Gendercide

  How much farther does this need to go, for people to open their minds and hearts to the truth?

Does this even affect pro-choice people? Or are they so calloused and desensitized and stuck in their "Woman's body" rhetoric, that they can distract themselves from murder? It has to start chipping away at that denial, when you hear about a ____ being a boy or girl, with everything developed. What is that thing that you are aborting specifically because it's a girl? Are we going to push the facade one level higher and start calling them "female blobs of tissue?" Remember when they use the term "fetus" it might sound less human, but the definition is in fact "offspring".

   And how adorable that this lady can casually laugh about having 2 abortions before four kids.

The abortion industry is an evil business. They have no heart. And they have these ignorant employees pushing people to lie to doctors, and to abuse medicaid now for gender-selective murder....but keep quiet because people like me will "place judgment". Judgment is not in and of itself wrong or sinful. It is human nature, and it is common sense, and it is self defense. Your behavior is what you are accountable for. And if you stand by murder, YOU ARE WRONG AND YOU SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. You are either ignorant and oblivious or evil yourself. Either way, you are in control of the devil. Yeah, red horns, tail and all. However you want to animate him to justify ignoring your conscience.

   Everyday more and more of the evil is being unveiled; the excuses for what was once the most popular women's cause, are becoming fewer and weaker. I am very pleased that the majority of American's now define themselves as pro-life. That means more than any law. Inform yourself, and inform those you care about. But be prepared because you will be hated.

To many blind & hateful people, being pro-life means you are worse than racists...worse than pedophiles. Worse than murderers themselves.

Interesting tidbit from the article about the Gallup poll:

With the first pro-choice president in eight years already making changes to the nation's policies on funding abortion overseas, expressing his support for the Freedom of Choice Act, and moving toward rescinding federal job protections for medical workers who refuse to participate in abortion procedures, Americans -- and, in particular, Republicans -- seem to be taking a step back from the pro-choice position. However, the retreat is evident among political moderates as well as conservatives.
It is possible that, through his abortion policies, Obama has pushed the public's understanding of what it means to be "pro-choice" slightly to the left, politically. While Democrats may support that, as they generally support everything Obama is doing as president, it may be driving others in the opposite direction.

Strep Again

I took Lucas to the dr today for his strep...I knew we had it, but John and I had antibiotics from other visits and are getting better...but those first few days were real bad on our throats. It's basically turned into a cold and my throat always feels like I can't clear the phlegm.  I knew Lucas had it so I made the appt this morning. What bothers me is that when I see this doctor (or any of them really) and I go over the laundry list of sickness we've all been battling in our house, he nods smiling non-chalantly like it's of no concern, and also doubts when I 'diagnose' us with things...but lets look at the facts---he DID have the flu, he DID have bronchitis afterward, and today, for the third time, he DID test positive for strep again. I tried to ask him about the air quality in our home or allergens that could make us more vulnerable to infections and I asked him if he thinks we should go to an allergist...he said "if it's really affecting your quality of life, sure." I just don't like being treated like I am exaggerating, when it's the truth that all of us have been sick back to back with one thing or another for the past few months. 

    Instead of getting the week of oral antibiotics, I decided to opt for the penicillin shot to get it over with and relieve his symptoms quicker. He didn't know what he was in for...I had to hold him down while they shot him in the leg. He cried so hard I felt so bad. But I explained he was a big strong boy for taking it and that the medicine was going to make his mouth feel better. They also gave him a "courage coupon" for a free ice cream scoop next door at culver's. So I took him to get it right after to reassure him :)

   

  He picked vanilla with snickers on top--and ate it quickly! I am sure the cold ice cream felt good on his throat. I hope his symptoms are significantly less intense tomorrow. We are home now and he and Olivia are playing together.  

    We should find out more tomorrow, at least about my health because I am going to see my doctor in the morning about my bloodwork results, and ask to be referred to the allergist I found. I am anxious to see what happens. 

   Yesterday I was so dern tired of being stuck sick in this house. So I was trying to think of a place to take the kids out where they wouldn't get other kids sick. We went to the nearby park and had a little picnic on the soccer field. Lucas played a little tee-ball ( I want to see if he can join a local team soon, when he's healthy) and Olivia sat and snacked on golden grahams, apricots and grapes. I gave them a bunch of juice because it was 90 degrees, and we left after only 20 minutes. I wanted to take them somewhere like a splashpad, where they can cool off, but I wouldn't have to worry about them drowning. Still looking. 

  Well here are some pics of our picnic:

  They enjoyed that tiny little outing. Today is daddy's only day off so we went to barnes and noble to use his gift card (he gets them from work for being so awesome lol) and he bought this:

And we bought some new books for bedtime with the kids. They have to have their book read to them each night. I wanted to share their little routine:

 So they typically have a bath, brush their teeth and hair, and put a t shirt on. Then they get their water cups and blankies, Lucas has to have ALL 4 of his snakes, Olivia usually has her doggy, or moosey or a baby doll. Last night she wore her rings to bed lol. But certain nights she cries for her "gov" which I only recently figured out, was her glove...or snow mitten. She likes to wear one on her right hand when going to bed lol. They have glow in the dark decals of stars and moons on their walls and by their beds they look at. Then we read a book---lately we've been reading this:

And Lucas has memorized it so he reads it to us :)

Then they whine for "kachow". It was something I started when I was weaning them off the pacifiers. The sound is from the Cars movie, but I get their favorite blankies and count 1-2-3 KACHOW! and cover them with their blankets. They require it--Lucas will SCREAM if we don't. Then I turn off the light and say "good night love you see you in the morning."...Lucas waits til I shut the door and yells out, "MISS YOU LOVE YOU!" and I must reply, and then he says it again, and I must reply, and he usually says it one last time, and I tiptoe away saying it quietly lol. 

Will update after tomorrows appt.

Private Snafu

Amidst all the sickness, there has been so much cuteness. I started trying to document some since I hadn't touched my camera in so long. These kids are so adorable to me :)

 Here they are copying aunt Susan in her contortion videos...trying to do the splits :)

 Lucas says "I can't do it!" all pouty (trying her headstand).




Olivia say's "I doing it mommy!" (Susan's balancing exercise)

 Then they wanted to play dress up and I found this old shirt I made circa 2003....I wore it to fly out to South Carolina to visit John for the first time since he had left for boot camp. :) It's freakin small...as was I back then. Surreal to see our 3 yr old son wear it !

A week ago, I forgot how I found it, but I ended up watching some old WW2 cartoon series called "Private Snafu" ("Situation Normal All Fucked Up). They were secret military cartoons made by dr. seuss and all the popular cartoonists at the time (at warner bros) to set examples for troops and boost morale. They are very entertaining to watch, and Lucas loved them! Here's some for you all to sample :

It made me wonder if my grandpa (chief warrant officer in the Navy, POW to the crazy japs in the Philippines) had watched them. :)

So now, Lucas and Olivia sing "booty work" and "booby traps". Lovely. :)

Here are some random cute tidbits from the past week or so:

Sick again..What's New?

I am so frustrated I want to move out of this house. I have no idea what's causing all this illness, but I am paranoid that it's the carpet or underlayment we had installed, or maybe the air ducts in this house...I start cleaning, (even when wearing stupid Michael Jackson masks), and have one really hard painful sneeze, and that triggers a bad cold and throat infection. I have had that bad strep throat again and a cold, which has turned into this constant coughing and feeling like my throat is closing up. I can't breathe at night from all the involuntary coughing...like there's always something I can't clear out of my throat. My skin around my eyes is dark red and I started getting that patch of skin above my left eye again---sebhorreic eczema, that I have a steroid cream for.  My neck is itchy. I feel like that dual eye infection I had for so long caused my vision to worsen. I feel like it's severe allergies, that lead to infections that are contagious...because John now has a very bad sore throat again, and Lucas' eyelids are red and he's drooling...(meaning he has a sore throat). Of course it's a holiday weekend. But what good do doctors do us anyway?
            I had bloodwork done to test a bunch of things almost 2 weeks ago, and everytime I try to call my doctor for the results, they say she hasn't looked over them yet...I don't care! I want them for myself. I know I will eventually switch doctors but I have little faith that starting over with a new one will be any different--maybe their staff will be more courteous and know what they are doing (example---the nurse swabbing my tongue because swabbing tonsils "makes people gag"....yeah, no wonder my strep tests came out negative, while my husband and kids were positive with their doctors...). Guess I should've been tipped off when a guy was up in arms with his dissatisfaction in the office and stormed out.
     I am sure I will have to make a damn appointment to get these results. But I will also have her refer me to this allergy/immunology specialist out here. I want to know what's going on with me. I can't function like this, and it's constantly making all of us sick. I've always had bad allergies, and sure my dogs play a role in that. But being on 3 allergy prescriptions, having brand new carpet, vaccuuming/sweeping often, washing my hands more than anyone I know, eating healthier, more fresh fruits and vegetables which lowered my cholesterol, drinking more water, exercising regularly, would logically lead to a healthier me I thought. I even hold my breath when walking by people who cough or sneeze. This is miserable! WTF!?

  I will also have the air ducts cleaned. I am just ready to move to a new house thats already been updated.
Again, this is mostly to document what's going on with us in case I need to know it later.

 Olivia seems okay for now.

Letting Olivia Dress Herself

No Pictures Please!

Bologna

What kind of warped world do the creators of this ad think we live in....to not be able to see through these lies? As if the lullaby music and pictures of Obama fist-bumping women somehow empower women. Seeing this PP president put out this B.O. propaganda, reminded me of :



How scary a woman must be to run the abortion industry's most renowned murder mill. Of course she LOVES Obama, because he keeps the blood money rolling in. First of all, it's very ironic that they show clips of young girls in classrooms, and even babies with their parents. Planned Parenthood only wants your business if you're down for killing---they DO NOT help you adopt, and they CANNOT do cancer screenings. 


Secondly, what has B.O. done for women? And don't say healthcare...socializing healthcare will only bring down the quality for everyone. The women of his staff are paid less than men, and his own staff is predominantly white men, so according to many civil rights lawyers and the former general counselor at the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, he would be violating the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 


And thirdly, it's so frustrating that people can keep making Romney or conservatives or even libertarians, out  to be "bringing women back to the 1950's" because we don't think birth control is the responsibility of tax payers. No one is trying to BAN birth control--you are FREE to buy it. With all the wasted tax dollars (and yes, wasted on both sides....George W. Bush's current usage of tax $ for phone calls etc is astounding. And the money he allotted to Africa [that you can bet didn't go to the correct hands], and AIDS research [a preventable condition] is definitely not where our tax dollars should be going. Similarly, the bailout for auto-companies and banks, and 'stimulus' money going toward sex studies etc....) conscience-free sex is not a priority or responsibility of the state.


Don't let the lying media determine your views...they are rarely honest. 


So this lady says, the "republican leadership" wants to take away rights and put "government in between women and their doctors." Bullshit. On the contrary, WE WANT THE GOVERNMENT OUT!! WE DON'T WANT THE GOVERNMENT DECIDING WHAT HEALTHCARE WE ARE PERMITTED AND BY WHOM. No one is preventing women from going to their doctors for birth control---we just don't think hard-earned tax-dollars should foot the bill. They can just keep repeating this empty and dishonest rhetoric and it's gobbled up by the majority of people as true and righteous. 


 There are more useful medical facilities that offer legitimate healthcare that doesn't include infanticide (and I don't see birth control as healthcare..it's sex-life-care...) that could use the help of state funds...defunding Planned Parenthood would allow for that. I wish they'd stop acting like women had no options but planned parenthood. Does this woman actually believe what she says? Or that her large paycheck actually came from helping women have families, or diagnose cancer as opposed to killing 4,000 babies daily? 


How frustrating that most media will not report honestly about anything regarding Obama's shady past or his current failure. And how depressing that the pro-life point of view is never in the news or media, save for being the butt of a dumb joke here and there. 


Here's another recent article exploring the topic of abortion and race, some tidbits from the piece:
  38% of aborted babies are black, but only 12.3% of the nation is black.


The article went on to mention the current PRENDA , prolife legislation on the table in congress, which would make it illegal to abort based on sex or race. Every little bit helps, but this seems a little futile if abortion is to remain legal...I mean, women could find out they are having a girl, and then claim the reason for abortion is ________ (fill in the blank)..."um,  I gotta clean out my fridge."
Still, I guess it might help.

 Is our concern about sex-selective valid? Yes. According to studies of Chinese, Filipino and Korean immigrants coming to America, they bring with them the cultures they left. These cultures don’t value women as much as men – for example, the Chinese one-child policy that has resulted in a huge deficit of women in China – and is one reason for Asian sex slavery pandemic, as an aside. Women become commodities.

And also on The Fetal Pain Bill:

   Babies at 20 weeks feel pain, and probably before this. This is a losing issue for abortion proponents. How can you oppose protecting babies who are far along,  from pain?Why is it coming through Congress now? D.C. has gutted all abortion restrictions in recent years and currently allows abortions at any time for any reason until birth(only five countries in the world have similarly abortion-friendly laws, including China, North Korea and Vietnam), and so this is in response to that, via Congress’ constitutional authority and responsibility.

Another good point:

Remember, too, that from a purely economic standpoint Social Security and Medicare would be in much better shape if we had even half of the 50 million-plus aborted babies in the work force, paying taxes, etc.

Lucas can't stop laughing at this lol...

awesome

Still trying to get better.

I just wanted to gross everyone out by showing a pic of my throat I took last night. My throat was so much worse last night, I had to see if it was getting the white stuff on it like John's did when he finally tested positive for strep. Here are my nasty tonsils:

That nasty white stuff on my swollen red tonsils is called "exudate"..so disgusting. 

I still don't know what else we have, but here's the rundown: Olivia finished her tamiflu and no longer has fever. Still whiney and probably achey but otherwise active. Her eyes are still a little red and puffy, not as much crust. It's a total bitch trying to get these eye drops in every 4 hours because she's terrified...they don't burn though. It's just scary getting something dropped in your eyes...I've had to bribe her with one mike n ike:

John is better, but throat still is sore. I can't tell if we just have viral throat infection or bacterial, or both. I don't know if the antibiotics we are on are working, or if we are just slowly getting over it on our own. His right eye is still painful, a little red but he got the same eye drops so it should help. His neck just started hurting in the back like mine, kinda stiff, but that symptom is probably due to us being so sick.

  I had a fever all yesterday and chills, and my throat started to hurt like strep. My neck pain isn't as severe, my eye pain has changed from pressure behind, extreme red, itchy watery, to feeling extra dry and blurry and achey when open too long, and a little less red. My eye sockets look like I've been sick for a while, just tired. I was worse yesterday...the undeniable proof was that I wasn't hungry at all...only wanted to eat tangerines. I tried to eat a waffle just so I could take my antibiotic, but my stomach wasn't full enough and I got real nauseous. We needed to go shopping but have all been so sick and stuck in this house not trying to infect other people, that we've been eating out. And none of it tasted very good so I didn't eat that much. I thought I had probably gained weight, but in fact I have lost..back in the 150's, temporarily i'm sure... I'd of course rather just be over all these infections and back into our routine though. My ears are kinda muffled and feel tight inside when I swallow..they are extra sensitive so when Olivia cries or does her stupid squealing when they play, it hurts! I don't know how I caught John's strep, since we have been sleeping separately, so I hope the kid's don't catch it.

    I finally felt well enough to go shopping today, so when John was done sleeping (he went back to work last night) I went to target. When I was getting dressed Olivia came in my closet and she saw me putting on these skirt/pants and said "i wanna wear that too!" so I said, "okay go get dressed but you're staying home with daddy because you're sick." As I was about to leave she came down in these skirt/pants! She's done that before when I've worn these, so I just think it's so hilarious how observant and girly and capable she is ! She is so independent with tasks, but also SOO annoyingly clingy. But she's just so adorable and smart you can't help but give in.

  Thanks everyone for your thoughts prayers and concern. Hope you all had a better mother's day than we did! And remember to always wash your and YOUR KID'S hands !

   And now my kids are obsessed with bootywork. I was recording because right before we got sick last week, we were listening to music and the cars "hello again" came on, and they laughed so hard when I lip-synced the intro as a robot lol. And Lucas sings it a little, but they quickly turn it into a "Peanut Butter Jelly Time/Bootywork" mashup...Hey, we've had to entertain ourselves while in quarantine!

Lucas is gonna be that kid that gets expelled for sexual harassment in kindergarten for singing bootywork...

Update on all our sickness...

Well, we have been so sick in this house for the past 5 days, and I hope I am not speaking too soon, but I think we are finally getting better. Here's whats happened (I like to keep all this documented just in case I need it later...which is the reason behind many a useless blog I write..lol)

 So I had a bunch of prescriptions for my allergies, and steroids for inflammation, and eye drops for my eye infection. Nothing was working. Olivia while still sick with the flu, also had eye infection. We all went to minute clinic on saturday and they retested John--was positive for strep...would've been nice if they had given him the damn antibiotic 2 days ago...I was prescribed new eye drops since both of my eyes were now swollen burning and bloodshot. John was so miserable he took 2 nights off of work...that should tell you a lot, since John LOVES working overtime...guess he should so we can afford these doctors. He got penicillin.

     Sunday morning I woke up at 4 am with horribly stiff and painful neck, and when I'd swallow, the pain wasn't just in my throat, but in my neck and back of my head. I developed a fever and headache, and my eyes were worse than ever so I went to urgent care. They tested me for strep and flu--both negative. Diagnosed a new viral throat infection. Prescribed yet another eye drop (other ones weren't working again) and oral antibiotic for throat, and pain meds.

    I doubted these drs and meds, but tried them anyway....i guess after spending >$500 on drs, clinics, and prescriptions in 3 days, the third times a charm....We are feeling a little better today. John has infected right eye so he will be getting the same eye drops I just got (can't believe I had to use 3 and let my eyes get so bad) and his penicillin is starting to relieve his throat pain. He is supposed to go back to work tonight.

  My eyes still look horrible and I use the eye drops every 4 hrs but I am getting better too. My throat pain is worse so I am pretty sure I am getting the same viral infection John has, but my amoxicillin should cover it. Olivia seemed a little better this morning too. Her eyes are still puffy and crusty and the eye drops first prescribed for her weren't working so I will be getting her my eye drops too. She is on her last day of tamiflu--but still pretty sick...big hard green bloody snot that shoots out when she sneezes. John and I are still taking tamiflu as preventative, I really hope we don't get the flu...

        Despite what it sounds like, we have been keeping everything and everyone as clean as possible and washing hands...I've even been sleeping in guest room so I don't know how we all pretty much ended up with same viral infections, but we are hopefully getting over it. It has been a very rough past 4 days..seem like forever. Lucas is still doing well, as I think he is immune from all his suffering last month.

    Trying not to think about all the wasted money on drs and prescriptions that didnt work....just being grateful that one finally did and trying to move on with our lives! Sick of being sick in this damn house! Wanna get out and swim and workout and play at the park!

  I only hope I didn't speak too soon..

Aren't you tired of us being sick?

I sure am. I don't know what's going on but our immune systems are sure taking a beating. First I had my weekly "cleaning day" on tuesday, where I do all the laundry, clean up the kitchen, and clean the floors. Since we have hard floors downstairs, the dogs dander and whatever they bring in from the back, is always swirling around while I sweep up before I scrub floors with special cleaner...well the dust/dander everywhere brought on a violent sneeze attack, which actually injured my eye...it itched all night. The next morning I woke up to get ready for pilates and noticed my eye was totally bloodshot and swollen...not as open as the other one. And every time I bent over to pick the kids or their toys up, the pressure behind my eye built up so much it felt it was gonna push my eye out. It got progressively worse, and the cold symptoms got worse, no matter what allergy medication I took. 

  Then I noticed Olivia didn't look right after the gym on wednesday morning...after her nap she began whining and I checked her temp. It was only 99.2, but I know she looked ill and probably had what Lucas had...the flu. Then John came home from work after working 10 days straight...he had the chills. He slept as soon as he got home. I decided to sleep up in the guestroom, to be close to Olivia's room, and also to be away from whatever John had. The next morning John thought he was better, but later got the chills and fever and achiness all over again. Olivia woke up miserable with the same 99 fever, so I took her to the doctor. They again doubted she had the flu since it's not flu season and her fever was low....but she tested positive like I said. She has been on tamiflu the past 2 days and I think I caught it early for her so hers isn't as bad as Lucas but she has her miserable moments...she is just way more playful than he was. 

When I got home, John and my doctor was not available so I made John go to the CVS minute clinic about 15 min away. His throat has been horribly sore and he's real out of it....they tested him for strep and the flu...both negative...but they gave him tamiflu anyway since Olivia has it. They said his throat looked horrible and had white patches....and yet they didn't prescribe any antibiotic! So he's miserable again...he's supposed to work night shifts starting tomorrow so we'll see. I had 4 days of amoxicillin so he took it tonight, until tomorrow when he can go back to the clinic and get a full 10 days worth.

I was also not getting better. I wasn't able to see out of my right eye because it was so swollen and watery. I also had this pain in my jaw right where it connects in front of my right ear, so I looked up the symptoms and read TMJ disorder causes that pain and can lead to eye pain and redness...TMJ is basically a problem in your alignment of your jaw, which can cause so much trouble with your whole head and neck and shoulders. So, I felt stupid but I went to a dentist for my eye problem....he was so nice and immediately did a panaramic scan--which revealed I do have TMJ disorder, plus the clicking in my jaw when I open wide. It's also related to my teeth-grinding at night...So I will have to go back for my regular cleaning and get a night guard made...which costs $324. For some reason my dental plan doesn't cover them. 

The dentist said the TMJ was aggravating my eye, but I had some other issues going on as my sinuses were huge in the xrays....so he referred me to an opthamalogist...next door. Went in and my damn vision insurance wouldn't cover it since it's deemed a medical visit. $70 later, the doc says I have a combination of bacterial and viral infection involving my eye, nose and probably ear. He prescribed a $25 eye drop prescription with antibiotic/steroid mix. He said I should also see my primary doctor to check out my ears and throat. 

So, I went to see her today. She's nice...but I always feel like her staff forgets that I'm there and I'm left waiting for hours for a test that takes 5 minutes. Anyway, when she came in, she didn't even want to touch me...(took shower didnt fix hair or make up...my eye bulging and red..lol) and she was astounded by all I told her and prescribed 8 different things for me...she said I have swimmers ear, a throat infection, eye infection, and possibly flu/cold exacerbated by my horrid allergies. She said she'd give me a steroid shot...I told her she gave me one last month..and it did nothing. My allergy meds do nothing..so she recommended I take singular, allegra, and 2 nasal sprays, fluticasone and astepro, daily. Of course 2 of them don't have generics, and allegra is OTC but expensive. She then gave me an antibiotic shot in the butt that hurt. Her nurse swabbed me incorrectly for strep and flu (I called her on it and she said she doesn't like to swab the tonsils because it makes you gag, so she does your tongue....and she didnt go far enough in my nose for the flu test) so they came out negative even though my throat burns like hell. She prescribed tamiflu just in case, plus medrol, which is a strong steroid that you have to take in high-to-low doses to prevent adrenal damage...

So we all feel like crap and are stuck in this house, which I feel makes us sicker. I wash the kids hands all the time. Wash my hands all the time. I don't know whats causing it, but I will buy hepa filter things for the air vents and start wearing masks, goggles, gloves, suits when cleaning from now on. So tired and also feel like I'm wasting time not using this expensive gym membership... Meanwhile, Lucas seems okay--I think he dealt with enough already. It's our turn. 

Here's Lucas singing his new favorite song....I have been singing it and dancing because they play it during spin class sometimes and it's so stupid I feel like a clown....but me and the kids grew to like it because we shake our butts and run around the house singing "BOOTY WORK BOOTY WORK!"

Olivia sings it too...and the peanut butter jelly song lol. 

I am considering getting a medical degree and becoming a doctor strictly for my own family...no one listens to me! 

I might have to go to an ENT or allergy specialist...and probably an orthodontist for this stupid TMJ...what do I not have? 

I don't care.

Obama is suddenly in support of gay marriage.

Yes, it's obviously to garner more votes from gays (which by the way, were already giving you a free pass even when you were against it buddy!). I think the real reason he "struggled" with the decision in the past was not about his 'Christian' faith, but more because the black Christian voting block is largely against gays...but I think B.O. realized he'll get their vote regardless of what he says or does, so he decided to aim to snag the huge Lady Gaga crowd.

  I don't really comprehend why this issue seems to be on par with real issues, but meh...whatever. I am totally indifferent to same-sex relationships. Do what you want---that's the libertarian mindset, barring causing harm to another person. And in the case of marriage, I don't even think the 'authority' rests with the states...it rests in the churches and ordained minsters. Whatever faiths want to recognize as marriage, should be their choosing. So in that respect, yes, I am for gay marriage.

   Here's what B.O. had to say about it:

 "...in the end the values that I care most deeply about ... is how we treat other people and, you know, I, you know, we are both practicing Christians and obviously this position may be considered to put us at odds with the views of others but, you know, when we think about our faith, the thing at root that we think about is, not only Christ sacrificing himself on our behalf, but it’s also the Golden Rule, you know, treat others the way you would want to be treated. " 

I'm sure anyone who knows me, knows where i'm headed now... What he is saying would be A-Ok with me if he were at all consistent with rooting his beliefs in Christ's sacrifice, and treating others the way we want to be treated, with regard to abortion. He's heavily supporting killing off his own race--black women are 3 times more likely than white to abort....and many of them not only once. I hate to even see the screenshot on the video I posted a few blogs back... I shudder every time. No Christian can watch that and say "hey, Christ is cool with it!" I guess in B.O.'s pseudo-christianity, this "golden rule" has exceptions in fine print.

Fetu-phobic?

Get this..The Obama White House requires pregnant tourists to register their unborn baby for security purposes...see any contradiction?

[The National Right to Life Committee released a statement on Tuesday afternoon about Shafer’s email, highlighting the fact that the “Obama White House recognizes [a] ‘baby that has not been born’ for White House security purposes, but tolerates legal abortion to [the] moment 
of birth in District of Columbia.”]

One of my faves in a mashup :)

Daft Punk vs. QOTSA "Somethin Bout Chu"

So Oblivious

Republicans, Get In My Vagina! from Kate Beckinsale      

Funny or die? Hmm...I guess the latter.. this ain't funny. Anyone who clicked "like" for this video is incapable of thinking for themselves.

These 3 actresses think they are being funny, and definitely are making themselves more acceptable to liberal Hollywood. But how disappointing how misled and ignorant they are. Why do we need to keep pushing this idea that 'republicans' or pro-life people just have this evil longing to 'control women's bodies?' Can't we just see it for what it really is? If they would just admit they are making an exception for brutal murder if it's done out of sight in a woman's body, it'd be a little less offensive. I still wonder what the hell these kinds of people think pro-lifer's personally gain by standing up for life? Whatever misleading 'priorities' liberals want you to focus on, there is none more important than the preservation of life.


BTW, Mitt Romney and most Republicans aren't trying to "ban birth control" as the mistaken mainstream media and Hollywood like to say. Saying the federal government (tax dollars) should not be used to pay for birth control, is in NO WAY restricting individuals from getting birth control, you idiots!

Lovely logo--is she proudly bowling with her dead baby?

Also, the 'bowl-a-thon' for abortion access, is bragging about their success in raising money to pay for a 14 yr old's abortion as part of their "real stories of abortion access". In the article, the 14 yr old Darcy was pregnant and lived in a state where minors don't get that privilege to murder their babies, so she and her low-income mother sought the angels at NNAF to help pay for them to go to another state to kill. Using the money from their "Tiller the Killer" memorial fund, they were able to do just that:

“Getting my abortion means I'm going to get a second chance. And I want to make it count.”“Y’all were just so nice,” the girl said in the newsletter. “I mean, you gave me like more than a thousand dollars. There’s no way that me and my mom could have come up with that much.”
“I'm pretty smart for 14, I think,” Darcy writes. “I love biology, especially the stuff on animals. I'm pretty sure I'm going to be a vet -- I definitely want to start my own practice so that I make enough money and when I have kids I can be home with them,” she said.

Very smart indeed. I am sure she learned her lesson in responsibility, and will not be back right? It's so ironic she's  so into biology and "stuff on animals"...gonna be a vet because she has a soft spot in her heart for dogs...but babies--yuck! If she only knew the biological changes that rapidly took place in her own body, creating a living organism with his/her own DNA, she may have chosen to give the baby up for adoption. And no word on whether these guardian angels are going to investigate who impregnated this kid and press charges.

I guarantee if this girl, these idiot actresses or the writers of these dumb skits watched a real abortion, what they are defending, they wouldn't be doing this shit. But no, they want to (and can) stay blind and still be praised by the majority of zombies in this country who won't open their fucking eyes.

Imagine this video playing on the side of the screen in that funny or die video...yes that is a foot, not an indistinguishable blob of tissue.

WOMEN: stop worrying about this BS of republicans in your vagina, and start worrying about the psychopath getting paid to shove a vaccuum, forceps or your own intestines into your vagina. 

Chen

I first wrote about Chen Guangcheng last December here.

I'm sure most people now know his name and his plight but in case you don't:
  Chen is a blind lawyer and human rights activist from Shandong Province, China. He successfully defended disabled people in his village and surrounding areas who were illegally being taxed, and he also won a case against a paper mill that was allowing toxic chemicals to flow into rivers, destroying crops and wildlife. Later in his life, he began fighting against corrupt local officials who enforced China's supposed "informed choice" (more like, "you-are-informed-of-our-choice") one-child policy, with forced sterilizations & abortions.

 From Breitbart article:

Chen is an anti-abortion activist, and that runs against Obama’s philosophy--and particularly to the current “War on Women” narrative of which “reproductive rights” is the centerpiece.
Chen is a women’s rights activist, but in China that has a different meaning than it does here. In 1979 China introduced its draconian one-child policy. 

This policy requires only one child per couple, but because of the cultural value placed on male children, it has resulted in a staggering number of abortions--13 million in 2010. (That figure only counts registered medical institutions, something to which most of rural China does not have access. It is estimated the real number could be two to three times that amount.)

This has become his true cause as it is so common in his area and clearly against national law, however Chinese officials do not care, and are probably supporting this violent enforcement of the one-child policy. Chen has been detained many times and charged with outrageous and bogus crimes to justify locking him up and beating him, his family, and his friends/supporters. (Christian Bale was even hit and pushed while trying to visit him last year).


        He has been heavily guarded and cut off from the world, but last month even as a blind man, was able to escape the confines of his "home" (prison) and slip passed guards to wade through water and stumble through rural territory with the cover of night protecting him. He reached a point where a friend was planned to be to assist smuggling him to a safer location...which they thought would be the U.S. Embassy. While his family (and now friends) were still in the hands of the guards who beat and imprisoned him, he had little time to make something happen. Fortunately, or so he thought, Secretary Hillary Clinton was visiting China at the time. He asked to speak directly with her, but only did so over the phone (some accounts claim he said "i would like to see you" in chinese..leading many to believe he was still under pressure while at the embassy). After a few days of 'negotiations' between the U.S. embassy and Chinese government, a supposed compromise was reached wherein Chen was told he and his family would be relocated to a safe part of China and be allowed to study and continue his legal works. He was also told the "extra-legal" activities in Shandong would be investigated...sounds really promising especially when the Chinese government blocked searches for his name on the internet of China, to prevent the spread of concern and support...and embarrassment of their failure to detain a blind man.

       Chen supposedly agreed to the terms and left the U.S. Embassy with guards to protect him. He was reunited with his family and taken to a hospital. Acting as if she truly trusted the Chinese in her heart, Hillary said she was "pleased that we were able to facilitate Chen Guangcheng's stay and departure from the U.S. Embassy in a way the reflected his choices and our values." If you look at that statement, it really is the truth...."his choices" to me, translate to his decision to keep fighting against abortions, and "our values" translate to her administration's pro-abortion/pro-keep-borrowing-$$-from-China values.

     When I see Hillary Clinton's underwhelmed reaction to things like seeing a video of Gaddafi being captured, beaten and murdered, I just personally cannot see how a woman can be so insensitive to the horror, albeit a beating/execution of a murderous dictator. Reading about her political positions, campaign work and votes over the passed 40 years, I see that she has always been pretty cold-hearted, especially regarding abortion --voting against notifying parents when minor has out-of-state abortion, voted no on criminal penalty for "harming unborn fetus during other crime" (i.e. Peterson etc), voted against ban on partial-birth abortion, and even sent a letter to Obama in 2008 while campaigning against him, chastising him for not being pro-choice enough!! I suppose you want a somewhat callous, tough person to be your secretary of state, but when a blind and beaten civil rights activist with family and friends being attacked and imprisoned and dissident of a communist country asks for political asylum, we should help him.

  We accept the most refugees of all countries who honor the idea of political asylum:

"...of the top ten countries accepting resettled refugees in 2006, the United States accepted more than twice as many as the next nine countries combined."(wikipedia)

 But it was too inconvenient to help a pro-life prisoner of conscience from a country we are financially indebted to.
  As much as I don't like The Daily Show, Jon Stewart got this one right. 

    Chen himself has come out and said he was lied to by the embassy, and the negotiation was under threat of his family's safety. He now fears for his and his family's lives, asking to be allowed to leave China and come to the U.S.:

“No. I came because of an agreement. I was worried about the safety of my family,” said Chen regarding his departure, according to Channel 4. “A gang of them have taken over our house, sitting in our room and eating at our table, waving thick sticks around.

“They’ve turned our home into a prison, with seven cameras and electric fence all around.”

Chen expressed his dismay that no one from the U.S. embassy had accompanied him. “Nobody from the (US) Embassy is here. I don’t understand why. They promised to be here,” he said. (source)

  Chen, who says he felt pressured to leave the embassy, adds that he finally decided to do so when American officials informed him that if didn’t, his wife would be beaten by vengeful Chinese officials. Embassy personnel deny the claim, although they admit that they let Chen know that his wife would be taken back to the residence where the couple had been beaten many times.“The embassy told me that they would have someone accompany me the whole time,” Chen told reporters. “But today when I got to the ward, I found that there was not a single embassy official here, and so I was very unsatisfied. I felt they did not tell me the truth on this issue.” (source)

 In response, Clinton let him know that he can apply to study abroad. That's like telling someone who is drowning, "Hey, you can always stop breathing." She can't truly believe that Chen's troubles are over and that China will simply allow him and his family to leave. I hope the Obama administration feels enough political pressure to help Chen and his family before it's too late. As for this "War on Women," what about the Chinese women who are forcibly sterilized, or forced to abort that Chen was helping? Sucks to be pro-life---no one helps you out. If you look at Obama's own crazy choices, he may be quite fond of this "one-child policy"...after all, Obama's "science czar" authored a book "describing" how to commit the same atrocities, and be covered by the Constitution, if necessary....I say "describing," because after being chosen by B.O., he had to clarify things to shut people up about his invalid overpopulation concerns, so he sorta sidestepped and tried to force the book into sci-fi/"encyclopedic textbook" category...I guess we should shove these two quotes in the same genre then?

  In a 1969 article, Holdren and co-author Paul R. Ehrlich argued, "if the population control measures are not initiated immediately, and effectively, all the technology man can bring to bear will not fend off the misery to come."^[21] In 1973, Holdren encouraged a decline in fertility to well below replacement in the United States, because "210 million now is too many and 280 million in 2040 is likely to be much too many." 

 Forget about a "war on women"...this is a war on babies.

A Better Day

Today was a better day. Lucas isn't totally back to himself, but he sure is well enough to be a butthole to Olivia again. So I asked them if they wanted to go to church today and they both said yes. They did well in the nursery I was told, and then we went to the Welcome Breakfast for new parishioners put on by the Knights of Columbus. The breakfast was delicious. We still haven't had a chance to register since moving here and I hadn't met anyone from the church yet so I thought today would be a good time to. The knights were all so helpful and welcoming--catered to us for sure! After eating, L & O were whiney but it went alright. It was nice to talk to parishioners and to the parish priest about what's important to the church. I asked about a pro-life ministry, and they said I should be the one to head it :) I guess they don't have a set organizer for it all the time. If I had help with L & O, I would definitely want to take it on. I think it would be very fulfilling and I would do all I could to help inspire parishioners to educate and change hearts & minds of people they meet. It was nice to be so welcomed into the church. We talked about their jobs and John's job, and they invited him to be a knight. I am going to encourage him to join. It would be so admirable if he did :)

 Then we went home and since they were still real active and playful, we had a little snack and drink, and got ready for the gym...to go swim at the outdoor pool finally! It's open now, and it's huge. There are cool slides, but of course the kids and I stayed in the wading pool area. They got their lifejackets on and at first Olivia was afraid when I didn't hold her, but eventually she wanted to be let go for a little bit. 

    We got out and dried off on the chairs for a few minutes. I did slather a bunch of sunscreen on them, but it was overcast so it wasn't too much direct sunlight. Next time I think I will leave them in the child ctr and I'll go tan. I want to get darker, but I also need the vitamin D....doctor says my levels are low, but I don't want to get a prescription for what's readily available and free--sunlight!

She loves her pretty bathing suit

Pretending she's a monkey

Lucas got on my lap and told me where my boobies are....lol. "BOOBIES!"

  After swimming, they wanted to play and I wanted to workout. So we did! I did the rock wall again a few times, a few different routes. And this time I had the instructor guy take a few pics.

    Took the kids home and we were all exhausted...none more than Lucas. He always sits on the step to take his shoes off..fell asleep during that. Then Olivia was asleep but she pooped so I cleaned her and gave her a drink and I guess she thought Lucas looked so comfortable she'd join!

   Lucas is still a little tired from all the sickness, but he had fun and ate a lot today so I think we're almost back to normal. :)

Twas about time we visit the ER again.

Well, I thought Lucas was getting better but he wasn't. He played a little in the morning but stayed sick and lethargic, snotty and coughing, while laying down all day. Didn't eat any of his breakfast. John came home from work early today and they all took a nap:

Snoring as loud as a train...he was so exhausted because it's been hard to breathe. 

When I woke them up, I felt how hot Lucas was and took his temp --was 101.2. And he looked worse..even after sleeping a few hours, he didn't want to get up...his eyes have been slowly closing all day. Just out of it and in pain. Since it was already 7pm (and besides his doctor didn't think he had bronchitis) we took him to the ER down the street. Although it was a $100 copay, it was a nice new clean facility and we got the peter pan room lol. They also got to watch Shrek 3. Texas has these free-standing 24 hr ERs that are privately owned, so they are very efficient with no wait, and can be located in any little plaza...in this case, next door to our favorite chinese place :)

  Anyway:

   They did x-rays and said he has bronchitis, but nothing really bad like pneumonia. He had lots of mucus clogging up his bronchial tubes, but no patches of it in his lungs thankfully. We even got a disc with the x-ray pics! That's the progress you get when you privatize...efficiency.

   They gave him a steroid mixture with gatorade to break up all the mucus, and boost his immune system, and prescribed an antibiotic for 5 days. Lucas is feeling better and enjoyed "having his picture taken" (John said he smiled for his xray) so it made that $100 seem like a family night out on the town...well, at least in comparison to waiting hours to see a dr who tells me I'm wrong.

Me & Doctors...

Blacklight mini golf...in between sickness last month. 

I feel so bad for Lucas...we all had strep, then he got a cold with a sinus infection, then he caught the flu, and now he has bronchitis. I know he does, even though his useless doctor says he doesn't and "his body is just recovering from the flu.." These are new symptoms after he was getting better from the flu. The doctor also said he didn't hear any congestion...well, Lucas is no longer speaking because his throat is so bad, and he can't swallow foods...I SWEAR there is something about me and doctors, that makes them write me off whenever I say anything...and I turn out to be right...he doubted Lucas had anything before until he tested positive for the flu...I KNOW MY SON. He has a fever and is throwing up, not because of his stomach, but because his irritated throat won't keep food down and he chokes on everything. So I am keeping him as hydrated as possible, giving fruit, popsicles and pedialyte, letting him rest with his blankie, cool baths, and tylenol for the fever. He has been sick nonstop with new things for a month. I am tired of paying co-pays to be told nothings wrong. I know there is no treatment per se for bronchitis, but it could develop into pneumonia and he's so young I didn't want to assume it was viral. Well, if his fever remains high tomorrow I might take him somewhere else. It's been a few days and I just want my kid to play again! It's heartbreaking to see him staring blankly, not responding, not talking because his throat, not eating, not laughing...not teasing Olivia like usual.

 Since I don't have any recent pics of him, I thought i'd show some pics of him from May of 2011, 2010 and 2009 to remember how much he's grown :)

 Lucas & Olivia in May 2011, USS Seawolf

Lucas & Uncle Norm & Aunt Susan May 2010

Lucas in May 2009. :)

I hope to post a happy update soon with pics of him back to his old rambunctious self again :)

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This is pretty much what i've been saying all along. Pro-lifers approach needs to change--debates based on religion and faith cannot possibly be "won" with all people. When they are based on fact, legality, and focused on the protection of women and children, (basically holding the crazy doctors and politicians who benefit from the abortion industry accountable....i.e. el presidente) are the ones that will win over the vast indifferent people who "just want the debate to go away."

  Anyone who becomes informed of the truth and what's really going on cannot help but feel the passion pro-lifers feel. The media will never help with that though. We all have an obligation to defend the defenseless and stop this senseless murder from making the U.S. seem like a third-world country.