Kind of a big day...

My 7yo has been obsessed with "We Are the World" because he learned the song at school, and our babysitter showed him the video for the updated, 2009 version of the song. He knows all of the singers in order, and sings along with them, which I love.

This morning's observation at breakfast: "Mom, Snoop Dogg is really tall. He's like as tall as Abraham Lincoln!"  

Want to hear something crazy? 

THEY ARE/WERE THE EXACT SAME HEIGHT. (6'4". I looked it up.)

Before I tell you about my big day, I want to highlight my friend Jennifer, who just had weight loss surgery very recently, and she explains her reasons beautifully here. I am super super proud of her. 

My first piece of news today is that I'm very excited to be featured in a piece on the the Mom2.0 site today, talking about issues that matter. It's an honor for my words to be side by side with people I admire, like Karen Walrond, A'Driane Nieves, Vikki Reich, and Kelly Wickham Hurst. 

"So many memes and opinions are circling around the internet that it’s almost impossible for the average voter to tell what is truth anymore. Journalism is supposed to be built on integrity and fact checking, and so many web sites with click-bait headlines are no more accurate than throwing darts blindfolded. People don’t even seem to notice multiple misspellings and poor grammar. Opinion is not fact. Fact is fact. It’s become so murky that the American public is having a hard time discerning it."

Second, I am the resident blogger for Smith Wealth Advisors, a firm here in Austin, and we have some excellent non-toy ideas in this post for you to give your kids to help them build their future. 

And third, it's my pleasure to publish an interview with the beautiful and wonderful Christine Messina at LiveMom.com. She always gives me inspiration to up my game. And she owns this gorgeous candy shop in Austin that is so much fun. Just look at this candy!

Random thoughts: why are the bees so angry this time of year? In Austin, they are buzzing around like, "Why isn't it cold yet? Man, we're tired. We're so done with this whole 90-degrees thing." 

Love, Kristin