My little #3 is 6 years old.  This past October he told me about what they had practiced in school that day... "We did a lock down Mommy".  The day before there had been a suspicious person seen a couple of blocks from the school, police were called but no one ever found.  I cried later because I thought about what a sad world this is. How my little one, that is still my baby sweetheart is doing a lock down drill! His teacher had them all hide in the class, the door was locked, paper over the door window and blinds were drawn.  He said that his teacher cried when they asked what they should do if they were in the washroom and came back to find the door locked.  She told them where to go and hide.  She told them that she was going to protect them and keep them safe.

They also started locking all but the front door of the school. (Huge pain in the butt when it is -25 degrees and I have to walk the whole way around to get in) 

I'm crying again thinking about it.  At the time I thought it was a case of over reacting by the school.  I thought that it was scaring the kids.  I mean really?!  This is Canada, I live in the suburbs, people need to relax.


Know what?  I would rather that I froze to death than some wicked person slip in the side door.  I want my little one to know where to hide and be safe.  It's obscene and disgusting what has become to this world.

My heart aches for the children, families and teachers of Newtown.


There is nothing else I have right now that matters.  Money and jobs are just that.  Money and jobs.

I am blessed to have my little family that I love.