L'aventure américaine

I can be fairly cheap when it comes to everything aside from food, liquor and... well, that's it. Today, I learned about eyeliner. I couldn't handle the consistent problem I have with eyeliner getting all over my upper lid prompting people to ask me why I have a black eye and if someone has been beating me. Nope and nope... Walgreen's is my make-up supplier, I reply. Today I spent $22 on eyeliner, which made me want to cry, which would have smudged my eyeliner from Walgreen's except that it had already smudged all over my face. I put it on in the car and 7 hours later, it's perfect. Lesson #852: Spend a little bit more money on make-up. I realize that this is quite inane for a blog-post and most of you won't care and Mom will say, "That's right. You should sometimes put a little more effort into your appearance," but I was just so amazed and pleased that I decided to buy more expensive shoes immediately after. It's a slippery slope, thi...

Have you guys missed Odie? It has been almost a month since I have mentioned him, so I thought that you probably did. Odie and I sat down the other day and made our new year's resolutions, so I wanted to include some of his: "1. I resolve to master the treadmill (videos to come when Katherine can let go of the leash and videotape... we're not to that level yet since I learned how to jump off without rolling). 2. I resolve to cut down on my poop intake. I eat far too much of it. 3. I resolve to stop stealing Amigo's bed (my friend the Weimereiner-Lab mix who has a much bigger bed). Actually, no, if he's silly enough to give it up to me, I'm going to go ahead and take it. 4. I resolve to get at least 15 hours of sleep per 24 hour period and to stop waking up at 5:24am." Now, I had to correct some of spelling when I was transcribing, but those are the only changes I made! Oh, and I had to cut out expletives. Odie swears like a sailor.

I just watched Obama's speech about the shootings in Arizona last weekend. I am so proud to have him as our president. It has amazed me how people have not talked about the shootings here in Arizona. I have discussed it with just a handful of people, but for the most part, it has not been mentioned. After September 11th, we all talked about the attack. We were brought together as a country and we united behind our leaders. After the shooting in Tucson, few people are talking about the aftermath. We are still as divided as ever and there has been no unity, but only increased anger this week. I work with nurses who care for dying patients every day. I watch people struggle with their impending death and how this affects their family and friends. I spend time with people on the very worst day of their lives. But what did we discuss in our last staff meeting? Scheduling and coffee carafes and water bottles. Our president asked us to live up to our children's expectation...