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I hope this just does not get ugly.

by Mama in the Middle

I alright I will admit it. In the past I wanted my garage cleaned out or my lawn cut and I did not ask too many questions.

I am a Busy Mama with a busy family. The time we get to spend alone without pagers or cell phones is precious. So I do not want my husband cutting grass when we could be barbequeing or enjoying our little ones. It's selfish. In the past, I just did not ask to many questions. I guess we are a part of the problem. My motivation has always been to get the job done right, quickly and cheaply. I have had friends who only want American labor only to be stuck with a badly cut lawn, weeds or no shows.

After seeing the protests, I got mad. Seeing folks demand right that they do not have makes me mad. I am sure that it the economy where any these people are from, Canada, Sweden, Hati was as good as America they could find Busy or (lazy homeowners) like myself. If there economies were as good as the US, I do not think that 90% of the aliens would be here and these demonstrations would definitely not be occuring. My fear is that these demonstrations are going to get ugly. I am not ready for cnn showing wall to wall riots in our cities.

I have no solution to the problem. It seems a daunting task to send them all back, but it also seems to be stirring intense dissatisfaction within the immigrant communities for them to stay. I simply do not know what should be done. If believe if it get violent, that we should ship everyone out, including the Americans who are facilitating violence.

I pray that the situation stays peaceful. I know that from now on I will ask more questions and not given in to the appeal of cheap dependable labor.

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New Black

by Hot Mama

What is the new black this year? What ever it is I hope it is opaque enough to hide my thunder thighs.

What is hot when you are trying to maintain your sanity. With this year I am firmly into my mid thirties. I should spend more time on my appearance. I should try to be more trendy. How do you figure out what is more trendy? If you currently shop at TJ Max which typically has last years fashions, will you even find the "New Black." Does Wal-Mart designers follow trends or are they too busy importing items to pay attention. I actually watched one of those catty fashion reviews who dished about what the stars where wearing at a recent award ceremony. My only take away is that women are not wearing necklaces and showing neck. I can do that. I do that now, but I do not think people think that I am a fashion diva. Hopefully, spilled formula does not show up to badly on it.