Haley McLeod

My 6 year old nephew is crazy about the Transformers cartoons and robots. For his birthday coming up I am going to try to find him some Transformers toys and games. He already got a lot of it for Christmas, but his mom says that there were a couple they could not get and he still would love to have them.

So I’ll be going to Toys R Us for the first of two annual visits to that store. Since I don’t have kids myself I have no reason to go into the Toys R Us store, although when I do I seem to take a very long time looking at all the fun toys and games that today’s children get to enjoy. Its really amazing how much technology has impacted what the kids can do with their play times.

Today the inauguration of Barack Obama was history being made. The TV networks had complete coverage of every moment throughout the day. I saw a little bit in the morning about Barack and Michele going to church, and then I saw a lot of filler and commentary until the actual swearing in. They were supposed have the oath taking at noon but they were about 20 minutes late, but that was understandable with all the crowds and the extra security they had to deal with. I’m so glad that the whole day was peaceful and there was nothing but celebration and happiness for welcoming our 44th President to office.

A good friend gave me an assortment of new music CDs as a Christmas gift and I have been enjoying listening to them in the car each morning as I drive to work. Sometimes it is good to get out of your own comfort zone and listen to new things.

One of my favorites is the Nora Jones CD called “Come Away With Me.” I don’t know why I never heard these songs before. I guess she is such a gentle voice that the regular rock stations don’t play her music and she certainly isn’t country music, either. But it is awesome music – very easy to listen to and I find myself humming along, too.