Takin' It To The Streets

Anyone remember that song?

The Doobie Brothers....ahhh the memories.....that song keeps playing in my head tonight. Here are the lyrics"

You don't know me but I'm your brother
I was raised here in this living hell
You don't know my kind in your world
Fairly soon the time will tell
You, telling me the things you're gonna do for me
I ain't blind and I don't like what I think I see

Takin' it to the streets
Takin' it to the streets
Takin' it to the streets
Takin' it to the streets

Take this message to my brother
You will find him everywhere
Wherever people live together
Tied in poverty's despair
You, telling me the things you're gonna do for me
I ain't blind and I don't like what I think I see

Takin' it to the streets
Takin' it to the streets
Takin' it to the streets
Takin' it to the streets

So anyway, back to my point. I voted this week and all the way to the polls, I just kept thinking how crooked and corrupt our government has really gotten. I was in despair because I truly am not feeling it for any of the candidates. They all make me feel like I just threw up in my mouth a little. The Doobie Brothers song, the words were resonating in my ears. "You, telling me the things you're gonna do for me. I ain't blind and I don't like what I think I see"

Guess that's all the more reason for me to pack my bags and head to DC and try to make some kind of difference. If people don't open their minds to change and open their eyes to what's going on around them and don't open their mouths to speak up, then what is this world going to come to? Really?

All I know is that I am less than thrilled with the candidates for President of the United States, my government is failing miserably and there seems to be no change in sight to all the madness going on behind closed doors. Seems like it's no longer, we the people....but we the pharmaceutical companies, we who has the most money, we who offer you the biggest tax write off, etc. That's who's running the country now...not we the people. Yep, it's all about the Benjamin's these days and that is seriously sad.

So, take this message to my brother, you will find him everywhere.
Wherever people live together, tied in poverty's despair.
So you, telling me the things you're gonna do for me.
Well, I ain't blind and I don't like what I think I see.

Takin' it to the streets....yep, that's what I'm going to do people...take my message to the streets....I can still dream big and hey, I can HOPE even more.

Happy Nurse's Day!

To all the nurse's everywhere around the world...this is for you!

Update on Ivy Funny

Ivy: "Mommy, I broke up with Austin Frazier".

Me: "Oh, really, you did...when?"

Ivy: "In April, I think."

See earlier post about conversation with Ivy.

Too funny!!!

Her first love over already. LOL!!!

Washington DC or BUST!

Well, we are going to Washington DC to participate in the GREEN OUR VACCINES rally on June 4th headed up by TACA (Talk About Curing Autism). All the big names will be there in the autism community...all my heroes. The celebrity speaker will be Jenny McCarthy and after we march to Capital Hill, she will hold a 30 minutes press conference and somehow, Ed & I managed to score bracelets to get into a special meet & greet after with Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carey. Only 1000 bracelets given out to over 6000 people.

Only problem we have right now is figuring out how to finance the trip. We know that where there is a will, there is a way. SO, we are going to trust in God, that we will find that way to get there. There is no way we are NOT going. This issue is so important to me and my family. We have to be heard. We have to be part of history in the making. I can feel the shift taking place. Can you imagine the energy of 6000+ people hoping and praying to make a difference in the lives of future children all together in the same place at the same time? It will probably be the biggest moment in my life other that giving birth and getting married, those were biggies too. But to take our children to the march/rally and have them witness the experience too? I am hopping that they will always carry the memory with them. I am hoping that will learn to fight for what they believe in, even when the rest of the world doesn't believe in the same cause as you do.

Keep us in your thoughts and prayers and hope that we can find a way to get to DC. I will keep you posted on our progress.

Peace and DC or BUST!!!

Life Lessons

Things I have learned recently about life:

1) The media is not your friend...ever...for any reason....the media is the enemy. Never trust the media

2) Patience is a virtue and a lost art.

3) Mean people suck.

4) I am fat.

5) A job is a job and it's income, but family comes first no matter what....even over your job.

6) Sometimes, it's good to reminisce with old friends about old times.

7) God is talking to me all the time, but if I am not listening, then I am not getting His message.

8) Good friends are hard to come by.

9) Our animals know us better than we know ourselves.

10) When the rest of the world treats you crappy, you always have your family...even if they stink sometimes too. :)

Four things about me

Ok, I also stole this from Melanie, but hey you never know....someone out there might actually wanna know some stuff about me. So, here ya go, don't say I never gave you anything, ok?

Four places I go over and over again:
1. Church
2. Work
3. Circle K for Polar Pops
4. CVS

Four movies I've watched more than 4x each:
1. The Notebook
2. Fried Green Tomatoes
3. Napoleon Dynamite
4. Shawshank Redemption

Four places I've lived:
1. Indianapolis, IN
2. Greenfield, IN
3. Los Alamitos, CA
4. Tampa, FL

Four TV shows I watch:
1. CSI, The original
2. Miami Ink
3. My Name is Earl
4. HGTV- anything

Four places I've been:
1. Munich, Germany
2. Gatlinburg, TN
3. Cancun, Mexico
4. San Francisco, California

Four people who email me regularly:
1. Judy
2. Tammy
3. Cheryl
4. Susan

Four of my favorite foods:
1. Veggie Pizza
2. Spaghetti and meatballs
3. Pork Roast w/ carrots and potatoes
4. Hamburger Barley Soup

Four places I'd like to visit:
1. Italy
2. Greece
3. Alaska
4. Africa

Four things I'm looking forward to in 2008:
1. Returning to school to start a new chapter in life
2. Going to the Green Our Vaccines Rally in DC
3. Going home to visit my Mom in Los Al, CA
4. Getting out in my yard and doing some gardening

So there you have it. :)

I heart babies

My nephew, baby Max, came to spend the night last. I got the baby fever bad!!

The best part about having him spend the night, is that I was able to give him back to his parents this afternoon and now I can take a nap. I forgot what it was like to have a wee one in the house. But we ALL enjoyed him tremendously. He was a perfect angel.

Here are some pics of my little chunky monkey right here: