The Problem Of Halloween Candy

Not sure which route to take with the Halloween candy. I can either (a) tell the kids they have to brush their teeth each time they eat another piece of candy, which hopefully would discourage them from eating too much, (b) let them have only Halloween Evening to eat whatever candy they want, then throw out the trick-or-treat bags and remaining candy after they go to sleep, or (c) ration one piece of candy a day for a month or until it's gone. One listener called in this morning to tell me I should try to give my kids fruit and veggie snacks before Trick-Or-Treating so they won't be too hungry for candy, but I can tell you right now that no matter how ideal that sounds, the second I pick them up from school they're going to be ready to start knocking on doors and won't want to stop for a banana or carrot stick! Happy Halloween!

Duke Of Lipo

We did a story today on Jon Schneider admitting he's had lipo. Well, good for him, and for anyone else who decides they want to have 'work' done on themselves. Lipo, Botox, Restalyn, breast augmentation, face lifts, veneers, teeth whitening, rhinoplasty, etc... if you choose to do it you should be able to do it without guilt, secrecy,or lying. It's a personal choice, but I'm all for anything that makes you feel better about yourself!

More Movies To Make You Cry

After the blog earlier this week about movies that can make women AND men cry, we got so many more suggestions from listeners in response:

Hope Floats
Ladder 49
Armegeddon
Cinderella Man
Rudy
Gone With The Wind
The Lake House
Brian's Song

Get Out The Tissues

Movies that could make you cry....even the guys!:(As compiled so far by listeners!)

Message In A Bottle
Frequency
Pay It Forward
Shawshank Redemption
Schindler's List
The Green Mile
The Notebook
Officer and a Gentleman
Terms of Endearment
The Lion King
Steel Magnolias
Step Mom
Radio Flyer
The Champ
Beaches
When A Man Loves A Woman
Forest Gump
A Walk In The Clouds
Untamed Heart
The Family Stone

Mommy Mode

I went to the doctor's office and my kid is playing with the toys in the toy box and rather than read a magazine I decide to clean and organize the toy box! It's just that I saw so much fluff in there that had come out of a ripped teddy bear that I decided that while I was clearing the sneezy stuff out that I would start organizing all the toys and throwing away cracked things or pieces that didn't belong to anything anymore. Same thing I do at home. Can't I get out of Mommy mode for even five minutes anymore. But who the heck am I to clean out somebody else's toy box?!!! I thought it was nice and helpful, but maybe it was just downright rude! In any case, I will be donating some of my kids' toys to the box so that there is more stuff in there to replace the broken things I took out.

First Name

I think that using someone's first name in a personal relationship is too formal. Lou thinks I'm crazy and doesn't understand where I'm coming from. But as far as I'm concerned, once I'm best friends with someone or in a relationship, I usually end up calling the person 'honey' or 'sweetie' or some sort of cutesy nickname. To me, to be with someone for a long, long time intimates a level of closeness too casual for the formality of their 'official' name.

Viva Las Vegas!

Got a great phone call in the studio this morning from a loyal listener of ours, Cindy, who heard about my trip to Vegas this summer and decided to take her first trip there too. For those who didn't hear it when we talked about it on the air, I really had no desire to ever visit Las Vegas. I'm more an outdoorsy/nature kind of person. But my best friend has been wanting to go for years, and finally convinced me to try it. And I must say that for a New York City girl who isn't easily impressed by big city life, Vegas really was worth seeing. There was so much to do and see without having to spend a lot of money that even for someone on a budget it can be affordable. I'd also highly recommend flying out of AC instead of Newark, which made the trip that much easier. We stayed at the Venetian, which was incredible (and so were the spa services and the seven pools) and checked out all the fun that every hotel had to offer just by walking through the lobbies. The buffets were great. And, of course, for two "80's" girls in Vegas, we topped it off with Thunder From Down Under!

Follow The Directions...Not!

No matter how hard I try, there are some toys that I get for the boys that I just can't figure out how to put together. I've mastered some of the Hot Wheels race tracks, but FORGET ABOUT the Transformers. Not only are the directions impossible for me to figure out, but once the thing goes from a vehicle to a robot, it's worse than a Rubiks Cube trying to get it back to a vehicle! Meanwhile, my four year old is looking at me trying to will me to get it back to its original form, and all I want to do is throw the darn thing in the garbage! So frustrating!!!

Midnight Snacking

I would love to be able to sleep through the night every night (which would mean giving up drinking anything after 4pm which leads to nighttime bathroom breaks.) But some nights, especially when I need it most, I either can't get to sleep at all or I wake up because of a sound outside and then can't get back to sleep. So......what do I do? Reach for the candy!!! Are there any other midnight snackers out there? I could be exhausted and just want to lay in bed, but once I'm awake I feel like I need to check out the cabinets and refrigerator just in case there's something miracle snack that might put me back to sleep!

Spooktacular Sunday Night

I didn't realize just what a big deal it was or how few and far between the good ones are, but I took the boys on a Haunted Hayride last night at Casola Farms on Rt. 34 in Holmdel. They had a blast. Of course it's dark, and they send you through a corn maze and haunted house, each filled with ghouls, and then you get on the hay ride and not only do you see spooky stuff in the fields, but the creatures actually hop up into the wagon for up-close and personal scares. The whole thing took about 40 minutes after waiting on a bit of a line and paying a pretty high price. But for my kids, it was totally worth it. Some people there had driven close to an hour because they like this place so much. And I have to say a special thanks to Michelle and Justin, who I met in line, for helping me with the boys, who were a lot more spooked than they thought they'd be! Happy Halloween!

The Husband Store

I received this from a girlfriend of mine, and it's so true that I thought I'd share it: The Husband Store

A store that sells new husbands has just opened in New York City,where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at theentrance is a description of how the store operates:

You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and thevalue of the product increases as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!

So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband.On the first floor the sign on the door reads:

Floor 1 - These men Have Jobs.

The second floor sign reads:Floor 2 - These men Have Jobs and Love Kids.

The third floor sign reads:Floor 3 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good Looking.

"Wow," she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads: Floor 4 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Lookingand Help With Housework."

Oh, mercy me!" she exclaims, "I can hardly stand it!"Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads:Floor 5 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous,Help with Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak.

She is so tempted to stay, but she goes on to the sixth floor and thesign reads:Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women areimpossible to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store. Please leave the building.

To avoid gender bias charges, the store's owner also opened a NewWives store just across the street.

The first floor has wives that love sex.

The second floor has wives that love sex and have money.

The third through sixth floors have never been visited.

Late For Work

It's been years since this has happened to me, but I was late for work today! And all I wanted to do was argue with Lou about how there's NO WAY that could've happened! I set my alarms the same way I always do, so it's simply IMPOSSIBLE that I could've overslept! My alarm simply didn't go off (or I didn't hear it) and my backup alarm time was wrong.....which has NEVER happened! By the time I finished arguing with Lou about how I couldn't possibly be LATE FOR WORK, I could've actually been up and in my car! The funny thing is, instead of just saying "Oh, I'm so sorry!" I chose to lay in bed and argue about how I COULDN'T POSSIBLY BE WRONG!!! Even half asleep, I feel like I can always find a way to make myself right!

Halloween Is 30 Days Away

Here we go with the Halloween stuff again. The boys were so excited to see the costumes in the store that I finally gave in and let them pick out their costumes this weekend. Now they don't want to take them off. I spent the weekend running errands and shopping with Spiderman and Mr. Incredible. And I couldn't figure out why people were doing double-takes because I became so used to seeing them that way! Now my biggest worry is keeping those costumes free of stains and rips between now and Halloween. With my luck, they'll need new costumes by the end of the month. But at least they're enjoying themselves. And why not extend the holiday and let them enjoy the WHOLE month of October? After all, that's what Lou Russo is already doing for HIS birthday month!