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Here's a telling stat: 

Since the Violence Against Women Act was enacted in 1994,

 incidents of domestic violence have fallen by more than 50 percent.

But now VAWA has expired...

and House Republicans refuse to reauthorize it. 

Here's the bottom line:

Programs to protect women can't be expanded 

or improved until VAWA is reauthorized:

tell house republicans to pass the violence against women act here.

toty.

my mom was named teacher of the year

at her high school!

i'm so very proud!

here she is accepting her award in front

of the faculty & staff.

she works at wheeler, so she's is throwin'

up her choice gang sign- blurred for your safety.

she's fron the bronx, so she's got mad street cred.

dad, lea & i surprised the toty!

i am so proud. my mom is a wonderful teacher.

wanna-be-baby.

cheeers mom!

we ate a celebratory dinner at cheeky's & our

kind waiter brought us a free dessert- score!

mom said: i wish this dessert would never end. 

in honor of our favorite toty, mrs. levine!

grow!

as mentioned previously

slim, lea, my fabulous cori & i went to see grow!

 

grow! is an amazing documentary film that 

'captures the energy & independence'

of young farmers throughout georgia.

the film makers & one of the farmers featured 

in the film were there & had a q&a after the film.

mollybjams & the fabulous anthony-masterson film-making duo.

after sharing the grow! trailer on my blog,

the filmmakers recognized slim & i and

they even posed for a picture with me!

lea and the grow! poster.

baseball card heaven.

our friend jeff's dad is a baseball card collector.

i'm not just talking about some casual card collector...

this is his card room... they're organized by player.

amazing!

we hung out at jeff's parent's house after jeff's mom's funeral

and had a celebration of life gathering.

we snuck into the card room and snapped a few shots.

*here, raffy & i rock the same dress... i paid less than you!

through sadness, we support each other

and still manage to make each other smile.

slim was totally geeking out.

now that's a good looking man in a suit!

permanent wave.

checkout this article from tablet magazine.

who.am.i.to.feel.so.free.

makes me miss my women's center days at wcu.

and then checkout the music video. the beat is infectious!

warning: this video might be nsfw & silly.

PoP.

come out and support the rainbow center

at purim off ponce!  it's a 70's disco theme party and all the profits go

to support our amazing rainbow center! hope to see you there!

do a little dance, make a little love

come out tonight!

*i'm making slim some bell-bottoms!

love your body.

i was super active and in love with the women's center at wcu.

i remember february being amazing because it

hosted 'love your body day'.

i just found this one on pinterest & i love it.

this was the lybd poster in 2006,

same year i was in the vagina monologues!

and this was from lybd in 2005- my 1st celebration!

checkout all the posters & LOVE YOUR BODY!

fueling good.

vote for the ben massell dental clinic!

the ben massell dental clinic offers free health care

to low-income, homeless & uninsured atlantans.

patients have access to dental services, vision & medical

screenings and mental health services.

i'm so proud to be a part of jf&cs and ben massell.

help me in fueling good & vote!

pride update.

 here's a few pics from pride, as promised.

lea, joe, jared & i pre-parade.

we had a bunch a kiddo support!

mom, allison & lea promoting purim off ponce.

chuck is proud at pride!

beautiful little lea.

joe & jared had he most amazing make-up- this girrrl was envious!

let's keep love free & equal.

oliver thomas buckert, welcome.

happy birthday, sweet oliver!

owen's baby brother has arrived.

oliver came into the world today, september 15, 2011

weighing in at 8 1/2lbs & 21 inches long.

 

oliver's uncle & aunt couldn't be prouder or more excited.

 i painted my nails red just for oliver!

he slept a lot. 

he is so, so sweet & tiny.

 oliver's first monogrammed item...more to come soon.

 oliver is a burping champ- matthew is too!

i love the tiny white northside hospital t-shirt.

today was a great day.

the wind had a calm breeze & the evening brought a slight chill.

we can't wait to tell oliver all about the day he was born

and how perfect it was.

oliver is a handsome & healthy baby boy.

we love him so much already!

gloria.

gloria: in her own words.i wish i had HBO- this is going to be fabulous.
marlo on gloria.

for the kids.

caution: i am asking for your monetary support.

slim & i, along with a bunch of other camp folks are

participating in the 2011 spin for kids

check out my amazing donation page

& electronically send me some $$$!

i'd love to do this 47 mile ride on a tandem with my sweetheart.

way to go, lea

lea is going to be a busy girl...

no more time to bake amazing cakes...

no more passing out on the couch with jack...

because lea got a JOB!

she'll be a traveling job coach with goodwill.

she starts monday at 8:30 am.

way to go lea, we are so proud of you.

*i know what you're thinking, and yes- this is a great opportunity to score more super cheap pyrex!!