A Thorn Among Roses

yep...you find the weirdest things, even when ur not even looking... it's true...at a girls softball tournament, you can, in fact, buy a 6 pack of beer at the concession stand. lesson learned.

if i get asked one more time if i am babysitting, i might explode!! the post office chic did it to me 2 weeks ago! i walk in with my 3 littlest kiddos, brooke, jada and sofia, to mail a package of fun to my nephews...now i know that doesn't sound like fun to most people, but seriously, planning a little fun package of goodies and actually going INTO the post office is wwwaaayyyy cool in this household, because momma doesn't usually mess with these kinda things with all 3 little ones. so we go in...the kids were really good, and well dressed, if i can add that. they were looking pretty fine...and being really cute too. we get to the counter and i get the look. i know what's gonna happen next, and i prepare. i hunker down and stand my ground. my heels are dug in... "wow...you sure have your hands full. are you babysitting?"--which is code for "wow, you have 3 little kids and i'm not sure you know, but one of them is black and d oesn't look like t...

ok, sometimes you can learn the best lessons from the "not so smartest" people... The Ontario Court of Appeal overturned the conviction of Antonio Batista in November, declaring that his "death threat" against a Missassauga city council member, in the form of a sonnet on long-neglected potholes, was more likely literary expression. [Globe & Mail, 11-5-08, National Post, 11-29-08]...as noted from here . lesson: if you decide to be totally ignorant and write a death threat, make sure you do it artistically.