I Blame It On Computers

Do you remember Penmanship Class in school?
When the teachers would teach us cursive writing, how to combine the letters. I would practice for hours. Then later in Jr. High (yes, I had Jr. High, not middle school), we would all practice improving our cursive. Writing our names in flowery cursive.
I used to write letters. Use stationary, unlined stationary at that!!
Now, I can't even read my own handwriting. Besides signing my name to the occasional card, I can't remember the last time I wrote a letter. I mean, actually wrote a letter by hand, not typed on the computer or emailed.

Monday with Morgan

Our cute little Colts fan

How many states have you visited?

I never really looked at all the places that I have lived and/or visited. I knew I had been to a few different states and turns out I have visited more than I thought.
So how many states have you visited?

create your own personalized map of the USA

Step-grandparents

Step-grandparents enter into a family in one of two ways. You marry someone older when you are older and you get a huge package which includes stepchildren and step-grandchildren. Or, your biological child marries someone who has children from a previous relationship and voila, you get step-grandchildren. Either way, I’ve talked with people in this situation and many times we are confused about their grandparent identity and/or their role. A lot of the time the responsibility falls on your shoulders to “keep a finger in the pie.” Let’s face it, you can still act like the typical grandparents—rile up the kids, have fun at their parents expense, and then send them home. What do your step-grandchildren call you? Is it OK to call you by your first name? If their other other biological grandparents are still around am I a Bonus or an odd extension to the family?

Designated

This morning I was quietly drinking my first cup of coffee, when I heard the announcer on TV say something about a 9 year old driving a van. WTH? Well it seems a drunken man knew he was impaired and could not drive so at 3 am he put his 9 yr old daughter in a booster seat and let her drive. They went to a gas station and the camera showed the van pull in and park. Inside the dad was actually bragging about it. The video also shows the little girl getting in the drivers seat and pulling away. A man called 911 and when the police pulled her over the girl wanted to know why they were stopping he as she was driving “good”. The girl told officers her father had been drinking whiskey all night, took her out to drive, and then decided to stop at the station. The girl's parents are separated; she was with her father for the weekend. Shawn Weimer was charged with second-degree child abuse and fourth-degree child abuse, punishable by up to a year in jail. This happened in Michigan..

My question is…

Will a judge be impressed that he was not driving drunk and that he had the good sense to employ the use of a booster seat so that the child could see as she drove? Will he take into consideration that it was 3:00 am and traffic was light?

Cute Angry Bird

Morgan Adele 16 months