A Letter.

Dear Facebook,

How dare you dictate how I keep in touch with my "friends"?? No, I do not want to share the latest news with that person because it is (unnecessary, awkward, or inappropriate). Please stop trying to make me be friends with my "friends." It is not going to happen.

Love,

Me :)

Go!

The Carrollton Community Nativity is this weekend. It's a beautiful exhibit with nativity scenes from all over the world and special musical numbers. It's phenomenal.

If you're in the Dallas area, it's definitely a Christmas treat!

Heaven to My Nose

Who thought of this???



Because I think that whoever thought of this is amazing.

Funniest Quote of The Day!

Let me set the scene.... I was talking to my niece Suzy and she asked what I was doing for the rest of the day:

ME: Well, I'm going to finish getting ready and then I'm going to go change my name!

SUZY: Change your name?? To what??

ME: Hmm.... to your last name....

SUZY: Oh, I thought you meant you were changing Kathleen.... and I was like "What?! That's weird... ok... have fun!"

Spreading the Word

I'm pretty sure my closest besties have all heard about Rita's by now, but I promised that I would spread the word! So, when I was little, we used to get "Water Ice" allllllll the time.... and it's yummy. In Philadelphia, there were a ton of different stands that sold it.. but outside of Philadelphia... there's only Rita's!

Well, now there's a Rita's about 3 miles from us and we love it! So, you should probably click here and see if there's one near you. It's a super-yummy dessert... and cheaper than going out for ice cream, too!!

Ok, now I think we've earned the free quart that the owner gave us last night as we were about to leave :)

Aaw!

How stinking cute is THIS?!?!?!?!

Ok, Now...

I watch a lot of daytime court TV shows.

You know: Judge Judy, People's Court, Divorce Court

Well, on Divorce Court she always asks why the couple is getting a divorce.

And the woman always mentions how her husband always leaves the toilet seat up.
...and how she falls in the toilet in the middle of the night.

As a daughter, friend, and wife...
let me just tell you that I've walked in to the bathroom hundreds of times to find that someone left the seat up.

And in my 23 years (and about 21 of using the toilet), I have never fallen into the toilet.

NEVER.

So tell me.... does this actually happen?
Do some women fall in toilets?

My Prediction

Ok, so the big controversy is that the Parents Council is freaking out over the promo for tonight's GG:



I want to make sure that my official prediction is on the record. Let's be honest, ratings are down a little from the first two seasons. I think it's just a clever PR scheme. Think about it: The Parents Council is giving GG a ton of attention.... which means that now, new people will watch because they're curious. My official prediction is that the episode will not be what they're expecting.

Don't worry, Parents Council... we've all fallen for that trick at one time or another. Just last month I fell for it when my friend's ex-girlfriend un-blocked me on Facebook so that I could find her blog and Steve and I could tell her ex-boyfriend that she's engaged. I had a feeling I knew what she was doing.... and I fell for it anyway! See, it happens to the best of us.

T-minus 105 minutes........

UPDATE: I was wrong.... very wrong... but let me just tell you... it was probably the most boring "scandal" to ever be on TV.

Yum, Yum!

When I was in college, it was always a real treat when family came into town and took us to Tucano's! Well, last night Steve and I got to go to a similar restaurant called Texas de Brazil. It was so fun! They just come around with huge slabs of beef, chicken and pork on stakes. I swear I ate an entire cow! It was so yummy!

And since we desperately need to start taking more pictures... TADA!

Paging Dr. Obama

Let's Review.....

In August, the government rolled out a little plan called "Cash for Clunkers." Do you remember what happened there?

• The web page was so slow that it was almost impossible for dealers to finish the paperwork.
• Dealers dished out millions in rebates and weren't even sure they would get paid back.
• The program ended early because it ran out of money.
  

This flu season, we've all been scared into wanting the swine flu vaccine. Now the government is in charge of distribution. Are you aware of what's happening now?

• There are 159 million people in the top 5 priority groups... any many in that group cannot find the type of vaccine they need.
• Health Departments are telling individuals to contact their private doctors... and private doctors are telling individuals to contact the Health Department.
• HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius stated that ample vaccines will be available for all on October 26..... today is November 5 and it doesn't look like they're even close to being available for all.

Something needs to be done about the insane state of our health care system.... but I'm not convinced that the government can do any better than the insurance companies.

Given the two giant failures of government-run programs this year, do you trust the government to handle your family's health care? I don't.