| Saturday, June 20, 2009 |
| The leg bone's connected to the...stomach? |
The dog. He ate a chicken leg last night. Whole. Without chewing. In one swallow.
I foresee cleaning up chicken bone dog puke in the near future. Or an expensive vet visit.
While I didn't get a photo at the time, (the incident went down in approximately 2.1 seconds) I'll go ahead and share a photo of doggie cuteness from another time.
 He thinks he's a lap dog. Also, this is in the 'man cave.' |
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| Friday, June 19, 2009 |
| It's Alive!! ALIIIVE!! |
Whoa. My blog has become an abysmal land of awful nothingness!! I'm needin' to change that! I'm hoping to get a blog make-over sometime soon to help me get back in the groove of writing more often. (If anyone out there wants to offer their assistance for a small-ish fee, let me know!) So very much has happened in the last few months and I haven't documented any of it. I feel guilty and sad and I hope to not let it happen again!
Some things which have happened in the last few months~~
- My baby finally learned to tie his dang shoes, ride his bike without training wheels, and finished kindergarten. He still cannot recite his phone number. Not sure how we're going to make THAT information stick to his brain. (Jameson: Um...2? Ummmm...8? 5? 7?)
- My oldest baby turned 18, graduated as valedictorian of her class, is headed to college and suddenly is no longer a child.
- The middle baby finished 2nd grade with all A's and hit no other major milestones, really, but she may have puked a few times in the past few months. She IS the family puker.
- My 20 year reunion continues to loom in the not too distant future. I haven't lost a pound. Whatever. Panic attack, here I come!
- Work is/has been stressful. I don't really want to talk about it. However, I am thankful to have my job. You know, I have to throw that in there lest I be perceived as an ungrateful B who doesn't deserve a job when so many others have lost theirs.
- We had a big graduation party for Brianna in May and I survived being around all those people without curling up in the fetal position in the corner. My back, however, decided to 'go out' by the end of the night and I could barely walk. That was fun! Also, Bubba and I had to stand at graduation so everyone could see the parents of the valedictorian. Imagine how fun that was for me. An entire auditorium staring at me. I have chosen to burn it from my memory.
- Without getting into specifics, my mom had some issues with her health, was hospitalized, went to a nursing home for some rehab, is now home and is better than she's been in at least 5 years!
I suppose those are the major points from the last few months. Otherwise, life is the same old thing. Sleep, work, eat, rinse and repeat.
As I'm sitting here trying to think of what's been going on as of late, I'm listening to the new Rob Thomas CD. It's not out yet, but via vh1.com and Rhapsody, you can listen before it's released. I am loving it. A lot. Rob Thomas continues to be one of my all-time favorites.
So, that's a brief update of life in our house. I'll leave you with a few photos.
 Turning 6
 Fun at the Children's Museum
 Safari Dudes at the zoo
 Prom Time
 Graduation Party--AFTER the kids changed into play clothes
 Grad speech
 Happy Grad
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| Tuesday, May 05, 2009 |
| Top 4 --Rock week |
THIS...is American Idol! Well, it's rock week so that pretty much means that it won't rock very much. But, maybe I will be surprised.
Ryan explains that there were some accidents just before dress rehearsal so the Idols didn't get to practice tonight. Also, there will be duets sung tonight which I predict will be perfect train wreck material. Slash is the mentor this week. I'm not really looking forward to that. Not that I don't like him, but, I'm just not interested in what he has to say. That sounds kind of mean, but whatever.
Adam--"Whole Lot of Love" by Led Zeppelin..is that right? I never can get that spelled right. Do I even NEED to say that I hated...nay...LOATHED it?? No? OK. 6 of 10
Allison-- "Cry Baby" by Janis Joplin. She was good. I don't think it was her best ever. I do like her hair tonight. 8 of 10
1st duet of the night is Danny and Kris. "Renegade" LOVE! That was fun! I think they could do a lot of songs together and sound even better! I loved Danny in that red shirt!
Kris--"Come Together" Loved it! The judges went out of their way to pick it apart..but it was REALLY good!! He's adorable, too. Love Kris! 8 1/2 of 10
Danny--"Dream On" Loved it until he screamed the last note! Bad song choice for that note alone. He looks great in purple, too! 8 1/2 of 10
Allison and Adam--"Slow Ride" I liked Allison. "Nuff said. |
| posted by Angie @ 7:54 PM |
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| Tuesday, April 28, 2009 |
| Top 5 get jazzy |
Tonight with Jamie Foxx (ick) mentoring, the idols sing jazz standards from the Rat Pack. They look great...at least Kris, Danny, Matt and Allison look great. I am pretty indifferent to Adam.
Pauler is wearing one of those napkin dresses but hers has a great big napkin over each boob. Interesting. But she always looks pretty. CAR-uh has some little tank top on which looks displaced next to Pauler's frou frou dress.
Jamie Foxx as the mentor is just why-inducing for me.
Kris Allen is up first looking all cute as a button. He's singing "The Way You Look Tonight." I LOVE this song so much! Kris does a great job with it as I knew he would! It's not boring in the least. It's simple then picks up a bit and I love it. Randy says it was his best so far, which I wouldn't really agree with. The girl judges loved it and Simon didn't think it was incredible, just good. Loved the song and love Kris. 8 1/2 of 10
Allison is the 2nd to sing with "Someone To Watch Over Me." She looks really pretty tonight and just turned 17 yesterday. Love her dress. Parts of the performance I loved and parts I didn't love so much. She slows it down nicely for sure. However, sometimes, I just can't stand how she puts that H sound in front of her words like she is forcing the sound out.
"SomeHhone to Hhwatch Hhover me..." Great job, though, Allison! 9 of 10
Matt's in the middle singing "My Funny Valentine." Matt looks great in his suit and hat! Oh my gosh..LOVE! From the first note. LOVE. I absolutely loved it a lot. I don't care what the judges said. 8 1/2 of 10
Danny's 4th singing, "Come Rain or Come Shine." He looks great in his suit like Kris and Matt and he's wearing his glasses which I think he looks better with than without. OMG. AWESOME. LOVE. LOVE. 9 3/4 of 10
Adam is last singing "Feeling Good." Eh. The beginning was kind of OK. But I am just not a fan. 7 of 10
My number one tonight is Danny! Followed by Matt, Allison, Kris and Adam.
I wouldn't mind Adam leaving though I know he won't. So, I can't make a prediction as I love the other 4. Tomorrow will be sad. :(
This was a GREAT night. I am so glad the themes are working well this year!Labels: american idol |
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| Tuesday, April 21, 2009 |
| Top 7...Again |
After the judges used their save last week on Matt Giraud, we're back this week to watch the top 7, again! This week, two people will go home. Bummer!
Wow, Ryan didn't mess around...Lil stayed on stage and she's singing already!
Lil "I'm Every Woman" Eh. I'm just not a Lil fan. 7 of 10
Kris "She Works Hard For The Money" AWESOME! 9 of 10
Danny "September" LOVE! 9 of 10
Allison "Hot Stuff" Not my favorite of hers but still good. 8 of 10
Adam "If I Can't Have You" Nuh uh. Just because he made a "cry" face through the whole song does NOT mean he "feels it." Gag me. Pauler was insane. He's not brilliant. He can sing. Then he screeches. High pitched screeching is NOT singing OR amazing range. 7 1/2 of 10
Matt "Staying Alive" I loved it! One of his high notes was off, but man it was fun and I would listen to him after the show. 8 of 10
Anoop "Dim All The Lights" It was ok. 7 of 10
My Top 3: Danny, Kris and Matt
Bottom 3: Lil, Anoop and Adam
I hope Lil goes home and suspect Matt will go with her. |
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| Tuesday, April 14, 2009 |
| Top 7 |
Quentin Tarantino was the "mentor" tonight and I found him pointless. I didn't like the song choices tonight, save for Kris. I love that song!
Allison--"I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" Very breathy. Not my favorite of Allison so far, but I would guess it will be a good studio version. Simon called her staying to the end so if she's in the bottom, he will save her. 6 1/2 of 10
Anoop--"Everything I Do I Do For You."He tried to change it a little bit. I don't know, I wasn't that into it. However, it was pleasant. 7 of 10
Adam--"Born TO Be Wild" SCREEEEEECH!!!! SCREEEEEEAAMMMM!! TONGUE!! But the first part was OK. 6 of 10
Matt--he hit a few clunker high notes, but I just love Matt. I'd listen to him over Adam ANY time, ANY where. 7 of 10
Danny--LOVE. I was a little leery of the song but I loved that. It was nice and pretty. 8 1/2 of 10
Kris--Love! 8 1/2 of 10
Lil--No. And if you're going to talk back to Simon, please make a valid point. So, you like to sing R&B and gospel....then don't choose a Bette Midler song like The Rose. 5 of 10
Overall, underwhelming. My top 2 are Danny and Kris.
I hope Lil goes home.
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