Government Violates Citizens' Constitutional Rights

The Fourth Amendment of our US Constitution states: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”

There you have it, folks! The government is officially violating our Fourth Amendment Constitutional rights. How do you ask? With their unreasonable, unwarranted, sexually assaulting, and without probable cause airport pat downs/scans! There is too much to say in the short time I have to blog but let me just break it down to some matter-of-fact points:

1. The terrorists have won. We Americans are being treated unfairly and harassed in our own country.
2. Our government is exercising unlawful authority over us by violating our constitutional rights.
3. They need to profile. Period.
4. Profile, profile, profile.
5. Did I mention that they need to profile? Just checking!
6. Our government is NOT listening to we the people. PROFILE!!!!!

C'mon my fellow Americans! We, the people, do NOT have to put up with this! We need to take a stand and tell our government how we want them to run our country!! We want to be protected, not sexually assaulted at the airport! We want to be secure, not have our naked bodies depicted on a screen for airport officials to swoon over! We want to be heard, not ignored! We are the people of the United States of America where the government is for the people, BY the people!

Malted Milk Ball Mousse Crisis

So, I got this really awesome recipe from my super good friend, Jamie, called Malted Milk Ball Mousse. It's awesome. And it requires 3 ingredients: one giant chocolate bar, 1 container of cool whip, and malted milk balls. Now it only requires 3 simple ingredients, yes? You'd think that would be easy enough, wouldn't you? Well, I beg to differ!

After I fried the chocolate in the microwave (how does one do that you are wondering, I mean it's not like there isn't a timer or something), I decided to go to plan B--Baker's chocolate that has to be melted and sugar added to it over the stove. So, being the clever little cook I am, I measured out the exact ounces of Baker's chocolate as matched the oz. on the chocolate bar package and then added about 3/4 cup sugar. I melted this wonderful mix over the stove and then mixed it into my room temp cool whip and...what do you think happened?

Did it turn into the light, creamy makings of a mousse like substance that just need a little freezer tlc? Nope. Not a chance. Instead, I got rich, thick, black, chocolatey goo. So then I crushed up my half a box of malted milk balls hoping that this would somehow magically make my chocolate fudge turn lighter. Can you say wishful thinking? So, I call up Jamie, who gave me the recipe and makes it all the time,and I'm like, "Help! I'm having a Malted Milk Ball Mousse Crisis!" And Jamie's like, "Dude, there's like 3 ingredients! How do you mess that up?!"

Southern Charm

I always knew I should have been born in the south! I love Sweet Home Alabama and fried green tomatoes and super sweet tea, among other things. I also LOVE wisteria. And check out my dream living room below, like a page straight out of Southern Living! Watch out South! Here I come!

Undependable Instability

So…I get a text from my mom today and it reads like this: “Hey honey, I’m moving to the Virgin Islands and I want to see the kids before Oct. 1st, OK?”

Well, how’s that for shock value! Whatever happened to “Hey honey, I bleached my hair!” or “Hey honey, I got a tattoo all up and down my arm!” or “Hey, I’m taking up a new hobby and it’s sky diving!” No, no! It has to be, “I’m moving to the Virgin Islands! See ya!” Who does that? Seriously. Who’s mom spontaneously up and moves to the VIRGIN ISLANDS?!

To be fair, this move isn’t entirely without reason. She got a new job which apparently pays more than her current job which, by the way, she has held for all of about three months. It’s the same with the job before that…and the job before that…are you seeing the pattern here? Well, wait a minute, I think one of her previous jobs lasted for only a month. So that was a little variation. And so now she’s relocating herself outside the U.S. (well, OK, outside continental U.S.) for how long? I give it two months! Ha! If even.

I guess I really shouldn’t be surprised given my side of the family’s MO. Yep, that’s right. My family doesn’t really know the meaning of the word stability. Neither do they understand the concept of steady or dependability. No, somehow those life lessons got lost in the shuffle. Which is why I’m partially INSANE! Ha, ha. J/K.

No, seriously, I have lived in the same place for the past 9 years and I absolutely LOVE it. Unlike my mom, who has lived how many places over the past 15 years? I honestly don’t know. I’ve lost count. But when I was in highschool after my parents divorced, we moved three times in three years and she just never really did stop after that, you know what I mean? Well, my husband and I and our four beautiful children are moving in two weeks and I plan, God willing, on being there for a very, very, VERY long time!!! Praise the Lord for a stable, routine, steady, dependable home atmosphere! I love my mom, but, I just really don’t love her lifestyle, you know? :)

Glorious Motherhood

It is a glorious day indeed when a mother comes to the realization that she has the best job in the world! For the mother, there is no greater calling than to tend one's children FULL TIME. Boring paper work, advancements in the "work place," promotions/salaries are but dust and will eventually fade to nothing but the work of a mother in the souls of her children is eternal. The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Pep talk

Dear Jillian Michaels,

I haven't done the shred in about a week and a half because I have been super busy and exhausted. My eating has also gone astray and today was no exception. I was starting to feel discouraged by the poor choices I was making. But then, at midnight tonight, I had this sudden urge to go work out! I needed to hit the mat with the girls and hear you say, "You've got to fight for this! It's not coming for free!" And "There's nothing you can't do!"

Thanks for the pep talk, friend. I needed it!

Obama Poster

I am SO OFFENDED at this poster! I am INDIGNANT! This poster compares President Obama with one of our very own legends, Martin Luther King, Jr. and it is a DISGRACE! The color of their skin is the ONLY thing they share. If Mr. King were alive today he would be spitting nails!!!!!!!

Obama poster

Swimming Lessons

Very first swim lesson today with Papa Bill at the Kesselring’s pool! Logan to Papa Bill with boastful confidence: “I know how to swim!” Papa Bill to Logan with a touch of military forcefulness: “No you don’t! You don’t know how to swim until I SAY you know how to swim!” LOL!!!!

Today was AWESOME! At first Logan and Job were afraid to even dip their chin in the water. But by the end of the lesson Logan (we’re still working on Job) was sprawled face first in the water practicing drown proofing! And he did it over and over again. “Look how long I can stay under, Mom!”

This after two previous summers of swim lessons and my boys still didn’t know the first thing about how to swim! Good-bye city park and YMCA, Hello Papa Bill!

Lightning Works

Alright, ya'll. God is stinking AWESOME. I was out picking up some poison, A.K.A. Dairy Queen, for my husband when I surveyed a most wondrous light show up in the sky. The sky above was clear as crystal with stars and moon shining brilliant but just to the south was a huge thunderstorm and the lightning lit up the treeline like fireworks on the 4th of July. It was spectacular. And an amazing testimony of God's power and might. I was in awe. I wanted to pop some popcorn and pull up a lawn chair for an hour or so.

So, I get home and I tell my husband that he has to run to the end of the street to see this awesome light show. He comes back panting and says, "I want the boys to see this!" So, my two boys, who should have been catching some z's, were hurried upstairs and out the front door to see this work of God's creation. They weren't as impressed as Mike and I and Logan was half afraid he was going to get zapped but it was totally worth it. Thank you, Jesus, for the experience!

So, I went to pick up my baby's prescription eye drops today. Unfortunately, it was the first time I had to order a prescription for him so none of our insurance was entered into the computer under his name. This prompted the pharmacist to ask, "Do you have insurance to help you pay for this?" I'm thinking, "Do I have insurance to pay for this? What kind of question is that?" Um, yes I do, why (just out of curiosity) do you ask? That's when I found out he wasn't entered into the computer yet. Yep, had to sit there and wait for 5 minutes, which isn't a very long time, unless of course you are sitting there waiting.

So, when all was typed and done, I owed $8. But then I just had to ask, "How much did it cost before?" I mean, seriously, how much could one teeny tiny (probably less than two teaspoon fulls) bottle of antibiotic eye drops cost? Drum roll please..........$50!!! Whoa. That is some serious dough. I immediately had this mental picture of a man standing in the parking lot and both his arm and leg fell off simultaneously. So, as much as I hate to admit it, I was thankful to God for my insurance today. It's a love-hate relationship. I hate insurance companies, but I love having to pay only $8 so my baby's eye infection will clear up! :)

Being Shredded

I am on Day 6 of Jillian's 30 Day Shred! I am only doing it every other day otherwise the tendinitis in my elbow flares up. Yesterday, I made the mistake of doing it at the end of the day. Oh boy! About six minutes into it I was wiped! I think I'll keep it at first thing in the morning when I wake up!

And I am doing Weight Watchers to lose my pregnancy weight...I have been doing it for about two weeks and I finally feel like it is starting to make a difference!!! Woo-hoo! So excited!

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On the political side of things...

Take this poll at msnbc.com and find out how many Americans are against illegal immigration!!

Poll at MSNBC

Exercise Day 1

Oh boy. I started Jillian Michaels (sp?) 30 day shred today. OMG!!!! I was DYING! And I was only do the beginner of the beginning level. Pathetic!

I am super out of shape and trying to lose these last pesky pregnancy pounds so I can fit back into my clothes again! And I want to tone those muscles! Though I have to say that I can't do the work out every single day (at least, not at first) because if I work my elbow too hard I get tendinitis. Doesn't feel so good!

Sheryl Crow on Tea Partiers

Sheryl Crow says that Tea Partiers are "dangerous!" She also claims that we don't know what we're angry at. But I have this feeling that if she knew what the "Tea" in "Tea Party" stood for, she'd have an idea of what we're angry about. Lol.

How to get your kids to eat vegetables

Some Veggie Tips

1. Mix baby food squash or carrots in with spaghetti sauce and feed them spaghetti for lunches or dinner two or three times a week. It takes 11 min. to boil the noodles and seconds to add the baby food to canned sauce.

2. Make banana bread or zucchini bread the day before for breakfast the next day.

3. Make banana or pumpkin pancakes for breakfast. This can be as simple as using a pre-made mix and then adding the canned pumpkin or mashed bananas. You will probably have to adjust the water amount that you add to the pancake mix.

4. I tried making spinach brownies one time. It didn't really work for my kids. But you could try it for yours! Just google spinach brownies.

5. If your toddler loves baby food fruits and veggies but won't switch to whole fruits and veggies, don't stress about it. Just keep them on the baby food because at least they are getting fruits and veggies!

Quote of the Day

Christian & Jewish martyrs say: "I will die for what I believe."
A Muslim martyr says: "You will die for what I believe."

Source unknown

Bumper Stickers

"I've had enough change. I want my country back!"

"America: Love it or leave it!"

"IS IT 2012 YET?"

"Only a Liberal could turn a terrorist into a victim!"

Long live the King!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mommy-brain syndrome

I need to post something but I just don't know what! BTW, in my previous post "A Pact With the Devil" I talked about "Pat Roberts." Well, my husband has since reminded me that his name is actually "Pat Robertson." Lol. I guess I had a temporary brain lapse. Whenever that happens I have nicknamed it, "Mommy-brain syndrome." My mind is being pulled in so many directions that I temporarily experience a lapse! Ha, ha. I guess I only get to use that excuse as long as I have young children, right? :)

Hate Incidents

“Two city officials in a California town are being targeted for possible hate crimes over comments they made recently about the Christian and Muslim faiths.” Apparently, one of the city officials, Mayor Parris, encouraged the Christian community to keep growing. This little snippet of enthusiasm toward the Christian faith is now under fierce attack and Mayor Parris is being accused of a “hate incident.” Another city official, Sherry Marquez, has created quite the offense by posting biblical references on her Facebook and encouraging Christians to defend themselves. She has also posted quotations by Muslim leaders who have exhorted their own followers to convert the world to the Islamic religion. Marquez’s posts are also under investigation as part of the “hate incidents.”

Hate incidents?! The words that come to mind here are, “You’ve GOT to be kidding me!” Two Christians are trying to encourage and defend their Christian faith. And this in the face of Islam, the one religion whose holy book calls everyone who doesn’t believe in Allah “infidels” and proclaims they are deserving of death. The last time I checked, Christians aren’t going around suicide bombing people for not believing in their God! And Mayor Parris and councilwoman Sherry Marquez are being accused of “hate incidents?” That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard.

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil. Woe to those who smile upon Islam and defend it against Christianity. Islam hates the world and all that dwell therein. Islam doesn’t even favor its own much less those who don’t adhere to her doctrine. Islam demands that her followers convert or conquer. Christianity demands that her followers preach salvation and love even their enemies. Tell me, who is really guilty of “hate incidents” here?

I Believe

What God declares the believing heart confesses without the need for further proof. Indeed, to seek proof is to admit doubt, and to obtain proof is to render faith superfluous. Everyone who possesses the gift of faith will recognize the wisdom of those daring words of one of the early Church fathers: "I believe that Christ died for me because it is incredible; I believe that He rose from the dead because it is impossible."

A.W. Tozer; The Knowledge of the Holy; p. 19

A pact with the devil

So, Haiti made a pact with the devil, huh? And now they have their reward. Hmm...I think Pat Roberts needs to get a reign on that tongue of his for behold, whole forests are set aflame by but the smallest of sparks.

If Mr. Roberts wants to think that this earthquake was God's judgment on Haiti, fine. However, unless he is a prophet sent from God Almighty to proclaim God's judgment in such matters, he needs to keep what he thinks to himself.

And I would submit to anyone that Pat Roberts is no prophet. When the prophets of the old testament proclaimed God's will concerning many people and nations, their prophecy always concerned events that were going to happen. They didn't wait until after some catastrophe and then say, "God's judging you." They spoke of things that would come true in the future. That is why they were called PROPHETS.

So, it is very unfortunate that he made such a statement so publicly. One would think that he learned his lesson the last time around. Like I said before, if Pat Roberts suspects that this could be God's judgment on a certain group of people, he is free to theorize. But, given that he cannot know for sure, he shouldn't say anything at all.