For years my grandmother cooked Thanksgiving dinner. She would start with the greens and end with her homemade dressing. She is a genius when it comes to preparing a meal she knows exactly how much to put in what. My grandmother, I do admit is not to good with macaroni, but she makes up for it everywhere else.
One Thanksgiving my entire family met down my late great grandparents house. Everyone was instructed to bring a dish, big mistake. There is always one person who cant cook to save their lives, in my family its like 3. Number One is my mom, most definitely, the only thing she cooks well is fried chicken, fish, and polish sausage, and that's prepared on her George Farman Grill. Number Two is my dear aunt, she is a full-time school principal, and cant cook worth crap. Her food is sometimes over seasoned and sometimes under seasoned, and she uses vinegar to prepare her ribs. YUCK!! Her macaroni is OK, and her baked beans are decent. Number Three is my cousin she is like 24, and I have to give her credit she at least tries. Her scalloped potatoes are delicious, but her ham is dry.
They all have their positives, but they all tried to do something new for Thanksgiving, wrong choice. We had my cousin baking an upside sown cake, dry, and not enough sugar, my mom preparing the greens, three words, NASTY AS CRAP, and my aunt ham, dry, dry, dry. Some people should just stick to their best recipe and don't use the entire family as test dummies until they become efficient with the recipe.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
I am Thankful for the Many Blessing God has Given Me
God has done nothing, but bless me in my short life. He has given me a wonderful family and wonderful friends. He has provided the advice needed to get through some days. God has done it all. Every praise I send up he response with the blessing being sent down. I don't know where I would be without the grace of God. I'm super grateful for having him in my life. He has took my family through a lot to get where we are today. We have our season to Spring-up past expectations and Fall-short of goals. God is the only person could really save me from this agony this world creates. The violence and the world ignorance alone could really wreck someones mind. This world is cruel and who better to save other than Jesus.Blessings will follow as long as you follow the grace of God because he want take you where the same grace cant rescuse you.
10 things I am thankful for:
- God for sparing his life
- Many Blessings God has given me and my family
- Being able to see another Thanksgiving
- Family
- Family unity
- Friends
- My trials and tribulations
- My family's economic status
- My life in general
- The news
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Education Pros and Cons
I wonder what goes through the mind of the opposers. The people who oppose the Common Core Standards haven't looked completely into the reasoning of this plan. Being able to join the other 38 states in making sure our kids have a wonderful education to me is an accomplishment. We will be able to compete with other states on exceptionally academic levels. Those that oppose will have to come up with a better reason of why not. Money should not be a factor in this argument to why or why not.
Education
The Alabama Board of Education will decide next week whether to join 38 other states in adopting common standards for math and English language arts.
The Common Core State Standards outlines what students are expected to learn in those subjects in each grade. It's an initiative led by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers.
The standards have been controversial throughout the country. Some state board members say they fear it's the first step toward a nationalized education system.
Deputy Superintendent Tommy Bice says four public hearings across the state have been held on the issue, and comments received were "overwhelmingly in support" of the standards.
I think this would be a wonderful idea. This would boost the academic performance rating as an entire state. We will be comparing our students with the students from other states and countries. Teaching is very beneficial and the students would want to take their knowledge everywhere, and if the teachers are not touching on certain basis the students would be clueless once they get to where they are going. Whether it is out of state or in more an advanced school. Students need to have the privilege of learning in advanced levels to succeed and the bias and race issues need to be extinguished.
The Common Core State Standards outlines what students are expected to learn in those subjects in each grade. It's an initiative led by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers.
The standards have been controversial throughout the country. Some state board members say they fear it's the first step toward a nationalized education system.
Deputy Superintendent Tommy Bice says four public hearings across the state have been held on the issue, and comments received were "overwhelmingly in support" of the standards.
I think this would be a wonderful idea. This would boost the academic performance rating as an entire state. We will be comparing our students with the students from other states and countries. Teaching is very beneficial and the students would want to take their knowledge everywhere, and if the teachers are not touching on certain basis the students would be clueless once they get to where they are going. Whether it is out of state or in more an advanced school. Students need to have the privilege of learning in advanced levels to succeed and the bias and race issues need to be extinguished.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Major Changes
I have made wonderful process since starting this journey. I do admit to falling back a few times, but my faith is my breathe of hope. If I didn't have faith in the All Mighty God I wouldn't be where I am today. There were numerous occasions when I have wanted to quit. My faith, family, and drive for success is what anchors me. I know I have to make the necessary provisions to accomplish my goals more accurately to not fall where I am today, attempting to maintain a B in a super easy class is not where I should be. I really should improve my study habits because that is where I walk the plank the most. Sometimes I end up at the edge near the water or in the middle, but never one foot in the boat. So I have to alter my behavior and priorities to accommodate my goals.
Arkansas School Board Member
PLEASANT PLAINS, Ark. — An Arkansas school board member who said on Facebook that he wanted homosexual students to kill themselves has resigned from the panel.
The Midland School Board said Monday that Clint McCance has submitted a resignation letter.
McCance announced Thursday on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360" that he would quit because of the condemnations that followed his comments.
McCance posted his remarks in reaction to a campaign asking people to wear purple Oct. 20 to show solidarity after several gay and lesbian youths killed themselves after they were bullied. McCance said the dead children "killed there selves because of their sin."
McCance did not return a phone message left by the AP at his carpet cleaning business in Pleasant Plains, about 70 miles northeast of Little Rock.
The Midland School Board said Monday that Clint McCance has submitted a resignation letter.
McCance announced Thursday on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360" that he would quit because of the condemnations that followed his comments.
McCance posted his remarks in reaction to a campaign asking people to wear purple Oct. 20 to show solidarity after several gay and lesbian youths killed themselves after they were bullied. McCance said the dead children "killed there selves because of their sin."
McCance did not return a phone message left by the AP at his carpet cleaning business in Pleasant Plains, about 70 miles northeast of Little Rock.
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