From BabyCenter.comSophia knocked Isabella off her throne this year and elbowed her into the number 2 position. Aiden, meanwhile, rules the boys' list for the sixth year in a row.
New to the top 10 are Abigail, who floated up from the 11th-place spot she held last year, and Liam, who bounded up the ranks from his former spot 23.
Got to say, had a very enjoyable even Friday Night. Took the family to the Domain Shopping Complex on Friday for dinner and a stroll.
We started out with dinner at the restaurant "North".
We always call for reservations and ask to be seated outside. We order and the kids run off to the kid friendly courtyard right next to us. They play, come back have a sip of water, go back, come back have some appetizer, go back, entree. Mom and dad eat a relaxed, delicious, semi-adult meal. (And North has great Pizza that the kids love.)
After the meal we stroll up and down the well-lit, music filled streets. We usually just window shop, people watch, talk and a lot of times end up at the bookstore.
We all love our books and the rule is we each get one.
After the bookstore we went to this wonderful chocolate place next door and got super-dooper gelatos.
I know this sounds not to exciting, but sometimes "not exciting" is just what the "family" doctor ordered.
Today is the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11. After three years of painstakingly thorough searching, NASA has concluded that the original tapes of the first manned moon landing are most likely lost forever. However, with the help of tape restoration experts, the agency has refurbished the existing footage making it clearer than ever.
FASCINATING archive footage of Neil Armstrong landing on the Moon 40 years ago can be seen for the very first time after being released by NASA.
The grainy 50-second clip shows a side-view of Armstrong walking down the steps of Apollo 11 and taking his first steps on to the Moon.
Armstrong then utters the immortal words: "That is one small step for man...one giant leap for mankind".
WHAT WOMEN REALLY WANT
A Woman's Day/AOL survey reveals "what women wish men knew." Among the insights...
When women ask, "Does this make me look fat?" they really want to hear:
65% -- his opinion, that's why I asked.
35% -- a resounding "no." (Tell me I'm beautiful no matter what I am wearing.)
After a bad day, all women want is:
54% -- for him to give me a hug.
21% -- to have him listen to my problems, without trying to solve them.
18% -- for him to make dinner and put the kids to bed.
7% -- for him to fix me a drink.
When women tell their men that they're "fine," what they really mean is:
43% -- "I want to talk about what's bothering me, even if I say I don't."
34% -- "I'm not fine, and no, I don't want to talk about it."
23% -- "I'm good, thanks for asking."
When asked what's missing most from their relationship:
35% -- physical intimacy (holding hands, kissing)
27% -- conversation
22% -- time alone
16% -- couldn't ask for a more fulfilling relationship
When it comes to their sex lives:
31% -- it's nonexistent
26% -- it's still hot and steamy
25% -- it's great, but doesn't compare with our first years together
18% -- they'd rather crawl in bed with a good book
Women want men to help out around the house by:
31% -- taking out the trash
30% -- cooking
23% -- doing laundry
16% -- don't bother, they'd rather do the chores themselves
Women think men look most attractive dressed in:
48% -- jeans and T-shirt
20% -- a uniform (firefighter, police officer, military, etc.)
20% -- a business suit
12% -- nothing at all
What do women want in a husband?
64% -- would rather be with a man who is poor and attractive than rich and unattractive
54% -- would like a man that makes them laugh
10% -- would like a man who has washboard abs like Matthew McConaughey
Here are this week's Five Fabulous Finds from Coupon Cravings, including free sopapillas, ice cream and even lip balm from Burt's Bees. Plus, get a bunch of "free after rebate" deals, like scrapbooking software, a two-piece paint brush set and a Sharp calculator.
The next Susan Boyle? Er, maybe not. Simon compares him to a dog meowing:
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Mean Moms    Â
    Someday when my children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates a parent, I will tell them, as my Mean Mom told me: I loved you enough . . . to ask where you were going, with whom, and what time you would be home.
    I loved you enough to be silent and let you discover that your new best friend was a creep.
    I loved you enough to stand over you for two hours while you cleaned your room, a job that should have taken 15 minutes.
    I loved you enough to let you see anger, disappointment, and tears in my eyes. Children must learn that their parents aren't perfect.
    I loved you enough to let you assume the responsibility for your actions even when the penalties were so harsh they almost broke my heart.
    But most of all, I loved you enough . . . to say NO when I knew you would hate me for it.
    Those were the most difficult battles of all. I'm glad I won them, because in the end you won, too.
    And someday when your children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates parents, you will tell them.
    Was your Mom mean? I know mine was. We had the meanest mother in the whole world! While other kids ate candy for breakfast, we had to have cereal, eggs, and toast.
    When others had a Pepsi and a Twinkie for lunch, we had to eat sandwiches.
    And you can guess our mother fixed us a dinner that was different from what other kids had, too.
    Mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. You'd think we were convicts in a prison.      She had to know who our friends were, and what we were doing with them. She insisted that if we said we would be gone for an hour, we would be gone for an hour or less.
    We were ashamed to admit it, but she had the nerve to break the Child Labor Laws by making us work.  We had to wash the dishes, make the beds, learn to cook, vacuum the floor, do laundry, empty the trash and all sorts of cruel jobs. I think she would lie awake at night thinking of more things for us to do.
    She always insisted on us telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. By the time we were teenagers, she could read our minds and had eyes in the back of her head. Then, life was really tough!
    Mother wouldn't let our friends just honk the horn when they drove up. They had to come up to the door so she could meet them. While everyone else could date when they were 12 or 13, we had to wait until we were 16.
    Because of our mother we missed out on lots of things other kids experienced. None of us have ever been caught shoplifting, vandalizing other's property or ever arrested for any crime. It was all her fault.
    Now that we have left home, we are all educated, honest adults. We are doing our best to be mean parents just like Mom was.
    I think that is what's wrong with the world today.
    It just doesn't have enough mean moms!
- Author Unknown, but right on!
Mean Moms    Â
    Someday when my children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates a parent, I will tell them, as my Mean Mom told me: I loved you enough . . . to ask where you were going, with whom, and what time you would be home.
    I loved you enough to be silent and let you discover that your new best friend was a creep.
    I loved you enough to stand over you for two hours while you cleaned your room, a job that should have taken 15 minutes.
    I loved you enough to let you see anger, disappointment, and tears in my eyes. Children must learn that their parents aren't perfect.
    I loved you enough to let you assume the responsibility for your actions even when the penalties were so harsh they almost broke my heart.
    But most of all, I loved you enough . . . to say NO when I knew you would hate me for it.
    Those were the most difficult battles of all. I'm glad I won them, because in the end you won, too.
    And someday when your children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates parents, you will tell them.
    Was your Mom mean? I know mine was. We had the meanest mother in the whole world! While other kids ate candy for breakfast, we had to have cereal, eggs, and toast.
    When others had a Pepsi and a Twinkie for lunch, we had to eat sandwiches.
    And you can guess our mother fixed us a dinner that was different from what other kids had, too.
    Mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. You'd think we were convicts in a prison.      She had to know who our friends were, and what we were doing with them. She insisted that if we said we would be gone for an hour, we would be gone for an hour or less.
    We were ashamed to admit it, but she had the nerve to break the Child Labor Laws by making us work.  We had to wash the dishes, make the beds, learn to cook, vacuum the floor, do laundry, empty the trash and all sorts of cruel jobs. I think she would lie awake at night thinking of more things for us to do.
    She always insisted on us telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. By the time we were teenagers, she could read our minds and had eyes in the back of her head. Then, life was really tough!
    Mother wouldn't let our friends just honk the horn when they drove up. They had to come up to the door so she could meet them. While everyone else could date when they were 12 or 13, we had to wait until we were 16.
    Because of our mother we missed out on lots of things other kids experienced. None of us have ever been caught shoplifting, vandalizing other's property or ever arrested for any crime. It was all her fault.
    Now that we have left home, we are all educated, honest adults. We are doing our best to be mean parents just like Mom was.
    I think that is what's wrong with the world today.
    It just doesn't have enough mean moms!
- Author Unknown, but right on!
THE MIND OF THE MOTHER-IN-LAWÂ The editors at Reader's Digest compiled this list of things your mother-in-law thinks, but would never say to you. It's not only great insight into the mind of the mother-in-law -- but a good guide to developing a better relationship with the mother of your man.Things Your Mother-in-Law Won't Tell You:1. "I spent a couple of decades being the leading lady; now I have a character role. It hurts to be downsized." 2. "I know he's your husband now, but he's still my son." 3. "You don't seem very confident about yourself. The littlest comment from me is taken as a criticism, so I'm very careful what I say around you." 4. "Every year, I send you a birthday present, but you never even pick up the phone to thank me. This year, I said, 'That's it. No more.' Yet look at me: I'm about to send another present. I guess that's how I am."5. "We mothers say to our children, 'I want you to be happy.' And we mean that. What we don't say is, 'But I would like to be happy too.'"6. "I've bought and sold 13 houses in my life. Why won't you ask for my advice?"7. "When I visit you, I'm not coming for a white-glove inspection. I'm just coming to see the family."8. "When I really want to talk to my son privately, I don't call your house. I call his cell phone." 9. "I'm in competition with your mother. She takes you on vacations every year and buys things I can't afford. All I can do is love you and babysit for you. I hope that's enough and that it's appreciated."
Lyrid meteor shower visible to Central Texans(from the Austin American Statesman and Sky and Telescope)
Central Texas should see quite a few meteors over the next few days during the annual Lyrid meteor shower, said Bob Rose, a meteorologist with the Lower Colorado River Authority.
Rose said the shower is named Lyrid after the star, Lyra, which is the point where most of the meteors seem to fall near.
He said the shower will peak early Wednesday morning, two to three hours before dawn, when about 10 to 20 meteors will fall every hour.
Lyra is easy to find because it's marked by the brilliant blue-white star Vega. Vega ranks fifth brightest of all nighttime stars.
It's best to view meteor showers without optical aid. Viewers should use just their eyes, so as not to restrict the field of view. Before midnight, face eastward, and look about halfway up. After midnight, looking overhead will probably net you the most meteors.
Astronomy magazine has more on the Lyrid shower here.
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The following list came with much help of Kim Stewart and was a follow-up to a story yesterday morning about how office flings were on the increase in our shaky economy. I mentioned that I had read an article about signs that you could be having an "emotional affair" and not even know it.
The phones lit up and everyone wanted that list. Not knowing where I had originally seen the list, Kim the "Queen of the Google Search" found it for me by searching "lint" + "emotional affair".
Here is the list: Â
Question: Are You Having an Emotional Affair?
"You've Probably Crossed the Line if You...
1. Touch your male friend in "legal" ways, like picking lint off his blazer.
2. Pay extra attention to how you look before you see him.
3. Think crush-like thoughts like "He'd love this song!"
4. Tell him more details about your day than you do your partner.
5. No longer feel comfortable telling your mate about this person and begin to cover up your relationship.
6. Experience increasing sensual tension; you admit your attraction to him but also insist to yourself that you would never act on it."
A Woman's Day/AOL survey reveals "what women wish men knew." Among the insights...
When women ask, "Does this make me look fat?" they really want to hear:
65% -- his opinion, that's why I asked.
35% -- a resounding "no." (Tell me I'm beautiful no matter what I am wearing.)
After a bad day, all women want is:
54% -- for him to give me a hug.
21% -- to have him listen to my problems, without trying to solve them.
18% -- for him to make dinner and put the kids to bed.
7% -- for him to fix me a drink.
When women tell their men that they're "fine," what they really mean is:
43% -- "I want to talk about what's bothering me, even if I say I don't."
34% -- "I'm not fine, and no, I don't want to talk about it."
23% -- "I'm good, thanks for asking."
When asked what's missing most from their relationship:
35% -- physical intimacy (holding hands, kissing)
27% -- conversation
22% -- time alone
16% -- couldn't ask for a more fulfilling relationship
When it comes to their sex lives:
31% -- it's nonexistent
26% -- it's still hot and steamy
25% -- it's great, but doesn't compare with our first years together
18% -- they'd rather crawl in bed with a good book
Women want men to help out around the house by:
31% -- taking out the trash
30% -- cooking
23% -- doing laundry
16% -- don't bother, they'd rather do the chores themselves
Women think men look most attractive dressed in:
48% -- jeans and T-shirt
20% -- a uniform (firefighter, police officer, military, etc.)
20% -- a business suit
12% -- nothing at all
What do women want in a husband?
64% -- would rather be with a man who is poor and attractive than rich and unattractive
54% -- would like a man that makes them laugh
10% -- would like a man who has washboard abs like Matthew McConaughey
 The editors at Reader's Digest compiled this list of things your mother-in-law thinks, but would never say to you. It's not only great insight into the mind of the mother-in-law -- but a good guide to developing a better relationship with the mother of your man.Things Your Mother-in-Law Won't Tell You:1. "I spent a couple of decades being the leading lady; now I have a character role. It hurts to be downsized."
2. "I know he's your husband now, but he's still my son."
3. "You don't seem very confident about yourself. The littlest comment from me is taken as a criticism, so I'm very careful what I say around you."
4. "Every year, I send you a birthday present, but you never even pick up the phone to thank me. This year, I said, 'That's it. No more.' Yet look at me: I'm about to send another present. I guess that's how I am."
5. "We mothers say to our children, 'I want you to be happy.' And we mean that. What we don't say is, 'But I would like to be happy too.'"
6. "I've bought and sold 13 houses in my life. Why won't you ask for my advice?"
7. "When I visit you, I'm not coming for a white-glove inspection. I'm just coming to see the family."
8. "When I really want to talk to my son privately, I don't call your house. I call his cell phone."
9. "I'm in competition with your mother. She takes you on vacations every year and buys things I can't afford. All I can do is love you and babysit for you. I hope that's enough and that it's appreciated."
