Merry Christmas Eve Everyone!

What are some of your holiday tradidtions for Christmas Eve?

The Polar Express

We took Laura on The Polar Express train ride in Palestine this weekend. The ride is as close to the movie as you can get. When you get to the station, and are standing in line the conductor yells out "ALL ABOARD". We get on the train, take our seats and enjoy our cookies and Hot Chocolate on the way to the North Pole. Once arriving at the North Pole, we saw where Santa lived with all the elves. The Conductor asked us all for our tickets and proceeded to stamp a "B" in each of them. Then we thought it was time to head back to the station, when guess who arrived? Santa!!! Santa came on board and handed out bells from the reindeer to each of the children. Laura's eyes were lit up the entire time. All of the children were dressed up in their PJ's, slippers and robes. It was one of the most magical moments I can remember. Anyone who has a chance to do it, please do. It's well worth it. During the ride, the cooks are all dancing and singing in the aisles. They also read the book before arriving at the North Pole. It was truly amazing.

WHOA!!!

I had no idea Barack had all of this behind that suit!

My heart aches.

My heart simply aches for this little girl, Caylee Anthony. I can not believe that anyone could ever do this to a child and if evidence proves that her mother is the one that did it, it makes it that much sadder.

It seems today that they have identified the remains found last week to be that of Caylee Anthony. Such a sad day.

http://news.aol.com/article/authorities-confirm-remains-are-caylee/274884

Why is this woman being so nonchalant?

This lady just kills me. She is acting like this is not a big deal and it is!

How cool is this?

Bird does some tricks

Tell that to the cow!

Video of the event on YouTube shows the brown-and-white cow being knocked to the ground by the plane's lower left wing. The two-seater was damaged but landed safely.

An accident report said the cow was "apparently uninjured."
MY THOUGHTS ON THAT IS TELL THAT TO THE COW, uninjured my you know what!

Wotton said he might paint a cow on the plane to mark the event.
He says: "I have to say it is the first cow I have ever hit in 22 years' flying."

What is going on?

The previous post is about a gondola collapsing in Brittish Columbia and I'm going skiing in a few weeks.

Now this...

Trains collide and fall into the Mississippi River. The irony behind this story is that we're taking Laura on the Polar Express Ride this weekend. First the gondola, now a train. What is going on? Maybe we should just stay home.
http://news.aol.com/article/train-cars-fall-into-mississippi-river/280056

Ski Gondola crashes in Brittish Columbia

OK, I'm going skiing in 2 weeks, so it makes me nervous when I hear something like this. This will also be Laura's 1st Ski Trip and she is very excited. I don't think I should show her any of this.

Embedded video from CNN Video

TIME Names Person Of The Year.

Drum roll Please.........

You go, Jennifer Aniston!

Redneck Seafood Dinner

Really Bad.

This was really bad. I'm not a Kanye West fan at all, but I do really like this song. He doesn't need to sing it live though. Stick to the recording studio.

Ouch, then WOW!!!

Watch as this motorcyclist falls off his bike, then chases his bike down and jumps back on.

Not a good day for Bush.

Shoes thrown during press conference in Iraq.

Laura's trip to see Santa

We were able to see Santa this afternoon. Laura was really excited to give him her list this year. She's gotten a lot better than when she was a little thing, when she used to ball when she even saw Santa.

Is age just a number?

Should a 70 year old give birth as this woman did? Is age just a number when it comes to this topic?

Warm climate Christmas'

Is it hard to get into the Holiday spirit if you live in an area with warm climate?

H.O.P.E.

Here are a few tips on Holiday Office Party Etiquette.


1.) Don't pitch ideas, keep your conversations to lighter subjects.
2.) No brown nosing.
3.) Use table manners.
4.) If drinking alcohol, make sure to have 4 appetizers for every drink you have.
5.) Dress appropriately.
6.) Don't arrive too late and don't leave too early.
7.) Thank the person who invited you.
8.) Make sure you know if spouses or significant others are invited.
9.) Remember ~ this is still work.

Now go out there and have some fun, just not too much fun.

Britney Spears - Circus

Great Video Britney!

Britney Spears - New Music - More Music Videos

Tequila!

I'm going to start a new texting slang....

My new text slang is BCAWW

Nostalgia

The Electric Company made Stephanie and I come up with lots of other shows we used to watch as kids. Too funny!

Anyone remember Schoolhouse Rock?
How a Bill becomes a law.

Conjunction Junction.


What about Land of the Lost?
Land of the Lost Theme Song


Mister Rogers?
Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood.


Was that great television, or what? They need to bring back some of these Oldies But Goodies.

What are some of your favorite kids shows?

Did anyone ever watch The Electric Company?

This is so funny looking back at things I used to watch as a kid.

She's back...

I thought Britney did a great job this morning on Good Morning America!

Bless her heart...

Basically, it's southern slang for "she didn't know any better". Parts of Britney's documentary make me really sad for her. Her world is "all she's ever known" and to Britney, "it's not weird at all". Looking from the outside in, it seems like a very strange and chaotic life that she lives.

Did anyone happen to watch it this past weekend?

Britney: For The Record ~ Part 1

Christmas

Who has their Christmas decor up already? How long will you leave it up?

More Team Members

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y.
Position: Secretary of State

Susan Rice, Campaign Foreign Policy Adviser
Position: U.N. Ambassador

Gen. James Jones, ex-commandant Marine Corps
Position: National Security Adviser

Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense since 2006
Position: To remain as Defense Secretary

Gov. Janet Napolitano, D-Ariz.
Position: Homeland Security Secretary

Eric Holder, former Deputy Attorney General
Position: Attorney General

Paul Volcker, former Fed Chairman
Position: Head of President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board

Timothy Geithner, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Position: Treasury Secretary

Peter Orszag, CBO Director
Position: Office of Management and Budget Director

Robert Gibbs, Senior Obama Aide
Position: Press Secretary

Lawrence Summers, former Treasury Secretary, former Harvard University President
Position: Head of the National Economic Council

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!

Hope everyone is having a fabulous Turkey Day!

Question

Does anyone watch Criminal Minds?

I LOVE IT!!!

I've wanted to be a criminal pro filler and this show sparks my interest. Anyone who knows me, knows how interested I am in the psychology in Serial Killers and what drives them. This show is right up my alley.

What are your thoughts on the show?

Who watched the Barack Obama interview with Barbara Walters?

I did and I must say it was fabulous!!!

Did anyone else watch it? What did you think?

Ozzy Osbourne

I just love this guy. I swear, he cracks me up!

On ABC Tonight

Barbara Walters lands an interview with The Obama's. It will be on ABC and guess who will be watching? That would be ME!

Now this is a playhouse!

Check out more photo's of this amazing playhouse: http://home.aol.com/new_in_home/photogallerytall/_a/a-dream-playhouse/20081030154709990001

Happy Holidays From The Obama's

Madonna

In your opinion, is Madonna too muscular?

Save your tears Ashely Dupre.

She disgusts me! She knew what she was doing. She knew what pain she would cause. Save your tears Ashley!

Obama off to a good start....

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE4AK6DW20081121

Why you should always check your children's homework.

Mommy works at Home Depot, she was selling a shovel.

Funny Photos

Aren't these so funny?

Silly Song

I don't know if anyone ever listened to Yo On E? They are no longer on XM anymore, but they used to play this stupid song every day before naming all of the celebrities who had birthdays for that day. It just popped into my head, so I thought I'd share the silly song with you.

Funny - Funny Videos

Gone too far.

What the hell? I can't believe it's come to this!
http://news.aol.com/article/teen-commits-suicide-live-on-web/256594

Why does this happen? How does this happen?

Britney Spears ~ life worse than jail sentence?

I really like Britney Spears and I hope that she gets back on track....

However, I have a really hard time thinking that her life, as she describes it in her new documentary on MTV, is worse than a jail sentence. It's also hard for me to be sorry for her when she caused a lot of the ruckus herself. I agree, there were people in her life that should not have been, but she's a grown woman, old enough to know better. Her actions were off the wall this time last year. I'm curious to see how she composes herself after her father is not in charge of her affairs anymore.

This is just so sad....

8 Year Old's confession to killing his own father.

More Team Members

David Axelrod, Chief Campaign Strategist
Position: Senior Adviser in the White House

Greg Craig, former lawyer for President Bill Clinton
Position: White House Counsel

New Obama Team Members Added

Pete Rouse, former Chief of Staff to former Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D.
Position: Transition Co-chair, White House Senior Adviser

Ron Klain, former Chief of Staff to Vice President Al Gore
Position: Vice Presidential Chief of Staff

Jonestown 30 Years Later

How does this happen? How is it that one person can get thousands of followers to put all of their trust in him? It's been 30 years since the Jonestown Masacre and I still question, how could this have happened?

Barack Obama on 60 Minutes

His interview makes me that much more confident in my voting choice. He's beyond stellar!

Obama on 60 Minutes

Watch CBS Videos Online

Obama on the Presidency

Watch CBS Videos Online

A Father's Promise

Watch CBS Videos Online

The Personal Transition

Watch CBS Videos Online

Obama's New Team

Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill.
Position: White House Chief of Staff

Sam Nunn, former Senator, D-Ga.
Position: Informal Senior Adviser for Transition

John Podesta, former Top Aide to President Clinton
Position: Transition Co-chair

Valerie Jarrett, Obama Campaign Adviser and Businesswoman
Position: Transition Co-chair

Pete Rouse, former Chief of Staff to former Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D.
Position: Transition Co-chair

Position: Defense Transition Team Member
Position: Deputy Chief of Staff
Position: Secretary of Education
Position: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator
Position: Health and Human Services Secretary
Position: Transportation Secretary
Position: Energy Secretary
Position: Agriculture Secretary
Position: Labor Secretary
Position: Interior Secretary
Position: Housing and Urban Development Secretary

Will.I.Am ~ It's A New Day

I love this song and video. It truly does feel like a new day, doesn't it?

Video


Will.I.Am on Oprah


Will.I.Am Hologram on CNN

Cute as a button.

They sing, they dance, and the two of them are just as cute as a button. Their mamma must be proud!

Pregnant Man, Pregnant Again?

Yes, it's true... the first man to have a baby is pregnant again with baby number two.

http://news.aol.com/health/article/pregnant-man-is-expecting-again/247348

What are your thoughts on pregnant men?

Say it ain't so Joe!

Sarah Palin may run for high office again....
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081111/ap_on_re_us/palin

What are your thoughts? Should she run, should she not? Why?

Happy Veterans Day

Happy Veterans Day to all of those who have served this great country. I also want to send a speacial thanks to my Dad who served 2 tours in Vietnam. I can never thank you enough for your service and for keeping our country safe.

View of the movie, "Nights in Roadanthe"

After reading Nights in Roadanthe by Nicholas Sparks, I was so looking forward to the movie with Richard Gere and Diane Lane. Much to my dismay, I didn't really care for the film.

Have you read the book? Have you seen the movie? What was your take on the movie?

Free Obama Victory Sticker

Get your free Obama Victory sticker at moveon.org ~ http://pol.moveon.org/shepstickers/

Speaking of toilets...

Check out this toilet shaped house.
http://freshome.com/2007/10/11/toilet-shaped-house/

In search of a clean bathroom?

What a concept. Find the cleanest bathroom near you.

http://www.sitorsquat.com/sitorsquat/home

Seven Pounds

I can not wait to see this movie!

Thanks Monica!

Thanks for your comment Monica!

By the way, this was Monica's latest response. I do actually respect the opinions of fellow blogger's and will take her critisism to heart.

"Shelley...it's rude. Not just rude to me...but rude period. You did it once when you first commented over a month ago on my blog and I said the same thing then. I'm sorry...but it's rude and it is a particular pet peeve of mine. Put your information in the URL section and folks will click on your name and be able to get to your site.

It's very simple.

I'm sorry if your feelings were hurt but hey...you got the same response EVERYONE who has ever done that on my site received AND...you've received the response TWICE. I'm equal opportunity."

In my own defense, I normally don't look to see if I've got a response to a comment I've left, so the 1st time I commented on her blog I never knew I got a response from it. Now that I know better, I'll do better.

Speaking of High Horse.....

Well, I guess Monica didn't like my response (see post below regarding Blog Etiquette), and this is what she had to say this time:

"@Shelley: I don't need you to promote my site. LET ME REPEAT...I DON'T NEED YOU TO PROMOTE MY SITE. It is well known THROUGHOUT blogland that this is some rude shit to do and whenever it's done on THIS site...the culprit is called out. Why? Because I can. You put your URL in the section that says URL and if folks click on your name then they will go to your site. Simple. Why in the WORLD would you think it's cool if you had to type it out twice and as far as you having your lil funky azz come to Jesus over here...child please...go sit your azz down somewhere hell. Everyone here knows who I am and your new blueness ain't changing that. Come back if you want to...don't if you don't. Simple. Monica Mingo(Folks think too highly of themselves bruh...really...)"

WHAT? Can someone tell me what the hell she's talking about?

I am truly surprised at how something so simple can jolt someone into a response like that.

Blog Etiquette

As being a relatively new blogger (only a few months), can someone tell me the proper etiquette for leaving comments on someone else's blog? I recently left a comment on a fellow blogger's blog and in the comment, I placed my own blog address so that others could view my blog.

Well, this is the response I got. "***EDITED BY SIP WHOSE PET PEEVE IS STILL PEOPLE WE DON'T KNOW ADVERTISING THEIR DAMN SITE IN A COMMENT BEING ALL RUDE AND ISH." Is what I did considered rude? I'm really curious to find out, because I did not think that it was. If so, then so be it, I'll have to conform to proper Blog Etiquette from now on.

Anyway, this was my response, and also, I'm curious to know if this was out of line. "Hmm, I had no idea stating your own blog address in a comment was a bad thing. Isn't that how we all connect with people? It was not my intent to be rude in any way but it is a good way to get me to not promote your blog going forward. I really enjoyed reading to see what you had to say, and it was by word of mouth that I even found out about your site. I'm really surprised by your response. But as Maya Angelou says, "When someone shows you who you truly are, believe them the first time"."

So, needless to say, I won't be visiting her site again and further more, I definitely wont be promoting her blog in the future. As far as I'm concerned, anyone who wants to promote their own blog on my blog, GO FOR IT!!! Get the word out there, let people know what you have to say. I'm not in any way threatened by it. Just like I said in my response to my fellow blogger, isn't that the way we all connect with each other? Isn't that the beauty of blogging?

Happy Birthday Billy Graham

Billy Graham turns 90 today. Celebrate his Birthday by sending a special message. Go to the following website and upload your message. As a former North Carolinian, I was privileged enough to see Billy Graham speak at the Erickson Stadium in Charlotte. He was so inspiring!
https://www.billygraham.org/bgbirthday.asp

Victory Speech from President Elect, Barack Obama

Change has finally come to America. I can't even express how overcome I am with emotion about being part of History. I was so proud of how eloquent and humble Barack was last night. It was so appropriate for him to acknowledge that even though we've come so far, it still was not time to celebrate quite yet. We still have work to be done. I only hope we continue to be energized in the political process so that Barack can bring about the change we all deserve. I drove in this morning with such respect to be an American, to live in a country where things like this are a possibility.

We Did It... Yes We Did....

I can't help but be emotional over this night. I'm been consumed with this election for some time now and listening to Barack speak tonight, I'm overwhelmed with enourmous emotion.

Congratulations Barack! You are now the new President of the United States of America and I hope I will only be one of many who will support you in your effort to make the Change We Need.

First Election Day ballots are in....

Obama defeats McCain by a count of 15 to 6 in Dixville Notch, NH, where the tradition of having the first Election Day ballots tallied lives on.

The Obama's show up to vote.

The Obama Family shows up to vote in Chicago.

Halloween

This is the first year that Laura has really gotten in to Trick-Or-Treating. She had such a good time and surprisingly she did not get too scared when we came upon a freaky house.

How was your Halloween? What did you or your children go as this year?

Here's my little goblin.

Candy Votes are in

The candy votes are in.....


Candy Voting Results from Candy Vote on Vimeo.

www.candyvote.com

Number One Reason To Vote For OBAMA!

1.) President Palin?

GOD HELP US!!!

Laura's High School Musical Birthday Party

Here's my little princess at her High School Musical Birthday Party this past weekend.