Shameless Plugs...

I know that this is just Oct, but Christmas is really just around the corner. Ever since the birth of my grandsons, I have been aware of the lack of items for parents, grandparents and even great-grandparents who have twins or even triplets in their families. Multiples account for roughly 2% of all births in our great nation and yet, it's hard to find a t-shirt that says I have twins or triplets.

So, I designed some myself and I sell them on CafePress. Money from those sales help keep my blogs free and, since money is tight this year, it'll help pay for some Christmas presents of my own. So, if you have twins or triplets or just know someone who does, please consider some of the below products.

God Bless
All of the Twin items can be found at cafepress/topofmyhead/twins

Bush Supports Hastert

Isn't that nice? President Bush is standing next to House Speaker Dennis Hastert. Nice to know that the leader of the free world is standing beside a man who let a child molester stay in Congress.

The CNN article goes on to say, "House Majority Leader John Boehner, of Ohio, attributed the scandal to partisan dirty tricks and said the uncovering of the messages just weeks before midterm elections 'is concerning, at a minimum.'"

Really? Because Hastert "insisted he learned about the sexually explicit messages last Friday, when they were released."

But, "A former House staffer has said he told Hastert's office before 2005 that there were concerns about Foley."

So, who's at fault? The Democrats because this scandal happened to hit a little more than a month before the mid-term elections or the Republicans for keeping this quite for at least a year?

My guess is that it is the Republicans.

I can't believe the nerve of Hastert, according to the article, "'I'm going to run and presumably win in this election, and when I do I expect to run for speaker,' Hastert told reporters at his district office outside Chicago."

He should be running away with his Republican tail between his legs.

This is the party that spent millions to find out what was on a blue dress and where a cigar had been, but they couldn't make sure that a member of their party didn't send inappropriate emails and IMs to Pages?

And, how dare the Republicans claim this is some ploy from the left to ruin their election -- the left didn't need this to win, the sagging economy and war in Iraq was taking care of that. (Plus, am I the only one who thinks it is odd that suddenly the price of a barrel of oil has dropped right before the mid-term elections? But, that's fodder for another article.)

I have to stop now, because I need to go throw up.

God Bless

Why I won't be voting for any Republican Candidates

Just once, I'd like to vote for a Republican -- just once. I haven't voted for any Republican candidate since the 80's. None of them stand for that in which I believe. And, isn't that a shame? You would think that I would agree with at least one Republican.

I'm not voting for the Republican candidate for Governor, Mark Green, for a couple of reasons. First, he agreed with George W. Bush way too many times and he voted that way. Since the country is faced with stragflation that we haven't seen since the 70's, agreeing with Bush wasn't the right thing to do. Plus, the man has no balls. I haven't seen one news report where he stood up and fought for anything. Add on the fact that according to the AARP 2006 Voters' Guide for Wisconsin Governor, Mark Green has no opinion on a "health care system with a shared approach to funding that provides comprehensive, affordable, quality health care services for all Wisconsinites". Instead of saying Support or Oppose, his statement is as follows:

"Rather than increasing the government’s role in health care, I’ll empower patients with more information so they can work with their physician to make good decisions. I also believe we need to do more to prevent disease and avoid expensive treatments. As governor, I’ll promote and provide incentives for regular check-ups and healthy living choices.

I’ll also take steps to reduce health care costs that have nothing to do with providing health care. A chunk of our health care spending is directly related to frivolous lawsuits. I want your health care dollars going to keep you well, not to line the pockets of well-off trial attorneys.

Finally, I disagree with Governor Doyle’s veto of the increase in Medicaid reimbursements for nursing homes and pharmacists."

That doesn't look like an answer to me. At least not the answer to the question. Just how does he think he'll "empower" patients with more information if they don't have the money or health insurance to actually go to the doctor? If you can't afford a checkup, all the information in the world isn't going to help you. Next, why is it that Republicans only discuss frivolous lawsuits when it comes to healthcare. Why don't they talk about stiffer penalties when doctors are found guilty of malpractice? And, finally, did you know a lot of nursing homes require that you buy your medication through them? This goes for Assisted Living facilities, as well. The price for buying from them can be 1/3 more or even 50% more than if you were allowed to purchase the medications from your own pharmacy. So, tossing more money at them doesn't help the situation.

Okay, enough of Mark Green, let's talk about McReynolds. Don't vote for the man. He's left Racine County trying to figure out how to pay for a 19 million dollar jail AND he cut the funding to both the zoo and the Racine Museum. Now, the funding for the zoo was a drop in the bucket compared to a 19 million dollar jail -- we don't need, by the way -- Plus, our zoo was one of the last 8 free zoos in the nation. And, I'm sure that we get more money for a longer period of time from out of towners visiting the zoo than we'll ever see from the jail. How many people are going to show up to tour the jail? We needed to fund improvements at the zoo to make it an even better place to visit. Have you seen it lately, it's a sad looking place and it could be so much more.

Plus, I'm a little miffed that the Rock County District Attorney, David O'Leary, didn't find any wrong doing in the sale of "bumpers to the Racine County Sheriff's Department while McReynolds was both sheriff and county executive." McReynolds owns 1/3 of Force Engineering, which sold the bumpers. And, there isn't an ethics violation? I really believe that Force Engineering had the best bumpers and the best prices -- yeah, right. Mr. O'Leary is a Republican, McReynolds is a Republican and Michael Nieskes (Racine's own District Attorney) is a Republican. Just how did you think O'Leary would decide whether McReynolds had any ethics violations? He certainly isn't going to say, hey, my fellow Republican is an ethics violator. Afterall, Republicans will let a child molester keep his Congressional seat just so they don't lose it to a Democrat.

Now, I'm running out space and time, so I will just say this:

When you go to vote on November 7, stop and think about what our Republican led State Legistlature did this past year.

They passed and Governor Doyle signed the Job Creation Act and Wisconsin's job market didn't gain one job. Not one from it, so that was a waste of tax payer time.

Next, take a look at the ballot, our Republican led Legistlature has planted the death penalty right there to be voted upon. Excuse me, but since when is this a pressing matter?

Take a look at that wonderful amendment banning gay marriages and civil unions of both the straight and gay kind. Isn't that lovely for our great progressive state? Thank the Republicans!

Finally, isn't it time to give the other side a chance? The Republicans have been in charge long enough and it's time to say Adios, amigos! We'll clean up your mess and take it from here!

God Bless

Hastert -- Won't give up Post

Now the House Ethics Committee has met behind closed doors and said, "Hey, do you think NOW we should investigate Foley for being a prev?"

A little late -- it's like closing the cat door after the dog has come through it!

Oh, I'm so glad that House Speaker Dennis "I'll look the other way while you molest that child" Hastert isn't stepping down. I have NEVER in my life been so proud to say I no longer live in Illinois.

Will it never end?

God Bless

Forcing abortions is sick...

First, let me say again, that anyone forcing anyone else to have an abortion is a sick human being.

That said, I just wonder if the parents would be charged with terrorizing their daughter, if they had kidnapped her to prevent her from having an abortion?

Just a thought, as in this day and age, I'm sure they wouldn't.

God Bless

The So-called Moral Party

You know what is really pissing me off about the Foley scandal. It's not there's another prevert in our midst, I've come to expect that. It's the rare good person in the world I'm surprised to meet.

No, what really gets my goat, is that for the last 12 years, the Republicans have stood up as some moral compass for our country. They've claimed that they are the moral ones and they protected Foley and allowed him to molest children, as if this is okay. Well, he's just one prev in a long line of them, but he's our prev and that's what counts. The Congressional seat was more important than the well being of children.

The entire Republican party needs to be punished for Foley's crimes and the lack of leadership they have shown in the matter.

The moral compass of our nation needs to be leaders who lead, not bobbleheads who just go along for the ride.

God Bless

These are in total bad taste...

Okay, tonight I'm sitting here pissed off at the Republicans and some t-shirt ideas come to me. I thought mine were pretty bad, but I saw worse on CafePress, so I'm not the only sick person around.

Foley is full of it...

I don't care that Foley was molested as a child. That's no excuse for becoming a sick, son-of-a-bitch as an adult. He's not some poor sap for whom we should waste any amount of sorrow upon. He's a rich bastard who can afford the healthcare to get better, but no, he choose to molest little boys.

Now, he's announced that he's gay. No, you sick son-of-a -bitch, you're not gay, you're a prevert. Thanks a f*cking lot because now you're the poster child for the right wing to continue believing that all gays are sick sons-of-bitches and we're not.

If I owned a gun, I'd use it to shoot you and every sick, rotten bastard child molester on the planet. I don't want to hear you pansy-assed whining "I've been hurt" bullsh*t. I want your fairy ass in jail -- and not in protective custody -- I want you where the general population -- who are usually considered the scum of the earth -- can teach you who is the lowlife on the food chain.

No, these aren't Christian thoughts, but I'll bet even Jesus Christ Himself has some limits.

By the way, I personally know plenty of people who were molested as children or teenagers who have grown up to be productive members of society -- not creeps like Foley.

Oh, and I'm not letting off the hook the rotten Republican bastards who knew what was going on and turned their backs to protect a f*cking congressional seat.

I hope you all rot in Hell.

To the rest of us,

God Bless

Guest Blog -- Moderate Republicans, Congressional Elections and Foley

In the closing weeks of the 2006 Congressional Elections, Republican incumbents should be very worried about the impact of Congressman Foley’s sexual misdeeds and the widespread cover-up by top Republican Congressional leaders. Many Republicans in Congress have carefully crafted public images as “independent” or “moderate” politicians that often do not reflect their actual voting records. Voting for these Republicans helps keep in power the same Congressional leaders involved in the cover-up. This in turn keeps in place the unpopular, corrupt policies of the Republicans on issues like Iraq, media concentration, campaign finance, prescription drugs and taxes.

Will the voters make the connection in local races? If they do, Republican Congressmen like Mike Castle in Delaware and Wayne Gilchrest in Maryland may see safe seats seriously threatened. Democratic challengers like Dennis Spivack in Delaware and Jim Corwin in Maryland may quickly see large increases in the amount of campaign cash flowing into their efforts. If they get funds to air TV and radio ads making the connection between the Republican incumbents and keeping the corrupt national leaders in control of Congress, campaigns like these will show surprising life.

Foley is part of a national pattern of Republican scandals. Delay in Texas, Ney and Taft in Ohio, Cunningham in California are joined by hundreds of other Republican politicians mired in various public scandals at all levels of government reaching into almost every state in the nation. Jack Abramoff opened many eyes and scandals keep piling on. Republicans are facing an internal corruption crisis. However, the Foley incident has the strongest potential to influence the Election.

Foley victimized children. His actions are likely to be the final straw for large numbers of Christian voters. The Republican Right has used gay-bashing to gain Christian votes in many past elections and the tactic looks likely to come back to bite them this Fall. Many of these Christians will react strongly against the Republican scandals by voting Democratic or not voting. These voters are already uneasy with the financial corruption tied to the Republicans. Republicans cannot win in many places around the nation without these voters.

Senate candidates will be impacted as well by the public revulsion and outrage against Republican hypocrisy. Democrat Harold Ford is looking more like a winner in Tennessee. Republican Lincoln Chafee is more likely to lose in Rhode Island. Missouri and Montana are looking much better for the Democrats. Republicans are very unlikely to retain the Senate seat in Pennsylvania. Even Snowe in Maine may face a newly reinvigorated challenge from her Democratic opponent. Moral issues might be the key to outcomes in those states and not be favorable to the Republicans.

The Bush White House is intentionally downplaying the significance of the Foley emails and instant messages. Those efforts are actually linking the White House to Foley in the minds of many voters. The Republican Congressional campaign committee efforts to get Foley to donate his campaign kitty of $2.7 million will hurt Congressman Tom Reynolds who heads the committee. Reynolds has been implicated in the cover-up along with the Speaker of the House and the Republican Majority Leader according to published reports.

Tom Delay is not the only Congressional Republican leader to be disgraced this year. Unlike Delay, the current scandal is unlikely to be off the front pages of newspapers or televised news reports before the voters go to the polls.

Written by Stephen Crockett (co-host of Democratic Talk Radio http://www.DemocraticTalkRadio.com ). Mail: P.O. Box 283, Earleville, Maryland 21919. Phone: 443-907-2367. Email: midsouthcm@aol.com .

Bush is a JackAss and keeps getting worse...

Bush said, "If you listen closely to some of the leaders of the Democratic Party, it sounds like -- it sounds like -- they think the best way to protect the American people is, wait until we're attacked again." He said it at a fundraiser. He wants you to believe that Republicans know what they're doing in Congress. He's coming out swinging because no matter what happened in the ten years prior to his administration, 9/11 happened on his watch. According to recent news releases, his administration ignored warnings as early as July, 2001. It was his administration who decided that we should attack Iraq. His administration who demostrated the idea to attack Iraq way back in Feb. 2001.

Now, we learn that Republican leaders in Congress knew that a member of Congress was a child molester and they did nothing about it! They were worried about losing votes, not protecting children. Does this sound like a group that has it together? Does this sound like a group that has the nation's best interests at heart?

It doesn't to me and we, as the American public, should join together and send them a message: "To the Republican Party of the United States: You're fired!"

God Bless

I'm a little down, but doing okay...

I keep getting asked, due to yesterday's news, if I'm okay. I think I am. This was so different from the AI's. With an AI, you don't know what happened, only what didn't. With the IVF, I saw the picture of the embroyos, the little life waiting to become a baby. It hurts more. It is more like a miscarriage must feel.

But, I'm still "young" (at least according to Cheryl) and we can try again, so I'm not down and out. We'll try again and if it doesn't work, we'll adopt, so if you're pregnant and you don't want the baby, send me an email, I'll raise it in a good home.

Anyway, yesterday, Cheryl picked up the film from our vacation. Yeah, we have a digital camera, but I think I take better shots with my old 35mm, so I took it with us. We actually still had pictures from Christmas 2004 on it!!!!

This'll be the very last time I let Cheryl pick up the film. She always goes through and gets rid of the out of focus shots or the ones too dark, but she got a burr up her butt yesterday and got rid of some because they showed the back of the boys' heads! Or, she didn't think we need the picture. Well, that is so NOT happening again!!!! Luckily, I always have a picture CD made, so I have a spare. And, aren't you all lucky, because I'm going to put up some of the shots in this post! (Just what you've been waiting for!)

Alex peaking down the hall

Danny gives himself a kiss. The boys just loved the hotel room's mirror!

Alex makes new friends!

Ales is supervising!

Can we go now? Danny asks.

At the Farm, Danny leads the way. He spent the whole day leading the way!

Danny and Grandma find a kitten.

Alex makes a new friend.

Danny makes a new friend. Later, when this pig ran in between Danny and Alex and squealed, both boys jumped!

Alex tries to climb the fence to get in the cage! That's my boy!!!!

Today

I just want to fall into a deep hole and never come up for air. I took my blood test today and no baby, not even a little one. Now, they want me to do a follow-up appointment and I just want to cry my eyes out. Here, I've been talking to the 3 embroyos for two weeks, hoping that they were listening and now, I just feel empty.

I wonder if it's me. Am I just not a good enough person to have a baby? Some mean, cold, heartless human being actually posted, on one of my sites where I had posted a message wondering if God wants me to be a mom or not, the following:

Maybe if you were faithful to God's commands he would bless you with a child. I mean, he did create men and women to procreate together. Since you have perverted the natural relationship he created in the very beginning, why would he bless your mess? Personally, I will pray he continues to prevent your empty womb. That child needs an environment that God intended - a mom and a dad.

Can you imagine anyone being so heartless and cold to actually pray another human being does not become a mother? Right at this very moment, if I had a gun and I knew who this person was, I'd kill them -- wait, no, I wouldn't need the gun. What a horrible, horrible thing to say and yet, now I'm filled with doubt, did this nasty person's prayers outweigh mine? Is this some minister or priest whom God thinks more of than me and so He granted his/her prayers over mine -- and the prayers of my friends, family and above all, my wife?

And, just what the Hell is wrong with me that I remembered this posting today or all days? That for one second, I'm actually taking it to heart? Am I really feeling that low?

For two weeks, I have refused the thought that I'm not preggers to cross my mind. I've refused to listen to any negativity. So, I'm giving myself today -- and maybe a part of tomorrow -- to mourn the loss of those three embroyos, but come Sunday, that's it. I'm only looking forward, not back. I'm concentrating on having a happy, healthy baby and nothing more. I am a good person and that nutcase is just that, a nutcase who should be ignored and pitied, not listened to and believed. God knows that I would make a good mother, not a perfect one, certainly not one as good as the mother of God, Mary, but I will be the best mom this world has ever seen. Maybe, He'll bless me with a biological child and maybe, He wants me to adopt, but I'm not giving up, so person who hates, wherever and whoever you are, I ain't broken yet -- nice try.

God Bless!

The Separation of Church and State.

The Separation of Church and State.  It is a very powerful term.  Our founding fathers clearly meant that we would have no state mandated religion.  We, as American men (as women didn't count for much in those days), would not be forced to worship in anyone's church.  The founding fathers felt that this idea of freedom, extending from religion to the press to the right of protest was so highly valued that it is first on the list of amendments:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Now, in the long run, the separation of church and state has extended to the government does not tax church property and income.  Further, for individuals (and if I'm wrong, I'm sure you'll correct me), this extends that any income from church related activities (provided you are a minister, pastor or such) is not taxed.

BUT, the wrong wing goes on and on about how there shouldn't be a separation of church and state.  We're a Christian nation, they say.  Well, then, I say, let's tax the churches -- property tax especially.  Salaries for pastors, ministers, etc. tax them too.

No separation of church and state should mean -- NO SEPARATION!

God Bless

My Bad...

Happy Birthday, Kim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And

Happy Birthday, Jarred!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are we really safer now?

Whenever a discussion about National Security happens between a right-winger and a left-winger, the right-winger always says something like this:  Bush is doing an excellent job.  We haven't had a terrorist attack since 9/11. 

Really?  And, that's because of Bush?

I don't think so.

On 2/26/1993, the World Trade Center was "bombed" by men who were backed by al-Qaeda.  The bombing killed 6 people and injured over a thousand more.  Our government "protected" us for another 8 years from al-Qaeda, until the planes flew into the towers and the Pentagon.

Did the Clinton administration do enough?  Looking back, no it didn't.  But, did we as Americans care?  No, we were too worried about where Clinton was sticking his penis than about some guy name Bin Laden.

Should we feel safe as a nation because the Bush administration is protecting us?

No, we shouldn't.  There are those people out there who hate our guts.  It doesn't matter what we do, what we say, they will always want to destroy us.  Will they succeed?

No way.  Bomb a few buildings, kill some of our citizens, but America will never die -- NEVER.  We're more than just steel.  We're the ideal country.  Do we have flaws?  Yeah, we sure do, but if I was given a million dollars tomorrow and told I could live anywhere in the world, I'd just buy a bigger house here in my adopted home state of Wisconsin.

Wouldn't you?

God Bless

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SCOTT!!!!!

Today, 36 years ago, my parents presented me with a little brother, Scott Allen Totsch. So, rather than write a blog with which he won't agree anyway, I'll just wish him a Happy Birthday!

More Thoughts

Life is an interesting thing... I have placed the picture the doctor gave me of the three embroyos on the fridge. Each morning, I touch it and say a little prayer that the kids are on their way to becoming babies. When they told me that one of the embroyos (there had been four) didn't make it, I actually cried a little. It was like losing a part of me. Strange feeling for someone who doesn't think of an embroyo as a baby. I think that the view changes when you're trying to have one of your own.

In the news, I keep seeing stories about step-parents killing children, boyfriends shaking babies to death or last week two different instances of babies stolen from their mothers -- one survived and one didn't. I just wonder what the hell is wrong with people? I mean, I can understand that desire to be a parent, but not to the point where I would harm someone else to get one. I would hope that if I ever felt that way I would go and get the help I need.

Then, personally, I have a friend who if he doesn't seek help, he's going to lose the best part of his life -- his family. So, here's a piece of advice for people out there having difficulties. If your kids don't want to be around you and your spouse repeatedly finds fault with your behavior -- too much drinking or spending money. If your friends are telling you to get help, you might want to listen. You might want to search around until you find a doctor who can help. You might need medicine or you might not, but you can't level off the highs and lows by yourself. Trust me on this. Get the help you need. NOW, before it's too late.

Oh and if you're thinking the world would be a better place without you, GET HELP NOW.

God Bless.

Playskool Does the Right Thing...

Playskool is recalling Team Talkin' Tool Bench toy because two children -- one 19 months and the other two years -- suffocated on parts from the toy. I send out my heartfelt sympathy to the families who lost their children.

I applaud Playskool for being proactive in recalling the toy, but I wonder why parents don't read the age requirements on children's toys. When buying Christmas presents for Danny and Alex last year, Cheryl and I read the instructions on each box. We made sure that we did not buy one toy that would not be age appropriate for them. I know that Kim, after receiving the gifts, did not give them to the boys until after she did her own check and research on them.

I know that most parents do not have a lot of time, but making sure your child isn't playing with a toy that is beyond their age should be a priority. Keeping our children safe is a must for all of us. Grandparents, make sure you're proactive in not giving little Johnny or Jenny a toy that isn't intended for children of an older age. As grandparents, we should be the first line of defense to assist our children in keeping our grandchildren safe.

God Bless

An Open Letter to Ford CEO Alan R. Mulally

Dear Mr. Mulally,

First, congratulations on getting the CEO position at Ford. I know that you have done an amazing job at Boeing keeping it afloat in very hard times. Since Ford is so far down on the car food chain, you will definitely need to work your magic once again.

Second, I'd like to offer some pointers on just why I'm not going to buy a Ford this year and quite possibly next year.

1. Gas mileage. Yes, I realize that gas prices are dropping, but it still costs me more than $30 to fill my tank. I drive a 2000 Suzuki Vitara which gives me a lot of room, along with pretty good gas mileage. The last time I even looked at Ford's gas mileage, I was better off sticking with Suzie.
2. The Ford Focus. My daughter has one and whenever we trade vehicles, I hate driving it. There's plenty of leg room in the front, but the roof seems to come down and gives me the feeling that I'm smushed.
3. Speaking of room, even the big cars and SUVs don't really offer a lot of room. Sure they look good, but whenever I sit in the backseat, my legs are cramped. If Ford could fix this, perhaps I'd buy one.
4. Price, Price and Price. Look, I don't want to spend $20,000 on a car or mini SUV. I want bells and whistles (power locks, power brakes, allover airbags, cruise control, air conditioning, automatic transmission) and I want it for $15,000.
5. Suzie, my aforementioned Suzuki, has nearly 150,000 miles on her. And, she's still going strong. The most I've ever driven an American car is 120,000 miles and then it blew up. Can you build me a Ford I can drive to the 200,000 mile mark? I know Toyota can.
   
6. The website. I want a price now, not have to wait for some dealer who's going to bug the hell out of me for days to give me a price. I want to know BEFORE I go to the lot just what's out there and what I should be paying.
7. Henry Ford was a known anti-semite and I want to know that Ford is distancing themselves from him. I want to know that you've given money to Jewish causes.
   

You fix these things, Mr. Mulally, and I just might be presuaded to buy a Ford.

I wish you all the best at Ford, Mr. Mulally. I hope you can turn around the company that basically started it all.

God Bless,

Julie

More News...

Sorry I haven't been around much. I've been a little busy. First, I'm trying to set up my six books blog on it's own website. This'll give me a little more freedom. It has caused a few issues as the new setup with my hosting company is different from the setup I have for Top of My Head. But, I give Hostek a lot of credit. They never once said it's a problem between you and Blogger and just give up. Their technical support continued working with me until we finally figured out the issue was my ftp user permissions.

Next, the implantation was this past weekend. Three embroyos survived the process and all three were implanted. Now, I've been having dreams about having triplets, but that's okay. I won't know if I'm pregnant until October 1, so I'm looking forward to carrying one, two or three children. I think 2 boys and a girl would be perfect -- and not because I think boys are easier to raise -- they're just cheaper! :-)

Finally, with school taking up whatever time I have left (oh and work), I haven't had a chance to even keep up with the news! I'm way behind on reading my US News & World Reports, Business Weeks and Wall Street Journals! Not to mention just our local paper.

Anyway, I read in a Business Week from a few weeks ago a blurb about Stephon Marbury. He plays for the New York Knicks and he's pretty upset about the high cost of high-quality sneakers. So, he and the Steve & Barry retailer are coming out with Starbury One sneakers. They will sell for $14.98. Hey, I'm all for that! The cost of these designer sneakers have gotten out of hand when they cost, as Marbury is quoted as saying, the same as "groceries for the week." Plus, when they are so expensive, kids are killing each other for them -- it's time someone does the responsible thing. Anyway, kudos to Mr. Marbury. I hope they are a great success. So, I guess I'll be buying some shoes this weekend.

God Bless

IVF

Just thought I'd update you on the IVF process. First, we vacationed in Door County and I had to return to Milwaukee three different times to have ultrasounds. That's a 6 hour drive roundtrip.

Next, last Tuesday I received the news that I had managed to produce 5 eggs -- this is great news because as of Sunday, they had only seen 2 viable eggs.

Then, we scheduled the retrieval for this past Thursday. Boy, was that an event! Cheryl and I arrived and they're running late. Not unusual, as fertility waits for nothing! Anyway, off with all the jewelry, into a gown and bam! I'm sitting with some doctor named Brian, whose going to stick me with an IV and off to lala land I will go! He said, "You'll feel a little dizzy and a little loopy after you wake up!" Like how in the Hell is that any different from how I normally am?!? Then, he says, "Are you having any pain today?" And, I tell him, "No, I left my pain in the ass in the waiting room!" I had him in stitches!

Well, no sooner than Dr. Robb walks in than boom, I'm out like a light. I had really strange dreams and I heard someone say something about 7. Then, I wake up and a Dr. Mark something is standing next to my bed. Nice guy this Dr. Mark. He tells me we've got 8. And, all I can think is 8 what? And, just who the hell is he? Well, he must be used to loopy women, because he smiled at me and told me again that they had retrieved 8 eggs and he would be taking care of them for me. So, I told him he better take good care of my babies and then he left.

Dr. Strawn stopped by and I told him there were 8 and he said I was a regular Easter bunny.

Well, I was loopy for the rest of the day, but like I said, how can I tell the difference?

Anyway, tomorrow morning, they will implant some of the embryos. We have four as of yesterday.

God Bless

CNN

So, I'm checking out the headlines at CNN.com and I notice under Entertainment the following headline:
"Clooney, Nobel winner demand Darfur action".

Under ENTERTAINMENT?!? Why is the horror in Darfur listed under Entertainment? The Nobel Prize winner mentioned in the headline is Elie Wiesel (a hero of mine). When Wiesel talks, the world ought to be listening, not banishing it to the ENTERTAINMENT section of news.

We've all ready made the mistake -- the entire world -- for letting Darfur go on as long as it has. We will as a group be punished by God Himself for not feeding, clothing, healing and protecting those in Darfur. Could we not pretend this is nothing more than the launch of a new movie?

God Bless

Quick Thought...

I've been reading the the Republicans are proclaiming that they are tough on terrorism because there has not been one attack on American soil in five years. Well, I don't think that is truly something to brag about. After the World Trade Center was attacked in 1993 there wasn't another outside source attack on American soil until 2001. And, I don't call that a success story, because our leaders then ignored the signs that allowed 9/11 to occur. I don't think these terrorist groups are organized well enough to plan another attack as quickly.


God Bless

I voted this am -- did you?

Real quick as I'm now back at work and need to get busy, but I voted this morning and let me tell you, I'm a little disappointed. What's the point of having a primary if no one is running against you? There were very few seats that had more than one candidate running for them no matter which party you went with. I looked through them all.

Sad state of affairs if you ask me.

Anyway, even so, it is still important to take the time to vote. It is not just a right, it is our duty as American Citizens.

God Bless

I Love Being a Grandma...

Today nearly every single television show mentioned that today is the fifth anniversary of 9/11. I'm probably a selfish person, but I don't want to watch the planes hit the towers again. I don't want to relive that day again. It was horrible.

What I do want to do is post some more pictures of my grandsons. Our vacation is over and tomorrow I go back to my day to day life and won't get to see them for another month. I miss them all ready and we just left them.

More News From Door County!

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I am so tired, I can't not even begin to describe just how tired I am. We've had the boys with us since Thursday. I've had two doctor's appointments this week, so I've driven from Sturgeon Bay to Milwaukee and back twice this week -- once on Wednesday and once on Friday. I feel as if I really haven't had a vacation, but I'm not going to complain. I have another appointment tomorrow morning. If all goes well, nevermind, let's not get a head of ourselves. Anyway, today we took the boys to a place called The Farm. I don't know who had more fun, us or them! Here are just some of the pictures. We have more to post... Enjoy!
Come on, Grandma! Get dressed! Let's go!
Wait up, Nana! I'm ready to go!
Alex is raring to go!
Let's go!