Hi,

I read this on the Chatelaine Magazine website and had to share it with you. It’s a blog from a reader. Unbelievable!

File this story under “Vile,” with a capital “Creepy.” And then be sure to forward it to all your friends (I know I did!)
Toddlers and Tiara’s supersize moms and dads, with their “flippers” and their portable fake tanning stations, have nothing on this San Francisco-based mother. In an interview with English tabloid, The Sun, 34-year-old beautician/pageant mother Kerry Campbell admits she injects her eight-year-old daughter, Britney, with Botox on a regular basis. The filler, in her mind at least, will make her daughter even more beautiful and will slow the development of wrinkles as she ages.

Making matters more disturbing—you’ve got to give it The Sun, they really know how to find noteworthy characters—the beautician buys the toxic injectable online and performs the procedure on her daughter herself.

According to Kerry, Botox, rather than say the combination of talent and discipline, is going to help her daughter become a star. Says Kerry: “I know one day she will be a model, actress or singer, and having these treatments now will ensure she stays looking younger and baby-faced for longer.”

If you’re eating while reading this, I advise you to swallow before you take on the next bit, because it is going to make you feel a little queasy.

In service of her future ambitions, Kerry also takes Britney for full body waxes. The waxing ensures the child is as hairless as a Barbie doll, even into puberty. Explains Kerry: “She also has her virgin wax monthly, which gets rid of her fluffy leg hair and makes sure she won’t develop pubic hair in the future.”

I don’t know about you, but if my mother had even said the words “pubic hair” in a sentence when I was eight years old, I would have swallowed a vial of Botox to avoid hearing her say it again. I think I might do that now.

Kerry Campbell may not be winning any mother of the year awards in 2011, but her outspoken stance on the necessity of Botox for kids does have one odd benefit (though sadly none for little Britney). It makes us realize how dangerously ridiculous our obsession with youth and “fame,” whatever Kerry Campbell believes both of those words to mean, has become. Kerry Campbell has a case of the ‘fame crazies’ and here’s hoping that the same brilliant minds that came up with Botox can cobble together an equally potent cure for that highly contagious disease. May I suggest it comes in suppository form?

Isn’t that unbelievable! This mom is probably just thrilled that somebody wrote about her! Thanks for reading my blog and I have a bonus code for you to earn points for your EZRock Platinum Club account. It’s “DAYS” for 1000 points!

See ya in the morning,

Lou-Anne

COLA:
Poured down the toilet and left for a few hours, cola makes a great toilet cleaner. Apply a few drops to loosen a tight bolt that won’t budge.

VINEGAR:
We all might know that a cupful of vinegar poured in the dishwasher or washing machine will keep them clean. It can also be used to clean taps, as a kettle de-scaler (mix with equal parts water, bring to the boil, leave overnight, rinse). A tablespoon of vinegar added to fat just before frying stops the food absorbing too much grease.

CHALK:
Put a stick in your silver drawer to absorb the moisture so as to prevent silver tarnishing. Ants hate chalk so won’t cross a chalk line. If you have an infestation, locate where they are entering your home and draw a chalk line across it.

WHITE BREAD:
A gentle rub with stale bread will remove grubby marks from your walls. Half a slice of stale bread in the bottom of the grill pan absorbs fat and prevents smoking. One side of a thick slice of bread can be used to pick up small pieces of broken glass.

Heloise, eat your heart out! ; )

See ya in the morning,

Lou-Anne

If you’re trying to get away with robbing a bank, you probably shouldn’t provide the bank you’re robbing with two forms of identification. Police say 35-year-old Daniel Rahynes walked into a central Pennsylvania bank and told tellers he wanted to open an account. After providing the bank with his personal information he proceeded to rob them, getting away with an undisclosed amount of cash. It wasn’t long before police issued a warrant for Rahynes’ arrest and he was picked up following a car crash in a nearby county. (Daily Mail)

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See ya in the morning,

Lou-Anne

May you have warm words
on a cold evening,
A full moon on a dark night,
And the road downhill
all the way to your door.

See ya in the morning,

Lou-Anne

Prospective students and families will have a chance to check out Sault College campus and meet with staff and faculty as part of Discover Sault Day. The event takes place tonight and tomorrow. Presentations regarding financial assistance, residence and student services will also provide useful information.

Have a great weekend and I’ll see you tomorrow morning!

Lou-Anne