Hey everyone, its been awhile since I've wrote. I've been so stressed out that I almost completely forgot about this thing. So here's whats been going on the last week or so. Yesterday, my boyfriend and I discovered that his car is officially broken down for a long time. It suddenly blew a head gasket with out any warning or signs of something going wrong. If you don't know, blowing a head gasket happens after your car badly over heats, so the warning sign should at least A. be the temperature gauge going into the red zone not just staying normal or B. the check engine light should come on. So anyway nothing happened and it overheated while in a turn lane. So now we're down to one car to take me and my daughter to school and him and myself to work. It's horrible. Now, his car is an import, Mazda Miata, so do fix all this is going to take about $1000; we definitely don't have that kind of money to throw around. So let's see what else has happen the past few weeks. My daughter is now sick with a cough and apparently some allergies. She hasn't had school all week which in a way is good because it gives her time to get better but it also makes it hard on me in the mornings because i have to find people to watch her while I'm at school. Anyway, with her being sick I've already had to miss out on two days of work and some sleep. On to a different subject, how was everyone's fall break? Mine as you can tell was alright not the best or the worst ever. I has court Thursday over some absolute bullshit that wasn't even settled so I have to go back, STUPID! Well that enough for now. Peace out everyone!

So, I finally decided on what to do my paper on. I'm writing about the burning of an American flag and how it effects us as Americans, court cases on it and other things. Did you all know that it is actually NOT illegal to burn the American flag even for an American. Congress decided that making burning of the American illegal is a violation of our fist amendment which if you don't know it freedom of speech and self expression. I think this is absolutely outrageous. What do you all think about burning the American flag, should it be illegal or legal?

UPDATE: on Derek

Hey guys, so I went and seen Derek today. He is going great. They have transferred him to Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center in Fort Sanders Hospital. If you don't know, this is a fantastic rehabilitation center. They have told Derek that he will be out in two to three weeks, which is amazing considering like two weeks ago he was still in a hospital bed hooked up to all kinds of tubes and IVs and unable to move very well. Today, he is actually TALKING. His voice is still raspy because his tonsils are still too far apart. Derek is now walking some and pushing himself in a wheelchair. We officially know now that he recognizes people and remembers things. He said that he didn't remember anything that happened at UT hospital. He said the only thing he remembered was my daughter, Lexi, being there and her being kind of scared of him. He even apologized for scaring her. I told him he had nothing to be sorry about. I thought it was really sweet, though. His eye is still a little droopy, and he said that that side of his face is still numb. He also said his legs were numb, as well. I think that it is pretty amazing that he can walk with his legs being numb. I know from experience that when my foot goes to sleep, I definitely can't walk at all. I'm just so amazed at his determination and will power to walk and recover. So, Derek wanted to go outside; my boyfriend and I took out him to this little place for patients. It had kind of a mini basketball court; Derek stood up and shot the basketball. He got it in, too! So, I want to thank everyone who helped me pray for him. Thank you guys so much. The prayers have definitely helped tremendously! In two weeks, Derek has came from being almost in a vegetable state to being fully alert, talking, and able to walk a little. Thank you all so much, again. I'll keep you posted on updates