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  • Christmas Wish…

    What’s your Christmas wish this year?

    Christmas is around the corner, and with each passing day we only get closer to the most beautiful Holiday around. Christmas! This year though, it seems like people don’t have the Christmas spirit, some aren’t decorating like they used to, the malls aren’t as packed and the weather, well if you live in Miami, you can go to the beach. Enough said! In other places around the world they do have their white Christmas, but is it just as festive this year as the past?

    What did you ask Santa?

    This year I haven’t really asked for anything specific, I honestly just want to be with the ones I love, lots of food, lights and a tree along with some music. Every year passes and we don’t realize that we get older, each year is another blessing. This year however, many people aren’t so grateful, a lot don’t have jobs, some for almost a year maybe even more, some people are just plain old scrooges. And like every year, there are children who’s parents can’t afford gifts, their sick children and the poor, and some of us give back by helping out at charities or donating presents to places like Toys For Tots, or donating money.
    Donate today to any of the following:

    toysfortots.org
    secretsanta.org
    stjude.org
    militaryworkingdogs.com
    makeawishfoundation.com

    What is your favorite place to donate to during the holiday season? Please let us know so I can share with others and help spread the joy to the less unfortunate.

    Happy Holidays!

    xo,
    kristin nicole

  • Middle School kids treated after popping pills (Triple C)

    4 students were removed from Pioneer Middle School after overdosing on over the counter medication. Two eight graders and one seventh grader were sent to the hospital and the other 7th grader was sent home. Two of the students might have stolen the over the counter medicine from a drug store (this is still under investigation) they may be charged for this. One of the other students is said to get the medicine from his home. They take these drugs to get a high.

    BSO isn’t telling us what drug they actually took. “The side effects they have to worry about are the cardiac side effect, they can go into cardiac arrest,” Dr. Peter Antevy of Memorial Regional Hospital told CBS 4’s Carey Codd. “They can have a seizure. It slows down their breathing. All things that might land them in a hospital and could kill them.”

    My thoughts:

    First off, I never thought of ever taking a cold medicine to get high, this is ridiculous, kids are just trying anything now a days. Second I never really new the effects a cold medicine can actually have on a person.

    I think BSO should release the name of the cold medicine, I think other parents have the right to know what medicine it is exactly that can cause this to their children. Apparently this drug is also called Triple C, a drug most teens try taking to get high.

    Triple C is a drug slang term which refers to cough medicine, derived from Coricidin Cough and Cold – a common over-the-counter antihistamine medication. This medication, like other cough syrup products, can be abused like an illicit drug by taking extremely large doses to get high. The “high” is caused by intake of a large amount of dextromethorphan (DXM), a common active ingredient found in many cough medications. This sort of abuse of “Triple C” can be dangerous. (You can find this information and more at dxmstories.com

    Parents need to talk to their children more and explain that even an over the counter medicine can be deadly.

    xo,
    kristin nicole

    If you want to read the full story go to cbs4.com

  • Tamarac man arrested in sex assault on 91-year-old

    The story:

    A man accused last month was arrested by Broward Sheriff’s Office Wednesday. He was accused of sexually assaulting a 91 year old woman. The man in question… Chad Weiner, 38. He entered the woman’s apartment on November 19th, the woman was heading to the bathroom when he attacked her, tied her up and sexually assaulted her. (BSO said).

    The woman told detectives that she had lost her wallet a few weeks before the attack, and had her spare key to her house inside her wallet. The night of the attack she received a strange phone call to her home. Only later detectives found it was Weiner who called her home.

    Later DNA evidence and Fingerprints linked Mr. Weiner to the crime. Weiner is being held at the Broward County Main jail and is facing charges of burglary with battery, sexual battery and kidnapping.

    My thoughts:

    One… GROSS! Dude she’s 91 years old, what were you thinking? I take that back, he obviously wasn’t thinking!!! First thing the women should have done after loosing her wallet was change her locks. I understand though she’s 91 and perhaps didn’t think anything of it. Unfortunately this shows that if you ever lose your key, it’s best to change the locks. This man not only thought about this for weeks he went into action and was grateful enough to leave evidence behind for detectives to find. So thank you for that Mr. Weiner.

    I’m glad they caught this guy, what he did was the unthinkable. To be that age, and have to go through such a thing, I couldn’t ever imagine.

    xo,
    kristin nicole

    If you want to read more on this story go to miamiherald.com

  • Adam Lambert making up with ABC

    ADAM

    Adam & ABC

    So for all those Adam Lambert Fans, this is it….Adam is getting a chance to perform on the ABC show the View. He will talk about how crazy this last year has been and what he’s learned. ABC is still being cautious, they will not film The View live, just to take precaution and not have any surprises.

    Lets see….

    Hopefully it will be a great show and he will prove to them he can tone it down a bit. So if you have tivo go to ABC on Thursday to watch Adam on the View. If you’re like me, we can only hope to catch it on the net.

    xo,
    kristin nicole

  • Still talking about Adam Lambert

    Still talking

    Okay so Adams show on the American Music Awards was a little raunchy, who cares. ABC says people still haven’t forgotten so he was asked NOT to do the Jimmy Kimmel show and the New Years Eve show in New York.

    Get over it people

    This is Adam, take him or leave him. Unfortunately I think it’s ridiculous to not allow him to do these shows, why not just ask him to take it down a notch. I understand that if you have children what he may be displaying on television isn’t appropriate, and ABC is a family network, however I don’t see a problem with just asking him to tune it down a bit. I don’t even think it was all that bad, but that’s just my opinion.

    Don’t stop

    Keep doing what you’re doing Adam, don’t stop who you are. But in a world of critics you may have to tune it down a bit for the reserved people in the world. Good luck and hope to see you on tv soon.

    xo,
    kristin nicole

  • 4 Police officers dead in Seattle, now so is the killer…

    The story:

    Maurice Clemmons, 37, the man you see above, stepped into a coffee shop and shot and killed 4 police officers. One police officer was able to take a shot and hit Maurice, but he still got away. They are now looking for possibly 6-7 people who helped him hide from police. They believe one of them is his sister, who helped clean up the shot wound. Last night at 2:45am a Police officer pulled Clemmons over in a stolen car. When approaching the car, he heard noise behind him and he recognized Clemmons, he told him to put his hands where he can see them but Clemmons didn’t listen. The officer fired several rounds and took him into custody. He later died from the gunshot wound he had. They found Clemmons with one of the officers guns.

    The officers who were Killed were Sgt. Mark Renninger, 39, and Officers Ronald Owens, 37, Tina Griswold, 40, and Greg Richards, 42. May they rest in peace.

    This story goes on. This man was in Jail since he was 16 but was released early by Governor Mike Huckabee. He claims had he known this man was this distraught he would have not requested an early release. However, Clemmons was arrested again in 2000 and 2004. He was then again arrested earlier this year for assaulting a police officer and for raping a child. He claimed the world was coming to an end.

    My thoughts:

    This story saddens me. Four brave officers died because of one man, because we thought giving people a second chance sometimes works. However, after he violated his parole and got arrested, that should have been sufficient enough to prove that he hadn’t changed. This should have sent him back to jail for the remainder of his sentence. I don’t understand how the law can take someone out of jail so easily yet after he assaulted a police officer and raped a child he was still in the streets. This man should have been behind bars, then perhaps these four brave officers can be with us today, be with their families and loved ones. But today people mourn for the ones they lost, people ask why, and cry and plead that people like Clemmons don’t get a get out jail free card, because these are the chances we are making.

    If you want to read the full story on what is going on with this investigation go to news.yahoo.com

    xo,
    kristin nicole

    “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal”. ~From a headstone in Ireland

    “When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure”. ~Author Unknown

  • Do Holidays make People go Crazy?!?

    Holidays = Crazy?

    Is it me or do people tend to go a little nuts during the holidays? I’ve heard 2 car chases for police in literally one day? A girl got killed at her friends house accidentally because they were playing with the gun, I think? There is a crazy rapist in the Coconut Grove area, you can see the so called sketch on this link cbs4.com I say “so called sketch” because it’s covered with a mask and you can’t even really see the man, on other news, a bugler was found in the store vent, you heard me right. Yes a store vent! You can see for youself at nbcmiami.com . And a father was arrested for “accidentally” suffocating his daughter and then he tried to cover it up, you can see that story at channel7.com . Then not has related to those other stories but Donny Osmond won Dancing with the stars?!?

    Did I miss anything?

    Wow, that was all in just one week, and I’m sure there are some stories I missed. Is it me or do people just seem to be getting crazier, children are more violent and REALLY??? Donny Osmond over Kelly Osbourne & Mya? I didn’t see the show from the beginning but I saw recaps, and I saw the season finale last night, since nothing else really caught my eye. Besides did you get to see Whitney Houston’s performance? She is great! Ok back to Donny, yea he’s a performer, and I’m thinking that most viewers are older and big time fans of him, this has to be the only reason he won. I saw him with my own eyes, and he just wasn’t as great as Kelly or Mya. I was really rooting for Kelly and I’m very disappointed that she got 3rd place. She at least deserved 2nd, but in all honesty it should have been between Kelly and Mya. Another reason I don’t like watching this show, it’s totally rigged, it’s all about popularity and not the actual facts, who can really DANCE! It’s just like American Idol, I STOPPED Watching because it’s not even about who can really sing anymore, it’s about who is more popular!

    So back to the question?

    Do Holidays make people go crazy? I’m starting to think YES! I just hear about so many things, and most things you are thinking to yourself, did that really happen? Is this happening right now in our own backyard? I don’t know how it used to be, but I know when I was little it wasn’t has bad, right??? I love the holidays, and I just hope that this Thanksgiving people calm down, stop and smell the humid air 😉 and sit back for once, look at what you have that others don’t. Even if your life isn’t what you want it to be right now, stop the crying and be thankful for the things you do have in life. Remember there is always someone worse off then you, and if you think you have hit the all time low and no one could be worse then you, just remember you can be in that grave too. If you think you should be in that grave, stop and breath for a moment, think about the people that love you and if you think no one does, there is always someone who loves you, you just don’t see it right now. Have hope and faith because a new year is approaching and we can change the things we didn’t get to change this year. Where there is a hope there is a will.

    Keep your faith for when one door closes… another opens.
    ~Revelation 3:8

    “When God leads you to the edge of the cliff, trust Him fully and let go, only 1 of 2 things will happen, either He’ll catch you when you fall, or He’ll teach you how to fly! The power of one sentence”

    Happy Thanksgiving all!

    xo,
    kristin nicole

  • American Music Awards Edits Live Footage

    American Music Awards…

    So the controversy on the radio today was how ABC – The American Music Awards edited footage from the live version us East side folks got to see. The West side only got to see the edited version.

    Adam Lambert’s show was a little more then what they expected, I assume. He did mention prior to his show that some people may have a problem with his show, and that he’s sorry but then maybe he just isn’t for them. He said he would feel discriminated against if they did edit his show because women have been doing exactly what he’s going to do on TV for years, and just because he’s a male doesn’t mean they should edit his show. Well Adam, was grinding with some men, and kissing some girls, who cares! ABC Cared! They edited his footage and the west coast only got to see the clean version of his show.

    My thoughts:

    GO ADAM! I thought his show was unique, and funky and crazy all at the same time. And yes it was a bit much for some viewers, but like Adam bluntly said, if you don’t like it then he isn’t the artist for you. Personally I agree with Adam, it is discriminatory to say he can’t grind up against men and women but women can do it to both sexes. I say go for it Adam, be who you are and don’t hide it.

    Jennifer Lopez

    Jennifer Lopez fell, lets get over it. It’s all over youtube as if it’s this huge thing. She climbed up like 5 guys jumped off and slipped, it happens to the best of us. Well ABC also edited that out of the footage. That’s just ridiculous, but I guess if I was Jennifer Lopez I wouldn’t mind. Even though you can see it on youtube over and over again.

    My thoughts:

    Poor Jen…. I think she did a great job recovering and I felt so bad for her when she fell. Having danced in the passed I know how upset she must of been after the show, although I didn’t perform in front of millions of people nation wide. Ohhh so scary! But I think she pulled off a great show and I say DON’T WORRY JEN We still love you!

    I also just wanted to say that all the performances were exceptional. Janet Jackson’s opening act was great, Black Eyed Peas, JayZ, Alecia Keys, Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, Whitney Houston, wow the list goes on…. if you missed it, you missed an incredible show this year!

    xo,
    kristin nicole

  • Thanksgiving Recipe’s & Ideas for 2009

    Another year is close to an end and we are only 3 days away from Thanksgiving 2009.

    Everyone has their own traditional Thanksgiving dinner. I want to know what you do for Thanksgiving?

    My family each bring a plate and someone in the family hosts the Thanksgiving dinner at their house, this person cooks the Turkey. This year my mom is taking the day off and we are doing Thanksgiving at my cousins house. So this year I was told to bring a green-bean casserole, wine and a fruit platter. TOLD? Yes TOLD, I didn’t get to choose, I left early when they decided this and so I was told to bring these things. Mind you, I like cooking but I don’t really eat green-bean casserole and I’ve never made it. So…. Wine, Check. Fruit platter, Check. Green-bean Casserole….hmmmm, my sister in law was so kind not to only give me coupons but a nice recipe to go with it. I hope it comes out good, does anyone have any other recipes they would like to share other then the Campbell Recipe? Well if you are interested here is the recipe:



    Ingredients:
    – 2 cabs (10 3/4 oz each) Campbell’s Condensed Cream of Mushroom Sup (regular or 98% Fat Free or Healthy Request)
    – 1 cup milk
    – 2 tsp. soy sauce
    – 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
    – 8 cups cooked cut green beans
    – 1 can (6oz) French’s French Fried Onions (2 2/3 cups)

    Directions:
    1. Stir soup, milk, soy suace, black pepper, beans and 1 1/3 cups onion in 3-qt casserole.
    2. Bake at 350F for 25 min. or unit hot. Stir
    3. Top with remaining onions, Bake for 5 min. more

    And there you go, Green-bean casserole. Not that hard huh?!?

    Every year my brother, sister in law and group of friends do a Friends Thanksgiving the Friday after Thanksgiving. So this year I chose to bring a Baked Mashed Potato with Parmesan Cheese and Bread Crumbs, Thanks to Giada De Laurentiis (Everyday Italian from the Foodnetwork channel).

    Ingredients:
    – 1 tablespoon butter
    – 4 pounds russet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1-inch pieces
    – 1 cup whole milk
    – 1/2 cups grated mozzerella
    – 1 cup freshly grated parmesan
    – Salt and freshly ground black pepper
    – 2 tablespoons plain dry bread crumbs

    Directions:
    Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon of butter and set aside.

    Cook the potatoes in a large pot of boiling salted water until they are very tender, about 15 minutes. Drain; return the potatoes to the same pot and mash well. Mix in the milk and melted butter. Mix i the mozzarella and 3/4 cup of Parmesan. Season, to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer the potatoes to the prepared baking dish. Stir the bread crumbs and remaining 1/4 cup of Parmesan in a small bowl to blend. Sprinkle the bread crumb mixture over the mashed potatoes. Recipe can be prepared up to this point 6 hours ahead of time; cover and chill.

    Bake, uncovered, until the topping is golden brown, about 20 minutes.

    Of course I will let you know how each dish comes out. Wish me luck.

    Other ideas are to decorate with pumpkins and turkeys. Colors are fall, so bring out the oranges, and browns. If you have small kids, cupcakes are always fun to make with the kids and you can use orange dye for the frosting.

    Have a wonderful Holiday and Please share your recipe’s and ideas with me.

    xo,
    kristin nicole

  • Dreams – Good or Bad?!?

    So many things come to mind when you think about dreams.

    Dreams

    Dream = A series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.

    Have you ever had a dream so intense, so clear it just sticks with you forever? How many years has it been since you had that dream? Was it a good dream or a bad one?

    My Dream

    I had a dream when I was about 6 or 7 years old, that I will always remember. It started off that I was in the neighborhood I grew up in, it was dark and foggy (Yes here in Miami), and I was walking with one of my mom’s friends. We were looking for my mom and went up to the shopping center by my house and I found a dirty looking restroom, and inside their was a shower. The shower was running and the curtain was closed. I opened it and found my mom shot, and bleeding. I yelled for her to wake up and she told me to run, run as fast as I could home, and call for help. I ran out, trying to find my house when I bumped into my mom’s friend, I told her about my mom and she grabbed my arm, telling me I wasn’t going for help and that I would listen to whatever she told me to do. I struggled from her grip and ran around my neighborhood trying to find my home, crying and scared that mom was going to die. I then woke up in sweats, and crying for my mother. For some reason that dream as always stuck with me. A dream I’ll never forget.

    I have had a couple dreams that have stuck with me. Dreams I can visualize so vividly in my mind as if I had them last night. And yet these were dreams I had when I was a little girl. I have also had dreams much older that I also will never forget. Dreams that looked so real, and felt so real, and the next day have actually happened, just as I dreamed it would.

    Have you ever had a dream like this? If so please let me know so I can blog about it.

    “There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why… I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?”
    ~Robert Francis Kennedy

    xo,
    kristin nicole