Caught by the Cops--My Son is Starting Early

DANCE MOMS --PHILLY VS. MIAMI

I thought anybody could fill Abby Lee's place.  Well after seeing the first show of Dance Moms Miami, I realized I was wrong!  Dance Moms Miami was so bad I didn't even finish watching the show.  Spin- off shows are almost never as good as the first, but this one was so bad I can't believe Lifetime would even air it!

Now to be honest I was ecstatic when Abby Lee started sobbing in the auditorium when her favorite dancer forgot her solo. Abby couldn't maintain any sense of decorum, nor did she care; she just got up and left. 

 After a heated encounter with Holly (the most even tempered of the moms), the next camera shot shows Abby Lee in a cab heading to the airport and making a statement that all the girls would do well without her.

I really thought this might be the end of Abby....and for a couple of weeks thought she would be no great loss. 

 As Abby says "Everyone is replaceable."

 That is, unless you are on television.  

The Ring of love (love after 15 years requires a ring)

Bonnie my 25 year old love bird.  He has now joined the traveling convoy.  Bonnie's first trip was to Orlando. a nice 10 hour drive.  He did much better than his seasoned counterpart (Roxie)!

Picture is in reference to the March 13, 2012 blog about love requiring a ring.   

I missed the Grim Reaper Again---By Mere Seconds

I almost died again yesterday!  If my husband could get a life insurance policy on me I would be really concerned.  Twice in three months--(even if you are not good with math you should know this is almost too close to be coincidental)--I almost died due to food.

I'm not allergic to peanuts or shellfish or the things most people think of when you say food allergy. I am allergic to cheese (think molds like blue & swiss cheese).  Not being able to eat cheese coupled with the fact that I am a self-imposed, vegetarian in denial, makes life hard.  I do know there are two things I can safely eat, ice cream and fudge.  Okay forget the fudge, all I need to eat is ice cream.

Regardless, yesterday I grabbed a potato chip out of the pantry, and  bit off a microscopic piece.  Within seconds my throat and airways closed. I was going down for the count and I didn't even swallow!  Thanks to God and the makers of the  Epi-pen I was able to stop the anaphylactic reaction.  No major damage, although if given the chance my husband might try to say I lost oxygen to my brain and am now no longer capable to fulfill my vows (i. e. clean house, fix meals, help kids....).

I do have a point- Really!  HERE IT IS: starting next week  April 30, 2012 there will be a minimum of 3 blogs a week.(MWF)   Now my 2 loyal followers will be guaranteed something to read when they check-in.  No more hit and miss!  It's time to step up--- time to produce something besides children, traffic accidents and medical bills.

Just give me a couple of days to catch my breath, and in return I promise to blog regularly about things that will have you in a sound slumber faster than any sleeping pill!

P.S.
Can I also start my ice cream count over again?  I did almost die!?!

The Pants Don't Fit so I Won't Wear Them!

Everyone who has a child knows what it's like on a school morning.  The frantic pace is kicked up a notch when for the 5th time this year they can pay $1 and wear blue jean shorts.  I was prepared for my daughter, had her one pair ready, and didn't think twice about my youngest son.  He had blue jean shorts everywhere in his room--no problem.

My son was trying on his third pair of jean shorts when he declared "they would fit but the hole is too far away from the button!"


The laughter only went on to make things worse for him.  Our weekly milkshake ritual had played havoc on my family, and our clothes! (I can't even keep count of the buttons that have popped off over the past five months--obviously a design flaw.)  I grabbed a pair of dirty uniform shorts and threw them into the bathroom.  My son peeked out of from behind the bathroom door, having to make sure his siblings weren't around before he astounded me.

"Mom since it's the last day of school can we get a shake on the way home?" he asked with the innocence only a child could have or the indifference that men have to weighty issues.

"Not today," I replied tugging on his shorts to check the strength of the button.

I barely thought about this morning again until after buying new clothes for my daughter for our upcoming trip.  She asked if we could stop at the new frozen yogurt store.  At  this store you fill your own giant cup with as much yougurt as you want then add toppings from Lucky Charms and M&M's to the good old fashioned chocolate and caramel sauce.

The Battle on Ice Cream week one:

Ice Cream and Frozen Yogurt Score 1 point
I the loser gain 1 pound

I will  live to fight the ice cream demon another day, but will have to remember about ice cream's  caloric side kick Frozen Yogurt.

The problem with ice cream!!!

Today is the first day of April, and it is my intent to cut out ice cream to once a week.  There should be some great prize, if I persevere and drop my( almost ) daily intake.   Once you quit moving around as much, the weight creeps on.  Okay it didn't creep on, was an open assault on my stomach.

I have to admit I am spurred on by my husbands loss of over 20 pounds while celebrating 3 birthdays in March.  Also our 20th wedding anniversary is less than  8 months away.   More than anything, I see this as a challenge.  Each morning he cheerfully announces his weight loss, while I look at my waist and blame my mother!  Sorry Mom, I can't be an adult and take ownership of my ice cream addiction.

Here's to starting and finishing  a new challenge!

Should I kick it off with a milkshake?

Plagiarism is Fine

ABC's national morning broadcast stunned me yesterday.    It wasn't  because of dead bodies laying barely covered in yellow tarps, or the fact that another teenager found a gun and shot and killed his friend.  No, in its own way it's much worse.   The anchor's of the morning news show were talking about the internet and how anyone could post something on the internet.  (I agree look at me) 

These anchors whom audiences trust, went on to say that because of the popularity and accessibility of social media, stated that there wasn't  a need to give credit to either an author or photographer.   Why should you when you are only going to post it on Facebook, Twitter,  or Pinterest? 

These anchors  are fine with plagiarism.  High School seniors everywhere REJOICE.  They can copy anyone's work and claim it as their own. (Okay it's not like they haven't tried this before).  The issues of copyright and plagiarism  go hand in hand.  Without proper attribution to the author or photographer, we are left with an American public trusting undocumented writings, and people's opinions as fact.  (Think Wikipedia)

 I guess to  news anchor  not giving credit to a writer is normal and justified.  They have to be dressed and  have their makeup on in time to read the morning news off of a teleprompter.  They  deliver a story to millions based on the facts and information that someone else wrote.