The eyes are the windows to the soul.

Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art Thou Romeo?

My 15 year old has her first boyfriend, and it is so fun to watch! They are so sweet to each other, it is refreshing. In a world of daily bad news & impending doom, watching young love unfold gives me hope for the future.
When all else fails, we still have love...

Driving Miss Daisy

The last few nights, I have let my 15 year old drive this country road to get some driving road time. It's a great way to talk to a teenager, enjoy sunset & the beautiful hill country, and get away from tv reruns. With daylight savings time, it's really bright until 9 pm. and I find myself pacing at home. My son says it's called 'sundowners' which they evidently talk about in hospitals & nursing homes, where people get restless until the sun goes down.
Sigh, I can see that...

"All have paid some, some have paid all..."

Thank you to all who have served so that we might live free.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart...

Isaac's Live Lip-Dub Proposal

Last Day of School!!

"Start spreading the news..."

As I'm looking through the news to see what I want to comment on, there are so many things... But the story that disturbs me the most is the one about the man in New York City who staggered out of a bar and  fell down unconscious. Then others come over, and not knowing if he's sick or hurt, start stealing everything off of him. By different people. In front of security cameras. He has his wallet stolen. And his watch. A chain from his neck. His belt. And even his shoes, which they checked for money inside of them.
This makes me never want to even VISIT New York City. This is so vile and disgusting and disturbing, that I can only surmise that these people have no souls.
There are monsters in our midst...

A concert or banquet every night in May...

YOLO

My youngest child's generation has a fixation on the word, "YOLO," meaning "you only live once." It's sort of the "Carpe Diem" of their day. It's on T-shirts, and of course all the social media. And it's a good way to remember to live in the present because it's all we really have. I really wish I could be young again knowing all I know now.
It IS true that "youth is wasted on the young..."

"I believe that no matter how difficult the environment, nothing is impossible if you put your heart to it."- Chen Guangcheng

"We should link our arms to continue in the fight for the goodness in the world and to fight against injustice. So, I think that all people should apply themselves to this end to work for the common good worldwide. For the past seven years, I have never had a day's rest, so I have come here for a bit of recuperation for body and in spirit. After much turbulence, I have come out of Shandong."

After seven years in prison and house arrest, self-taught activist Chen Guangcheng made a daring escape from his rural village in April and was given sanctuary inside the U.S. Embassy, triggering a diplomatic standoff over his fate. His concerns, he said, included whether authorities would retaliate for his negotiated departure by punishing his relatives left behind. Chen will study law at New York University, a goal of his.

Chen is one of a new breed of activists that the Chinese Communist Party finds threatening. He gained recognition  for crusading for the disabled, for farmer's rights and fighting against forced abortions in his rural community. He was convicted in 2006 on what his supporters say were fabricated charges, and then holding him for the past 20 months in illegal house arrest.

This feels like a happy ending.
I sure hope it is...

"The fun continues..."

Just got out of the ER... I hate having tachocardia... it's truly the thorn in my side. And I found out at work yesterday that Humana cancelled my (small) company's insurance. Seems my co-worker that found out she has breast cancer this year and was treated,  had "too many claims" so they cancelled us at the end of this month. 

Great...

God is not the author of confusion...

Why can't I bring myself to post?? Ugh, the last few weeks of the school year are completely crazy... There's a banquet for SOMETHING every day. I promise I'll get back to posting!!
Soon.

There's a place for us....

I need a vacation...

"I don't know what the future holds, but I know who holds the future..."

It's been pretty crazy lately... the end of the school year always is. I've been wanting to share something that has been on my heart. I don't think too many read this blog, but if you're a regular reader, then I need to tell you this.
ALL of the prophets in the United States are hearing the same thing. We are going to have a financial collapse. No matter who wins the presidential election in November. Evidently we are past the point of no return. Yes, I've heard financial wizards say it, but now the prophets are hearing that from God.
I'm not sure if I can personally prepare. I don't have savings or extra money to buy food or water. I am trying to keep my head above water. There are no jobs for the unemployed, and what few are hiring have hundreds, if not thousands of applicants. My son is talking about moving to Canada for an oil job. And my unemployed ex-husband is at a loss of what to do, after he was laid off of his job of 30 years.
If you know who Hal Lindsay is, he was recently in my biggest advertising account, a car dealership here in Texas, and was sharing with the salesman that the Lord told him he needed to get out of California while he could because it was going to get really bad. Others are saying it too.
As I say, I don't know how to prepare, but didn't want you to be surprised when it happens. And remember this, that God promises to take care of His children's needs.
It's a promise...

I Wish They All Could Be California Girls

"To the Class of 2012..."

I'm tired. I'm always tired on Mondays. I guess most people are.... But my son continues to have health problems and no one can seem to diagnose them. It's been going on for years and I want answers... And my #2 child, Alex, went back to work today and her little 8 week old (that I affectionately call "Bruiser") and her have had a very rough day... And my sales job is becoming more difficult. I'll leave it at that...
Tonight I want to do my annual commencement speech to the class of 2012. It will be different than years past because I have less hope than I have in past years. I mean seriously, WHAT can we possibly say to the Class of 2012 besides "hang on" and "it sucks to be you." As a matter of fact I am really against many that are in high school even going to college. Why spend yourself into oblivion to go to "academia" and get brainwashed by liberals? Oh, and learn how to become an alcoholic in four quick years?
Personally I think most are better off going to some kind of specialty school - tech school, cooking school, beauty school, whatever, so that they won't go to college and waste four years to get a broad education that will get you a job at nothing. Go to Austin, Texas and you will find TONS of people, not only with undergraduate degrees, but also those with Masters degrees who are selling shoes and waiting tables all over town. It's the specialty niche jobs that will get you hired and making money. The traditional college path is now a trap. It's a way to get young people indoctrinated with liberal ideas, start them on path to alcoholism or drug addiction, and all the while feeding the beast of academia with thousands and thousands of dollars that you will be indebted for for many years. Break free of the chains of tradition.

It's your future...

Children are a gift from the Lord

Happy Mother's Day!!!

Couldn't resist when I saw this photo!!

"Sometimes I forget about the recession." - President Obama

CAN YOU EVEN BELIEVE THIS!!??!! What alternate universe does he live in?? Oh, that's right. Washington D.C. What a completely flippant comment!! Here we all are. Hurting. Many are jobless. We can't take vacations. We can't even afford magazines any more. Gas is twice as high, which has driven the cost of food much more expensive. And he has the GALL to say that sometimes he FORGETS about the recession. This SHOULD be a dealbreaker for every person that is planning on voting for him!!! It's beyond insensitive. Which reminds me of another article I read today, where Obama's former doctor says the president "lacks passion, feeling and humanity."
Ya think????

"Don't be a titty baby..."

Evidently this new Time Magazine is supposed to hit the news stands tomorrow but is already provocative, to say the least. The photo is of Jamie Lynn Grumet, a parenting blogger, and is letting her four-year-old nurse on the cover of the national magazine.
I actually think is all a big to do about nothing. If a mother wants to nurse her child until he's older, so be it. My parents used to mention much older relatives that were "titty babies" (thus the term.) They both could remember cousins that were the baby of the family who were still nursing and were much older. I mean seriously, it's a mother's CHOICE. Yes, so I am pro-choice on breast-feeding. Give me a break.

Actually it's REALLY a story of a desperate liberal  magazine that's going under, and trying to get somebody, ANYBODY to read and/or talk about their story.
Every media wants drama du jour...

"A Call to Arms..."

So sorry for no post last night - we were at our high school's percussion concert, of which here is just one of the many very entertaining sets.
There is SO much news today that is Good News for conservatives in the U.S. Lots of hope for those of us that want to "Change It Back..."
So I leave you a fun video of the Drum Line from our high school, and it includes DD's new boyfriend.
Enjoy...

"Vive la France?"

Yes, it seems the French have voted a Socialist President Elect to power... and it's been 17 years since their last one. The 57-year-old Socialist has openly admitted that he "does not like the rich" and declared that "my real enemy is the world of finance."
Say WHAT??! They have muslims that are taking over the country and changing it permanently, but his enemy is the RICH?? So now France will go down the same path as Greece, which is basically down the tubes, and run what's left of their country into the ground. I've read different stories now that the rich in France are heading to England, and the Jews in France are heading to Israel...
What a shame... I've never been to France. I've never been to Europe. But I DO know from my ancestors that capitalism used to be king in the early 1900's. In the 1920's when my grandmother was a rich "flapper" in the debutante society in San Antonio, she ordered custom made hand-sewn sequin flapper dresses that are now at the Witte Museum. And she ordered couture dresses from Paris because Paris was the Fashion capital of the world. It was also where artists, musicians, writers and creative people from all over the world congregated to make art of all kinds. The Eiffel Tower became an icon of the world for romance and art. And now??

Ugh... I'm depressed...

"We're off to the races..."

I love to watch the Kentucky Derby... mainly for the hats though... Yes, my love of hats is second only to my love of moustaches. I wish hats were still in vogue, they are just entirely classy. As a matter of fact I wore a hat to my 70's wedding even though my family warned me it would be the only day I would ever be able to wear a veil - and of course, they were right. But my love of hats is that big, although I never have the chance to wear them.
The next photo is the hat I would've worn if I could have gone--
Maybe next year....

"And baby makes three..."

Freaky Friday

Yes, Mother-of-the-Year award goes to this New Jersey mother who took her fair-skinned, red-haired five year old daughter into a tanning booth, where she received serious burns that were caught by her teacher. I'm speechless.
And sad....

Parlez vous Francais?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2139117/Wine-cigarettes-lots-sex-Billionaire-author-advocates-parenting-French-way-sparks-anger-mothers.html

Just had to laugh when I saw the above article in the UK Daily Mail. As you probably know if you're a regular reader of my blog, my older daughter Alex had a son in March and it has been a real adjustment. It's a lifechanger for her, her husband, their marriage, her job, and well, basically everything. She decided after three days that breastfeeding just wasn't going to work. There is such pressure these days in her generation to nurse the baby for a long time, and they all seem miserable with it. Her friends call it "Mommy jail" and in my day we just called it "Baby fog." The first few months, you eat, sleep and breathe baby and it's overwhelming to say the least. I've been counseling her for weeks that it WILL get better, that the baby WILL start sleeping, that he will start reacting instead of seem like a sack of potatoes, that his tummy will finish developing and the fussiness will stop, and that her life with the baby will become her new norm.
Then the article (and book) written by a French woman says that women need to mother like the French with "Wine, cigarettes and lots of sex." That is hysterical!! Leave it to the French to sound so, well, cliche French! And it IS true that there are lots of current books out there telling American women how we need to mother like the fill-in-the-blank, such as the Europeans, the Norwegians, the Asians, you name it. It's hard enough to figure it all out without yet another book to confuse you. Or you can just do like the French - drink wine, smoke cigarettes and have lots of sex.
Oui, oui...

"Diamonds are Forever..."

Just too tired to post my conservative beliefs tonight.... Instead here is the home that the James Bond movie, "Diamonds are Forever" was filmed in. It was built in 1968 and the modern style has come full circle, and looks current with the styles today. Having grown up in a 60's modern home, I'm partial to them and think this house in California is awesome. Or as we used to say, groovy.
Yeah baby...