I sure hope everything is ok.. Kathy Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Berkheiser" <reberkheiser@earthlink.net> To: <padutch-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 4:26 PM Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] where is everybody? > Good question. I haven't heard from Richard Reed in a long time. I'll > have to look but I think he's unsubbed from both this list and PABERKS. > > Rick B > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Becky Sanning > To: PADUTCH-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 11:57 AM > Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] where is everybody? > > > Hi gang! Hope all is well and you are safe and warm. Classes started > yesterday and I believe this will be the quarter that I drop the unwanted > pounds that I gain from being a member of this clan. The snow is falling > outside the library window. We are supposed to get another inch. I can > deal with that. It's the wind that I can't stand. But this is Ohio and > next week we'll probably have a heat wave. > > I just wanted to pop in and say that you haven't been forgotten. For the > moment, I am in need of food before I head off to Tudor England. By the > way, Aaron says no trips until springtime. What has happened to Herr Reed? > > Love you guys- > Becky > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I am saddened by the loss of any child, no matter what the reason. It seems to me that parents in this day and age are pretty lacking in some areas because they are too much 'about me' instead of being about their family. That being said: I was raised on a farm. My father had both a pistol and long guns because he was an avid hunter. I never went near them because #1 they were my dad's; and #2 I would have gotten punished. I don't ever remember being told not to touch them, but I didn't. When I was 18, my father passed away. The pistol came up missing, was later found, and was destroyed by the court. I took over the long guns and took up hunting. I took an NRA Safety Hunting Course. I still have the card somewhere. Later on, I got my pistol license. It is a full carry license, meaning I can carry it on my person wherever it is legal for me to do so. During all the training I have been through, safety was the no. 1 aspect, including teaching children what to do and what not to do when they see any kind of firearm laying anywhere unattended. When not on one's person, firearms need to be safely stored under lock and key. There are gun locks to fit every make and model of pistol and long gun that is made. I have trigger locks for every firearm; I have a locking pistol safe; and I have a locking gun safe, both with combination locks. I don't have any children, and rarely have children in my house...... but still I follow the rules. It is irresponsible not to take precautions. As with every thing else, we all make decisions every day about every movement, every thought, every deed, and what we will/will not do. Guns don't kill people. People kill people; either directly, or through stupidity, foolishness, or irresponsibility. We each decided what pathway we will take. Kathy, perhaps you could go down and talk to whoever is in charge at the police station in the town where your ex-SIL lives. Tell them what you witnessed. Tell them what you know and ask them if there is anything you can do to protect your grandchildren. NY just passed a law this year that mandates proper storage of firearms in the home, which now makes the parent or owner of the firearm fully responsible. I'm not sure of the laws in Ohio, but it might not hurt to check with the police. They should know. Often times, the police will conduct an investigation and not bring you into it. It wouldn't hurt to check. While you pray for your grandson, say a prayer for your ex-SIL. He needs it, too. Maybe one day he will see the light. Love and hugs, Mary -----Original Message----- From: padutch-life-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:padutch-life-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of don/kathy Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 2:57 AM To: Richard Berkheiser; padutch-life@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] where is everybody? I sure hope everything is ok.. Kathy Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Berkheiser" <reberkheiser@earthlink.net> To: <padutch-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 4:26 PM Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] where is everybody? > Good question. I haven't heard from Richard Reed in a long time. I'll > have to look but I think he's unsubbed from both this list and PABERKS. > > Rick B > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Becky Sanning > To: PADUTCH-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 11:57 AM > Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] where is everybody? > > > Hi gang! Hope all is well and you are safe and warm. Classes started > yesterday and I believe this will be the quarter that I drop the unwanted > pounds that I gain from being a member of this clan. The snow is falling > outside the library window. We are supposed to get another inch. I can > deal with that. It's the wind that I can't stand. But this is Ohio and > next week we'll probably have a heat wave. > > I just wanted to pop in and say that you haven't been forgotten. For the > moment, I am in need of food before I head off to Tudor England. By the > way, Aaron says no trips until springtime. What has happened to Herr Reed? > > Love you guys- > Becky > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message