in public
(discretely, I agree) and our children need to be exposed to the natural reason
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