On your Mark, Get Set, GO

It was the Pinewood Derby tonight with the Cub Scouts! These little boys love the simple things in life and had a great time whether they won or lost. Spencer and I are over the Wolf Pack, their first intro to Cub Scouts. The Cars! Mine is the orange one, it is way more ugly in person! Spencer went for the win by hollowing his out. (the black stuff on our cars was the wheel grease) Mine won first then Spencer's won, then we didn't end up doing a tie breaker, which is fine b/c I think Spencer would've been disappointed!
Spencer and his group. (the Blonde boy w/the Blue car dominated every round and won Overall 1st place)

Public v. Private v. Car Vinyl

Private Blog v. Public Blog: A lot of people are asking themselves this question and for others' opinions on this, because of how society is now and is headed.
I am not a fan of private blogs, and here are my 2 main reasons:
#1. I can't blogsurf (surf, not stalk) to see and connect with old friends or people from highschool. (It is fun to see what everyone is up to, how they have changed, and their cute new families.) I like to see how different and creative people are, how they inspire others, lot's of people I don't even know.
#2. It is kind of out of my way to have to login to see the blogs (Lazy, sure. To be honest, my private friends' blogs don't get seen as often as my public. I still love you Trish)

If you are worried, then you need to decide what you'd rather do...put all your detailed personal info on your blog or not, or just some.... There ARE crazies out there on the cybersphere, I agree.

However, let's just jump to another topic that has been BUGGIN me for over a year now: what I think is MORE dangerous than public blogs, and I AM VERY OPPOSED to, is all the
VINYL on THE BACK OF THE PARENT'S CARS
-PICTURES (that pretty much tell how many folks are in the fam, whether they are the favored cute stick figures, or the penguins or snowboards, we can read between the lines ladies!)
-LOGOS of your kid's SCHOOLS and/or ACTIVIES
-The specific # on your child's jersey in the sport logo
(I know I know, you are just supporting your child, I know!)
This, to me, is a WAY more scary attraction for all the Crazies out on the STREETS. You drive around all day, running errands here and there w/and w/o your children. The people on the streets/in their cars see you, and your children. No longer do they have to follow you on your errands to find out more about your children...they now know where your child attends school, what activity they favor, AND what # they wear. NOW, all the creep has to do is show up at the school event and zero in on YOUR child. Maybe you are there, maybe you aren't, either way the creep is, and he is watching whether you want it or not.

Now I am definately one who is NOT the worrying type and will take extra precautions because the world is now full of crazies and super unsafe for everyone, especially our children. Maybe I have read too many Grisham and Baldacci books? No, maybe not. Hmmm. just something to think about. Oppose me, that is fine, I won't take any offense!
What do You think?

Someone's OLD is our NEW

Seriously, do we ever stop?! Not for long, and I love it. This time we took these old nighstands we found (matching!) at DI for $15 each. What a steal! With some sanding, priming and painting, we came out on top, with each only costing $30. Can't beat that.

We went to a Valentine's Dance on Saturday night, and boy did we busta move! It's fun to get all gussied up now and then. Spencer rocks, he is such a good sport in letting me teach him some of what I know...then do it in front of everyone who may have been watching! He is such a STUD.

Ok, so we have some really CLEVER Friends!

I know, 2 posts in ONE day! This must be worth it....and it is! Here is a 2nd blog that is TOTALLY Worth reading, even though there is only a couple posts so far. CLICK HERE. You HAVE to read the first two. All you facebook peeps, read on.
MAKE SURE YOU SCROLL DOWN SO YOU DON'T MISS THE FIRST HIGHLIGHTED BLOG!

The Ultimate Vanity...A must read Blog

Tired of all our normal life updates? Wanting a different, fun, genuinely honest everyday thoughts kinda blog? Visit HERE. HELLO! I could not stop reading, and literally enjoyed myself the whole time, and was sad it came to an end (until next time SoJay!). It may help that I know sweet SoJay personally and her spunky, contagious fun personality, but through her posts, you will come to know her too! I am just smiling, girl you made a great start to my day!

"Why The Ultimate Vanity? I can't help feeling there's a bit of vanity involved if I think people want to read my opinions on whatever I might choose to write about--as I've accused other bloggers. On the other hand, I love reading everyone else's blogs and for the most part they seem to be more about keeping everyone up to date on their lives rather than sharing unsolicited opinions.I, however, have no life and endless opinions on a myriad of topics. Hmm."