EXHAUSED
I'm so damn tired.Not really sure why, though?In the past two months, I have been:- to Las Vegas, Nantucket and New York City- in a 5K, a 10K, and a Half-Marathon- driven home after midnight on a Wednesday by the Attleboro Police- hit on the leg with a large fish that the Atlantic Ocean hurled at me- on national television- humiliated beyond all belief while speaking with Mark from "The Biggest Loser"- waved to by Tom Cruise- groped by a Las Vegas stripper- suckered into spending over $80 on apples- completing a year-long project at work- introduced to my brand new (and first!) nephew- work

SHE KNOWS HER STUFF
My daughter absolutely cracks me up, all the time. Three (almost four) is SUCH a great age.We were in the mall today, in a department store that was proudly displaying Christmas decorations. As we were riding on the DOWN escalator, Amanda loudly shouted "Bye, Christmas decorations!"The woman on the escalator in front of us turned around to look at the source of the little voice, and exclaimed, "Oh, you are so cute. How old are you?""Three and a half, almost four," Amanda said proudly."Wow!" said the woman. "Are you getting ready for Christmas?"Amanda, in a somewhat disgusted voice, said "Um, no, I am getting ready for PUMPKINS,

THE BIGGEST LOSER? OH, THAT WOULD BE ME.
So...I have another "these things only happen to me story." I have no problem humiliating myself if it entertains you. Plus, as always, this story is true. I couldn't make this shit up if I tried.I am a huge fan of the show "The Biggest Loser." I have seen every single episode since the very first season. Every year, there are those contestants that I cheer for, those that I cannot stand, and those that make me cry.And there have been a couple of seasons where, I am not ashamed to admit, I have developed a celebrity crush on a few of the male contestants. Watching these people completely transform, both outside and inside, is amazing and inspiring. But I would

I LOVE KERMIT THE FROG
Okay, I know everyone has been talking for the past few days about Kanye West's bad behavior at the MTV Video Music Awards this past Sunday night.I find it interesting that no one is talking about the fact that Lady Gaga arrived at the venue with a unique date - Kermit the Frog.

REMEMBERING
It is hard to believe that this is the sixth year in a row that I am writing about 9/11 on my blog.In fact I just went through the archives of my original blog (the blog I updated religiously before I was a mommy) to look at the posts written on 9/11/2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.And honestly, I don't really feel like rehashing anything I have already said time and time again.And I don't want to get soap-boxy or preachy.And I don't want to make this all about me, because even though this is MY blog, and even though 9/11 touched each and every one of us in our own unique way, 9/11 didn't destroy my immediate existence quite in the same way th