Fun with frogs

Fun with frogs
Boys and dogs
Jaxson turns on the hose

Fills the vent
Seems content
He stays outside to play

Go to bed
Rest your head
The dryer makes a noise

Toothpaste goop
Mouthwash soup
Green splatters on the clothes

Jaxson stop!
Walk it off
Sully saves the day

Get back home
Should have known
Frogs are living toys

In my space
On my face
Joni, frogs and the boys

My cousins daughter Joni has a very talented, active and creative four year old son. He has been especially creative this past week. In the span of just a few days he has

• filled the dryer hose with water from the outside vent
• flooded the kitchen and utility room trying to clean himself up (the bathrooms are being remodeled) 
• had a collection of mouthwash, toothpaste and green aloe vera gel in the bathroom cabinet which was discovered after spilling on the clean towels as Joni was putting them away.
• did a guess what I have and surprised Joni with a frog so close to her face it touched her nose

After one of the events listed above she took an unplanned evening walk with their dog Sully. Yeah someday Jaxson is going to be an engineer, inventor, art and or antique collector/dealer, or perhaps a herpetologist.

Breaking News! 14 dead, 17 injured in CA mass shooting

When breaking news is more of the same thing we heard a day or so ago is it really breaking news or a trend?

Yet another mass shooting and all we can offer are thoughts and prayers. I cannot express how empty that statement has become. It is right up there with "Thank you for your service". What is it exactly that prevents those that can make changes we so desperately need to step up and speak out? We should demand it. There is no better time than today to make a difference.

We are so consumed with the thought of refugees infiltrating our country that we forget we are our own worst enemy. We stand by and watch silently as we continue to support the NRA because, the only thing that can stop a gun is another gun.

Are you serious? Are we just going to continue to support the NRA and the manufacturers of guns, rifles and mega clip ammunition rather than people? Why is it more acceptable to so many for people to have guns than for all people to have a safer life? How does limiting magazines and implementing common sense and background checks impinge on your second amendment rights?

Is it possible to stop every single incident? Absolutely not. Will we be open minded and learn from each mass shooting or will we continue to offer thoughts and prayers to broken families?


Maybe alone I can't change the world, but I can step up and speak out. Please join me won't you? Use your voice, use your vote. Pro life is not just about the unborn. What family member are you willing to sacrifice because of inaction?

More than one thousand mass shootings since Sandy Hook.

Enough.