Blog Etiquette

I ran into a blog post today that talked about blogging etiquette. Check it out.

After reading the post I have to apologize for my lack of manners when it comes to my blog. Apparently not posting often is very rude to my readers (and friends) and I sincerely apologize. Really, I do. I know how annoying it is to like someone's blog, but only have them post like once a year. What are some of your pet peeves when it comes to blogging? One of mine is definitely punctuation and grammar. If I have to have a secret decoder ring to read the post usually I just skip it. Know what I mean?

Secret Crush?

I saw this on the Today show and it interested me. I thought it might be a good little topic for us. The video is about 5 minutes (with a little ad in the beginning), so check it out if you have a moment. And tell me what you think.

Moms: Do you have a secret crush?

I'll start since I'm the one who brought it up. I haven't had a crush on a non-celebrity since I've been married. However, there are a couple of leading men out there who I definitely have little crushes on. Patrick Dempsey, Gerard Butler, and (I can't believe I'm going to admit this) teen heart throb Orlando Bloom. I guess to me having a crush on someone who is totally untouchable makes it okay. To have a crush on someone who I talk to everyday would be a lot harder for me to rationalize. The other day I asked my hubby who he thought was hot out in celebritydom and he thought it would offend me. I explained that even though we are married it doesn't mean people automatically go unattractive. So no, it wouldn't offend me. I still couldn't get anyone out of him. I guess he thought he'd better be safe than sorry, although I wouldn't have been mad in the slightest.

How about you?

DogGone It!

Speaking of dogs (okay, we weren't really speaking, but I just reread Xanadiva's entry about her poopy neighbor) today I took the Littles to the park. We had really good time. The weather was nice, the sun was shining, the breeze was blowing...and then some lady showed up with her dog and freaked out my kids. The dog, apparently really nice and docile and doesn't bite (as the lady kept saying) got in my youngest Littles' face and she started screaming bloody murder. I swept her up and it took her several minutes to comfort her. She was shaking she was so scared. I was pretty mad


Now don't get me wrong, I love dogs. Granted, I'm not so much a pet person and will probably never own one; everyone in my house is allergic. But no matter how nice your dog is I firmly believe that when it is around other people, especially children, it MUST BE ON A LEASH! Not everyone wants your dog in their face! And even after the dog freaked out my kid and I threw the lady all kinds of dirty looks, she still didn't put her on the dang leash that she had conveniently tucked in her pocket. Do people just not get it? I guess I should have been a little more direct and actually said something. When am I going to learn to speak my mind?