Mar 14 '09 -Kissing Pigs ~How Did YOU Grow Up?

 

"The Full Worm Moon", with clouds.
Picture taken 3-13-09

In this month the ground softens and the earthworm casts reappear,
inviting the return of the robins.

The Northern Tribes knew this as the Full Crow Moon,
when the cawing of crows signals the end of winter.

Or the Full Crust Moon
because the snow cover becomes crusted from thawing by day and freezing at night.

The Full Sap Moon, marking the time of tapping maple trees, is another variation.

Info from here.

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Good Saturday Morning!
As you know, Casey was back to the hospital on Thursday night. (Technically Friday morning).
She is OK, no better, but no worse for the wear.
We will be keeping our appointment in Minnesota as well.
We lost a whole night of sleep- (Methinks I made up for this last night- getting almost a record setting 9 hours)

Casey's colon is shutting down, probably has been for a year or two.

But this is fixable.
We will know how to fix it come Monday.

I received the following in my email a few days ago. While it is not new to any of us that have been online for more than a month, I thought that maybe it should rightfully be shared with everyone anyway.
Taking my cue from the last line, I believe it would make some wonderful dinnertime/classroom talk for the kids too.

FOR ALL US "KidS" WHO SURVIVED
(the 1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's).

• First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.
• They took aspirin, ate bleu cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes.
• Then, after those traumas, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints.
• We had no child proof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets. Our parents actually took the time to teach us not to mess with things. When we were little, they actually even kept an eye on us.
• Daycare was what Mom did. Or Grandma and Grandpa.
• Dad went to work and made a life for us. We did not keep up with "The Joneses", but we were always happy, loved, warm, and fed.
  
• As infants and children we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, seat belts or air bags. And our cars were even made strong with American steel.
  
• When we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, elbow pads or knee guards. Like everyone else, we "wiped out". But we got back up and dusted ourselves off without running home to Mama.
• Not everyone passed the 2nd grade. We dealt with it, knowing that some kids just didn't get it the first time around.
  
• Some kids even skipped a grade. We dealt with that too, knowing that other kids were very very smart.
  
• We lived dangerously sometimes; not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking.
• Riding in the back of a pickup on a warm day was always a special treat.
• We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.
• We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.
• We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank Kool-aid made with sugar, but we weren't overweight because, WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!
• We even got spanked, or got our butts kicked! We lived to tell about it, and to move on from there having learned a bit more respect for our parents, (and for our butts).
• We didn't know dys-fun-ctional. And if we had, we would have just zeroed in on the "fun" in that word.
  
• We would leave home in the morning and play all day; as long as we were back in time for supper, or when the streetlights came on.
• Due to the diligence of our own parents (and others as well), we knew almost instinctively what we could do, and what would catch us hell when we got home. We usually chose to protect our butts, rather than suffer the wrath of our parents. They actually meant what they said.
• As did our teachers. If we got spanked at school, the principal called our parents, and we would "get it" even worse when we got home.
  
• When we went out to play, no one was able to reach us all day. And we were OK.
• We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
• We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet or chatrooms. And yet, our lives were full.
  
• WE HAD REAL FRIENDS. We just went outside and found them!
• We got dirty, and had a great time anyway.
• We wore hand me down clothes, and no one ever made fun of us. If they did we made the best of it anyway.
  
• If we cussed, we did so in private because we didn't like the taste of soap. (But no one ever died from soap).
  
• We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones, and even lost a few teeth. There were no lawsuits from these accidents.
• We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt. The worms did not live in us forever.
• On a related note, some of us even swallowed live goldfish. We lived through it, but the goldfish didn't.
  
• We were given BB guns for our 6th birthdays.
• We had to mow the lawns, shovel the snow, do the dishes, and take out the garbage. If we complained, we had to do this for a month.
  
• If we argued among ourselves, the best remedy was to 'finish what we started'. (The other guy always looked worse). But we were still good friends the next day.
  
• We made up games with sticks and tennis balls (and although we were told it would happen, we did not poke out very many eyes).
• We rode bikes, -or (gasp) even "walked" to a friend's house. We knocked on the door, rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them!
• Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!
• The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!
• We had freedom, failure, success, and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!

These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever!
The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
You might want to show this to others who have had the luck to grow up as REAL KIDS, before lawyers regulated much of our lives "for our own good."
While you are at it, make sure to discuss it with your kids so they will know how brave (and lucky) their parents were.

Oh yes, this could make for some very lively supper table discussions. Hope you all will have the "fun" in doing so.

As for me, and my Saturday it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that I have a world of catching up to do with your own blogs.
(Sadly, a blind person could see how messy my house is).
Life goes on!
Casey just brought this one to my attention... Worth a listen for us all.

Lyrics | White Stripes lyrics - Effect And Cause lyrics


Have a 'wunnaful' weekend!

Again I ask, how did YOU grow up?

A better question...

How are we allowing our own children to grow up?

XOXO
Anne

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Posted to my Y! 360, Saturday March 14, 2009 - 07:59am (CDT)