Growing up with a father from Wisconsin, you constantly hear about 3 things: snow, cheese, and the Green Bay Packers.

So, my whole life I thought I was a Packer fan. But in August 2008, Packer quarterback Brett Favre signed with the NY Jets (and later to the MN Vikings). I  realized I was actually a Brett Lorenzo Favre fan. Screw the Pack.

I am a huge fan for many reasons, but it has very little to do with football.

Of course he is one of the most amazing quarterbacks of all time, but come on guys, this isn’t ESPN, it’s a mom blog. I’m not here to rattle off sports statistics.

As a mom with 2 boys (and a woman with a heart), it goes much deeper than that. I already know Morris and Bronson like sports and it is inevitable that they will look up to an athlete. I hope as my boys get older they will respect and appreciate Brett Favre not only for his athletic greatness, but for at least one of the following:

He’s passionate about what he does. The average career in the NFL is 3.5 seasons according to the NFLPA. Brett just completed his 19th season in the League. He has even retired twice and came back to the game.

He’s a family man. His wife Deanna (his college sweetheart) is often seen at the games. He constantly mentions how she is such a driving force in his life. They have 2 daughters, Brittany (21) and Breleigh (10).

He’s honest. He always tells it like it is and is very candid. He commands his press conferences/interviews with his Southern humor and charm.

He’s humble. He’s a gracious winner….and loser. Credit is given to his teammates and opponents. I am amazed to see how much time he spends at the end of a game hugging the opposing team. You can even see him chatting up the other quarterback and coaches for extended periods of time. 

He has an amazing work ethic. I already see how young kids want instant gratification with little time or effort put in. He holds the record for most consecutive starts by a quarterback at 285 games!!! Who in the world plays 285 games straight? That’s more amazing than having perfect attendance all 12 years of school. Brett is known for triumphing amid adversity. Some of his best games were played while seriously injured or coping with personal tragedy (such as the passing of his father, his mother's home loss during Hurricane Katrina, and his wife's battle with breast cancer).

I have grown up with and gone to college with many guys that played in the NFL and they all have nothing but nice things to say about Brett Favre. In any profession, the opinion of your co-workers goes a long way.

But the other day, I had the opportunity to meet this great man and now I can voice my opinion.

My friend Gayle got tickets to see Brett (we’re on a 1st name basis now) on the Tonight Show and invited me to attend with her. After the show, we’re escorted to the Green Room. When Brett comes out, I feel a sense of calm. I forget he’s one of the greatest football players and feel like I’m back in high school. He’s so humble and down to earth, I’m taken back to my high school days after the game. It’s like he just came out of the locker room and I still have my cheer leading uniform on. I almost blurt out, “should we head to McDonald’s or Taco Bell?”

He's so gracious and charming. He was visiting LA to take his daughter to see Miley Ray Cyrus and is traveling with his mother-in-law and Priest, both of which we meet. I can easily relate to their humble down home attitude. They're from Mississippi and I'm from Georgia, instant connection! lol. 

After conversation and picture taking, his Priest orders me to turn my back to Brett (I thought the Priest was gonna do some kind of Catholic ritual since Brett had just taken a photo with me, to wash away all the bad sins or something...lol). But I feel something pressing on my shoulder, and it's Brett autographing my jersey!!!!!!!! I joked with the Priest that I thought he was about to bless me or something and he said, "I just did."

And he was right. It was such a blessing and a joy to meet Brett and see that he is everything and more that I thought he would be. And I hope our 15 minute interaction has inspired him to come back for his 20th season in the NFL and win Super Bowl 2011!!!

By now, we realize that tattoos are mainstream. They're not just for truckers and Hell's Angels.

Tats are cool.

Moms are letting the world know we are proud to be parents and getting inked up with our kid's names.

Moms with tats are waaaaaay cool.

Check out these celeb moms and their kiddie tats:

Heidi Klum has her husband, Seal's name and the first initial of her children on her forearm.

Julia Roberts has the name of her 3 children on her lower back.

Angelina Jolie has the geographical coordinates where her children were born or where she adopted them.

...and a host of others, all very meaningful to her. AJ rocks!

Victoria Beckham surprisingly has many tattoos with various meanings. She has hubby, David Beckham's initials on left wrist; five stars representing herself, her three sons, and her husband, on lower back; Hebrew text, from the Song of Songs, "I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine," on neck and upper back, and the date she and her husband first had sex on her wrist.

People love dogs.

People in LA LOOOOOVE dogs.

It's not just Paris Hilton or something you see in movies. LA people really love their dogs as if they were their first born child.

Jesse James and wife actress Sandra Bullock recently lost their 9 month old Pitbull, Cinnabun. The couple offered a $2,000 reward that was later incresed to $5,000 for her safe return. They also enlisted the help of a pet finders, Find Toto, to help. Think of this group as an Amber Alert for animals.

Jesse tweated about their missing dog and got over 17,000 responses.

After "Cinny" had been missing for a little over 3 weeks, she was returned by a stranger to his bike shop, West Coast Choppers. 

I only speak on this because when I first moved to LA 11 years ago, I couldn't believe the human attraction to dogs here. I thought it merely another one of those cliche Los Angeles things like men over 45 marrying a 20 something yoga instructor.

I would huff and puff each time I saw an Angeleno exchange saliva with their little Fe-Fe or tote little Snookum around the mall in a rhinestone sweater and 14K pooch collar via a designer carrier. It was quite funny.

Then...a few years later I got a dog.

I have never been a "dog person".

In fact I really don't like dogs. I only liked mine.

I actually get annoyed when people's dogs come up to me and sniff, lick, stare at me. BUT, I loved my sweet Buster. And as I bonded with my gentle giant, I quickly understood the magical connection between man and dog.When he died some years ago, I cried my eyes out. I even got a new watch to help ease the pain and take my mind off the loss of my buddy, but it only helped for a day or 2. The Cartier powers that be could not mask my devotion to dear Buster.

I couldn't believe how attached I was to my 4 legged friend.

Some people chastised Jesse and Sandra for offering a $5,000 reward and their massive efforts to retrieve their lost pup. I totally understand that you can't put a price on happiness. Congrats to Jesse and Sandra for the safe return of their  "baby".

Now, don't get me wrong. I still don't like dogs, if one of those annoying yappy pups comes up to me while I'm eating a salad at a cafe, I'll probably kick it or talk about the owner when they leave. But I really am happy for Jesse and Sandra.

Buster with 10 month old Mo

What a sweet face!!! I still miss my Buster.

Dear Mo and Bronson,

I know as you boys get older you will start to read mommy's blog. So let's just pretend we are in the future and approaching your 16th birthdays.

I'm guessing you'll be into cars and hip hop. That's cool. You might even watch the MTV hit, My Super Sweet Sixteen which showcases over the top birthday celebrations. That's fine also.

But even if mommy is rich and jet setting from Cali to Capri on a regular basis (oooh...the law of attraction), let me tell you in advance how your 16th birthday WON'T be going down:

*You won't be getting a $360,000 Maybach. You might get a Mazda (in which I'm gonna need to help for half as well as your car insurance).

*You won't have Fabolous, Jim Jones, or Lil Kim perform at your mega exclusive A-List birthday bash. You might have your high school gospel choir or Glee Club there to sing Happy Birthday. Or maybe one of my friends that had a record deal many years ago could possibly chime in a hook or 2.

*I will not hire a uniformed driver to accompany you home. I might dress up in a cute ensemble given that my boobs and butt are still decently in tact and drive you home to make sure you get there safely (and you better give me a goodnight kiss).

*I will not be handing you a check for $10,000 as a birthday gift. I might hand you the bill from the evening and offer to pay a portion of it.

Yes, Morris and Bronson, this might be the fabulous life of Sean "P. Diddy" Combs's son, Justin's life, but not yours.

You will be lucky if I let you stay out past midnight (given I have a GPS tracker on you somehow). And don't even think about brining any little girls home.

Forget about it!!!!

Well, it's probably getting late. Don't forget to brush your teeth. And put that toilet seat down!

Oh, and Happy 16th Birthday boys.

Love, Mommy

I love Desperate Housewives.

I've seen every episode since the pilot aired October 2004. Big deal, right?

I've even hung out at my friend's house who lives across the street from Eva Longoria, the actess who plays my favorite character, Gabby. Ok, kind of creepy.

So, when I saw a full access set tour of the ABC hit show at a charity auction, I knew it had to be mine!!!!! When it comes to shopping, I rarely go home empty handed. I won the set tour (and helped a good cause).

I knew who I wanted to accompany me on the tour. My friend Kary is a fellow DH fanatic. Even though she works in the entertainment industry, she is just as goo goo for Gabby and the gang of Wisteria Lane as I am. We often sit around at kid playdates and discuss all the characters as if they're our personal friends. (Can you believe Susan let that bitch take her man?, Did you see how cute the new gardener is?, Ktherine went crazy on everybody....I can't believe Karl is bangin Bree now....etc)

The set tour was amazing. I couldn't believe I was standing on Wisteria Lane!!!!!! I got to walk in everyone's house, see the soundstages, and even hob nobbed at Craft Services with the crew (that was some goooood baked Ziti!).

**DISCLAIMER: If you don't watch DH, then you probably will not care about these photos/commentary.

**DISCLAINER: If you don't watch DH, you're a loser and I'm pretty sure we're not friends.

Hope you enjoy as much as I did.....

Mike the plumbers ride (he wanted to take me out to Scavo's pizzeria).

Lynette's car...I'm looking crazy bc I didn't realize one of the crew was sitting inside!

Lynette's house....I was snapping pix left and right. lol

Making Susan's specialty...tea!!! And everything on the sets are real. No props in the houses.

Hangin with Kary on Susan's porch.

We would sooooo fit in on Wisteria Lane. Kary was so "Lynette" following behind me on the tour muttering, "don't steal anything Nora!"....lol

Photos inside Gabby's house (told ya I was snapping everything)

Gabby's porch where she use to gaze at John the hottttt gardener.

Me striking a Gabby pose (I'm such a cornball).

Bree's house...those are all FAKE flowers BTW, but they look soooo real. (oh, and notice Orsen's ramp)

Gabby's bathroom. Her house was my fave inside. The kitchen is AMAZING, but was covered bc they weren't filming so I couldn't get a pic :-(

Bree's living room. Notice Orsen's w/c, I can't stand him!!!!! He's soooo annoying.

Bree's kitchen was pretty awesome too. Her house was so detailed inside. Everything was organized and labeled.

Bree's dining room. Looove the chairs. All the pics in the frames were really Bree and "family".

Lynette's kitchen. Scene of Tom's numerous emasculations.

Remember this episode? One of my favs, when they named MJ....there's a beautiful mural in MJ's room.

The globes from Susan's art class: Jaguars, Giraffes, and forgot the other one, but HILARIOUS episode...

The DH God himself, Marc Cherry. Creator, writer, producer= RICH! $$$$$$$$$$...super nice guy!

Who is YOUR favorite Desperate Housewives character?

I must admit, I forgot about the Golden Globe Awards this year. I don't know how how. I live in LA. They were held about 20 miles from my house. I just flat out forgot.

I don't actually watch the awards show anyway. I only watch the preshow and see what the nominees are wearing. I like to form my opinion on the ensembles before the "experts" weigh in. 

I never agree with them anyway. Seriously, they are so annoying. You cannot tell me some tiered, feathery, looks like someone just threw up on it, ball gown is beautiful just because it's a vintage Chanel or House of Dior. I could care less. Don't care who designed it or how many people it took to sew.

If I wouldn't want to wear it, then it's ugly (why would i want to wear a ball gown though? I don't go anywhere except PTA meetings and mommy/me class).

So, of course I get really excited when the mom celebs look hot, and I'm glad that my 2 favs are both moms.

Halle Berry took a risk, and although I though it was a little skanky for the Golden Globes and for a woman with such obvious beauty (why show so much skin?), she's so radiant and confident that she made it work. She's 43 years old and has a toddler. Her dress is by Kaufaman Franco.

My other fave is Kate Winslett. Not a big Kate Winslett movie fan, but she's a mom, 34 years old, has 2 kids, and she looked amazing. I loved the chic simplicity of her (Yves Saint Laurent) dress and the Tiffany jewels were classic and breathtaking.

Since I live in California, it's pretty much bikini season 10 months out of the year.

As wonderful as it is, it can also get costly and painful. Help is here!!!!

Treats For The Face is the only place I go when it comes to body waxing.

Many women hate going for a bikini wax, me included. But, Treats For The Face truly make the experience as painless and unintrusive as possible.

In addition to being endorsed by tons of LA celebs (Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale are regulars), they have been featured in Allure, People, and US Magazine. They have earned Citysearch's "Best Place to Wax" for 3 years. They definitely deserve it. Here's why:

2. They use a low-heat Chocolate Gummy Bare wax. Let me tell ya, this wax is amazing. It's oily and they don't use the paper strips to remove it. They just peel the wax off by hand. It is way more painless than ripping it off with those paper strips. It also makes the treatment go by so fast. I was in and out in less than 4 minutes.

3. Veronica, the owner is so professional, yet nurturing. I remember once I went and was a "little" dramatic (gasp...imagine that) and let out a toddler scream...she looked at me sweetly, and said polietely, "Honey, relax and take a deep breath", and before I could exhale, I was finished. She is such a warm person with a calm and friendly demeanor that she puts you at ease in a situation that can easily be uncomfortable (especially for someone shy like me :-) ).

4. Their prices are reasonable at $60 for a Brazillian wax. And because I love you, here's a $5 off coupon.

5. They offer much more than waxing services. They do hair extensions, hair color, eyelash extension, airbrush tanning, and facials. They even have a boutique that sells cute/hip clothes, beauty products, and cool fun fashionable must haves.

No waxing is 100% painless, but Treats For the Face makes it as pleasant, quick, and painless as possible. Besides, when you're looking and feeling great in your swimwear or whatnot, it is totally worth it.