Poor pedestrians!!

More and more all I hear on the news, in the papers, or on the radio(and right outside my window) is about pedestrians being hit by vehicles. Two within days, were less then a block from my window(right where I am sitting now) two separate people were hit(at least one died) directly across the street from one another. The lastest is a 14 year old girl named Kaitlyn Murray who was walking to cheerleading practice, then got struck in a crosswalk........ The press writes in today's paper about how horrible this tragedy is(which it really is) under the article is a photo of that crosswalk...(in the photo a young boy who is probably 11 waits to cross the street at the crosswalk while a police car goes by so fast that it is actually blurry, and not to long ago police hit a young girl in a crosswalk, though she was supposedly at fault) The person who hit Kaitlyn was an 87 year old and got a ticket for 300+ dollars for failing to give the right of way to a pedestrian, is that the cost af a human life lately? When will the government get it through their heads that you should have to retest for your liscense as you get over the age of 65. It's not mean, it is just nature, your body's reflexes slow, your eyes get worse...it's not a personal attack, it's how the body works...It's why we don't let 12 year olds drive cars, they have great hand eye co-ordination, but they aren't able to drive!!!

Police make it sound like everyone else is at fault, when we all are, using cellphones, doing our make up, eating food, drinking coffee, etc, etc, these things all prevent your eyes from being on the road, please drive carefully.


(I hope the cops got a ticket for failing to yeild the right of way to a pedestrian just like the person who killed Kaitlyn Murray)
Love Jen

Racism

I was raised as a very open minded person, no one was ever judged by the color of their skin, religous preference, or physical limitations. I have kept this outlook through my life with little alteration. I have recemtly, however gotten to see racism first hand , and the culprits were all no more then five years old!!! I was floored, both times to hear about these incidents, but was not surprised to se that racism went in many directions. (no names are going to be mantioned in this retelling)
Firstly I was approached by a parent to inform me that their child was quite upset. Their child had been told that the color of their skin should be white(not the beautiful bronze brown that it happened to be) The mother who is caucasion, was devestated, her child wanted to change the color of their skin so they could be as pretty as mommy.......( how utterley sad!)

Next a parent( a different one mind you!) told me that a neighbours child told her daughter that they could not play together, because they weren't allowed to play with no white kids!

What is happening out there?
Who teaches their children these things?
Do people not know that our role as a parent is to teach our children respect and love, not hatred and bigotry?
I spend all day trying to drill these ideas into developing young, minds.
No racial jokes are funny!
Correct your child if they use an innapropriate term! Never allow things like this to go without response.
I hope that everyone will take a moment and reflect on a moment you have seen that never should have happened, and what you can do to make sure not to contribute to such a horrible thing as racism.

Passover is coming fast

It seems like just a short time ago that it was Purim......wait a sec it WAS just a short time ago!! Well I really have to say that I am enjoying my classes thoroughly, they are allowing me to see parts of myself that have matured, and parts that I had thought that were mature, but are actually just childish and petty. I'm not saying I can change over night guys, so bare with me, But I am trying to see the world through the a more open perspective, which is good because it goes well with the Philosophy of Life that I already have...

It seems to break down like this....:

- Treat others as you want to be treated!
- When the little things in life start to bug you, think about all of the things in life that you have, and be thankful that you have so much.
- Try to leave things a little better then they were when you got there
- G-d has given us so much, make the effort to involve him in all parts of your life, even things that seem mundane, it shows him that you are thinking about him
- Give to those who are less fortunate then yourself, if you can't help in monitary ways, donate your time
- Family is important, spend quality time with them, show your love
-history for our ancestors is the same as it is for us, remember the past as if it happened yesterday, consider it current events, it helps keep all that g-d has done for us close to our hearts


do not consider this a religious post, because it's not, it is simply things that I am learning, and am very excited about. I have decided to open up a Jewish preschool, when I am all done my conversion, that teaches Jewish based phiosophy/ program. It will take a while to get it right but I am excited about the possibilities it may bring.


On other things , I am glad that Christopher is feeling better( he was sick ),

There may be many Camping opportuninties this summer for the kids. Jared was nominated by his school to go to Alberta, Tim Horton's camp for a week, we are waiting to hear from them. Both kids are hoping to go to camp Kadimah this summer(A whole month away!!! Forget them, I'm not sure I can do it!!)

My poor Brother-in-Law Darren broke his foot, but is recovering well.
For everyone who is asking...No I do not feed the cat any of the contaminated food that we have been hearing about, she is fine....

Just over a week untill our vacation(not soon enough, if you ask me!!)
Lee and I are enjoying his switch to nights... I hope we don't have to go back to nights for the summer!!

There is not much else to write about right now....
Blog on!!!!!
Jennifer

True beauty

This was written last night by Lee's youngest sister Elizabeth(who happen's to be a beautiful girl by any standard's)

She had to write this for a school essay , I am posting it here, so everyone I know can comment on it, and write down something they think is beautiful, no matter what it is.

To me beauty is watching your child asleep and totally at peace, a tender moment wrapped in my Husbands arm's, or looking at a wonderful work of art and realizing someone created it with their own two hands. But beauty is different to us all let me know if your ar impressed as I was......
Jen


Beauty
The word beauty can mean a lot of different things for a lot of different people. For me, beauty is fairly simple and to the point, it is anything that is pleasant for the senses or for the heart. In this essay, I’m going to write some things that I think are beautiful; this will help you understand my definition of beauty a little better.Girls spend hours fixating upon their looks, their personalities and their actions because it might help the boys they like to notice them. There are girls who flirt, laugh, worry and obsess over the slightest glance, whisper and touch. There are girls that fake up and make up. Girls are beauty.Beauty is getting comforted just right, someone saying just the right words and being loved in just the right way. It’s a friend who provides a comforting hug and a supportive audience for a story they've heard a thousand times. Beauty is in people who laugh loud and often. It’s in people who have never been in love, but know that it's an experience that they don't want to miss out on.There is always that boy who leans close, stands near and talks softly because he thinks you’re beautiful inside and out. Beauty is the hugs you receive as you watch the sunrise the next morning after failing to sleep. It is your first crush and your first true love. Beauty is found in music and the lyrics that make us cry, laugh and sing along. It is the smile a child gets while blowing out their birthday candles each year.Beauty is waterfalls, wild flowers and new fallen snow. It’s in the air that we breathe, the ground that we feel and the birds that we hear. Beauty is staying in because of a rainstorm and then watching the rainbow appear afterwards. It’s in the eyes of a child holding their favorite teddy bear when they’re scared.What would the world be like if no one cried, lied and they all swallowed their pride? The world entierly would be beautiful. So I ask of you one thing, don’t let the media or other people tell you how to dress, act or feel. You are your own person, and no one can change that. People need to understand that they aren't perfect, that no one is. Beauty isn’t about being perfect; it’s about being you. Everyone is perfectly imperfect. Life is beauty.by: Elizabeth Solomon
date: March 08, 2007

My eyes are open, but my ears are shut!!!

person who enjoys singing as much as I do.

My kids are , well how do I put this lightly......
absolutely, horrifyingly, no possible doubt to it....tone deaf!

I'm speechless.
I knew that when I married that my kids would inherit traits from both sides of our families, but sheesh if I had know about this I may have reconsidered(just kidding)
It's a good thing they are so damn cute, because unless they are trying for a test of the emergency bradcast system, then they are headed up the wrong alley.

Well beautiful looks and charm will have to do it for them, along with a insane talent for memorizing pokemon facts( what is wrong with that kid anyhow...if only those creatures were real we would all be rich!!!)

We'll I will continue to support their love of music, if not their questionable talent....
Signing off for now(no not off key...not me anyhow...lol)
Jen