I'm just a little irked

I wanted to write this somewhere, but I didn't know where, so I picked here to do it. I was reading a friend's blog comments and something bothered me. I don't want to make anyone mad, but.......someone made the a comment about the horrors of public schools. Children cannot be sheltered/protected forever. If you raise them right they will know the difference between right and wrong and be able to deal with the things that they see in a public school. I don't care if people want to homeschool their kids, but you shouldn't say do it so your kids aren't subjected to the horrors of things that happen in the public school system. It just bothers me that people put down public schools. I know things are different than when we adults were in school, but if your kids know what to look out for and who to stay away from, what's the harm? My daughter certainly did not come home everyday with a horror story to tell me. My daughter loves her school and is looking forward to going to the new high school this year. The principal is Judy Marcus and she is not going to take crap from anyone. Ok - rant is over.

Another Hole in her Head

ASHLEY GOT HER EARS PIERCED SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHEN WE WENT TO WINCHESTER! I GUESS WHEN SHE SAW THAT HER FRIEND BRITNEY FROM CHURCH GOT HER'S DONE, SHE DECIDED TO DO HER'S TOO. SO SHE ASKED IF WE COULD TO GO THE MALL AFTER WE ATE LUNCH SO SHE COULD GO TO CLAIRE'S. I ASKED IF SHE FINALLY WANTED TO GET IT DONE AND SHE SAID YES. SHE ONLY WINCED A LITTLE. HA HA. BUT SHE GOT A PAIR OF SILVER FLOWERS TO WEAR. I HOPE WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THE NEXT 6 WEEKS OK.

Corinth Reunion Pics

Here are just some of the pictures from the reunion.
(Alpha's Family)

(2nd Cousins)

(Nick and his cousin Shaina, who he never left alone!)

Corinth

We've just gotten back from a quick trip to Corinth, Mississippi where we attended the Gober Family reunion. This is my father-in-law's Mother's family. They are such a sweet bunch of people. My absolute favorites to see are Uncle Mark and Aunt Mona. I love 'em to death! I'll have to put some pics on here when I get them off the camera. We had a couple of big storms come through, but no tornados - not even a warning. The power went out Saturday morning at the hotel and we almost had to rethink our afternoon/evening activities, but the power came back on a couple of hours later and all went on as planned. We left down there around 11am on Sunday and had a nice leisurely drive home, taking the usual 2 days to get home. Here are a couple of pics of the town that I got off the internet.
This is the Corinth Train Station. Notice the tracks that are crossing? This is known as the crossroads of the South for the railroads.

This is a really cool castle-looking house known as the "cat house". The lady who lived there left everything to her cats when she died.

VBS Wrap Up Picnic!

Youth Trip to the Zoo

Man - I didn't know Washington DC had so many hills. We estimated that we walked 4-5 miles! Here's a couple of pics. And Nick has another teen crush!

Seeing the world through new eyes

Well, sorta. Ashley has gotten contacts! She looks so different, and she loves them. I'll have to get some before and after pics on here for you.