Today I'm one of the featured blogs! :) The great thing about this friendship Friday is not

follow me/ I must follow you back,

It's follow me if you want! No obligations,

just great blogs that you find, that YOU are interested in.

A game with no rules.

sweet.

And I'm going to leave you with this amazing music video because

1. I love this song

2. I really LOVE this song

3. Did I mention I ABSOLUTELY ADORE THIS SONG!!

I'm not a huge fan of the video, but the song is great.

Drinking and Pregnancy Don't Mix

I have a mom's group that I got started in a couple of years ago when I first moved to Ft. Hood.The group has been great for me and awesome for my kids. I have met some very great friends through the group and I'm so thankful for that but there are a few things that are really starting to irk me. Of course, there are ALWAYS women you don't "like" but you can be civil with because you are an adult, and plus your kiddos like playing with each other so that's great.And there are ALWAYS things you will disagree on,school,potty-training,discipline,you name it, some people just won't agree and that's fine.You learn to agree to disagree.
But there is one topic that just really gets me heated and thats drinking while you are pregnant.I'm sorry, but I absolutely disagree with you having a drink while you are pregnant.I will have to say I even disagree with the occasional glass of red wine. I know that some pregnant women do this. I'm not saying you shouldn't. But I don't think it's safe or appropriate personally.There have been absolutely NO STUDIES proving that a glass of wine is "okay" while you are pregnant. Or that one beer is "fine" for the baby and will help you get some sleep.I mean yikes, if you need a beer to help you sleep, I think you may need to re-think becoming a mother, because sleep is something you will go without for quite a while.Just think of it as a dear friend you have to move away from :)
I mean there is a thing called Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.And there is no way for them to know just how much alcohol will cause your baby to have this.So for you pregnant mommies out there, please think about it before you have just that one glass of wine..Is it really worth it?



I'm all for people disagreeing with me: if you decide to comment, let's keep this civil :)

Shame on You!

So have you ever heard of the store Big Lot's?It's one of my favorites :) I just love to walk around and find cheap little awesome treasures.It has AWESOME seasonal products and if you hit it just right you can find amazing deals on scrap booking stuff.Well a few months back, I went to Big Lot's where my mom lives and we found a few things and as I was checking out I just decided to ask about a military discount ( I rarely ask about this, but at the previous store I had received one so it was on my mind)The cashier quickly and gruffly told me NO! Then proceeded to explain to me that "we" as in military do not, and I quote, "deserve" a discount because we receive so many other benefits that regular people don't. She went on and on her rant for a few minutes and I literally stood there speechless!I didn't say a word to her and just left.After thinking about it for the afternoon my blood was boiling and I decided to call the manger,I told her what had happened and she assured me that the situation would be taken care of. I was still mad because she never even apologized.So, I was still mad and decided to do what every angry girl does! Post it on facebook!lolMy husband was still deployed at the time, and knowing how I am, a friend's husband, also a soldier, wrote a letter to Big Lot's Corporation:Here is the letter ( I took out some of the info because it was personal)
Steven S. Fisherman, CEO
Big Lots, Inc.
300 Phillipi Road
Columbus, Ohio 43228-5311


Dear Mr. Fisherman,

First of all, let me express my appreciation for your company and the value it provides my family. The store location on Fort Hood St. in Killeen, TX provides exceptional value on many products to my family and helps us obtain quality goods at great prices. Unfortunately, the purpose of this letter is make you aware of the shocking treatment the wife of a friend of mine received on April 29 at your location on (location taken out) Texas.

Alia Osburn, the wife of my good friend Sergeant (my hubby's name) Osburn who is currently deployed to Afghanistan with the Army, was shopping at your store at the above location in the afternoon of April 29, and when she was checking out she asked for a military discount. Instead of a simple yes or no, she was told by the cashier that the military “doesn’t deserve any discounts because they already get too many benefits that we don’t get.” I don’t believe that the military is entitled to any discounts, however there are many businesses which provide them and therefore it would make sense to at least ask whether the business offered a discount. If your business policy is to not offer a discount, then that is perfectly ok. However, insulting not only the wife of a Soldier who is serving in a combat zone but military personnel in general is simply disgraceful.

I am writing this letter on Mrs. Osburn’s behalf as she is much more reserved than your cashier was. The store manager has been notified of the incident, but I also wanted to ensure that this issue was addressed at the highest level. Again, I appreciate the service you provide the military community here in Killeen and I hope this letter will help prevent such situation from occurring in the future.

Sincerely,



(My friend's name removed)
Staff Sergeant, United States Army

And the reason I am just telling you about this now, he didn't receive anything back. No generic letter, no anything.This makes me seriously not want to shop at one of my favorite stores and I wanted to share this because I feel like something more should have been done to right the situation.So there you are: SHAME ON YOU BIG LOT'S!I will not be shopping with you for quite a while!

Friendship Friday/ Random Stuff

So I'm following along :) And you should too!
And on a side note i'm bursting with excitement because my husband just told me we were going here next month:
Horseshoe Bay Resort


UGH, I can not WAIT! It's going to be awesome!!