SassCDaphne: 10/30/2005

The Apple Doesn't Fall Far.......

Last night I learned that my daughter, Skye, and I have a lot more in common than just our looks (see below).

When I was her age, I couldn't stand chocolate which is not common in kids. While Skye was sifting through her bottomless pit of Halloween candy, she mentioned that I could have her chocolate candy because she can't stand chocolate. What are the chances of that?!?! Even more scary, I know what I put MY parents through as a kid so I have a feeling that eventually this will be my punishment for it! lol

We don't have any big plans for the weekend. The kids and I have declared Saturdays to be "library day" in an effort to get Skye more interested in reading. We go to the local library which is very nice and they have a great kid's section. They have these cute little private benches where the kids can sit and read to themselves. They are really enjoying library time and looking forward to it. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Daph

Don't Mess With Texas! (toll booths, that is!)

Woman Owes More Than $76,000 In Toll Booth
Charges

POSTED: 9:36 am CST November 2, 2005
UPDATED: 11:57 am CST November
3, 2005

FORT WORTH, Texas -- A woman faces criminal charges after being
arrested for not stopping at toll booths more than 2,900 times.
Evangelina
Sanchez Gonzalez, 41, may be the most notorious toll booth runner in North Texas
and has amassed fines of more than $76,000.
"I would say nothing (to all the
people who pay their tolls)," Gonzalez said.
During the 20 months that
officials said Gonzalez ran through the booths, she would have paid about $1,800
in tolls. Now, she owes more than 42 times that amount with the addition of
fines and penalties.

Toll authorities said Gonzalez continued
committing similar offenses after she had been arrested for running toll booths.
Not paying the toll is a Class-C misdemeanor.
The North Texas Tollway
Authority estimates that 35,000 drivers out of 1 million daily transactions do
not pay when passing through the tollbooths.
Gonzalez was arrested in
October and was released pending trial.

Article from http://www.nbc5i.com

A Cute Blinky Site

My sister recently posted a site that has some cute blinkies but I also found another one that has more. It takes awhile to go through them all, but some are great! Go to Pinky Blinkies for some cute blinkies like these: