Jamie Lynn

Ok ... whatever ... but...

The thing that is driving me crazy about this whole thing is all of these news stories about "How are you going to talk to your child about this?" And then they give examples of would this be something you want to discuss with your 8, 9 or 10 year old...

OF COURSE IT WOULD! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

Its more than 20 years ago since I was a 10 year old and I remember all of the "talk" about "stuff" amongst the kids already starting in school then (kids get a lot of stuff wrong, by the way!). And, like I said, that was 20 years ago!

Kids know way way WAY more than their parents would like to think they do.

The whole Jamie Lynn thing is the perfect opportunity to discuss these issues with younger children.

Let me give you a personal example ...

When I was 6 years old a close relative of mine, who was 17 and still in high school, became pregnant. My mom was extremely honest with me about it and her views on it (nor did she hide this from my 4 year old sister). When I was 8 years old a close family friend who was 18 and still in high school became pregnant. So we had the talk again.

My mom didn't talk about "sex" but in generalities that we could understand as children - and we did.

And in my whole growing up life and talking about "stuff" my mom was able to give me these examples time and again. I knew what my parents expected out of me and what they believed. I would like to think that these conversations would have occurred anyway, but I'm not sure.

This is a teaching opportunity, people! Use it!! 8-10 years old is not too young (nor is 6 for that matter) to discuss these things. There are junior high (and younger) students having sex. How old is junior high?? 12, 13, 14?? So, if you're only starting to discuss these things at 10 ... you may have a little catching up to do!! Believe me, some of them are already hearing rumors about their classmates ... Sad, but true!

I think I should start a running comentary on country music ...

GREAT nominations for this Grammy category:

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Simple Love
  Alison Krauss
  Track from: A Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection
  [Rounder]
  
  
• Famous In A Small Town
  Miranda Lambert
  Track from: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
  [Columbia Nashville]
  
  
• Nothin' Better To Do
  LeAnn Rimes
  [Curb Records]
  
  
• Before He Cheats
  Carrie Underwood
  Track from: Some Hearts
  [19 Recordings/Arista Nashville]
  
  
• Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
  Trisha Yearwood
  [Big Machine Records]

I love this for some reason...

Gennifer is a better woman than me!

If any of my exes wives ever runs for president, I ain't voting for her, no matter how happy I am now- ha ha!

And if any of my exes ever run for anything, they better watch out! I could use some extra pocket cash!

LOL!

Ick!

Its getting closer!

Oh yeah...

So this missing woman Stacy Petersen and her husband who probably killed her... they live like 2 miles from me.

I haven't been over there to witness all of the chaos with the media but a friend was over there visiting a friend who lives down the block the other night and he says its just nuts!

Sad...

I'm not a big fan of the Dr. Phil show... but a few years ago I was randomly watching and saw this episode and could never really forget about it:

http://www.kmbc.com/news/4247004/detail.html

Now we find out their father did kill them (it was pretty evident I thought, anyway):

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/11/20/dad.charged.ap/index.html

Very very sad....

CMAs

Brad Paisley - Rocks!
Sugarland - Jennifer and the creepy cowboy ROCK!
Kelly Pickler - she's growing on me. Crying during that song - wow!
Taylor Swift - the first two songs were mush; this new one ... yeah, she might be the real deal.
Kenny Chesney - used to like him before - I like his old stuff. The new stuff: Jimmy Buffett wanna-be hack. Sorry, thats what I think. All of these awards? Come on - he ain't Garth!!

I really think Brad Paisley should have gotten entertainer of the year! Bummer...

Flower

So sad ...

You know, our kitty's unofficial "middle name" is Flower after this Flower.

Random story

So... maybe I'll try to start blogging some more here.

Anyway, my hubby is on a business trip (poor lonely me!)... He is in hotel management and the town where he is working has two hotels next door to each other that his company manages. Anyway, he heard yesterday that Ziggy Marley was staying at the "other" hotel - not the one he is at - and checked it out and yes, his tour bus is there. Supposedly he is opening for Van Halen? Odd, but whatever.

So he's in the hotel lobby or whatever and not really paying attention to what he is doing and sort of backs up near the elevator as it is letting off and who does he bump into? Ziggy Marley! Just bumps right into him. He said something to him, "Oh, excuse me, mon" or whatever - something like that. LOL! Than he forgets for about half a day to tell me this story. I was dying.

Hubby has met several famous people thru the years in the hotels.

Because this may never happen again...

Its Tropical Depression Melissa!


Yes, I'm still alive!

Quote of the Day

"Boredom due to excessive "fundage" will never send us into rehab."

- as said by MELISSA to her husband when commenting on Ms. Spears' situation

You HAVE to be kidding me!

Another reason - as if you needed another one - to be happy you don't live in Tennessee. Gotta love that RED STATE HATE!

CLASSIC!

DEAR ABBY: Please help me. My lover and I have been disagreeing lately and are considering couples counseling. However, he keeps insisting that we see the marriage counselor he and his wife are currently seeing. I want to make this relationship work, but I think it's inappropriate to receive counseling from the same one that they are currently seeing. What do you think? -- NEEDS THERAPY IN TEXAS

DEAR NEEDS THERAPY: I think you should definitely have some sessions with the therapist who is counseling your lover and his wife. They could prove enlightening. I'm willing to bet the farm that the same issues that have caused him to cheat on her are the ones at the root of your problems with him. And I'm not at all sure that "making this relationship work" would ultimately be in your best interests.

Another...

19-year-old Iraq war widow


Anastacia 'Stacey' Fuller, 19, of Centerville, Mass., wife of fallen U.S. Army Sgt. Alexander Fuller, 21, holds the U.S. Flag presented to her during burial services for her husband at Massachusetts Cemetery in Bourne, Mass., on a frigid Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007. Fuller was killed by a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 25, 2007. Anastacia is expecting the couple's first child in April. (AP Photo/Vincent DeWitt)

Weather

I have always said that once its below 30, it doesn't matter, it all feels the same.

I was soooooo wrong about this!

The 3 above of this morning is way way warmer than the 9 below of yesterday morning. A huge difference!

It must be getting warmer now though cause we have about 2 inches of snow that has fallen in the last 4 hours or so. Before it was just too damn cold to snow!

Here's to hoping you are reading this from a warmer climate!

Yep...

That IS some cold shit!

When I left my place this morning it was -9 degrees. That was the REAL temperature without the windchill. Windchill around -35 or so.

Google has this new tracker thing where you can track the stories you read and stuff and post to your blog. I think its kind of cool so I'm going to try and maybe do some clicking on that. So far I've just posted some weather updates!

Check it!

A sad day...

Barbaro Obituary

Still alive!

Just for the record - I AM still alive. I just have a whole lot going on right now. I do hope to be back blogging sometime in the somewhat near future.