Thanksgiving

I am so excited to cook tomorrow. This will be my 7th time preparing the whole meal by myself, and I love it.

Ahhh Christmas Trees

In my latest efforts to be kind to dear mother earth I have found some disappointing news. When buying a Christmas tree opt for the real one, it is much friendlier to the earth because it is able to be recycled into mulch. This of course means you have to bring it to the tree site to be recycled and not thrown in a dumpster or chucked down a country road. Artificial trees are not eco at all because they are made of many unrecyclable materials, and will just end up in the local landfill. You can only imagine how this news frustrated me because last year we spent the $200 or so and bought a nice pre-lit tree that would last for many years. Although my ever pleasing husband reminded me that we had to get a fake tree because our beloved dog, Maggie had thought the real tree was the forest and decided to potty near it. Christmas 06' was a tricky year, and with the new carpet I am thankful for my artificial tree and will just have to find other ways to counteract my unearthfriendly decision.

Tevor lost his first tooth

The Sully family is cursed!! When Cassandera lost her first tooth at school, she 'lost' it. It went rolling down the hallway to never be found again. Trevor lost his first tooth yesterday and guess what? It went falling down the sink drain, only to be swallowed by a fish someday and then they will think that the fish ate a young boy. (I had to make it funny so he didn't get sad) The tooth fairy still came nonetheless and maybe Conway will loose his first tooth but actually keep it.

Trevor wins St. Mary Award

How proud we are of our little Trevor, he has provided great guidance to all the students around him. The spirit of Mary award is for those who show how to live like Mary, to be prayerful, humble, patient and to have a love for all he does. Congratulations Trevor!

Nebraska Not Fully a Republican State!

The latest news in Nebraska today was that Omaha (district 2 including sarpy and douglas counties) has given 1 electoral vote to this historic presidential electional. This is a first in history and has given hope to all of us here in NE that we will not be forgotten in future elections. We stand behind our President Elect and cannot wait for January 20 when he will change the way the world views us. (they have already given much praise)

OBAMA- A New View for Our Country

Thank you America for our new President-elect! We once again will be a country united. The majority has spoken (at this time over 3 million wanted him and more to come as the votes come in) and we once again will prevail as a great country that is seen by the world as a great leader. Our prayers have been answered!!!
God Bless America

I am soooooooooooo excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let the good times roll

My birthday came and went and we had a wonderful
night trick or treating. We had a mad scientist-Cassandera, Trevor was the Hulk while Colin and Conway were skeletons. I was Frankenstien, which went with the mad scientist. Colin made
me my favorite cake, lemon cake and lemon frosting and I got wonderful cards.

I Voted Today

Can you believe it? I finally got to make sure my voice was heard. In a red state I am a blue voter and firmly believing in doing good for the majority I have cast a ballot for the Democratic party. Do you really think Obama is a socialist? Well if he is then McCain is also since they both support the same welfare programs. Programs that help the poor in our country get back on their feet in times of economic hardship. Contrary to belief of some fellow Midwesterners not all people on welfare are so called "scrounges", most have fell into hardship. I am appalled to think that some people really believe that others love playing the system. When the hard reality is that some have to make a choice to feed their family or pay the electric bill. They have to decide to put gas in the car so that they can get to their job or if they will buy a gallon of milk and a cheap box of cereal to feed their family.

Damn those food stamp programs who let people buy groceries that will give them a decent meal while we have to make cheaper meals. Did you ever think that this is one of few good meals, at the beginning of each month that them and their family will have? That at the end of the month there is barely enough food to go around and sometimes parents sacrifice a NEED for their children. Well think about it and the next time you go to Outback, Red Lobster, or another fancy restaurant think about all the people who enjoy having to rely on our government for food.

Is health insurance a right or a privelege? We have all heard this question lately but many of us still only think of one person when voting-ourselves. When you vote tommorrow think of all the infant deaths, the elderly who skip medicine because they cannot afford it, children who miss annual checkups, and you yourself who might have had to go without insurance at sometime in your life and had hoped for the best. Our country is the "ONLY" industrialized nation without a univerasal health plan. Even Cuba has better coverage than the U.S.A., this is unbelievable and a disgrace to this so called fine nation.

By voting for Obama you will have the right to help all people, his presidency will stop deaths of our soldiers who die every day by quiting this war of greed. It started the day our middle son was born and is still going, he is now 5 years and 7 months old. We are headed to another Vietnam reenactment, a war that no one really knows why it is still going. Oh, I remembered, it was started to hunt down the Taliban and Osama Bin Laden, did you know that 3 times they were within a few miles of him and were told to back down. Watch frontline on PBS sometime, you might think twice about keeping this war going. I am sorry that you might think that this then means we have "lost", but is it losing when you save not only your country's soldiers but other human beings? Some of the Christians in this state need to re-evaluate what it means to be christian.

The final objective on my mind today was the enviroment and all that it entails, If this is god's land shouldn't we take care of it and not fill it with our byproducts of waste and filth? Drive a little less, eat less meat, remember the 3 R's for goddness sakes! Reduce, Reuse and Recycle! Change your life to make it a better planet for all of us. Nebraska is ranked 6th for wind energy, so let's embrace this gift of clean energy and create some jobs while we do so.
Think of the greater good for your country not just youself when you go to the polls tomorrow and Obama will be our next president!