This Post Touched my Heart...

I am an avid reader of celebrity scrapbooker blogs, including but not limited to Ali Edwards, Teresa Collins, Margie Romney-Aslett, Heidi Swapp, etc. Well, this post below I took from my scrapbook Idol's blog Stacy Julian...

no shoes on April 16th

So, I've been wanting to blog about TOMS Shoes for a while now. Lauren (our nanny) introduced me to them. I LOVE companies with a story and TOMS has got a great story. For each pair of shoes you purchase, a pair of shoes is provided to a child in a need.
So here's the deal, lets go barefoot tomorrow. I'm not wearing shoes wherever I go. Clark's not wearing shoes to school. If you visit TOMS website you can print flyers to give to someone when they ask you, "Where are your shoes?"
Lauren has applied for an internship with TOMS. She has met the initial application requirements and has now been asked her to create awareness for this campaign. That .. is something we can help her with, right? If you choose to purchase a pair of TOMS, please use the following promo code so that Lauren gets credit:
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(hint: since this thing is 15 characters long, I would copy & paste) And just so you know, the promo does not save you any money, it just gives Lauren credit for the purchase.
You can also grab a banner for your blog on the TOMS site. Here's the story ...
Our Story
In 2006 an American traveler, Blake Mycoskie, befriended children in Argentina and found they had no shoes to protect their feet. Wanting to help, he created a company that would match every pair of shoes sold with a pair given to a child in need. One for One. Blake returned to Argentina with a group of family, friends and staff later that year with 10,000 pairs of shoes made possible by caring TOMS customers.
Since our beginning, TOMS has given over 140,000* pairs of shoes to children in need through the One for One model. Because of your support, TOMS plans to give over 300,000 pairs of shoes to children in need around the world in 2009.
Our ongoing community events and Shoe Drop Tours allow TOMS supporters and enthusiasts to be part of our One for One movement. Join us.

How cool is that? I think I see a pair of new shoes in a child's future...

Pet Peeves

OK, a while ago my BFF Megan posted some pet peeve kind of stuff. Well one of mine, as well as hers, is bad drivers. In particular BAD parkers. Here are some I've recorded around town and now I am blogging about them for all to see their transgression. I will not fuzz out the license plates, cause in my opinion they are guilty and therefore fair game...

I found the first one parked at the On Rice restaurant at Barkley village. Wow, could you maybe try to take up one more spot?

Number two was caught on camera right outside Treasury, where I work. I hate to tattle, but it's the Dollar store guy. LOL

The next one was someone who had trouble find the space between the two lines at the downtown YMCA. Parking is already at a premium there, so I say, if it's too big for you...get a bike.

And last but not least for this edition of the "Worst Parkers of Bellingham" I saw this gem at Target yesterday. No wonder mothers with children, (infants in car seats especially!) have to park in Outer Mongolia, with these morons tkaing up two spaces for a little Dodge Neon. ARGH! I can't believe it.

Now I hope none of these vehicles belong to your Aunt Myrtle or Aunt Zelda (Julie!). Cause if they do please tell her that I would be more than happy to provide free parking lessons to her....

LOL What are some of your pet peeves? Come on, I know you wanna rant about 'em...

I think I'm in love...

I was a little bummed today that my DVR cut off the only performance I had stayed up to watch American Idol for. Adam, he's my man, if he can't win it no one can....

I know cheesy, but man, that guy is good. Gives me goosebumps everytime. So I headed to the internet in search of the video of his performance and here he is in all his glory.

Enjoy! (Sorry I tried to upload the video, but for some reason it won't play!) :(