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Happy 4th Birthday Lexi Luhu Diva!

Gatlinburg

You know that beautiful creek/river that flows through the middle of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge? Yea, take a closer look at the signs that are posted everywhere! OMG - so gross!

Happy Easter!

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! (I totally stole this from Kelly!)

Alex's Prom

Today was Alex's junior ring ceremony and prom. I cannot believe that she going to be a senior and 18 in June. We had a really good time getting ready for the day. Just thought I would share some pics of how beautiful she is! Congratulations Fern Creek class of 2010!

Stupid Refrigerator

So a couple of weeks ago our refrigerator goes out. It's only five years old but it has been acting up for about a year now. We decide to go shopping for a new fridge and this means that we have to visit every place in Louisville that sells appliances. Our current fridge is white but I have always wanted stainless steel applicances. I figure if we have to buy one, we might as well get what we want. But this is going to cause a problem because then the new fridge won't match any of the other appliances. So we simply must buy an entire package. I have myself completely talked into this since you can save so much money buying all of them together. I get to thinking that we are also going to need to change out the kitchen sink because it is also white and not in very good condition. So then everything in the whole kitchen will match. But there is a problem because I have also always wanted an undermount sink. Well you can't just go and do that without having a new counter top. Did I mention that if I'm going to have to get a new counter top, it is going to be granite? Did you know that you really shouldn't put granite over old unlevel cabinets? Needless to say, I got up the next day and made a pot of coffee. I then decided to rip out the whole kitchen. Jim said if we are going that far, we might as well pop holes in the top of the walls and drop some new insulation down them. So we do just as we had planned and within about 8 hours, we are standing in an empty room. Great! Off to Home Depot we go. Long story short, cabinets would take 4-5 weeks and then they would send a granite guy out to measure and counter tops would be an additional 4-6 weeks. I don't think so. Did I tell you that I work at the speed of Extreme Makeover? Needless to say, the following morning I found a place that had the cabinets that I wanted in stock. They also had a granite guy that could be out in five days to install the granite on site. We worked our butts off and put the whole kitchen together ourselves in less than 7 days. It turned out beautiful. I love my new kitchen!

The Economy

I know that a lot of people have seriously been affected by todays economy. Some have lost their jobs and even their homes. I am having a major problem with the news media that keeps beating it in the ground. Every time you turn on the tv its doom and gloom. Using words like "recession" and "depression" and "catastrophe" and such are not making it any better either. An equal amount of people have not lost anything and are terrified to spend a dime of their money just because of what they are hearing on tv. If you had no money in the stock market, (me), and you haven't lost your job, (me), and you never bought a house that you couldn't actually afford, (me), then your life has pretty much coasted along. Thing were getting a little tight when gas went up to $4 a gallon but thats because it made us realize how much money we actually wasted. For the most part, Americans will spend money on what they want to spend money on. I just wish the media would take a more positive spin and quit placing fear and doubt into the minds of Americans. This "disease", if you will, is spreading like wildfire through our nation. I know that a sure collapse of our financial institutions would have incurred had we not "bailed out" our banks and automobile industries. But I am worried about what all this is teaching our kids. This new economic bailout plan will put into place a bank that deals only with forclosures. It will offer much lower interst rates for those who cannot make their payments. To me, this sends a clear message. If you don't or can't pay your bills, the government will give you a lower interest rate so that you can. If you have paid all your mortgage payments on time, congratulations - you can keep your higher interest rate. We are showing our kids that if you are corrupt and take ridiculous amounts of money in the form of salary or bonuses from your company, then you have arrived. Forget about the little people below you that are busting butt to keep their head above water. We will give you trillions of dollars to keep doing whatever you want, all in the name of "restructurizing". We will actually give you the money and not even ask you to account for it. All of this and yet my tax returns have to be scrutinized down to the last dime for accuracy. Something is wrong here and nobody is saying anything. Just seems so backwards to me. To reward bad behavior. Just needed to vent...feel better now.