I just discovered today that Christina Aguilera and Nicole Richie both gave birth while I was gone - and I'm so happy for them both! Harlow Winter is SUCH a beautiful name. And Max, too, adorable. I have always loved Christina and am so happy for her. I've also always pretty much hated Nicole - but she certainly has reformed herself, and I LOVE LOVE LOVE that she and Joel created the charity foundation. That's one way to obtain an express ticket into my heart. I wish both families all the best.

And since we're on the subject of missed celebrity gossip...
Oh Britney.
I come home and hear endless news reports that she has multiple personality disorder, FOR SURE, and I was sad that I was losing my daily entertainment. Because a person who makes crazy for herself - bad decisions, asks for the crazy - that person I can laugh at. But if she actually IS crazy... then it's just sad. I can't get behind laughing at that.
But then I see actual video of Britney being "crazy" and her "multiple personality disorger"... and I'm not so convinced. I think Britney needs help, I think she needs to dump her "friends" (and feel so badly for her that there really is NO one who does not exploit her, she really has NO ONE)... but I'm not sure she's actually "crazy". On the verge of a breakdown: yes; actually mentally crazy: no.
And then I see that every celebrity news show has jumped on the Britney Bandwagon, and it makes me ill how they're exploiting her. Yes, I have become Britney obsessed, but being obsessed and actually watching all the video, you can see that 95% of the junk they're showing on television is just that: junk. It pisses me off. She may ask for it sometimes, but if I were her I'd be about ready for a breakdown too.

Okay, off the Britney soapbox now.

I'm still very glad to be home. I need to book vacations always with the kids I think, it's really hard for me to enjoy vacations without them no matter how mad they make me at home. It's been them and me against the world for so long, and we've faced too many things that others never have. It's just that... it's just that we really understand the meaning of family and the value of life, and are so aware that it all goes away so fast. I'm glad I have the family I have, and I just can't stand losing time away if I don't have to.

To Catherine: Yep, we're planning our next cruise, probably in August. We're thinking about RCCL Monarch of the Seas, a four nighter from LA to San Diego, Catalina and Ensenada. RCCL has the rock climbing wall and the flowrider, and it looks like LOTS of stuff for the kids. But I'm not booking anything yet. The stockmarket is killing me at the moment, heh.

Someone stole all the lemons off my lemon tree. People are so wierd. And evil, but that's a story for another day.

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