A Visit to the Doctor

Do you ever wonder why it takes so long to see the Dr. when you have an appt, and then he/she only spends 3-4 minutes with you? I do....

So, we had an appt with the dermatologist this morning for my son (he has eczema) at 945. Yes, the doc takes Sat appts-great.

We got there a couple of minutes early, like your supposed to....and then waited an hour and ten minutes to see the doctor. Yes, waited with a 3 yr old boy, and 9 yr old girl-lots of fun.

When I asked the receptionist how much longer it would be at 1015, she said there was 6 patients in front of us. That is absolutely ridiculous!

The doctor finally came in at 1035 or so. I swear he didn't spend more than 3 minutes with us....

Whew, I feel better....thanks for letting me vent.....

The Jonas Brothers

I finally got the pleasure of rockin with the Jonas Brothers.

Quite honestly, I had heard of them, knew my nine year old daughter loved them, but beyond that-forget it.

My best friend from high school had two extra tickets for Wednesday's concert in Dallas, and invited Meg and me to go. It was outside, which at first wasn't the most exciting prospect seeing as how it was 100 degrees outside.....but it was actually pretty nice. We sat on a blanket out on the lawn and got to listen to about 10,000 girls scream at any inkling of a sighting.

The concert lasted about two hours, I really didn't understand 3 words out of any given song, but it was good for some mother/daughter bonding time. It didn't hurt that I was the coolest mom on the block that week, because nobody else had tickets....

State of the Economy

We're all being hit with higher prices on everything, but no higher incomes. There are times it really does worry me. I know we can let our minds wander, and make things worse than they actually are, but things are looking bleak-in my opinion.

Yet, in an election time, we're not hearing much from our candidates on how they are going to handle this. I know McCain and Obama came out today and said a few things, but they didn't really answer all of our questions. I don't know that they ever will, really. I know McMcain is ready to continue tax cuts to big business, and all Bush's tax cuts. I know Obama has come out and said he wants to give more tax cuts to the middle class and families with children. That sounds great. But, how are we really going to get our economy back to where it needs to be? Back to a point where not all companies are looking at layoffs just to survive, where filling up your gas tank didn't cost 2 arms and 2 legs, where a gallon of milk didn't cost more than an hour of minimum wage.

At the end of the day, I would like them to be more specific. This is incredibly important, I want to know what I will be voting for, not a glossed over version of the truth.

I have always been republican, big Bush supporter (hate me if you will) but now I find myself identifying with democrats more each day......

I would love to see more efforts to save the environment, more efforts to help the middle class, and more jobs of value so people can actually earn a decent living. Though, I don't think we should bring all the troops home just yet, and I don't agree with having illegals (without work visas) in our country, and supporting their children.

Well, one thing I can say for certain, this election with be heated, and it will be interesting......

Trash TV

I don't usually watch a lot of reality TV.

Disclaimer: I did watch Survivior the first season or two, last season's Big Brother, and Paradise Hotel. These are things I am not proud of.....

But yesterday, I just wanted to veg out. I discovered The Kardashians, Denise Richards, and Kathy Griffin. I can't believe I'm going to admit this, but I actually enjoyed them....

The following is my opinion of each.

The Kardashians:
I feel sorry for Bruce. He lives with all those women, who I think the mother has lost her mind. To convince Kim (her oldest daughter) to pose for Playboy...what is up with that woman? Having her daughter pose, and then nagging her to take it all off...get a grip! Then to publish the calendar that she made for Reggie, without even asking-I felt for Kim.... You really do have to watch this show to believe it all.

Denise: She doesn't seem to be as much of a B as she has been portrayed to be. Her show is my fav. She seems to be a great mom, and a down to earth person.

Kathy: Wow does she have a mouth on her. What is her obsession with gay people? I don't have a problem with gay people, but she is just in love with them......