Newborns in Trash Cans And Toilets… Why Are We Outraged?Posted by Lorren on August 31, 2007
I just read another story about a baby giving birth to a newborn and trying to kill it. This lady tried to flush her baby down the toilet at a McDonald’s restaurant.
You can find the story here.
I find stories like this to be really sad. If she didn’t want the baby, why didn’t [...]
Illegal Immigrants Are Leaving ArizonaPosted by Lorren on August 29, 2007
An article in this previous Sunday’s Arizona Republic talks about how the illegal immigrants in this state are beginning to leave Arizona, in anticipation of the crackdown on businesses that hire illegals that goes into effect on January 1st.
Although the law doesn’t go into effect until January 1st, many small items of business have to [...]
Homeschool, Grade Levels, and Dumbed-Down EducationPosted by Lorren on August 26, 2007
What grade is your child in?
For most American families, there is an easy answer for this question. Their kids get up every day, get on the bus, and the school tells them what grade they are in. It’s something along the lines of Kindergarten, first, second, and so on, all the way up [...]
What Should We Do With Anchor Babies?Posted by Lorren on August 23, 2007
The subject of anchor babies has been in the news lately, as Elvira Arellano, an illegal immigrant known for taking sanctuary inside a Chicago church, has been recently deported. She has already been deported once, and has an 8 year old son, Saul. Saul is an American citizen, and his mother chose to [...]
WhoIs Database: Dangerous?Posted by Lorren on August 21, 2007
My husband and I have had our own domains for several years. Today he looked up his domain on the WhoIs Database.
It’s pretty scary. There you could find his name, address, etc. That’s pretty scary. Especially when you consider that some people post controversial stuff up. Not everybody likes it [...]
Have FaithPosted by Lorren on August 20, 2007
I was doing some thinking today about recent events in my life. Since things are starting to look up, I can almost look back and think that it’s funny. Really, so many bad things have happened recently that it’s hard to believe it actually happened:
May- Dh lost his job- A few days after [...]
ID Theft Expected To Increase Because of New LawPosted by Lorren on
Arizona passed a new law recently that should make most of us jump for joy. In order to get hired for a new job, employers have to search for your social security number in a federal database, and it has to match up with your name. This will probably have the effect of [...]
Life Is ShortPosted by Lorren on
Since I’m not playing Warcraft any more, I’ve been spending more time on Pogo. I joined a league and am playing in some tournaments in the league. It’s a lot of fun.
Well tonight, I played against a lady called Bingomama (with some numbers after her name). A little later that evening, she [...]
More Reasons I Love HomeschoolPosted by Lorren on
My dh is starting college this fall at Arizona State University. Friday they had a special welcome student day, with an evening barbecue. We decided to take dd and ds and drop them off at grandma’s so we could go. While we drove over there, we noticed the school bus dropping off [...]
Stock Market Turmoil: Could This Lead To Something Big?Posted by Lorren on August 17, 2007
I’ve been watching with interest the volatile stock market for the past week or so. Some people are getting a little nervous. Some are selling off their stock and losing money, others are picking up bargains and may or may not end up making money long term. This is all on top [...]
