Scary...

HIGH SCHOOL -- 1967 vs. 2008

Scenario 1: Jack goes quail hunting before school and then pulls into the school parking lot with his shotgun in his truck's gun rack.

1967 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.

2008 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.

Scenario 2: Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.

1967 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins.. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.

2008 - Police called and SWAT team arrives -- they arrest both Johnny and Mark. They are both charged them with assault and both expelled even though Johnny started it.

Scenario 3: Jeffrey will not be still in class, he disrupts other students.

1967 - Jeffrey sent to the Principal's office and given a good paddling by the Principal. He then returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.

2008 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin.. He becomes a zombie. He is then tested for ADD. The school gets extra money from the state because Jeffrey has a disability.

Scenario 4: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt..

1967 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college and becomes a successful businessman.

2008 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is removed to foster care and joins a gang. The state psychologist is told by Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has an affair with the psychologist.

Scenario 5: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.

1967 - Mark shares his aspirin with the Principal out on the smoking dock.

2008 - The police are called and Mark is expelled from school for drug violations. His car is then searched for drugs and weapons.

Scenario 6: Pedro fails high school English.

1967 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English and goes to college.

2008 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against the state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English is then banned from core curriculum. Pedro is given his diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.

Scenario 7: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the Fourth of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up a red ant bed.

1967 - Ants die.

2008 - ATF, Homeland Security and the FBI are all called. Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. The FBI investigates his parents -- and all siblings are removed from their home and all computers are confiscated. Johnny's dad is placed on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.

Scenario 8: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him.

1967 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.

2008 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.

Some Shocking News!

I had a gut feeling that I was having a girl, at my last ultrasound they said they weren't 100% sure but if they had to guess they would say it was a girl, the heart rate has been 150, 148 and 146. Typically numbers for a girl. Last week I ordered a bag and had it personalized with "Ava" along with a pink blanket. I ordered furniture and picked out a bedding set. Today I went for another ultrasound and was told "It's a boy" I'm in such shock. I went online to change my registry and it feels so weird looking for boy stuff! I'm not upset about having a boy, I really don't mind, I feel blessed to have a boy or a girl, I'm just really having a hard time wrapping my mind around this change!!!

I'm not able to change my order for the things I had personalized, not sure what I'm gonna do with those yet....and the furniture is pretty neutral so no problem there. We do have a boy name picked out and I was actually a little bummed that we wouldn't be able to use it when I thought I was having a girl.

It's such a weird feeling to just know for so long that it was a girl and for them to tell me different today... I'm trying to snap out of it!

We have a bird stuck in our fireplace. It's up in the flue part and we can't get to it and I'm not about to dismantle my fireplace to save a bird!! The other night rob kinda stuck his head up there just to see if he could see anything, he asked me to get him a flashlight. Alivia went running into her room saying "I'll get one daddy" I went into the kitchen to get a flashlight for him. She got back before me and he was kinda bent over looking into the fireplace and liv said "Here you go daddy" he kinda held his arm out behind him to grab it and wasn't looking. She handed him her disney magic wand. I was cracking up. He said "What am I going to do with this?!?" She showed him how it worked but the lights and music didn't help him see in the fireplace. It was so funny. She's such a good little helper!