Only The Strongest....

When my baby fish hatched at the end of August, There was around 75-100. When they all swam together it looked like a little dust cloud. I thought what in the heck am I going to do with all those babies? My tank is big..but not that big.
One by one, in some way and some how the little ones got picked off. Senior told me it was a game of survival and only the strongest and smartest would make it.
A month ago, there was only one left. It darted around the rocks, and I was trying to catch it. In doing so a large rock tumbled and I thought it crushed the last baby. There was no sign of it any where in the tank

Until...tonight, when we are eating dinner...I squinted at first, then got a better look... I be darn! It was still alive, and grown a lot. You can see his coloring and how much he looks like mom and dad.
Senior was right...this little guy was the strongest, and was the smartest...and some how, and in some way he managed to stay undetected and survived.

Now he is out of whatever crevice he had been hiding in, swimming and darting around the tank. His appetite is healthy- and he looks happy.
It is always so amazing that in nature-that life will always finds a way..... 



So, we appropriately named him "Nemo" of course..and here he is with one of his parents looking on:

Beer Bread....

The title alone is enough to make you get up and make a loaf. Anything that requires beer can't be all bad. And once you have a nice warm piece slathered in honey butter, you too will concur.

 

You can either use, white flour, bread flour or grind your own wheat berries. For me, I do half white flour and half ground wheat.

The Recipe ( this is for  a medium 1 1/2 pound loaf- I do have the amounts for either a smaller loaf or larger loaf, just ask and I will email them to you. )

Water:    1/2 cup
Beer :     1/2 cup
Salt :      1 teaspoon
Granulated Sugar:    1 Tablespoon
Bread Flour:    3 cups
yeast, active dry, instant or bread machine :  2 teaspoons

I put all ingredients in order in my bread pan, and let the machine need it. The dough is really stiff. Once it has blended well, I take it out and need it a little more by hand. Make it in to a ball and place it in a greased , covered bowl to rise for about an hour.  Once its raised, take it out, punch it down, then put it in a loaf pan. cover again for about 30 minutes, then bake at 400. I bake it until the top is a golden brown, take it out and check it. Probably about 20-30 minutes. I am uncoventional in the kitchen and rarely put a time on anything..  I hope you will try this recipe, it was really good, and my family went back for seconds.. 

Today....

 

 

This was the sky last night. A friend of mine took this from her dock. Looks like God took a paint brush across the sky.  Very Awesome indeed. 



Thanks to every one and all your kind words over my post about my brother moving. I really do appreciate it, and all the virtual hugs sent my way really did help cheer me up.
He and the GFIL left Sunday morning.  Boys are back in school from Thanksgiving break and we are resuming a schedule again, until Christmas comes along.
My brother is suppose to be back during December, not sure if he is bringing his Raleigh party girl or not. I am hoping for the NOT , just so we can all have some quality time with him before his big move to the NW.

The weather has warmed up here, we are in shorts today. This is after a major frost hit us yesterday morning. little ND thought it had snowed. Both boys pray every night for the white stuff this Christmas. They prayed last year as well. It has happend here before, so you never know........
Senior and I have thought about a cabin rental in the mountains for Christmas, but right now its just to expensive. I am thinking about next year though-God willing.
My Aunt did actually offer her mountain home to us, however..she has all ready had it "winterized" and its un-usable until the spring. Since my Uncle died, she rarely goes anymore. So in October she had it all shut down. Atleast she made the offer which floored me.

Well off here now..going to make a loaf of "Beer Bread" to go with dinner tonight...perhaps I will blog about it later.....

Saturday

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We had a fabulous time. But, like most of you we had too much food. The turkey soaked in apple juice was outstanding, very juicy and a big hit. So was the small ham we did. My yeast rolls turned out "So-So" I need to perfect them.
Yesterday was the infamous "black Friday" I ventured out at 5am, just to make a trip to Home Depot.Since selling my other one, we wanted a new Pre-lit tree. They were having them on sale for 59.00- multi colored LED, that also changed to white lights. They also had a work bench that Senior liked. So I got up and went. I got in the store, got what I wanted and got out. I was home and back in bed by 5:45am. And that was the extent of my Black Friday.
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My brother and my GFIL made it here from NC. They have been together since April, and this is the first time for our family to meet her. She is a lovely lady, lots of fun and full of life. They go well together, and I hope in her my brother finds the happiness he has searched for but with all the wrong people.

My brother and I never had a good relationship growing up, finally after his second divorce we got close, and became the friends we never were. He comes to town now and stays at my house. His company is always welcome and fun. He likes to bring his dog, her name is Sasha and she is a Whippet. I feel sorry for her, she was bought during my brothers second marriage, and has been moved around a lot. I wish so much for him to give her to us, so she can have a stable home.
My brother told us on Thanksgiving he has taken a contract in Spokane, WA. GFILs family is all out there and they are moving from NC in January.  This news brought tears to my eyes and has deeply depressed me. My brother has always lived far away,  but since he has been in NC he has been able to jump in his truck and drive home. Now, with this move he won't be able to do that.  We will be lucky to see him once a year. And for sweet Sasha, it will be yet another move..

I will miss him being close.   : (     I think I need a hug. 

Happy Thanksgiving Y'all!

I am thankful for family and friends like you good blogger folks... I hope you all have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving..Enjoy the time with your friends and family..

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I have had some new folks hit the follower button, some of blogs of their own. Thanks to:

That Corgi
Janet Gray
Wild Cookery
and Mike Miles

I appreciate you all stopping by and hitting the follower button! I will try to repsond as best as I can to any and all comments you may leave.
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As per the instruction of  MAMA BEAR, I soaked my turkey in apple juice for a good 24 hours. Then prepared it for roasting on a bed of celery, carrots and onions. It is now cooking, and the house smells heavenly.

Senior got up, and after I some how lost the bushing to the wheat grinder, he fixed it and now I am making fresh yeast rolls for dinner...Gosh I love that Man!  My dad said there was no way I could make my own yeast rolls...some times he can be real coot. Its my first time doing them, so I am sure hoping they come our great and he can literally eat his words-I will let you all know !

Again, enjoy your day everyone !

Assault on Christmas Village

The fun part about raising boys is you never know what to expect when the house suddenly gets quiet. I worked to set up my lighted Christmas village that I got from my Mother n Law after she passed. I thought it would be nice to set out for our company this week.
I then went to the bed room to fold laundry. The house was eerily quiet. I could hear giggling and the words " lets pretend....."   When those words are whispered and soft laughter, a mother knows something is up.

They came in with those sweet little smiles and said "Mommy we have a surprise".. They told me to close my eyes and led me in to the living room.
When I opened them, my quaint little sleepy village and been over taken by transfomers and an enemy army : 

 

Every Soldier in the House had been drafted for the invasion:

 

Santa was taken hostage and held at gun point. Some how

a Stealth fighter was able to land on the top of the Post Office Super

KUDOS to that pilot:



 

 

Oh Look! even Megatron and Starscream were in on the brutal invasion.

I knew they were behind this! :

 

 

But fortuantly Optimus Prime and his troop of Autobots

came in to save Christmas Village and release all the hostages:

 

 

THANK YOU AUTOBOTS!

You saved the Village and Christmas for all the people  : )

 



 

I guess I should be thankful that this year it was the village that got hit...Last year

Batman and Joker took over the Blessed Nativity and Joker took

the Angel Hostage.

: )



Update of Seniors Dad and Other tidbits...

Thank you all for the well wishes for Seniors dad. Unfortunately his blood platelets were too high and they could not do the surgery. So we are on hold right now. Not sure when the operation will take place , or when Senior will be home.      I miss him. : (     
My sister said the Dr's. may want to wait another week to see if the platelet count goes up.

So that is the update, and that is where we stand.

The weather has again turned gloomy. The sun promises to return by Thanksgiving. One can only hope.

Today I worked more on the large mulch job for one of our communities. I loaded, poured, and spread 28 bags of red Cyprus mulch. Mostly around the trees by a retention pond. As I was working my way down the tree line it occurred to me that I was soon to run out...I got (at that time) 22 bags, I began counting...the helper person shorted me..  I took my handy receipt and went back..they were nice and told me to take the missing bags, plus I needed even more bags. I hate it when I either leave shopping bags in a store, or I get shorted by the person loading my truck up.

Then I came home, cranked up Seniors commercial hedge trimmers and trimmed our hedges, then I cranked up one of the blowers that always gives me a hard time and blew the debris off the driveway and walk way. Normally I end up flooding them out. But today I got them both on the first pull: "I AM WOMAN ...HEAR ME ROAR"!  I felt so darn accomplished.

My neighbor across the street was leaving, she came over to chat for a few minutes. Depression set in when she told me she and her husband had signed a contract to have a new home built.  : (    She is a good friend and you don't always get lucky with neighbors that are like family. In 6 months they will be going.  : ( 

Today I got the surprise that school is closed on Wednesday. So I called the Parents.. " Want the boys to spend the night" ?  they were all to ready to have them stay over. I need  the time to clean house for Thanksgiving. Sunday I tried and every 15 minutes it was either a fight, or someone wanted something. and that was with a movie on. Besides, I could use the break.  Movie and popcorn here I come.

Off Blogger for now, time to go start dinner, and await more news from Senior.. 

Sunday...

It is Sunday, got up..made coffee. and Big breakfast for the men in my life. Senior left a bit ago for South Carolina. I started missing him the moment he drove off.
His dad is having an outpatient surgery in the morning, so if its not too much to ask, keep them in your prayers.

Yesterday after I sold the Christmas Tree, we headed to the Navy Commissary to begin purchasing the necessities for Thanksgiving dinner. I bought a medium sized Tom Turkey, and I am also doing a small ham. I am not a big turkey fan It usually ends up getting wasted in our house.
As I am trying to coordinate dinner with the rest, I for once would like some different items for a change. It seems like holiday meals are always a re-run of all the years previous, and its monotonous.
My comments fall on deaf ears. everyone will make the same things they have always made-it is like playing the same bad video over and over.  After all, it seems like we were just here, Didn't we just have the holidays?

The sun has finally decided to show up. First time since probably last Tuesday. I forgot what it looked liked and wondered what that bright thing in the sky was. We are even having blue skies.
but the wind is still there and it is still a bit chilly out.
I have much to do around the house before every one starts to arrive on Wednesday. I have the boys quiet and entertained with a STAR WARS movie. We have 4 of them saved on the DVR, and today they are a life saver. My Senior is not here to occupy them..so our baby sitter Master Yoda will. They are in the movie, wearing their little Jedi Capes, and holding light sabers, they are ready to fight for the rebel forces.

So now I must end this post, and start to getting things cleaned up and organized. I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday.

MIA

I know its been a couple of days since I have posted. Sorry. Things happen...Life happens. You all know how it is...

Senior and I had a very large mulch job to do for a client, then I had a bit of the whole bronchitis thing for a couple of days.
Sunday he leaves for South Carolina..his dad is have an out patient surgery done.
So it will be me and the boys for a few days. But we will be busy. Due to extra company for Thanksgiving, every one is coming to our house.  I really don't mind it, I love to entertain. The guys will go out in to the sun room to watch football, and we girls will sit in the living room, gossipping and going through black friday sale ads.
My brother is coming this year with a new lady friend. I have talked to her a few times, and she is a FB friend. She is from Baton Rouge, LA and I like her. Which worries me..when ever our family likes a girl he brings home, he ends up breaking off the relationship-my brother has fears when we actually get a long with people

I discovered  the coolest thing on FB. Virtual garage sales. I sold the christmas tree I found by a curb on there. Now I am constantly on the site, and looking around now through the house a what all I can post for sale.

New safe is here. its big. But I like it. More safety features then our previous one. Now I need to sell the previous one....   : )

Weather here is crummy, suppose to be like this till at least Sunday. Lots of clouds, infrequent misty rain.  I know the sun is up there some where. Havent seen it in days. But I do love this weather...makes it feel more seasonal and fall out. Of course and just in time for Thanksgiving, it will warm up and we will probably be wearing shorts and flip flops that day.. 

Okay off here now...Till later....

Battling Boys

A former marine friend I grew up with posted this on facecrook. I liked it and wanted to share it with you good people.

Beginning Prepping 101 Pt. 3 : Toiletries

I really don't mean to over whelm you all with all these items to stockpile. And in no way am I saying go out today and spend all your money on everything. Buy small quantities at a time, keep them in a closet or on a shelf...pretty soon you will have a months worth, and so on and so on.

Toiletries is a bit of a must have, but something folks don't think a lot of. I am guilty of this myself.
Finally I started buying "girlie" items for the time of the month when my dear Aunt Rosie shows up for her visit. If and When SHTF the earth will still turn, the moon will still have its phases, and the sun will still rise and set..so why should mother nature and her monthly cycles be any different..
and besides, a good stock pile of feminine pads, is also handy in a emergency medical situation. Someone comes to you with a gun shot wound, or deep laceration,  Just plug it with a tampon !

Also, when we women have our monthlys, some of us tend to PMS..  Not saying ME of course-every one knows I am a PEACH    : )
but keeping a side of Pamperin or Midol might be helpful to the men folk in your group. I feel for the poor UN Soldier who has been sent in to our country, and faces a PMS'n woman behind the trigger of her AR-15.

If you have one near you, the Dollar Tree Stores are an amazing invention. everything is a dollar! On a funny note wanna joke with the cashier of a dollar tree? Tell her something is not marked and ask how much it is- LOL !

In Dollar Trees, you can buy tubes of toothpaste, toothbrushes, dental floss, shampoo, deodorant,  and all kinds of things to aid in daily hygiene. Your cleanliness is important, because you don't want to open yourself up to infections. You still plan to eat, and that food will cycle through you and create waste.. Therefore toilet paper is a definite must have on your stockpile list. Again--warehouse clubs. Buy up a few cases at a time and pretty soon you have enough TP to last a year.

What I DON'T recommend buying at Dollar Tree are canned foods.. You can walk across to the local Grocery store and find the generics for less then a dollar.

So again...I hope some of you find this helpful...   : )

Beginning Prepping 101 Pt. 2: Canned Meats

 

There are many different kinds of canned meats out on the market.Above are some of our favorites. Senior and I prefer Tuna, Chicken, and Canned Hams. We have found the DAK Ham brand to be very inexpensive, and they store for several years. Initially, we were purchasing them from

Wal-Mart, then we learned SAMS sold them in a three pack, and cheaper, but in recent months even SAMS has become sold out of the hams.  

The general idea is you want to create a goal for yourself and begin with that..for instance: 3 months. then work from there. Check grocery store ads, and clip coupons. Or just do what we did, if we picked one can off the shelf , we would pick one extra and put that aside. In an emergency situation, the typical store only has a 3 day supply in its back warehouse-so after those three days are over and no deliveries are being made, what do you think will happen? Yep! Complete Chaos...and if you need another reminder, look no further then what is being played out in the Northeast.

 With canned meats you can add gravy and mix it with all that rice you have been storing. Open up a can of chicken and throw in some canned dumplings for a nice warm dinner, which will stick to your belly and fill you up.

I like to make Tuna Mac with elbow noodles, boiled eggs, and mayonnaise. The kids love it!  And there are endless possibilities with SPAM.  : )

People have asked what I will do with all the canned food when it is expired?. Well, my answer to that is: “We stock what we eat, and eat what we stock”

We take from the front, and add to the back. Thus creating a rotation and nothing is allowed to expire. All though in our early days of prepping, and keeping a hurricane kit, things did expire. But now, we have become much more disciplined in our food rotation and with our excel file. 

I also consider the different tastes that my family has, and so should you. However, I do know that in a survival situation if you are hungry it won’t matter. Food and nourishment is important if you like it or not.

So, there you have it…a brief lesson on canned meats. Like I said previously if I only reach one person with this series then I will find it a success.

Beginning Prepping 101 PT. 1 : Rice, Rice and More Rice !

Time to check your tears at the door. BO is back for 4 more years and there is nothing we can do about it. Now is the moment if you haven't all ready to think of food storage for you and your loved ones. If our economy hasn't awoken you to the idea, then look no farther then those folks in the Northeast and the conditions they are now living in due to mother nature. I betcha 9 out of 10 of them never thought it could happen, and they expected the government they voted for this week would swoop  in on white horses to help them out...well, we can see where that is going. So let it all be a lesson to you.

My first food item I recommend to stock pile is RICE, and lots of it.. If it has been good enough for a billion chinese for thousands of years, then its good enough for us. It is a dry grain and if stored correctly can be saved for 15 -25 years.

Rice is a staple in most of our cabinets. You can add it to any main course, or meat. ND and NW love plain ole rice and gravy more then anything. I love plain white rice with a little bit of butter. We eat rice at least 2-3 times per week in one form or the other. Whether its done in my rice cooker, or some sort of boxed dinner mix...
Plus, you can mix plain white rice with  boiled chicken and feed your dog.

Senior and I go to SAMS club and buy the large commercial size bags.We use to go out to COSTCO, but the drive was just getting to be too much.  We then bring it home and separate it down to manageable sizes, by pouring it in to mylar bags, and adding oxygen eaters. Occasionally we will use the extra large bags, but we have recently  began to use the smaller zip lock bags and can do smaller portions which is more manageable for small families like ours. 
I have blogged about it before and here are the links to the posts:

Storing Rice and Sugar

Mylar Bags

We ordered our mylar bags from USA EMERGENCY they are really nice folks that carry
a cornucopia of storing supplies and emergency essentials which can help get you started on  your own food storage. You can also get the oxygen eaters from these fine people.

Another good tip: start buying and saving those 5 gallon buckets..You can  buy them at any home improvement stores, or go to your local bakery..they get all their cake frosting and cake mixes in the same size buckets. Ask the owner or manager if they are willing to either give you some or sell you some. We scored once by doing this and brought home 20 + buckets.
You can go to Home Dept for lids...Senior and I found these awesome Gamma Lids..which If they are affordable for you I recommend spending the extra money and getting these instead of the normal bucket lids.

Now that we have all our rice sealed in our mylar bags and buckets Senior adds our food items to  the most fascinating food storage list he created on excel. You want to know how much you have stored and how long will it sustain you. He just did a post about it, so swing over to his blog and check it out: SENIORS FOOD STORAGE EXCEL FILE

I hope this first lesson has helped some of you out, even if it is just one person..then I will consider it a success.

So Good Luck In your beginning prepping items, and If you have any questions just ask...REMEMBER: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A DUMB QUESTION, ONLY DUMB PEOPLE..    :  )

And The Sun Shines Through

 

Yesterday after we got the boys from school, we went and ran errands. While walking through a store, other shoppers seemed as depressed as I was. There was that look of let down on every ones faces. Our particular county went over the top for Romney..in fact Romney had more votes here then McCain did in 08. And we went Red in 08 as well.

A good friend over on Facecrook had the above picture on her wall this morning. As soon as I looked at it, it spoke to me in ways more then any one could realize
It goes along with a Winston Churchill quote :

"Success is not Final
Failure is not Fatal;
It is the Courage to Continue That Counts"

As I looked upon this picture, I saw the dark clouds..lets face it our Country is in extreme darkness, and those clouds represent that. But the sun breaks them apart and finds a way to shine through.
That is the courage to continue that Churchill speaks of. Through success or failure, it is the courage to keep going that is what really counts. And I know we as Patriotic, hardworking Americans can have the courage to continue and to keep going forward.

I don't know a lot of things..I am not the smartest person, or probably the most prolific writer out there. Sometimes my thoughts get ahead of my typing and most times I feel like nothing I say on here makes any sense at all.
But what I do know is I have a family and two little boys that depend on Senior and I and I need that courage for them. They are the future..and I must have the courage to fight as hard as I can to secure them the best future possible.

Distressed

 

I know life goes on. It is what is and nothing can change that. However I am saddened by the outcome.  We have to keep up the fight for our Country. She is in distress. She needs us now more then ever.

Every election has consequences..today across this country the unemployment rate is about to go up. Why? Because of the Obamacare mandates. If you have more then 50 employees..you are screwed.
people will lose their jobs, or have to have hours cut back to avoid the harsh burden on small businesses.
I truly hope the unemployment rate jumps to 30 %. They voted for it..let them deal with it. Then in January the even higher tax burdens then what we have now. The ignorant voters that choose this know not what they have done.

The day here is actually cold and windy. But at least the sun is out. I can  see the shadow of the flag in our front yard waving in the wind across the grass.. I am still hopeful for our Country. Thin gs will go on, daily life will continue. The prepping though will be amped up. Finding a way to get out and purchase acreage. Becoming  as self reliant as possible is on our agenda.
I suggest you all do the same if you haven't all ready.

ELECTION DAY

Its finally here, The 2012 Presidential Election Day. Where has the last four years gone? Senior and I did our duty and voted. We live in s quasi-small town. No lines, and No black panthers to intimidate
voters. It all went smoothly.

Today is the day we decide what kind of country we are going to give our kids and grandkids. This is the most important election of our lifetime -- and every vote counts!!!!  And if you don't get out and vote, then you have no right to complain. Its hard to think of it now, but when we wake up tomorrow our country will have gone one of two ways..We will either be celebrating a new President elect who has created jobs, and does know how to turn things around, and one that truly loves The United States or we will be crying in our coffee over another four more years of the Obama regime, the same poor economy, millions upon millions on welfare that we the hard working people are paying for, and a man that does not love The United States.

It is all up to Us..."We the People" we have a fundamental decision to make...which road do you want to take?  What kind of morning do you want tomorrow?

let me leave you with these words of wisdom from me JUGM :

"when it comes to pinning blame, pin the tail on the donkeys".

Weekend at Jekyll Island

 

 

When we fired up our portable home on wheels, we all couldn’t have asked for a better weekend. The weather was spectacular.

Along with our friends, DUKE and Rebel, we all packed up our families and headed north to the beautiful Jekyll Island, GA. SENIOR and I go camping there quite often, it has something for everyone and the kids love it. It is pristine, and frankly one of my favorite places to visit.

Between, 1886-1942 the island was the winter retreat for the wealthiest people in the country. Names like the Rockefeller's, JP Morgan, Vanderbilt’s, Macy, and Fields built cottage like mansions that surrounded the “Jekyll Island Club”. This was the center piece of the Island and membership was exclusive. For 600.00 a year only the wealthiest were allowed to join, and they kept the membership at only 100 families.
 





It was here that then President Theodore Roosevelt made the first transcontinental phone call. Then there was the secret meeting in 1907 and the creation of the “Aldrich Plan” which led to the creation of today’s “Federal Reserve”

Now the island and historic area is opened to the public and the once exclusive Jekyll Island Club is now a hotel.

In addition there is the campground, and fishing pier. And don’t forget the beautiful beach.

Campground Bird Sanctuary

 We all arrived Friday afternoon, and relaxed at the campground around a fire. Then Saturday morning it was breakfast and a visit to the campgrounds bird sanctuary. After that,  it was on the bikes for the 3 mile ride into the historic area where the homes are. You can close your eyes and imagine what it must have been like back in the 1900s.

 

 

We all stopped for ice cream, and us girls went in and out of the little shops while the guys kept the park benches warm.We also browsed the Island Museum, where on display are photographs and memorabilia of a by gone age.

Then more riding over to what is known as “Millionaires Village” this is where the mansions are. The architecture elaborate, they are reminders of a time long gone.

"Indian Mound" The Vanderbilt House

 

"Moss Cottage" Owned by the Macy Family

 

The sun was getting low and it was time to make the bike ride back to the campground. With the sun setting fast, we all got supper together. Each of us cooked for ourselves, but we all ate together. Senior and I did an awesome Beef Stew cooked outside on our Coleman stoves.

Rebel cranked up another roaring fire, and treated us all to a good Dutch oven peach cobbler... Mrs. Rebel topped off the cobbler for us with vanilla ice cream.

Which was the perfect ending to the perfect day with good friends, good food, wonderful weather, and a beautiful place to spend the weekend.

 

Jekyll Island sunset over the Intercoastal



Political Conversation with a 7 Year Old

ND still being sick with a bit of bronchitis stayed home another day. He is doing much better and I feel confident that he is okay to go to school tomorrow. He stayed home with Senior so I could go pick up NW.

On the way home we stopped by a gas station so I could pick up our local paper to see if any of the Paul Ryan event pictures the photographer took of the kids made it in the current edition. While there were pics, none were of the kids, I was told the paper was stretching it out over three editions and to keep checking...

NW was holding the paper in the back seat looking at the pictures of Mr. Ryan.
"momma"? he asked
"yes baby" ?
" It says Paul Ryan is a Vice Presidential Candidate"
"Yes I know"
"Whats a Candidate" ?
"Someone who is running for office of some sort,he is called a candidate because we, the people get to choose which candidate we  want for President and Vice President"
"Oh, and you get to do that Tuesday" ?
"Yep! "
" I don't like Obama" he said.
"Okay, why don't you like Obama"?
"Because he says its okay for women not to have their babies"
"Where did you hear that" ?
"Off a commercial"
"wow...yes he and lots of other people do support that"
"well, what if his mom had decided not to have him, why is it that people can support something bad are the ones that have not had it done to themselves? "
"Holy cow ! you are getting smart...what a good question" 

And as I drove on home, I did think more on it...What a tough question by a 7 year old....