Antibiotics or No Antibiotics?

They are constantly changing research on what is good for you and what is not good for you. In the past they have said that it is better to take a wait and see approach as apposed to prescribing antibiotics right at the onset of an ear infection, because it can lead to children building up a resistance to antibiotics. Now, researchers are saying it better to prescribe antibiotics once a child has been diagnosed with an ear infection. I personally feel doctors let things go too long before prescribing antibiotics. My daughter was sick last month and one doctor said it was just a cough and I would have to let it run its course. A week later she got worse in the evening and I ended up running her to the emergency room and they prescribed her antibiotics, she had the whooping cough. She could have been over it by then if only the doctor prescribed antibiotics. Antibiotics are not appropriate for everything. Somethings are just viruses and antibiotics will do nothing. But in some cases, I think antibiotics is under prescribed and children are being left to suffer with an illness longer than necessary.

Wacky Wednesdays- Wacky Quotes

Everyone has photographic memory; some just don't have the film.

If there is a "WILL", there are 500 relatives.

If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?

When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity. - Albert Einstein

The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory.

"Marriage is give and take. You'd better give it to her or she'll take it anyway." - Joey Adams

If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?

The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.
Lucille Ball


Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
- H. L. Mencken


Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.

- Benjamin Franklin

Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired

. - Robert Frost

Mayhem In The Morning

I woke up this morning to the kids fighting over the bathroom. Sammy was taking too long in the shower and Adam needed to get in the bathroom to fix his faux hawk. I think she was taking her time in the bathroom just because he wanted in. He was mad because he went to school with his faux hawk looking like crap, because he didn't have enough time to get his faux hawk just right. They threw off my morning completely, because they were going back and forth for about a half hour no matter what I said. He's 11 years old and it literally takes him an hour in the morning to get ready for school. He take his shower, puts on his deodorant and cologne and carefully constructs his faux hawk. To me it looks like a Mohawk by the time he is done with it. He's a boy and he refuses to go anywhere with out his hair done and if he does, he has to wear a hat to cover his hair. The rest of his friends are still sporting the normal haircuts and t-shirts, polos and jeans. My son on the other hand, does his hair, puts on cologne, wears skinny jeans and concert t-shirts with his wallet that has a chain hanging from it. He even does this when he is going to play with his friends. At this rate, I have a long road ahead with the primping. He is a high maintenance boy and he's very difficult to buy clothes for. He never likes anything I pick out. I told him this morning, I was going to shave his Mohawk off because he looks like a rooster. I didn't think I would have to worry about them fighting over the bathroom until they became teenagers. Oh, and let's not forget she was yelling at him to shut the television off. Even though she turns it right back on as soon as he walks out the door to catch the bus.

Baked Pasta

Baked Pasta is one of my families favorites. It's a easy meal that can be prepared in just a matter of minutes. I often serve the bake pasta with a salad and italian bread or dinner rolls.

Ingredients

One box of Penne pasta
2 jars of spaghetti sauce
1 package of pepperoni
1 package of mozzarella cheese
Parmesan Cheese

Boil pasta until tender, strain and rinse with cold water. Place pasta in a 13"X9" pan. Stir in two jars of spaghetti sauce, one package of pepperoni and half the package of mozzarella cheese. Top with the remaining mozzarella cheese and sprinkle with Parmesan Cheese. Then cover with aluminum foil and bake in the oven on 415 for about 30 minutes. The pepperoni can be substituted with hamburger, chicken or sausage.

Sarah Palin's Dreams Of Running For President May Be Over

Sarah Palin's dreams of running for President may now be over. Some believe that Palin is partly responsible for the tragic shooting Saturday in Arizona. There is a lot of controversy over the map released by Sarah Palins political action committee. Griffon, herself has also raised concern over Palin's map. Saturday the map was removed from her site, saying the map is no longer relevant. Even though I am not a Palin fan, I don't think Sarah Palin is directly linked with the shooting. But, I also don't believe it was a plot to destroy her chances of running for President as some are claiming. Politicians do need to be more careful about what they put on the Internet for anyone to read. I really don't think someone would go that far. The man was emotionally disturbed. No one knows exactly why the man did what he did, he isn't saying. It's all a matter of speculation. Now, that the story is getting so much publicity, I'm sure the Jared Loughner will exaggerate his reasoning for the senseless shooting. It is a tragedy the shooting in Arizona happened. I am slightly irritated the talk is now about Sarah Palin instead what the real tragedy is about. The real tragedy is, innocent people lost their lives.

Childhood Sexual Abuse

From time to time when I can't find anything to watch on television, I will turn to the Talk Shows. Well, yesterday was one of those days. I was flipping through the channels and came across the Steve Wilkos show. Every time I watch these shows, the people who appear on these shows amaze me. I give Steve Wilkos a little more credit than the others because he does try and do some good.
Yesterday, the show was about a 13 year old girl who was accusing her step father of attempting to sexually molest her. Her mother didn't believe her. This is something so common among women. They take their boyfriend's side or their new husband's side over their own child. Some women just refuse to believe the truth. Her husband had not only tried to sexually abuse her, he physically abused the girl and the mother knew about the physical abuse, but she kept making excuses for the abuse. He beat her with a belt (really beat her excessively), smacked her across the face hard and on one occasion held her down on the bed with his body and had his hand over her mouth to keep her from screaming. Now, this was the occasion in question. He told his wife he was holding her down and covering her mouth to keep her from screaming when she walked in the room. She didn't ask "Why are trying to keep her from screaming?" That would be my question. The girl claims, he was trying to keep her from screaming because he was trying to unbutton her pants. The lie detector test came back that he was lying and the daughter was telling the truth. The girls real father tries going after him immediately and when he was stopped, he drops to his knees sobbing. The funny thing about it the mother didn't even cry at first. Not until after Steve talks to her.
In the summer of 2009, I completed my internship working as a Child and Family Advocate and I wrote my Thesis on advocating for children and families where there are allegations of abuse. I worked with the families during and after the interviews of children where there were allegations of sexually abuse. I would have to say, that a good 50% of cases that came through there were cases where the mother doesn't believe the child and cases where the man has had previous cases of child sexual abuse allegations against him. The crazy thing is, the mother makes light of the situation and says the child is exaggerating for one reason or another. I have heard stories of child sexual abuse that would give the average person nightmares. Stories of where I had to sit there and fight back the tears and then run into the bathroom and cry. It just really angers me when I see mothers who refuse to believe their own child. If their child was raped by a complete stranger, would they brush it off as the child was exaggerating? Probably not. So, why is it so difficult to believe when their own child is saying it is their boyfriend or their new husband?

Great Coupon Site

Good coupons are so hard to find. The weekly coupon fliers have few coupons we can actually use. Almost every mom knows how much clipping coupons can save them on their grocery bill. Last week, I purchased a bottle of Advil for .33 cents and this weeks good deals were a bottle of soft soap for .28 cents and two free Yakisoba meals. Kroger had the Yakisoba meals for 10 for 10 and I had two .50 cent coupons. When you shop at Kroger, you get double coupons. This week I had around $30 in coupons to put towards my grocery bill. That's $30 in my pocket. I have been looking for a site that I could actually print coupons I can use. I found a great site that actually has the coupons for the products we use. Check out CouponSuzy.com