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Crazy Compulsions? What Are Yours?

Everyone has some weird compulsion. I have many. However there is one that shakes me to my core.

One of my biggest fears is accidentally taking a drink of a beverage belonging to the person sitting next to me at a movie? I don't know why but if I have to sit next to someone it is all I can think about. I'm such a freak. Agony. I avoid opening nights like the plague because I will not be able to enjoy the movie at all because I will be concentrating on the drink the entire time.

So there you go. I'm a total freak. Do you have any crazy compulsions?

You Ask I Answer! Let's Talk About Opening Presents At Children's Birthday Parties!

So in my blog post below about falling and hurting myself at Jason's party it was mentioned that we didn't open presents in front of the other kids. In this area not many people do. My comment was met with some questions regarding why.

It seems in my experience that opening presents at the party only causes hurt feelings. At this young age children are not yet accustomed to the selflessness of watching others open presents. Someone is always crying to their mom that they don't have a present to open. Well duh, it's not your birthday party!

And not to mention once a present is opened the need for immediate gratification is compelling enough for the child to abandon all other wrapped gifts to try and open the gift in their hands. This leads to annoyance among the party mom who is trying to take pictures and control 12 little people at the same time.

Even more embarrassing is when the child opens a gift they are not fond of and the look of disappointment or even worse, the actual spoken words of disappointment are made known to the group surrounding them. That is the moment when all effort put into the party is ruined because a child, and at least 2 moms have been humiliated. There is no coming back from that.

Finally if a toy is opened it automatically becomes community property. With a slew of rough kids playing with a toy it is bound to break in some form. Then the birthday child is left devastated and the mother of the child who provided that gift is most likely angry. At least let the toys get home before you break them! It's common courtesy.

Now before you all think, "Wow, Lee's kids sure are brats if they act this way." let me just say I'm not only talking about my child. These are bits and pieces I have picked up from parties I have attended. But I want to hear your side of the coin. Do you open gifts at children's parties? If not why? What age do you think they are ready?

...And Then Mommy Fell And Hurt Her Ankle At My Birthday Party!

Okay so today at Jason's 5th birthday party I fell and hurt my ankle trying to be Queen of the Park. I failed miserably, wounded myself and was named "Court Loser" by the Queen herself Apryl Cooke. See my vlog below to hear the real story. Then check out the picture of the true Queen of the Park below.

PS: I left the part out where Tim got annoyed with me for whining about it because he gets mad when I talk about him. But he yelled at me all afternoon and told me to suck it up. Tim is so mean sometimes. He also doesn't always "get me".

Queen of Magnolia Park Apryl Cooke

A Salute To Moms From Adam Baldwin!

And before anyone asks...it's Jayne from Firefly on the picture. I had someone say to me earlier on the phone, "He has a drawing of himself on his Twitter with a huge gun." It was said in this disdainful way. I was like, "Dude...that's Jayne!" So then she said, "Who's Jayne?" and my head kind of exploded. So THEN I explain it to her and she says "Oh, I have a pre school craft I did on my blog making Fireflies with band aids, maybe I'll send it to him." And then I wet my pants.

PS: This will be my final blog on Adam Baldwin. I have received such huge feedback on this though so thank you for reading and keeping up. People thought it was a nice change from the "norm". And now they are looking forward to renting Firefly, Serenity and tuning into Chuck Monday nights on NBC.

Mission Adam Baldwin Went Awry And We May Never Recover Everyone We Lost!

Well that’s a little more drama than I signed up for. Mission Baldwin went horribly awry and there were a number of casualties. Mission Baldwin you ask? If you haven't been watching MySentimentExactLee here's what you've missed (anybody catch that).

• I missed the season premier of Chuck, wrote a blog about it
• I discovered Adam Baldwin’s blog about politics, blogged about that too
• Had my last web show before the hiatus, talked about fantasy men and how the real person behind the character is seldom the same.
• Had the brilliant idea of getting Adam Baldwin to follow me on twitter
• Rallied a group of other mom fans and launched a tweet assault
• 1 ½ days later he relented and followed me
• Because this was all in good fun I DM’d him saying thank you for being a good sport
• He wrote back a cryptic message that I didn’t get, and BLOCKED ME!?!

Now you are caught up.

A little context to help you understand where I am coming from, I had had a hard week, a close friend and fellow blogger Karissa had died, I was sad about my last show, stressed about my new blog, and organizing a birthday party for a hoard of preschoolers who don’t RSVP. I just wanted a little fun to lighten the load, and it seemed to blow up in my face. What upset me the most, was that Adam also blocked a bunch of other women who participated in the mission. One fan in particular has traveled the world to meet Adam at conventions. This really hurt her feelings. And of course I feel awful that she participated in something in jest that obviously upset Mr. Baldwin. The entire crew is sorry for that. It was never the intent.

But lo and behold I receive a public tweet from @adamsbaldwin today saying that it was all a misunderstanding. He thought I was publicly unfollowing him because I sent him a message saying "Bye Bye Mr. Baldwin" when I was really saying "Bye Bye Mr. Baldwin I have taken you off my laminated card." Long story read the blog. He publicly apologized and began unblocking all of us. He even re-followed me and another fan (the one I spoke about above).

Isn't he unbelievably sweet? I mean a public apology to a fan, you don't get that everyday. I'm honored he took notice of my broken spirit and made right of the situation. He is a stand up guy.

In the end the truth is moms are some of the most important fans. Moms control the money, moms watch TV, moms keep actors working. Being crushed on by a Nielsen Power Mom isn't the worst thing in the world for Adam Baldwin. I represent 10,000 moms or something like that, I always forget. (There are 50 of us out there and we represent America so Baldwin, you’re the genius, you do the math). If I talk about Adam Baldwin on my blog, other people will see it, then they will research him and they will start watching him.

And he does the same for me. He puts on a great show and gives me about 7 blog’s worth of material. I had more fun writing my Adam Baldwin blogs than I have had writing anything else. As I've said numerous times my new blog (coming out tonight) will have an entire Entertainment section since it is my true passion. Adam Baldwin is my passion. Brian Krause is my passion. Anthony Wiggle is my passion. George Eads is my passion. Joel Gretsch is my passion. Do you hear what I am saying?

It's been said a million times. I impact Hollywood.
MySentimentExactLee

Wowwee Robotics RoboRover Review!

Jason received the Wowwee Robotics RoboRover for Christmas and has been playing with him every since. "Robie" as he has been coined scares our dogs to death and delights both of our children. Much like his father with the television remote, there is something about holding a remote that makes Jason feel like he is in control. And let me tell you, this remote is pretty complicated looking for a small child. Luckily it is easy to use!

WowWee Robotics has introduced an entire line of remote controlled robots and RoboRover is all about exploration. This yellow robot rolls on tread style wheels so that he doesn't have to dodge the Lego's on our living room floor. Thank goodness, or else he wouldn't get very far. Jason likes to set him up in a special place and turn on his alarm mode. That way when someone walks by Robie will talk and scare that person. I'm not sure that is supposed to be the point but that is the game Jason likes to play. I think Robie is precious with his little hat and spotlight and light up green face.

RoboRover is supposed to get smarter as you play with him. Maybe because my children are much younger than the suggested age this hasn't really worked for us. The directions say he has up to 200 phrases but I think I've only heard him say about 25 things. The only other problem I've found is that in exploration mode he shuts down rather quickly. It only takes a tap of a button to wake him back up but the directions make it sound like he'll roam for a while on his own.

In conclusion this was a big favorite in our household. I was lucky enough to win another WowWee robot in a contest so both kids have one. They are played with every single day which is more than I can say for 90% of the toys we have in the house. Remote control robots seem to be the toys of the future so I'm glad we got on board early.

To find out more about WowWee Robotics click http://www.wowwee.com/en/products/toys/robots/robotics

Oh There Has Been A Turn Of Events In The Adam Baldwin Drama!

So only moments ago I wrote to all of you to let you know that Mr. Adam Baldwin agreed to follow me on Twitter. A few minutes after I posted this blog he wrote me a nice little note, something nice and happy. Then merely seconds later he BLOCKED me!!!

Really Adam, after all we've been through you are going to block me? One of your biggest fans who took the time to put an entire 2 days into blogging about your greatness, rallied the troops to bring you in on a moment of greatness and was genuinely happy to be your friend...dumped.

So I ask again. Why Adam, why? Where did it all go wrong? Was it an accident? You meant to click Message but instead you clicked Block? Or is it out of contempt for your fans? Are moms not exactly who you want to cater to? Did you just desperately want back on my laminated card? This isn't the way to get there Adam. This tomfoolery will only hurt feelings. Do you want to hurt me Adam, was this the point all along?

My heart is now broken. Honestly, and I'm not joking when I say this, it has been an emotional week with the main light being from Mr. Baldwin and his good sportsmanship and my blogging comrades banning together to help me on my mission. And now it has soured. I didn't even get 24 hours of his followship. It was meant as good fun, a publicity stunt for my favorite actor.

Now is the time for some dog house keys if you want back in my good graces,
MySentimentExactLee

And Now My Friends, Adam Baldwin Will Be Removed From My Laminated Card.

Well that was fun. I think as a whole we successfully made Adam Baldwin highly uncomfortable. I'd like to think he was flattered by the amount of love coming his way from so many fans, but we'll probably never know.

Me, I picture him confused and sitting in his office at home yelling at the screen "What the HELL do you want me to do!!!" and his wife walking in saying, "Honey who are you yelling at?" and then he is all like, "This stupid girl on Twitter. She wants me to acknowledge her and then I do and she yells at me. But then I ignore her and I get hundreds of tweets saying not to ignore her. I've never been SO confused!!!" Except that actually in my head he doesn't have a hot wife. Or 3 kids that are practically my age.

But now, because Adam Baldwin has acknowledged me, he must come off of my Top 5 laminated card. After almost 10 years Adam Baldwin is being shelved. Why you might ask must I do this? Well because since my blogging and web show career has actually led me into Hollywoodland, my wonderful husband has put his foot down. Once I actually meet or talk to anyone on my list, they must come off. The whole point of the list is that you will never meet these people, therefore there is no threat.

So I take this moment to say a BIG THANK YOU to Adam Baldwin who played the game he was thrust into unknowingly in great spirit. He can rest easy knowing I will probably never bother him on Twitter seeing as how all he talks about is politics. I was raised in America, not Canada, therefore I have no education in American Government. And besides, I can't understand a darn thing he says on his blog or his Twitter account. Can anyone?

I do hope to meet up with you sometime Adam. Maybe at next years ChuckCon if there is such a thing again. When we meet in that hurried convention sort of way where they herd us through like cattle I'll simply walk up to you and smile and say:

Beautiful Day Isn't It Mr. Baldwin,
MySentimentExactLee

Thank You All For Coming To My Last Show Before Hiatus!

That was a FUN show! We paid tribute to Karissa @prissygreen which was heart wrenching. Thank you all for holding my hand as I held yours. We talked about our fantasy men. Hugh Jackman, Antonio Banderas, Gerard Butler, Hugh Laurie...I was quite surprised by some of your choices. I am pretty sure Simon Cowell made it in there. Mine of course was Adam Baldwin. Don't forget Mission @adamsbaldwin vs @mysentiment has commenced. That should be interesting, no idea how it will pan out! I want everyone to remember it is all in GOOD FUN! Especially Adam.

I'm so grateful for everyone who showed up each and every Thursday (and sometimes Wednesday) nights to watch my show and share your life with me. I will be back, no worries at all. My show is the best part of this whole blogging venture. I'm so blessed to have met each and every one of you. Obviously I couldn't do it without you.

Also please keep an eye out for my new blog that will be premiering over the weekend. It's going to be the same blog, but BETTER! And it is going to have an entertainment section. That is my true passion and I notice it is where I find most of my traffic. I can't wait to roll it out! A huge thanks goes out to Susan from http://www.blogdesignsbysusan.com for making this all happen!

Above I leave you with a great big kiss from me. I wanted to do it while on my show but it timed out. It's for each and every one of you...especially you Mr. Baldwin ;) I'll be back!

There's no place I can be
Since I found serenity
But you can't take the sky from me,

MySentimentExactLee