"Size matters not" - Yoda (Star Wars)

Check this out. Little spider in our house caught and paralized this guy. That's a geunine South Texas scorpion there.

Even Pirates need to rest.

Baseball Season Again (when is it not baseball season???)

Well, all three boys will be playing this fall. Starting this week - practices 4 nights a week. But, thanks to a large blessing from God, RAIN!! Practices rained out yesterday and certainly today as it is non-stop rain.

I have been on rants over recess and Presidential speeches the last couple of weeks. Can you believe a 6-year old is allowed 15 minutes of recess during an 8 hour day?? Poor babies is all I can say. I am going to keep pushing on this issue and see if common sense will prevail from our district at some point.

Some statistics: Northside Independent School District (NISD - our district)

• has 85,546 students
• on it's webiste it boasts itself as "San Antonio's Premier School District,"
• it is one of Texas' five largest school districts,
• 24.4% of the student population is white/anglo,
• that would mean it has a 75.6% minority student population.

And guess how many of these 85,546 students were allowed to watch the 1st minority President of the United States encourage them to take responsibility for their education, and challenge them to set goals? That's right, 0, big zero. Wow, talk about questionable motives. That day felt a little like 1955 around here. But not to worry folks, the high school football players and coach came the very next day (in their cowboy boots and belts) to talk to our kiddos about goals. Wow, is it really 2009? Not so sure here in south Texas. That's my rant for today. Will post pictures soon. Colin's first season of t-ball!