"Ohio grandma gives birth to daughter's triplets"
I came across this headline on USA Today's Web site today and couldn't help but read the article. I was amazed to hear the full story. Jaci Dalenberg, a 56-year-old grandma from Wooster, Ohio, gave birth to triplets on Oct. 11. Why in the world would she give birth to these three baby girls? Because her daughter, Kim Coseno, and her husband Joe couldn't have children. The couple tried the in vetro fertilization and it was successful. The labor had to be induced two months early, however, because one of the babies was not developing normally. Now the children are still in a hospital and are developing well.
After I read this I almost started to cry. I can't quite grasp, and never have grasped, the concept of a mother's love for her children. If it's not good enough that they feed us, aide us when we're sick or hurt, and assist us in our problems, then giving birth to her daughter's children definitely shows the love. I've always found it fascinating and inspiring that women offer there bodies to other unfortunate women who cannot have children for some reason. Surrogacy isn't an easy thing I imagine, and pretty much renting your body for nine months seems to definitely show long term commitment.
I imagine the process would be similar to an adoption process. Adoption is a very touchy subject for me since my husband was adopted at birth. I hold those parents who give their child to another family at a whole other level. I look at my husband's biological mom, Alice, and have respect and gratitude for her sacrifice and love she had for him. I know as she's recalled the situation and from talking to many people in Taylor's family that adoption leaves a strong emotional bond. I can say that I can somewhat understand how this daughter probably feels, but I wouldn't be able to even imagine the full force of the thankfulness she must have to her mother.
The story also made me wonder about myself. Would I have the strength and ability to be a surrogate mother? Could I handle holding a child for nine months for a family that couldn't possibly have one of their own? I know my husband and I have come to a mutual understanding and agreement that we will at one point adopt a child. It's so important to assist these children in need, and give them opportunities they may not have been able to have before. I'm curious to see what other women think. Would you, as a woman, be able to be a surrogate? Or men, would you be able to watch your wife or girlfriend go through the pains of labor for a whole other family? I would hope that I could answer yes to these answers.
To see this article, visit http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2008-11-11-grandma-triplets_N.htm.
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
12 days 23 hours 8 minutes and 50 seconds!
Yes, I am one of those oh-so-insanely-obsessed "Twilight" fans who stay up until God knows when in the morning to wait for the next release of Stephenie Meyer's creation. The next late night: "Twilight" the movie. The icing on the cake is it's being released on my birthday! Score!
All eyes are on "Twilight" waiting to see how this movie will pan out, and I don't think director Catherine Hardwicke will be disappointed. I can't imagine how much stress would be put on an actor or actress to live up to the performance so many fans are awaiting to see, and it was relieving to see that actress Kristen Stewart, who plays a key role as Bella Swan, is a little nervous.
In an interview with "Entertainment Weekly," Stewart explains some of her odd moments and her opinion towards the filming of a new big hit. She recalls casting for the role and acting out a crucial love scene with four different actors before they casted Robert Pattinson, saying she refused to keep the part unless Pattinson was casted. She said, "Catherine liked a couple of the guys, and I was like, 'Are you joking? I can't do the movie unless Rob does it. 'He got it, and we could, like, see each other."
I also found it interesting that during some scenes of the movie, Pattinson and Stewart changed their lines to lines that felt more natural, or fit the part, instead of cheesy lines. Hardwicke said Stewart wouldn't take any "bulls---" for lines. So hopefully this won't take away from the characters and movie.
According to Hardwicke, the movie must hit $150,000 in sales for Summit Entertainment to consider creating "New Moon" into a movie. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this movie will become a huge hit! I know I'll definitely be playing my part going three or four times after it comes out.
Oh by the way, yay for "Twilight!"
To see Stewart's interview by Entertainment Weekly, go to http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20234559_20234567_20238864,00.html
All eyes are on "Twilight" waiting to see how this movie will pan out, and I don't think director Catherine Hardwicke will be disappointed. I can't imagine how much stress would be put on an actor or actress to live up to the performance so many fans are awaiting to see, and it was relieving to see that actress Kristen Stewart, who plays a key role as Bella Swan, is a little nervous.
In an interview with "Entertainment Weekly," Stewart explains some of her odd moments and her opinion towards the filming of a new big hit. She recalls casting for the role and acting out a crucial love scene with four different actors before they casted Robert Pattinson, saying she refused to keep the part unless Pattinson was casted. She said, "Catherine liked a couple of the guys, and I was like, 'Are you joking? I can't do the movie unless Rob does it. 'He got it, and we could, like, see each other."
I also found it interesting that during some scenes of the movie, Pattinson and Stewart changed their lines to lines that felt more natural, or fit the part, instead of cheesy lines. Hardwicke said Stewart wouldn't take any "bulls---" for lines. So hopefully this won't take away from the characters and movie.
According to Hardwicke, the movie must hit $150,000 in sales for Summit Entertainment to consider creating "New Moon" into a movie. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this movie will become a huge hit! I know I'll definitely be playing my part going three or four times after it comes out.
Oh by the way, yay for "Twilight!"
To see Stewart's interview by Entertainment Weekly, go to http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20234559_20234567_20238864,00.html
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Learning voting at an early age
So today was Election Day and voters eagerly awaited the results of hundreds of American votes. But hundreds of elementary school children already voted the day before during a mock presidential election. Sunset Elementary School here in St. George participated in the nationwide event. The event allowed students to vote and give their own opinions on who they wanted as the next president. I couldn't really figure out where I stood on this. I thought it was a great thing for elementary schools to give their students an option to learn about the electoral college, the fact that votes count, and the results will have pros and cons. I couldn't help but laugh as I read these quotes from two different students:
"First-grader Eric Aikens said he voted for Barack Obama, calling the candidate his 'favorite person.'
'My dad likes Barack Obama,' Aikens said. 'I like Barack Obama because he is really funny.'
Joey Robertson, a second-grade student, cast his electronic ballot for John McCain.
'I just think he has better ideas,' Robertson said."
I couldn't help but imagine this little kid whose feet don't even touch the floor looking at the different candidates and choosing a president.
On the other hand I think this idea sort of pushes the topic among youth at a very young age. Even though, yes, it will effect them in the long run, why push the importance of voting now? It takes away the opportunity for them to choose whether or not they'll register to vote. Now remember we're in America and even though we have the right and privelege to vote, not everybody will. I originally never signed up because of religious beliefs. So far in the last two weeks I've heard people say people who aren't registered shouldn't be an American citizen, and that I am an unethical or disguisting person because I didn't take the opportunity to vote. Now if this is the land of the freedom of religion, speech and more, then why should I be criticized for my beliefs? Yes the next president was important to me, but that doesn't make me bad, sick and wrong for not voting. Why etch it into these young minds that you need to start voting at a young age?
So I guess my point is don't push these kids to do anything that they should have an option of doing. Don't forget you're in a land of freedom of choice. Don't criticize someone elses' choices. To see the article visit http://thespectrum.com/article/20081104/NEWS03/811040328&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
And you all thought I was crazy!
So I've gotten a lot of grief over the last week about my decision to trash my wedding dress; I think part of this is just due to the fact it's not a popular idea in Utah yet. Web sites such as www.trashthedress.com and http://trashthedress.wordpress.com/ show pictures of the ever growing trend from back East such as the ones shown below. In an article in the New York Times by writer Caren Chesler titled "Is this any way to treat Vera Wang?", Chesler talks to women who are about to trash their dresses and finding out what crazy reason they had behind it.
John Michael Cooper, a Las Vegas wedding photographer, is credited for the original idea back in 2005. The idea behind trashing the dress was simply this: you wear your wedding dress pretty much twice, once for the wedding and once for the bridal portraits. Now if you're spending all that money on a wedding dress, why not have a little fun with it?
I got lucky and only spent $500 on a dress I absolutely fell in love with, but still I wanted to have a little more character to my photos and bring out myself, not just another pretty picture that looks like every other pretty picture ever
taken. Why not? I had a wedding that ended up being a dream come true with it's added touch of humor, why not just add a little more in my photos?
Now of course some of these photos from these Web sites are really neat simply because where they were shot, but also because it's so out of the ordinary. These photos, to me, were beautiful, but for my style it just wasn't fun enough. So I had to become a little bit more creative with my ideas as to how I was going to trash my wedding dress. That's when I saw these photos of people using unusual places to capture unusual moments and I knew I could find something cool.
These photos, found at www.photoalberta.blogspot.com, http://blog.2020images.com/2008/04/07/urban-style-trash-
the-dress-wow.aspx and http://www.weblo.com/domain/
available/trashthedress.com/ (shown to the right) showed a lot of personality and style, most of all they showed attitude. This was more my style. You're probably looking at the photo of the paint and thinking, "Oh my God is she crazy!" I can't say that paintballing didn't go through my mind at some point in time, but that's not what I ended up going with.
The photographer who was doing the portraits had never done photos like these before, so she went out hunting for spots, and I spent time brainstorming with my friends and family.
Ultimately my mom came up with the idea of going
to the splash pad on Main Street in town, and my photographer, Toni Rowley, came up with the dramatic alleyway idea. We shot the photos on Monday, and will take about two weeks to get back after editing.
In the end it all comes down to this: Chesler, yes that is the way to treat the dress. And would you rather have your wedding dress sitting in a box in the back of a closet for life, or have some great photos to remember it all?
To read the article "Is this any way to treat Vera Want?" visit http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/10/fashion/weddings/10trash.html.
John Michael Cooper, a Las Vegas wedding photographer, is credited for the original idea back in 2005. The idea behind trashing the dress was simply this: you wear your wedding dress pretty much twice, once for the wedding and once for the bridal portraits. Now if you're spending all that money on a wedding dress, why not have a little fun with it?I got lucky and only spent $500 on a dress I absolutely fell in love with, but still I wanted to have a little more character to my photos and bring out myself, not just another pretty picture that looks like every other pretty picture ever
taken. Why not? I had a wedding that ended up being a dream come true with it's added touch of humor, why not just add a little more in my photos?Now of course some of these photos from these Web sites are really neat simply because where they were shot, but also because it's so out of the ordinary. These photos, to me, were beautiful, but for my style it just wasn't fun enough. So I had to become a little bit more creative with my ideas as to how I was going to trash my wedding dress. That's when I saw these photos of people using unusual places to capture unusual moments and I knew I could find something cool.
These photos, found at www.photoalberta.blogspot.com, http://blog.2020images.com/2008/04/07/urban-style-trash-
the-dress-wow.aspx and http://www.weblo.com/domain/
available/trashthedress.com/ (shown to the right) showed a lot of personality and style, most of all they showed attitude. This was more my style. You're probably looking at the photo of the paint and thinking, "Oh my God is she crazy!" I can't say that paintballing didn't go through my mind at some point in time, but that's not what I ended up going with.
The photographer who was doing the portraits had never done photos like these before, so she went out hunting for spots, and I spent time brainstorming with my friends and family.
Ultimately my mom came up with the idea of going
to the splash pad on Main Street in town, and my photographer, Toni Rowley, came up with the dramatic alleyway idea. We shot the photos on Monday, and will take about two weeks to get back after editing.In the end it all comes down to this: Chesler, yes that is the way to treat the dress. And would you rather have your wedding dress sitting in a box in the back of a closet for life, or have some great photos to remember it all?
To read the article "Is this any way to treat Vera Want?" visit http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/10/fashion/weddings/10trash.html.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Oct. 4, 2008: The Wedding
It took me until the rehearsal the day before the wedding to realize that I was less than 24 hours away from a wedding. With over a year of planning and many appointments later, the final touches have been added to my wedding, and all that can be done is walking down the aisle. I got to experience seeing others contribute to my wedding in different ways from my maid of honor, Stephanie Bukowski, taking me out on the town in Las Vegas to Bloomers creating my flower arrangements. There is always more to view than just one person's experience, and sometimes we miss the details. Here is a series of photos from start to finish of the week before my wedding.
-Casie Forbes
I had to look through hundreds of songs to come up with the music for the wedding. We went through 30 CD's to put together our music, which will be played by my younger brother Donald. Most DJs will use premade CD's for multiple weddings to save on time and money for downloading songs.
After over a month of renovation, we finished our apartment. We had to patch the walls, paint everything and re-do the whole bathroom. In the end it came out better than expected.
Stephanie Bukowski, the maid of honor, and Taylor Forbes, the groom, stand in front of a fountain in the Forum Shops in Las Vegas. We went down to Las Vegas on Wednesday night and walked the strip while drinking pina coladas and beer.
F. A. O. Schwarz houses a lot of different toys and fun houses including this tower of mirrors in the leg of a giant wooden horse. The mirrors are angled and cut into different shapes to reflect multiple images.
During the bachelorette party we attended the show at the Pussycat Dolls Lounge. There were tables underneath the stages, which were reserved for $300 a place.
The Pussycat Dolls play in Caesers Palace in Las Vegas. There is a singing Pussycat Dolls group, a performing group in Las Vegas, and a soon-to-be performing group in Los Angeles.
Taylor tries on his tux one last time on Friday with Adrian's sales representative Kyle Ferguson. The tuxes were one of the last items to be picked up.
Champagne colored sashes are tied to all of the ceremony and reception center chairs. The colors match with the wedding dress and bridesmaid and groomsmen outfits.
The bride's bouquet consisted of roses, dahlias, cymbidium orchids and many other flowers. Bloomers designed all the flower arrangements as well as bouquets.
-Casie Forbes
I had to look through hundreds of songs to come up with the music for the wedding. We went through 30 CD's to put together our music, which will be played by my younger brother Donald. Most DJs will use premade CD's for multiple weddings to save on time and money for downloading songs.
After over a month of renovation, we finished our apartment. We had to patch the walls, paint everything and re-do the whole bathroom. In the end it came out better than expected.
Stephanie Bukowski, the maid of honor, and Taylor Forbes, the groom, stand in front of a fountain in the Forum Shops in Las Vegas. We went down to Las Vegas on Wednesday night and walked the strip while drinking pina coladas and beer.
F. A. O. Schwarz houses a lot of different toys and fun houses including this tower of mirrors in the leg of a giant wooden horse. The mirrors are angled and cut into different shapes to reflect multiple images.
During the bachelorette party we attended the show at the Pussycat Dolls Lounge. There were tables underneath the stages, which were reserved for $300 a place.
The Pussycat Dolls play in Caesers Palace in Las Vegas. There is a singing Pussycat Dolls group, a performing group in Las Vegas, and a soon-to-be performing group in Los Angeles.
Taylor tries on his tux one last time on Friday with Adrian's sales representative Kyle Ferguson. The tuxes were one of the last items to be picked up.
The Bell Tower Reception Center was where the wedding took place. The bride's room, as pictured below, has a bathroom, a couch, mirrors and a sink for the bride on her wedding day.
Champagne colored sashes are tied to all of the ceremony and reception center chairs. The colors match with the wedding dress and bridesmaid and groomsmen outfits.
The bride's bouquet consisted of roses, dahlias, cymbidium orchids and many other flowers. Bloomers designed all the flower arrangements as well as bouquets.Thursday, September 25, 2008
What were they thinking?
I came across an article titled "Father abandons 9 kids under safe-haven law" and it immediately caught my attention. As I read through the story I found out that Nebraska had passed a law this past July allowing parents to abandon their children as long as they take them to any state-licensed hospital. It gets better...they won't be prosecuted for leaving them.
Even just in the lead it puts Nebraska in a bad light when officials had said they were afraid situations like this one would happen once the law was in effect. Now what in the world were you expecting? Were you expecting them to just check in kids like you would a hotel?
What really made me wonder was the fact that these nine kids ranged from 1 to 17 years old. Now if you weren't sure the first time you had a kid and couldn't handle it, you should have stopped there, not popped out eight more to add to the group. What was so bad about the family that this guy would leave his kids? I mean you hear parents joke about leaving their kids somewhere or sending their kids off to live somewhere else, but again it's just a joke.
The article went on to report four more children between 11 and 15 were left at the hospitals on top of these nine others. Now come on, just because the kids have hit puberty doesn't mean you get to take the easy out parents and ditch them somewhere else. You should have known what in the hell you were getting into before then. This is the part that really upset me. Could you imagine being 11 years old again just hitting puberty with so many questions and hormones and then being abandoned at the hospital because your parents couldn't stand to be with you? That would scar me for life. Doesn't this just scream crime rate hike or spike in suicides and depression?
This law is going to become a problem and I think Nebraska officials are realizing that now. Come on people, think a little before you vote on something that can become such an ongoing problem.
To see this article go to http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26887181/.
Even just in the lead it puts Nebraska in a bad light when officials had said they were afraid situations like this one would happen once the law was in effect. Now what in the world were you expecting? Were you expecting them to just check in kids like you would a hotel?
What really made me wonder was the fact that these nine kids ranged from 1 to 17 years old. Now if you weren't sure the first time you had a kid and couldn't handle it, you should have stopped there, not popped out eight more to add to the group. What was so bad about the family that this guy would leave his kids? I mean you hear parents joke about leaving their kids somewhere or sending their kids off to live somewhere else, but again it's just a joke.
The article went on to report four more children between 11 and 15 were left at the hospitals on top of these nine others. Now come on, just because the kids have hit puberty doesn't mean you get to take the easy out parents and ditch them somewhere else. You should have known what in the hell you were getting into before then. This is the part that really upset me. Could you imagine being 11 years old again just hitting puberty with so many questions and hormones and then being abandoned at the hospital because your parents couldn't stand to be with you? That would scar me for life. Doesn't this just scream crime rate hike or spike in suicides and depression?
This law is going to become a problem and I think Nebraska officials are realizing that now. Come on people, think a little before you vote on something that can become such an ongoing problem.
To see this article go to http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26887181/.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Mothers, you can't miss the newest fashion trend...
Mothers of America you can sleep soundly tonight. Even though there are problems with children who cannot afford clothes, and people sleeping on the streets tonight you can still purchase your infant her high heels! Yes that's right ladies, you can get your daughter high heels even if they haven't taken their first steps. These amazing shoes can be found in six styles: leopard satin print, hot pink patent, black satin, zebra satin, black patent and hot pink satin! They're even packaged in "see-through 'runway bags.'"
Does anyone else see the problem in this? OK first of all let's take the factor of who in the world comes up with baby high heeled shoes? Please! I guess the only thing I can come up with to justify this is strictly for money purposes. Second of all these shoes are for infants and kids who cannot walk yet. Now I'm sorry, but this has got to send a message across to these children and children around their age that it's necessary to be in on the newest fashion or need to be a girly girl. As a kid I was more of the tom-boy type that liked to explore, have fun and climb on the monkey bars. What's going to happen when this generation hits grade school and they feel the need to wear high heels? My third point comes down to the $35 a pair. Why in the hell would you charge $35 for a pair of squishy, shiny shoes that'll only last a few months with the kid? You can get at least two pairs of shoes at Payless for that price!
This concept is just taking "fashionable" too far. Do we need another generation of baby girls who fight to keep their birth weight? No pun intended. Personally I know I've been struggling with my own weight situation. For months I've been looking at myself in the mirror and telling myself I'm too overweight for my size. Now I'm not one to take it to the extreme, I just excersized more and ate healthier. However, I grew up with girls in middle school who I'd have to drag out of the bathroom after lunch before they threw up what little bit of crackers or juice they ate that day. I wouldn't wish that on anybody. It's because of situations like this that I commend shows like "How to Look Good Naked," which teaches women that it's OK to look the way they do and that they distort the way they look because they don't feel as skinny as they should be.
So mothers, you can buy those newest fashion shoes, but beware of the message you may be sending to your daughter. Is it really what you want for her? Or would you rather her have a healthier life emotionally, physically and mentally?
To see more about these shoes visit: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26673132/?GT1=43001
Does anyone else see the problem in this? OK first of all let's take the factor of who in the world comes up with baby high heeled shoes? Please! I guess the only thing I can come up with to justify this is strictly for money purposes. Second of all these shoes are for infants and kids who cannot walk yet. Now I'm sorry, but this has got to send a message across to these children and children around their age that it's necessary to be in on the newest fashion or need to be a girly girl. As a kid I was more of the tom-boy type that liked to explore, have fun and climb on the monkey bars. What's going to happen when this generation hits grade school and they feel the need to wear high heels? My third point comes down to the $35 a pair. Why in the hell would you charge $35 for a pair of squishy, shiny shoes that'll only last a few months with the kid? You can get at least two pairs of shoes at Payless for that price!
This concept is just taking "fashionable" too far. Do we need another generation of baby girls who fight to keep their birth weight? No pun intended. Personally I know I've been struggling with my own weight situation. For months I've been looking at myself in the mirror and telling myself I'm too overweight for my size. Now I'm not one to take it to the extreme, I just excersized more and ate healthier. However, I grew up with girls in middle school who I'd have to drag out of the bathroom after lunch before they threw up what little bit of crackers or juice they ate that day. I wouldn't wish that on anybody. It's because of situations like this that I commend shows like "How to Look Good Naked," which teaches women that it's OK to look the way they do and that they distort the way they look because they don't feel as skinny as they should be.
So mothers, you can buy those newest fashion shoes, but beware of the message you may be sending to your daughter. Is it really what you want for her? Or would you rather her have a healthier life emotionally, physically and mentally?
To see more about these shoes visit: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26673132/?GT1=43001
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