oh gee.

My lovely aunt just sent me a link to view new photos.... and my four favorite monsters are getting too darling for words so I will show you instead!Colin, Nicholas, Jackson, and Zachary in the front!Boys with my uncle Sterling... he looks a little handicapped here...
My personal favorite cause Grandpa has his tongue out too, WHAT a keeper! Love em.

I don't see why not.

Because I am apparently blog happy today and so efficient at work that I have time to spare... I thought I would post this silly Halloween treat.









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Princess.

I am reading a book entitled, "Princess" by Jean Sasson. It is not only mesmorizing but fabulously educational. It is a true story about the life of a Saudi Arabian princess. It tells real accounts of how life is for Muslim women. It is astonishing to me all these women endure from limited clothing rights to becoming sex slaves with no escape. Jean Sasson got her information first hand from a princess who gave her intimate details of her upbringing, country, and experiences. Surprisingly my favorite part of the book is that which I thought would deter me from my reading: The book explains WHY Muslim men think the way they do. And although, yes, it is ignorant and degrading to a eastern woman you learn that in their minds their prophet has led them into their beliefs and they are simply following the generations before them that have taught entitlement, inequality, and disrespect. In their minds they are just playing a role that they were born to fulfill. Twisted and unnatural to me the book is filled with ethically situational drama that pulls the reader out of any former comfort and into a foreign world that makes you want to scream. Although screaming may be an easier option...there are others. There are ways we can help these women... first of all by educating ourselves as to whats happening, being educated is the first step in any direction so check out the book or the whole trilogy. There are women, countless women out there with no options, no voice and as trite as it sounds we have the voices to help.... (Insert cheesy music here...)

Lastly a small quote from the novel. Princess Sultana is thinking over her life and the says:

"An eternal question haunted me: Was this all there was"

In my opinion people face this thought all the time, in her case, she was questioning her life because she felt she could do more, be more and that my dear friends inspired me.

xoxo C

there she goes again

I decided that I needed a fresh start, so here it goes. Much love.