• Dec. 6, 2005
It's Christmas Charlie Brown....
but don't let the ACLU hear about it. Here is an article in our local news paper. It tells about "A Charlie Brown Christmas" special that was on ABC tonight. I could not help thinking, as I read this yesterday in my local paper, that the way things are going with Christmas being turned into a comercialized event - I would not be surprised if someone decides that it is not politically correct to air this special in the future because it might hurt the feelings of those that are not believers in Christ. I for one, think this movie is a great example of how "simple" the true message of Christmas is - simple enough for a child to understand (even my 2 year old was in awe listening to the recount of the Christmas story by Linus) and isn't that just how God planned it....
Just my $0.02 worth, and from my home to yours ~ Merry Christmas!
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• Dec. 1, 2005
In the news in my area
There has been complete outrage on the part of parents in my area due to an eigth grade student being sent home from school because of her hair color. One of our local middle schools has a policy that no child should come to school with hair colored or dyed "beyond natural colors" and this particular child came with red streaks in her black hair.
Here is the link for the article. Now, I usually don't let things like this rile me up so much, but my husband had his alarm clock on the local country station this morning, and I was laying there (needing to get up and in the shower) listening to it and hearing all these parents call in and shoot the school officials down for the "idiotic rule" they have about this. After a while, I was trying to call in as well - something I would not ever, no never usually do. But, only because I am shocked and somewhat outraged at these parents - I mean, basically, if we are disagreeing with a rule a school has, in front of our children, what example are we setting? I don't agree with all the government/ society rules we have to live by, but the are just that - RULES - and if we are telling our children, obey only the rules that seem to make sense to you, what kind of society are we going to end up living in?
I was impressed however with the DJ on the station - he actually was saying to these parents the same thing - when we were growing up (sounding like our parents now) - the teachers, principles were authority figures to be obeyed - not challenged at all - never, if my parents ever did disagree with the school board over something, did I ever hear about it - you obeyed the rules no matter what. Why are things so much different now? Hhmmmm......
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• Nov. 15, 2005
No Means No...or does it?
As I was on my way to the grocery store today with my little guy, we were traveling out through the country side that surrounds my friend's house where my daughters were playing/ taking art. I was talking to him, as I often do when it is just the two of us, otherwise the car would just be too quiet! I was talking about the cows and horses we were seeing. The conversation went something like this:
Me: Did you see the horse?
B: No
Me: What does a horse say?
B: No
Me: Do you see the cow?
B: No
Me: Does a cow say Moo?
B: No
Me: Can you say Moo?
B: No
Me: Can you say "No"
B: No
Me: Did you see that tractor?
B: I saw my tractor (now obviously this is not really his tractor)
Me: Is your tractor at home?
B: No
Ok, I will stop trying. Bet you can't guess what his favorite word is right now?? Followed my "my, or mine" and then "tractor". Gotta love those 2 year old boys! LOL!
