Musings and What-not

This is the headline from an online paper. I am literally devoid of feeling right now.  My mind is completely blank, yet I am typing this post. I am at a loss for words and emotion because this story is so incredulous that it seems surreal.  This story reminds me of a  Twilight Zone or Tales from the Crypt episode... gone horribly wrong. However, I am very confident that justice will prevail.  It is my hope that the Bells will be able to find a

Although, I obtained my BA, I was never one for sororities.   However, life sure is funny because I now find myself part of a sorority I don't remember joining yet I am very grateful for the sisterhood. To You, My Sisters By Maureen K. Higgins Many of you I have never even met face to face, but I've searched you out every day. I've looked for you on the Internet, on playgrounds and in grocery stores.

Some Oklahomans won't ever get it, but here's hoping they will. I can understand some of their concerns, but it would have been really nice if these "lawmakers" had actually taken the time to hear the bill. It would have been nice if they had taken the time to review the laws of the states that have already passed similar laws. It would have been nice, but I guess nice isn't part of their vocabulary.

I haven't been taking the time to smell the roses lately, and life is quickly passing me by. Soon, my prince will be 8 years, and I don't want to be left wandering where the years went.  I want to be the parent who can account for practically every blessed moment. I have thoroughly enjoyed blogging, but I have also allowed this little activity to consume much of my time.  Although, I am an excellent mutli-tasker, I have let my online activities get the better of me.

Disclaimer: My son is homeschooled (son as in I only have one child).  I just found this video to be really funny since this is how most people in our society "see" homeschooling families. Thanks to @MrsChico for the heads up!

My husband and I have Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma as our health insurance provider.  Now, some of you may have groaned when you read that since BCBS isn't known, by some, as being the best provider. Then again, some of you may have cheered because you absolutely love BCBS, and you wouldn't leave your health benefits in some other provider's hands, so to speak. If you haven't been living under a rock, you've probably heard about parents demanding autism benefits from health insurance companies.  Just Google "autism health insurance", and you'll get 1.5M pages to check out.

As a mother to a child with autism, I am already very careful about what my son does and does not consume.  However, there was some recent news that I found deeply disturbing. I have often said that there is more to the extreme rise in childhood disorders these days, particularly autism, than just vaccines. You already know my stance on other contributing factors such as our severe environmental changes and other toxic and unnecessary food additives.