THE MOM WITH BROWNIES

TAG YOU'RE IT! THE 7 WONDERS OF SHELLY EDITION

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:17:00 +0000

I have been tagged by 1stopmom. I have to list 7 random or weird things about myself. I read hers and have to say that her love of video games is something I can relate to. (Can anyone say, Metal Gear....or PacMan?)

Alright, here is more information than you care to know about me. :-)

1. I have to have something to focus my mind on or I go nuts! Can anyone say, "Controlling?"

I am happiest when life is a little bit messy. I need a little bit of chaos around me to feel like life is going well. For instance, Brian got a promotion and raise recently, Kazz is in college and on the Dean's list, the twins are getting older and not as needy as before, Brise seems to be happier and smiles more often, and Vinze has settled into a sweet, fun, happy child. Isn't that great! Life is good so that means I don't have a lot to "do" right now. I don't have a child to "fix" or a problem to focus my energy on so I had to FIND something to focus my energy on! LOL

I was getting bored, thus antsy, thus not as happy. So what did I do? I began cleaning my house like a fiend this past week. I tore out a cabinet in our Kitchen. We went through 10 Mr. Clean Magic Erasers wiping walls, cabinets and floors. I have a plan in mind to finish a bedroom in the basement, finish the bathroom and move the living room and most of the bedroom arrangements around in this house. Yep, I need something to do.

2. One of the things I want to do before I die is shoot an oozie and any gun that will shoot many, many, rounds. (dldldldldldldldld) I love to shoot guns! The Christmas I was pregnant with Brisan, Brian got me a shot gun with exchangable barrels. I cannot tell you how exciting that was! LOL Now, I haven't loaded, unloaded, and cleaned a gun enough to be comfortable knowing the ins and outs of caring for a gun but I LOVE to shoot them. If I could go to school to learn all there is to know about guns and then make money from it somehow I would be one happy woman. They are so powerful and exciting. There is SO much to know about them.

3. I think I have mentioned this before on my blog here but I'll say it again for those who do not know me well. :o) If the world were to go to bed at 4:00 am and wake at 1:00 pm I would feel complete. I do not know why people feel the need to go to bed when the evening is just beginning. I cannot fathom the need to get up when the morning begins. To me, that is such a waste of good wake time and sleeping time! I like to experience the day light AND the evening. There should be acitivities planned and businesses open in the evening and wee hours of the morning. That is when many people wake up for goodness sake. Who LIKES to get up early and start their day? WHO? How crazy! (Sorry my morning-loving hubby)

4. I've lived in a lot of homes during my 38 years of life. I'm going to note the ones I know for sure just for the fun of it. I've live in a one story home with no running water in Goodells Michigan as an infant and in a one story home in Vanceburg Kentucky. I've lived in trailers. Once in a trailer park in Franklin Furnace Ohio, in the middle of a field near a trailer assembly plant in Wheelersburg Ohio, in two separate lots in Franklin Furnace Ohio and once on the Ohio River. The riverbank was our back yard. I've lived in apartments. Once in the top story of a home in Port Huron Michigan and once in a huge apartment complex in Madison Heights Michigan. There were over 1000 apartments in that complex. I've lived in a few houses in my time also. I lived in a 3 bedroom home in Franklin Furnace Ohio, a 2 story home on the Ohio River, a one story home on the Ohio River, and a one story home w/ a loft on the Ohio River. I lived in a 3 Bedroom Ranch in Porth Huron Michigan, a 2 bedroom ranch in St Paul Kentucky, a 2 bedroom house in Portsmouth Ohio and the 4 bedroom Brick ranch that we have now.

I've moved....a lot. I know what it's like to live on foodstamps and I know what it feels like to live on a 6 figure income. Honestly, life can be good either way. Paying the bills on time is perfection. Buying everything you want is not good for the soul.

5. My favorite home was the little 2 bedroom apartment in Madison Heights Michigan in that huge complex. We didn't have a lot of space so everything was forced to have it's place. We didn't have a lot of "stuff" laying about so we appreciated what we had. We had a huge basement where I could do our laundry while the kids roller-bladed. Man, that was one simple life with little cleaning to be done. The boys seemed to have a ball and we were always playing games or doing things together because we were in such close quarters. We also didn't have all that yard work to do so we had more time on our hands to hang out together. I really loved that time in our lives.

6. I love my husband. We've been married 18 years and I still get all twitterpated when he comes home from work. I know that may seem normal but I've been watching people through my life and I'm here to say that really loving husbands is not normal. I've noticed too often the many women out there who gripe and complain about how their husbands don't help around the house or how their husbands won't get up with the baby. They gripe that he doesn't understand them and what-not. I don't understand that AT ALL.

I honestly believe that I would not be (or stay) married to a man like that. If he didn't know how to be the head of his home...help cook, clean, parent his children...then I would not be with him. That's the sum total of it right there. I married a man who thinks like I do on this subject. He got up with the kids. He cooks, cleans, does laundry, cleans the toilet...AND SO DO I. WE both do these things. He buys me stuff when he goes out to the store. He kisses me daily and we hug daily. We just get each other and we talk and he listens...LISTENS to me...and I Listen to HIM. He tries to understand where I am coming from and I do the same for him. I really, really love my husband. We know each other....and still love each other. You won't catch me lumping him in with all the stupid husband jokes or in with those husbands that women gripe about because he isn't one of them. When I hear women talk about their husbands like that I begin to think that they made a very big mistake.

7. I eat chocolate every day. I eat it every day. Every single day. I have eaten it every day since I can remember. The only time I didn't eat chocolate was after my heart ablation surgery. I wasn't supposed to have Caffeine so I gave up caffeine. Then I found out that chocolate has very little caffeine and I fell right back into happy land with my chocolate. Ahh...chocolate. It's a good thing. As for the caffeine...I also drink Mt. Dew. I haven't had heart palps so I'm not too worried about it now.

Well, there you have it. Way too much information about me. I tag...Women who also love their husbands very, very much. :o)

THE SAWICKI'S

HE LOVES ME

DOMESTIC BLISS

PEANUT BUTTER KISSES

AND

NOT SO PERFECT

TODAY'S HOMESCHOOL FREEBIE: LIBRARY + CYBERSPACE = THE CYBRARIAN

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:46:00 +0000

TODAY'S HOMESCHOOL FREEBIE IS...

The Cybrarian

The Cybrarian is a database of links to children's websites. They have links about language arts, math, art, music, science, and more. Just click and have a blast!

HAPPY FREE HOMESCHOOLING!!

HOME

ART

I LOVE TO READ!

MATH

MUSIC

NEAT LINKS

NEWS & MAGAZINES

MUSEUMS

REFERENCE

SCIENCE

SOCIAL STUDIES

ZENNI OPTICAL HAS $8.00 EYEGLASSES

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:35:00 +0000

Remember those funky eyeglasses I told you about? When I realized I was going to have to get some glasses I did my usual search for frugal finds. I found and shared ZenniOptical.com with you. Well, Fox News just reported about them also! If you didn't catch Zenni on Fox, I'll give you the low-down.

They have prescription Glasses Online starting at only $8.00. They have anything you could want from a huge selection of frames, sunsensor (potochromic) lens, tinted sunglasses lens, bifocal lens and progressive lens. The Secret to Zenni’s Low Prices is that they sell only their own manufactured frames direct to the customer, with no middlemen and virtually no advertising budget.

See! I knew I was a smart cookie when it came to frugal finds. LOL

TODAY'S HOMESCHOOL FREEBIE: PRESIDENTIAL HANGMAN

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:54:00 +0000

TODAY'S HOMESCHOOL FREEBIES ARE...

...websites that allow you to reinforce learning about U.S. Presidents, First Ladies, presidential quotations, presidential trivia and more by playing an interactive version of that childhood favorite, "Hangman."

President Hangman

Presidential Hangman

HAPPY FREE HOMESCHOOLING!

MY GOD IS JESUS. IS YOURS OBAMA TOO?

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:17:00 +0000

I'm all for picking a political side and standing by it but come on, this is getting ridiculous!

I have never in my life seen this type of worship for a man other than dictators in other lands. This is America people. What exactly is it that they think Obama is going to do? Make us free? Oh Wait! We already are!

What do they mean "We're going to spread freedom. Obama's gonna change it?"

Who's the one who fought for our country? Since when did a man who can give a good speech become some kind of America changing authority? This makes me sick...

But this is worse. It is to the tune of a song in Jesus Christ Superstar and meant to be funny. Why is it funny? Because this is how people are acting about a MAN. One man who is running for president. He doesn't heal people...People!

Music here

I don't know why I love him,
My Barack, my Obama;
I've been charmed, yes really charmed,
By his trim physique, so slim and sleek--
I'm awed by his mystique.

I don't know why he's running,
I don't see any substance;
No real plan, flash in the pan,
And I've heard such empty words before
That when I close my eyes
He's just a bore.

But I like his face,
And I like his voice;
Makes my heartbeat race!
Makes me feel all moist!
I never thought I'd come to this:
Obama is my choice.

Don't you think it's rather shallow
I should vote for this fellow?
I'm the one who's always been
So pure, so pissed, so feminist;
I don't need men, oh no--
He scares me so.

But I like his face,
And I like his voice;
Makes my heartbeat race!
Makes me feel all moist!
I never thought I'd come to this:
Obama is my choice.

Yet, like in a romance novel,
I'm in love with a male model;
I've got to look! He signed my book!
My heart runs wild! I'll bear his child!
I want the world to know:
He's my "Big O"!
Obama, go!
I love you so!

When have we ever worshiped a president? When did this become normal? How can it be that the most liberal politician is worshiped this much? Oh, I remember...because of money! He's supposedly going to give us more money. Well then, that makes sense. Yes to partial birth abortion. Yes to allowing the child to die after it is born. Yes to friendship with William Ayers...because...he'll make us rich!

The love of money...

ON OBAMA OPPOSING HOMESCHOOLING

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:09:00 +0000

Up to now I only really had one reason to vote against Obama. Now, I have two.

Why is Obama opposed to homeschooling? (Questions 15 -1 7)

Why on earth does he think the government needs to regulate homeschooling?

Why is he so bent on spending more and more money on issues that are not broken?

Homeschooling
is
not
broken.

Homeschooling has been proven time and again to work WAY BETTER than private and public schooling.

Homeschooling
Is
Working!

Hey Obama, how about putting the money you would use to regulate homeschoolers into the failing school systems and leave homeschoolers alone? Let's use that money to give the hard working teachers a raise! How about that?! Let's cut back on the public school bureaucracy and give some of that money to the teachers too!

Leave us alone Obama! We don't need the government sitting in our living rooms. If you can give gay people choices and women the right to suck little babies out of their womb why can't you widen that choice to homeschooling families too?

God help us all.

TODAY'S HOMESCHOOL FREEBIE: MATH VIDEOS

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:29:00 +0000

TODAY'S HOMESCHOOL FREEBIE IS...

MathPlayground: Math Videos

The MathPlayground website has added a new, free feature called "Math Videos."

There are currently videos answering questions in the following math categories:

*Numbers and Their Properties
*Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division
*Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages
*Geometry
*Measurement and Data
*Word Problems
*Advanced Topics

What's more, when we get to the site we can also "Ask A Question." Just send in a math question and it will eventually be answered through a math video tutorial.

HAPPY FREE HOMESCHOOLING!

FRUGAL BUSINESS TIP: ACCEPTING CREDIT CARDS

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:13:00 +0000

It's no secret that I used to own my own business. When Brian and I met I was making and selling personalized license plates for automobiles. I made enough money to support myself living on my own at the age of eighteen. I paid my rent, gas money and the whole 9 yards with that little business.

One of the things that kept me from making a great living, instead of a good one, is that I wasn't able to accept credit cards. I cannot tell you how many times people told me they would buy "a few" for gifts if I accepted credit.

Hopefully this little tip will help my fellow struggling small business owners. OnlineChecks offers an unusual program that offers credit card processing with no fees, no contracts, and a free credit card machine!

That is unheard of and worth a look-see if you're in the market for such a service for your business.

TODAY'S HOMESCHOOL FREEBIE: THE EASY ESSAY

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:30:00 +0000

TODAY'S HOMESCHOOL FREEBIE IS...

The Easy Essay

This website offers a FREE essay program that teaches a student, ages 8 and up, how to organize an essay in 5 minutes! It's an ingenious way to help the writer organize their thoughts and put them into a meaningful essay format. It is ideal for helping students learn to write essays and prepare for essay exams.

HAPPY FREE HOMESCHOOLING!

CHECKING OUT THE HOUSING MARKET

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:18:00 +0000

It never ceases to amaze me how wonderful resources can be online. I've been wondering about the housing market. I knew that there would be information online, so I went to my computer to see what I could find.

I found a wonderful site called Click Smart . It is full of Realtor information from large cities to small towns all across the country. With a quick click of the mouse I found information for Detroit Michigan to Tucson Realtors. I even some in little towns like Maysville Kentucky! It's a great resource for those looking for home buying/selling information and for those who need their businesses listed in their directory. Who knew?

UNLESS YOU OFFER ME THE VP POSITION...THEN I'LL LOVE YOU

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:37:00 +0000

It never ceases to amaze me what a politician will do. Biden spun his words one way to increase his chances of winning the Democratic nomination. He then threw out his honor to run for the Vice Presidency. What did I expect from a veteran politician? A little more tact I suppose, but I do lien to naivety at times.

CRAFTY HALLOWEEN COSTUMES

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:21:00 +0000

I just have to share the frugal Halloween idea my friends over at Mommies With Cents have posted today.

Here are 5 very cute and inexpensive costumes to save the pocket book while putting smiles on our little treaters faces. :o)

Bee
Monkey
Lego
Sushi
Pirate

How cute! Most of the items can be found in our home already. The fun part is that the kids can make their own costume and walk around with the pride of knowing they did it!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

NEED PLUS SIZE COSTUMES? HERE YA GO!

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:35:00 +0000

As you all know, our eldest son is a fencer, our middle son loves pirates and our local Science Center had a Pirate Exhibit not too long ago. It is not leap to say that a few of our children will want pirate costumes come this Halloween. I'm in absolute splendor at the moment because I've been perusing Halloween Costume Stores and found Halloween Adventure . They offer costumes for children and also plus sizes for men and women.

I like this site because their selection seems to be a lot larger than most sites I've visited. They have Movie Costumes, Superhero Costumes and Plus Size Costumes that don't look silly like some I've seen in other stores. I see Harry Potter costumes and even Christmas costumes on their site also. If you are looking for a wig or a couples costume you're in luck as well.

I'll be posting pictures of our boys in their gear. I think they will all find something they love. They cannot wait for Halloween because they love to see all of the different costumes and plan their own...Not to mention the candy! Brian and I will probably get into the costume action also. :o) I cannot wait!

MY BLOG, MY POLITICS & MY READERS - THANK YOU

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:42:00 +0000

This year I had to make a decision. I had to decide whether or not I wanted to state my beliefs about the presidential election on my blog. I decided that it is my blog, I live in America and my opinion is what I want my children to know as they grow and mature. This blog began as an archive for my children and I am trying to keep my true, honest and open opinions out there for them to see.

Those who know me expect no less. I am not now, nor have I ever been, a shrinking violet.

I want to say to my readers that I have been very blessed with the responses to my Obama and McCain posts. I expected a lot of hatred or heated responses. I've gotten ONE response that was slightly argumentative in response to Obama's record on abortion. I could not verify the person's employment as a nurse so I did delete that response.

I also deleted a friends of mine who posted in response to my Palin post! That was an accident! She thought I was too passionate about Palin without knowing a lot about her. That was true, however I'm still passionate and I know more now so I stand by my respect for Palin.

I want to thank you all for being honest, open and if not supportive in your view, supportive in your respect for my blog and my opinion. I think it says a lot about our circle of readers that we are all trying very hard, in these very tough times to, at the very least, respect the fact that we all want what is best, though none of us really know how to get there.

Sadly, nobody knows what to do and that's what makes this whole election one big, fat, sad mess. All we can do is vote our opinion, pray, keep our eyes WIDE open and hold on. These next few years are going to get bumpy no matter who wins.

FACEBOOK KNOWS ME SO WELL

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:33:00 +0000

I just took the Personality Test on Facebook. Here is my result... LOL

Your Result: The Vain, Self-Centered Leader

Others see you as someone they should "handle with care." You're seen as vain, self-centered, and who is extremely dominant. Others may admire you, wishing they could be more like you, but don't always trust you, hesitating to become too deeply involved with you.

God help you all! ROFL!!

TODAY'S HOMESCHOOL FREEBIE: GEOMETRY FROM THE INCAS!

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:49:00 +0000

TODAY'S HOMESCHOOL FREEBIE IS...

GoGeometry: From the Land of the Incas

The Nazca Lines are one of the mysteries of the ancient world. They are the most outstanding group of geoglyphs (drawings on the ground) in the world. They are believed to have been created by The Incas during the 15th and 16th centuries. The Incas were a civilization in western South America near Cuzco, Peru. You may have heard of Machu Picchu, an ancient fortress city of the Incas in the Andes Mountains. The Incas were superb craftsmen and
architect-engineers.

When you get to the website you'll find geometry problems withstep-by-step solutions, proofs, colorful animations, quizzes, puzzles, quotations, videos, and more.

HAPPY FREE HOMESCHOOLING!

WHAT DOES THAT COMPUTER ERROR MESSAGE MEAN?!

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:30:00 +0000

Did you know that there are over 16,000 known types of error codes for computer problems? If you are like me and have seen errors pop up on your computer screen every day of the live long week you probably thought there were more!

It turns out that these types of errors can range from computer viruses or spyware to networking errors and more. If you don't know what error TCP Port 445 means then you may want to check out PC-Library.com. They are a wealth of information and are betten than any aspirin in solving a huge computer headache.

TODAY'S HOMESCHOOL FREEBIE: TOUR A POTATO CHIP FACTORY!

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:11:00 +0000

TODAY'S HOMESCHOOL FREEBIE

TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR AT THE... Cape Cod Potato Chips: Factory Tour

Watch the video tour to see how potato chips are made from spud to delicious, crunchy snack food. Just click "Watch Now." (There is sound) After the video, check out the menu on the left to see webcams of Cape Cod and take some quizzes. There are also games to play.

HAPPY FREE HOMESCHOOLING!

COUPON CODES FOR YOUR TEEN ENTREPRENEUR

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:58:00 +0000

VistaPrint.com is a great resource for a home educated teen entrepreneur. VistaPrint has everything your business minded teen could ever want for their home business or organization; from Rubber Stamps to business checks.

I bought business cards from them for my home school organization. I could not believe how nice they turned out. The are thick, stock paper with a very professional look.

What I didn't realize then is that VistaPrint.com also offers announcements, t-shirts, magnets pens...goodness,...you name it and they have it! If you are looking to advertise your business or organization, or even buy baby announcements or address labels, they are your one stop shopping extravaganza for all printing needs. You'll find yourself surfing their site thinking, "Oh Wow! I never thought of that!"

The fun part is the customizing. I played around with different fonts and layouts for quite a while before I settled on the final design for my business cards. I can just imagine what I would do with announcements and t-shirts! I think any new business owner would have a hay day with all of the option they offer.

They absolutely have exceptional prices to fit most any budget. They are definitely worth a peek. I highly recommend them with a big thumbs up! On top of that, here are some coupon codes for even better deals!

FreeBrochures08 : 25 Free Brochures

CarDoor25 : 25% off Car Door Magnets

Checks25 : 25% off Checks

PC50 : 50 Free Oversized Postcards

Stamps50 : 50% Off Small Rubber Stamps

TShirts25 : 25% Off T-shirts

XmasFree : 10 Free Holiday Cards

o67592fklv : 25% Off Wall Calendars

VPRINT25 : 25% Off Site-Wide at VistaPrint

HAVE FUN SAVING!

CAMPING IN THE RAIN

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:24:00 +0000

Our family went camping the weekend before last. We hit our local KOA and rented a cabin. We have a pull behind 30 foot camper but we've left it in Kentucky at my parents home for the winter. (and all last summer) LOL We just didn't have that camping spirit this year for some reason. But I digress...

We rented a cabin at the KOA on the rainiest weekend of the year. I'm not talking about a little downpour every so often throughout the weekend. I'm talking about the weekend when all the hurricanes were hitting the southern coasts and the rain was pushed up, up, up all the way to Michigan! It rained THE ENTIRE TIME! All of the time, without ceasing. We're talking the beginning days of Noah only it stopped long enough for us to pack up our things Sunday morning and hop on the highway home a day early.
Sheww...

The Kids, however had a ball. There were kids all over that park riding bikes. They had mud slung up their backs, into their hair and all up their legs. It was a kids DREAM Camping Experience! You have no idea! They didn't want to come in! LOL AND the pool was open. Who knew!?

So, as I swung on the porch swing of our little rustic cabin our boys played in the rain. Anyone who knows me well knows that I Love the rain. If it is raining outside I try to go walk in it at least once. I would rather walk in the rain than the hot sun any day of the week. There is just something about rain that makes me smile. Oh my goodness and if I'm shopping and I come out of the store and it is raining...Oh My Goodness...I get such a high from walking to my car. LOL

I just had a brain blast! I need to find some rainy day activities for the boys. I can incorporate this into our homeschooling days! Ahh!! I'm so excited!

IS OBAMA A VOTE FOR INFANTICIDE? REALLY?

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:58:00 +0000

Let's look at the record...Not emotions...JUST his record.

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Source: The record here is very, very clear. Obama initially said that he opposed the bill in Illinois because it didn’t have the “neutrality clause” included in the federal version of the legislation. As documentation proved, Obama voted against it even with the neutrality clause added. The Obama campaign finally acknowledged that Obama had lied about his position a month ago. Why? Because it would have actually forced doctors to provide care for live infants from abortions — or in other words, it would have worked.

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Okay, so there is the evidence. His own words acknowledge that he does NOT want babies born alive AFTER AN ABORTION to be saved. He wants the initial will of the mother to be carried out. I have not seen evidence that he support infanticide after a regular birth but in the case of an abortion he is on the record for infanticide.

BUT ARE THERE REALLY INFANTS BORN ALIVE? IS THIS EVEN REAL?

Evidence in America

Evidence in the UK

31 year old Gianna Jessen born alive after an abortion

Court Case

1. He voted against the Born Alive Infant Protection Act even after his own team changed the language to protect a woman's right to choose.

2. He, by his own words out of his own mouth does NOT support having a doctor available to help infants who are born alive.

My question to you is this. If he does not want the live babies to be saved and he votes against it 4 times, are you comfortable voting for a man who supports Infanticide? Your vote will dictate his will to be done in the future. Are you voting for infanticide?

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If killing a live baby outside the mother's womb is NOT infanticide then what is it? Is it okay morally or even legally to strangle the child outside the womb? Does the mother's will translate out of the womb in your mind or do you want babies born alive AFTER AN ABORTION to be saved?

My Personal Stance: If I can't stand in the room and watch what my vote has done, then I'm not woman enough to vote for it. Obama Supports Infanticide and the evidence...NOT EMOTION...has brought me to this truth. No amount of tax cuts will make me feel good about killing babies, even babies born to a mother who wished to abort it. I would rather lose money and tighten my belt so tight that it hurts than to stand there watching a born baby suffer and die without mercy. I cannot vote for anyone who could.

I Am Proudly Voting Against Obama on THIS ISSUE ALONE because life and death trumps any other "may happen" circumstance that could arise from Republicans in the White House.

DISNEY FOR FREE?

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:41:00 +0000

YES! On your birthday in 2009!

Thank you Mommies with Cents for this wonderful tip!

There is a family here in Detroit who was highlighted on the news not too long ago. All 4 of their children were born on the same date! I wonder if there are any families who have quite a few member to be born on the same date. This would be one sweet deal if that were the case.

Happy Birthday!

TODAY'S HOMESCHOOL FREEBIE: NAME THAT LEAF!

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:39:00 +0000

TODAY'S HOMESCHOOL FREEBIE IS A THREE-FER...

Free, Leaf Identification Interactive

Play Leaf Miner - an online leaf identification game.

Play ConcenTREEtion -a tree leaf match game.

It's about time for the leaves to change and begin to fall. This is a wonderful opportunity to take a hike, grab some leaves and make a scrapbook detailing the leafy finds from our nature walk. Play some of the games above to learn about your finds. Have Fun!

Happy Free Homeschooling!

OBAMA'S MAMMA ~ Setting the record straight

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:44:00 +0000

Oh My Goodness! I just got a spam email from someone who obviously "thinks" that because I support McCain/Palin that I somehow hate Obama. They thought I would find This Video amusing. I do not.

I want to go on the record that I do not hate Obama. I do not agree with his stance on many, many issues but I do NOT hate him as a person. I respect him as a person and a man who is doing his best to live his life according to his beliefs.

I am not against Obama because he is black or because of where he came from.

Though I agree that Bristol Palin should not be a target of the media I also believe that Obama would NOT want the media to use her as a pawn in the political game.

There is none among us who got to choose our family. We CAN however, choose who we surround ourselves with in this lifetime. We can choose the family we wish to create and we can choose the path in life that will lead us off the path we were born upon. Obama has chosen wisely and I respect that.

This is not funny.

Please do not send me comments targeting Obama unfairly. His voting record is up for grabs but his family is not. Thank you.

SARAH PALIN'S VOTING RECORD AND HER RELIGION...Vetoed taking away rights for gay people...

noreply@blogger.com (THE MOM WITH BROWNIES) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:42:00 +0000

If you don't know enough about Palin you just aren't looking hard enough.

Imaging that!

In a nutshell, Palin is a Christian "right winger" who votes for her people regardless of her personal beliefs. I know that this will turn off some of my fellow right wingers (yes I think I'm right-ish) but I have to say, this makes me respect her all the more.

GO PALIN!

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Now that John McCain has picked a little known governor, Sarah Palin, as his vice-presidential choice, what do we know about her views on religion and church-state issues? The Anchorage Daily News gave this some coverage during her 2006 run for governor. Here is an excerpt from an Oct. 23, 2006 article:

Palin's parents say they are not political and don't know how she decided to turn her ambition and work ethic toward politics. Her Christian faith, they say, came from her mother, who took her children to area Bible churches as they were growing up (Sarah is the third of four siblings). They say her faith has been steady since high school, when she led the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and grew stronger as she sought out believers in her college years.

Palin doesn't brandish her religion on the campaign trail, but that doesn't prevent others from doing so. After she was first elected mayor, her predecessor, John Stein, objected that a Valley cable TV program had hailed her as Wasilla's first "Christian mayor." In a column for the local newspaper, he named eight previous mayors and added that he, too, was a Christian...

And here is an excerpt from a Nov. 5, 2006 Anchorage Daily News article (via LEXIS):

A significant part of Palin's base of support lies among social and Christian conservatives. Her positions on social issues emerged slowly during the campaign: on abortion (should be banned for anything other than saving the life of the mother), stem cell research (opposed), physician-assisted suicide (opposed), creationism (should be discussed in schools), state health benefits for same-sex partners (opposed, and supports a constitutional amendment to bar them).

Palin and her staff complained that efforts to raise these issues in public were divisive and hypothetical. The normally unflappable candidate seemed put-upon when she faced a string of such questions in the last debate, on public television and radio Thursday night....

Palin said her reading of the Bible would not "bleed over into policy." But she has based much of her campaign around a close fundamentalist reading of another text - the state constitution - which she cited in nearly every debate as the source of her guiding principles.

Her respect for the state constitution was illustrated by her first veto as governor. Alaska's Supreme Court had ordered the state to provide health benefits to same-sex partners of public employees, finding that this was mandated by the state constitution's equal protection clause. Palin vetoed a subsequent attempt by the legislature to enact legislation to take away the same-sex benefits. After being advised by the state attorney general that the legislation was unconstitutional, she said that signing the bill would be in direct violation of her oath of office. (Anchorage Daily News, Dec. 29, 2006 article.)

UPDATE: Here is an Anchorage Daily News article from Oct. 25, 2006 quoting some of Palin's answers to church-state questions in a PBS debate during the gubernatorial race. On the teaching of creationism or intelligent design in public schools, she said:

Teach both. You know, don’t be afraid of information. Healthy debate is so important and it’s so valuable in our schools. I am a proponent of teaching both. And, you know, I say this, too, as the daughter of a science teacher. Growing up with being so privileged and blessed to be given a lot of information on, on both sides of the subject -- creationism and evolution. It’s been a healthy foundation for me. But don’t be afraid of information and let kids debate both sides.

[Thanks to the Dallas Morning News for the lead on the Update.]

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