So a little about myself. My name is Kellie and I am turning the dreaded big 30 this November. I am married to Marco and have been for the past 5 years :). He is in the NG and we have gone through him being deployed twice to Iraq. Unfortunately it looks like one last deployment next Spring to Afghanistan. :(
We have a beautiful, amazing, sweet and funny daughter. Her name is Alana and she is 6 years old. She will be 7 in November and she is almost done with kindergarten. She loves to Irish Step dance, play soccer, and sing. She also does ballet, tap and jazz and wants to try gymnastics. She is always smiling and is the light of our lives. I am a SAHM mom to Alana and have been since she was born.
Since Alana went to school full time this year, I decided to do the same. I went back to college to finish getting my degree to teach elementary school. I am so much more driven now than I was years ago. I have made the Dean's list both semesters this year and I love being a student again.
I love to travel especially to Ireland and Scotland. I have my Irish citizenship and many cousins whom I love that live in Ireland and I take any chance I can to see them. I also have amazing in-laws in Scotland since my husband is from Scotland so we try to go and visit them as often as I can. I have two beautiful nieces there and I wish we lived closer to them.
I am very family oriented and I consider myself lucky to have such a big, amazing family... in-laws included. I have two sisters and two brothers that I am very close too. Alana is lucky because she has an uncle Shane who is 10 months older than her and an aunt Deirdre who is 5 1/2 years older than her so they are like siblings.
I love the beach and I love to shop. I could spend everyday at the beach and never leave lol. I could never live in the middle of the country where I couldn't see the ocean.
My husband and I are hoping to be blessed soon with another pregnancy but we are trying to wait patiently.
I am Catholic and a moderate Conservative. I am NOT a fan of Obama and I am anxiously awaiting November 2010 to vote out many of the congress members that we have now and November 2012 to vote out Obama. I hope that we get some good candidates though that can fix economics.
That is all about me :).
Monday, June 7, 2010
Quincy School Cuts
I am going to blog about this because I am so angry about it. I am hoping this can get it all out there and I will feel better but I doubt it.
My city is cutting $6-7 million in funding for our public schools. Yet they still have money to have City Hall remodeled. They still have money for a new concourse. They still have money all this extra stuff yet they are cutting education for our children. The cuts they have in mind are not minor things either. We are talking over 200 teachers, many of them wonderful, being laid off. We are talking about cutting the literacy programs and closing the libraries. We are talking about cutting foreign language in middle school and seriously ruining it on the High School level. We are talking about class sizes that are ridiculous.
Since when is educating kids not a priority over a prettier City Hall??? Why did the Mayor and the School Superintendent look bored at the public hearing? Maybe because neither has kids in our school system and they both make over $100,000 a year...?? I am outraged that they seem to be bored about my child's future. If they are not interested in the education of our city's youth then maybe they should find employment elsewhere. I find myself disappointed with my elected officials and anxiously awaiting election time. There were a couple members of the school committee that seemed to be as emotional as us parents were and I am grateful for that and will show them how much when I vote again.
My city is cutting $6-7 million in funding for our public schools. Yet they still have money to have City Hall remodeled. They still have money for a new concourse. They still have money all this extra stuff yet they are cutting education for our children. The cuts they have in mind are not minor things either. We are talking over 200 teachers, many of them wonderful, being laid off. We are talking about cutting the literacy programs and closing the libraries. We are talking about cutting foreign language in middle school and seriously ruining it on the High School level. We are talking about class sizes that are ridiculous.
Since when is educating kids not a priority over a prettier City Hall??? Why did the Mayor and the School Superintendent look bored at the public hearing? Maybe because neither has kids in our school system and they both make over $100,000 a year...?? I am outraged that they seem to be bored about my child's future. If they are not interested in the education of our city's youth then maybe they should find employment elsewhere. I find myself disappointed with my elected officials and anxiously awaiting election time. There were a couple members of the school committee that seemed to be as emotional as us parents were and I am grateful for that and will show them how much when I vote again.
Why does everyone want to have a say in how other people feed their babies????
One of the first of many important decisions I had to make as a mommy is to formula feed or breastfeed. I immediately knew I wanted to formula feed Alana. It worked for Marco and I and it was a decision I could be happy and comfortable with. Sounds great, right???
Apparently...wrong. First it was the comments in the hospital by the nurses. I politely declined their advice that I should breastfeed and said I was comfortable with my decision (key words being MY DECISION). They badgered me, tried to guilt me into changing my mind and gave me dirty looks. It was ridiculous!! I was so excited to leave there and be done with them trying to guilt me into doing something I didn't want to do.
I went home but the comments and pressure never stopped. People constantly made comments about how I was wrong to give my daughter formula. I heard it all the time. She would not be as healthy, not as smart, and we wouldn't bond. Well she was healthy, is smart, and we have a fantastic bond.
I don't care how others feed their babies and never will as long as their baby is being fed enough then why should it matter to me how they choose to feed their children? Why does this matter to someone else? I would never tell someone they shouldn't breastfeed because it is not my choice!!
So to all the moms who gave their baby formula or give their baby formula... Don't ever let anyone make you feel like less of a mom or a bad mom! Do what makes you comfortable for you and your baby! As long as mom and baby are happy and healthy, that is what is important.
Apparently...wrong. First it was the comments in the hospital by the nurses. I politely declined their advice that I should breastfeed and said I was comfortable with my decision (key words being MY DECISION). They badgered me, tried to guilt me into changing my mind and gave me dirty looks. It was ridiculous!! I was so excited to leave there and be done with them trying to guilt me into doing something I didn't want to do.
I went home but the comments and pressure never stopped. People constantly made comments about how I was wrong to give my daughter formula. I heard it all the time. She would not be as healthy, not as smart, and we wouldn't bond. Well she was healthy, is smart, and we have a fantastic bond.
I don't care how others feed their babies and never will as long as their baby is being fed enough then why should it matter to me how they choose to feed their children? Why does this matter to someone else? I would never tell someone they shouldn't breastfeed because it is not my choice!!
So to all the moms who gave their baby formula or give their baby formula... Don't ever let anyone make you feel like less of a mom or a bad mom! Do what makes you comfortable for you and your baby! As long as mom and baby are happy and healthy, that is what is important.
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