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Hey, did you all hear America's Next Top Model crowned its new winner. Her name is Whitney and she is a "plus size" model. I can hear you all cheering for this FIRST TIME EVER event in the history of ANTM. So, we are downstairs watching DVR of the season finale. Fourteen year-old daughter 1 (hereinafter "d1") and 12-year old daughter 2 (hereinafter "d2") and a couple of 12-13 year old d2 friends all sitting on the couch and this is the conversation. Mom: "Hey, I want to see this. Which one is the plus size. D1: "The one in the middle." Random conversation about who likes or hates who and why .. some fast forward of the DVR. I still can't really see this voluptuous beauty Whitney, the plus size model because she is in a big, white coat. However, I am not sure she looks a whole lot plussier than Anya and whoever the other chick is. Mom: "So, what do they consider a plus size model -- something like a 6 0r 8?" (yeah ...

In response to Lindsay's tag here is the list of a few of the books I have read recently. (At least I think) 1. The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell 2. Dante's Daughter by Kelly Heuston. Written by a teacher at my kids' school. Her mother and I trade books. 3. The Marketing of Evil by David Kupelian 4. Teacher The One Who Made a Difference by Mark Edmundson 5. The Second Comforter by Denver C. Snuffer 6. Nephi's Isaiah by Denver C. Snuffer 7. Eighteen Verses by Denver C. Snuffer 8. A Fine Young Man by David Gurian 9. Moneyball by Michael Lewis 10. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell 11. Stop Dressing Your Six-Year-Old like a Skank and Other Words of Delicate Southern Wisdom by Celia Rivenbark ($5 at Barnes & Noble) thought I'd add that one just for good measure

Okay, this one is for you LTR. Now let's see if I ever get back here :)