The Wall

Just in case anyone asks what Federal employees think about Trump's wall...They have to express themselves with caution so as to abide by the rules of  the Hatch Act. Because of this, many choose not to say anything at all.  However, my daughter (who works for the government and is on furlough right now and is not working or being paid until Trump gets over himself) told me that I can say whatever I wish without it getting her in trouble. So here goes...

This entire family does not support the wall being built! We do not think it is a good use of tax money when there are other methods to control immigration that have been proven to work better. We believe what science tells us about how a wall will disrupt livestock and wildlife grazing areas and will make those animals suffer. We do not believe in forcing people to go without water or food in order to get into the country to request asylum while ICE bottlenecks the process at the boarder crossings.  We do not agree with splitting up families, allowing children to die of dehydration, or dumping groups of families with small children off at bus stations without food, money for travel, or any resources on Christmas eve.

We also don't believe in withholding the pay of so many employees of the government (holding their pay "hostage") so you can force people to agree to a really crappy idea. Do not use my daughter to get your wall built, Mr. Trump. Do not "speak" for her and tell everyone that she agrees to your extortion scheme because she is more likely to stay quiet while you do.  I have the right to say whatever I want and I will!

An Introduction

I'm momsalittleoff and I would like to introduce myself and get this blog up and going:

I am a 60 year old mom to 2 adult kids. I am disabled, on disability, and share an apartment with my son and daughter, my friend's son, 3 cats, and a dog. We live in beautiful Tacoma Washington in a 3rd floor apartment. I have a bunch of hobbies, the most notable of which are: knitting, sewing, crocheting, baking, and playing table top role playing games (Dungeons & Dragons). I am an eclectic Pagan. I consider myself a Democrat, a liberal, and a bit of a feminist. I spend a lot of my time volunteering and sharing my baking with the homeless in my area. I love to read and am a social media junkie.

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I was born and raised in Seattle Washington and served as a MP in the army, stationed in Germany. I met my husband who was in my unit and we were married in January of 1979. We were married for 34 years before he passed away from cancer. We spent 30 of those years living in Southern California. After he died, I moved to Tacoma and settled in here. I had many jobs over the years, but stopped working to homeschool my son who was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. By the time I finished teaching him, I was diagnosed with diabetes and fibromyalgia and chronic back pain. I have been on disability since, but remain as active as I can be. I exercise on a regular basis and take care of our home so that the kids can concentrate on getting their careers worked out and any schooling they need, done. I enjoy organizing and cleaning as well as all my needlecrafts (yes...I'm weird) and I love reading and researching whatever topic has my attention at any given time.

I bake for a group of likeminded folk and we meet every Saturday to give breakfast and lunch to low income and homeless neighbors. I am one of the bakers for the group and I make biscuits and desserts to take to them and serve.

I also donate my knitted and crocheted items to the clothing bank that is adjacent to our breakfast tables.

I am politically active and go by my same username on Twitter (momsalittleoff) and as manicknitter on facebook.

I hope you enjoy my blog and feel comfortable coming back often to read about the crazy things that I'm up to here.

Hugs,
Mom