Doctor

Ok, this may not seem like a big deal to most people, but me and Karson have health insurance now. That is huge! We have not had health insurance for almost 5 years now. This last week I took Karson to the doctor for a check up. This was a very big deal for us. Karson was getting so sick of me asking him to not play so hard because we didn't have insurance. After we got insurance he even said, "Oh good, now I can break my leg!" That's not quite the idea! It is nice to not have to worry about getting sick anymore!

Carousel

Every time I start to forget what it is like to be a kid Karson brings me right back. A couple weeks ago we were at the mall and they have this huge, beautiful carousel there. Karson was so excited to ride it.

I didn't think that a carousel would be his thing, but he had a blast. He was so excited to wave to me each time he went around. It was too cute!

Karson

I know everyone probably thinks that they have the most wonderful children in the world. I am definately guilty of that. Karson is so sweet and so smart. He is amazing and one of the only things that keeps me motivated day in and day out. He is so intune to the things that are going on around him. The other day I was having a bad day. I was very stressed out between work and school and Karson could sense that. I guess it wouldn't be hard considering I have a tendency to wear my emotions on my sleeve. But he wrote me a letter and he put it in the envelope. I was in the kitchen cooking dinner so he addressed the envelope to "Mambo, In the Kitchen" He drew a stamp on it and everything. The letter said "Did you have a good day, a bad day, or in between" Each selection had a box next to it and he said to check one. How cute is that? It was an instant stress releiver. I am so lucky!

Blue Man Group

Last week Karson and I went to the Blue Man Group. It was so much fun! Karson looked sharp! We had so much fun. They played the drums a lot and added paint into the drums, it was an amazing show. It was a funnier show than I thought it would be. We sat in the 4th row back and had to wear ponchos so that we wouldn't ruin our clothes when the paint splattered into the crowd. It was very worth it and I would recommend it to anyone!

Halloween

Halloween this year was a lot of fun. Karson was a mummy as you can see. We went to a Halloween party at the school that I work at the day before Halloween. It was a lot of fun. They had games and food and live music. Karson got to meet all the people I work with and see where I am all day every day. He is a very personalble little guy and everyone loved him.
For Halloween at his school Karson made this ghost. It is so cute! He used part of an egg carton for the witch's face. I thought it was sooo cute, I had to show it off!
Halloween night Karson and I went trick-or-treating at this really cool neighborhood here in Vegas. There were tons of kids and lots of fun decorated houses. We took Domino with us, she was a dragon. All of the kids trick or treating got a kick out of our dog being dressed up too.

At the end of the night Karson had brought in quite a haul. We had a lot of fun! He sat on the living room floor and spread out his candy in front of him. He feel asleep with a tummy ache from eating so much candy!

Feding the Ducks

Karson and I found this amazing and huge park not too far from our house. I has tons of playgrounds and a big lake in the middle full of ducks and geese. It is a lot of fun because they do remote control boat races there every weekend. Karson and I will go and feed the ducks and spend the day there. The geese are mean though, they bite if you don't feed them fast enough! Karson likes to feed the pigeons on the shore more than he does the ducks. Go figure!

NOW

Everyone knows that I am all about women's rights. I am very proud to call myself a feminist. Not a crazy, bra burning, scene making feminist...but a woman who desires to have the same rights as any man. I have learned in my many years of being a single working mother going to school that it is so important for women to be treated fairly, because that is not always the case. I am a member of an organization called NOW (National Organization fro Women). They have written a response to the election tonight that summarizes the way that I feel. I hope that everyone reads it just so you can understand where I am coming from. Being a feminist is something that everyone should be, just because the rights of every person should be respected and demanded.

http://www.now.org/press/11-08/11-04.html