@jayfeather,
You’ll automatically receive notifications when people in your Close Friends list post to Facebook, but you can turn notifications off or adjust the types of notifications you receive:
From your News Feed, click Friends in the left column. You might have to click More to see the Friends section.
Click Close Friends to view the list.
Click Manage List > Choose Update Types in the top right to select the types of updates you want to receive notifications about.
If you're getting notifications when people post and they aren't on your Close Friends list, learn how to receive fewer notifications.