Birthday Wishes.......

The pink doll is the cake we got Maddie for her 5th Birthday!! So my baby is 5 today......5......I have a 5 year old. Ron and I have been parents for five years, five.....half our married life. She starts Kindergarden tomorrow.....just typing this brings tears to my eyes....my baby is growing up, a little too quickly!! I miss her being little, but I look forward to her being a big girl and sharing things with her. I look forward to her learning new things at school, and in life. I don't look forward to the boys and the clothes and the shoes.....all those things that go with having girls!!! I love how caring she is to others and what a loving child she is! I love that she will radomly tell me she loves me, or Ron. I love that she still hugs and kisses us many times a day! I love this big girl and the little lady that she is becoming!!
Maddie - Honey - I look forward to the days and years ahead when we will get know each other better and spend time doing and talking about girl things. I look forward to the day that you will come to me with questions, about life, about boys, about anything. Your Dad and I are so proud of you and the little girl that you are and have become in these past five years. Happy Birthday Honey!! We look forward to many more!!!!

She inspires me......

If you know anything about kids and learning sign language, then you have probably at some point, have run accross or heard about Signing Times.....We LOVE Signing Times, all of us!! But, more then the TV Show (that is no longer on the air) the DVD's with Alex and Leah, and the CD's with their silly pizza songs...is Rachel!! The brains behind well actually in front of the camera. She is a mom to two girls, both with disabilities that require them to have learned sign language to communicate. She is amazing as a person, a performer, a singer, but most of all she is amazing as a mom.......if you've never visited her blog, take the time to check out this entry. **** WARNING: TISSUES NEEDED**** She inspires me to be a better person and a better mother. I admire her more then she will ever know! Rachel thank you for taking the time to put this into words, and thank you for teaching all of us!! YOU are amazing!

http://www.signingtime.com/rachel/2009/07/24/strong-enough-to-be-your-mom-part-2/

Political Quote that Applies Today.....

You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence. You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves. .....Abraham Lincoln