Toddler mistakes gun for Wii controller

A US toddler has been killed after accidentally shooting herself while apparently mistaking a gun for a Nintendo Wii video game controller.

Cheyenne McKeehan, 3, picked up the pistol from a living room coffee table and fired it into her abdomen while her mother sat a few feet away, the Tennessean reported.

The girl, from rural Tennessee, had learned to fire a gun from playing a Nintendo Wii game with a special gun-shaped controller, a statement from the Wilson County Sheriff's office said.

Sheriff Terry Ashe said parents need to make sure they keep guns out of reach of children, especially considering the similarity between the Wii controller and an actual handgun.

"If you have a live handgun and a toy that looks the same — for parents some bells and whistles need to go off," he said.

"You can see by the comparison of the toy weapon and the real weapon that there's little chance a three-year-old would differentiate between the two."

The semi-automatic handgun belonging to Cheyenne's father Douglas Cronberger was normally left in a cabinet but had been loaded and left out after he thought he heard a prowler.

When he came back inside, Mr Cronberger left the gun on the table and went to bed, reports said.

Cheyenne was pronounced dead soon after her arrival at hospital.


After reading this news article online, really made me think. Game consoles are bringing out so much stuff to make playing the games so realistic, but are they going to far.

I know this happened in America, but whos to say the same thing wouldnt happen here. Wii have brought out all the attachments to put onto the wii controller to make it feel like your actually holding the gun or the golf stick. They are making the game more real i suppose, but are they making it to real.

There is also the issue of the parent leaving the gun lying out. How many parents just leave things lying around the house that toddlers can get a hold of, even drugs and alcohol. Kids are alot different from what they were 10 years ago, in my opinion there exploring things alot more.

I think the gaming world need to be careful how intense and real they make there games and also, parents need to me more cautious of what there leaving lying around, especially around toddlers.

How many other kids are at risk of dying?....

Peace
Nat :)

Stealing...

Why do people steal? especially from an op-shop. The other day at work we had a guy walk straight out with a massive air cooler in his hands and walked as fast as he could with this bulky thing in his arms (looked pretty funny) Shella ran after him and stopped him, asking him what he thought he was doing, he said he thought it was free. Not only is he stealing which is wrong, he is stealing from a salvo op shop which the money made goes into helping the local community. I dont wanna judge but he wasnt your most well dressed or smartest looking person so for all we know he may need help from the salvos some day, so hes robbing himself of that by stealing. We did get the air cooler back and Shella warned him that she would call the cops if he did it again as we have him on camera stealing. We also have young kids coming in through a hole in the back fence and stealing out of the trailer which is full of rubbish. We've also had problems with their dad so what hope do the kids have? It breaks my heart to think that kids as young as 8 are stealing, and rubbish of all things. Where do they get the thought to steal from? or Who? Do they not realise how much trouble it could get them into, not only now but in the future when they are older. I wish there was more i could do for kids like them, but they do it that often maybe it is all they know or have been taught....

peace Nat :)

New Years Resolution :D

Well ive never really set a new years resolution cause ive always seemed to think people dont stick to them, there a waste of time.

Well this year i set one in place i am not eating take away (except subway salads) all year and i am getting fit. running on the treadmill half an hour everyday and considering joining manda, shella and dans gym. :D i am quite xcited and a little unsure at the same time, but well see.

So far i have stuck to no take away havnt even had a subway salad, i havnt hit the treadmill or the gym yet as i have had a severe throat infection so havnt felt up to it, but im planning on getting strict next week. I am already feeling good about myself and i think its simply because i have a possitive attitude towards it and thats all you need.

So i am looking forward to the journey, it will be a tough one i think but i am ready for it. Getting fit and healthy here i come....ive already lost 6 kilos this year so something must be working..

Nat xx

Priorities

I was just reading a friends blog about being evacutaed for fires and what he would take with him. Would it be his computer with photos or bible, and wether he has his priorities right. It really made me wonder how many of us actually have our priorities right especially when it comes to God. I mean I for one always put others first before myslef, but my question is do i ever put God first before myself. I think theres so many of that in times of destress say being evacuated would go into panic mode which is only normal but maybe we need to just relax and have faith in God that he will make a way. Like walking out of your house which is being threatened by fire, would grabbing your bible be sufficient for people knowing that in seconds you could lose everything, but yet in your hand is the one thing that should matter most. God knows whats gonna happen to us all before it happens, he knows every word that is going to leave our mouth before we have even spoken it. Maybe its just a matter of trying to deal with the situation and leaving it in Gods hands cause at the end of the day, if you have a strong faith Gods in control of everything you do. Just makes me think how many of us would actually grab our bible when the situation actually happens or would you grab your mobile or laptop.....

Let me know what you all think :D

Peace Nat xx

Bloomin' Buttons

Well its been a while since ive been on here, only one major exciting thing has happened since i was last on and that is my sister and Jamie are now engaged and im so excited cause im in the bridal party along with some other very cool people. Anyway the point of this blog is, as most of you would know i absolutely love buttons and make button flowers out of them :D its my favourite thing to do, i enjoy doing it and also at the same time its great time for me to think about things and i often have God time while im being creative with my buttons. Well on the weekend Shella went to a market and took some of my button flowers how ever none sold cause it was the wrong crowd of people, they were more after vintage clothes. But im hoping ill go better at a craft market. Anyway shella has her "Bussiness" name BellaRae and i was like i want a name for my creations, i kept thinking of dumb things and was getting quite frustrated. One day after work i came home and Manda said ive thought of a name.....Bloomin' Buttons which i absolutely love. it also has to meanings Bloomin' cause there flowers and flowers bloom, and lets just say sometimes i have button flowers everywhere and also bloomin buttons cause there always lying around and mum often gets annoyed with my buttons lying all over the house, so i think the name is quite relevant and good. Anyway thats me for now must be off i have places to be a people to see. Hope all my followers and others enjoy this. Luv Nat xx

"Become"

Tonight i went to a skin care product night at the lovely Nikki's house. Was an amazing night, i came away feeling refreshed and vibrant. Ive never been one of those girls were i look after my skin all that great (plus everything hurts me cause i have such sensitive skin) plus ive never really cared cause i never get pimples so i figure my skin must be good haha.

However these products were great for me. I dont like to pack all these products on or wear loads of make-up cause then that takes away from me. God loves us for who we are not what we can be, and like Phil said in his sermon on sunday night that is how people should see you, especially guys and if they dont well their losers :P (that applies to girls to, dont look at guys for their outward appearance, only losers do that. although i tell myself if they have a great personality and are good looking well then thats just an added bonus that God's blessed them with.)

Anyway the products i found tonight make me feel good about myself and i came away glowing because i believe my natural beauty was showing just from a few simple products, that you cant even see. I bet you've all had those crappy days were you wake up look in the mirror and think YUCK, well i used to have them alot (still do somedays) but the more and more my faith grows with God i just learn to say back to myself "God looks at the outward appearance, Man looks at the heart."

As much as i do care about what people think of me i always know that God will love me know matter how i look. We serve an amazing God, who deserves all and so much more praise than we give him. :D

Hope this all makes sense, it does to me :D

Thanks for your time

Nat x