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Sincerely....A concerned American


Dear All 535 voting members of the Legislator,

The U.S. Postal Service was established in 1775 - you have had 234 years to get it right; it is broke.

Social Security was established in 1935 - you have had 74 years to get it right; it is broke.

Fannie Mae was established in 1938 - you have had 71 years to get it right; it is broke..

War on Poverty started in 1964 - you have had 45 years to get it right; $1 trillion of our money is confiscated each year and transferred to "the poor"; it hasn't worked.

Medicare and Medicaid were established in 1965 - you've had 44 years to get it right; they're broke

Freddie Mac was established in 1970 - you have had 39 years to get it right; it is broke

Trillions of dollars in the massive political payoff called the TARP bill of 2009 shows NO sign of working.

And finally to set a new record:

"Cash for Clunkers" was established in 2009 and went broke in 2009! It took good dependable cars ( that were the best some people could afford ) replaced them with high priced ( people who couldn't afford to are now making payments ) mostly Japanese models so a good percentage of the profits, from the sales, went out of the country. And lastly, the American taxpayers are now going to be dinged with paying for yet 3 billion more dollars of our governments experiments to make our wallets even thinner.

So with a perfect 100% failure rate and a record that proves that "services" you shove down our throats are failing faster and faster, you want Americans to believe you can be trusted with a government-run health care system? 15% of our economy? Are you crazy?

Sincerely,
A Concerned American Citizen
(unknown author-spread through the internet but written VERY well)

If you have not called your senators or written a letter to your representative the past month...call or write today! There is NOTHING more important than letting your VOICE heard and start opening your eyes to the political "world" around you!


"Stir and Season" Saturday

Hello there my weekend bloggers! I finally pulled out that "Stir and Season" jpg. and decided to post a recipe. Summer is ending here and I guess I should start pulling out those pots and pans instead of the Chinese delivery phone #!

This is a family favorite...given to me by a dear friend who loves to cook and shares her recipes freely!

Just make sure you have defrosted chicken... {that is always a problem here..maybe b/c I usually think about dinner at 4:10p.m.}

Garlic Chicken

4 boneless, skinless chicken breat

3 fresh cloves of garlic (finely chopped)

1/2(maybe a little more) stick of butter

1 tsp. of dill

salt and pepper to taste

Over low medium heat...melt butter in a big frying pan;

Cut up chicken into small pieces and put in melted butter; throw in the garlic and seasonings; Cook over medium heat until done; tossing frequently.

Serve over a bed of rice with steamed veggies. Enjoy!

mmm...it's so yummy!

Finding My Dinner "Routine"

Well, we have been back in school for 1 1/2 weeks and I am still trying to figure out my {DAY}. I finally pulled out the good ole' crockpot for dinner and made a roast last night. Started dinner planning for next week!

How do you plan your meals for the week? Do you make the same thing every week? Do you use different cookbooks?

I need a plan or we end up eating fast food in the car going to practice. It can happen so easily. Then the next thing you know...your kids have had fried chicken nuggets 3 nights in a row!

Here is my meal plan for the week:
Monday: Homemade mac and cheese with cut up fruit
Tuesday: Crockpot pork chops with red skin potatoes and veggie
Wednesday: Tacos and rice
Thursday: Chicken and rice casserole with rolls and veggie
Friday: Order Pizza
{I did have a meal planned for Friday but who am I kidding? I will end up ordering pizza}

She talked about Under Armour-

My son has never ever ever been into clothes..ever! His main objective is just to be {clothed}. But, he does love "under armour"...it's a type of brand and shirt bought only at Sports stores like Dicks. It's this shiny material that pretty much holds in the sweat while you play sports. He loves them!

The moment he comes in from school..his uniform is off and the under armour is on! He received 4 new under armour shirts for his birthday...he was thrilled!

Everyday I ask him about school and his teacher. He always says he likes it ...it's good...we write a lot etc...brief and to the point. I finally asked him yesterday tell me something about your teacher...

He looks at me and as serious as he can be he says..." I really like her...she knows what under armour is and talked about it.".

...it made me laugh~

p.s. i have been such a bad blogger....thank you for reading me....writing comments...I will be back soon...i promise!

Felt perfect....

This is a picture of our {old} house that we moved from 3 years ago Today!
It's not the best picture but it gives you an idea. I loved that house...it had the perfect southern "red" door with a wonderful pineapple knocker on it. It was surrounded in the back by big mature trees...

This picture was taken about a month ago...the new owners are not keeping it up as well. But, the word around the neighborhood is that it's going BACK up for sale. I asked Mr. Sandy Toes last night if we could move back. He rolled his eyes...I said it in a joking way but in my heart I meant it more than anything!

It wasn't the {perfect} place but a lot of it felt perfect....


Another year older...


Today, I am getting ready for my son's birthday sleepover....

As they get older, its a little harder to decorate...no more Thomas The Engine or Curious George. They really don't have a theme...well, sports but how many soccer cakes can one boy have. So this year I played on the "fishing" theme.

Used a tackle box to hold the candy...a few fish...some camflouage table clothes, a fishing reel and a cake with a Bass fish jumping out!

It's simple but fun and fits him! Plus growing boys just want to know where the food and pop is and what Wii game I rented...decorations are not on the top of their list~

Back to Reading and Writing....

Today, our house was hustle and "bustle" getting ready for the first day of school. Let's see my son came in at 4:45am....all nervous that he may get long division his first day of school. This year he also starts Latin which I don't think I will be any help with that one!

To wrestle all these nerves..I let him take some shots outside (sorry neighbors!). We are looking forward to a wonderful year.

In midst of all decisions with school, my youngest is waiting a year for kindergarten. She kindly reminded her brother and sister that she will be swimming and playing while they are in school.

It's hard to believe that summer has come and gone...I thought it was just yesterday talking about all the "fun" we would have this summer.

Well, I am off to get myself on some type of schedule here. Have a good one!

A week to remember~


Sunday, my husband picked up my son from a week trip up in Michigan with his Papa. I really didn't want to be part of the {pickup} b/c I knew there would be tears. Then I would be right in there crying...maybe even more. Literally, my heart aches that my son cannot have this {time} with his grandpa. Unless, we plan....travel....etc. Oh...how I long to live close to my parents but not so much for me but for my kids.

My son and his Papa had a wonderful time. My dad took my son to the Orvis fly fishing school in Traverse City, MI. They went to my parents lake cottage on the OTHER side of Michigan. This is where they fished and fished and more fishing on my dad's boat on lake Huron. My son caught some big fish and even scaled them and cooked them.

They went out for breakfast...chocolate chip pancakes {just want my son loves}. They shopped! Well, at "men" stores like fish and bait stores or Cabalas. My son drove tractors...he drove boats...he shot BB guns. I am sure he ate a lot of candy and ice cream plus swimming and doing flips into the lake.

Just him and his Papa...doing what they both love~

I know my son hated to say "goodbye"...goodness I have tears in my eyes writing this. See, that is why I didn't go!

Counting down....



The school supplies are bought...the backpacks are stuffed~

So we are enjoying the last few days of summer....

We usually only see her feet most of the time....she is {part} fish!

Take Me Back~

My husband went back to the area we moved from two years ago. He took some pictures {A LoT} of one of the towns we lived in. It truly is one quaint town with a square....cute shoppes and the most amazing old homes that are kept with love.

I remember strolling my "babies" up to the square to get an egg salad sandwich at the drugstore. Yep, it had the old fashion counter where you could get "homemade" sandwiches and a chocolate shake while you twirl around the old "steel" circle seats...true vintage!

After, lunch you could shop in the stores or stroll off to the library and check out books. Of course, I always went the long way home to look at the houses. Our house was built in 1851 but some were much older and much grander!

Take a look~

My {BEST} DAY EVER!


Yesterday was full of birthday fun{sprinkled with rain}! My daughter had a fun filled birthday starting off with breakfast with Daddy and then her "friend" pool party that afternoon and topped it off with dinner at her favorite restaurant at night!

She told me it was her "BEST" day ever-

{This mommy is glad especially that she didn't feel my anxiety about the weather}

It was filled with GUMDROPS AND LICORCE-

BLUE ICED PUNCH-

BIG PIECES OF CAKE-

SWIMMING FUN AND GAMES-

WATERSLIDES AND PINATAS-

AND LOVE FROM HER {15} FRIENDS!!!