First Day of School

Checking out her new clothes before she walked out the door...even though she has been dressed and ready since 7:30am! A bit nervouse as I left her...but arriving she made herself right at home...found the other lunches and added hers...found her cubby and seat...no problem learning the teachers name...she has repeated it and asked questions about "Miss Raskey" all weekend..."Where does she live?" Is Miss Raskey at school waiting for me?" on and on she went... So the second family is easier to psych your self up for this step...but actually taking it brought tears to my eyes...my baby has now taken her first step into the "real world"...ya' all better watch out! lol Warren seems to be enjoying not having to compete...he has been drumming most of the morning...no TV to compete with...he likes the music so much better... House is clean...and staying that way...ahhhh!! So I am going to nap...got two hours till pick up time begins...have a good day all.

Summer Ending...

Best person at the class reunion... Friends longer than we can remember.... Playing in Katchamak Bay....in the rain... Anchor Point flower picking adventure...in the rain...seems we spent a lot of time playing in the rain...but we had fun, found lots of treasures, and seeing the beach from these two's eyes brings back the fantasy of the enviroment... My girls making Pizza.....again in the rain...at the fair... He was not at the fair...he was at the beach...good thing Bird had no pliers....

Man of War.

This young man is my son...upon arriving in Fort Drum New York he was informed he will deploy to Afghanistan before the 15 or October...departure date is set on the 10th. I am asking that everyone please just not bring this up. Crystal and I would like to live in our own little world of non reality for a few more months before the worry sets in. Now as none of you have a child who will soon be facing the wrong end of a bullet or land mine...I also ask please keep your "cheer me up comments" to your selves....I do not care to hear about our "freedoms" or anything else that says it is "ok" for my oldest child to die. I birthed him and raised him with little to no help from our government...in fact it was our judicial system that screwed things up for my children in the first place. I realize my feeling and beliefs may seem unwarranted from many who know me...but you did not live my life in Washington...in fact many did not even talk to me while I was there...so please do not judge my feelings about this. I gave birth to a child at a hard time of my life...I raised him to a fine young man...I did not give up I did not allow the welfare system to enter our lives...Now the government has complete control over him...and I bet not once has any man considered what it is like to give birth to a human being...watch them morph into real people...then kiss them good bye so they can get blown up by a pissed off son or daughter of another mother. I HATE THIS...I HATE VIOLENCE...I HATE WAR...AND I HATE ALL BOARD GAMES THAT TEACH MEN THAT LIFE IS JUST ONE BIG GAME OF WHO CAN CONQUER WHO....No one deserves that. Not them or us. PEACE on this earth before my son is killed in a war that has only materialistic meaning.