Friday, April 30, 2010

Forget the Terrible Twos!



We had a good laugh this week about a survey out of London. Parents were surveyed and they said the toughest age for parents to deal with their kids is when they are 14. That's 14 for girls, 15 for boys.

The reason given was because they are trying to stretch the limits and they are in so much of a rush to be grown up, in their fashion and their freedom.

I would agree. I would also like to point out the need to BE THERE for your teen. It is such a tough age and I think it's even worse than when we were teenagers. BE THERE. Know what they are doing and who they are talking to. Listen to their music. Check out their television shows.

They may not like it, but having no contact with them is dangerous. I would rather be a pain for them and help them through these years, than leave it all up to chance.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Patience!

It's only April! That's what I keep telling myself (and friends). The Red Sox are 5 games back, 1 and 6 at home! Yes we are struggling, but I have to keep reminding myself that the baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint.

If memory serves me right the Yankees were struggling at this time last year, and we all know what they went on to do----(any Yankee fan will be quick to tell you---the won it all!

Are there problems with the Sox lineup? Sure. Problems on the mound? You bet! Time to turn away from the Sox? It's only April.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Creepy at first

What about that Nike ad? Nike debuted an edgy new TV commercial Wednesday featuring a black-and-white image of a solemn Tiger Woods looking directly into the camera while the voice of his late father, Earl Woods, is heard. In the recording, Earl Woods speaks about taking responsibility, saying, "I want to find out what your thinking was. I want to find out what your feelings are, and did you learn anything?" At first I thought it was creepy, then as I studied it more and listened to the “experts” in advertising and marketing, I think it’s BRILLIANT! He’s GOT to make a BiG SPLASH to get back in people’s good graces! Makes me a bit upset though because this would RUIN the average guys life, but he will recover.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Welcome to April!



Checking the almanac....

-ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH- It's to raise awareness about underage drinking.
-JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH
-NATIONAL KITE MONTH- That's why everyone is telling me to fly one!
-NATIONAL POETRY MONTH
-STRESS AWARENESS MONTH
-NATIONAL CARD AND LETTER WRITING MONTH. I think I'll send an email to notify all my friends.


That and a lot more, ENJOY!