Hi everybody. Sorry I haven't been around, my internet has been shut off. Once in a while I'll be able to come to my daughter's house and check in. So, keep coming by and please, don't forget me!!!

Oh my gosh!!! I can't believe what's going on. The welfare people showed up at my house lastnight to take my 3 grandkids away!!!

Ok, let me start at the begining... My daughter has lived with this jerk for about a year and a half. They just had a new baby together 7 weeks ago. The two of them fight all the time. Well, this time when they were fighting, the jerk included the new baby. He grabed the baby by the arm and yanked her out of her mom's arms. Mom got away, with her kids, and called the police. The police took the jerk to jail. Mom took baby to the hospital to have her arm checked, which was fine. While at the hospital, the police and welfare people told her that if she went back to the jerks house, they would take her kids.

She didn't want to go back anyway. She, and the 3 kids (1 already lives with me) came to my house. My house is no where near big enough for all of us, and my landlord (another jerk) said she has to go. She was here for a few days, then she went to my sister-in-laws house, in a different town.

Well, I'm glad they were not here lastnight because the welfare and a cop showed up here to take the kids because "somebody" reported to them that the jerk has been here at my house with her. Keep in mind, his nosey mother is always butting in and trying to cause trouble and making up stories to the welfare. So hummm, wonder who called the welfare.

What makes me mad is, some nosey, crabby old hag can call and make up a story and cause somebody's own kids to be taken away. What a bunch of bull!!!!! Don't they ever investigate anything before they go yank somebody's kids out of their home? No, they yank the kids away from their parents, scare the shit out of them, and then investigate. Then it takes the parents forever to get them back home.

I better not get started because then this will be so long that nobody will want to read the whole thing. But I am so MAD!!! Those kids are very loved and taken care of. And now they're away from the mean guy. NOBODY has the right to come and take them away, and there's no reason to. Sure seems aweful easy for the welfare to take peoples kids away. Who do they think they are???

The birthday party was yesterday. She's 7 years old. I sent 21 invitations to her classroom. We gathered at the park and waited. The decorations looked nice. The cake was adorable. Her piggy tails were so cute. Guess how many kids from her classroom showed up, none. Zero!!! Luckily it wasn't a total no show. Two neibor kids and a family friend made it to the party.So what's the deal?

I know she's not mean or unpopular. I've seen this at school events. She's a little sweetie and there are always kids hanging around her. I expected that some familys would be busy and not be able to be there. I figured 5 or 10 kids would show up though. I never imagined it would be zero.

I also had another surprise planned. The news station features local birthdays. They announce birthdays and show a picture every morning a few minutes after 6. So I sent them the date and a photo, 10 days ago. I woke her up extra early so she wouldn't miss it. The announcment time came. They mentioned 3 or 4 birthdays, but not hers!!!

Luckily, she had fun and didn't seem to notice that anything had went wrong. I, on the other hand, am so disappointed.

Welcome, I'm glad you're here. Each post I make will be a question, to get the conversation going. So let's get started!!!

Should kids eat cupcakes?

The reason I ask this question is because my granddaughter's 7th birthday is coming up. I wanted to send cupcakes to her classroom. Remember that, on your birthday, Mom would bring cupcakes and punch for the whole class? Guess what her teacher told me, NO CUPCAKES.  She gave me a list of items I'm allowed to send:

Sugar free pudding           Popcorn

Fruit roll ups                       Fruit snack chews

Granola bars                      Fruit bars

Chex mix                             Crackers                    Pretzels

I'm making goodie bags with a small box of crayons, 2 balloons, a granola bar and an invitation to our birthday party.I'll tell you what, that birthday party is gonna have CAKE!!!

The thing is, everybody's getting so strict about what kids eat. It's mentioned frequently on TV and magazines, that kids now days are overweight. Maby it's just me, but I don't remember seeing very many "chubby" kids when I was in grade school. But back then (way back in the old days), we didn't have cable, or game systems, or a computer. When we got home from school we played tag, hide and seek, and kick ball. We had contests to see who could jump rope the longest, who could jump on the pogo stick the longest and who could do the most push ups.

Now days, all kids want to do is play their game systems, watch TV and set at the computer. That's the main reason there are too many chubby kids. It's not neccessarily what they eat, it's what they do, or don't do.

I can understand trying to feed kids healthy food and less suger, but come on, no cupcakes in class on their birthday. I think that's taking away something important. Let them be kids, and send 'em outside after school.

When my granddaughter gets home from school (she lives with me), she changes out of her school uniform and heads out the door. She rides her bike, swings, plays on our big sand pile and just enjoys herself. I can barely get her in the house at supper time. What's for supper? Who cares!!! It'll be something good and it won't be leaves (spinich leaves, lettuce leaves, cabbage leaves). I don't want to eat leaves, I want to eat food. And dessert will most likely have sugar in it. YUM

I do have a little tip though... I throw frozen strawberries, watermellon, apple, bananna, orange juice, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and ice in the blender, hit the switch and pour us a drink. It tastes good and it's good for you. I think I'll put this mixture in the punch bowl at the party. They'll never know they're having broccili.