The Pioneer Woman

This probably doesn't merit a blog post.  But it's what I'm thinking about this morning. And #1 sister-in-law isn't awake yet - so I can't just keep emailing her.  Well, I can, but she's not emailing me back...

Let me start by saying that I think PW is amazing.  She cooks like a crazy person, takes beautiful pictures, raises her 15 kids (she might just have 4), lives on a ranch, runs a media empire, and manages to post something on her blog almost everyday.  Oh, AND she homeschools. 

I don't know how all of that is possible.  She says she doesn't do it on her own - that she has a ton of help from her husband.  I have a husband.  He is helpful.  But I'm certain that I couldn't do all that.  At this very moment (9:57am, London) I am already tired.  My breakfast bowl is sitting on the couch waiting to be taken to the kitchen to join all the other dirty dishes from last night's dinner.  And Hastings is sound asleep in his cat bed.  I keep trying to wake him up to teach him how to read.  But he just doesn't seem very motivated. 

I still have to: shower, call to make an appointment, go to the veggie store, go to the butcher, wash dishes, vacuum...hmmm...I thought there were more things. 

Basically, I was thinking maybe I could hand my life over to PW.  She does such a good job with hers.  She could make me another tab on her blog, right up there with Confessions Of and PW Cooks.  

Almost a whole month...again

Ugh.  I really do mean to write more often.  And I have tons to say...I'm just lazy.  That's it.  No other excuses come to mind.

But I saw a really interesting article on cnn.com today.  Here's the link:

http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/10/viral-post-pits-coverage-of-sheen-fallen-soldiers/

The article talks about the viral status going around about how while we've all been talking about Charlie Sheen, US soldiers have been dying.  The status goes on to list 4 of the fallen soldiers.

The thing is, that while I thought this viral status was thought provoking, I didn't think it was accurate.  Remember the one about Lindsay Lohan a few months ago (I actually shuddered a little bit just typing her name)?  I just assumed that both of them were along the lines of the spam email you'd get from some well meaning person about the guy who hides under your car and slashes your Achilles tendon - and then kills you.  Basically, something to think about.

Turns out - it's real.  Those four men listed actually gave their lives while I was posting quizzes about which crazy person said which crazy thing (Charlie Sheen vs Moammar Gadhafi - very funny).  So, today I'd like to thank those four men and their families - and the others you'll learn about in the article who weren't listed in the status.

I'm not really sure what else I'm trying to say.  Maybe it's this:  Charlie Sheen is crazy and a completely spoiled turd.  We shouldn't waste any more time, money or energy on him.  There are better things to do.  More important things to think about. 

Army Spc. Rudolph Hizon, Cpl. Andrew Wilfahrt, Staff Sgt. Chauncy Mays, and Spc. Brian Tabada.