10 New Year's Resolution Suggestions for Laura Bush

Here is what I believe should be on Laura Bush's New Year's resolution list this year!

1. Better protection of her daughters! Ok, this one is a bit tongue and cheek. No one can protect his or her children from everything. However, you would think that thieves would have no chance to get anywhere near Barbara Bush (one of the twins) with all of the Secret Service running around. It did happen. My suggestion: Laura should take a closer look at the policies that the Secret Service is using to watch over her children and her husband. Changes need to be made. Hopefully, she will also have a discussion with her daughters regarding their privacy, their personal safety, and the what the role of the Secret Service should be in their lives (they can't help that their Dad is President, after all). I'm sure that she has had this discussion with her daughters before, but it might be time for a refresher course.

2. Keep the twins out of the spotlight. Let's face it, Laura came into the role of First Lady with the goal of keeping her children out of the spotlight. We all know how that turned out. Her children are one-half their father as well, and are Texans at that. They aren't just going to keep to themselves. They are going to live their lives as they see fit. As Laura has had hit and miss luck with this goal of hers, it appears that the twins, like the rest of Generation Y (of which I'm a proud member), are growing up. This should get a lot easier, as long as Jenna and Barbara aren't unfortunate enough to be robbed in a South American country yet again (hey, it has happened to me TWICE; then again, I didn't have the Secret Service watching my every move).

3. Read and clean more! I remember one of my Aunts telling me how much liked Laura Bush, in part due to sharing the same hobbies of cleaning and reading. I can't imagine that Laura gets much time to enjoy these simple pleasures as First Lady. In a few short years, she can retire in her Crawford Ranch and pursue both hobbies with zeal!