A sad day

It's silly to get so affected by the death of someone you never met. Never knew personally, never even stepped in the same room with that person, however, Ted Kennedy has been in our lives forever, and he will be missed, even if he wasn't a part of our day to day lives.

In actually, he was. He was there pushing through legislation for the people. He was truly born of an era when you were taught to share your wealth and position and use it for a good cause. Unlike our wealthy heirs today who use their position for celebrity status and reality tv shows. Like the Kennedys or not, they were America's royal family. They were powerful, influential, and they touched all our lives. Ms Soccer mom has Ted Kennedy to thank for the fact that girl's sports are now a gateway for some to earn a collage education. Teens have Ted Kennedy to thank for the minimum wage they earn at their summer jobs. Dads can thank Sen. Kennedy for the time they get to stay home with newborns and still have a job waiting for them on return. Civil rights, nuclear treaties, he even backed Bush's no child left behind. He crossed party lines, voted his concience and served his state well.

I know Sen. Kennedy was unpopular, one of those elite liberals, chappaquidick, gay rights. But what I see is a patriach, a leader, a true American who served his country. A dynasty the last leader of a breed of wealthy american families who used thier wealth not only for their own gain, but for the good of all.

I cried this morning when I heard the news, it's like loosing an Uncle. And it's a sad day for America. I just hope there's a new breed of Kennedys somewhere out there and I hope they come forth sooner than later.

samantha says hello to her big yai yai and papoo

Alexis was here all week with Samantha, we had a blast. Various milestones:
1. Samantha waves bye bye
2. She tried peaches, they received about the same reception as all the other foods, yuk.
3. She had her first tumble - proof, it only takes a split second for them to find danger, she fell off the bed. But she's fine.
4. I introduced her to my parents. Se took her to the beach entryway where we have a memorail brick for my parents, and we told her all about them, as you can see in the picture, she was impressed.





We had a great visit, and I'm going to miss her for sure.