"Bob" for President

A friend of mine said she received the most wonderful gift from a niece ... a book with photos and funny things her son had said when he was little. Our kids say the funniest and smartest things, don't they? I don't know about you but I think I'll never forget them (and mean to write them down just in case), but then the phrases or funny stories go right out of my head. Since I am terrible about writing in a journal or thinking to stop and write down the funny stories as they happen, I thought I would share here. You don't mind, do you? Feel free to share your stories, too!

My daughter woke up before the school the other day and came over to me in the kitchen, where I was having a cup of coffee to start the day and watching my morning CNN. I can't start the day without CNN! I usually turn it off as soon as the kids come in because I don't want them hearing all the bad stories of the day but they were talking about President Obama's first 100 days in office, so I thought it wouldn't be too much for her to handle. (She's in kindergarten.) Well, that may have been a mistake as all that is going on right now is a little too much for me to handle, but anyway ... I'm thinking she isn't even listening but she is, of course, so the questions start. 

My Daughter, the Brain: "How long will President Obama be the president?" 

Me: "Four years or, if he runs again and wins, eight years."  

The Brain: "Then he can take a break and run again later?"  

Me: "No. Eight years is the limit for a person to be the president."

The Brain: "What if he wears a disguise?" 

Me: "A disguise? Like what?" 

The Brain: "A red wig." 

Me: "Hmmm. I think that would be interesting but don't you think people would still recognize him, especially if he still has the name Barack Obama?"

The Brain: "He could change his name." 

Me: "To what?"

The Brain: "Bob"

Me: "Bob Obama?"

The Brain: "No, just Bob."

Me: "So, you think Barack Obama should, after 8 years as president, buy a red wig, change his name to 'Bob' and run again?"

The Brain: "Yes."

Me: "Don't you think people will wonder who 'Bob' is and where he came from? What if they ask him what he did before he ran for president or where he went to school?"

The Brain: "He should tell them he doesn't remember."

Me: "So, if anyone asks him a question, he should just say: 'I don't recall?' Do you think it will work?"

The Brain: "Yes. He can just say he forgot."

Me: "Sounds like a plan. Let's e-mail it to him if he is still president in eight years. Don't want to get ahead of ourselves. It has only been 100 days."

The Brain: "What's for breakfast?"

Text for Free Info

I've had this happen where I am out and about and can't find a particular store or restaurant, or I want to call ahead to check hours or stock. A SugarLandMOM.com reader suggests texting 466453 with some details (name of the business, city, state, cross streets if you have them) and – voila! – Google sends you a text back in seconds with all the info you need! Sometimes, you will get a couple of texts if there are several locations of a particular business or something. It's all free from Google but standard texting rates apply, depending on what your service plan is. 

Have questions? Get the "411" on 466453 by texting "help" to 466453. Of course! 

Facelogic Coming to SL Town Square

SUGAR LAND, TX (April 14, 2009) – Planned Community Developers, Ltd. (PCD) is pleased to announce Facelogic will open for business in June 2009 on the ground level of the new Minute Maid office building in Sugar Land Town Square.
The sleek and modern spa will offer professional, affordable skincare services including signature and elite facials, waxing, and a membership program offering further price savings. Facelogic also offers premium skincare products such as the Eminence Organic, MD Skincare, and Peter Thomas Roth lines.
“Facelogic serves with passion, skill and integrity to provide routine skincare that is essential for healthy skin. Our innovative concept offers affordable luxury services and premium quality products,” said Facelogic Owner Kim Fenton. “Our services are being well received in Sugar Land and we’re excited to open our new location in such a prosperous and growing community.”
Occupying 1,794 square feet of retail space, this store will mark Facelogic’s fourth Houston-area location. 

No Children's Museum in Sugar Land This Summer

Just in case you were thinking ahead to summer and heading out to the Children's Museum of Houston's temporary summer satellite location at Sugar Land Town Square ... you'll be taking the kids to Charming Charlie instead. According to a museum spokesman, there will be no Sugar Land satellite this year because of the Houston museum's big expansion, which they unveiled recently.  

I know. It stinks. It was nice to have a place where the kids could cool off and learn something over the summer. But don't despair. There is plenty of learning to be done at Charming Charlie over the summer. Here is proposed lesson plan for the kids:

Preschool: Name all the colors represented at Charming Charlie. (Caution: Do not let your child stare directly at any bling or they may be blinded for life.)

Elementary School: Add up mom's total cost for the 20 items she is carrying to the counter and then promptly forget it because we are not telling daddy!

Middle School: Add up mom's total cost for the 20 items she is carrying to the counter and subtract $5 for every time you rolled your eyes because you think your mom is horribly embarrassing for wearing so much bling. That is mom's new total which we can tell daddy. 

High School: Add up mom's total cost for the 20 items she is carrying to the counter and, if you are a girl, add to it the 20 items you are wanting and then immediately put back the 20 items you are wanting because you are so paying for those yourself and, of course, you spent all of your money from babysitting already so you will probably be sneaking into mom's closet to "borrow" the cool stuff she bought. 

Lesson learned: Don't bring your kids to Charming Charlie. 

Jesus on Facebook?

Just got a friend suggestion on Facebook.

Someone thinks I should be Facebook friends with Jesus O. Nazareth (Houston, TX).

Apparently, this is a project by River Pointe Church in Richmond, located near Greatwood just off the Grand Parkway and U.S. 59, to celebrate Easter. They want to see how fast Jesus will spread on Facebook. 

It made me think. If Jesus were here today, would he actually use Facebook to reach his followers? Who would his "Friends" be? Would he have a MySpace page? How about Twitter? Wonder how many "Followers" he would have. I imagine his "tweets" would be much more impressive than most!

If Jesus were on Twitter, what do you think he would say? 

Get Them While They are Cheap!

Unfortunately, another Sugar Land Town Square retailer is leaving. Strasburg Children will be closing sometime before the summer, according to the clerk, and the mark downs have started. We bought a dress off the clearance rack for this fall for – get this – $18.99 and a winter nightgown for $14.98. If you've ever been at Strasburg, you know that's a SUPER bargain. The prices of each item started at $107 and $86. Check out the deals before they are gone!

Have you found any awesome deals lately? Tell us about them! E-mail info@sugarlandmom.com. 

Easter Carbs ... Today only!

My kids always love this pasta around Easter time. It's on sale today only at World Market. (The one in Sugar Land is at Sweetwater near Toy R Us and Lowe's.) Check it out ... but save a couple for me!