What are parents thinking?

  Okay, I'll start this out with the fact that I don't have children (well, the two legged kind anyway).   But I wonder what are parents thinking these days?  What brings this up is the latest picture of Noah Cyrus, Miley's little sis and daughter of Billy Ray.  This little girl is 10 years old.  Last Halloween she was dressed in a sexy costume at some event.   I know it's sick to use that word with a child (she was 9 at the time) but that is what it was.  There is a pic this week of Noah with her big sis and mom.  This child (she's 10, she's still a child!)  has on Daisy Duke shorts and a top with what what looks like a bra peeping out of the top!  I am not a prude by any means, but a 10 year old dressing like this girl dresses just sickens me.  And it's not just celebrity parents letting their children do this, just go to the mall and look around.  Jason & I were going through a store recently and saw a girl who looked to be about 9 or 10 with a cropped top and mini skirt on, and when I say cropped top, it stopped right below her chest.  What was even weirder was the Mom was dressed very conservatively so it wasn't a case of a "mini-me."  I've heard sometimes its  not worth the fight over letting the kids pick out their clothes, but there is a difference between letting the child out of the house is something that's just mismatched and something that is advertising your child to the perverts out there.  And while I'm on a soap box, what about the way some parents let their kids behave out in public?  We were out to eat last night and there was an area that had video games.  Okay, I don't have a problem with turning your kids loose to play the games.  But these kids took over that whole section, running, dancing & yelling, while the parents just sat back and chatted.  We & another couple were the unlucky ones closest to this racket, the parents were a section over (I guess so they wouldn't be as bothered as the rest of us).  We also watched a 10 or 11 year old boy in this group pull out his new phone to show off.  It was the newest Blackberry!  Really??!!  So we're watching a generation of kids who are allowed to dress and do as they please and are used to getting whatever they want.  God help us when these are the adults in charge of our corporations and our country.  I personally know some parents who are NOT raising their children this way and God bless them, because their children will grow up to be responsible, well rounded adults.  I saw a segment on parenting recently on a news show and the main point being made was that parents aren't there to be the child's best friend.  You're the parent and you're in charge and sometimes you have to do things that your kids don't like, but it's for their own good.  And the good of our future.

DY

It pays to shop around!

We've been looking at the "Replace Filter" light glowing at us everytime we open our refrigerator door.  Since we are currently renting, that is one of those things we're expected to maintain.  So it was with dread that we went to the local Sears parts place to see how much this would cost us.  The nice lady looked up our model # and led us to the filter.  $54.98 (+ tax of course).  Gulp!  I honestly had no clue what the price was, but was expecting between $30-$40.  While this isn't a huge chunk of change, I'm still without a job, so $58.55 (which is the filter with tax) for something like that (boring household necessity), was a little hard for me to swallow.  I knew I could find a better deal so we left the store empty handed and I came home to search the internet.  I found a couple of good sites that just sold refrigerator filters and watched the price come down with each new site.  My last search was Amazon, BINGO!!  They had the Whirlpool version of our filter for $31.47 with Free Shipping!!  That's right, $27 less than the Kenmore version at the Sears store!  And once again, this is a Whirlpool filter, not some no name item and I spent maybe 10 minutes on this search.   Too bad I can't land a job finding good deals, I'd be a superstar!

Rainy Days and Mondays

So when it rains on Monday, isn't that a double whammy?  I shouldn't complain though, we need it and we did have a beautiful Saturday out on the river with our buddies up in Murrells Inlet. Nothing like pulling your boat up and tying off at a bar/restaurant.  Even though the boat ride there was just a little rocky.  I think the prints of my fingers are a permanent part of Taylor's boat cushions! I do love the coastal life.
I tried to dodge the rain drops earlier today when I went out to the grocery stores, but didn't do such a good job.  It was pouring when I went into HT, but had stopped when I came out.  So I'm like "Yay, a break!" Then it starts again before I'm out of the parking lot good.  Slows down a bit when I get to The Pig, but was a frog strangler when I left there.

Thankfully it had eased up again when I got to the house but it has been off and on (mostly on) all day.  For those of you at work, the day is almost done and another Monday is in the books.  If you're complaining about working, then remember, you could be without a job so be thankful!  Stay safe on the roads, there are always idiots out, but they multiply in the rain!

DY

Aaahh, College Football

Yes, one of my favorite things...college football!!  And of course, especially The Gamecocks!  Wish I was at the game, but oh well, at least we have Cocky here with us to watch the game :-) 
AND there is a Nascar race tonight, I will be in TV overload today!  There are days like today that I wish I had a wall of TV's so I could see it all at once.  That's really bad isn't it?  I just might have an addiction...

Enjoy this wonderful day!
DY

Happy Friday!!

Yay, Of course it's a little different when you aren't working but it's still FRIDAY!  Happy with the results of both games last night and can't wait to watch my Gamecocks play tomorrow!  I did come across a deal today.  Restaurant.com has all gift certificates 80% off with the code TOUCHDOWN.  What I discovered today is that you can get a $50 Restaurant.com gift certificate for $4!!  What a great gift idea!!  This way your recipient can go online and pick which restaurant(s) they want.  Win, win!!  Where else can you find a $50 gift for $4?   http://www.restaurant.com/

Have a Super Day!!
DY

Hello!

Welcome to my attempt at blogging!  Dixie Belles are what me & most females I know are, but it's also derived from the name of my sweet chocolate lab, Dixie Belle.

My husband Jason & I also have a tuxedo cat named Peepers.  Peepers was an in & out cat when we lived in Spartanburg, but in Charleston he is strictly inside and has adapted very well. He sometimes dreams of being back outside, but he's decided it's better inside where it is climate controlled.

Hopefully this will be a fun way for me to share my valuable insights (said with the slightest touch of sarcasm),

shopping savvy and just things I like (or even things that piss me off). 

Have a great day and remember, it's almost the weekend!!