I'm not a very good blogging mom.

School has been kicking my ass already. I paid extra for speedy shipping on my books and 15 days later, they still aren't here. So here I am, stuck with the only teacher I've ever had who doesn't give power point notes for a science class, and no book. If it wasn't a holiday, Amazon would be getting a piece of my mind.

I'm watching the Inauguration of President Obama. Sometimes, it really takes a national event like this to remind me how much I love this great country. Obama isn't my President of choice, but he is my President, and I respect that fact. I consider myself a liberal in almost 100% of my social views, but sometimes teeter on the line for fiscal matters. I don't keep up with politics as much as I should. It hasn't ever been something I have been extremely interested in. I think the main reason I voted R for this election was because I leaned right for economic reasons and I truly don't think any social aspects of the candidates platforms were going to be in the forefront during their term. The fact of the matter is our country is in a shit-ton of debt and that is going to take precedence over legalizing gay marriage. Also, most states who haven't legalized it yet (COME ON GUYS) probably aren't going to for many, many years. Not because of who is President. Not because of the state of the economy. Not because of any reason other than their are some stigmas that people in my portion of the nation (bible belt) hold as true to as the color of the sky.

Today is MLK day. I posted on FB my feelings about today, and since I am feeling lazy, I will C/P here.

I want my son to grow up to be a man who will not be afraid to take a stand for what he believes to be right or wrong. Despite mistakes I will make as his mom, I hope to engrave in stone in his mind the importance of having a voice and having the freedom to use it. One of the greatest role models I could ever introduce to my son is Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. During a time when people were killed for having an opinion on the basic right of equality, he made his voice heard by the world. He is a true hero.

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”