Fired UP

It's political which I try to stay away from on my blog but it is time...............

It is time to get serious. Because this, Arizona Rancher Murdered, shouldn't have happened and I am upset about it. I am OUTRAGED. So I write.

I am mad that this happened and relieved that I don't live there anymore. The Hubs who is now going to be called Mr. Man (because I am tired of "Hubs" and because I call him Mr. all the time so it fits) knew this rancher. We lived not far from him and he had done business with him before. Such a sad sad story and IT DIDN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN.

When is something going to be done about our borders? When is THAT going to be a priority?Instead we waste months arguing about a health care bill that to quote a democrat on the hill the day it passed, "This bill is going to destroy America as we know it" and admitted that it passed just as a "We told you we could.......(pass a bill) to the Republicans." DISGUSTING.

Meanwhile people, OUR innocent good people are dying just because we can't seem to keep OUR borders protected and bad people out of OUR country. This has been weighing on my heart from some time. One - because I lived down there for six years and saw first hand the floods of immigrants that would cross our ranch. Two - in the last couple of years I saw the demographic of people that have come across change and it is scary. SCARY. It's ridiculous.

These immigrants that are coming over are NOT the immigrants of old. They are not looking for a better life, an education, or a place to work (hell we HAVE no work). They are running drugs that are infiltrating OUR schools. They are gang members that are infiltrating OUR communities and OUR schools. They are TERRORISTS.

I believed once that they were here for a better life. I have known a few that have come here illegally then made it legal and brought their family over to pursue and education - a better life. I am all for legal passage and immigration into the United States. Come on over be a part of a great nation. Be a working productive contributor not a sucking leach ( that could be said about some of our current American residents.) Bring your children leave your drugs and gangs.

Unfortunately those people are not the ones coming over. Instead the ones coming over are trafficking DRUGS. Drugs that are coming into OUR communities and being peddled to OUR children. They establish gang members in good communities. Just ask Lady Di who had a drive by shooting not too far from her house last year. They carry guns and are prepared to kill anyone who gets in there way. Innocent people who mistakenly lend a helping hand.

A year of so after we moved there. A farmer was going home and saw a car with it's hood up. He stopped to help and they SHOT him. A couple of years ago a women was shot in her HOME. Just last year we and several others were broke into. Luckily for us it was just our office and they didn't take anything they just trashed the place. However others were not so lucky. Also before we left a couple was forced into the trunk of their car and taken to the Mexico border. The immigrants just wanted a car to get back to Mexico. Thankfully they were unharmed - physically anyway. Their are many more stories out there but you never hear about them.

For every one case where the border patrol arrests a group of immigrants smuggling drugs (many were caught on our ranch) there are a hundred more and even more who never got caught because system is so overwhelmed. This should make everyone uneasy because if they can make it in anyone can. Any terrorist can come on in. Are you nervous? I am.

IT IS A PROBLEM! And the government burying their heads in the sand isn't going to solve it. How many lives are going to have to be lost before they pull their heads out and take action? I guess that have the "out of site, out of mind" philosophy up there in Washington. Or maybe they are too busy trying to figure out how to sneak little things such as student loan restructuring (that is important right now) into the Health Care Bill and I am hearing about all kinds of things that they slipped in.

It is sad that this happened to such a nice man. My heart is saddened that he lost his life over something so ridiculous. His poor family. Our family is praying for them. To quote this article that a friend emailed me today, " This country failed Robert Krentz, his family and all who work for him. As they have failed countless families all across the country."

It is time folks to protect OUR country and OUR citizens. I am not saying I know the answer. I don't. Well...............never mind that. I am saying that it is time to go to the drawing table and come up with some real solutions. We know the problem so let's start fixing it. WE have to. We can't just send down unarmed people to slap them on the hand and send them back just for them to come back the following week. That hasn't worked. Are we THAT stupid?

Treat this situation for what it is, a homeland security issue, make it priority one and FIX it. Fix it for us and for our future generations. They need to stop worrying about how many votes it will get them at election time and fix it.

Sorry for the rant. I am just mad and when I get mad - I blog. It helps.

I miss our home in many ways but am so relieved that we got our girls out of that area. I recall countless times where we were outside and were approached by illegals. My husband would rush into a car, a shop, the house, or somewhere out of sight as fast as he could and then he would go back out to see what they wanted. SCARY.

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Are You Having a Bad Day?

So the other day I thought that I was having a pretty rotten day until my friend texted this text:

Today the boy has smeared poop on himself, my bed, some toys, and the toilet. He has poked me with a sharp object and has THROWN spaghetti with sauce ALL OVER my kitchen! I'm going to lose my mind!! HELP.

My day was suddenly looking up!

So this morning after a total of 3 hours of sleep between horrible anxiety and the YP not sleeping, she has a tooth coming in and was inconsolable all night. The hubs is away on a trip and the dogs got up at 5 ( i went to bed at 3), I broke the coffee pot and the paper towel dispenser, the Basset Hound PEED on my couch and I got a visitor (hence the anxiety) after a three month hiatus, and we are out of milk {which is more traumatic then you think}. All this before 9 am. So I opened my phone and read that message again and reminded myself that in comparison my day was still pretty good.

So if you are having a rotten day today or any day just remember it could be worse - you could have poop on your pillow and spaghetti in your hair!

Have a great day! I am off to take a Basset hound to the taxidermist. {Just Kidding}

Crazy Busy Frazzled Stressed and Something for You for Being You!

Wait. I'm kidding. Don't leave. Not yet anyway!

I found this on google images and thought I would share because it's funny and most of us are mom's and stress just comes along with the job. I know Lady Di is feeling the same way these days. I haven't talked to her much *boo* but I'm feelin' her vibes.

A Prayer for the Stressed!

Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,

the courage to change the things I cannot accept {Which, btw, are many right now},

and the wisdom to hide the bodies of those people I had

to kill today because they pissed me off. {not really}

And also, help me to be careful of the toes I step on

today as they may be connected to the hiney {it didn't say "hiney" but you get the drift} that I may have

to kiss tomorrow.

Help me to always give 100% at work.......

12% on Monday

23% on Tuesday

40% on Wednesday

20% on Thursday

5% on Fridays {ya right - never happenin'}

And help me to remember...............

When I'm having a really bad day,

and it seems that people are trying to piss me off {they don't have to try real hard},

that it takes 42 muscles to frown and

only 4 to extend my middle finger and tell them to bite me! {I would NEVER do that!, really I wouldn't but Lady Di would. :0)}

Amen

On another note, a happy yummy one, if you have commented on a post in the last two months, well since things just got crazy busy around here - so maybe three, you have been entered in a giveaway - a very 'yummy make you happy all day' sort of giveaway. Are you not happy already? For each time you have commented you get an entry and if you follow you get two more. Winner will be announced on Monday Mama Drama. If I say it is so it will happen {clear my throat **wink wink** Lady Di}

Well have a fabulous day! I feel better already.

Friday Five: Procrastination, Packing, Palm Trees, Allergic Reactions, Doctors

Amy's Friday Five: This is where I share with you five things I learned this week because there is always something to be learned. In the process you might learn a little something about me.

I know, I know. I missed last week. I have been pretty non existent for this whole week, as well. What can I say? It has been one of those crazy weeks and I am afraid that it is only just begun. As The hubs says, "Life - it just happens!" Thank goodness I have my best good friend, Lady Di! I mean what would I do without her? I honestly don't ever want to find out. Where's my pomegranate's? I am waiting, Lady Di!! I will have to forgive her I was responsible for the lack of a post on Thursday, instead I went and got my hair done. Shhh - don't tell on me!

Okie Dokie - What I have learned these past couple of weeks:

1. The Oz party was just a distraction and helped me procrastinate a little longer from packing.

2. Packing sucks. Moving sucks. I now envy everyone who finds a place and never leaves except on vacation. Those people who were born and raised and stay in the same town forever. Good for you! Rock on - your awesome!

3. That palm trees sound hollow when you knock on them. I know that is a little random but it's me, Amy, and I am a little random. I don't think I have ever been that close to a palm tree but we were waiting for the Grammy (she is putting me on track on this moving thing. Focus - focus- focus) in the cell phone parking lot at the airport and the OP and The Hubs were studying the palm trees. Strange. We checked, don't you just love google, and they are not hollow just very fibrous.

4. This was fun.

I learned that the YP is allergic to the Varicella vaccine (chickenpox vaccine). At least we think that is what is was. Could have been the Hep A vaccine (she got them at the same time). The good thing is I got a Epi pen out of the whole ordeal (I've wanted one for a long time). The bad thing (there's a couple) it wasn't cheap and we were left with a million more questions then answers. I really just dislike the ER. I mean who doesn't, right? But when you have three little girls in tow (One who is obviously in distress) and the flu is going around, it just adds up to a very long, very bad, very stressful day. Did you know that after an acute allergic reaction your child could have an even bigger reaction within 24 hours? I didn't! We didn't get admitted because of the flu cases but because we live in the Land of Nowhere we had to stay in town at a hotel for 24 hours on high alert. Fun times!

and finally............

5. My family doctors have let me down a little. I thought that we were getting the best care possible in small town America but it turns out that we are not and I am a little more than disappointed. Recently I have had two things come to my attention that slipped through there hands. Very big things. I have learned that you can not get too comfortable with your practitioner, they are not your friends, you HAVE to follow up on everything because they will not. You HAVE to ask ALL the questions and research ALL the answers to make sure they are giving the correct ones and doing the right things. You are your and your children's only advocate. Don't assume that they are on top of it because most likely they are not. Maybe I was a little naive in this matter but I have learned my lesson.

Well I hope you all have a fabulously fantastic Friday and a wonderfully whimsical weekend. I will be packing my house and trying to hold back the tears while I do it. I'm emotional. I dislike change and I dislike goodbye's even more. Thank heavens I have all my bloggy friends. I don't have to say goodbye to you, I can take you all with me. Put on your seat belts - it's going to be a bumpy ride!

**I haven't forgotten. I will post the rest of the party pictures on Saturday. **

Oy Vay

I seriously had planned to do Mama Kat's prompts, **sigh** . Such fun prompts this week. Really I did. But I am in the throws of:

Planning a party for the OP on Saturday - It's big! **flexes**

Pulling my hair out (it doesn't need much pulling because it falls out on its own these days) **flinch**

Teaching school to 3 today (sometimes Homeschooling is not so convenient)

Sending The Hubs off with a huge list and tons of instructions for town **shutters**

Dealing with the YP who is sick and has asthma **nervous twitch**

Distant Family drama ( I am taking a I.DON'T. CARE. approach to this) I.DON'T. CARE.

because if I care I will get my feelings hurt.

Planting crops on my Farmtown farm because my cousin is racing me to the last level and she is currently ahead. **growls**

So I can't participate today, maybe later. Can I do that? I hope so.

Leave me some love. I need some love. What kind of day are you having?

Decisions

This is AMY typing (Lady Di isn't going anywhere):

I mentioned a while back that I might be moving. Well I know I have to move but I just don't know where. I thought I new, but can't seem to find a place to rent. So what does that mean? If I analyze it too much I think it is a sign that that is not the right direction but that is where my family is and everyone wants me to come so badly. I haven't lived close to family in 10 years. It would be good for the girls to get to know some of there relatives. I thought this was it but like I said - no house. So what to do? I am at a crossroads. Which direction do I go? What is best for the girls?

The hubs will be traveling for awhile. So it doesn't matter much where we live. We just need a place for a couple of years then we move to California (the hubs is following a passion.) We could buy a house in Montana (closer to the fam) as an investment and then turn it into a rental when we leave. We could stay in Arizona and rent a place closer to town, the OP could go to public school. We could go ahead and move to Cali but it's expensive to rent. In the meantime I had to start school with the OP (I home school since we live in the Land of Nowhere) since we don't know what we are doing. Public school already started in Arizona, Montana starts next week and California is soon too. I am looking forward to her going to school and at the same time I am going to miss her not being home and so are the younger two princesses. I do however need to spend some more time with my other girls.

My brain if fried. FRIED! I am tired of thinking about this 24/7. It causing me to stress. Stress causes me to have panic attacks. Panic attacks make me irritable and scared.

So there you have it my rants for today. Sorry. I just needed to get it all out before I explode. This I know -we have to be out in October. Well actually we could stay our employer wants us to stay. Here's the catch: they want us to work for FREE! (we would get to stay in the house)What? Yep that's right, free! Um.......let me think about that............................................... THAT. WOULD. BE. A. NO. Can't do that! I think we need something called.............oh, that's right..............health insurance, and food. Food costs money last time I looked.

Anyhow that's my drama. Lovely huh? Yesterday I posted about being HOME. I love my HOME. I will miss my HOME. I need to find a new HOME. Help!

So what do you do when you have a tough decision to make and how do you know when you've made the right one?

Writers Workshop- On Fire!

This week for Mama Kat's workshop I chose prompt #1: Who made you red hot this week?

I'm on fire this week! {I just glanced over at the T.V. and no kidding there was a Smokey the Bear commercial putting out a candle - he is 65 this year apparently} Anyways. ON FIRE! Three things happened this week to set me on fire. I am only going to talk about two.

As some already know I am in Montana visiting family. My mama and I went shopping and I started without her while she got a new card (my mama is a power shopper). We only needed a couple of items, eggs being one of them. I had pretty much got everything we needed except the eggs because I couldn't find them. In my Costco they are in the refrigerator case at one end. Anyhow I couldn't find them and while looking my mama calls me and asks my whereabouts. I say, "I am trying to find the eggs." When I hear someone say, "You looking for eggs!" I turn, still on the phone, expecting to see a friendly face and I see her - Turkey Burger Lady looking at me like I am an idiot! In the process of turning I hung up with my mama because I am expecting to be graciously directed in the correct direction. Instead I get this:

Turkey Burger Lady: You can't find the eggs! {not so nice look - I happen to be the master of looks. }

Me: No {with smile on my face}

Turkey Burger Lady: There with the milk! Don't you KNOW where the milk is! {said with major attitude}

Me: { Oh no you just didn't - you most certainly didn't look at me like I'm an idiot and give me attitude. Miss Turkey Burger Lady!} As a MATTER OF FACT. I DON'T! I am not from HERE and this is the FIRST TIME I have been in this Costco! {Thank you very much}

Turkey Burger Lady: Oh. Well they are IN the DAIRY section. {said again with attitude like I should still know this} Behind me where it says, DAIRY!

By now I have already completely shut her out, ignoring her. Actually by the first "Dairy" I was already past her and walking away. I wish I had been thinking on my toes because I would have said what I thought a few seconds later which was, Really last time I checked chickens are not related to cows! %#@&*! Oh I was on fire I was so flipping mad. The nerve - first she interrupted me then she throws attitude and treats me like I am stupid. I didn't even ask her! Rude!

Then a day later. A person who is much younger and has not had near as much reality in her life nor life experience than me is at my computer and wants me to take one of those stupid Facebook quizzes. You know, the What State Should You Live In?, quiz. I agree and she starts asking the questions and, thinking she knows me, answering them too. She gets to one that asks, What personality type are you? (or some sort of crap like that) Then I notice that she has highlighted NAIVE. I think to myself surely not and I say, "Well what do you think?" She says, looking at me like I am an idiot as well, "Naive."

I DON'T THINK SO! Are you flipping kidding me! These amongst other things ran through my head and I said, "Um no if anyone is naive it is you." I know I shouldn't have but I was beyond flaming red hot. I am talking breathing dragon flames hot. I just couldn't believe that someone totally insulted me to my face. It burned, it hurt and I am still hot!

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Thanks Mama Kat for the prompt. I needed a good vent.

And IT Continues.................

I am off to the dentist again for round two! Thanks for all the comments yesterday. I appreciate it.

Hawaii didn't happen. My ipod froze and wouldn't work so I had to revert to plan 2. Which was thinking of good blog posts. It wasn't too bad. I could think of ............... Oh I don't know............... 500 other things I would rather be doing than getting umpteenth shots in my gums and having my teeth deep cleaned.

On another note:

I did take the OP and MP to UP in 3D! It was cute I suppose. Expensive (but that is another blog post) Maybe I wasn't in the right frame of mind but I thought it was a little DEEP for little kids. It just made me sad and I didn't need sad. Does anyone else feel the same way? I have heard nothing but rave reviews about how great it was. Even from friends. Maybe it is just me and my current situations: losing a baby, and both of my Grandpas this year and watching my Grandma's miss them so so much. I just thought for a Disney movie it just had some real adult situations going on there. Maybe I try to shelter my kids from those things too much. I just want them to not have to worry about the woes of the world at the age of 6 and 3. Or of for that matter until they are adults. What do you think?

However this probably is in true Disney fashion. Most of the movies only depict one parent as it is or they lose one in the midst of the movie or they don't have any. Interesting really. I guess I could look at it like Disney is teaching my kids the hardships of life for me. Thanks Disney.

The upside of the day: my hubs gets to go with me. He has an appointment too. Too bad we will be numb afterwards - we won't be visiting PF Changs or BJ's Brewery for a nice quiet dinner. Bummer.

Writers Workshop: Trying a Different Way

It's that time again. Time for Mama Kat's Workshop. Go here for the prompts. I picked #2. It might not be that long because I had truly planned on getting this done and then going to bed early but here it is 10:20 and I am just getting started because my internet connection had other ideas. Even as I write this I see the message at the bottom could not contact Blogger.com Saving and publishing may fail.  Gerrrr! Which means I will be up for awhile..........

2) Tomorrow I will do it differently. Here's how.......

Tomorrow when my 3 1/2 year old (the middle one, I am thinking about calling her JT for Just Trouble) gets the soap for the umpteenth time from the bathroom and spreads it on the foot stool, a stuffed animal, her baby sister, really anything she thinks needs, I don't know, washing maybe.  I will not get completely irritated and raise my voice. Instead I will bend down to her level and I will give her a hug and tell her I love her and I REALLY want her to try to listen to what Mommy says. Because getting angry is not working with her and even though the reasoning thing  has never worked before I am going to use the power of positive thinking and hope that my calm reaction will reach her.

Tomorrow when that same 3 1/2 year old takes all the tupperware out of my cupboard to her room (while I am teaching my Oldest across the house) and opens her baby sisters soy milk and decides to empty it into above mentioned tupperware resulting in major spillage of milk onto my carpet (mainly by her baby sister who happens to be in there and is thinking that this is great fun).  I will not overreact instead I will be patient, clean up the mess and again kneel down and give my little determined, stubborn, hard headed child a kiss and tell her I love her and ask her to work really hard to try and not to make such messes.

Tomorrow when I walk into her room expecting my two little girls to be playing together to see again that same 3 1/2 year old trying to be Mommy and changing her baby sisters diaper using diaper cream and notice that it is all over her, her baby sister, and the carpet that I have already cleaned once. I will not put her in the naughty chair, I will not get upset. Instead I will kneel down give her a kiss, and tell her that although I appreciate her help  Mommy should take care of the diaper changing because that is my job and if she wants to help than Mommy will let her fasten the diaper.

and tomorrow when I walk into my kitchen (after I realize its much to quiet and she has to be into something perhaps some more soap)  just to find that little rambunctious, strong - willed  3 1/2 year old lying on my kitchen rug sound asleep I will carry her into her bedroom, lie her on her bed, lay down beside her, wrap my arms around her and thank my Heavenly Father for blessing me with such a beautiful, loving, caring, incredibly adorable, super silly, truly sweet little girl who will teach me many things but above all -  patience.  That is one thing I won't do differently!

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Writers Workshop: headline news

I know I am late on this but Mama Kat over at Mama's Losing it, says you can join in at anytime so I am joining in! She does writing prompts each week.

The Prompts:
1.) If I sent you four hundred dollars today what is ONE thing you would spend it on and why.
2.) What are your kids talking about?
3.) Tell us about a local news story that's all the buzz right now in your neck of the woods.
4.) Share some blogging advice.
5.) Tell us about that time at the playground when that thing happened. You must go visit Heather at Chasing Butterfly's for a good story, seriously - a must read!

Anyhow I pick # 3. 

Because I live in the sticks and by sticks I mean nearest mall -  2 1/2 hours. Nearest grocery store- 67 miles.  Yes - I live in the sticks and because of that there is no Local Newspaper heck the only communication this town has is contained on a pin up wall at the Post Office. 

We rely on the local gossip for news but if there was a local newspaper I think that it would read something like this: ILLEGALS STRIKE AGAIN - SAME MO DIFFERENT FAMILY. By Illegals, I mean illegal immigrants actually more like drug traffickers and if I was being honest if we did have a newspaper the wording would have most likely been something else. 

See I live in the middle of no where not too far from the Mexican border and looking out your window and seeing a group of illegal immigrants passing by is not a strange site and as long as they keep moving and don't bother anything - I am happy. I don't even bother calling Border Patrol anymore because by the time they get here (if they bother to come) they (the immigrants) are gone.

Back to the news story - Regardless of what the mainstream media is saying, "migration into the U.S has slowed down due to economic downturn" , it may have slowed down but the people who are still migrating are not here for jobs they are here to sell drugs and to wreak havoc on our lives, destroy our society and moral values.  They don't just pass through looking for a better life, stopping by houses for food and water. No No these ones stop and destroy.  Two months ago they kidnapped 2 people from the Church, THE CHURCH! They stuck them in the trunk and drove to the border dumped the car in a parking lot and walked back across the border.  Immigrants looking for a better life and work DO NOT steal a car and drive BACK to Mexico. Last month they broke into a house, a friend of ours, and destroyed the inside.  They stole a couple of things - suitcases and jackets and some other stuff.  It, however, is not about what they stole - material things are replaceable.  It is about what they destroyed.  Antique piggy banks handed down to the kids by a Great Grandma ( I mean- really how hard is it to open a piggy bank without breaking it?) or letting the cats in (these people do not liver here permanently) so the cats were left inside for a week (you can imagine.) The house was a total mess everything was ravaged through.  Also last month, an local older man was murdered, MURDERED found in his yard stripped of his clothes and his wallet.  Seriously, what is wrong with these people?

Then this past week, It happened to US! To US! Thank heavens it wasn't our home. They got into my husbands office on the other end of the ranch and just destroyed it.  Obviously there is no money there, we know better than that, and the door was unlocked so I think it would be easy for them to realize there is nothing of great value and we have some freezers of food but again not really edible so LEAVE IT ALONE!  Oh No!  Instead of leaving it alone and moving along they opened the freezers threw the food on the floor, they rummaged through all the files and threw paper everywhere, REAMS of paper EVERYWHERE- Just for the heck of it! What the heck?

Seriously this just tells me that these are not good people looking for a better life or coming back to loved ones left in the States, they are rude horrible people who HATE AMERICA - HATE AMERICANS! Excuse me but they ARE TERRORISTS and need to be stopped. It is getting to a point that I am afraid to leave for fear that they will break into my house and destroy my property, my most precious belongings but at the same time I really don't want to be here for fear that they will do something even worse.  Scary times. When I first moved here a local said to me: "95% of the illegals are good people and will never bother you - it is the other 5% you have to worry about." Only once has anyone ever came to my door (in 4 1/2  years) and that scared me enough. We live in different times and need to make some changes because these people that are coming across not only effect me, my family and my community they effect all of us, all Americans. They have a much bigger agenda than finding a job or reuniting with family.

I am all for Immigrants seeking a better life and more opportunity coming to America.  By all means come make a life for yourself but do it the right way, the legal way.  Become an AMERICAN citizen. TAKE THE OATH.

So that's what ALL THE BUZZ is around these parts - Thanks for the opportunity to rant a little. I needed it.