Why llama shaving?

I got my first responses within 12 hours of publishing! Yahoo! What a thrill! To answer the question of the significance of 'llama shaving', I have this to say:

A few weeks ago, I was appealing to my OCD and making an official family wish list. I figured that after consulting the clan for ideas, I would post our wish list somewhere we could see it regularly. My hope was that as my children and I earn our pennies we would consider the grander things to save money for rather than buy the latest and greatest tongue cleaner or the got-to-have-it speckled green lip gloss.

Upon soliciting my family for ideas I received the following answers:

A Wii
Seven Peaks Water Passes
A horse and carriage
Swimming Lessons
A pooper scooper for previously mentioned horse
A trip to Hawaii
A llama shaver

Adding to the humor of the situation was that my girls were completely serious. Even though every time I think about it, I laugh, if one of my girls wants to invest in llama shaving training I, of course, would not want to do anything to deter her. What ever feeds her zest for life ought to be something I at least know how to encourage. HOWEVER, she will need to wait until there is a place on our very own property we can stick llamas and their hair, fleas, eggs, etc. where only those who want to experience that kind of thing can go. Perhaps by then, rather than llama shaving their interests will evolve into something a little more conventional-like learning how to drive a horse-drawn carriage.

I prefer saving pennies for a Wii.

I, Trishelle SoandSo, being of a somewhat sound mind do officially begin my very own blog. Being that I plan to be widely published someday, I figured I ought to start putting pen to paper-or at least finger to keyboard.

So without further ado, Here I go!

You may find yourself asking, "What is a domestic engineer?" This question can be answered by filling out a job description. A domestic engineer:

Takes charge of raising cute little kidlets (in my case sweet baby girls) to be contributing members of society.

Cooks, thaws, melts, etc. food stuffs to provide sustenance for said children and a hungry spouse.

Cleans up substances of every texture, odor and color found within the perimeter of her beloved dwelling.

Creates an atmosphere where a family can be comfortable letting their hair down. This of course may be difficult for those members who are bald or may have a receding head of hair.

All while cultivating a sense of her own beauty and healthy sense of self by feeding her zest for life. This can be anything ranging from athletics, academics, social delights, llama shaving and/or straightening paper clips.

Did I leave anything out? Please feel free to add to the job desciption!

I saw a commercial the other day that totally made my day. I have to write it down quick before I forget it:

A lone little boy, holding a bat and ball, walks onto a deserted baseball field.
He pretends to be the announcer and says "Here comes the greatest batter in the world!" He steps up to the home plate, throws the ball straight up and swings at his self-pitch. He misses.

He throws it up again, a little more determined this time...swings, then misses.

The third time, he adjusts his baseball cap, puffs out his cheeks and goes for one more. This time he is resolute. He throws it up, swings and misses.

For a moment, the little boy looks positively crushed by his defeat and mumbles "Three strikes, I'm out." Then, his face brightens as he declares, "He's the greatest pitcher in the world!"

The commercial was for Optimism....very cool.