



Time to get back on the computer and visit my friends.
for me.
Here's wishing for a wonderful weekend for you and yours too!

NOTE TO SELF: Do not try to set people up anymore. You are too old for this kind of stuff!
Don't ask....you don't want to know....
ANYWAY....
- Life is good here. Hey, my neighbors got some laying hens and so we will have an abundance of fresh eggs soon! Yay for us! I love farm-fresh eggs!
- Jared got "Star of the Week" at school for his Unit 1 spelling words! Yay Jared!
- This is funny, just go and look. I might have to order a few of these for some people I know! (by the way, that is where I got the picture at the top from.)
- Happy 14th Anniversary, Donna & Brian! Isn't it nice to be married to a man you love, Donna?
May the two of you have many many more happy years together!
Controversial Comment of The Day
Regarding Cindy Shehan, the mother of Casey Shehan who died in the war in Iraq: I have read a lot of opinions about this woman. I have read her point of view and the messages she is sending. First, I do not necessarily agree with what she is saying, nor do I think that I would do the same thing if I were in her position. However...It is her right to say what she has to say. Her son died to preserve everyone's freedom to speech and she is using it. I think it is in extremely poor taste to make fun of her, ridicule her, or belittle her. Her son is dead. I cannot imagine the depth of my pain if my child had died. I don't know how I would react if that were to happen. Everyone reacts differently and that is her right. Leave the woman alone. If you don't like what she is saying, don't listen. I just think it is really tacky to continue to harp and rant about a mother who is grieving & using her right to free speech. And despite whether I agree with her take on the situation or not (which I do not) I refuse to believe that she is so cold and callous that she is not grieving like any other mother would if their child had died. Knowing that, I cannot drag her through the mud, no matter what she is saying. My heart goes out to her and any other parent who is in a similar situation. I know that life is fragile. I know that it could easily be me who could lose a child. It happens every day in a variety of ways.
Everyone has their opinions as to what her son would think of this. Even I could speculate and say that he probably would tell her to cool it; that he was a soldier doing his duty that he believed in and to not do what she is doing. But do I know him? I can only guess what he might say based on what I know about his life. But I can guarantee you one thing. I am sure that he would NOT want people treating his mother in the manner in which some people are treating her (calling her heinous names, making fun of her, parody songs concerning her, etc). I would be willing to bet that he would rather see those who don't agree with her leave her alone. I, personally, have not always seen eye to eye with my mom. But she is MY mom and I would want to kick someone if they dared to talk about her badly...even if she may have deserved it! If you are one of the people who believe that Casey's memory should be preserved and feel like you respect him for who he was and what he did for this country, then don't belittle his mother. I can guarantee you that would infuriate him & would only make him want to kick you in the head. That's not to say he wouldn't want to tell her to can it, as well, but almost no one wants their mom treated badly.
To my conservative friends, I understand and believe that what she is doing would not make her son happy. But it is her right. To my liberal friends; I do not agree with what she is doing and the things she is saying. To everyone; I respect her son's sacrafice...her sacrafice...her right to free speech...her right to grieve in any manner she feels necessary. If you believe in her cause, then by all means support her. If you don't (like myself) then let her be and don't get involved. Her time in the spotlight will eventually come to an end & it really will be ok. Life is too short to get so worked up over a mom doing what *she* thinks is right. It's her right...right or wrong. She has to live with her decisions.
My five-year-old was "Star for the day" also! I am so proud of him! He is doing so much better in his class.
Way to go Jared!