Tuesday, October 30, 2007

A Love Affair

I have discovered a new love. I like to call them books. Some are written by men and some are written by women. I have been a bit upset and nervous about the upcoming events in my life and a good book can usually put it all in perspective. One line from a great and wonderful book can put so much in line that you are able to go on and relax you know life will be OK. "that book or that person who can give me an idea or a new slant on an old idea is my friend." Louis L'Amour.
The ones I am particularly enjoying right now are the ones written by Louis L'Amour. He has written many many books, most of them westerns. I have been trying to read the Sackett series which are good and bad at the same time. Good because you can learn a lot from them, and bad because when I pick one up I tend to forget the house. But luckily enough most of them are thin enough I can finish them in one day, with the welcome interruptions of runny noses, poopy bums, and meals. Laundry on a Sackett day forget it.
I am reading right now Louis L'Amour's Autobiography "Education of a Wandering Man" What a great book and I am only on chapter 3. I have been having epiphanies one after the other.
Is reading a book about learning facts or learning about yourself? I think if you read a book and are better for it then you are getting an education.
"If I were asked what education should give, I would say it should offer breadth of view, ease of understanding, tolerance for others, and a background from which the mind can explore in any direction. Education should provide the tools for a widening and deepening of life, for increased appreciation for all one sees or experiences. It should equip a person to live life well, to understand what is happening about him, for to live life well one must live with awareness" Louis L'Amour "Education of a Wandering Man"
I have been searching for what education means to me and here he sums it up and 3 sentences.
I have not been this epiphenated (for lack of a better word) since I read Viktor Frankle's "Mans Search for Meaning"
So for those of you out there this is a borrowed book and Christmas is coming ....hint hint.

Monday, October 29, 2007

A vote I feel pretty

Which version do you prefer? Adam or Maria





Saturday, October 27, 2007

To much stress

I am feeling overwhelmed in all I need to do in the next few months. The thought that I may lose 2 children is debilitating at times. I have wonderful family and friends who have offered to come help me clean for the home study which is absolutely great. But the thought that I am being judged as a mother is a bit much. I try really hard to be a good mom but let me tell you there are days. What if the house is too clean or not clean in the right way? What if at the child psychologist it comes out that I spanked once and that is seen as bad? What if I am not the best choice?
I homeschool, my husband is unemployed but has decided that ya maybe I should look for work. (rambling to the point of distraction, I think my head is spinning)
I have a new project on the go with 2 wonderful friends. That is good right now because it is something to take my mind off things and I can do something. I am impatient and all this waiting to find out if the courts think I'm a good mom or not is a bit daunting, annoying, insert word of choice. And I'm low on my empower plus so things always look harder around this time io the bottle looking empty. (Good stuff that empower plus)

Saturday, October 20, 2007

To what point does an author own the characters.

So J.K. Rowling just outed Dumbledore. I find this as unnecessary as having a gay Teletubbie. Truly, why must we work that into everyday life? So just because the world says it OK to be gay why does everything now have to have a homosexual aspect to it? Why can't it just be? I'm OK with Sesame Street becoming multi cultural and I'm glad they have a character with a speech impediment but are they next on the gay rights agenda to have the kid with 2 Moms or 2 dads? Why can't things just be?
When we read a book we give part of our life to it and part of it becomes us. I was Ok with Dumbledore being asexual. Why give him the aspect of a love life now after the books are written, after the movies are in progress? Was it truly necessary?

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Funny Story

Well this is so funny I had to share. My almost 6 year old daughter (that we are trying to adopt) was pretending to be dumb. I have no idea why but she does it from time to time. I get frustrated when she does it so I told her to stop it we all know she is very smart and she should act it. She said "Yeah I know, the only thing I don't know is the difference from a tiger roar to a lion roar. I don't know why but I just can't tell them apart". I said "Yeah its hard for most people" then excused myself to the bathroom to laugh my little head off.
She has a very interesting view of the world.

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Hi

I posted a funny post the other day I apologize. I was trying to be creative by posting a home video but couldn't figure it out and then my attention was diverted and I completely forgot. sorry for the confusion. I am excited there was an article in the paper today praising Home School. Fraser Institute did a big study in praise of Home School and the Lethbridge Herald did a bit of an article on it.
Very exciting to have positive research done. I know you can find research either way so really what is the point of research? I have been emailed a copy so if anyone would like to read the 18 page essay let me know and I can forward it. Its called "Homeschooling From Extreme to Mainstream". It is an interesting read.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

My Dad The Hero

I have a very exciting story to tell about my Dad the Hero. IF you are familiar with Thomas Jefferson Education you are familiar with the basic Missions. Feed the Hungry, Liberate the Captive, Educate the Innocent, Create Beauty, Heal the sick, I don't have my notes in front of me but I believe there were 7 or so and then an Other. Well my Dad fits into the "Other" category. A friend of mine penned it "Protect the Innocent". There is no other way to describe my Dad the Hero. He is a protector of the innocent.
He is in this part of the world to help us get our house ready for the winter. He is also my landlord. He needed some supplies and headed into Lethbridge. On his way into town he noticed some very strange track marks on the road and lawns of peoples homes. As he traveled down the road a bit more he noticed a Truck through the outside wall of a neighbors house. thinking this to be very strange he noticed another on looker. My dad backed up his truck a little and started talking to the other man about he strangeness of it all when they both heard a struggle looked over and noticed a lady being car jacked. She was being pulled from her car and fighting the guy attacking her. The other man with my dad advised the lady to let the vehicle go as it was not worth her life. The bad guy got the car and drove off at what point the lady victim told my dad this the other man that she had a great deal of money in the car, and other valuables. So my Dad being the protector of the innocent followed at a safe distance the Jeep that had just been hijacked. The bad guy who stole the jeep was driving through peoples yards and feilds, he was plowing through barbwire fences and other fences. He ran a few stop signs, he ran over a few stop signs. All the while me Dad keeping an eye on where he might be going.
At one point do to a slight hill my Dad lost sight of him but noticed the much relieving sight of the red and blue. My dad thought "Oh good the police have him" So my Dad continued on up the road to where the blue and red were flashing but noticed a very sad scene. The bad guy had used the jeep to ram the police car off the road turned around and rammed into the drivers side of the police car. By the time my Dad the hero noticed this, the bad guy has half way into the police car reaching across the stunned and pinned police man reaching for his Gun. My dad at this point got out of his truck ran down the ditch to the police car Hauled the bad guy out the drivers side window and grabbed him a half Nelson. They struggled a bit but my dad had a good hold on him. The Police (actually RCMP) officer was then able to get out of the vehicle. He asked my dad to let the Bad guy go but my dad noticed something in the bad guys hand. My dad said"I'm not letting him go he as a box cutter in his hand." The RCMP officer said "It's not a box cutter its full ammo clip to my weapon" At which point my Dad turned into Superman and slammed the bad guy into the Hood and said "You shit head if you move I am going to ram your head through this hood". At this point after the expletive the bad guy stopped struggling and was trying to give his hands to the RCMP officer to be cuffed. AS other help arrived my Dad then noticed the bad guy had been bleeding very profusely due to breaking into a house through a broken window, and ramming a truck into a house, and ramming a jeep into a police car.
Yes it does sound like a good episode of 24 my Dad being Jack Bauer, but it is all true.