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I love playing Ketchup...er, I mean catch up.

So, what's been going on?
Well, let's see here...after we celebrated Chris' birthday here at home with dinner of his choice {Pizza and German Chocolate Cake}....we have had the following events occur:

Day at the Lake on Uncle John's New Boat
Dyson's Birthday
Bee's in the Neighbor's Backyard & a Glimpse of Our New Beekeeper
Splash Pads are Now Open
Pack Meeting
and... Our Budding New Make Up Artist


I believe all deserve their own post.  So, over the next few hours (if I am overzealous enough) or in the next few days I will let you all in on what we've been up to.  {Once I've finished up I'll link up to each post.}

Stay Tuned....
 
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Added:  Sorry for the rather large print...no matter how many times I tried to reduce it, I couldn't.  Perhaps there is a reason for that...?  Perhaps Mrs. Labonte's message needed to be heard LOUD & CLEAR for some of us.
I think she makes a good point.  What do you think?

FOR THE WRONG THINGS TO PREVAIL THE RIGHTFUL MAJORITY NEEDS TO REMAIN COMPLACENT AND QUIET!!    LET THIS NEVER HAPPEN!!

   ORANGE COUNTY ( CALIFORNIA ) NEWSPAPER-New Immigrants
This is a very good letter to the editor. This woman made some good points..
For some reason, people have difficulty structuring their arguments when arguing against supporting the currently proposed immigration revisions. This lady made the argument pretty simple. NOT printed in the Orange
County
Paper...................



Newspapers simply won't publish letters to the editor which they either deem politically incorrect (read below) or which does not agree with the philosophy they're pushing on the public. This woman wrote a great letter to the editor that should have been published; but, with your help it will get published via cyberspace!




From:
"David LaBonte"
My wife, Rosemary, wrote a wonderful
letter to the editor of the OC Register which, of course, was not printed. So, I decided to "print" it myself by sending it out on the Internet. Pass it along if you feel so inclined. Written in response to a series of letters to the editor in the Orange County Register:




Dear Editor:
So many letter writers have based their arguments on how this land is made up of immigrants. Ernie Lujan for one, suggests we should tear down the Statue of Liberty because the people now in question aren't being treated the same as those who passed through Ellis Island and other ports of entry.



Maybe we should turn to our history books and point out to people like Mr. Lujan why today's American is not willing to accept this new kind of immigrant any longer. Back in 1900 when there was a rush from all areas of Europe to come to the
United States, people had to get off a ship and stand in a long line in New York and be documented. Some would even get down on their hands and knees and kiss the ground. They made a pledge to uphold the laws and support their new country in good and bad times. They made learning English a primary
rule in their new American households and some even changed their names to blend in with their new home.


They had waved good bye to their birth place to give their children a new life and did everything in their power to
help their children assimilate into one culture. Nothing was handed to them. No free lunches, no welfare, no labor laws
to protect them. All they had were the skills and craftsmanship they had brought with them to trade for a future of prosperity
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Most of their children came of age when World War II broke out.
My father fought along side men whose parents had come straight over from Germany , Italy , France and Japan . None of these 1st generation Americans ever gave any thought about what country their parents had come from. They were Americans fighting Hitler, Mussolini and the Emperor of Japan . They were defending the United States of America as one people.



When we liberated France , no one in those villages were looking for the French-American or the German- American or the Irish-American. The people of France saw only Americans. And we carried one flag that represented one country. Not one of those immigrant sons would have thought about picking up another country's flag and waving it to represent who they were. It would have been a disgrace to their parents who had
sacrificed so much to be here. These immigrants truly knew what it meant to be an American. They stirred the melting
pot into one red, white and blue bowl.


And here we are with a new kind of immigrant who wants the same rights and privileges. Only they want to achieve it by playing with a different set of rules, one that includes the entitlement card and a guarantee of being faithful to their mother country. I'm sorry, that's not what being an American is all about. I believe that the immigrants who landed on
Ellis Island in the early 1900's deserve better than that for all the toil, hard work and sacrifice in raising future generations to create a land that has become a beacon for those legally searching for a better life. I think they would be appalled that they are being used as an example by those waving foreign country flags.


And for that suggestion about taking down the Statue of Liberty , it happens to mean a lot to the citizens who are voting on the immigration bill. I wouldn't start talking about dismantling the United States just yet.



(signed)
Rosemary LaBonte

 
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Happy birthday Chris, my love, my king, the father of my children!
You are celebrated this day as the hero of our family!

It is your day to shine.

May love envelope you this day as you set forth to conquer another year.
May your goals and aspirations be met with accomplishments along the way.
May happiness grow within your heart and the sparkle shine brightly within your eyes.
May your meek and gentle spirit bring comfort to those who have lost or mourn a sadness within.
May your strength provide the example to those who are week and doubt their faith.
May your testimony of truth provide the confidence in others who have strayed along their way.
May your steps bring forth a path for our children to follow and then to one day lead upon their own.
May our children continue to look to you for knowledge and guidance in their every way.
May my love and admiration for you lift you and fill your heart always.

And may God so forever shine his ever-lasting love upon you.

I love you!
Happy Birthday.