Don’t you LOVE four day work weeks? I mean the only thing better is a three day work week. And you know what ELSE is great? This new Chris Tomlin CD!!! I am LOVING it. Seriously, it’s Uh. Mazing.

I want to thank everyone for participating in the “Things That Make Me Happy Right Now” lists. We had over 35 lists! We are some happy people. But maybe the happiest will be Christa, who won the HELLO LOVE cd!!! YAY!!!! So thanks all for playing along. I really, seriously, truly enjoyed reading your lists. They perked up my day. And my days can always use some perkage. And I know Christa has endured Gustav, so I’m so glad she’s all safe and ready to listen to some Tomlin. With her generator. Praying for you, girl!

For the rest of you, go GRAB this CD. It is so good. It’s got fab fast songs and totally amazing slow songs. Very fun and worshipful. The instrumentals are possibly even better than the vocals.

So I saw House Bunny this weekend. (Should I even admit that?) Aside from a few bad words, it was pretty stinking funny. I didn’t really expect to like it. But Anna Farris is just good. She always plays ding-bats, and I’m such a sucker for dumb humor (a la Nacho Libre). And it has Bruce Willis’s daughter in it. And Tom Hanks’ son. And Catherine McPhee. And it’s STILL good! (I would insert a little googley-eyed happy face here, but I don’t know how. How in the world do you guys get those on your comments? I’m faceless!)

Did anyone do anything fun on their three day weekend? I took some naps and read some brainless books. And spent a lot of time with my family, which was fun. And mowed my front yard. I would’ve mowed the back, too, but I didn’t want to overdo it. I was starting to perspire.

So in my school district, we have this thing called FYI. It’s where school employees post items for sale and queries like “Can you recommend a good proctologist?” Sometimes you can’t believe what people will put up for sale, but today was a new low. Someone is selling a beer can collection for a hundred bucks. That’s some collection. (Mom, I hope you’re not reading this because I got them down to $89.99. Merry Christmas!!!)

I can’t wait until this election is over. My head is about to explode with over-exposure to all these media clips. And I just can’t decide what to think about McCain’s Veep. But she does have really great hair. And I do love how original her kids’ names are: Track, Willow, Piper, Trig, and Bristol. Okay, actually I don’t like the name Trig because it reminds me of trigonometry. And I wasn’t good at trig. But I’ve been waiting forever to work the name Piper into a book. Love it. Willow reminds me of Buffy the Vampire Slayer–again, not that I’ve ever watched it. Nuh-uh. I would never. . . (Man, I miss that show.)

Dave Barry could be one of my favorite writers. I would give my right arm for his job when he retires. (Well, maybe my left arm. Or what about one of my kidneys. Most of us come with an extra, right?) He cracked me up with his take on the Democratic convention. He’s also giving equal time to the Republican convention this week. Where does this guy come up with stuff?

Have a lovely rest of the week.

JEN (Who knows how many houses she has)

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Only two more days to leave your “Things That Make Me Happy Right Now” lists. I cannot WAIT to pick up my copy (and yours!) of Chris Tomlin’s new CD Tuesday. For details on how you can win one, check it out HERE.

Here’s my Happy List for Monday:

1. It’s Labor Day. It’s Labor Day. It’s Labor Day. It’s Labor Day.

2. Four day work week.

3. Crunchy peanut butter

4. Some new fall shows start tonight!

5. New jeans I love (but wide legs…are we all ready for this trend?)

6. Sun is out today!

7. Fall is around the corner

8. Chocolate chip cookies from my mom’s house.

9. Playing with my nephew.

10. My niece telling me I can sit by her and her live frog at dinner.

So that’s my list for today. Let’s hear yours!

You know, it’s so important to vote. It’s one of our great freedoms in this country. So with that in mind, I’m asking you to vote in one of the most vital elections you’ll see this year. The Favorite TV moments poll. PLEASE vote in the best comedy moment. And here’s a suggestion…vote for my hero Carol Burnett. It’s the picture with Harvey Korman in a hat all dressed up like Rhett Butler. If you click on the picture, it will bring up the totally famous clip. Sure, you will be tempted to vote for Bill Cosby. For Rosanne Rosanna Dana from SNL (which includes my fave SNL actress of all time, Gilda Radner). And of course, there is the classic I Love Lucy episode where things go nuts at Lucy’s job at the factory. Oddly there is the Friends episode where Ross finds out that Rachel has the hots for him, and even though it was a GREAT episode…it ain’t funny! But nobody is funnier than my Carol Burnett. AND you can vote as many times as you like! What a deal! What a country!

I also voted for the drama category. The heart-wrenching Brian’s Song? The iconic Roots? The tear-jerking Little House on the Prairie episode? Nah, I voted for the she-cat fight between Krystal and Alexis on Dynasty. That was some classic television in its day.

The economy has even affected Hollywood. On Diddy’s blog, Sean Combs-Puff Daddy-Puffy-P Diddy, lamented how hard it has been flying from LA to New York twice a month. It’s so bad he can’t fly his own jet that often now. Times are so tough, people, Diddy is having to fly…(excuse me, I need a moment to wipe a tear) COMMERCIAL! Here’s a quote from eonline: “Can you believe this, I’m actually flying commercial, that’s how high gas prices are! So I feel you! Look, I’m at the gate right now. This is really happening…” So if you’re flying any time soon, keep an eye out for an overindulged, whiny baby in First Class because this is “really happening.” Times really are bad. Washington, how can you NOT call this a recession now? Think of Diddy!

So this weekend I went to my favorite online shoe store Zappos. I wanted to find some fall boots that would be comfortable yet not look it. So when I typed in my search requirements of “comfort” and “totally hot,” this is what Zappos found.

Um… I dunno. Are these like comfort shoes for HOOKERS? These “toe booties” are by Givenchy, and they can be yours for only $508.95! What a steal. They would go with so much. Especially that favorite church dress. Or for that man in your life who likes to dress up in girl things.

Here’s another brilliant search result for “comfortable boots.”

These Lucchese boots can run up to Givenchy prices, but this particular pair are a steal at less than 300 bucks! These would look awesome with my black pencil skirt.

But these boots might be my favorite of the Zappos suggestions.

These babies have a scientifically engineered tongue in case you’re wondering. I know that’s important to me when I’m purchasing my moon boots. These also have “Aegis antimicrobial coating to kill odor.” Who could ask for anything more? If you want to order your own, go HERE.

After giving up on the boot search, I decided to find some ballet flats. Here’s what came up as a suggestion for flats. And according to the description, these shoes MUST BE trendy and stylin’ because they’re made in Paris. (So is escargot, by the way.) Can you imagine paying 200 bucks for those? You’d have to pay me that to wear them.

I hope you have a lovely Labor Day. I pray everyone is safe from the storms and having a Monday of leisure without traffic jams, airport delays, and flying debris.

Speaking of flying debris, here’s a little cartoon short I stole from someone else’s blog.

Have a great day!!!

JEN

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