Rants and Raves

I can't hold this in.  Something really bothered me today and I am going to share.  Here's the rant: I was shopping with Peanut today at Kohl's, a nice all-American kind of store.  Nothing cutting edge about Kohl's, really.  I like it more now that Vera Wang is on board, but they still are not the go to place for me if I want to be hip or cool looking.  Imagine my shock today when looking for new pj's in the girls section size 4-6x to find an entire RACK (pun intended) of bras for girls ... size 4-6x.  Speechless, for a second, then  confusion sets in.  Who in the world is buying a bra for a girl this age/size? Somebody must be or I am sure Candie's wouldn't be making them.  FYI, the website says for girls size 7-16.  The store had a sign on the rack "4-6x". Now I am a mom that probably painted my daughter's nails earlier than some and even lets her wear lip gloss, when she wants "make-up".  But make up and nails are fun!!! Bras are uncomfortable, restrictive and honestly not that necessary if you are an A cup and/or  haven't graduated from kindergarten yet. If I could, I would go without one all the time, but a little weight gain and 13 months of breast feeding will no longer allow that. In my opinion, the only time a bra is fun is when someone else is taking it off of you. Is there anyone out there who can explain this to me?  (The pre-k bra thing.  I've got the fun thing about bras covered.) I was wondering if Kohl's also provides a salesperson dressed like a Bratz doll to give Peanut a proper bra fitting. Should I expect to find Dora print thongs next?

Oh look, something positive!  A rave:  I am a new fan of cream eyeshadow.  Maybelline has a great color trio that I love.  Looks great with my hazel eyes.  Takes maybe 5 seconds to put on.  Fingers do fine by me. Slap on some eyeliner, usually powder  with help of a brush(10 seconds, or 2 minutes if I am digging for said brush), and mascara (20 seconds, 30 if I curl them). In less than a minute, I look like a million bucks.  Well, at least 50 bucks!

Another rant:

Dear big name peanut butter makers,

    If you are going to jump into the all natural peanut butter arena, don't add sugar to it and call it natural.  Last time I checked, natural means to come from nature. Peanuts in natural form don't have sugar in them. Just stick to the partially hydrogenated crap you make, if you aren't gonna do it right.  And people, you must read your labels if you really want to make informed healthy choices. 

Rave: Hulu and all other networks and sites that let me watch my fave TV shows online.  Our TV is busted and it happened at the worst time.  I was sick, just took Peanut to school and came home to make my comfy palette on the couch and watch/sleep to trashy TV for the better part of the day.  

This is what I saw. Giant gasp!!!!!!!

That was 4 weeks ago. Now, we bought this TV at least 10 years ago  at "Nobody Beats The Wiz".  It was the floor sample.  The remote had been hot glued to the side of it. I was not stunned that the TV gave out on us.  I didn't get to see any paternity tests or hear a redneck crowd yell, "Jerry! Jerry!"  that day. However, thanks to  Hulu and many other network websites, I can still watch my shows.  So, we have put off replacing the outdated, oversized television until we find a great deal on a flat screen.  Plus with hulu you get to see the funnier clips of SNL without enduring the slow, not funny sketches.  I am all caught up on The Good Wife, Parenthood, Brothers and Sisters, Grey's Anatomy, The Voice and even my mindless, guilty pleasure since high school, The Young and the Restless. Cue music to "Nadia's Theme".