I really want to learn how to put videos on my blog...maybe one of my blogger savy friends can help me?!? But in the mean time you will have to click on the link below to watch this video. It is amazing to me. Maybe I am just easily entertained? Okay, so link is in place but doesn't seem clickable so just copy and paste it into your webbrowser. Sorry to be so difficult:(
http://www.citizenlink.org/Stoplight/A000009289.cfm
Learning to enjoy Truth, Beauty and Goodness Together
Friday, February 27, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
20 Things you need to know
A new thing is sweeping our way...not as new as it seems since Clinton tried to get us commited to it back in his day and thankfully it didn't happen. But it looms on the horizon once again and it is not a good thing. Please read the below statements about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child. We need to be aware of how badly this will effect families and to be willing to once again call our Senators or Congressmen or Representatives or whoever...
20 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Ten things you need to know about the structure of the CRC.
1.It is a treaty which creates binding rules of law. It is no mere statement of altruism.
2.Its effect would be binding on American families, courts, and policy-makers.
3.Children of other nations would not be impacted in any direct way by our ratification.
4.The CRC would automatically override almost all American laws on children and families because of our Supremacy Clause.
5.The CRC has some elements that are self-executing, while others would require implementing legislation. Federal courts would have the power to determine which provisions were self-executing.
6.The Courts would have the power to directly enforce the provisions that are self-executing.
7.Congress would have the power to directly legislate on all subjects necessary to comply with the treaty. This would constitute the most massive shift of power from the states to the federal government in American history.
8.A committee of 18 experts from other nations, sitting in Geneva, has the authority to issue official interpretations of the treaty which are entitled to binding weight in American courts and legislatures. This effectively transfers ultimate authority for all policies in this area to this foreign committee.
9.Under international law, the treaty overrides even our Constitution.
10.Reservations, declarations, or understandings intended to modify our duty to comply with this treaty will be void if they are determined to be inconsistent with the object and purpose of the treaty.
Ten things you need to know about the substance of the CRC.
1.Parents would no longer be able to administer reasonable spankings to their children.
2.A murderer aged 17 years, 11 months and 29 days at the time of his crime could no longer be sentenced to life in prison.
3.Children would have the ability to choose their own religion while parents would only have the authority to give their children advice about religion.
4.The best interest of the child principle would give the government the ability to override every decision made by every parent if a government worker disagreed with the parent’s decision.
5.A child’s “right to be heard” would allow him (or her) to seek governmental review of every parental decision with which the child disagreed.
6.According to existing interpretation, it would be illegal for a nation to spend more on national defense than it does on children’s welfare.
7.Children would acquire a legally enforceable right to leisure.
8.Teaching children about Christianity in schools has been held to be out of compliance with the CRC.
9.Allowing parents to opt their children out of sex education has been held to be out of compliance with the CRC.
10.Children would have the right to reproductive health information and services, including abortions, without parental knowledge or consent.
As you can see by reading these things America would be bound by international law, which doesn't seem very American to me and we as parents would have basically no rights left. Please pass this info on to others who would care.
20 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Ten things you need to know about the structure of the CRC.
1.It is a treaty which creates binding rules of law. It is no mere statement of altruism.
2.Its effect would be binding on American families, courts, and policy-makers.
3.Children of other nations would not be impacted in any direct way by our ratification.
4.The CRC would automatically override almost all American laws on children and families because of our Supremacy Clause.
5.The CRC has some elements that are self-executing, while others would require implementing legislation. Federal courts would have the power to determine which provisions were self-executing.
6.The Courts would have the power to directly enforce the provisions that are self-executing.
7.Congress would have the power to directly legislate on all subjects necessary to comply with the treaty. This would constitute the most massive shift of power from the states to the federal government in American history.
8.A committee of 18 experts from other nations, sitting in Geneva, has the authority to issue official interpretations of the treaty which are entitled to binding weight in American courts and legislatures. This effectively transfers ultimate authority for all policies in this area to this foreign committee.
9.Under international law, the treaty overrides even our Constitution.
10.Reservations, declarations, or understandings intended to modify our duty to comply with this treaty will be void if they are determined to be inconsistent with the object and purpose of the treaty.
Ten things you need to know about the substance of the CRC.
1.Parents would no longer be able to administer reasonable spankings to their children.
2.A murderer aged 17 years, 11 months and 29 days at the time of his crime could no longer be sentenced to life in prison.
3.Children would have the ability to choose their own religion while parents would only have the authority to give their children advice about religion.
4.The best interest of the child principle would give the government the ability to override every decision made by every parent if a government worker disagreed with the parent’s decision.
5.A child’s “right to be heard” would allow him (or her) to seek governmental review of every parental decision with which the child disagreed.
6.According to existing interpretation, it would be illegal for a nation to spend more on national defense than it does on children’s welfare.
7.Children would acquire a legally enforceable right to leisure.
8.Teaching children about Christianity in schools has been held to be out of compliance with the CRC.
9.Allowing parents to opt their children out of sex education has been held to be out of compliance with the CRC.
10.Children would have the right to reproductive health information and services, including abortions, without parental knowledge or consent.
As you can see by reading these things America would be bound by international law, which doesn't seem very American to me and we as parents would have basically no rights left. Please pass this info on to others who would care.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
The Room
Finally, it is finished enough for him to sleep in....B#7's room that is. We originally planned to put B#1 in the room but then decided that B#7 just isn't ready to share a room yet so we took the "purple room" and made it better for him. The girls wanted to know why we didn't do all of this work for them when it was their room. Who knows? We started out by just planning to update the closet with some new sheet rock and a new shelf since we think it was the original 1906ish closet and paint over the purple paint. But that led us to talking about what to do about the carpet which had definitely seen better days. We decided with as many allergies as there seem to be in our family that the best thing would be to get rid of the carpet and go with wood floors. We do still have a rug in there but hopefully that can be replaced often enough not to bother allergies too much. Now B#7 is quite the scheduled guy and we knew that we needed to get him in the room and settled for several days before baby comes. His first night wasn't as bad as I had envisioned. It did take me an hour to rock him to sleep in our horrid Goodwill rocking chair but after that he only woke up around 4:30am and had to be rocked for longer than I usually need to rock him during the night. I usually am able to lay him down awake at bedtime and then just give him his pacifier if he cries out during the night but being the creature of habit that he is we knew it would be different for awhile. Anyway, below are the pics of the project.... 
DH working on fitting the flooring in around the outside of the closet
The floor is in and ready for the trim to get put up.
All of the furniture is in but I have actually already moved the dresser since this picture was taken.
Friday, February 20, 2009
House Arrest and a field trip
We are impatiently counting down the days until baby comes. If I keep with my usual past 7 routines then baby will be here in about two weeks. My midwives had put me on a blood pressure medicine that made me feel horrible so I stopped taking it. Their advice since I wouldn't take it was to stay home(house arrest), not be running around and rest. Yeah right! I have tried and DH and friends have scolded me appropriately for not staying home but whats a mom to do?!?! Monday night DH and I took off for our belated Valentine's date. We went to Red Lobster which was definitely a splurge for us. It had changed since our last visit years and years ago and we both had trouble finding something to order. I guess we both would just be content to go to Wendy's which is our usual date spot. On a side note, it was packed which left me querying to DH about all of the doom and gloom about the economy. Maybe people will still eat out no matter what?!?! Anyway, then on Thursday some homeschoolers were planning a field trip to a historical fort about an hours drive away so I thought the kids and I would do one last thing before baby comes so after making a very last minute, late night decision to go we got up early(8:00am mind you) and prepared to head out. The weather was great and when we got to the meeting place to caravan we were tickled pink to find some of our dear friends were also going so they piled in our big van with us and we had a wonderful visit on the drive up and back. Anyway, B#4 had the camera most of the time(just like her dad) so I will attach some photos below. 
B#5, B#6 and B#7 by a canon.
This was the apothocary, mine and B#2's favorite room. Look at all of those wonderful old bottles and beautiful old books!
B#2 walking through the gardens. This would be so neat to see once everything starts blooming again.
Just trying to keep up with everyone else!
B#5, just waiting for our friend to bring the van to us so we don't have to walk the long walk back to the Visitor's Center where we parked.
If you look real close you can see B#3 and B#2 to the right of the photo. In case you noticed, B#1 isn't in any of the pictures. He chose to stay home. Guess that is what happens when they grow up:( The kids are in some tower thingy. I am sure it has a name but since noone is back here with me right now to ask what it is called, we will just call it a tower thingy.
Well that is all for now. Will keep you all posted as to the baby going ons. If you think about it, post a comment with some baby boy name suggestions. So far this baby might just be called baby:)
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Vote Now, Read Later?
Vote Now, Read Later?
You don't need superstition to realize that this Friday the 13th is shaping up to be particularly unlucky for taxpayers. Despite protests from both parties, House and Senate leaders are forcing a stimulus vote at 6:00 p.m. so that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) can catch a flight to Italy. Apparently, the Speaker's Roman holiday (fiddle included, considered "official business" since it includes a stopover at NATO headquarters) takes precedence over the largest piece of spending legislation ever considered by Congress. Pelosi, 13 members, and their spouses plan to take a lovely Valentine's jaunt through Paris, Brussels, and Vienna on your dime to celebrate a stimulus package that only 37% of Americans support. The new vote deadline also breaks the liberals' vow that both chambers--and the public--would have 48 hours to read the bill. Democrats like Sen. Frank Lautenberg (N.J.) are just as frustrated as everyone else. "I don't think anyone will have the chance to [read the entire bill]," he said. It would be no small feat to comb through the legislation since the final version was posted online a little before 11:00 p.m. Thursday and now numbers 1,071 pages--903 more than the King James Bible in my office! For a team who insisted on bipartisanship, Pelosi and company will be fortunate to appease their own party. Meanwhile, the $1.3 trillion package grows more unpopular every day. FRC has complained from the beginning that the stimulus is a government build-up, not a financial bailout. Yesterday, a coalition of economists agreed, saying the bill is "short on incentives to get consumers spending again and long on social goals that won't stimulate economic activity." The conference bill makes tax relief smaller and federal spending bigger. At last count, a whopping 104 government programs will be created or expanded through the legislation. The tax cuts are so minimal that working taxpayers are expected to take home a measly $7.70 a week from the "stimulus" while they pay billions more for: school construction ($9 billion), liberal reelection campaigns ($2 billion for ACORN), welfare incentives ("such sums as are necessary"), socialized medicine ($87 billion), finger-painting ($50 million for an "Arts Endowment"), and unknown millions for agency "slush funds," which would allow Obama to shuffle money between departments without any congressional oversight. Additional Resources CNN: House passes $787B stimulus
From Family Research Counsel
You don't need superstition to realize that this Friday the 13th is shaping up to be particularly unlucky for taxpayers. Despite protests from both parties, House and Senate leaders are forcing a stimulus vote at 6:00 p.m. so that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) can catch a flight to Italy. Apparently, the Speaker's Roman holiday (fiddle included, considered "official business" since it includes a stopover at NATO headquarters) takes precedence over the largest piece of spending legislation ever considered by Congress. Pelosi, 13 members, and their spouses plan to take a lovely Valentine's jaunt through Paris, Brussels, and Vienna on your dime to celebrate a stimulus package that only 37% of Americans support. The new vote deadline also breaks the liberals' vow that both chambers--and the public--would have 48 hours to read the bill. Democrats like Sen. Frank Lautenberg (N.J.) are just as frustrated as everyone else. "I don't think anyone will have the chance to [read the entire bill]," he said. It would be no small feat to comb through the legislation since the final version was posted online a little before 11:00 p.m. Thursday and now numbers 1,071 pages--903 more than the King James Bible in my office! For a team who insisted on bipartisanship, Pelosi and company will be fortunate to appease their own party. Meanwhile, the $1.3 trillion package grows more unpopular every day. FRC has complained from the beginning that the stimulus is a government build-up, not a financial bailout. Yesterday, a coalition of economists agreed, saying the bill is "short on incentives to get consumers spending again and long on social goals that won't stimulate economic activity." The conference bill makes tax relief smaller and federal spending bigger. At last count, a whopping 104 government programs will be created or expanded through the legislation. The tax cuts are so minimal that working taxpayers are expected to take home a measly $7.70 a week from the "stimulus" while they pay billions more for: school construction ($9 billion), liberal reelection campaigns ($2 billion for ACORN), welfare incentives ("such sums as are necessary"), socialized medicine ($87 billion), finger-painting ($50 million for an "Arts Endowment"), and unknown millions for agency "slush funds," which would allow Obama to shuffle money between departments without any congressional oversight. Additional Resources CNN: House passes $787B stimulus
From Family Research Counsel
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