Bring Back the Tag!

I’m going to rant for a paragraph so bear with me. To all companies that have gone tagless. Do you actually know what tagless means? To me this means no tags in the shirt. To you it means moving the tag from the back of the collar to the side seam. Well, I want the tag back. Having my tag on my collar is a lot more comfortable than having it on my side seam right were I tuck my shirt into my jeans. If I forget to make sure and tuck the tag in, one of my friends helps me do it at work. When you tuck it in it lays flat against your back even if the edge starts to curl. If the tag is curled all the way to the collar, the seam is usually the same thickness. Not so with the “tagless” that tag on the side of the shirt has no rhyme or reason to how it lays. Since most people have more rounded sides you can’t get the tag to lay flat. Where are people more ticklish their backs or their sides? I bet 99% of you said side. Are you with me? Bring back the Tag! Bring back the Tag!

Christmas is coming

Did you guys know that we only have 44 days to Christmas shop as of Tuesday? I’m giving us all the benefit of the doubt that we are not shopping at the convenience stores on Christmas day. I have only bought 3 presents for a total of $3 so far. I’m a shopping fool aren’t I?

Seriously, I want to know what happened to me. I used to love to Christmas shop and would be almost be done by Thanksgiving. Now I don’t like to shop and am struggling to start by Thanksgiving.

My love/hate relationship with gift cards is getting bigger. How about you guys? I love to get them, they are easy to give but I hate to watch my nieces and nephews open them. It can’t be any fun as a kid to get a gift card, can it? As a teen it might be a different story when all you want is clothes or big ticket items. When you give them you never get to see what they get with them. Did they blow it on something dumb? Did they combine gift cards and get something they love and will treasure? As an adult did they save it for something special or did they use it on something practical that they needed? This year I told my brothers that I wasn’t giving gift cards so their children have to have a list. This might stress me out a little more but at least I will get to enjoy watching them open my present.

The Election

Now I admit that I am happy the election is over. I was very tired of the negative campaignes that go on every year. I was amazed this year by the fact that the media was so hard on the second women vice presidential candidate. Normally, I can't tell who the media is rooting for they are usually fair and impartial. I think we saw a whole different picture this year. I think all of the candidates that promised a clean and positive campainge forgot the meaning of those two words.

My friend Kim stated in her blog that she doesn't vote and the link she showed validated why. I couldn't get to the link but I just want to say. I know the electorial votes do not always reflect the popular vote and based on this all that vote feel like our one vote really doesn't matter. But
Kim if you ever watch the HBO movie Iron Jawed Angels I think you will vote every time there is something to vote on. What these women went through just so we have THE RIGHT to vote is amazing (sorry I'm using that word a lot in this entry.) Granted, I think I will be doing the absentee ballot from now on but I will vote. Alice Paul and the others went through hell to give us that right. Wow, if school history classes showed this when I was in school I might have actually liked history. I also want to say that your one vote might not mean anything to the presidential election but your one vote can mean something to Walt Rogers, Jeff Danielson, Tami Winechek or Kerry Burt who all are still waiting to see who will go to the State House because the votes are so close.

Campbell Lost his First Tooth

Today was one of those stay at home and cuddle under a blanket days. With Brian at the Iowa game the boys and I were able to do that. We did leave for a little bit around lunch time. We had to go eat at Popeye's since we can't eat there with Brian. While at Popeye's Campbell and I were discussing his loose tooth. It's been loose since April. Now as a kid, I would have been wiggling the tooth with my tongue starting in April and it might have lasted until May. Not Campbell, he doesn't even like me wiggling it to see how loose it is. So we are talking about the fact that it is turned half way in his mouth and that he can push it 90 degrees so it is laying flat out of his mouth. I want to get a string and yank. Nope, not going to happen. Later I'm watching a movie, Jamison is sleeping and Campbell is playing a video game. Campbell comes out and says "Mom my tooth is out." I don't believe him, then he smiles. Now I know you are all waiting for me to say and I can see the big gap. Wrong, I can't see a big gap because his permanent tooth has been in for a month or more! Both his bottom permanent teeth have been in for a month or more growing in behind his baby teeth. This can't bode well for us and the hopes of no braces, can it? Nope, no gap but his teeth are red and he is holding that tiny tooth in his hand all proud. So tonight the tooth fairy will come to our house for the first time.