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He Rolled!!

Ayden rolled from his back to his tummy on Wednesday!

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The Court Rules the World

Check out this article about a New Zealand judge who decided to make a 9yo girl a ward of the state just so he could change her name. He was tired of parents naming their children weird names, so he took action.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_re_au_an/new_zealand_bizarre_names

Here's a quote:

"The court is profoundly concerned about the very poor judgment which this child's parents have shown in choosing this name," he wrote. "It makes a fool of the child and sets her up with a social disability and handicap, unnecessarily."

The parents have every right to name their child whatever they want, no matter how ridiculous or socially upsetting it may be. Parents make stupid choices everyday that result from poor judgement. That doesn't mean that we need the court to step in and correct our problems.

This kind of thing is going to be more prevalent as the rights of the child become more important than the rights of parents. We are headed closer and closer to becoming like liberal Europe where society decides what is right for children, not their parents.

Check this site for more info about parental rights and protect yourself from the government and its zealous law-makers. http://www.parentalrights.org/

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A Girl and her Wellies

The Inevitable

   Well  I have been thinking about it, talking about it, and dreading it.  I had said I would start in the Summer and well the Summer is going by and I haven't yet. Until Tuesday.  Wondering what I am referring to? It is  potty training.  Now you would think I was an old pro, since this is my 5th time.  I think I am just so aware of what a pain in the butt (haha) it is that I don't want to be bothered. 
   I knew it had to be done so on Tuesday I put Carter in a pair of underwear and well he peed in it.  Big surprise. right??  Actually he came and told me afterwards, so I was impressed.  The next time he came and told me as he was going and by 9 am he had went on the potty once and in underwear 6 times.   UGH!   Then he started to really catch on.  He only had a couple more kind of accidents (we couldn't get there fast enough) the rest of the day.  And today he has had NO accidents.  I can't believe it.  I would be so happy if I just bought my last box of diapers this week.
  Bailey had potty trained at 2yrs 4mo, which is what Carter is now.  The others were 2yr 6mos to 2 yr 8 mos.  So we are doing great. 
I hope he keeps up the good work.  And he also does a dance when I cheer and sing.  I wish I knew how to put videos up. It is hilarious!!
:>Michelle

Birthday Blossoms

Tuesday was my birthday.  See the lovely roses my thoughtful husband brought me?  Can you see that some of them have a bit of red around the edges?  Gorgeous!  And do you see the card with the birds on it (I adore little birdies), in the aqua envelope (aqua is one of my very favorite colors) ?  He's awesome that way. 

Do you know, I don't just get roses for my birthday, I get them for each of the childrens' birthdays as well!  He tells me, "Thank you for making me a father."  Does is get any better than this?  Oh, okay, maybe it does--I forgot to say that he can never remember my favorite color of roses (chuckle chuckle chuckle), so he blesses me with a different color every time.   Actually, I don't know that I have a favorite color, I just consider myself fortunate that my husband goes to the trouble to bring me flowers of any color!   :)

Adrenaline Rush

Last night, the coolest thing I have ever seen happened.  My two boys were sitting on the floor playing in the office, while I was figuring some math.  Noah said, "uh, Mama?"  I said, "just a second, Noah"  The next thing I knew, he was up screaming, crying, and running out the door of the office and into the living room.  Before I could do anything else, he was back in the office still screaming like before and headed straight for his little brother, grabbed his overall straps, and was pulling him across the floor.  As soon as he moved the baby, there it was.........................A scorpion!  Tail curled up, ready to attack! 

I grab Malachi, who Noah left setting in the door, and head for the living room.  Remember this is all happening within seconds.  Noah runs around the living room, still yelling, jumps up on the couch, past his little sister and behind his daddy, looking for protection.  I tell Will that there is a scorpion and he is so caught up with the little ball of 4 year old behind him and trying to figure out what is wrong with his son that never acts this way, that he didn't hear me.  I tell him again and he goes to make his execution (Maybe it's just a guy thing, but he likes to cut their tails off with scissors.) as I try to calm down a green faced, wide eyed little hero. 

I told Noah how proud I was of him and that his actions proved that he is becoming a young man because men do things to protect others even when things are scary and dangerous. 

Will took the kill to its final resting place (the toilet) and we all gathered round.  Noah hovered over the toilet and little Anna stuck her chubby hand up and said, "get back, Noah!  He sting You!"  Will leaned over to make the flush as our children watched that scorpion get the biggest swirly he'd ever had!  I start explaining to Will exactly what had happened and how proud I was of our son.

I'm not sure if it was an adrenaline rush, God given first born instinct, or that our son has an amazing capability to think straight that Noah came back to get his brother in situations where most people couldn't think at all.  It's not that scorpions are so bad......I hate them, and they have a nasty sting! ( I've been stung on the forearm.)....but knowing that Noah is able and capable of protecting his siblings even when things are chaotic, dangerous, and scary.  To a 4 year old, this situation was a big deal.  If he hadn't come back for Malachi, he would have gotten stung, and probably me too.  What a brave little hero!

We have a winner!!!

We have a winner in the microscope contest. I compiled all the entries from my blog, and I add to that list all the emails that I received from people who sent emails to their friends. I made up a list of names and cut it apart. Then I drew a name from my son's cowboy hat. And the winner is...........

Miss Anita!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have contacted her via email. CONGRATS, Miss Anita!

Thank you to everyone who participated!!!

Have a blessed day! Tami