My Dear, Dear Sis

I have never met anybody that can stay in bed all day, other than my sister. When I was pregnant I felt like doing the same thing, but she's been like this her whole life. The only time she wakes up early is when she has errands to do with me or my mom. Soon that will all change. Two weeks after I had my daughter, my sister called me with some information of her own. The first thing she said was,"Don't be mad! I have something to tell you." Naturally the first thing that came to mind was that my sister was going to tell me that I'm going to be an auntie! Ding, Ding, Ding! I was correct! My sister is going to have a little one of her own. I wasn't mad at her at all. I think kids are a joyful and happy addition to the world, not something upsetting. Unfortunately for her, sleeping all day will soon be a thing of the past. She better take advantage of it cause those days are numbered.

Cologne

My brother seems to think he needs to smell good-for the ladies I suppose. He's only 15 and yet he's been wearing cologne a lot longer than some adult men I'm sure. I think he's been wearing cologne since he was in elementary school actually! Nevertheless, a few months ago my husband and I were shopping and my husband came across a cologne that he liked. Diamonds by Georgio Armani. We bought it for my brother instead. My brother has another cologne that he never wears so I was worried I may have wasted my money. Today I picked him up from school, and the first thing I noticed was the he smelled SO good!! He was wearing the cologne I bought him. I thought he may not like it if I told him he smelled nice, but I told him anyway. I guess I picked a crowd pleaser because he told me he's gotten compliments at school as well!

Old Friends

We all lose contact with friends from time to time. Our true friends are the ones we can always find again. True friends don't back stab you and try to justify it, they don't screw you over to better their situation, and they don't do things to jeopardize your friendship. At the end of the day, if you have a friend that you never get in touch with again, you realize they were never your friend. When something goes wrong, they'll find you. When they need a listening ear, or a shoulder to cry on, they'll find you. True friends will always be friends.

Little Brothers Part 2

I guess it was too good to be true. My brother is such a gentleman and a really good kid. Unfortunately, his girlfriend isn't allowed to date. Let's just say he no longer has a girlfriend. It turns out her brother was snooping on her Myspace, saw she had a boyfriend, and ratted her out. Her parents got upset, made her break up with him, and now she's grounded.

When I was their age, I wasn't allowed to date either. But at that age, if my parents would have told me to break up with someone, I would've probably still dated that person. This girl is obviously a respectable person if she listens to her parents. Parents only want the best for their children. Maybe in the future they'll pick up where they left off.

Annual Physical-READ!!

Most women, I'm not sure about men, have an annual physical. I just had mine. Whenever the physical is done, the nurse always tells you that if they don't call you back, that means everything is normal. My mom told me to call back anyway. Although we like to believe that insurance companies and doctor's offices are on top of their game, I'm sure that we've all been let down a time or two. When it comes to your physical, whether or not they call you back, make sure you call them anyway!!!

A few years ago my aunt had her physical. The nurse told her they would call her if they found anything abnormal. They didn't end up calling so my aunt figured everything was fine. Six months later, as she's sitting in the doctor's office, the nurses are discussing a patient. They don't disclose the patient's name, but they are talking about losing the patient's paper work and now realizing the patient had cancer. The patient was my aunt. Just make sure that you are on top of the doctor's office whether or not they call you back. One phone call can make all the difference.

Little Brothers

My little brother went to a school dance this past Saturday. To my surprise, he had a date! Through the grapevine, I heard that his date asked him. I was kind of surprised. He's a good-looking kid, but times have changed if the girl is doing the asking. Then again, my brother is the shy type. When I asked him about it, he told me he actually asked her. I was shocked! My little brother is growing up. He's a sophomore in high school so I know it's going to happen sooner rather than later, but I still remember when I used to change his diapers!

The day after the dance, my mom told me that this date of his is now his girlfriend. I can only handle so much shock for one weekend. My brother has a girlfriend? Now I start to think about all the things I'm sure my mom is wondering about. I know kids get curious,but unless he wants a chaperon everywhere he goes, he better watch that curiosity.

President-Elect Obama

When it comes to President-Elect Obama, Americans seem to think that because he campaigned for change, those changes are going to happen over-night. What society seems to forget is that President Bush spent eight years running this country deeper and deeper in the hole. Change is going to come, change is something I believe President-Elect Obama will follow through with. In all honesty, I think that change will take just as long as it took President Bush to run us into the ground.

Take Wall Street for example. Wall Street has the funds to bail themselves out, yet Americans all over the U.S. don't have the funds to prevent their homes from foreclosing and potentially becoming homeless. Who gets a bail-out? The millions of adults across the U.S. that have families to feed and provide for? Or the investors? Take the war in Iraq for example. What was the reason we went into Iraq in the first place? With President Bush flip-flopping around, it's hard to remember the reason isn't it? It was to disable WMD. There wasn't WMD to disable, so what was next? Helping the Iraqi's establish a democracy of their own. Who are we to impose our political beliefs on a country that doesn't want us there? On a country we have no business being in?

Then came President Bush's big speech a couple years ago. I'm sorry about what has happened, but I never had a plan B. So we're stuck there because he led us into a false war and doesn't know how to get us out? President-Elect Obama is just the change this country needs. He may not have enough experience for some folks out there, but he obviously did something right if he's about to run the country. I think he will have quite possibly the hardest presidency of our day. But I do think change will come, and I do think the American public needs to understand it will take time -lots of time.