There are lines you just don't cross. Ever!

I am the mother of two children. They are both old enough now to take out into public, most days, and not cause a scene. Having said that, it has not always been the case. At several points in their very young lives both of my children have acted out in public. They have screamed, they have cried and they have tried to get what they want in the only way their young brains knew how. This does not make it okay. I believe as a parent it is your responsibility to make sure that your children behave appropriate in public, your responsibility, no one else.


I recently read this article on a man in Georgia (I think) who slapped another woman's child in order to get her to "shut up" because the mother didn't do an efficient job in his mind. He has been arrested and charged with a felony but I'm not sure there is a punishment to fit this crime. Don't get me wrong, he doesn't deserve the electric chair or anything, but do you think probation is going to correct this behavior?


Tell me friends, what do you think? Inquiring minds and all that . . .

Kreativ Blogger Award

It's an honor just to be nominated . . .

Wait, sorry, that's a different speech. So I'd like to say thank you to the Prairie Chicks and the Screaming O Blog for nominating my humble little blog for the Kreativ Blogger Award. I am feeling a little unworthy seeing as how I haven't been the most consistent blogger lately. Anyway, the rules are as follows: blog about 7 things about yourself that others might not know (and probably want to, discretion ladies, discretion) and nominate 7 other blogs. I'm not sure that I know of 7 other blogs that haven't already been nominated. I'm just that kind lazy, but I'm going to do my best. Here goes . . .

1. I love being a mom. I got pregnant with my daughter when I was 21 years old and I was a little worried about it. Having always been a very selfish person I wasn't sure if I could handle putting someone else first, but after giving birth to my beautiful little girl it seemed to come to me naturally. Being a mom is my favorite job ever, albeit not the easiest one.

2. I used to play the flute. I started playing the flute in the fourth grade but unfortunately gave it up during my misspent teenage years. A friend of mine started playing recently and I learned that I still know how to play the instrument even if I have forgotten how to read music.

3. I make really awesome salsa. My family & friends insist that I could sell it and make big bucks, but I'm not that ambitious. Yet.

4. I love to water ski. My Uncle Ronald taught me how to water ski when I was in elementary school and I love it. Now if I only owned a boat. . .

5. I spent most of the year I was 16 touring the west coast with a friend. We saw beautiful country and beaches. Oregon. If you haven't been, you're missing out.

6. I won $4,500 on the radio in 2003. One of the local radio stations, you know those fun contests where you enter online and if they call your name you win. I WON! How cool is that???

7. I'm not all that interesting. It took me nearly 20 minutes to come up with six items listed above. I'm pathetic and sad! :)

Okay, so my 7 nominees are the following:

Venus Vaughn - What Was I Thinking

Hayley Lavik - Eventide Unmasked

Murder She Writes

Maureen Child - History Day, every Monday

DeSeRt RoSe BoOkLoGuE

Jill Shalvis

and last, but not least . . .

Naughty and Spice Blog

Happy Tuesday everybody.

Alpha Men

So I've been debating posting my rant about Michael Vick and I've decided against it. I can't imagine anything I say is going to change anything so I'm going to get over it, (yeah, right) and move on.

So let's talk about something really fun! MEN. Not just any men. Alpha men. I would like all of my blog readers, both of you, *snicker* to tell me what it is about alpha men that drives you crazy in a good way and crazy in the bad way. What makes a man an "alpha" in your opinion and what makes him just a big huge jerk? Also, who is your alpha man and what book is he in. This is my way of trying to get some research done without having to actually do any researching. ;) Thanks for your help, you guys are the best!

A Sad Farewell *sniff*

I have sadly said goodbye to Jack & Carly. I have filed them away in a manila folder in my filing cabinet in hopes that maybe, one day, I will be able to do something to their story that will make it work. This is not that day though.

However, Megan is excited that Jack & Carly are finally where they belong, in her opinion. She has been bugging me endlessly to get to her story. Together Megan and I had a brief outline, then she changed it. Originally, she was in Texas on business, but we were having problems making that work. With that change we changed her back story a little bit. We took her abusive husband from an every day jackass to a "business man" with questionable practices. The kind that dumps bodies in the river with cement shoes. Maybe the son her father never had. Maybe the man he had "take over" his business when he died from some life threatening disease, like being a mob Don or cancer. Maybe this protege helped him along in illness. . . hmmmm, something else to think about.

This is how the process of a new story starts out for me. A bunch of possibilities to throw together and see what's going to work best. How about you? How does the process begin?

NFL HOTTIE DAY!

In honor of Pre-Season Football, I bring you the hotties of the NFL.

BTW, I found this blog post on my search. Kinda interesting. . .













































































































I think I may start watching Aussie Football too. YUM!

Jeanine IS America's Favorite Dancer!

So deserving! I honestly expected Brandon to win, and frankly, he deserved to, so I am sad for him. SO EXCITED JEANINE WON!!!!!! Here's some of her best. . .

Jeanine & Brandon

I have publicly said that Brandon is my favorite dancer on So You Think You Can Dance. If he wins, I will be super excited for him, he certainly deserves it. Having said that, I love Jeanine. I think she's just wonderful and I hope she wins, my DD and I voted for her for an hour last night. Here's a couple clips of my favorite Jeanine dances.