National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Do they speak Spanish?

Driving home from the park I show Scott a video clip of the famous dancing Cuban baby.

Scott: Do they speak Spanish?
Me: Who?
Scott: Cubans.
Me: Um, I'm gonna take a wild guess and say they speak Cuban?!
Scott: Oh, well how the hell should I know?
Me: (laughing hysterically)

Maybe he has a good point though, how should he know that?

I'm tired

I'm tired of:

• being last priority
• always giving more than I get
• always going first
• organizing
• dieting
• driving
• working
• listening
• lying
• not having answers
• not asking questions
• friends & family
• the litterbox
• the inconsiderate nature of others
• poor planning on your part
• ridicule for good planning on my part
• waiting
• high temperatures
• short tempers
• being blamed

But mostly, I'm just tired today. :)

Enchanted Forest

If idiots were trees, this place would be an Enchanted Forest!

My thoughts exactly...

Everything and Nothing

Everything and Nothing on my mind these days:

Does everyone realize that their friends are not what you thought at some point?

How close would everyone have to be at a left-hand turning lane to the car in front of them to get an acceptable amount of cars through?

Why do you put up such a fake persona in the elevator? Is it really that hard to ride in silence for 30 seconds without the chit-chat?

Why can't stores fine/charge extra for the morons having more than 10 items in the express lane? Maybe if they had to pay extra, they'd be more courteous of others?

I'm out of tape at home. Back-to-school month is NOT a good time to shop for home office supplies. I'll suffer without...

Does anyone really care to hear about how your day REALLY is going or are they just being polite? I mean, most of my friends don't remember to ask how things in my life are going. What makes me think anyone else does?

Why does the Post Office smell funny? Why are the workers there so old-looking? Stress?

Are "Smart Cars" really that smart to drive on the freeway?

I keep hearing crickets outside my bedroom window. Not something I expected in Katy, TX. So I asked Scott, "What eats crickets that's not doing its job lately?". He just laughed.

Do parents teach their sons to hold open the doors for women anymore?

I'd love to try roller derby but I don't have an "outfit".

Why do you drive the entire commute home without having to pee, but the minute you walk in the door you nearly have an accident trying to turn off the security alarm?

What do you mean you don't like chocolate?

I wish my car horn didn't sound so whiney. I'd like to really scare someone with an intimidating honk every now and then.

I feel pressured into using exclamation points in emails these days!! Two seems sufficient though...thank goodness!!

Will any other chain coffee company rival Starbucks in my lifetime?

Most days I really do quack myself up.

Why am I such a sucker for the Lifetime Movie channel? All the movies are the same, with the same plot, same ending....

Some guy in my office has the NFL theme song as a ringtone... I have anxiety attacks every time I hear it. I automatically say "I was watching that" and everyone looks at me funny.

Being a grown-up is not that much fun. In fact, my lack of denial about this fact as a teen somehow didn't prepare me for it.

Have we really not progressed technologically to have some machine to dress us everday a la The Jetsons? Bummer....

Reading is FUNdamental

Alexis turned 6 years old on June 18th. My sister took this picture the next day on her way to Schlitterbahn. She is obviously the most gorgeous child in the world but on top of that, she's smart! I mean really smart...I think maybe she gets it from Aunt Coco?

Doesn't matter really who she gets her love of reading from, the point is she loves to read! As in, the kid reads everything she can get her hands on these days. She just finished Kindergarten in May but she's already reading on a later First grade level. Isn't that wonderful?

I bought her 12 books ranging in levels 1-3 for her birthday and she had almost all of them finished within 1 week of her birthday. I am really impressed and so proud of her. Reading is so important and truly lays the foundation for so many other things in life. I see so many teenagers and young adults that really struggle with reading comprehension and spelling. It makes me really sad. I hope Alexis continues to have a passion for reading long after the novelty of learning to read wears off!!

Tutti Frutti

Have you heard about the new wave of yogurt? NO?

Well here in the Houston area (and probably all over) health nuts are happy to see a low-calorie alternative to ice cream. FROZEN YOGURT!!!

No, I know it's not the same....nothing compares to the yummy goodness of ice cream of course!

But, there's hope. I am in LOVE with Tutti Frutti yogurt and I promise after one visit you will be too.

http://tfyogurt.net/

Everything about the place just gives me that giddy school-girl feeling. The yogurt tastes nothing like the gritty stuff you get everywhere else. It's smooth and creamy with so many flavors to choose from. Seriously, the website boasts over 40 flavors!

But wait! That's not all. You also have your choice of toppings. Candy, fruit, nuts, granola, syrups, whip cream, cereal....you name it, they have it!

Don't believe me when I say it's the best thing ever? Try it yourself!!

Driving without a high school diploma?

I heard on the radio that Gov. Perry is trying to implement a new law that would prevent high school dropouts from getting their drivers license.

Sounds like a great incentive to me.

Isn't a driver's license the one thing that most high schoolers want more than just about anything else?

Conversations with Scott Part 3

While watching tv the other day:

Scott: Can you put it on the Home Run Derby real quick?
Me: What is that? Baseball?
Scott: (Looks at me like I have worms coming out of my ears) Uh yeah!
Me: Ugh, but I want to watch this show. (Pouty-lip)
Scott: Oh come on, just for a minute...please. It's really cool to see them hit that far.
Me: I don't care if it's the Super Bowl of Baseball....it's not that exciting to me.
Scott: (crickets chirping)