This is my niece, Karly, trying out a lemon for the first time in a restaurant:

"When life gives you lemons...

...make lemonade!"

Wow, there certainly has been a lot of controversy in the news lately!

By now, you've heard about the peanut butter recall...

And the latest wacky Britney Spears stories (as Jimmy Kimmel said last night: "It looks like Britney Spears has decided to give up rehab for Lent")...

And, of course, JetBlue's unfortunate chain of events which kept airline passengers in limbo for hours, which turned into days...

Not to mention the 3-ring circus surrounding Anna Nicole Smith's death right now...

What do all of these things have in common? And what does this have to do with peanut butter, you ask?

8 billion Sweethearts Conversation Hearts are made each year by NECCO, the majority of which are sold during the 6-week period between January 1 and Valentine's Day; making Sweethearts the #1 selling non-chocolate Valentine's Day candy.

NECCO introduces 10 new Sweethearts Conversation Hearts sayings each year. This year, NECCO introduces 10 new sayings that pay tribute to pet-loving ways with sayings that include:

See the archived lists of new candy hearts sayings from 2003 to the present here.

In the early 90's, NECCO Vice President Walter Marshall decided to update the sayings each year and retire some. His first (Fax Me) created a lot of attention from Sweetheart fans. Each year he receives each year hundreds of suggestions from romantics, candy lovers and school kids for new sayings. From old tech, "Call Me" to new tech, "E-mail Me," Sweethearts keep the pulse on the heartbeat of the nation. Source