Money For Candy

I'm going to steal an idea today that I got from a dentist who does it. Instead of letting my boys eat their giant bags of Halloween candy this weekend, I'm going to instead offer them a penny for each piece of candy that they're willing to give up. This way they'll get some money to use towards a non-candy gift (while practicing learning to count money) and they won't get all hyped up from the candy. Added Mommy bonus: less chance of cavities, too

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.