Homeschoolers, stay out of TN

I looked up some state education rankings. Tennessee ranked 41 (2005-2006) out of 50 possible states, yet their DOE says homeschoolers are unqualified for certain jobs. 

One Police Officer and Four Daycare Workers Deemed Unqualified Because of Homeschool Diplomas

Continuing with the Obama theme

Read this and thought I'd share.

Barack Potatoe Obama

I LOVE this line '“On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes — and I see many of them in the audience here today...'" Ummmmm, huh?  And they think Bush is an idiot, and least he doesn't conjure the dead!

And for you Minnesotans, beware of Laura and Paula at the conference....they are bad news and bad influences!

Stolen Goods

Jessica* posted this picture of her daughter and I loved it so I stole it. I thought "Too bad about the background (car seat)" so I played in Photoshop. Me likey...I think it looks totally advertisementy...want to buy a coat?

*original picture 

nilmdts

For anyone looking to shed some tears here is a great story. My friend Tammy from NM is a participating photographer...amazing work. While I hope you never need this service, I feel it is important to get the word out. Tammy, and all participating photographers, THANK YOU for providing this amazingly wonderful and heart-wrenching gift. 

WoW Week 13

Who came up with this dumb idea? That's all I have to say about that.

Jessica: out of town

Amy:

Laura: -3, she sucks

Michelle: -1. good job

Miguelita:

Trina: -2 GREAT JOB

Kimberly:

Renee:

Bonnie:

ABC

slow blog day so i will take this from paula and run with it

A is for age:
31, nothing witty to add

B is for burger of choice:
If they are made at home, with swiss cheese, green chili, lettuce, ketchup, and onions. From my favorite burger place (red robin, yum) their regular with swiss cheese, sans relish

C is for what kind of car you drive:
Honda Odyssey, but I am a Catholic homeschooling mom, i will graduate to a 15 passenger van some day

D is for your dog's name:
None now but growing up we had a black lab named ebony, when tug and i were new we had a black lab named drake, most recently we had a psycho beagle named archie (we got rid of both drake and archie)

E is for essential item you use everyday:
The toilet

F is for favorite TV show at the moment:
Hm, technically at the moment i dont have one since we are in summer, but when it is in season The Office for sure

G is for favorite game:
Oh, that's a hard one. to actively play-soccer, to watch-college football, board-trivial pursuit, cards-euchre

H is for Hometown:
El paso, tx

I is for instruments you play:
None now, i played the clarinet from 6th-8th grades, i dabble with the keyboard-i mean piano

J is for favorite juice:
Dont much care for juice but i will believe the false rumor that dr pepper contains prune juice, therefore dr pepper is my favorite juice

K is for whose butt you'd like to kick:
The group

L is for last restaurant you ate at?
Seriously ending this with at?!? 

claim jumper in portland, to

M is for your favorite Muppet:
Im not sure i know any muppet...is that the one with the swedish chef? manamana

N is for Number of Piercing:
Currently 2, in yrs past 5...all in my ears

O is for overnight hospital stays:
4 kiddies so one night for each of them, and another time in 7th grade when i hit a nerve in my head causing me to have a seizure

P is for people you were with today:
Today it's just me and the kids, but this weekend we were with e's family (saturday), and amy's family + 3 more families (sunday)

Q is for what you do with your quiet time:
Knit, sleep, pray for more quiet time (alright, i dont pray)

R is for biggest regret:
Chickening out and going to AtM instead of The Ohio State University

S is for status:
Tired

T is for time you woke up today:
8

U is for what you consider unique:
Myself. alright, not so much. um, a duckbilled platypus

V is for vegetable you love:
Fresh green beans

W is for worst habit:
Waking up in the morning, biting my nails

X is for x-rays you've had:
I dont think ive ever had one

Y is for yummy food you ate today:
Well, i have only eaten one thing today, scrambled eggs with green chili and bacon bits (getting back to the low carb) and i dont know if i would call it yummy

Z is for zodiac sign:
The one, the only, the biggest, baddest in the land...taurus

play along if youd like, or are having a slow blog day

One more year until the big three-o

The kids have an auntie
that they miss so,
Because that auntie 
lives in Chicago.

Today is her birthday

we all hope it's grand,

We send her our love

way across the land. 

Happy Birthday Erin,

You ain't gettin' no younger. 

So, when you gonna 

start having some kids? 

Erin and Chendo at their wedding nearly 2 years ago.
Erin and the best man dancing...this is one of my favorite pics from their wedding. That is sugar and brooke dancing in the foreground.

Women for Obama

Today we went to our local quasi-Catholic* Church for mass (not where we normally attend). 

A lady behind me, probably in her mid-50's, was wearing a "Women for Obama" button. So, I turned to her and said "If you want to put your own soul in peril, that is your business; but why, when our Church instructs us not to vote for candidates who are for the inherent evil of abortion, would you so blatantly show your dissent in Mass?"  Of course this conversation only happened in my head. Luckily she left just before Communion. I seriously don't get it...why would you wear that button during Mass???

*technically they are Catholic, we just don't much care for this particular parish...lots of blue hairs, very few families, lots of rude stares when I fold my hands during the Our Father (look lady, my entire family isn't holding hands WITH EACH OTHER, it is nothing personal against you), lots of rude stares when our family kneels THE SECOND TIME, I could go on and on...