The whole panties in a bunch over Wikipedia is starting to seriously piss me off. “Anyone can write the information on there!” *gasp* There are so many reasons why Wikipedia is not the worst source of information the internet has to offer. Wikipedia is not the devil trying to mess with the minds of millions! What’s messing with the minds of millions are the narrow minded fools who pick Wiki to be the site to fear. What is there to be afraid of? If you need information and you end up at Wiki, but want to be sure – go look for other resources to validate that information. Or scroll down and find the reference part of the page – because plagiarism is frowned upon there too. Follow the links and find the information you are looking at to be factual. If you watch your six o’clock news and believe every word that comes out of their mouths – you cannot say that Wiki is evil. If you read your morning paper trusting that everything is one hundred percent factual – you cannot say that Wiki is evil. I have to doubt everything I read – second guess it all. I can go and buy a dot com or org and I can call it whatever I want – and then I can post any information about anything I wish. I can say that that Elvis was cremated and Priscilla drank the ashes as tea! I know this because I was a house keeper for her and I know everything about her! You have two choices after reading something like that – one, believe me and walk away, or two, go look for proof that I am indeed telling you the truth. The point is – Wikipedia is no better or worse than the rest of the internet. They have some interesting editors and in the end what ends up on Wiki is up to them. It is really their jobs to go seek out facts and make sure that not just anyone is writing crap on Wiki. You cannot just go to Elvis’ wiki page and write that Priscilla drank Elvis’ ashes – someone will erase it quickly.

There is a lot to Wikipedia and like anything else we must educate ourselves on how it works and what it is all about before we dub it as “evil!” Teachers are going out of their way, failing students who bring in a paper with Wikipedia on their reference page. The silly thing is – when you go in search of information, a lot of the time where that site got its information was from Wikipedia! Wikipedia is the site that typically pops up on the first page of any search engine and is the go to informational site in a rush. Wiki is not the devil – the people running around with their heads stuck in their…. you know what I mean…. are the ones who have made Wikipedia a bad word.

I will start with this super cute girl! Everyone who’s been following my blog knows all about Daisy! Daisy is wonderful and healthy and adorable! She is hyper and happy – everything we dreamed for her has come true. She is living with her Teddi mama right now, but Teddi is moving to Southern California and cannot take little Daisy girl with her. *sad* So, Daisy is coming back here to stay with us until Teddi can find a place of her own. Daisy will be happy here but I know her mama is going to miss her SO much! I am going to have to send her daily pictures of her little girl… I mean who wouldn’t love to see this face daily!

*Daisy Ann*

This Super cute girl is my little Yinny kitty – and I love her so much! We almost lost this little girl to liver disease a few years ago, but if there is any kitty on the planet that can bounce back from deaths doorstep – it is her! She is a strong willed cat who knows what she wants! Although, she dislikes just about every living creature on the planet – she loves ME! Really – that’s all that matters in my book. *smile*

*Yin*

Talk about super cute! Chester is Sammy’s kitty and he loves his cat! Every night they sleep together and everyday Sammy tries to imprison Chester in his room. Chester doesn’t seem to mind – he just loves being loved! What an easy request!

*Chester*

Saving the best for last – my Boyz! Nothing says Super Cute like two brothers marching together on a crisp fall afternoon. They love each other and they are both super cute! No one can resist their all American boyish charm of blond hair and blue eyes. I know I am a proud mother, but I can’t control myself – just look at them…

*Sammy & Jack Jack*

Keep looking….

*Sammy*

*Jack Jack*

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I was forced to add this picture! This super cute picture shows Chester and his boy Sammy – Chester is enjoying the perks of having his own boy. Loving pets all the time! They are a match made in the cute factory!

*Chester and his boy Sammy*

It is true that I have a dozen other cute faces around my house, but they are a little more camera shy! *wink* Stay tuned while we try to get them here. Meanwhile… scroll back up and look at these super cute faces again!

Hello – I am Chester!
I love this wallet!!!
The color is so….
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Ohhh yeah – that’s it!

This is the best freaking wallet ever!!!!!!

I am not ashamed…

In Carson City, Nevada school children have been given the right to opt out of watching President Obama’s back to school speech. In Lyon county (in northern Nevada) the children need permission slips to watch the speech! WTF? If it was Bush or McCain our children would be expected to sit down and watch but because Obama is Obama (fill in the blanks yourself) it gives everyone the right to freak out and “protect” the children? From what? A back to school pep talk! I am shocked and sickened by this – how dare we as Americans say that our president is less than important for any given reason? Come on -  I am sure when Clinton was in office – if he had sent a speech out to the schools we would have all had to sit and watch. Why do we stand for the pledge? Why do we place one hand over our hearts? If we are one nation – why the hell don’t we act like it! People are reacting to Obama in office as if Hitler himself has come back from the dead and been elected President! What is happening to Americans? I cannot believe the morons and idiots walking around with their misguided beliefs…. Okay, I am upset. I want to believe in our nation and I want to this to be the country everyone wants to be a part of because we are the best! I am all for choice and I am all for not forcing anything onto anyone – but I am about support and I am about team work. We are team America and a winning team has members who work together! Our public schools are government run – you wouldn’t send your child to Catholic school and not allow him/her to sit and watch a back to school pep talk given by the Pope! This is over the top ridiculous! Our kids have pep talks all the time given by teachers and administrators – are we going to stop that too? What if I don’t like my child’s principal? I get to decide if my child listens to their principal? Follows their directions and rules? What if I don’t like the way the government is run – does that give me the right to pull my kid out of US Government class??? Come on! There is more being said between the lines here – and I do not like the message. This is our America and we do have the freedom to choose what we do, say, see and hear – but why are we going to turn our backs on our president? He is not an evil force such as Saddam or Hitler- he is an American just like the rest of us trying to do his best at leading our country. Now he wants to reach out to our school children and give them guidance and hope to stay in school and do their best – and we spit on him! I don’t think that send a great message to our children… But hey, that’s just ME…

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Last Wednesday (August 19, 2009) my little boy entered the first grade! It was a massive milestone for my little fella and for his mommy and daddy too! I decided we would walk to school every morning – the elementary school is so close it doesn’t make much sense to waste gasoline driving the two miles up the road when we can do our bodies a favor and walk. ?????? ????? ????

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The afternoons are too hot and no one needs heat stroke – just not worth it. *smile* Sammy has attended Montessori school since he was two years old and kindergarten was at Montessori as well – so this was also his first year in public school! I was a mess freaking out – Sammy is Sammy and he has a strong personality and no one can really control him. He was born with this personality and we are doing everything in our power to mold it and guide it but it seems – at times – to be bigger than we are! I knew his personality would be the massive downfall in public school because they don’t respond well to power of self. Public school likes the kids that sit, and follow the flow like little brainless zombies… Okay maybe that’s not fair – but it seems that when the kids are smart, quiet and go with the flow without complaint that they are the favorite children. Kids like Sam are early labeled “problem children” and then all the teachers get together and gossip about who the “good” and “bad” kids are… If Sam is labeled one of the “bad” kids every teacher will *sigh* with annoyance at the thought of getting him – it’s really a violent cycle! I am hoping the system proves me wrong and I hope that Sammy finds guidance rather than a smack down of spirit.

I met before school with the principal and with his teacher – giving both a heads up about what they are getting with Sammy. On Wednesday I let him go… It was by far the hardest thing I have had to do since he was two and going to preschool. It had to have been a hard day for most of the children – but when I went to pick up Sammy – after a day filled with stress – I got the dreaded head shake from his teacher after I inquired how the day had gone. I thought all my nightmares were coming true! Every fear I had for him in a normal public school were smacking me in the face! It was the first day and already it was a failed attempt at public school… My heart sunk deep into my gut and I just wanted to vomit! His teacher was too busy to tell me what had happened so I had to come home without the report. As soon as I got home I sent his teacher an e-mail and just asked about the day’s events. I got an e-mail back saying that he didn’t listen or follow directions, and his defiance worried her. BINGO! Everything I thought would go wrong – went wrong. Although, I was shocked that I saw this as a challenge rather then a shot to the head! I feel like now I am on a mission to get Sammy to succeed in first grade – and every other grade thereafter! I am going to figure this out and he will conquer the first grade!

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I know it’s going to be a ton of fun and the experience of adjusting will be smooshed by the experience on a whole – the fun and friends… It’s going to be great and I know that it was hard for me to see or imagine Sammy being successful in public school but now he’s there and I feel good about it! His teacher is (so far *wink*) amazing and we are in total communication about Sammy and what’s going on and what needs to happen… Sammy IS going to push every button and he IS going to push every boundary and  he IS going to test his limits with everything! He has a strong personality and he’ll never give up – for that I say, “Go Sammy!” He might be a mini pain in everyone’s ass right now – but I have no doubt that my little fella is going to blow everyone’s minds away when he’s older. Look at him – he’s the All-American boy next door! AND – he made the front page of the news paper! ?????? ????? ????

I am excited to see what the year brings – so far it’s been a headache, but come on, we’ve just begun! There will be birthday parties and Halloween! There will be holiday fun and school work and home work – Sammy’s favorite thing about school (right now) is the work… I am sure that will change – but you never know! *fingers crossed* He’s my little Samma Wamma and I am proud of him! (don’t pay any attention to the yelling and freaking out I do – the bottom line is that I love him and I am proud of him!)

…Now can I talk about overcrowding in the public school system?

I am having a blast stalking people online! Not stalking in a bad psychotic way, but finding people I had not even thought about in almost 20 years! *UGH* That made me feel and sound old! Anyhow – I have a Facebook, and a Myspace and I Twitter – I am in there just having a great time! I have found friends on Facebook from high school and am able to stay connected to people I no longer see everyday. Just recently I decided to look for a boy I had a mad crush on in high school – he turned out to be one of my best friends, but moved after just one year *sad* – I found him and have chatted with him and it is just amazing! Friends I hung around with in high school whom I never heard from again after graduation – reconnected with them! Okay, sure I really have nothing to say other than, “HI! Remember ME?” ~Anyone who reads my blogs regularly knows that I am a dork… I also get to see pictures and see how they have changed! Exciting stuff! I am able to stay connected to my students – whom I had spent the last seven years of my life with – via Myspace. I get to watch them grow long after high school and their daily interactions with ME. *smile* ???? 3d ???????

I was able to find my very first best friend! It was Kindergarten 1979 and I was crying like a little baby when my mother left me in line on the first day of school and the little girl standing in front of me turned around and asked what was wrong – I told her I was scared and didn’t know anyone – she then told me, “It’s okay, I’ll be your friend.”  We were friends through almost all of elementary school but when I switched out in the fifth grade and attended another school that seemed to be the end of our friendship. Although, we never had hard feelings towards one another and when we attended the same junior high school and high school and would see each other  – we would always stop and say hi… We formed different groups of friends and our worlds were too different to be the BFFs we once were, but I always smiled when I saw her face. ??????? ???? ????? ?????? ?? ????? ???? ??????

Also, on Myspace I found a boy I had met but once and had a short “thing” with, but it ended badly -  my fault. I wanted to stay friends with him but other factors came into play (namely my boyfriend at the time *giggle*) that sent me into attack mode and pushed the guy out of my life in a nasty hurtful way – so now I have the chance to say I am sorry – I mean how awesome is that! How often does one get the chance to go back and fix something they broke? I was a mean girl and there are probably a few people I need to apologize to – and there are

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many folks out there who it would be so nice for ME to hear, “I’m sorry.” come from their lips – or typed from their fingers… Whatever! *laugh*  I just enjoy this chance I have to reconnect with people from my past, present and hopefully future!

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Almost three weeks after saving Daisy… she is doing great!!! Doesn’t like having her picture taken though – as soon as we pull out the camera she goes into super shy, sad puppy mode. Then when we won’t get out of her face with it – she’ll start getting angry and growl… So, we don’t have too many pictures of her – that look happy – but at least you know it is the camera pissing her off and she really is a happy little normal healthy hyper pupper uppers!

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I took her back to the vet today (8-6-09)  for a check-up to see if we need to continue the medicated dips and whatnot – the vet said that Daisy was the worst case of mange they had seen in a very long time! Poor girl! Although, the scraping he did today proved that we are on the right track and we are killing those parasites! *yay* We need to murder all the mites and her little body needs to banish them before the real healing can begin. The Vet put her back on antibiotics and she is scheduled for two more medicated dips (2 weeks) before seeing the vet again.

This super cute little girl is going to be just fine! The reason the mange was infesting her in the first place (so badly) was because she had a weakened immune system, but now she is on the road to good health! Daisy is acting like a normal puppy, chewing up everything, getting into the trash and biting the children (in play). She’s amazingly smart! Hardly ever barks! Listens when you tell her to “come” or “no.” Hasn’t run off… Daisy loves her little pack she has here with her Boyz.

Daisy’s Teddy mama is in complete love with her baby girl and for Teddi’s birthday I took her picture with Daisy – their first family portrait! This little puppy girl has it made – and every life she’s touched with her story of woe has inspired us to love life a little more…

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It has been one week since we saved Daisy…

Remember her all bloody and infested with the mange parasite? That was one week ago…
This is Daisy now -

She still has the mange parasite but it is so much better! She’ll have 2 to 3 more dips before the parasite will be gone completely. When Daisy arrived here she was slow moving, lethargic, filthy, sick, and sad.  She has become this normal puppy with a ton of energy running all over the house, chewing on everything, pouncing on the other dogs and Sammy and Jack, barking at her reflection in the fridge… I could go on and on but the point is she is a happy, (almost) healthy, normal little puppy girl.

Playful barking….

Curiosity…

Hanging out with her pack of boys…

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And at the end of a fun-filled energetic day – she is still a baby who just needs to cuddle up into a warm loving lap and take a nap. Night night Daisy – we love you!

Daisy has been rapidly improving the past couple of days!

We took her in to the vet Monday morning for her medicated dip. She went in with scabs all over and some were just hanging – I know *yuck* – but when we picked her up all the nasty red was gone and she was all pink! Daisy has had three days of antibiotics and is now really showing signs of normal puppy activity!

Daisy is feeling so much better – it is really an awesome transformation from last Friday night when the poor baby girl could hardly move, couldn’t wag her tail or show any sign of happiness. To Saturday night when she started wagging her tail and jumping up a little to Sunday morning when she started running around and showing there is a hyper little puppy in there, to Monday when she started making happy puppy sounds (like a fun little bark) and staying awake more to enjoy some play time… To today where she is running around the yard with the other dogs and the Boyz, jumping all over and just showing signs of pure puppy enjoyment! We are proud of her! Carlos got to see her after her medicated dip and was amazed how much better she looked.

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After spending a few minutes with the sleepy puppy in the back seat, Carlos was careful to tuck her back into her little blanket bed she had in the back seat…

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Awww… cuddly… This is one loved puppy! Daisy came home from her long day out at the vet and her dip and she ran around with her pack and visited with her Teddi mommy and then it was crash time – and who better to crash with then the boy you’ve adopted as your brother?

Good night Daisy and Samma… Sweet dreams.

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