So Jess and I were talking and discussing my bucket list (by the way, haven't seen the movie yet) and trying to figure out which ones we can accomplish. Some of them will be fairly easy. Some not so much. Some require someone of the male gender. But one I'd really like to do that I think would be really REALLY cool is to have tea with the Queen of England. Seriously. I've seen or heard a few ideas, such as cross dressing like Lady Gaga, winning the Britain's Got Talent thingy, repeating her name in my Facebook status hoping her secret spies will see it, become a ninja and sneak past security, get pregnant by one of her sons, become or marry a security guard... And I just saw photos of the Obamas having tea with her which makes me sad. I want to have tea with her!

Anyone have any ideas on how I can convince the Queen to have tea with me?  Does anyone have her phone number? Email? Facebook page? Twitter? Anything?!

Every day all across the world and in our own country, maybe as near as just across the street or even in your own home, children and adults are going hungry, children are forced into prostitution, drug trafficking, and carrying weapons, people are being killed and raped, spouses are being beaten physically and emotionally, children are being kidnapped, babies abandoned and aborted, children orphaned, people persecuted and killed for their beliefs... Why do we only take notice and want to give of our time and money when it is a story repeated over and over again on the television? Does making a headline on the 5 o'clock news make it more newsworthy than an occurrence that only a handful of people know about? What happened in Haiti is devastating, but I am more saddened by the daily tragedies that I and most other people overlook and ignore.

I don't feel there is anything wrong about giving to the major charities, but what about the lesser-known organizations? Your local food bank, for example, is just one of the many ways you can contribute in helping to better your own community. We could volunteer our time by visiting with those who have been forgotten in nursing homes or by mentoring to a child who is craving attention.

It's heartbreaking to think that so many of us neglect those in our own towns and cities who are hungry, cold from lack of heat and warm clothes, without shelter, without transportation, and so on. Right now you may have a friend, relative, or neighbor who is in need of food, toilet paper, diapers, etc. I think we should start looking around us and seeing where we can help, rather than waiting for a disaster to strike and the news reporter to tell us where help is needed.

I miss ya'll. That's right, I said ya'll. Why not?! haha I hope you all are doing splendidly. Hoping to be back soon.