Thanksgiving.

This is the first thanksgiving without my grandma and grandpa, I have lost them both in one year. This is a sad holiday for my family. I hope that in time it gets easier however for now I will be thankful for the family I have left. I love my family and I can't imagine my life without them in it. I am grateful that god felt me worthy enough to be in this family of mine. Yes we fight and we make up that's what family's do. The best part is though that it makes us stronger because of it. My family has been there by my side through a lot of things and I would not change them for the world.  I will dearly miss my loved ones who have passed on but I know that they are there if not in body then in spirit because none of us would be there if it wasn't for their love. Love for us and love for each other.

Crazy or just bad?

This Little girl went postal on her school bus. She attacked her bus driver and the police her mother says she gets a little mad when she doesn't have her medication. She is schizophrenic says her mother, but because of her great big outburst and violence she faces felony charges consisting of, battery on an officer, resisting arrest, and throwing a missule in an ocupied area. She was so upset and throwing such a fit in the police station that she was banging her head on the jail cell bars that the police had to use pepper spray on her to get her to stop hurting herself. The little girl is nine years old.
What I want to know is why did she not have her medication? If the mother knows she acts like this when she doesn't take it then why would she ever let her go without it? In my opinion and it is a little educated, my mother and sister are both child psychologists, this child can get upset without her medication however there is a level that most 9 year olds do not hit unless there are other underlying conditions that make her more upset than normal. All the medications do is even up the chemicals already in the body. They do not completly cure a child or make it where they are comotose other outside factors have more effects on a childs behavior than medication. She needs more supervision for her daily activities than what she is getting in my opinion, if this is not curbed now it will only get worse.

My family is yours.

Two sisters closer than most in Venice Florida, have shared more than most sisters would ever dream of. Jackie DeVita and Colleen Leary are sisters both working in doctors offices one has a family and one doesn't. Jackie is married to a wonderful man Richard DeVita is a doctor in FL. he has a thriving practice a nice home and 3 beautiful children. The sisters worked together in Richards practice for many years. Colleen stayed single this whole time she is now 42 years old. Her sister was diagnosed with a brain tumor that ended up being very fatal. She as her dying wish asked her sister to take her place, with her children and her husband, she gave her sister her wedding ring. Her sister died shortly there after, 3 months after her death her sister and her husband got married. Most people understood, they knew the sisters were very close and Jackie loved her family very much. So for her sister to take her place was the natural thing for her to do.The children where fine with it, most of the family of the Leary sisters were understanding. The people who did have a problem with it mostly were upset with the time between Jackie's death and the marriage of Colleen and Richard. The family says that everything has worked out for the best and they are happy.

When I first read this I was like no way would I share my life with my sister, mostly I would not like it if my sister married my husband should I die prematurly. However I don't have the complete bond that these sisters had with my sisters. But if I did I would most certainly pick my sister rather than a stranger take over my life. I am glad that in the end these sisters found peace in a time that would usually tare a family apart they found happiness in knowing that their life would go on in the brink of sadness.

Texas pushes the death penalty.

CNN posted on their website this week that the convicted murderer Hank Skinner, he was convicted of killing his girlfriend and two sons in 1997, wants some more tests run on the effects in the house where the murders took place to prove his inocents. The Texas prosecuters do not want to open anymore cans of worms where this case is involeved they just want this murderer to go to his death peacefully. He has always said he is inocent but the evidence is stacked against him. Prosceuters in TX. just don't want to drag this out anymore so they are saying no to a stay of execution based on waiting for test results on other DNA.
When I first read this I was like whoa if there is evidence that this man could be innocent why aren't you willing to test the things that need testing to make sure you are not killing the wrong man. That won't make you any better than the person who killed that family. I am now in the understanding that this man has made numerous attempts to prove his innocents and he has failed all of them. You can't beat a dead duck. It is time to put the fears of  the family and friends of the killed to have peace in knowing that this man will not hurt anyone else the way he has hurt them.

Can't sleep loneliness could be to blame.

If you are restless and aren't sleeping well maybe its because you are lonely. In and article on the CNN network they suggest that it might be relasionship related. Not meaning that you aren't amongst friends but that you feel social inept. Its how you look at your life and the people in it. If you start working on your perception of your social life maybe you can get a better nights rest. Not sleeping well can cause many other things to go wrong to such as diabeties, heart disease, high blood pressure, and depression. By looking at your social standings and your perception maybe you can get back on track.

I found this very helpful, my husband works overnights at a factory so he is gone when my daughter and I sleep. I feel very left out of his life and I don't sleep very well. Although that could have something to do with the fact that I have an infant that likes to wake up every few hours. He also complains that he can't sleep or if he does sleep he is still exhausted. I thought it might be that he is sleeping during the day when most people like to be awake. This article makes a lot of sense to me and I will be trying out new ways to make our time together more productive in the understanding that we need to spend more time together.

Air Fresheners

Air fresheners are now said to cause allergic reactions and breathing problems in people with asthma. They are made primarily of chemical compounds that have in the past been proven to trigger an asthma attack. This is mostly because people are more frequently using types of air fresheners like the plug ins the sprays and candles. Allergists agree that the spreaded use of these items is encouranging more and more asthma attacks.
This is something I didn't know, not knowing this is scary. My nephew is 7 years old and has been hospitalized with more severe asthma attacks than I can count. He has a severe case of asthma and lots of things i did know about trigger his attacks like cats, smoke, soap, and pollen. But I had no clue that air fresheners had the ability to trigger his attacks. I wish they could have told us this sooner. I am going to tell everyone i know not to use air freshners around him as to prevent anything from happening to him.

Manslaughter

The doctor accused of overdosing Micheal Jackson "The King of Pop" on a lethal dose of sleeping medication was pronounced guilty of manslaghter on Monday. He can serve up to 4 years in prison and loose his medical license. The family and fans of Micheal were happy with the conviction the cheering and happiness bubbled over in to the court room when the verdict was read.

This makes me sad this man yes took an oath to heal not hurt people. However I know that most stars are cynical self absorbed people. We already knew this of the singer. So how do you say no to somebody that carries the life you life in their hands. Micheal ran his house the way he wanted the doctor was his private doctor, he felt like he could tell him what to do and he had to do it. I think that the guilt is halved between the doctor and the popstar. The star lost his life and the doctor may loose his right to practice medicine, I still do not think this is fair.

Dessert before Dinner?

The article on the MSN website says that having a day where dinner courses are in reverse order may up the dinner time morale and make it something that your family wants to do. By picking a day where you choose not to make dinner a battle and something your kids want to do you teach them that there are more important things in life than order. Fun at the dinner table is something most parents want instead of bargining with desserts for more bites taken you teach them that eating is fun.

I agree with this article and as a new mom myself I am always looking for ways to make dinnertime more fun for my family. This in my opinion is a great idea its something to look forward to and plan. You can take turns making the dessert and dinner for that night. I remember as a little girl my grandparents always had saturday morning waffles, wenesday night musgos ( must go's, leftover night), and sunday afternoon additude adjustment hour. These were days I looked forward to and made my weeks spent with them the best and most fun memories that I have. I want to be able to create these kind of memories for my children. So maybe in a normal world you eat dessert last but once in a while eating dessert first can be a memory in the making.

Seperation

The seperation of conjoined twins this week in California at the University of Stanford's medical hospital was a success deemed by the 20 or so doctors that were in on the operation. The parents of the 2 year old's where happy about the operation. They wanted normal lives for the 2 little girls, to have a choose to be together or not.
I think this is amazing the fact that the medical field has come so far as it has to do things unheard of before. It makes me happy that god gives the gifts of health and life but also the knowledge to fix things let up to us to fix. I am really happy for those little girls. I hope that they can live normal lives without the media and just be little children and run around and be happy like most other children.

Amish cult.

CNN reported that there might be an Amish cult sect forming about an hour away from an already prominent Amish community. The head man of this would be cult is Mr. Sam Mullet, he however denies with a sneer that it is not a cult. The son's of this man have been accused of running a beard cutting ring against the non cult Amish community. The men in of the Amish faith don't cut there beards because of a faith of church and god. The fact that these men thought that the men that they cut off the beards of were thought to be sinning against the church by Mr. Mullet, that is why the sons did it for him.

This is crazy the Amish are thought by most to be a calm and sensitive group of church going people who enjoy and relish the simple state of life. No electric and no modern technology makes them self efficient and happy with their lives. The men of the other amish sect cult are mislead by a man thought to be better than god, they commit crimes in his name and other deads but they are mislead to believe this is right. I do not understand why people can get sucked in to others lies and mislead information. However that maybe because I am stronger than others but I do not always think it is the weak that are sucked in just people looking for something that makes them feel involved in things.