I don’t know if one would refer to me as crazy, insane or just a plain ol’ blog hog…but I have a few blogs and I’m preparing to launch a group blog……anyone have any late night issues…I’m an incurable insomniac. You can always find me on twitter as jareason. As it is, I am attempting to bribe another woman named Jerri Ann into giving me that twitter name but so far, no luck. I’ll let you know if it pans out. And, I am also trying to buy the domain jerriann.com from the person who owns it as it has sat since 2004 with the same photo of “under constructin” type info on it. But, in the meantime…here’s where you can find me….

Jerri Ann Reason - media site
Jerri Ann - my battle wth EASports and the 30 day challenge
Mom~E~Centric - my personal site
TV Boyfriends - my most popular site
Mom is Teaching - where I hope to grow the most
Mental and Emotonal Health- where I hope to lend a helping hand the most often
Media Critiques - where I make fun of people (you maybe)
Parenting Stes 411 - where I try to offer up good parenting links I find
Michelle Obama Watch - watching Michelle Obama become the most popular First Lady ever
Life in Reality - celebrity watch
TBTS The Real Truth - a scam that caught even me

And, stay tuned for an upcoming group blog endeavor. Scarry? Yes, indeed!

TBTS The Real Truth

Luckily most birthmarks are generally harmless.  I’ve never known anyone who had a birthmark that was dangerous to the person with the mark but apparently there are some problems that can be the result to a what is thought to be a simple birthmark.  Most of the birthmarks are apparent at birth but there are a few that occur after birth. The cause of them is always guessed at by many people who call themselves believers of old wives tale.  You know, things like it is a sign of a mother’s unfulfilled wishes, the result of something the mother ate during pregnancy, or the product of a traumatic birth.  These are simply not true.

There are birthmarks that have a genetic component but most of the marks are just random.  And believe it or not, having a birthmark back in the Middle Ages, you may have been accused of witchcraft but honestly, most marks don’t have serious or lasting effects. 

Birthmarks are generally categorized as pigmented or vascular.  Pigmented birthmarks are generally a result of an overgrowth of melanocytes which are the cells that regulate the pigment of the skin.  Moles are included in the pigmented type.

igmented birthmarks are a result of an overgrowth of melanocytes, the cells that regulate the pigment in our skin. Pigmented birthmarks are very common, including marks such as café-au-lait spots, moles, and Mongolian blue spots.

There’s much more to know if you or your child has a birthmark and you can read about it here.

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We don’t have guest over to our house often.  Our house is a wreck and even though my mom works her tail off everyday (I am in a non-mobile cast so don’t even go there) to try to keep it all done but it is simply really hard to do with a 4 year old and a 6 year old scattering clothes, toys, dirty, more dirt. 

I have a few items that just need to be carried to the garage and stored and then of course there are crutches and walkers and can boots and holy cow my husband has no clue where the hamper is.  The one thing that irritates my mom (and our former cleaning lady) is that fact that we have so many computers.  I didn’t say that in a boastful way because, mos6t of 6them don’t work just yet. 

Wait, they might work, I just haven’t seen them in action. Right now there are about 4 laptops running, 2 fully functioning desktops, 2 desk tops that he is “building” and then the boys computer.  So, yea my family room is a wreck and I don’t even let the pizza delivery guy come inside. 

But, if you host a lot, I have some links for you…you can’t afford to miss.  Be a Better Hostesss – 10 to help you become the Ultimate Hostess With the Mostess

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I’m curious to know your status and I’m gonna give you a few ideas that you can use to make a little extra cash.  And I  notice now that I didn’t include our dad’s on there so if you are a stay at home father or any of the others but fall into the father department of parenting, please jump in on the other section.

So, if you are just careening about, looking for some extra cash on the side, here’s a few ideas to get you started.  Dog Walker?  Well, where I”m from there are no such thing as dog walkers because dogs simply run free and walk themselves.  But, if you live in a big city, I can see where you might could make some cash (and lose some weight) if you did this for a living.  Could you imagine walking 2 or 3 dogs a day at 2 or 3 different times.  That’s be 3 long walks and 9 dogs…woot, some money there I’m sure.

A handyman?  Now, that, that’s pretty funny because a handyman I am not!  I couldn’t fix anything if I tried, but if you have those skills, people are always looking to fix broken things.  A medical transcriptionist is a great way of making some extra cash if you in that business.  I happen to have excellent medical terminology skills from all those years working in doctors offices and I type really well and I’ve yet to get one of these jobs so I don’t know how hard they are to get for everyone else but for me…not easy.

A few other odd jobs that you mind find some extra cash can be found in this article.

Then a friend on Face Book made mention of being a bit concerned about the outbreak.  So, I read a little, asked a few questions and apparently for now, it’s still an issue in Mexico and no fatalities in the U.S.  Not that I’m saying it’s ok for it to be there, just saying…

Anyway, you know how kid are, you send them to school and the slobber and snot and germ all over everything.  A friend’s husband who is a med tech suggested that I wear a mask in the airport and on the plane.  I’m not flying for a couple of more weeks and we will see then how it all works out. 

In the meantime, what is your freak factor?

I’m paraphrasing here but what he said that was so powerful to me was this

“I believe that this is a moral issue….I believe that this is not an issue that women take lightly….I believe that women are in a better position to make decisions on this matter than congress …or the President of the United States….and at the same time….I want to see what we can do to prevent unwanted pregnancies especially in teenagers…..which is on the rise”

People, that is powerful stuff!  The man has the ego big enough to finally be open and say that regardless of what men say, they have no idea what pregnancy feels like or how to do with unwanted pregnancy.