My son the hunter...

OK...he really didn't go hunting, but he did pose with the deer my father killed....as did Baylee!

every wonder why?

Ok so I've been thinking...yeah I know...not exactly a smart thing to do for someone like me who hasn't had much to challenge my brain in a while.   Anyway back to me thinking...ah---yes I had just dropped Andrew off at daycare (I was supposed to back cookies for Mike's unit's Bake sale tomorrow...that's right ladies and gents...a marine corp bake sale...sound funny...and actually I remember a bumper sticker that I read that said something about "I live for the day the military has to have bake sales and schools have enough money"  oh btw the bake sale if for the Ball -- which we are not attending this year.)

--back to me thinking and driving.....as I drove past McD's I thought about getting a coffee but the line was way out in the Food Lion parking lot. ..and why was the line out to the parkinglot?  b/c of parents with cars full of kids going through the drive  through to get their kids breakfast.  Not only is this a problem in the morning, but as soon as school lets out the line is back with parents getting a "happy meal" snack for their kids.  Isn't there something wrong with this picture?  I know McD's offer "healthy side items" now, but how many actually get them for their kids?  What's even more ironic is the same parents who got schools to change their menu and ban soft drinks are probably the ones sitting in line at McD's.

Instead of going after the corporate man for making their kids fat how about parents stepping up?  Same with smokes....is it fair for kids to be forces to breath their parents second hand smoke?  I remember hearing at one time Arkansas was trying to pass a law that forbid parents from smoking with their kids in the car.   I think its great....

oooh what else...oh the last month there has been a rise in the increase of child abuse in Onslow County.  In the newspaper it said on one wekend a 18 day old was killed from his father beating him, a 6 week old was killed  and a 9 month old is in serious condidtion after his father slammed his head into the side of the crib then picked him up by the feet and slammed his head on the floor.  I was reading this as Andrew was playing in the floor in front of me and I was nursing Isabel.  What in the world could these babies do to deserve being abused?  It made me sick to think someone is capable of doing that...especially to their own son/daughter.