Randoms and Bloggy Business

The other night we had a LATE dinner at a local restaurant. It had been a busy day. We had been away for a couple of nights and traveled home just in time to get J changed and to the church for a cotillion (more on that later). She ate a fruit bar in the car to hold her over and we made plans to eat as a family after she was done. ANYWAY we were seated by a table of 8 men who had obviously been there for a while and had set up camp and were having a rousing time. A few of them had been drinking and the expletives were flying. Big Daddy recognized one of the men at the table as a man running for a local political office (we were voting for the other guy). And it became obvious that this was his team and they were winding down together after a long day of whatever politicians do. I get it, you are out with your friends, you are having dinner and totally wrapped up in what is happening at your own table. You might not see a kid close by or even be aware of how loud you are being or the language you are using...and it was after 9pm. It finally got to be too much when the F-bomb was being used as every other word by one of the men there and J took notice. Big Daddy got up from our table and walked over and said, "Hey you guys, I understand you are having a good time and it's late and everything but I have my family here, so could you please just watch the language?" They ALL apologized profusely. "Oh of course, we are so sorry!" I was proud of Big Daddy for saying something. I think he is a wonderful example to our daughter. The men at the table handled themselves with total class and it stopped...totally. We enjoyed the rest of our meal and they enjoyed their evening too. We finished before they left and when we asked for the check the server told us they had taken care of it. I thought that was really classy. I really did appreciate that they did that. We thanked them, they apologized again and said that Big Daddy was a "good man" for calling them on it. DUDE I totally should have ordered dessert LOL...oh and no it did not change our vote BUT we did leave the server a fat tip. On the way home we were talking about it and J said, "I guess it pays to stand up for what is right." True that kiddo, true that.

I am so behind on accepting and passing out bloggy awards. I been sitting on these little beauties for a while now. I need to share...Forgetfulone gave me this super cute award. I have seen it all over the blogsphere and I don't know who has it...so if you want it TAKE it. I am sure you deserve it!

One Crafty Mama!, Seven Super Summers AND Tattooed Minivan Mom all gave me this award. They all said super nice stuff about me and I need them to know how much I appreciate them too...you girls are awesome. Again...this one is all over the place. I have no idea who already has it...so take it...it belongs to you!!
now just so you don't think i am TOTALLY lazy i do have an award of my own to pass out...the Dandelion Wishes I BIG Red Puffy Heart Your Blog Award goes out to: Tiaras & Tantrums, calico, Wandering DC, RDH Mom, THE DICKSON FAMILY, Mindless Junque (her recent post about word verfication was awesome), Andersson Whanau, Three Peas in a Pod and The R Family Diaries
Also I am super excited about WINNING a PAY IT FORWARD from 4 Kennedys and a Dog!! YAHOO!! thrilling! and the BEST part is that I get to pay it forward too...if you know me you know how much I L-O-V-E to give...so this is TWICE the fun for me. So here is how this works:

PAY IT FORWARD: I will send a handmade gift to the first three (3) people who leave a comment on my blog requesting to join this PIF exchange. You may not receive it tomorrow or next week, but you will receive it within 365 days! The only thing you have to do in return is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog. (so, you must have a blog to participate.) I can't wait to see who I will be giving to. To join, comment away on my blog and then just cut and paste these instructions to your own blog. {You can wait until you get your item from me to start your pay it forward.} So get posting!

OK It might seem totally shallow to be dissing the new First Lady's fashion choice the day after such a major moment in American history, but what was up with Michelle's dress last night? Did anyone else think all it needed was 6 more arms and it was a Halloween Costume for a spider? That red looked like an hourglass shape on black widows. I was seriously distracted. Who let her go on stage like that? Not. Cute. Right?! The little girl's looked DARLING (and I am super excited about their new puppy). I'm talking fashion here people...not trying to go political on my blog so Obama lovers put your dukes down mine are NOT up...OK? Obama was not my choice. The people have spoken, let's see what happens!I DO respect the democratic process. God Bless America, please.

and finally...

TOMORROW, Friday Nov 7th is the deadline for

Mamarazzi's Favorite Things Swap!

read more about it, join the fun and grab the code!

it's over there. on my sidebar. you know you wanna play!