Kayleigh's Musings

With Mother's Day this weekend I thought you might enjoy a website where you can find the history of Mother's Day, Mother's Day songs, projects for moms and kids to do together, and much more.  Have a great weekend and wonderful Mother's Day!  www.amazingmoms.com

So Mother's Day is Sunday and you know how hard your mom worked over the years.  The question is...if you had to come up with a salary for all the Mom does how much would it be?  Well financial advisor Ric Edelman calculates each year what Mom would make if she were paid for all the jobs she does.  This year the figure is nearly $803,000 per year!  The basis of the salary is that the typical mom actually does many jobs- 17 of them in fact.  Using average annual compensation data from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, Edelman totals up the average salaries for those 17 occupations to arrive at each year's figure.  Here they are broken down for you:

1. Animal Caretaker                            $29,920
2. Chef                                                $37,880
3. Computer Systems Analyst             $72.230
4. Financial Manager                         $101,450
5. Food/Beverage Service Worker      $19,360
6. General Office Clerk                        $25,200
7. Registered Nurse                            $59,730
8. Management Analyst                      $77,270
9. Child Care Worker                          $18,820
10. Housekeeper                                $18,700
11. Psychologist                                 $66,110
12. Bus Driver                                    $33,050
13. Elementary School Principal         $79,200
14. Dietitian/Nutritionist                     $47,890
15. Property Manager                        $52,290
16. Social Worker                               $40,640
17. Recreation Worker                       $22,950

Edelman said the index is actually a conservative number since it doesn't include the value of the retirement, health and insurance benefits that workers in these positions typically receive.  So take this to Mom on Mother's Day and tell her how much you value all she's done for you over the years.  If she was making this salary for all the years she's been a mom think of the retirement she'd have now!!

Are you a 'Lost ' addict?  Do you look for previews for the next episode?  Are you trying to figure out what the heck is the smoke monster???  Well, Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof (the producers of 'Lost') were on Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy grilled them for answers.   As you can well imagine they don't give away anything critical but they do give some hints here and there.  Let the theories begin!!  Click here for the interview. http://youtube.com/watch?v=BX6GUJvc7ZQ

Maksim Chmerkovskiy may not be dancing this season on 'Dancing With the Stars' but that doesn't mean he's not watching and doesn't have an opinion on the contestants.   I'd actually be shocked if he DIDN'T have an opinion on the contestants!  Click here and see what he has to say http://www.ew.com/ew/video/dwts.  He's going to be reunited with Mel B. tomorrow night during the 100th episode of the show.  That's worth tuning in!  And tonight will be interesting to see if Christian can do two dances with a ruptured tendon in his arm!

Ok, so there's been a lot of rumors swirling around Derek Hough and Shannon Elizabeth on 'Dancing With the Stars' on whether they're a couple or not off the dance floor.  They've sure seemed chummy on the show.  The question is whether it's real or a showmance or just a tease.  They were on Jimmy Kimmel Tuesday night after being eliminated from the show and he grilled them.  Check it out and you decide if they're a couple or not. http://youtube.com/watch?v=SdDfK53YHUg