Not the Same

I miss Tim Russert. Just the thought of watching the election results come in without him brings tears to my eyes. Election night will never be the same again.

Helmets

There are reasons that we have helmet laws in this country. It's because they save lives. Even low speed accidents can lead to deadly head injuries when helmets aren't worn.

Today, I found out that my step-son's little brother was in an ATV accident when he wasn't wearing a helmet. He and his little sister were in a go-cart being pulled behind an ATV when the go-cart crashed into a concrete pole. Both children flew out of the go-cart. The girl was thrown clear, but the boy flew head first into the concrete pole. The girl had no injuries, but the boy had severe head injuries and was declared brain-dead yesterday. Though we'll never know for sure, he may have survived if he had been wearing a helmet. Or a seat belt.

My step-son was present for and witnessed the entire event. As I'm sure you can imagine, he's having a pretty difficult time dealing with it all.

Some good did come from this tragic event, though. The boy's organs were donated and helped to save several other children's lives. Organ donation is literally giving the gift of life. If you are not already an organ donor, I urge you to become one.

They're All Dead

I don't know how Phil does it, but he sure knows how to kill fish fast.

Dead Fish

While he did last for quite a while, Fishy Version 2.0 has passed away. I really loved that fish, too. He had quite the personality and I could tell he loved me, too. He would always get so excited when ever he saw me with his fish food. And I loved the way he would sleep in the little plastic plant in his tank.

Since Fishy V2.0 was gone, and Katie was very unhappy with the empty tank, Phil decided that we needed to replace him right away. But he didn't want any more Betas. So, we picked out a couple of glo-fish and guppies, and threw in a pleco for good measure. After getting them home, Phil put them all into our fish tank.

I have no idea what the problem was, but our green glo-fish started acting crazy and died within the first ten minutes he was in the tank. Within the next 10-15 minutes, his pink counterpart was also dead. We'll be returning them to Walmart first thing tomorrow.

So far, the pleco and guppies are still with us and seem to be doing well. Hopefully, when we wake up in the morning they'll still be with us.

Oh, and for those of you who are wondering about how I am feeling today, I'm not feeling any better yet. I really shouldn't have gone out of the house at all today, but I was afraid to send Phil to pick out the fish by himself, or worse, with the girls. It was a completely miserable experience for me since I was running a fever and was achy all over from that.

I really want to go to Mass in the morning, but I'm just not sure I'll be up to it. Please pray that I'll wake up feeling great in the morning so I can make it to Mass. I would assume that if God really wants me there, He'll make it easier for me to get there.