This post is just a little breather from parenting…sort of. I’ve just compiled a personal note along with a few entertainment notes.

First note is actually a tad parent related. For the past almost two years now, my mother has been battling with an illness that started as diverticulitis and has ventured into five majory surgeries and the possibility of having her colon removed. It has been a very painful and draining experience for her, myself and my family, however I view it as one of those necessary evils in life that definitely puts you in your place and things into perspective. When facing death, it is the small things that matter the most. I transported her from the hospital back to her nursing home on New Year’s Eve (a.k.a. NYE which I learned on facebook chat) and we were able to drive through a nice neighborhood with beautiful lights and we thoroughly enjoyed it…the time and the lights. She also had me swing by her house so that she could just look at it for a moment even though it was dark and hard to see.

Whether it was a moment for her to be encouraged to return home soon or for her to say good-bye to it at this point, I’m not sure. She’s back in ICU as of a few days ago and it’s been a really long and hard battle for her. I’ve never seen anyone as courageous in her suffering. I love her dearly and want her to be here, but after almost two years of watching someone you love that much suffer, you make peace with possibility of death. I know we will all be okay no matter what her outcome is.

On a lighter entertainment note this week, I watched the season premiere of The Bachelor on ABC and I must say it was as entertaining as ever! As cheesy as Jake comes off, obviously there are many women that find him to be the catch of the century with his boyish and innocent charm. He’s not my typical style, but I admit he is a hottie. I don’t know who is worse, these women who seem to be willing to give their first born away to be the last one standing or the people out there watching it like myself?!

Then there is Mariah Carey who has made the headlines with her weird behavior and acceptance speeches at some award shows recently. Is this really news that Mariah Carey lives on her own planet? I remember a picture of her where she had dressed herself and her dog in matching ski outfits. Oh, and let’s not forget MTV cribs where she puts on lingerie and gets in her tub?

There was the “nervous breakdown” a.k.a. MiMi can’t handle when a movie called “Glitter” flops at the box office. There is some point in which we have to know that every star out there is going to hate and not know what to do with the same fame that they desperately searched for. Hope this isn’t the beginning to another downward spiral for her. MiMi (if that’s still your name), just keep looking pretty, dressing your dogs and marrying boy toys and you will be just fine. Stay away from the serious roles without the make-up. They really, really don’t suit you.