news and everyday life...how do they mix?

the royal wedding. bin laden killed. such big headlines compared to what i have to say about my life.

pbs and i watched the royal wedding. although we did not get up early to watch, we did watch it over and over with all the times it was running. i loved her dress! i was so glad that it was simple, elegant and true to her style. i guess i am of the opinion that less is more. prince william and catherine really embodied that in their choices for the ceremony, the dresses of the bride's maids, the flowers, etc. she seems very confident in her new roll in the royal community. prince william and catherine seem to be very in love. it's so nice to see that in today's society.

js and i were watching one of the programs we watch on sunday evenings when the breaking news of bin laden being killed came on. at first i said "yay! finally!" then i asked, "who's next? what happens now?" we have tried to not have the news of this on when pbs is around. he wouldn't understand, but the pictures may give him nightmares. i know that i don't want to see them. we have the disney channel and hgtv on more than anything. those are pretty tame channels with 16 month old appropriate content.

the laptop has gone to electronics/technology heaven. thankfully, js was able to have all of our data retrieved. we now need to decide if we can afford to purchase another laptop and/or an ipad. both would come in very handy, especially on short road trips and vacations. i think we could do it, but that is my thought on pretty much everything...just go for it. that's not always the best way to think. i realize that there can be, and often are consequences for thinking this way.

so this brings me to my question for you. how do you tell your kids about major events that they may see on the news, talk about in school, etc.? here's a link to a blog http://the-dg.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-911-experience-at-dover-air-force.html i read about how a dad told his 5 year old daughter about bin laden. pretty scary stuff if you ask me. please leave comments and tell me how you handle the tough news headlines.