Proud to be from IA

I have to say how proud I am recently to been raised in Iowa. Even though now I live in a more conservative state I can be happy that Iowa still holds values. In recently passing the rights of gay marriage they are unfolding precedents to be followed. It is a right as a human being to marry the person you love regardless of sex.

The founders of this country made it a right of people to do as they wished, with the exception of hurting others. This is a great moment and I hope that people will realize that you can't choose who you love and the country is not founded on the bible, a book that not everyone reads. It was founded on religious freedoms and rights for all.

Stupid

I wish I had a normal family that could all have things in common the only thing we have in common is that we have the same mother. I am an empowered, independent, and strong woman and the rest of my family relies on others to make things happen or wants a man to do it for them. Men are over rated and the only reason I have one is for love and a family not because I need a paycheck or to do stuff for me. I can survive by myself and he just makes life fun. Don't get me wrong I could not imagine living without Colin, but he realizes how strong I am and does not question me.
Be educated, make your own views and don't let someone buy your love. Before you can ever love anyone else you need to love and appreciate yourself.
In time I hope my sisters learn for themselves and not from thier mother on how to pick a spouse, and that they also quit being worried about what everyone else thinks.

Happy New Year

We are done with another christmas and soon will enjoy New Years Eve. Thank you to all of you who made our Christmas so special. This year was really fun because Conway learned how to open presents and the other two just were so enthusiastic and thankful. Colin got me a wonderful hand made hemp purse which is so cute and I got him some well deserved new metal shirts and house shoes for his poor little toes. Here's to another year done....

Christmas

Christmas time is here again and I feel as if it were just yesterday. I am almost ready for it and this year will cook a new soup (french onion) and have a ham dinner in Christmas eve and then we will do absolutely nothing on Christmas day except enjoy the children and play. Colin and I are having mimosas and he is so excited! I love the fact the he gets into the whole holiday spirit almost more than I. Growing up we had a scrooge in the house and nobody likes that.

Tomorrow we are finishing up our shopping and feel blessed to be able to have presents this year when so many families are hurting this holiday season. Another year we will see our American troops on the t.v. sending back some holiday shout outs to their families and hoping that this will be there last Christmas in the Middle East. Let the world pray for peace this season and have ambitious thoughts about our new year following.
Merry Christmas to all of you

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.