Funny

Children's Movies Part II

Mom knows best.
She called with a few...additions to our previous movie list.

As she reminded me of An American Tail... I said "ooooh you're right!!" and immediately started singing



I immediately started to get teary eyes.
And as we found it on YouTube, the tears came in full force... I can't IMAGINE how traumatic it was as a 5 year old, knowing that it STILL causes sobbing!! Good Lord!

But oooh what a great great movie.


Mom's second reminder was that of.... The Land Before Time...
I don't know if i have anything left in me to ...suck it up and remind you of how tragic THAT one was...



*siiigh*
I need to go find a new box of kleenex.

They sure don't make kids movies like that anymore.

On the List

I found this today via Babble.com


We ...definitely are adding it to the "things we probably definitely need..."

sooo cool
I don't know who would be worse about playing with the food though, jared or jr.

oooh cnn.com

There was an article this morning on CNN titled "Indian woman accused of selling baby for $130"

At first glance ones jaw drops a little bit, but... well first, here is the article

NEW DELHI, Indian (CNN) -- A 20-year-old poverty-stricken woman has been charged for selling her newborn baby boy, police in southern India said Tuesday.

The woman allegedly sold her child for 6,500 rupees (about $130) to an auto rickshaw driver because she wanted to marry someone else after the child's father abandoned her, according to police.

Prakash Jadhav of Khammam district police in Andhra Pradesh state, told CNN that the child's buyer had also been charged.

If convicted, both the woman and the driver face up to 10 years in prison, Jadhav said. Now... a few things...
First, New Delhi is now in "Indian" instead of India...
Second... I have mixed feelings about this... she should have just put it up for adoption - my guess, however, is that it maybe isn't as easy to do as one might think... things are complicated.
Third... 10 years in jail for... selling the kid instead of ... leaving it by a dumpster. Sure, she didn't do the best thing, she didn't. But ... I don't know CNN this was... one of the more disappointing reads in terms of complete LACK of information. Are we supposed to be offended and appalled that it was for only $130 instead of $170?

All i know is that... our child we'd have to sell for... the price of a house, and... all that came along with that. ;) Not that we'd ever sell our kid or anything........ Actually a few years from now, For $20 (...eaah lets say $30 for inflation...) you can have him for an hour at a time while he mows your lawn. Must send him back home with brownies and ice cream.

A Chance

*clears throat*
however.... our child has even LESS of a chance...knowing who his extended family will be...

Exhibit A: Aunts and Uncles

Amie (she's...eve)


Erica


Josh



Exhibit B: the Extended Aunts and Uncles Category

Jesse and Sami


Bob and Angie

(bob likes to...attack bushes...)



Brooke
(okay, this one Might be our saving grace.......)


Kris

she also tries drying her pants directly on wood burning stoves......

Yep, jr will learn a LOT from this one...

Drew


Randy
(he's really good with the kids!...)


Maria
she may also be a saving grace, actually... if she doesn't go to grad school or...something mature like that...

HA!!
no ...no.... sorry maria, One good picture does not save you from the hundreds more like this:



Which brings me to the next person:
Jessica
(if she doesn't go get a job in like...somewhere far far away...


Josh D


And last, but most certainly not least!!!
Paul



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All joking aside...
We have an unbeatable support team.

...maybe, just maybe jr. Will have a chance afterall.......

Genetics

*clears throat*
ha.
I just wanted to point out that... this is us.
In fact, these happen to be our facebook profile pictures....
aaand uuum... i can't quite figure out if it means our child is lucky, or if it simply means that this kid doesn't have a chance!

hahahahahaha....

*yes, jared forgot to ...return the bowling shoes after a night of bowling...

baby raising instructions

I am not even going to... write anything with this one...