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I'm not a one-issue voter, but I will admit that I have a pretty short list of things that will win or lose my vote. On the short list are the full spectrum of family life issues, which includes abortion, euthanasia, health care, capital punishment, taxation, child welfare, education, adoption legislation, employment, and probably some others I'll think of after I publish this post.
This post is only going to focus on one of those issues, but it will have a sequel in a few moments.
Senator Obama stated that if elected, he would immediately sign into law the Freedom of Choice Act. I want to offer two perspectives on that act, one from Pat Buchanan, called A Catholic Case Against Barack, and one from NARAL, the National Abortion Rights Action League, which is a summary of the legislation and their reasons for supporting it.
Pay special attention to the part where the NARAL document refers to a ban on a "safe abortion method." That refers to partial-birth abortion, and you can find that procedure described here, if you have the stomach for it. Also pay attention to the part in the Buchanan article where he seems to be saying that Obama not only supports abortion rights, but the rights of parents, doctors, and nurses to either actively or passively end the lives of children already born. That's going to be part 2...
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
School House Rock Lyrics!
This is so much fun!
If you go here, you can get all the lyrics to the School House Rock thingies! Remember those? I STILL use those tunes to remember things. I mean, anyone of my generation who actually knows the Preamble to the Constitution (WHICH I DO!), only knows it by singing it to the School House Rock tune.
Kathy
(now going to be singing "We the people...in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, and ensure domestic tranquiliteee--ee-eee...")
If you go here, you can get all the lyrics to the School House Rock thingies! Remember those? I STILL use those tunes to remember things. I mean, anyone of my generation who actually knows the Preamble to the Constitution (WHICH I DO!), only knows it by singing it to the School House Rock tune.
Kathy
(now going to be singing "We the people...in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, and ensure domestic tranquiliteee--ee-eee...")
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Police Publicity Video
Let's see if I can figure out how to stick a video in this post. Anyway, this is an amusing video posted by the Baltimore Police Department (who deal with serious stuff--Baltimore's a hard-core town), showing in a tongue-in-cheek way the things that police deal with every day so we don't have to.
Okay, I can't figure it out. So, you'll have to go see it here.
Even in small towns like ours, the police work hard and deal with some scary stuff. They're the good guys, so be respectful. And if you pray, send up a prayer that they will be safe and not too stressed, and give thanks that some people are willing to do some really difficult things so that the rest of us can be safe.
Kat
Okay, I can't figure it out. So, you'll have to go see it here.
Even in small towns like ours, the police work hard and deal with some scary stuff. They're the good guys, so be respectful. And if you pray, send up a prayer that they will be safe and not too stressed, and give thanks that some people are willing to do some really difficult things so that the rest of us can be safe.
Kat
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Happy Birthday, Pooky!
Okay, I know that Pooky's birthday was really Saturday, August 9. But on that day we were still recovering from the slumber party of the night before, for Sabra's birthday, so I am very sorry I am late with this. Though I am sure you're not surprised. Sabra was actually supposed to be born on Pooky's birthday, but it didn't quite work out that way. That would have been cool, though. Still, it hasn't stopped them from having all their 2nd-born bonding going on...
For those of you who don't know, Pooky is my baby sister, Carole Jean, who turned 35 on Saturday. She's great...she's smart and funny and caring and loyal, and probably the most generous person I know. She'll do anything for anyone, because she's just that wonderful.
I remember when my other two siblings were born, but I don't remember when Pooky was. We're only 2 1/2 years apart, but I do remember the story of how I used to stick my Baby Bean up my shirt so I could feed her like Mom fed Pooky. Good times...
Sweetie, you are my best friend and I love you. I wish you every good thing for the coming year. 35 isn't so bad--I think you'll have a good time.
Love,
Your Big Sister
For those of you who don't know, Pooky is my baby sister, Carole Jean, who turned 35 on Saturday. She's great...she's smart and funny and caring and loyal, and probably the most generous person I know. She'll do anything for anyone, because she's just that wonderful.
I remember when my other two siblings were born, but I don't remember when Pooky was. We're only 2 1/2 years apart, but I do remember the story of how I used to stick my Baby Bean up my shirt so I could feed her like Mom fed Pooky. Good times...
Sweetie, you are my best friend and I love you. I wish you every good thing for the coming year. 35 isn't so bad--I think you'll have a good time.
Love,
Your Big Sister
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Red Letter Day for the Teels
Today was a big day for all my babies.
AJ found out that she has been cast in a play she tried out for this weekend! She will be the paper delivery girl in a show called "Birds of a Feather." It's being put on by the local community theater, Rebel's Bluff Theater. I'll let y'all know when we have more information.
Sabra got her first boyfriend today! He is a very nice boy named Bradley. He has liked Sabra forever, and he asked her out a few months ago and she said no, but then she regretted it, so today they got together. (Daddy is pouting, but I think in time he'll remember that he actually likes young Bradley) Bradley told Sabra that now that they have lockers, he's going to put her picture in his.
And David learned how to ride a two-wheeler! AJ took his training wheels off and Sabra pushed him around in the street behind our house until he got it. And now he's great, like he's always been doing it. I think he just got tired of being left behind by the big kids.
So, my babies are great, and I'm very proud of them.
Kathy
AJ found out that she has been cast in a play she tried out for this weekend! She will be the paper delivery girl in a show called "Birds of a Feather." It's being put on by the local community theater, Rebel's Bluff Theater. I'll let y'all know when we have more information.
Sabra got her first boyfriend today! He is a very nice boy named Bradley. He has liked Sabra forever, and he asked her out a few months ago and she said no, but then she regretted it, so today they got together. (Daddy is pouting, but I think in time he'll remember that he actually likes young Bradley) Bradley told Sabra that now that they have lockers, he's going to put her picture in his.
And David learned how to ride a two-wheeler! AJ took his training wheels off and Sabra pushed him around in the street behind our house until he got it. And now he's great, like he's always been doing it. I think he just got tired of being left behind by the big kids.
So, my babies are great, and I'm very proud of them.
Kathy
Friday, August 8, 2008
Happy Birthday, Sabra!
Yesterday was my Sabra Lou's birthday! Yay! She turned 11. We went out to the free movie in Springfield, then the kids spend the afternoon swimming at John & Nancy's. Then Matt made her special birthday dinner of fried chicken (one of the two times in a year when we have fried chicken, and it is sooo goooood...). She got a new bike, a kangaroo webkins, a book about the Titanic, some new barrettes, and a huge box of gourmet popcorn. It was a truly Sabra day.
Tonight is her birthday party. We are going out to pizza, bowling, then her friends are coming to spend the night. It should be lots of fun. She pointed out that she's never had a slumber party before, which I guess is right, even though AJ has had several. Grammy and Papa are coming in, and Uncle Mark, Aunt Lisa and Baby Audrey will be down for a wedding, so they'll stop by, too.
I remember 11 years ago, when she was born in St. John's hospital in Springfield. Mom came down the day before, and she took care of AJ. Sabra was born at 2:26 in the afternoon, and weighed 9 pounds 4 ounces--she was a little pot roast! She's so skinny now, it's hard to believe she was my chubbiest baby. She slept 6 hours her first night, and the nurses kept telling me to wake her up to feed her, but I kept saying that she would wake up when she was hungry...which of course she did. Even then she loved to sleep!
She has always been my snuggliest, most affectionate baby. For her, coziness is a primary value. She has a beautiful, kind heart, a bright smile, and a quick and quirky mind. I am so proud to be her mommy. Happy Birthday, my precious girl!
Mommy
Tonight is her birthday party. We are going out to pizza, bowling, then her friends are coming to spend the night. It should be lots of fun. She pointed out that she's never had a slumber party before, which I guess is right, even though AJ has had several. Grammy and Papa are coming in, and Uncle Mark, Aunt Lisa and Baby Audrey will be down for a wedding, so they'll stop by, too.
I remember 11 years ago, when she was born in St. John's hospital in Springfield. Mom came down the day before, and she took care of AJ. Sabra was born at 2:26 in the afternoon, and weighed 9 pounds 4 ounces--she was a little pot roast! She's so skinny now, it's hard to believe she was my chubbiest baby. She slept 6 hours her first night, and the nurses kept telling me to wake her up to feed her, but I kept saying that she would wake up when she was hungry...which of course she did. Even then she loved to sleep!
She has always been my snuggliest, most affectionate baby. For her, coziness is a primary value. She has a beautiful, kind heart, a bright smile, and a quick and quirky mind. I am so proud to be her mommy. Happy Birthday, my precious girl!
Mommy
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