This is my new neighbor. Forrest Benson Tyner. He was born June 13, 2008. He and I "hung out" yesterday for a few minutes. He's really cool. Doesn't talk much yet but he's a good a listener!!!...and his mom looks really great too!!!
Sunday, June 29, 2008
My New Neighbor
This is my new neighbor. Forrest Benson Tyner. He was born June 13, 2008. He and I "hung out" yesterday for a few minutes. He's really cool. Doesn't talk much yet but he's a good a listener!!!...and his mom looks really great too!!!
Cool Shot
This is from Dr. Tackett's blog Truth Observed. There's a link to his blog in the right column. He caught a bumble bee taking a sip in the humming bird feeder. I just thought this was a great shot and wanted to share.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Dude,
I have a Dell Computer and a couple of weeks ago while I was working dilligently I rested my hand on the keyboard. When I moved my hand again, somehow my nail had gotten under the ENTER key and it snapped right off. I had all the parts and could get it back together but it was wobbly and wouldn't stay.After a couple of weeks of this frustration because I hit the enter key a lot, I decided to see what Dell could do about it. Tuesday night while at gymnastics practice, I did an online chat with a Dell techie, his name was Luis. I explained to Luis what had happened and he said he would send me a new keyboard. He said it would come Tuesday. I was so excited.
Low and behold on Wednesday, the very next day, before noon, voila! a box from Dell appears at work and there is my new keyboard. Wow, that's impressive customer service and delivery. Less than 24 hours after I notified them of my need, they deliver.
I took the new keyboard to Justin who works next door for Applied Solutions. Guess what? He fixed my ENTER key. No new keyboard needed. So I have an extra keyboard just in case an obsure key I never use wants to come off.
Another funny part of this story. Hannah told me that on Thursday, after getting the messages off the answering machine at work, there were two messages from Dell that they were having problems with my order and that I wouldn't get my replacement part as originally scheduled. Well, yeah, I know that and I don't really need it either, I've got Justin. Sometimes I wonder about large corporations.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Can't wait for this one to come out
This is by Susan Wise Bauer. She has a blog at http://susanwisebauer.com/blog/?p=179
where you can read about book publishing and other aspects of the life of a college professor/homeschool mom/writer.
I don't think her maiden name is a coincidence.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Blog on Intelligent Design
Check out Dr. McGowan's (that's MD, not PhD) blog on intelligent design. There's some good stuff in there.
http://www.aproundtable.org/blog/index2.cfm?AUTHOR_ID=1
http://www.aproundtable.org/blog/index2.cfm?AUTHOR_ID=1
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Quote for the day
History is written by the victors. - Winston Churchill
True, but what happens when the victors are evil?
True, but what happens when the victors are evil?
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Favorite Things
Below I have listed 10 of my favorite things.
Color: Blue
Flower: Daisy
Season: Fall
Scent: Ocean
Food: Italian
Beverage: Water
Children's Book: The Cricket in Times Square
Place for vacation: Carribean
Sport to watch: Football
Movie: The Hunt for Red October
Now, post yours in a comment.
Color: Blue
Flower: Daisy
Season: Fall
Scent: Ocean
Food: Italian
Beverage: Water
Children's Book: The Cricket in Times Square
Place for vacation: Carribean
Sport to watch: Football
Movie: The Hunt for Red October
Now, post yours in a comment.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
David's New Website
David, the trainer, you know, the guy that pulled a bus. He has another webiste and is starting exercise classes in Hendersonville. The website is:
www.realstrengthbootcamp.com
www.realstrengthbootcamp.com
Monday, June 2, 2008
No More Excuses...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obdd31Q9PqA
Yesterday, I started back taking the Fit -n- Fun exercise classes at High Flight Gym. I was dreading it because I had not done this class in several weeks due to hurting my shoulder, a head cold, and the gym being closed for a week. The 'WOD' (workout of the day) was a good one for me to get back in on. It included crunches, dips, and running. Of course, I had left my running shoes at home so I did suicide runs in the gym while the others ran their lap outside. There were four rounds of this with decreasing reps each round but a lap is a lap. I'm not too sore today, yet... I usually get more sore after about 24 hours so I'm trying to take the Arnica Montana and Ibuprophen to keep the pain down. Hopefully, I will have some time later today to do a work out at home which will help with the level of soreness tomorrow.
If you are interested and live in the area, the Fit -n- Fun classes are a modified cross-fit class. This is a high intensity workout that is different every day so you never get bored. There are classes at 8:00 am each day and the evening classes are at 5:30 or 6:30 depending on the day. Come join me!!!
www.highflightgym.com
Yesterday, I started back taking the Fit -n- Fun exercise classes at High Flight Gym. I was dreading it because I had not done this class in several weeks due to hurting my shoulder, a head cold, and the gym being closed for a week. The 'WOD' (workout of the day) was a good one for me to get back in on. It included crunches, dips, and running. Of course, I had left my running shoes at home so I did suicide runs in the gym while the others ran their lap outside. There were four rounds of this with decreasing reps each round but a lap is a lap. I'm not too sore today, yet... I usually get more sore after about 24 hours so I'm trying to take the Arnica Montana and Ibuprophen to keep the pain down. Hopefully, I will have some time later today to do a work out at home which will help with the level of soreness tomorrow.
If you are interested and live in the area, the Fit -n- Fun classes are a modified cross-fit class. This is a high intensity workout that is different every day so you never get bored. There are classes at 8:00 am each day and the evening classes are at 5:30 or 6:30 depending on the day. Come join me!!!
www.highflightgym.com
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Piggie Wisdom
Charlotte says,"I'll have some carrots please!"
Charlotte also says,
"It's a great day to be alive."
Charlotte's favorite TV show is Wonder Pets.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
I had a great compliment today...
Kim, at the bank, paid me a great compliment today. She works at the drive thru window at BB&T and we don't usually have time to chit-chat. Somehow we got on the subject of parenting and she said she wanted to be a cool, hip, mom and she felt like she was too old to have a child. I told her that I was 35 when I had Bradley. She said that's how old she is. I told her that Bradley would be 10 in July and she said she couldn't believe I was 45. She thought I was about 33. Thanks Kim, you're awesome and no, you're not too old to have a child. Go for it!!! Have a dozen!!! It's very adverturous and it will keep you young!!!
Monday, May 26, 2008
Cutest Baby Contest
Please vote by comment for the cutest baby. The candidates are listed below:
Contestant #1: Makenna Elizabeth Johnson
Vote early and often!!!
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Can Sherriff Joe run for President?
I got this information in an email from a friend. I haven't checked the absolute validity of the info but the Sherriff's website is at the bottom. Whether it's 100% true or not isn't the point here...this is an example of someone I would like to see run for President???
You all remember Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona , who painted the jail cells pink and made the inmates wear pink prison garb. Well.........SHERIFF JOE IS AT IT AGAIN!
Oh, there's MUCH more to know about Sheriff Joe! Maricopa County was spending approx. $18 million dollars a year on stray animals, like cats and dogs. Sheriff Joe offered to take the department over, and the County Supervisors said okay.
The animal shelters are now all staffed and operated by prisoners. They feed and care for the strays. Every animal in his care is taken out and walked twice daily. He now has prisoners who are experts in animal nutrition and behavior. They give great classes for anyone who'd like to adopt an animal. He has literally taken stray dogs off the street, given them to the care of prisoners, and had them place in dog shows.
The best part? His budget for the entire department is now under $3 million. Teresa and I adopted a Weimaraner from a Maricopa County shelter two years ago. He was neutered, and current on all shots, in great health, and even had a microchip inserted the day we got him. Cost us $78. The prisoners get the benefit of about $0.28 an hour for working, but most would work for free, just to be out of their cells for the day. Most of his budget is for utilities, building maintenance, etc. He pays the prisoners out of the fees collected for adopted animals.
I have long wondered when the rest of the country would take a look at the way he runs the jail system, and copy some of his ideas. He has a huge farm, donated to the county years ago, where inmates can work, and they grow most of their own fresh vegetables and food, doing all the work and harvesting by hand. He has a pretty good sized hog farm, which provides meat, and fertilizer. It fertilizes the Christmas tree nursery, where prisoners work, and you can buy a living Christmas tree for $6 - $8 for the Holidays, and plant it later. We have six trees in our yard from the Prison.
Yup, he was reelected last year with 83% of the vote. Now he's in trouble with the ACLU again. He painted all his buses and vehicles with a mural, that has a special hotline phone number painted on it, where you can call and report suspected illegal aliens. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement wasn't doing enough in his eyes, so he had 40 deputies trained specifically for enforcing immigration laws, started up his hotline, and bought 4 new buses just for hauling folks back to the border. He's kind of a 'Git-R Dun' kind of Sheriff.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio (In Arizona ) who created the ' Tent City Jail': He has jail meals down to 40 cents a serving and charges the inmates for them.
He stopped smoking and porno magazines in the jails. Took away their weights Cut off all but 'G' movies.
He started chain gangs so the inmates could do free work on county and city projects.
Then He Started Chain Gangs For Women So He Wouldn't Get Sued For Discrimination.
He took away cable TV Until he found out there was A Federal Court Order that Required Cable TV For Jails So He Hooked Up The Cable TV Again Only Let In The Disney Channel And The Weather Channel.
When asked why the weather channel He Replied, So They Will Know How Hot It's Gonna Be While They Are Working ON My Chain Gangs.
He Cut Off Coffee Since It Has Zero Nutritional Value.
When the inmates complained, he told them, 'This Isn't The Ritz/Carlton.....If You Don't Like It, Don't Come Back.'
He bought Newt Gingrich's lecture series on videotape that he pipes into the jails.
When asked by a reporter if he had any lecture series by a Democrat, he replied that a democratic lecture series might explain why a lot of the inmates were in his jails in the first place.
More On The Arizona Sheriff:
With Temperatures Being Even Hotter Than Usual In Phoenix (116 Degrees Just Set A New Record), the Associated Press Reports: About 2,000 Inmates Living In A Barbed-Wire-Surrounded Tent Encampment At The Maricopa County Jail Have Been Given Permission To Strip Down To Their Government-Issued Pink Boxer Shorts.
On Wednesday, hundreds of men wearing boxers were either curled up on their bunk beds or chatted in the tents, which reached 138 Degrees Inside The Week Before.
Many Were Also Swathed In Wet, Pink Towels As Sweat Collected On Their Chests And Dripped Down To Their PINK SOCKS.
'It Feels Like We Are In A Furnace,' Said James Zanzot, an inmate who has lived in the trents for 1 year. 'It's inhumane.'
Joe Arpaio, the tough-guy sheriff who created the tent city and long ago started making his prisoners wear pink, and eat bologna sandwiches, is not one bit sympathetic. He said Wednesday that he told all of the inmates: 'It's 120 Degrees In Iraq And Our Soldiers Are Living In Tents Too, And They Have To Wear Full Battle Gear, But They Didn't Commit Any Crimes,So Shut Your Mouths!' Way To Go, Sheriff!
Maybe if all prisons were like this one there would be a lot less crime and/or repeat offenders. Criminals should be punished for their crimes - not live in luxury until it's time for their parole, only to go out and commit another crime so they can get back in to live on taxpayers money and enjoy things taxpayers can't afford to have for themselves.
http://www.mcso.org/index.php?a=GetModule&mn=Sheriff_Bio
You all remember Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona , who painted the jail cells pink and made the inmates wear pink prison garb. Well.........SHERIFF JOE IS AT IT AGAIN!Oh, there's MUCH more to know about Sheriff Joe! Maricopa County was spending approx. $18 million dollars a year on stray animals, like cats and dogs. Sheriff Joe offered to take the department over, and the County Supervisors said okay.
The animal shelters are now all staffed and operated by prisoners. They feed and care for the strays. Every animal in his care is taken out and walked twice daily. He now has prisoners who are experts in animal nutrition and behavior. They give great classes for anyone who'd like to adopt an animal. He has literally taken stray dogs off the street, given them to the care of prisoners, and had them place in dog shows.
The best part? His budget for the entire department is now under $3 million. Teresa and I adopted a Weimaraner from a Maricopa County shelter two years ago. He was neutered, and current on all shots, in great health, and even had a microchip inserted the day we got him. Cost us $78. The prisoners get the benefit of about $0.28 an hour for working, but most would work for free, just to be out of their cells for the day. Most of his budget is for utilities, building maintenance, etc. He pays the prisoners out of the fees collected for adopted animals.
I have long wondered when the rest of the country would take a look at the way he runs the jail system, and copy some of his ideas. He has a huge farm, donated to the county years ago, where inmates can work, and they grow most of their own fresh vegetables and food, doing all the work and harvesting by hand. He has a pretty good sized hog farm, which provides meat, and fertilizer. It fertilizes the Christmas tree nursery, where prisoners work, and you can buy a living Christmas tree for $6 - $8 for the Holidays, and plant it later. We have six trees in our yard from the Prison.
Yup, he was reelected last year with 83% of the vote. Now he's in trouble with the ACLU again. He painted all his buses and vehicles with a mural, that has a special hotline phone number painted on it, where you can call and report suspected illegal aliens. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement wasn't doing enough in his eyes, so he had 40 deputies trained specifically for enforcing immigration laws, started up his hotline, and bought 4 new buses just for hauling folks back to the border. He's kind of a 'Git-R Dun' kind of Sheriff.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio (In Arizona ) who created the ' Tent City Jail': He has jail meals down to 40 cents a serving and charges the inmates for them.
He stopped smoking and porno magazines in the jails. Took away their weights Cut off all but 'G' movies.
He started chain gangs so the inmates could do free work on county and city projects.
Then He Started Chain Gangs For Women So He Wouldn't Get Sued For Discrimination.
He took away cable TV Until he found out there was A Federal Court Order that Required Cable TV For Jails So He Hooked Up The Cable TV Again Only Let In The Disney Channel And The Weather Channel.
When asked why the weather channel He Replied, So They Will Know How Hot It's Gonna Be While They Are Working ON My Chain Gangs.
He Cut Off Coffee Since It Has Zero Nutritional Value.
When the inmates complained, he told them, 'This Isn't The Ritz/Carlton.....If You Don't Like It, Don't Come Back.'
He bought Newt Gingrich's lecture series on videotape that he pipes into the jails.
When asked by a reporter if he had any lecture series by a Democrat, he replied that a democratic lecture series might explain why a lot of the inmates were in his jails in the first place.
More On The Arizona Sheriff:
With Temperatures Being Even Hotter Than Usual In Phoenix (116 Degrees Just Set A New Record), the Associated Press Reports: About 2,000 Inmates Living In A Barbed-Wire-Surrounded Tent Encampment At The Maricopa County Jail Have Been Given Permission To Strip Down To Their Government-Issued Pink Boxer Shorts.
On Wednesday, hundreds of men wearing boxers were either curled up on their bunk beds or chatted in the tents, which reached 138 Degrees Inside The Week Before.
Many Were Also Swathed In Wet, Pink Towels As Sweat Collected On Their Chests And Dripped Down To Their PINK SOCKS.
'It Feels Like We Are In A Furnace,' Said James Zanzot, an inmate who has lived in the trents for 1 year. 'It's inhumane.'
Joe Arpaio, the tough-guy sheriff who created the tent city and long ago started making his prisoners wear pink, and eat bologna sandwiches, is not one bit sympathetic. He said Wednesday that he told all of the inmates: 'It's 120 Degrees In Iraq And Our Soldiers Are Living In Tents Too, And They Have To Wear Full Battle Gear, But They Didn't Commit Any Crimes,So Shut Your Mouths!' Way To Go, Sheriff!
Maybe if all prisons were like this one there would be a lot less crime and/or repeat offenders. Criminals should be punished for their crimes - not live in luxury until it's time for their parole, only to go out and commit another crime so they can get back in to live on taxpayers money and enjoy things taxpayers can't afford to have for themselves.
http://www.mcso.org/index.php?a=GetModule&mn=Sheriff_Bio
Candidate Calculator
http://www.vajoe.com/candidate_calculator.html
Have you tried this? It's quite commical. Several months ago it told me that John Cox was my candidate match. I said "Who?"
I had to do a little research but since the NC primary has come and gone and he wasn't on the ballot, it didn't matter. I tried it again today and it told me that Mike Huckabee was my match. Well, at least I recognized the name and he was on the ballot...but I'm not saying who I voted for.
At least I voted, Matt!!!
Have fun!!!
Have you tried this? It's quite commical. Several months ago it told me that John Cox was my candidate match. I said "Who?"
I had to do a little research but since the NC primary has come and gone and he wasn't on the ballot, it didn't matter. I tried it again today and it told me that Mike Huckabee was my match. Well, at least I recognized the name and he was on the ballot...but I'm not saying who I voted for.
At least I voted, Matt!!!
Have fun!!!
Saturday, May 24, 2008
So much fun it hurts...
Bradley spent a lot of time with the Maita and Aiello chidren while we were at the convention. They were able to hang out in groups and because the convention center and the hotel are connected by a tunnel under the road, I let her have her freedom and they were able to hang out as long as they stayed together. Between the four families, there were about ten children and a dad (Mr. Maita) who were hanging out. Sometimes it was the girls together and sometimes it was all of them. Actually, there was usually a mom or dad or aunt or other adult friend nearby. Bradley spent the night with the Maita's in their suite on Friday night. Cole had a friend over too. When I picked her up Saturday morning she had bruises and scratches on both knees. She had so much fun it hurt!!!
Bradley actually attended a couple of sessions at the conference. One was given by storyteller Jim Weiss which she raved about. This is her first taste of convention life and she was astounded by the number of people at the conference and the size of the bookfair. She's ready to come back next year.
Bradley actually attended a couple of sessions at the conference. One was given by storyteller Jim Weiss which she raved about. This is her first taste of convention life and she was astounded by the number of people at the conference and the size of the bookfair. She's ready to come back next year.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Why I Homeschool
"The absolute best way to train children to be a blessing to all nations."
-Jeff Myers, Ph.D.
A Keynote speaker at the NCHE Convention. He is a very dynamic and motivating speaker who also is an Associate Professor of Communication Arts at Bryan College. Check out his website:
www.passingthebaton.org
-Jeff Myers, Ph.D.
A Keynote speaker at the NCHE Convention. He is a very dynamic and motivating speaker who also is an Associate Professor of Communication Arts at Bryan College. Check out his website:
www.passingthebaton.org
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Something funny happened on the way to the hotel.
While Bradley and I were waiting in line to check into our hotel, there was a lady in line in front of us that was very unhappy because the pool at our hotel was not open. She was complaining that she had missed the homesch
ool convention rate at another hotel because she booked her reservation at this hotel but the website didn't say anything about their pool being closed. Well, I wasn't happy about the pool being closed either but I took another approach to the situation. I asked for the homeschool convention rate. Because I booked my room online, it didn't say anything about the convention rate but because I asked, I got an additional $9 off each night. Then I explained that I wasn't happy about the pool situation either. I asked if they thought if the Marriott downtown which was across the street from the convention center would allow Bradley to swim in their pool. They gave me a number to call and ask and Tony agreed to let Bradley swim there. I just had to go by the desk and pick up a key to the pool. Funny how things work out. While we had breaks in the schedule, Bradley was able to swim which was a break for me also.
ool convention rate at another hotel because she booked her reservation at this hotel but the website didn't say anything about their pool being closed. Well, I wasn't happy about the pool being closed either but I took another approach to the situation. I asked for the homeschool convention rate. Because I booked my room online, it didn't say anything about the convention rate but because I asked, I got an additional $9 off each night. Then I explained that I wasn't happy about the pool situation either. I asked if they thought if the Marriott downtown which was across the street from the convention center would allow Bradley to swim in their pool. They gave me a number to call and ask and Tony agreed to let Bradley swim there. I just had to go by the desk and pick up a key to the pool. Funny how things work out. While we had breaks in the schedule, Bradley was able to swim which was a break for me also.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Soldiers
For Tom and Ralph and Chris and Matt and Rachel and Eli and anyone else who I may not be thinking about.
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