Mad as He!!

Can I just rant for a few minutes? Would you indulge me for a bit? Good...

I heard on the news that the school district in Seattle is declaring the Thanksgiving holidays as a time of mourning. Yep, I am serious. I know public education is lacking in so many areas, but this is ridiculous as the administrators are seriously lacking in common sense.

Their logic is that we should mourn what we did to the Native Americans and not celebrate how we once dined with them and then turned on them so violently.

Let me say this; as a former history teacher and one who has taken graduate level history courses, I am not ignorant to the fact that we could've handled things a lot better years and years ago. Take a look at the text below...

Historical revisionism is the attempt to change commonly held ideas about the past. In its legitimate form (see historical revisionism) it is the reexamination of historical facts, with an eye towards updating historical narratives with newly discovered, more accurate, or less biased information, acknowledging that history of an event, as it has been traditionally told, may not be entirely accurate.

"Historical revisionism" (also but less often in English "negationism"

[1]), as used in this article, describes the process that attempts to rewrite history by minimizing, denying or simply ignoring essential facts. Perpetrators of such attempts to distort the historical record often use the term because it allows them to cloak their illegitimate activities with a phrase which has a legitimate meaning. Negationism relies on a number of techniques such as logical fallacies and appeal to fear.

Please just give me a break. When was the last time you sat at the table with your family and recreated the Pilgrims and Indians feasting together like on the Brady Bunch episode 30 years ago?

For me, Thanksgiving is a time to be with loved ones and enjoy their company. It is a time to relax and reflect on all of the blessings we have to be grateful for and then actually giving thanks for them. Truly, this is what Thanksgiving means to me. Well, that and eating too much and watching the Dallas Cowboys! (P.S. How 'bout them Cowboys?!?!?)

This year we are traveling to York, PA to be with John's aunt, uncle, dad and grandma. We will also visit the Gettysburg National Battlefield and the Amish Country. I love going to York because it is a happy and welcoming home in which we will stay. There will be lots of laughter, love, food, wine, and stories---perfect.

Don't look for us to be running around in the backyard chasing indians and stealing corn. And no, I am not making light of what happened to the Native Americans. I am just 'taking back' Thanksgiving.

No need to mourn this week-thank you very much!

Interview with God

This may take some time to load and play. However, I assure you that it is worth your time. Very touching and very timely. Please enjoy.

http://www.theinterviewwithgod.com/

Fall in Nashville

After living in Texas for 32 years, I now live in a part of the country that experiences seasons. I absolutely LOVE this about Nashville. My favorite seasons are autumn and spring, probably because of the visual eye candy they each provide. The picture to the right was taken just off of Natchez Trace in Williamson County.



The above picture was taken in the backyard, in our birdbath. Beautiful leaves. The picture below is taken just at the south end of our property. I love the burning bushes.




The next picture was taken a week ago in my co-worker's subdivision. I loved the colors on the tree as well as the rainbow. Gorgeous.




I am loving this time of the year. New England is known for their fall colors-but Nashville is not too shabby either!

Meet my newest 'son'...

It is official-I am now outnumbered 8 to 1 in my house by MALES! We have added a 7 week old golden retriever to our house! Jonathan got to name this puppy and his name is...Maynard. (BLEAH! EEK! Gag!) Maynard is the name of the lead singer of Jonathan's favorite band, Tool. His middle name is Caillou after Liam's favorite cartoon character. Maynard Caillou Cotter. Even with such a name, he is happy to be with us!

I saw Maynard on TV last Saturday as he was the featured puppy from the Animal Shelter. I had to go check him out! After spending close to 90 minutes alone in a room with him, I knew he had to leave the shelter and come home to his new family which consists of; John, Me, Jonathan, Liam , Claude, Jack and Max (all male cats) and Ronan, our 10 month old black lab. I am the only female in our household. It's good to be the queen...

Maynard is a typical puppy in that he wants to play all the time and chew on everything. Liam is probably the best disciplinarian. For those of you who know Liam, this fact does not surprise you! Maynard currently sleeps in Jonathan's room but this morning Jonathan announced that practice needed to stop. LOL Guess Maynard will have to find another place to roost at night!

We look forward to many years with our new golden retriever. Come see our newest addition-come see our entire zoo-we won't even charge admission!

Have a great weekend!

I'll post more pics of all the boys this weekend!

Growing up in the 80's

Someone sent this to me and I actually took the time to read through it all. Wow...it 'totally' brought back 'like' a lot of memories! : ) Read and enjoy the flashbacks...

1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE.

2. You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton.

3. You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom.

4. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock"

5. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

6. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.

7. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.

8. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.

9. You played the game "MASH"(Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)


10. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.

11. You know the profound meaning of " WAX ON , WAX OFF"

12. You wanted to be a Goonie.


13. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (some of us...head-to-toe)

14. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.

15. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.

16. You took lunch boxes to school...and traded Garbage Pailkids in the schoolyard.

17. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.

18. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence.

19. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.

21. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes.

22. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?"

23. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"

24. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.