MR REPRESENTATIVE: A CHILD IS WORTH A CENT

This Tuesday, our county PTA/PTO organizations are holding a rally to convince our state legislators that we want to KEEP the one cent sales tax that is keeping education running at the moment. This is NOT a new tax but, an emergency measure that was added two years ago that expires in July. Without this sales tax, major cuts to education will occur. We have been paying this extra penny for two years now and quite frankly, we are accustomed to it. If you look at any economic reports, the most conservative economists say that the economy will not turn around until at least 2015. So, the extra penny tax should be renewed through July 1 of 2016. That should be long enough to get us through this economic down turn.

Now, let me explain to you about our representative. First of all, he is a republican who, for the most part, tends to run unopposed and has be "re-elected" several times. He comes from a relatively wealthy family and has never really had to work. However, he says he understands the working people of our district. From what I have seen lately, he is voting party lines and NOT for what is best for Caldwell County. 

I have contacted my state representative many times. He assures me that he will NOT vote for the new tax because the people of our county don't want it. So, we are reduced to holding a rally to prove to him that this isn't true.

Oh yes, I will be at the rally. I will speak my mind and hope that this stubborn man gets it. However, I don't think he will. We MUST remind our representative that he does have to answer to US. He works for US! Mr. Representative: A child is worth a cent!

LRYC tour and Mother's Day weekend in Charlie South

My daughter's youth choir did a tour in South Carolina this weekend. I have always wanted to go to Charleston and haven't ever made it there. So, my husband and I came down here as well. I have had a really nice mother's day weekend.

All my life I have wanted to see Fort Sumter. I never got to go. Well, yesterday, we went out on the first tour boat. I was not disappointed. What an awesome place. I can understand now why it was so important to our coastal defenses and why the Confederates needed it so badly. I never really understood why there were so few men stationed there at the beginning of the Civil War, but I learned that the fort was only about 90% finished at the time. So, I guess that makes sense.  In fact, no men were garrisoned there, but the commander, Major Anderson,  moved his men there from another island fort after the succession of South Carolina.

Downtown is really nice and we have had some great food and drink while we have been here. I think my favorite was the little restaurant down the street from the place we are staying. It is called California dreaming. We sat outside and ate while we watched the boats on the river.

I totally enjoyed listening to the choir last night. They are just wonderful. It was nice to see the reaction of people who are not friends and family of the kids. You could tell by the faces that they were just amazed. Makes a mother feel proud...

Today we went downtown to do a little shopping. It's Mother's Day but, seems that my husband got all of the presents! I bought a cute little sign for the breakfast bistro and some pralines! (Can't go home without the pralines!)We also went to the park and watched the little children wade in the fountain. I enjoyed watching the little ones. There was one little blonde boy there who reminded me of my son when he was little. Boy, time really does go by fast, doesn't it?

Now, for all of the mothers out there, here is a video of my favorite of all the LRYC songs....Happy Mother's Day to all!