If having a perfect period was even a realistic possibility, that would have been how I would have described my monthly visit, before! Now...ha...not so much! I have been all over the web researching the possibility of tubal ligation interfering with this, and have found that has been proven that it does NOT!
From the time I had my first period, at age 13...until June 0f 2006...15 years later, I had a perfectly "normal" cycle. You know the one you hear about in Health class! 28 days between each, very light, only lasting a few days at a time, and the occasional cramp...no big deal. I never understood why people made such a fuss about it, I mean sure it wasn't fun, but it didn't affect my life too much! This was true even after giving birth 3 times, and having 2 miscarraiges, which are things that have been known to change a few women's cycles!
Then, in April, 2006...after having lost our second baby, and this time, I seriously thought it might kill me also due to severe hemorrhaging...we decided it was time for me to get my tubes tied! Almost 2 months later, I had the tubal ligation surgery, and was told that I would probably have an unusually heavy period the first time, but that they would be back to normal thereafter! I have not had a normal period in over 2 years now! Some months I have 2 periods. Other times, months will pass before I have one, and then when I finally do it is extremely heavy, and I have severe cramping!
I know 3 other woman who have had thier tubes tied, with different procedures also (my tubes were cut, burned and the ends tied off...I was absolutely POSITIVE I did not want any more children!) and these woman have had the same problems after the surgery! Anyone else out there have the same thing!?
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
My daughter and her Attitude!!
Lately, my daughter has attempted to play "Boss" of the entire household...including me and her Dad! Me and her fight about this quite often, because the way I see it...I gave birth to the girl and I am not about to let her tell me how it's gonna be!
Her favorite thing the past couple of weeks has been when she is told to do anything...she tells me "NO" with more attitude than I've seen in any adult I've ever encountered! I'm not one to allow my kids to talk to me like this, and needless to say she has gotten smacked in the mouth more than once...you'd think she get the picture, but, we are talkin about my daughter here and from the day she took her first breath, she has known exactly what she wanted, how she wanted it, and when she expected it to be done!
After sending her to her room, and then talking to her about her telling me no...I always ask her the same question, and always get the same response!!!! It goes pretty much like this...
Me: "Are you ever gonna tell me no again!?"
Lilli: "Yeah!"
Me: "Yeah, you are gonna tell me no again!??????????" (Is she crazy!?)
Lilli: (louder this time....gettin that attitude) "I said....YEAH!!!"
It usually ends with me finally giving up somewhere along the lines...mostly because I cannot comprehend how she is just straight out telling me that she indeed will do it again!
Well, tonight I was able to finally get it! I was playing around with her...and we went through a playful moment of our normal fight....this time....when I said "Are you gonna tell me no again?" she just kinda looked at me...and it struck me....
The answer I have been expecting her to give me to this question....is NO!!!!! As in NO I will NOT tell you NO again!!! DUH!!!!! :) So when she is tellin me "Yeah" she is really trying to tell me yeah she agrees NOT to say NO anymore!!! I had to take the time to see it from a 4 year olds perspective to finally comprehend it! Go figure! :)
Her favorite thing the past couple of weeks has been when she is told to do anything...she tells me "NO" with more attitude than I've seen in any adult I've ever encountered! I'm not one to allow my kids to talk to me like this, and needless to say she has gotten smacked in the mouth more than once...you'd think she get the picture, but, we are talkin about my daughter here and from the day she took her first breath, she has known exactly what she wanted, how she wanted it, and when she expected it to be done!
After sending her to her room, and then talking to her about her telling me no...I always ask her the same question, and always get the same response!!!! It goes pretty much like this...
Me: "Are you ever gonna tell me no again!?"
Lilli: "Yeah!"
Me: "Yeah, you are gonna tell me no again!??????????" (Is she crazy!?)
Lilli: (louder this time....gettin that attitude) "I said....YEAH!!!"
It usually ends with me finally giving up somewhere along the lines...mostly because I cannot comprehend how she is just straight out telling me that she indeed will do it again!
Well, tonight I was able to finally get it! I was playing around with her...and we went through a playful moment of our normal fight....this time....when I said "Are you gonna tell me no again?" she just kinda looked at me...and it struck me....
The answer I have been expecting her to give me to this question....is NO!!!!! As in NO I will NOT tell you NO again!!! DUH!!!!! :) So when she is tellin me "Yeah" she is really trying to tell me yeah she agrees NOT to say NO anymore!!! I had to take the time to see it from a 4 year olds perspective to finally comprehend it! Go figure! :)
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Do numbers mean anything in life???!!!
It's something I think about all the time, simply because I am not at all a supersticious person. But, considering all of the "coinsidences" with numbers, and dates in my life...it tends to make ya wonder! I decided to post a few of the things I'm talkin about here....:)
1) I have 2 sons...they share the SAME birthday...FOUR years apart...NOT TWINS.
2) I have 3 kids all together...their birthdays by number month and day are...(sons) 1/22...(daughter) 2/11.
3) My daughter was born on February 11th at 11:11 in the morning, weighing 6 lbs. 11 oz, and she has an 11 in her S.S.#. We accidently spelled her name with 2 L's when it should have been 1 (in the middle) so if you notice, it almost looks like an 11 in her name also ;) Lilliana.
4) When I was 13 and a half years old my Dad died...13 and a half years later, my Mom died.
5) My Mom was exactly 27 years, 1 month and 2 days old when she gave birth to me on Thanksgiving day of 1978....EXACTLY 27 years 1 month and 2 days later, she died on Christmas night of 2005!
Now...you tell me...are these things just a tad bit odd or what?! ;)
Monday, August 25, 2008
Blogger Buster's handy Blogger Tools!
After publishing my last post, I went back for another fix of Blogger Buster, and had to tell y'all about this really cool new tool I just got for my blog.....
Okay....look in the right-hand corner of your screen...do you see an arrow???? Hover your pointer over that....what's it say???? "Back to top" right!? YES....I love it, and it scrolls with you, so at any point in any of my blogs that you get tired of reading and want to go back to the top to find something new....just click that arrow! WooHoo!!! I just had to give y'all a heads up on this one!
Quit drooling over mine....and head over to Blogger Buster and get your own! :P
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Okay....look in the right-hand corner of your screen...do you see an arrow???? Hover your pointer over that....what's it say???? "Back to top" right!? YES....I love it, and it scrolls with you, so at any point in any of my blogs that you get tired of reading and want to go back to the top to find something new....just click that arrow! WooHoo!!! I just had to give y'all a heads up on this one!
Quit drooling over mine....and head over to Blogger Buster and get your own! :P
On another note...have you been all over the web looking for optimization services to boost your ratings? Head over here to http://www.customermagnetism.com and see what these experts can do for you!
My new Template!
I found this really neat website that I became automatically addicted to! It has all kinds of cool info. tools, and templates for Blogs...that's where I got this template from that you see here! I love it! It is SO me, and it works really well with all my "stuff!" It was also SUPER easy to download and then upload to my Blogger Dashboard. The woman that designed the template gives really good directions on how to do all of this, especially for those of us who know absolutely NADA about these things! ;)
If you've been all over the internet lookin for tools for your blog...give her a look...you can find it all at Blogger Buster! And don't forget to bookmark me so you can come back and let me know what you think and if you find anything you liked and used on there! :)
If you've been all over the internet lookin for tools for your blog...give her a look...you can find it all at Blogger Buster! And don't forget to bookmark me so you can come back and let me know what you think and if you find anything you liked and used on there! :)
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Daniel Radcliff (Harry Potter star) and Developmental Dyspraxia
I would never wish this disorder on my worst enemy so to say that I am "happy" to hear this news is not exactly right...relieved is a better word! If you know anything about me and my family you know that my youngest son struggles with Severe Apraxia of Speech...and if you read my very first post, it explains as much as I can about it! Apraxia and Dyspraxia are the same thing, the term Dyspraxia was more widely used years ago and is most often refered to as Apraxia now!
This condition is not well known, and the only reason that I am happy to hear this is that it gives me new hope to getting the word out about it! Below is the news story on it that I copied and pasted from "The Daily Telegraph." I highlighted the word language in this story that will take you to Apraxia-Kids website for more info on that specific form of this disorder. The nuerologist that is quoted in this story is talking about therapy for the form of Apraxia/Dyspraxia that Daniel has...there are not only varying degrees of it but also like he says different forms of it, and different treatments for each, for my son the treatment is intensive, 1 on 1 speech therapy a minimum of a few times a week! Please take the time to read this story! :)
YOU would never know it from the way he plays Quidditch, but Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed he suffers from dyspraxia - often associated with clumsiness.
The condition means the 19-year-old still has trouble tying his shoelaces.
Daniel admitted he was a sufferer in an interview to mark his Broadway debut in the play Equus - and he jokingly added: "I sometimes think, Why, oh why, has Velcro not taken off?"
Daniel revealed he became an actor partly because his dyspraxia meant he was not successful at school.
The common neurological problem impairs the organisation of movement and often has no obvious cause.
It can affect any or all areas of development, including intellectual, physical and language, and can impair a person's normal process of learning.
Up to 10 per cent of people show signs of the condition, with about 2 per cent severely affected.
Males are four times more likely to be affected than women.
It is understood Daniel's dyspraxia is at the mild end of the spectrum, but in severe cases it can make it difficult to walk up and down stairs or run, hop, jump or kick a ball.
In adults, it can affect a person's ability to perform in stressful or challenging situations and make tasks such as driving difficult.
Daniel told how he longed to be an actor from the age of five. But he revealed: "My mother said, Oh no you don't." When she finally allowed him to audition to play David Copperfield, in a BBC version of the Dickens classic when he was nine, he says it was because she could see he needed a confidence boost. "I was having a hard time at school in terms of being c**p at everything, with no discernible talent," he says.
David Copperfield was his first hit and since his initial appearance as Harry Potter, in 2000, he has earned a personal fortune estimated at $40million.
Daniel has not disclosed when he was diagnosed with dyspraxia or whether doctors ever found the cause.
In the final movie in the Potter series, Deathly Hallows, the first part of which is due for release in 2010, he reportedly performed a particularly daring stunt scene when his double failed to turn up. He was pulled from a burning building by a wire attached to a 30m crane.
A leading authority on dyspraxia, neurologist Dr David Younger of the New York University Medical School, said: "I'm a big fan of the whole Harry Potter series and I am surprised Daniel Radcliffe suffers from dyspraxia. "He clearly suffers from a mild form, but the fact he shows no sign of it at all is a great tribute to his acting skills and makes him a role model for other people with this condition." Dr Younger said: "In the majority of children and young people with dyspraxia, we cannot find the cause so the basic treatment is occupational therapy - teaching them to make a plan for their actions and rehearse their movements."
Daniel's spokeswoman said: "Yes, Dan Radcliffe does have dyspraxia. This is something he has never hidden. Thankfully his condition is very mild and at worst manifests itself in an inability to ties his shoe laces and bad handwriting."
This condition is not well known, and the only reason that I am happy to hear this is that it gives me new hope to getting the word out about it! Below is the news story on it that I copied and pasted from "The Daily Telegraph." I highlighted the word language in this story that will take you to Apraxia-Kids website for more info on that specific form of this disorder. The nuerologist that is quoted in this story is talking about therapy for the form of Apraxia/Dyspraxia that Daniel has...there are not only varying degrees of it but also like he says different forms of it, and different treatments for each, for my son the treatment is intensive, 1 on 1 speech therapy a minimum of a few times a week! Please take the time to read this story! :)
YOU would never know it from the way he plays Quidditch, but Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed he suffers from dyspraxia - often associated with clumsiness.
The condition means the 19-year-old still has trouble tying his shoelaces.
Daniel admitted he was a sufferer in an interview to mark his Broadway debut in the play Equus - and he jokingly added: "I sometimes think, Why, oh why, has Velcro not taken off?"
Daniel revealed he became an actor partly because his dyspraxia meant he was not successful at school.
The common neurological problem impairs the organisation of movement and often has no obvious cause.
It can affect any or all areas of development, including intellectual, physical and language, and can impair a person's normal process of learning.
Up to 10 per cent of people show signs of the condition, with about 2 per cent severely affected.
Males are four times more likely to be affected than women.
It is understood Daniel's dyspraxia is at the mild end of the spectrum, but in severe cases it can make it difficult to walk up and down stairs or run, hop, jump or kick a ball.
In adults, it can affect a person's ability to perform in stressful or challenging situations and make tasks such as driving difficult.
Daniel told how he longed to be an actor from the age of five. But he revealed: "My mother said, Oh no you don't." When she finally allowed him to audition to play David Copperfield, in a BBC version of the Dickens classic when he was nine, he says it was because she could see he needed a confidence boost. "I was having a hard time at school in terms of being c**p at everything, with no discernible talent," he says.
David Copperfield was his first hit and since his initial appearance as Harry Potter, in 2000, he has earned a personal fortune estimated at $40million.
Daniel has not disclosed when he was diagnosed with dyspraxia or whether doctors ever found the cause.
In the final movie in the Potter series, Deathly Hallows, the first part of which is due for release in 2010, he reportedly performed a particularly daring stunt scene when his double failed to turn up. He was pulled from a burning building by a wire attached to a 30m crane.
A leading authority on dyspraxia, neurologist Dr David Younger of the New York University Medical School, said: "I'm a big fan of the whole Harry Potter series and I am surprised Daniel Radcliffe suffers from dyspraxia. "He clearly suffers from a mild form, but the fact he shows no sign of it at all is a great tribute to his acting skills and makes him a role model for other people with this condition." Dr Younger said: "In the majority of children and young people with dyspraxia, we cannot find the cause so the basic treatment is occupational therapy - teaching them to make a plan for their actions and rehearse their movements."
Daniel's spokeswoman said: "Yes, Dan Radcliffe does have dyspraxia. This is something he has never hidden. Thankfully his condition is very mild and at worst manifests itself in an inability to ties his shoe laces and bad handwriting."
Thursday, August 14, 2008
I'm really PO'd!
Monday being Hector's Birthday also meant that this year his drivers license expired. He got off work a little earlier today and decided to run over to have it renewed before it was too late!
When we got there, there was a short line with a couple of other people doin the same thing he was, and I watched as 2 other people had thier brand new plastic card handed over to them! Finally it was our turn, they asked for all his info. as usual, he payed the $20 fee, and they hand him a piece of paper, explaining that he is on a conditional driver restriction (whatever that means exactly...I can't seem to get a straight answer from the DMV nor can I find anything about it online!) and that he will recieve his actual license in the mail in 6-8 weeks after his legal status is comfirmed through INS!
Maybe it's just me, but I think this is total crap! I want one of these people to explain to me why it is exactly that he has to go through all of the BS he goes through and pays all the fees he has to to keep up this status of his, and why in the hell he has to carry his card on him at all times if they are going to do this crap! If that card is not proof enough then WHY does he need it!?
It just makes no sense to me whatsoever why it was enough for the white American in front of us to show his birth certificate and S.S. card and was handed his license the same day....but Hector showed his S.S. card and his PR card which has his DOB, Alien #, fingerprints and picture, and has to wait this long for his, and is also on a restriction!
Tell me someone....am I making this a big deal for no reason, or do I have a legitimate reason to be pissed!? I need someone elses opinion on this...maybe I am taking it too personally...I dunno!
When we got there, there was a short line with a couple of other people doin the same thing he was, and I watched as 2 other people had thier brand new plastic card handed over to them! Finally it was our turn, they asked for all his info. as usual, he payed the $20 fee, and they hand him a piece of paper, explaining that he is on a conditional driver restriction (whatever that means exactly...I can't seem to get a straight answer from the DMV nor can I find anything about it online!) and that he will recieve his actual license in the mail in 6-8 weeks after his legal status is comfirmed through INS!
Maybe it's just me, but I think this is total crap! I want one of these people to explain to me why it is exactly that he has to go through all of the BS he goes through and pays all the fees he has to to keep up this status of his, and why in the hell he has to carry his card on him at all times if they are going to do this crap! If that card is not proof enough then WHY does he need it!?
It just makes no sense to me whatsoever why it was enough for the white American in front of us to show his birth certificate and S.S. card and was handed his license the same day....but Hector showed his S.S. card and his PR card which has his DOB, Alien #, fingerprints and picture, and has to wait this long for his, and is also on a restriction!
Tell me someone....am I making this a big deal for no reason, or do I have a legitimate reason to be pissed!? I need someone elses opinion on this...maybe I am taking it too personally...I dunno!
Must be a kid thang!
Last night I was talking to my daughter who is 4 years old. She was telling me and her Dad what she decided to name her baby, "Goldilocks" and Hector asked her who her babies Daddy is! She told him that SHE is the babies Daddy, and he said "No, you can't be, so who is your boyfriend?" She of course thinks boys are nasty, and says she does NOT have one!
I then started asking her all kinds of questions just to see what she would say! I asked her what she wants to do when she gets big..."Fly an airplane!" And what are your brothers gonna do I ask..."I'm gonna buy them dryers!" LMAO...dryers???!!! So, then I decide to ask her "What kinds of things do your brothers like, Lilli?"... "Uhhhhhmmmm....they like...uhm...like dryers and video games...and uhm...dryers!" Okay...what's up with the dryers!? "What does Mommy like?"..."DRYERS!!!!!!!!!!!" (She said this without question she just KNEW that was the right answer!)
Tp top it all off...Monday is Hector's Birthday...so I asked her..."What are ya gonna get for Daddy for his Birthday?"..."An airplane and a purse!!" LMAO! "A purse? You think Daddy likes purses?"...."Well, I mean when I get big...IIIII AM gonna get a purse and then I can get Daddy an airplane...RIGHT DADDY!?" ROFLMBO!!! She cracks me up sometimes!
I then started asking her all kinds of questions just to see what she would say! I asked her what she wants to do when she gets big..."Fly an airplane!" And what are your brothers gonna do I ask..."I'm gonna buy them dryers!" LMAO...dryers???!!! So, then I decide to ask her "What kinds of things do your brothers like, Lilli?"... "Uhhhhhmmmm....they like...uhm...like dryers and video games...and uhm...dryers!" Okay...what's up with the dryers!? "What does Mommy like?"..."DRYERS!!!!!!!!!!!" (She said this without question she just KNEW that was the right answer!)
Tp top it all off...Monday is Hector's Birthday...so I asked her..."What are ya gonna get for Daddy for his Birthday?"..."An airplane and a purse!!" LMAO! "A purse? You think Daddy likes purses?"...."Well, I mean when I get big...IIIII AM gonna get a purse and then I can get Daddy an airplane...RIGHT DADDY!?" ROFLMBO!!! She cracks me up sometimes!
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Gotta catch up!
I just got done reading Liz's Blog...A.K.A "El Sueño Americano" and after seeing the ? "WHERE IS EVERYONE?" Decided maybe I should update here! So considering I have absolutely nada goin on in mí vida...I'm gonna make a suggestion...a quick one at that!
Have you seen the movie "Over Her Dead Body"? If the answer is no...you need to, and I mean like NOW! Me and Hector watched it the other night, and he was laughing just as hard as I was! He's a man, and this movie is not his usual style...but it is definitely one of the funniest movies I've ever seen! We rented it, and instead of returning it like I was supposed to I went back early and bought it...yeah it was that good! Let me know if you have seen it...and what you thought of it! Movies aren't somethin I would normally blog about but I love this one! So stop readin my blog and go watch this movie....cause "La Bruja" said so! LoL! :P
~Jenn;0)
Have you seen the movie "Over Her Dead Body"? If the answer is no...you need to, and I mean like NOW! Me and Hector watched it the other night, and he was laughing just as hard as I was! He's a man, and this movie is not his usual style...but it is definitely one of the funniest movies I've ever seen! We rented it, and instead of returning it like I was supposed to I went back early and bought it...yeah it was that good! Let me know if you have seen it...and what you thought of it! Movies aren't somethin I would normally blog about but I love this one! So stop readin my blog and go watch this movie....cause "La Bruja" said so! LoL! :P
~Jenn;0)
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Mexican-American T-Shirts for sale!
I am now the proud owner of a T-Shirt shop online! I named it Mexi-Merica! I have already added quite a few things to it...and will be adding more each day! It is strictly for the Latinos and those of us who love and support them! Right now everything is Mexico or Latino oriented but I do plan to widen it to all Hispanic countries! I have men's, women's, juniors, toddlers, babies, hats, even pet shirts...in the next couple of months I will also be adding long sleeve shirts, and hoodies as well! If you have any ideas of something you are looking for specifically...let me know...and I will do my best to design it! You can leave a comment here...OR email me @ meximerica (at) ymail.com! Go here to see what I have available now!
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UPDATE:
If you scroll down to the bottom of this page...you can shop here without even leaving my blog! Pretty nifty huh?!;) OR you can click the picture on the right-hand corner of the page under "Go Shoppin!"
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UPDATE:
If you scroll down to the bottom of this page...you can shop here without even leaving my blog! Pretty nifty huh?!;) OR you can click the picture on the right-hand corner of the page under "Go Shoppin!"
Friday, August 8, 2008
More about names
My last post got me thinking about how my boyfriend and pretty much every Mexicano I have ever known says my name! Instead of saying Jennifer, the way you would normally hear it, it is more like Yineefair (make sure you roll that r at the end!) And it's not only my first name, but also my last name, White...yes WHITE LOL...LMAO...ROFLMAO...YEAH I know;)! So, instead of saying that my last name is White...he says...I bet all you gringas out there already know what I'm about to say;)....Blanca!
And it goes both ways...his name is Hector, and I say it exactly like it sounds in English...I know how to say it the right way NOW...5 years ago I couldn't roll my r's and I didn't know that you don't hear that "H" at the beginning! LoL! In Mexico, I call him Hugo (without the H, and NO it's not like Yugo!), I don't sound so dumb saying that, and that's what they all call him!
We BOTH spelled our daughters name wrong...Lilliana instead of Liliana! (For anyone who doesn't know...2 L's together in Spanish ("ll") sounds like the "Y" in Yes!) OOPS! Oh well...she'll be ok!! And because our youngest is named after his dad and I really didn't want to call someone else Hector, and Junior got old, and well...he's short...I started calling him Munchkin a long time ago, and that eventually got shortened to "Munchie" now EVERYONE calls him that...even the familia in Mexico, but they say it like Moanchee! LoL! Anthony our oldest is Antonio or just Tony!
Point is...nobody here says anyones names the right way! But...at least we know who is who right?!
And it goes both ways...his name is Hector, and I say it exactly like it sounds in English...I know how to say it the right way NOW...5 years ago I couldn't roll my r's and I didn't know that you don't hear that "H" at the beginning! LoL! In Mexico, I call him Hugo (without the H, and NO it's not like Yugo!), I don't sound so dumb saying that, and that's what they all call him!
We BOTH spelled our daughters name wrong...Lilliana instead of Liliana! (For anyone who doesn't know...2 L's together in Spanish ("ll") sounds like the "Y" in Yes!) OOPS! Oh well...she'll be ok!! And because our youngest is named after his dad and I really didn't want to call someone else Hector, and Junior got old, and well...he's short...I started calling him Munchkin a long time ago, and that eventually got shortened to "Munchie" now EVERYONE calls him that...even the familia in Mexico, but they say it like Moanchee! LoL! Anthony our oldest is Antonio or just Tony!
Point is...nobody here says anyones names the right way! But...at least we know who is who right?!
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
The Name Game
I'm sure that many of you have heard the story of the KKK and the Adopt-a-Highway program in Missouri! But even being a Missouri resident myself I had not heard of it until I was looking through some things on Snopes a few months back and read the story! I just went to Snopes a few minutes ago to check out an email I got this morning and remembered reading this and decided to share it with all of you! Aren't you lucky!?
So it all started in 1994 when a KKK memeber applied to adopt a stretch of I-55 in Missouri and MODOT denied that application claiming that under the Federal Civil Rights Act they could refuse the use of federal money to "Further or Subsidize Racial Discrimination." GO Missouri DOT is what I say!!! But some idiotic U.S. District court judge ruled that denying the KKK the opportunity to participate in the Adopt-a-Highway program was unconstitutional, and when that ruling was confirmed by the 8th District court of appeals in March 2000, the state had to put up signs announcing the KKK's participation in the program on a portion of I-55! HOWEVER...the Missouri Legislature then voted to name this particular stretch of the Highway "Rosa Parks Highway" in honor of the Civil Rights Hero who refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955 which led to her arrest and the boycott of the Montgomery bus system!
Needless to say, the Klan never did clean up thier portion of the Highway! Hmmm...I wonder why!!! After a couple of ultimatums and the KKK not holding up thier end of the bargain, they were officially dropped from the program!!! I think Missouri did an AWESOME thing here!
Thomas Robb, the national director of the KKK in Harrison, Arkansas claimed that the KKK had already planned on abandoning the program because the "person who filed for the original application is no longer taking part in the program"...YEAH RIGHT!!! I don't believe that.....I would bet that, Missouri got the best of them!!! ROFLMAO!!!!!;););););)
Based on another application filed by yet another KKK member in March 1999, they are looking at adopting another stretch of Highway in Missouri. Didn't they learn the first time around not to mess with Missourians?! Guess not! As of the last update on this story, the stretch of Highway 21 that the KKK was applying for was unnamed...I wonder how long it will stay that way! LoL!
If you want to view this story yourself you can here!
So it all started in 1994 when a KKK memeber applied to adopt a stretch of I-55 in Missouri and MODOT denied that application claiming that under the Federal Civil Rights Act they could refuse the use of federal money to "Further or Subsidize Racial Discrimination." GO Missouri DOT is what I say!!! But some idiotic U.S. District court judge ruled that denying the KKK the opportunity to participate in the Adopt-a-Highway program was unconstitutional, and when that ruling was confirmed by the 8th District court of appeals in March 2000, the state had to put up signs announcing the KKK's participation in the program on a portion of I-55! HOWEVER...the Missouri Legislature then voted to name this particular stretch of the Highway "Rosa Parks Highway" in honor of the Civil Rights Hero who refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955 which led to her arrest and the boycott of the Montgomery bus system!
Needless to say, the Klan never did clean up thier portion of the Highway! Hmmm...I wonder why!!! After a couple of ultimatums and the KKK not holding up thier end of the bargain, they were officially dropped from the program!!! I think Missouri did an AWESOME thing here!
Thomas Robb, the national director of the KKK in Harrison, Arkansas claimed that the KKK had already planned on abandoning the program because the "person who filed for the original application is no longer taking part in the program"...YEAH RIGHT!!! I don't believe that.....I would bet that, Missouri got the best of them!!! ROFLMAO!!!!!;););););)
Based on another application filed by yet another KKK member in March 1999, they are looking at adopting another stretch of Highway in Missouri. Didn't they learn the first time around not to mess with Missourians?! Guess not! As of the last update on this story, the stretch of Highway 21 that the KKK was applying for was unnamed...I wonder how long it will stay that way! LoL!
If you want to view this story yourself you can here!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
She said WHAT?!
Okay so last week my 7 year old, Anthony came to me and said something I would have never dreamed would EVER come out of one of my kids' mouths! He told me he is embarrased about me and his Dad being together because, we are different colors!!! Yes, you read that correctly, and if you know anything about my family, then you know that the reason it really shocked me is that my son is made up of those colors! Why in the world would he say such a horrible thing?! That's what I wondered too!
Sunday evening while me and Anthony were tearing down wall paper, we were talking. He was telling me all of the kid gossip goin on in the neighborhood (I've taught him well;), and he goes on to tell me that he had gone over to my oldest sisters house (who just so happens to live right next door) last week to ask if his cousins could spend the night, and overheard something that I could NOT believe! It's not even so much WHAT was said as it is WHO it was that said it!
For the record...I don't care who anyone is with; meaning that it makes no difference to me whatsoever what color, race, age, gender whatever the other person is, as long as you are happy with that person!! Having said that...I will tell ya what he heard! My sister and her "Novia" were talking about me and Hector, Anthony heard Darcie (La Novia) telling Michele (La Hermana) that we should not be together because we are different races!!! Anthony didn't bother even asking (if you knew my son you would know that he would never in a million years avoid asking for his cousins for almost ANY reason!) and told his cousins that thier Mom had said no, and then he came home!
Me and Michele ended up having a big fight about it yesterday, she tried to deny that it was said, until I finally told her how much I HATE this B*TCH she is with (NEVER assume that another woman could treat you any better than a man!) and that I do not doubt for a second that she would put herself above everyone else, and say something like that! Oh and I guess maybe the fact that Anthony also heard what Michele had said in response to Darcies statement helped a little too...she had said "Well as long as she is happy that's all that matters!"
I can't really be mad at her for saying it around my son being that she didn't know he was there, and wasn't saying anything to HIM specifically...everyone is entitled to thier opinions!!! It just happens to be that, it is MY opinion that if you are a Lesbian, maybe you should think twice about talking to your girlfriend about how wrong it is for thier sister to be in an interracial relationship...make sense!?
Sunday evening while me and Anthony were tearing down wall paper, we were talking. He was telling me all of the kid gossip goin on in the neighborhood (I've taught him well;), and he goes on to tell me that he had gone over to my oldest sisters house (who just so happens to live right next door) last week to ask if his cousins could spend the night, and overheard something that I could NOT believe! It's not even so much WHAT was said as it is WHO it was that said it!
For the record...I don't care who anyone is with; meaning that it makes no difference to me whatsoever what color, race, age, gender whatever the other person is, as long as you are happy with that person!! Having said that...I will tell ya what he heard! My sister and her "Novia" were talking about me and Hector, Anthony heard Darcie (La Novia) telling Michele (La Hermana) that we should not be together because we are different races!!! Anthony didn't bother even asking (if you knew my son you would know that he would never in a million years avoid asking for his cousins for almost ANY reason!) and told his cousins that thier Mom had said no, and then he came home!
Me and Michele ended up having a big fight about it yesterday, she tried to deny that it was said, until I finally told her how much I HATE this B*TCH she is with (NEVER assume that another woman could treat you any better than a man!) and that I do not doubt for a second that she would put herself above everyone else, and say something like that! Oh and I guess maybe the fact that Anthony also heard what Michele had said in response to Darcies statement helped a little too...she had said "Well as long as she is happy that's all that matters!"
I can't really be mad at her for saying it around my son being that she didn't know he was there, and wasn't saying anything to HIM specifically...everyone is entitled to thier opinions!!! It just happens to be that, it is MY opinion that if you are a Lesbian, maybe you should think twice about talking to your girlfriend about how wrong it is for thier sister to be in an interracial relationship...make sense!?
Saturday, August 2, 2008
How I got my Sense of Humor!
I believe it began when I was 13 years old! Up until one of the most tragic events of my life, I was too shy and too scared I would be laughed at to ever attempt being funny! I have always had some self-esteem issues, but up until then it was MAJOR! Okay, so onto my story!!!!
July 28-29, 1992…The day’s everything changed! I thought it was like any other typical, boring day. I woke up, ate breakfast, fought with my brother and sister a little bit, you know…same ol’ boring stuff! My Dad had always worked very long shifts, and almost everyday! This particular day he actually came home early to have a talk with my brother who seemed to always be in some kind of trouble! When he was done with the talk, he sat in the living room reading his newspaper (typical) and we had dinner! My chore that day was washing the dishes, which I have always hated! At some point during that evening, I had walked through the living room (trying desperately to avoid my dreaded chore) when my Dad peeked around his paper, and said “Jennifer, aren’t you supposed to be doing the dishes?” Man, BUSTED!!! I managed to come up with some sort of excuse that was good enough for “Daddy” to forget he had even asked! After a while Dad went to bed, and the rest of us continued on with our lives!
Around midnight, my older brother was getting off work and our Dad was usually the one to pick him up so my Mom went in to wake him up, and he asked her to go instead and mentioned that he wasn’t feeling too good. I decided to tag along with my Mom and my sister. On the way home I was told that as soon as we got home I’d better get in the kitchen and get those dishes washed once and for all! When we got home, I went to FINALLY get my job done, and my Mom went into the bedroom to change…that is when everything came crashing down on our household! My Mom came running and screaming out of the bedroom “I think Dad’s dead!!!” over and over again! WHAT???????!!!!!!!! Dad had gotten up to go to the bathroom apparently and had a fatal heart attack. Of course everything was crazy for a while, cops, ambulance (it was far past too late!), all of screaming and crying and not understanding anything that was going on!
After a while things started calming down a bit. My Aunt had come to the house after receiving my Mom’s frantic call for help, and we were all sitting in the living room quietly crying, nobody talking, waiting for the coroner to come and take my Dad out of our home for the last time! Now I gotta tell ya, my Mom always had an odd sort of sense of humor…and I think that a lot of people would take what I am about to say as very disrespectful and insensitive of my Mom to do! I for one am thankful, and happy to say that I believe I actually inherited her sense of humor at least a little bit! In a desperate attempt to break the tension and brain numbing silence in the room, my Mom says to me….”Jennifer, aren’t you supposed to do the dishes?!” Everyone sort of looked at her like she was nuts, and then started laughing! I didn’t find it amusing at the time, but since have found an appreciation for it!
A couple of years ago, I am sad to say that my Mom passed away also! At her funeral, I walked up to her casket to say my final farewell to the MOST important woman in my life! While I was there I quietly asked her…”Mom…weren’t you supposed to do the dishes?”
~Jenn;0)
July 28-29, 1992…The day’s everything changed! I thought it was like any other typical, boring day. I woke up, ate breakfast, fought with my brother and sister a little bit, you know…same ol’ boring stuff! My Dad had always worked very long shifts, and almost everyday! This particular day he actually came home early to have a talk with my brother who seemed to always be in some kind of trouble! When he was done with the talk, he sat in the living room reading his newspaper (typical) and we had dinner! My chore that day was washing the dishes, which I have always hated! At some point during that evening, I had walked through the living room (trying desperately to avoid my dreaded chore) when my Dad peeked around his paper, and said “Jennifer, aren’t you supposed to be doing the dishes?” Man, BUSTED!!! I managed to come up with some sort of excuse that was good enough for “Daddy” to forget he had even asked! After a while Dad went to bed, and the rest of us continued on with our lives!
Around midnight, my older brother was getting off work and our Dad was usually the one to pick him up so my Mom went in to wake him up, and he asked her to go instead and mentioned that he wasn’t feeling too good. I decided to tag along with my Mom and my sister. On the way home I was told that as soon as we got home I’d better get in the kitchen and get those dishes washed once and for all! When we got home, I went to FINALLY get my job done, and my Mom went into the bedroom to change…that is when everything came crashing down on our household! My Mom came running and screaming out of the bedroom “I think Dad’s dead!!!” over and over again! WHAT???????!!!!!!!! Dad had gotten up to go to the bathroom apparently and had a fatal heart attack. Of course everything was crazy for a while, cops, ambulance (it was far past too late!), all of screaming and crying and not understanding anything that was going on!
After a while things started calming down a bit. My Aunt had come to the house after receiving my Mom’s frantic call for help, and we were all sitting in the living room quietly crying, nobody talking, waiting for the coroner to come and take my Dad out of our home for the last time! Now I gotta tell ya, my Mom always had an odd sort of sense of humor…and I think that a lot of people would take what I am about to say as very disrespectful and insensitive of my Mom to do! I for one am thankful, and happy to say that I believe I actually inherited her sense of humor at least a little bit! In a desperate attempt to break the tension and brain numbing silence in the room, my Mom says to me….”Jennifer, aren’t you supposed to do the dishes?!” Everyone sort of looked at her like she was nuts, and then started laughing! I didn’t find it amusing at the time, but since have found an appreciation for it!
A couple of years ago, I am sad to say that my Mom passed away also! At her funeral, I walked up to her casket to say my final farewell to the MOST important woman in my life! While I was there I quietly asked her…”Mom…weren’t you supposed to do the dishes?”
~Jenn;0)
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