Fast Getaways, Fireworks and Final Thoughts On Paris(ite) Hilton

Fast Getaways-- Are you doing anything fun for the Fourth? We're looking for a weekend getaway that will be 1) pleasant and fun for us 2) our 11 month old son will tolerate and won't be too tormented by in a stroller or car. Email me with your experiences and ideas.


Fireworks---Here's one of those things that happen off the air that we just run out of time to share. We were discussing the holiday and we got on the subject of buying fireworks. I proceed to unleash (unsolicited and undeserved) fury on Bubba and J.R. I HATE fireworks. Not the Zambelli professional display stuff. I LOVE professional displays. I mean the "here's a tent where we can sell explosives to anyone who can hold a beer can and get rowdy between June 28th and July 5th". They're not much fun to see and hear and you never know if they are safe. Our quiet street turns into a Baghdad neighborhood around this time of year. I HATE seeing unidentified, flammable, objects flying toward my yard. I HATE that the unidentified, flammable, LOUD objects frighten the $!&# out of our dog. And when did this stuff become legal in Pa??? I thought we were a sparkler only state. I know that in Western Pa., I am alone on this one, but it's just one thing that I am so vehemently opposed to that I can never keep my opinion to myself.

Paris(ite) Hilton--- Should the Star Morning Show have a self imposed Paris ban? If so, for how long? I'd be more than happy not discussing her in our daily gossip feature, 'The Dirt', but if listeners REALLY want to know what's she's up to next, then we have to keep talking about her. So, in this informal poll, do you want your Paris updates to continue or would you like to go Paris-free?

"Grown Up" Night and the Sound of Silence

This weekend, my husband and I sent our son off to Grandma's so we could make some serious remodeling/cleaning/organizing progress around the house. Everything from outside work, work on a deck, to housecleaning, to bill paying and oil changes.

That doesn't mean we didn't have a little fun.

Saturday night our 'grown up' time was spent behaving like 4th graders. We stayed up late, ate pizza, drank too much soda, and watched the loudest, most violent movies we own (matrix marathon), and played them so loudly that we were expecting a call from police after reports of 'gunfire' in the neighborhood. Life after baby can still be fun, as long as you're willing to act like a kid!

It was a different story Sunday afternoon. At one point, we had a moment we've not had in almost a year. It was a SILENT moment. With our son at Grandma's & the dog at the groomers, we reveled in our silence for about three seconds---then decided it was TOO quiet. I'd be just fine without another one of those moments for a long long time.

Okay, just a few other notes to start the work week.

--Has any woman ever had a good experience with self tanners at home? I'm talking the lotion, the spray, etc. No matter how careful, I just seem to end up with uneven or worse yet, orange -y skin (only on the body parts I 'tan up' at 3 a.m.).

--Bubba plans to spoil the end of the new Harry Potter book for you. He found a rumored 'ending' on the website. If you are a fan don't go there. He's told me the ending and the secret is safe with me.

--Moms, do you ever get overwhelmed with all the ideas and advice on kids that you can find on the internet and in parenting magazines? I swear I have a library of parenting magazines that I'm afraid to throw out because who knows when I'll need that story about making your child happy on Tuesdays in the month of April or what your child should be doing by their 782nd day of life and what to do if they've not met those benchmarks.


---Talk to you soon!
Kate

French Fried Friday...

Massive case of the giggles on the radio show today. You know that fried feeling at work, when you need a vacation? That was us today. Silly. Hope it was fun to listen to...

We also had a case of Freaky Friday. Rare is the day the J.R. is Mr. Scatterbrained (a.k.a. Bubba). Bubba became the voice of reason (me), and I was in ridicule mode (J.R.)

Here are a few 'after the show' sidebars...

---on the sweater/coordinated shoes. The shoes were the buy of the century. Payless. Bought 'em in gold and in black too. Only when I got home, did I realize that they were PERFECT for this sweater...and only when I wore them to work did I realize that I would be taunted for life. Take a look on the sms homepage at 1007.com.

on the 'bobble head death match'. J.R. started playing with bobble heads in the studio---fighting them. I think we have a million dollar idea.

---Pitch A Bitch today was excellent. Thanks for the awesome, non traffic related calls.

Ever put more on your 'to do list' that you could possible do in a weekend? Here's mine. Clean house. Scrub Floors. Address & mail invites for birthday party. Do Laundry. Do the gardening. Grocery Shop. See a Movie. Re-organize gym and laundry room. Drop off dry cleaning. Re-connect with husband. Take son to Grandma's. Sleep. Beat myself up for not being able to cross all items off list. You get the idea...

Have a good weekend!

In Defense Of Make Up

Controversy on the show today that boiled down to men, women, and how we couldn't be more different YET...the same. Recently, I had to replace all of my makeup and accessories (some say misplaced or some say stolen). I'm talking everthing: brushes, blushes, moisturizer, foundations, eyeshadows....you name it. Price tag for everything...just under $200. While painful, I was proud of myself for getting quality cosmetics at lower prices. The guys on the show, J.R. and Bubba, thought it was OUTRAGEOUS to spend that much money. I did a little online research. Again to my surprise (a little here and there adds up to a lot), the average woman spends $40 to $60 a month on this stuff. Again for the ladies when you stop to think about it, you realize you probably fall into that category. Guys think it's INSANE! Unless it's golf, the game room, baseball, football, etc.

What it all really boiled down to is how both sexes will justify, rationalize, or just lie to spend money on the stuff we want.

Okay so if you have a beauty bargain, now's the time to share! Makeup, while fun, is one of those things that you just cringe when you have to spend a lot of money to get what you want.

Maybe you think I'm crazy to spend that much...well I know you've got a guilty pleasure. Time to confess...where you spend and make excuses to spend.

Summer Stream of Consciousness...

Summer is light and even when you do get fired up by something and you want to blog---the good weather (and we've had a GREAT stretch of sunshine)wipes out your angst. This is not a bad thing...so here are some things that are going on...

Why are all of the great summer shows passing us by this year? Anyone heard a rumor as to why some of the best tours...from the Police to John Mayer and Beyonce are leaving us out.

ATTN Listeners & Bubbaclubbers ALIKE: Bubba is loved. J.R. and I have much respect for him and enjoy his company very much and love working with him etc. Now quit getting in the way of us picking on him.

Paris Hilton, please go away. I'm even tired of making fun of you in our on air daily Hollywood Gossip feature, 'The Dirt'.

My husband and I celebrate our 8th wedding anniversary this Wednesday. We're going away for the weekend (by ourselves) and one of the things we want to do is see a movie---other than Pirates 3...anyone got a suggestion?



I'm in the early planning stages for my son's 1st birthday party. No 'Momzilla' giant event planned, but I do have to say that there is a clear Elmo bias in our country. Our son loves Cookie Monster and all I can readily find are Elmo cakes, plates, napkins, hats, cups, invitations...you get the idea. When did we become an Elmo nation?!?!?! In our house, you're either with Cookie Monster, or you're against him.

What are you thinking about these days? Let me know...