| Thursday, October 29, 2009 |
| Don't be part of the fail tree |
| Rhode Island...why in hell are you not ANGRY? Why are you not DEMANDING your so called leaders release information as to where the swine flu is located as far as schools are concerned? YOU are the voice for your children!! We have been hit HARD, yet only a select few are being vocal of their disapproval of the way the state is handling this? SPEAK UP! |
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| Wednesday, October 28, 2009 |
| RI FAIL (H1N1) |
My daughter's school did NOT inform parents of 6 confirmed cases of H1N1 flu in their school. Yesterday approx. 400 students were out sick, while another 100 + have been confirmed to have "flu-like symptoms".
The way it works is you get tested for Influenza A (H1N1 is a type of influenza A) and influenza B (seasonal flu, not known to have struck yet in the season. In the earlier cases, if someone tested positive for A, the Dr's were required to take an additional swab and send it off to RI Dept. of Health for further reviewal.
Upon reviewal, they found that those who tested positive for A tested positive for H1N1 (swine flu). The Dr's now know that if a person tests positive for A, chances are they have swine. (70% chance).
Governor Don Carcieri and RI Department of Health stated in a news conference today that they do not feel it is necessary to inform parents that swine flu is in their school. Alot of parents are outraged.
To top it off, Warwick's hardest hit school, Pilgrim High School, is one of the schools last on the list to receive the vaccine. Alongside Aldrich Jr High, Winman Jr High, Robertson Elementary, and Randall Holden. The list was created using a "lottery" system as opposed to necessity.
Please join us in letting the RI Dept of Health, Gov. Don Carcieri, and Warwick School Dept know that THIS is unacceptable - not just for our kids, but for families all over!
RI DEPT of Health EMAIL: • Website.DOH@health.ri.gov
HEALTH Information Line 1-800-942-7434 (out of state call 401-222-5960)
Governor Donald L. Carcieri: Office of the Governor: State House, Room 115Providence, RI 02903 Phone: (401) 222-2080Fax: (401) 222-8096
To email: http://www.governor.ri.gov/contact/ and click the link that says "e-mail Governor Carcieri "
Warwick schools superintendant: Peter P. Horoschak, Ed.D., Superintendent
34 Warwick Lake Avenue, Warwick, RI 02889
Main Number : (401) 734-3000
FAX: (401) 734-3003
email: horoschakp@warwickschools.org Please Pass This On |
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| Monday, October 26, 2009 |
| List of H1N1 School clinic dates in Warwick, RI |
Warwick
11/4/2009
Lippitt School
Warwick
11/4/2009
Warwick Neck School
Warwick
11/5/2009
John Wickes School
Warwick
11/5/2009
Park School
Warwick
11/6/2009
Sherman School
Warwick
11/9/2009
St. Rose of Lima School
Warwick
11/9/2009
First Baptist Christian School
Warwick
11/12/2009
Francis School
Warwick
11/16/2009
St. Kevin School
Warwick
11/18/2009
Pilgrim High School
Warwick
11/19/2009
Aldrich Junior High School
Warwick
11/20/2009
Wyman School
Warwick
11/20/2009
Gorton Junior High School
Warwick
11/20/2009
Cedar Hill School
Warwick
11/20/2009
Toll Gate High School
Warwick
11/20/2009
Overbrook Academy
Warwick
11/23/2009
E. G. Robertson School
Warwick
11/23/2009
Randall Holden School
Warwick
11/23/2009
Holliman School
Warwick
11/24/2009
Greenwood School
Warwick
12/2/2009
St. Peter School
Warwick
12/4/2009
Bishop Hendricken High School
Warwick
12/8/2009
Oakland Beach Elementary School
Warwick
12/8/2009
Warwick Veterans Memorial HS
Warwick
12/8/2009
West Bay Collaborative
Warwick
12/8/2009
Apponaug Christian Academy
Warwick
12/9/2009
Norwood School
Warwick
12/9/2009
Winman Junior High School
Warwick
12/10/2009
Harold F. Scott School
Warwick
12/10/2009
Cottrell F. Hoxsie School
Warwick
12/10/2009
Transition Academy
Warwick
12/14/2009
Eleanor Briggs School |
| posted by Chrissyisms @ 11:26 PM |
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| Sunday, October 18, 2009 |
| Gone against my beliefs |
Okay...I normally do not do this, but my little one wanted to enter this contest, and I believe she could win it...We need your help though, and it is a bit of a pain, because you have to register to vote for her, but, please vote for my lil one here: Aliyah N. is entered in the Gap Casting Call - View Entry Here http://family.go.com/gapcastingcall/entries/Chrissyisms/758551605/
Thanks and much love to you all!!
~Chrissyisms |
| posted by Chrissyisms @ 4:29 PM |
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| Wednesday, October 7, 2009 |
| An Open Letter to Barack Obama |
I am well aware and realize that it has been less than a year since Barack Obama has been in office. However, all I see happening is ego-feeding. It seems that our President has taken great pride in being a celebrity. And really, who can blame him? Is that NOT what we all dream of at one time or another in our lifetimes? I challenge you to a few things.
What about the other side, Mr. President? I wonder how Washington reps., including yourself, would feel if, instead of talking a lot of nonsense and vowing to send support, you would just take a walk down Main Street. Absorb the sounds. Absorb the sights. Go sit down and talk with a family who has been enlisted in our armed forces for generations, and struggle as they may, STILL have this sense of loyalty; a sense of being in the greatest country ever formed.
Come to Rhode Island, visit Michigan, and take a look at the people in those two places who are struggling everyday just to find a job. Have a look and a coffee with a single mother (such as myself) and her life as she strives to do all she can to raise her children with what little she has (and fathers, too).
Go and meet the children of those single parents who recite the pledge of allegiance daily in school, with their hand nestled over their hearts, knowing all too well that although they have been warned many times that it is not their concern (as it is an "adult" problem), their parents are struggling just to keep their heads above water.
Come and visit Rhode Island. Yes, we exist, sir, and explain to the people living in the shelters why there is not adequate housing available to them in this time of economic need. Explain to people looking for jobs why they have to pay close to three dollars for a measley gallon of gas to get them around, that is, if they can even afford a car. While you are there, Look around and take notice of the number of small businesses, which, at one time or another, were Rhode Island's backbone, who now have to close their doors and uproot someplace else. And with that being said, there really aren't too many choices for that uprooting is there?
I am a single parent. I do not recall things EVER being so bad in my lifetime. I wish my grand dad was still with us so that perhaps he can shed some light on how exactly they survived the great depression. I, like so many others, could certainly use all the help I could get right now, even if it is just advice on survival.
Personally, I feel the priorities are a little messed up at the moment. Perhaps if more people felt secure in their jobs, or had jobs for that matter, maybe-just maybe people would be a little more receptive to fixing the health care system. I suppose you have to fix only the things you feel confident that you can change, right?
To be quite concise, I am not at all concerned about health care right now. I am more concerned with my ability to provide for my children in a country who has let me and a lot of others down. So much for the land of opportunity. I'm just not feeling it.
I do hope that you make good on your word other than just healthcare reform and at least try to be there for "the lil guy". Bailing out the banks and car manufacturers? What good that did I will never know.
Oh...One more thing. Thanks for the extra $25 in our unemployment checks. That's a little bit more gas each week, and perhaps the occasional candy bar we like to treat our kids to once in a while.
Sincerely,
Chrissyisms |
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| Sunday, October 4, 2009 |
| Mr. Breeze |
| What a treat it was to go to Mardi Gras this past Friday night. When we got there, we had no idea who was playing in JR's, or anything. I have kind of slowed down my band reviewing and all since I started school in September. On this night, however, Henry and I decided "eh, why not?" and decided to go, just for a little while.
We were not disappointed! There were a total of three bands playing there that night, and sadly, we did not get to see the first. Typically, we always go into JR's first, because the best bartender ever tends the bar in there. As always, that is what we did.
We walk in and the first thing I hear is this awesome sound. "Sounds like Skynyrd" I say to Henry. Then I look over on stage and wow, I was mesmerized. We stayed there and listened for a bit. The sound was so good that I couldn't leave. Not yet.
We stuck around for a bit, which is a bit unusual of me unless it is someone like Separate Ways or Dirty Deeds, two bands I make sure I never miss out on. I was not sorry that I did not bounce around from club to club at that moment.
Mr. Breeze is by FAR the best Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band I have ever heard. They did an excellent job with the music, and Johnny Ray, well, he was just plain sweet. After their set was done, they came out to the outdoor bar and I made it a point to let him know that I thought they rocked. He was really a very nice guy, and very sweet.
So, listen up RI, get your butts out to see these guys when they come around! I know I will make note of when and where they are playing and make it a point to see them now. They are also on myspace, so I encourage you to look them up and add them.
You WON'T be disappointed. No way! Good music, good people, good times.
~Chrissyisms |
| posted by Chrissyisms @ 9:28 PM |
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| Friday, October 2, 2009 |
| And so it's October |
The year tends to just fly by. I already had my first real test at college, and scored 100%, and I have an exam coming up on Monday, and nothing but CRAP in my life right now, and it's just not cool.
My living arrangements suck. Plain and simple. We live in a household where the atmosphere is much like that of the Disney cartoon Cinderella. No kidding. Maybe worse. Unfortunately, being a single mom and all, I just do not see any plausible way out at the moment, shy of winning the lottery.
Also, I am worried that if I leave I will be forced to drop out of school, at least for now. And, who knows if I will ever pick it up again.
It really sucks. I made the effort. I got myself in. I did the paper work. I go to class everyday, and for what? To have to leave it all behind because of economical and social status? Now I know why people never seem to get ahead. Now I know why people give up.
The thirteen year old that lives here is nothing more than a spoiled brat, much like the wicked step sisters of Cinderella. Actually, let me clarify - she is far worse. She harasses me and my kids in every way possible, right down to going through and stealing our stuff, to sending me nasty harassing text messages, to doing things and destroying things, and blaming it on my kids, who later have to face the verbal attack from my aunt, her mother. She has the police sent here every other day due to her acts of stupidity, and her friends are just as bad. No one corrects this child, and when I bring this up, I am the one who is wrong. I believe the last text read: "HAHA MY MOM NEVER BELIEVES YOU . YOU SHOULD JUST SHUT UP OR YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF ON THE STREETS WHERE YOU BELONG".
I just can't deal. Somehow, I have to try. And I am not sure how.
~Chrissyisms |
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