What Would YOU Do?

A true Winter Wonderland

Trust me... you've gotta check this out:

http://www.staplenews.com/home/2010/12/20/snow-under-a-microscope.html

A Mother's Love:

Check out this beautiful story about a little boy's preschool Halloween costume, and the scrutiny both he and his mother faced:

http://nerdyapplebottom.com/2010/11/02/my-son-is-gay/


Cheryl Kilodavis wrote My Princess Boy in response to the cruel reactions her 5-year-old son receives when he dresses in sparkly, shiny frocks:

http://www.watoday.com.au/lifestyle/lifematters/princess-boy-sparks-gender-furore-20101101-179rn.html

So, my dad is now on Facebook.

A few months ago, my mom got on Facebook. I found the whole thing to be silly and adorable. After the London Couture fashion show (could these guys be getting any more promotion from me?! haha), I thought maybe my dad should look into creating a Facebook page for his photography company, Images. We got him all set up this morning, and tagged all of the models who participated in the show. Ta-da! You can now contact him and set up your own portrait sessions through his page HERE. And, as always, on his website HERE. Love you, dad!

Halloween = success thanks to MyPartyShirt.com!

I have a confession to make. When my husband and I decided on our Halloween costumes, I found the website MyPartyShirt.com. I read that if you blogged, facebooked or Twittered (is that even a verb?) about their company, you could get a discount on your purchase. So I wrote the following:

Lyle and I have decided on our Halloween costumes, and I couldn't be more stoked! We have decided to go as contestants of the *amazing* game show Legends of the Hidden Temple!

I wasn't sure where I would find a costume, so I had to google it. The best deal seemed to be mypartyshirt.com, which offered not only the t-shirts, but all of the accompanying accessories. I have decided on Orange Iguana, and Lyle is going to rep the Blue Barracuda.

They have other awesome costumes including Wheres Waldo and Buddy the Elf. If you hurry, you can take advantage of the discounts on the website and get your costume guaranteed before Halloween.

They sent me a discount code to save 20%, which was really cool, and I ordered the costumes. That sounds like the end of the story, right? Wrong. Not only did I save 20%, but I got one of our shirts free because there was a Halloween sale going on. The site was easy to use, and here is the best part: I selected the slowest/cheapest shipping option... and my order was in my mailbox two days later! No kidding. I will definitely use this company again. And so should you.

Disturbing beyond belief.

WARNING:: the following video is not for the sensible.

Twenty-one year old idiot Jessica Gamble is giving mothers everywhere a reason to feel furious and appauled. Apparently she has nothing better to do than give her two-year-old daughter a marijuana cigarette, videotape the nonsense, and post it onto YouTube. Obviously the video was reported to child services, and Gamble has been indicted on charges of Child Endangerment for which she faces up to 11 years in prison.

I am sickened at the thought of a mother intentionally putting her baby in harms way. It's wrong enough that she is smoking in the same room as her child, while the young girl is in her care, but to allow her to put a lit cigarette into her hand, and a drug into her system, is sinister. I hope that sweet little girl is taken away from her mother - for good - and forgets that she ever knew how to accurately smoke a joint.

Hey, I made an Etsy site!

I've been scrapbooking for years, but never expanded beyond photo albums. After purchasing my Cricut machine in July, I found myself eager to cut out new things, and I started exploring with greeting cards.


Now that I have made a whole basket full of cards with various themes, I have decided to try and sell some of my inventory. Check out my Etsy site HERE.

Hamill.

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This Just In!

Antoinne Dodson, star of the auto-tune-edited hit "Bed Intruder Song" (a youtube sensation) has reportedly sold over 91,000 copies of the song on iTunes, and was able to move his family out of the projects. Beautiful.

Gaga.

I love Lady Gaga. Her music, yes, but mostly her. This being said, I am not a music video person. I haven't seen most music videos, even insanely popular ones. I love Michael Jackson, too, and I had never seen more than his Thriller video until last weekend on our birthday when they played a marathon of his videos on the TV in my nail salon. Last night we gathered around the computer and my husband showed me the Paparazzi video. I think I official fell head over heels in love with L.G. after that. The clip was so freakishly fabulous, and reminded me of a Marilyn Manson video I saw once, but with a sexy, glamorous twist. Old news to you, I'm sure, but here is the video:

Your Song.

It's my birthday, and I am watching one of my favorite movies, Moulin Rouge!, while folding laundry in my bedroom. I thought I would share my favorite scene with you all.

A sad example of inhumanity and misunderstanding.

Two shoppers at a Forever 21 store in southern California were tackled and restrained with brutal force after failing to return to the store after the alarm buzzed as they were exciting. The reason they did not stop: The two men were deaf.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fRv--C_vao

As you can see in the video clip above, the security officers used excessive force in restraining the two men, and forbid them to access their bags to obtain shopping receipts, or get close to eachother so they could communicate using sign language.

This is sick and disheartening to watch, especially since ASL and the deaf community are near and dear to my heart. Even if the men WERE guilty of petty shoplifting, they did not deserve to be treated this way. I am quite surprised that no one in the crowd stepped forward to help, though hopefully this video clip will help the men fight this legally. It is my understanding that the security guards were fired.