Friday, July 24, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Summer Days
We got a little beach time in Sunday.
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Tried our hand at a little kite flying Thursday...not too successfully.
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And had fun hitting the ball.
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Tried our hand at a little kite flying Thursday...not too successfully.
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And had fun hitting the ball.
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Friday, July 17, 2009
peaceful
Well, it was a peaceful picture until blogger insisted it display sideways.
He(#4) got his first hair cut last week and it really makes him look grown up(and more like #3). I can't believe I haven't taken a picture of him with the 'new do' yet.
He(#4) got his first hair cut last week and it really makes him look grown up(and more like #3). I can't believe I haven't taken a picture of him with the 'new do' yet.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Here I am, still around. Baby is 37 weeks in this photo(taken last Thursday). Mom is in town, she has been for a few weeks:) Kids and I have been having fun having Granny around.
Although currently 2 kids are down for the count as a summer cold invades the house. Hoping it passes through fast and I stay healthy.
Just busy summer stuff going on. Swimming, parks, VBS, minigolf........hot summer days;)
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Happy Birthday to our 3 year old!!
He woke up excited to see balloons. Some expressions are priceless.
We went to the library and then to the park to play. This was our woodsy park with lots of big sticks to play with. The kids were thrilled!
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Cake time. We made our own version of punch bowl cake. Yum!
I'd say a small helicopter and Tball set are his favorite gifts. He's been talking alot about riding/driving a helicopter when he gets older....and makes everything into a bat and ball. So I think he was thrilled to get his own:)
We went to the library and then to the park to play. This was our woodsy park with lots of big sticks to play with. The kids were thrilled!
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Cake time. We made our own version of punch bowl cake. Yum!
I'd say a small helicopter and Tball set are his favorite gifts. He's been talking alot about riding/driving a helicopter when he gets older....and makes everything into a bat and ball. So I think he was thrilled to get his own:)
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Articles of the day
Loved this article as I can so relate! I know many a moms that can.
Thought this was interesting. A friend emailed it to me, of course part of the reason I'm posting it is so I won't forget to listen to it later.....my youngest was playing with a very loud toy when I was watching it this morning so I missed bits of it;)
Thought this was interesting. A friend emailed it to me, of course part of the reason I'm posting it is so I won't forget to listen to it later.....my youngest was playing with a very loud toy when I was watching it this morning so I missed bits of it;)
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
UN Treaty Jeopardizes Homeschool Freedom in Britain
The following article was found here.
UN Treaty Jeopardizes Homeschool Freedom in Britain
-- 17 June 2009
The following is a press release published by Home School Legal Defense Association yesterday:
Purcellville, VA – Last week the Children’s Secretary of Britain accepted a report in full by Graham Badman which argues for an end to homeschool freedom. “While it’s disgraceful that the British government would even entertain this report it’s particularly troubling for American parents because the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) was used as the justification for this action,” said Michael Farris, Chairman of HSLDA and President of ParentalRights.org.
The Badman report uses Articles 12 and 29 of the UNCRC to justify registering the estimated 80,000 homeschooling families in Britain, forcing them to provide annual reports regarding their homeschool, granting government officials the right to enter the home and interview the children alone as well as reserving the choice of curriculum to the state.
HSLDA has been warning that the UNCRC could bring an end to homeschool freedom in the U.S., if the treaty was ever ratified by the U.S. Senate because Article VI of the U.S. Constitution says that treaties become the supreme law of the land.
For the UNCRC to be ratified it must gain a two-thirds vote in the U.S. Senate. If this happens then the UNCRC will automatically supersede all state laws and U.S. judges will be obligated to follow the provisions of the treaty. Currently, family and education laws are state-based; however, ratification of the UNCRC would transfer the jurisdiction for making family and education law to the U.S. Congress. Congress would, in turn, be obligated to follow the UN mandates contained in the CRC. The only answer at this point would be to add a Parental Rights Amendment (PRA) to the Constitution.
The Badman report is a stark reminder of how government officials in an English-speaking democracy have interpreted the UNCRC. It’s clear that the right to homeschool in America will be negatively impacted if the U.S. Senate ever ratifies the UNCRC.
To read the full United Kingdom report, click here.
To find out more about the Parental Rights Amendment, click here.
Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) is a 26 year old, 85,000 member non-profit organization and the preeminent association advocating the legal right of parents to homeschool their children. They are also proud sponsors of the Parental Rights Amendment.
UN Treaty Jeopardizes Homeschool Freedom in Britain
-- 17 June 2009
The following is a press release published by Home School Legal Defense Association yesterday:
Purcellville, VA – Last week the Children’s Secretary of Britain accepted a report in full by Graham Badman which argues for an end to homeschool freedom. “While it’s disgraceful that the British government would even entertain this report it’s particularly troubling for American parents because the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) was used as the justification for this action,” said Michael Farris, Chairman of HSLDA and President of ParentalRights.org.
The Badman report uses Articles 12 and 29 of the UNCRC to justify registering the estimated 80,000 homeschooling families in Britain, forcing them to provide annual reports regarding their homeschool, granting government officials the right to enter the home and interview the children alone as well as reserving the choice of curriculum to the state.
HSLDA has been warning that the UNCRC could bring an end to homeschool freedom in the U.S., if the treaty was ever ratified by the U.S. Senate because Article VI of the U.S. Constitution says that treaties become the supreme law of the land.
For the UNCRC to be ratified it must gain a two-thirds vote in the U.S. Senate. If this happens then the UNCRC will automatically supersede all state laws and U.S. judges will be obligated to follow the provisions of the treaty. Currently, family and education laws are state-based; however, ratification of the UNCRC would transfer the jurisdiction for making family and education law to the U.S. Congress. Congress would, in turn, be obligated to follow the UN mandates contained in the CRC. The only answer at this point would be to add a Parental Rights Amendment (PRA) to the Constitution.
The Badman report is a stark reminder of how government officials in an English-speaking democracy have interpreted the UNCRC. It’s clear that the right to homeschool in America will be negatively impacted if the U.S. Senate ever ratifies the UNCRC.
To read the full United Kingdom report, click here.
To find out more about the Parental Rights Amendment, click here.
Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) is a 26 year old, 85,000 member non-profit organization and the preeminent association advocating the legal right of parents to homeschool their children. They are also proud sponsors of the Parental Rights Amendment.
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