Saying Goodbye

This week we lost a Eric's uncle to an act of violence. He is survived by a wife, two sons, two step daughters, and four grandchildren. He was the sweetest man and was the first to welcome me into the family. Because of the nature of his death, I'm not saying much because I don't want the media or media junkies to stumble across this blog and use the information to continue to harass the fam. Eric and I are in a state of shock and just feel that this is happening to "someone else's family." It is very tragic indeed and if you are taking to God on a daily basis, please keep us in mind.

God Bless the Solider Dads

So our friend Joe called today to announce that he and his wife, Angela, will welcome a baby boy into the world.

I already knew this, as I am partially psychic when it comes to guessing the gender of my friends babies. I'm 6 for 6!

So all this baby talk brings up an interesting question. Is the phrase, "It's a boy/girl" politically correct? I mean and baby isn't an "it", he or she is a person. Wouldn't it be more PC to say, "He's a boy?" Someone contact Hallmark and get this changed.

Here's another pet peeve. Asking someone what their baby's sex is, seems so unattractive. Asking about a baby's gender, sounds so much more appealing. It would be an uphill battle to get the world to change this bad habit.

Good Luck to Joe who leaves for Iraq on Monday.