Rant: To all the flaky people-you're not cute, you're not funny, and someone is having to pick up your slack.Rave: MOPS!!! I've said it so many times, but my Mothers Of PreSchoolers group is phenomenal. We had an especially heart wrenching, tearful group this last week, loving and supporting each other through some hard times. Sometimes just venting your worries and hearing that you are not alone is all a mom needs.
Rave: The internet. This week, our local Ethiopian adoption community was able to reconnect Ethiopian children placed for adoption with a family in Denmark with their birth cousins living in Nashville. A few easy emails and the family was found and addresses shared, but a huge impact for these children.
Rant: Disney fairy tale movies. I've never been a big fan of the princess fairy tale movies from Disney, I know, bah humbug. It has bothered me that the pretty girl is nice, she has problems, a handsome prince appears and fixes her problems and they live happily ever after. Disney is releasing it's first movie with an African American character in Dec 09, the Frog Princess. I'm excited to finally have an AA character, and the accompanying licensed toys, but hope hope hope she is a strong character. Please Disney, let the Frog Princess either fix her own problems or at least work with the handsome Prince. Just this once, please.
Rave: saving $$$$. Our driveway gates have been broken and needed to be fixed. Estimates to replace them STARTED at $8000. A friend recommended getting the gate welded, which we hadn't thought of. One welder finally agreed to fix the gates, made new hinges and finials, and charged $380.
2 comments:
Oh my, girl you make me laugh!!! I love this post. I needed a good laugh....and I am saying ditto, ditto!!!!!
I haven't heard much about the frog princess, but I too hope that she is a strong character that doesn't need a prince to solve all of her problems. Eva is big into the princesses right now. I am a huge fan of Pocahontas because she is making the world a more peaceful place amongst fighting people, and she has such hope and courage. So Eva and I have good conversations about that. So luckily some good can be found in some of the stories. Let me know if you hear more about our AA princess (that is long overdue). :)
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