Sarah Sassypants was right:
Melana, you suck.
Spoilers ahead, you’ve been warned…
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Christine is an Avenger of Sexiness. Her Superpower is helping Hot Mamas grow their Confidence by rediscovering their Beauty. She lives in the Heights in Houston, Texas, works as a boudoir photographer, and writes about running a Business of Awesome. In her spare time, she loves to knit, especially when she travels. She & her husband Mike have a food blog at Spoon & Knife.
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Pictures, Pretty Pictures…
Try not to faint from the shock, but I’ve actually started editing photos again so that I could update Pixelog. The silver lining in the insomnia cloud. Enjoy!
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Going into Hiding…
AUGH!!! I haven’t watched the Average Joe finale yet. I wasn’t home earlier, and I’ve been catching up on a bunch of things and I’m about to head to bed. However, before bed I decide I need a nice dose of Sarah Sassypants. And she posted about Average Joe. Ok, well, about Melana.
That’s it. I’m going into hiding until I watch the show. I need the suspense. And I have a busy day ahead of me tomorrow, so I don’t think I could handle staying up for an hour and a half to watch it tonight!
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It’s the Craziest Time of Year…
For the past 3 weeks now, I haven’t been home any earlier than 9:00 at night. It’s really starting to wear me out! I even stayed home from Mike’s work Christmas party on Saturday because I had no time to shop for something to wear and I was just so tired there was no way I could handle another night out. How sad is that?
This week is no better – I’m actually double and triple booked some nights!
:: Tonight – Jason was awarded his First Class Scout rank. Now he just has his Life Scout and Eagle Scout ranks left to go.
:: Tuesday – Wrap up Jason’s first round of Science Fair project work. (The teacher divides it in to phases so it’s not overwhelming.) Skip the “Noise for Toys” concert that I would love to attend to see Mike and the Lager Rhythms perform. (If you’re in the area and interested – it’s a ton of fun. 7:00 – midnight, Mucky Duck. Bring a toy to get in.)
:: Wednesday – Office Holiday Art Show for clients until 9:00. They brought all the art in today and it’s really cool – our office is basically a gallery right now, and Wednesday night people will be walking around to see all the work. We’ll be mingling and serving the wine.
:: Thursday – I was looking forward to a night home. Found out tonight that it is the school pageant at Jason’s school. Ugh. Can you feel the stress? Ok, ok, we can make it…
:: Friday – Wow! I don’t think there is anything planned for Friday! I may get to finally set up my Christmas tree and the lights!
:: Saturday – Lights in the Heights, where Mike and the Lager Rhythms will be performing again. Missing Chuck & Tiffany’s annual Christmas party afterwards – committed months ago to attending Elaine’s 30th Birthday Party.
:: Sunday – My Mom’s Birthday. We’ll just say it’s her 30th too. *wink*
Oh my. I just want to take a nap thinking about it all!
I was reading this article which goes in to what a lawsuit happy country we have become, and I remembered another driving factor behind the crazy Zero Tolerance policies.
Now don’t get me wrong, I think Zero Tolerance is crazy. I think that parents need to stand up and fight it the minute it is announced for their school. I think we need to pay attention, and if you ignore the rules your children have to follow, you may be quite shocked one day when your kid is suspended over carrying Advil.
However, we as a society have driven the school districts to that point. My son goes to a private school. Last year, the principal gave two different punishments to two kids for the same violation of the rules. All things considered, maybe the one kid had never been in trouble, so he deserved a lighter punishment. Whatever the case may be, there were actually threats of a lawsuit over it.
Yes, parents consider a lawsuit because their kid wasn’t punished fairly in their opinion. Crazy, but true.
It’s all wrong in my opinion. But if a rule is spelled out stating carrying *any* drugs at school will subject you to a 1 year suspension, and you don’t fight that rule (through the proper channels and tons of red tape), then it could happen to your child too.
It is sad to see what people think they should file lawsuits over. We turn down cases all the time because there is no way they will ever win – they are simply ludicrious, frivilious lawsuits. However, I’m afraid that as long as they continue we will end up with insane Zero Tolerance policies in our school.