Pushed around by the banks, NO

The financial world is pushing this counrty around. They think that if they scare us enough we will give in. The truth is they made a mistake in judgement and thought they could make a killing offf of high interest, high risk loans and they lost. They loaned money to people they knew could not afford it and yet they are shocked when they stop paying. If they had made the money they hoped do you think they would be giving it to us? But, now they want us to pay for their mistake. NO!! We are becoming a socialized govenment and that is not what I want.
Your retirement accounts are fine Meredith. You have years and years for the market to rebound, just continue to save and save and you will be fine. The people in trouble are the ones who are retiring soon, and the ones who have just retired. My parents may have problems for awhile, but the market will rebound and this could be a very healthy thing for the economy. This will make money hard to get and people will have to live on what they make. The fake world many have made will have to be changed. If you cannot afford it you do not buy it. Is that really such a bad thing? I will continue to write my govenment officials and tell them how I feel about this issue and others. This is a great chance to have your voice heard, no one listens better then in an election year. Write McCaine and Obama and let them know.

From an article at Foxnews from Andrew Jackson's day.

"You are a den of vipers and thieves. I intend to rout you out, and by the eternal God, I will rout you out.”
Today I turn over my space to Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, who said these fiery words to a delegation of bankers in 1832:
“Gentlemen, I have had men watching you for a long time, and I am convinced that you have used the funds of the bank to speculate in the breadstuffs of the country. When you won, you divided the profits amongst you, and when you lost, you charged it to the bank. You tell me that if I take the deposits from the bank and annul its charter, I shall ruin ten thousand families. That may be true, gentlemen, but that is your sin! Should I let you go on, you will ruin fifty thousand families, and that would be my sin! You are a den of vipers and thieves. I intend to rout you out, and by the eternal God, I will rout you out.”
The issue back then was the Bank of the United States, a federally chartered institution—sort of a predecessor to the Federal Reserve—that Jackson, ever the populist, strongly opposed. Today, most people agree that a national bank is necessary, but as today’s vote demonstrates, there is no national consensus on transferring wealth from the middle to the top. Good! Let’s hope that principle holds true for a while longer.
Today, the same as back then, big bankers attempt to blackmail America: If you don’t do things our way, exactly as we tell you, then the roof will cave in.
James Pinkerton. There is a better way.
Link to Dave Ramsy hit play and listen to his idea.

NO BAILOUT, YEA!!!!

I do not understand everything, but I think the bailout is a bad idea and there are other things that can be done for the economy. I just checked out the votes and I am thrilled that MN representative Tim Walz voted NO. I am very surprised he is a Democrat and I expected him to go with them, but he is listening to the people who put him in office. I have been writing to my representatives and Senators and letting them know how I feel about this bailout. I hope they will not race through this process. They need to take time to make sure they do not blow it. The stock market will rebound and the economy will find a new normal. Not having easy credit may not really be all that bad. Suze Orman says we should all realize we need to stop spending money we do not have. That is where I agree with her. JUST SAY NO TO THE 700 Billion BAILOUT.

They are off!!!!

My Parents are off to Iceland today, it will take them until
tomorrow morning to get to Iceland. They fly to Boston and
then a large layover. They then fly to Iceland for a few hours
and then to Denmark until Thursday. Wow, I guess they never would have thought of this as a vacation, but what fun to be in Iceland and Denmark.
I think that living in a country is the way to get to know the people and the country. Living and working with the people in Iceland will be amazing and what a great set of memories they will take home with them. Even with three babies, at least, coming while they are gone this will still be an amazing experience. I can appreciate it better this time then their last mission. I made sure I did not get dependent on them for babysitting or other things while they were here. We instead just enjoyed the time we had with them and did not depend on anything, so now I can enjoy hearing about their mission and not wishing they were here instead.
We will miss Grandma and Grandpa, but we are excited to see what they accomplish and how they enjoy their mission and time in Iceland. GO Brother and Sister Bremner!!!
Yes, I am the internet photo thief.

Happy Birthday to ME!!

Yes it is my Birthday today and I am 39. I was going to stay home in my PJ's all day and eat chocolate bonbons, but I got called to sub in the room I have subbed in for the last two days. So no PJ's and a shower to boot, but it was a good day to sub and the kids in the gifted talented room are great. I love to watch the kids minds work, they are so quick and think of things I do not think I would think of now. I am glad we now have this program in our district, it is really great to see the kids get challenged and to think at a higher level.

Camera

This is what happens when you let your children use your camera. They also manage to erase all the other photos(it took me a few weeks to figure that out). He is a genius you know.

Cenneidigh and being a girl.

Cenneidigh was getting dressed today and noticed that her brown boots had a broken zipper. She was quite upset and did not know what shoes to wear. She thought she should change her outfit to match shoes she could find. I told her she could wear other shoes not just brown, "Dad wears brown shoes with blue pants." Cenneidigh said, "Mom, Dad is not a girl and does not know fashion." I had to admit she was right about Dad not being a girl and maybe the fashion thing. She ended up running out of time, (I had to work at Southgate, so they had to be ready at 7:35am instead of 7:45am) and chose to wear the Hannah Montana tennis shoes she has that are no longer new white, mostly brown at this point.

Fashion Problems: She rips all the clothes out of her closet everyday looking for something to wear. I tell all the kids every night to pick out what they are wearing the next day so we have no emergencies in the morning, but still clothes everywhere everyday. Such a girl thing to do.

WORK WORK WORK

I worked at my childrens preschool today. Of course none of them go there anymore, but it was a fun day. One boy cut his leg and cried but could not tell me which leg. I looked at his legs and told him it was most likely the one that was red and scratched. He then yelled again until I got a bandaid on it and then proceeded to limp on the wrong leg the rest of the morning. Outside I was able to bury several of the kids in a big pile of leaves. I think they will itch the rest of the day. It was a good morning, the other teachers were great and I did not end up doing much on my own.
Meredith you owe me!! I have gotten called three times to sub for today and all three times I explained why I couldn't. But, I work for sure tomorrow and Thursday.
David kept me up with his moaning and groaning last night. He has the flu and was sick most of the night. At 1am the dog started barking. so I got up to sush him and David cried out for some Tylenol. So, off to the kitchen to sush the dog and fetch the drugs and water. Everyone moved pretty slowly today, but all are at school. YEA!!!!