The husband and I are getting outta town!
We were invited to a marriage conference this weekend in Historic Guthrie Oklahoma.
Have a great weekend and I will see ya next week!
3/31/2006
Leaving for the weekend
The husband and I are getting outta town!
We were invited to a marriage conference this weekend in Historic Guthrie Oklahoma.
Have a great weekend and I will see ya next week!
Baaaaaaad Bosses
my darling dearest friend Tracy blogged about her worst bosses the other day and it really got me to thinking about my "boss history". We've all had terrible experiences in one way or the other. Mine are no exception...
When I was 15 I worked for my Dad's dear friends whom I had known my entire life.
Greeks.
Being a Greek myself I didnt think a thing about it - I would be favored, right? WRONG.
He would go into rants about anything and we allllllll got screamed at. I distinctly remember his spit landing on my cheek. Joy ouuuut.
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One summer I worked at a snow cone stand for about 20 hours a week. I loved it - it was always freezing cold and I COULD EAT ALL THE SNOW CONES I WANTED. Thats alot to a teen. My boss was rarely around - it was all together great...except -
He would freaking pay me in dollar bills. I'd get 87 gollar bills and he'd make me count them back to him. I kept the job till school started but decided that as for working next year - I was done with my fingernails being stained the colors of the rainbow and getting paid in dollar bills like a bad stripper. At least this boss was not as bad as my next boss.
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Next is the WORST BOSS EVER.
Seriously, this jerk should be in jail - - I hope he is.
I worked at Sutherlands lumber (it's like Lowe's) for a summer. I doubt it's like this now, but all the cashiers were female and we were referred to as the Sutherlands girls. We were told to look a certain way (ie. always wear makeup and no pony tails), and act a certain way with our predominintly male clientele. No problem. It was better than being a Hooters girl...
Well... enter ther BOSSMAN FROM HELL.
He would reach into you till and take a doller or two and tell you to reconcile it by shorting a customer his change as bossman was stuffing it into his pocket. If you did not reconcile you got written up - - 3 times and you were out. If you asked how we were to short a customer with out them knowing he's say things like "you better turn on your sexuality so that he won't notice". Seriously...
The worst part was the physical sexual harassment we dealt with from him. Things like this would NEVER happen today - - I'd be a very rich girl
If he caught you bending over under your register or anthing at all he would come and ram his crotch into your butt and slap your hip. He would constantly rub across your chest "by accident" and many more disgusting things. He was a fat, old man with bad breath. I could not take it... 2 months and I was outta there. 2 MONTHS you say... Why did I wait that long? I promised my parents I would work all summer to pay for my gas money. I was basically working for gas and as a teenager it was hard to get jobs. I really did not know any better I am ashamed to say. Back then nothing was ever said about harassement in the workplace.
I've had 2 female bosses - both of them toooo much to deal with - I won't elaborate except to say its the PITS working under women.
I have also worked for my husband -- he was "the boss". That worked fine for me. I really still got my way all the time.
And as for sexual harassement in that workplace - - happened ALLLLLL the time. And that was OOOOOOOOOKAAAAAAAAAY
When I was 15 I worked for my Dad's dear friends whom I had known my entire life.
Greeks.
Being a Greek myself I didnt think a thing about it - I would be favored, right? WRONG.
He would go into rants about anything and we allllllll got screamed at. I distinctly remember his spit landing on my cheek. Joy ouuuut.
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One summer I worked at a snow cone stand for about 20 hours a week. I loved it - it was always freezing cold and I COULD EAT ALL THE SNOW CONES I WANTED. Thats alot to a teen. My boss was rarely around - it was all together great...except -
He would freaking pay me in dollar bills. I'd get 87 gollar bills and he'd make me count them back to him. I kept the job till school started but decided that as for working next year - I was done with my fingernails being stained the colors of the rainbow and getting paid in dollar bills like a bad stripper. At least this boss was not as bad as my next boss.
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Next is the WORST BOSS EVER.
Seriously, this jerk should be in jail - - I hope he is.
I worked at Sutherlands lumber (it's like Lowe's) for a summer. I doubt it's like this now, but all the cashiers were female and we were referred to as the Sutherlands girls. We were told to look a certain way (ie. always wear makeup and no pony tails), and act a certain way with our predominintly male clientele. No problem. It was better than being a Hooters girl...
Well... enter ther BOSSMAN FROM HELL.
He would reach into you till and take a doller or two and tell you to reconcile it by shorting a customer his change as bossman was stuffing it into his pocket. If you did not reconcile you got written up - - 3 times and you were out. If you asked how we were to short a customer with out them knowing he's say things like "you better turn on your sexuality so that he won't notice". Seriously...
The worst part was the physical sexual harassment we dealt with from him. Things like this would NEVER happen today - - I'd be a very rich girl
If he caught you bending over under your register or anthing at all he would come and ram his crotch into your butt and slap your hip. He would constantly rub across your chest "by accident" and many more disgusting things. He was a fat, old man with bad breath. I could not take it... 2 months and I was outta there. 2 MONTHS you say... Why did I wait that long? I promised my parents I would work all summer to pay for my gas money. I was basically working for gas and as a teenager it was hard to get jobs. I really did not know any better I am ashamed to say. Back then nothing was ever said about harassement in the workplace.
I've had 2 female bosses - both of them toooo much to deal with - I won't elaborate except to say its the PITS working under women.
I have also worked for my husband -- he was "the boss". That worked fine for me. I really still got my way all the time.
And as for sexual harassement in that workplace - - happened ALLLLLL the time. And that was OOOOOOOOOKAAAAAAAAAY
3/30/2006
Somewheeeeeeeeeere over the rainbow...
Today garners the first tornado warning of the season ladies and gentlemen!
Almost the whole state is under Tornado watch/warning.
And I have to go to a funeral... should be interesting.
Pray we don't get whisked away to Oz!
Almost the whole state is under Tornado watch/warning.
And I have to go to a funeral... should be interesting.
Pray we don't get whisked away to Oz!
AI Shocker
I was literally shocked last night when Katherine ended up in the bottom three! Unbelievable...
Vote people!
Vote people!
3/29/2006
American Idol opinions as usual
Sooo disappointed in Idol last night. It was just blah.
I have some major clothes folding to do so I will give you what I though of each one really quick
Lisa - Because of You - She was flat most of the song - Painful. Bombed!
Kelly - Suds in the bucket - umm, yeah can she see if she can carry a tune in that bucket? She sucked. I dont know WHY people like her. Shes cute - -thats it. She's the American Idol cross to bear.
Ace - Drops of Jupiter - Dude... rubbing your scar like that? Eewww, no. His voice is not edgy enough for that song.
Taylor - Trouble - Now see, I thought he did well. He has never really grabbed me like everyone else but last night I really liked him. Im so glad he got a haircut...
Mandisa - Wanna Praise You - Could she kick any more A**? This time I disagree with Simon (which never happens) - -It was fabulous.
Chris - What if - My baby looked hot last night, voice was yummy, but it was a little to hard core for idol. Still incredible. I would pay to see him in concert.
Katherine McPhee - The Voice Within - She started out flat - not enough breath behind her voice - BUT she pulled a rabbit out of her hat and did fantastic, as usual.
Bucky - Real Good Man - He may be a "real bad boy" but his performance was even worse. Dear God - - i have to agree with my friend Crystal - - his mouth makes my teeth hurt.
Paris - Work it Out -Yikes... Whatever - she still looks like a little girl trying to be sexy and sing grown up songs.
Elliot - I dont Wanna Be - I don't know how he looked because I had my eyes closed his entire performance. his voice was awesome as usual, but he messed up his words at the beginning and it felt like he was struggling with timing and cadence the whole time.
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Who should get voted off this week?
Bucky or Lisa. I am aiming toward Bucky because I think Lisa had a bad night - - but shes next to go.
Lets see how it goes this tonight!
I have some major clothes folding to do so I will give you what I though of each one really quick
Lisa - Because of You - She was flat most of the song - Painful. Bombed!
Kelly - Suds in the bucket - umm, yeah can she see if she can carry a tune in that bucket? She sucked. I dont know WHY people like her. Shes cute - -thats it. She's the American Idol cross to bear.
Ace - Drops of Jupiter - Dude... rubbing your scar like that? Eewww, no. His voice is not edgy enough for that song.
Taylor - Trouble - Now see, I thought he did well. He has never really grabbed me like everyone else but last night I really liked him. Im so glad he got a haircut...
Mandisa - Wanna Praise You - Could she kick any more A**? This time I disagree with Simon (which never happens) - -It was fabulous.
Chris - What if - My baby looked hot last night, voice was yummy, but it was a little to hard core for idol. Still incredible. I would pay to see him in concert.
Katherine McPhee - The Voice Within - She started out flat - not enough breath behind her voice - BUT she pulled a rabbit out of her hat and did fantastic, as usual.
Bucky - Real Good Man - He may be a "real bad boy" but his performance was even worse. Dear God - - i have to agree with my friend Crystal - - his mouth makes my teeth hurt.
Paris - Work it Out -Yikes... Whatever - she still looks like a little girl trying to be sexy and sing grown up songs.
Elliot - I dont Wanna Be - I don't know how he looked because I had my eyes closed his entire performance. his voice was awesome as usual, but he messed up his words at the beginning and it felt like he was struggling with timing and cadence the whole time.
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Who should get voted off this week?
Bucky or Lisa. I am aiming toward Bucky because I think Lisa had a bad night - - but shes next to go.
Lets see how it goes this tonight!
Sleep Deprivation
Several weeks ago we finally put Jin into a big-girl bed. Jin calls it her good-girl bed. Whatever... I call it flippin' miserable for MOM.
Jin was a very easy baby. I never had a problem getting her to go to bed and I rarely had to get up in the middle of the night.
THIS HAS ALL CHANGED SINCE THE "GOOD-GIRL" BED...
Now she is up 3-4 times a night - - just crying for no reason. I go in, I quiet her, she goes back to sleep, I stay up for another 30 minutes. I don't understand why this is a problem here.
Then there are mornings like this morning. She gets up before any of us and goes to lay down on the couch to sleep... ARRRGH.
Then she waits until after Monty goes to work and announces loudly to all in the house, (the cats, dog, Sara and me) that she now has to pee-pee in the "good-girl" potty.
Now Jinny Jin is like Seinfeld's George Costanza. They both must take all their clothes off to use the bathroom. Why?? Not sure. Im just glad shes potty trained. She works at taking her jammies off, gets it stuck on her head and begins the screaming. I bolt out of bed, confused and half asleep to find my baby walking in circles pulling at the jammie top firmly wrapped around her head. She trips over one of 7 dozen barbies and falls - - luckily - - into my arms.
Wake up Mom.
Fast forward an hour. I am sitting at my computer drinking my tea, trying to wake up still - and Monty emails me. "Good morning. Sleep well?"
NO... NO I DID NOT. I SLEPT TERRIBLY...I HATE THAT YOU DON'T EVER GET UP INSTEAD OF ME...
"Yes, I slept fine. Things are great. The kids are fine. They are being great, everything is wonderful."
It's 11:30 and I am still in my pj's. I guess it's time to embrace the day.
Jin was a very easy baby. I never had a problem getting her to go to bed and I rarely had to get up in the middle of the night.
THIS HAS ALL CHANGED SINCE THE "GOOD-GIRL" BED...
Now she is up 3-4 times a night - - just crying for no reason. I go in, I quiet her, she goes back to sleep, I stay up for another 30 minutes. I don't understand why this is a problem here.
Then there are mornings like this morning. She gets up before any of us and goes to lay down on the couch to sleep... ARRRGH.
Then she waits until after Monty goes to work and announces loudly to all in the house, (the cats, dog, Sara and me) that she now has to pee-pee in the "good-girl" potty.
Now Jinny Jin is like Seinfeld's George Costanza. They both must take all their clothes off to use the bathroom. Why?? Not sure. Im just glad shes potty trained. She works at taking her jammies off, gets it stuck on her head and begins the screaming. I bolt out of bed, confused and half asleep to find my baby walking in circles pulling at the jammie top firmly wrapped around her head. She trips over one of 7 dozen barbies and falls - - luckily - - into my arms.
Wake up Mom.
Fast forward an hour. I am sitting at my computer drinking my tea, trying to wake up still - and Monty emails me. "Good morning. Sleep well?"
NO... NO I DID NOT. I SLEPT TERRIBLY...I HATE THAT YOU DON'T EVER GET UP INSTEAD OF ME...
"Yes, I slept fine. Things are great. The kids are fine. They are being great, everything is wonderful."
It's 11:30 and I am still in my pj's. I guess it's time to embrace the day.
3/28/2006
Cool Personality Test
This was really fun to do - - take 10 minutes and do it too!
My Personal Dna Report
I am a Benevolent Creator
3/23/2006
Addiction, Addition and Admissions
Hi...
My name is Joygirl...
and I am addicted to - -
flip flops.
15 pair... count 'em FIFTEEN!
This does not include the 7 or so pair that I make my daughters share with me as well...
I can barely walk into my closet right now because of flip flops. They litter the floor. My husband does not understand that each and every flip-flop is special to me. He's glad we have seperate closets.
I need a program... at leat 12 steps. And maybe some long-term therapy.
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Oh, BTW, this very sick entry is my 100th blog entry! I wish I would have had a counter from the very beginning to see how many people have come on in.
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I am blonde now...
Veeeery blonde.
Kelly Picklehead Pickler blonde.
I'm not sure how it happened. My cousin Melissa and I were just doing streaks - - Yeah.... streaks.
I'm a banana blonde.
Dang it.
My name is Joygirl...
and I am addicted to - -
flip flops.
15 pair... count 'em FIFTEEN!
This does not include the 7 or so pair that I make my daughters share with me as well...
I can barely walk into my closet right now because of flip flops. They litter the floor. My husband does not understand that each and every flip-flop is special to me. He's glad we have seperate closets.
I need a program... at leat 12 steps. And maybe some long-term therapy.
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Oh, BTW, this very sick entry is my 100th blog entry! I wish I would have had a counter from the very beginning to see how many people have come on in.
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I am blonde now...
Veeeery blonde.
Kelly Picklehead Pickler blonde.
I'm not sure how it happened. My cousin Melissa and I were just doing streaks - - Yeah.... streaks.
I'm a banana blonde.
Dang it.
American Idol stuff
Didja watch last night? Didja? Didja?
What about Tuesday night? Didja?
Okay, I have to first admit that I am not giddy about the 50's theme this week. That being said -
MANDISA
Mandisa was awesome. She looked beautiful. I am so tired of people making Weight Watchers jokes about her. She was wailing and it was incredible as usual.
KATHERINE
She was smouldering hot. She is strong every week. I totally see her quietly kicking A** every week and seeing her in the top three.
CHRIS
As I have said before, he is (in so many ways) already a star. He just has start quality. AAANNNNNND, hes easy on Miss Joy's eyes people...
I really dislike Johnny Cash, and he rocked it.
ELLIOTT
If I can just keep my eyes closed and LISTEN to him sing hes fabulous. He has a gorgeous voice.
ACE
If I can just close my ears and WATCH him sing he's fabulous. He's gorgeous.
No really, he has a nice voice - - but the falsetto - -golly gee Mrs. Cleaver...
I AM SO GLAD they finally got rid of Chicken Little. He was wearing me slick. My daughters really liked to watch him sing though because his nostrils would get huge and they would laugh hysterically.
He has a decent voice - - maybe when her grows up a bit he'll get better. Good luck to him.
Okay people, it's time...
PICKLEHEAD...
Miss Kelly's wearing me SLICK you guys. Her little "fresh from the farm" act was cute in the beginning, but now it's really hurting her. She's got a huge label smacked on her head as the AI dummy... Her song was okay - - but I have seen equal performances from drunk girls singing Karaoke. Trust me... I used to own a mobile karaoke company. LOLOL I will give it to her, she is cute.
She HAD to bring up the mink thing again - - man, give it a rest Ellie Mae. She's the kind of dummy that will receive a call from a nasty mag like Hustler and be all excited because it will help "further her illustrious career."
WAIT...
Maybe she will replace Jessical Simpson as Hollywoods "dumb blonde"!
There's her new niche.
What about Tuesday night? Didja?
Okay, I have to first admit that I am not giddy about the 50's theme this week. That being said -
MANDISA
Mandisa was awesome. She looked beautiful. I am so tired of people making Weight Watchers jokes about her. She was wailing and it was incredible as usual.
KATHERINE
She was smouldering hot. She is strong every week. I totally see her quietly kicking A** every week and seeing her in the top three.
CHRIS
As I have said before, he is (in so many ways) already a star. He just has start quality. AAANNNNNND, hes easy on Miss Joy's eyes people...
I really dislike Johnny Cash, and he rocked it.
ELLIOTT
If I can just keep my eyes closed and LISTEN to him sing hes fabulous. He has a gorgeous voice.
ACE
If I can just close my ears and WATCH him sing he's fabulous. He's gorgeous.
No really, he has a nice voice - - but the falsetto - -golly gee Mrs. Cleaver...
I AM SO GLAD they finally got rid of Chicken Little. He was wearing me slick. My daughters really liked to watch him sing though because his nostrils would get huge and they would laugh hysterically.
He has a decent voice - - maybe when her grows up a bit he'll get better. Good luck to him.
Okay people, it's time...
PICKLEHEAD...
Miss Kelly's wearing me SLICK you guys. Her little "fresh from the farm" act was cute in the beginning, but now it's really hurting her. She's got a huge label smacked on her head as the AI dummy... Her song was okay - - but I have seen equal performances from drunk girls singing Karaoke. Trust me... I used to own a mobile karaoke company. LOLOL I will give it to her, she is cute.
She HAD to bring up the mink thing again - - man, give it a rest Ellie Mae. She's the kind of dummy that will receive a call from a nasty mag like Hustler and be all excited because it will help "further her illustrious career."
WAIT...
Maybe she will replace Jessical Simpson as Hollywoods "dumb blonde"!
There's her new niche.
3/22/2006
Most of you know about the blog PostSecret , and my addiction to it (thanks to you Jen). :)
Tequila Red just got me a new drug...
Check out these new secrets .
I could read these all day.
Why am I such a voyuer?
Sicko...
Join my cult people.
Tequila Red just got me a new drug...
Check out these new secrets .
I could read these all day.
Why am I such a voyuer?
Sicko...
Join my cult people.
3/20/2006
***NEWSFLASH***
Last night was Jin's first night in a BIG GIRL BED.
I know, I know, you are thinking to yourself "Dang, isnt she a little old to have been in a crib?"
The answer is "probably" but she really loved her bed (the crib) and never tried to climb out. I didn't want to spend the money until it was absolutely necessary.
Well, my friend Ashley had a toddler bed just sitting in her garage so she offered it to me.
You can't beat free.
Jin only got up 2 times last night.
This morning I woke up, opened my eyes and saw her standing there 5 inches from my face, giddily half-screaming "GOOD MERNIN MOMMA!!"
Aahhhh it begins...
I guess I have to start locking the door. LOL
Funniest thing I heard this weekend...
You know the Kanye West song "Gold digger"?
Now I aint sayin she a gold digger,
But she aint messin wit no broke niggaz.
There is a spoof song out right now - - Now I aint sayin she a nose picker
But what she doin wit that forefinger? Toooo funny. We've been singing it to my 3 year old nose picker all weekend. It's her tick. She always has her finger in her nose. GROSSSS. It's like she's too good for the 50 boxes of tissues we have around the freaking house. Who can tell me how to get her stop? I'm open to suggestions. Oh, and I got the lyrics to Gold digger off the internet. I don't normally spell like that... intentionally.
Now I aint sayin she a gold digger,
But she aint messin wit no broke niggaz.
There is a spoof song out right now - - Now I aint sayin she a nose picker
But what she doin wit that forefinger? Toooo funny. We've been singing it to my 3 year old nose picker all weekend. It's her tick. She always has her finger in her nose. GROSSSS. It's like she's too good for the 50 boxes of tissues we have around the freaking house. Who can tell me how to get her stop? I'm open to suggestions. Oh, and I got the lyrics to Gold digger off the internet. I don't normally spell like that... intentionally.
3/18/2006
Timmy and Cindy
In my hometown of Owasso there is a community project that they are SOO proud of. It is called "The Timmy and Cindy Project". I for one am totally creeped out by the whole thing. Timmy and Cindy are a series of medium sized bronze statues of children stragetically placed throughout the city.
Call it silly, but bronze statues of little kids with hollow little eyes scares me! Kid Statues and clowns... but thats another blog entry.
My best friend Crystal and I absolutely love making fun of Timmy and Cindy. Yesterday, I get a call from Crystal saying that (again) the city has made Timmy and Cindy a bit more festive for the holiday.
THEY ACTUALLY DRESS THEM UP FOR THE SEASONS...SERIOUSLY.
At Christmas it's Santa hats. Easter brings out the bunny ears, etc. Is there a commitee of elderly ladies that decorate the Timmy and Cindy's of Owasso?
It's strange...
Yesterday, we had a bunch of Irish Timmy and Cindy's complete with little green hats.
I would LOVE from someone to have deposited a couple of Killians bottles at the base of the statues.
I totally need someone photoshop beer bottles into this pic.
Creepy little kids...
Oh, and thanks Crystal for driving around taking pics of hte devil children for me. XOXO!
3/17/2006
Princesses abound
Okay - - LAST BLOG about our trip to Disney. We are all bored with it... admit it. The whole happy family thing is so cliche.
Anyhoo... what must be told is out Character dinner with the Disney Princesses. This was the culmination of all of Sara's life goals and dreams... eating dinner and hanging out with all of the Superstars of her life. Literally. We again went to an early meal and had the whole place practically to ourselves.
Sara was adorable. We met Mulan, Arial, Belle, Fairy Godmother (again) and Snow White.
Sara asked Mulan where that silly little dragon was. Mulan told her hes home guarding the palace.
She asked Ariel what it was like to swim in the ocean. Ariel got down on Sara's level and talked with her for about 5 minutes - - talking all about flipping and swimming. Sara's face was lit up. Ariel also talked with Rikki abour being a redhead like her, and proceeded to name all of the Disney redhead. Very cute.
She flipped out when she saw her favorite though... Belle. She was beautiful.
She also stayed and talked with Sara for quite some time.
Cutest thing Sara said? Just like the commercials about 5 years back she looked up at Belle and said "I've been waiting to meet you my WHOLE LIFE".
Snow White was darling and talked just like she did in the movie. It was a trip-- All high pitched and giggly. Monty's eyes lit up... He loves Snow White.
Thats about it. It was fun for the kiddos. It was fun for us.
Another thing that must be told. We made it from the back of Disneyland to the middle of California Adventure in 8 minutes flat to ride the ride "California Soarin'". We literally ran up to the fastpass guy and handed him our tix as he was looking at his watch. We had 30 seconds to spare and out lungs were about to explode. It was totally worth it.
This concludes to Disneyworld blogging...
3/15/2006
Surrounded by Disney Characters
We took the girls to the Minnie and Friends breakfast at Disneyland. We made our reservations for 9am when the park opened. I did this so that we could get in 30 minutes early... what I didnt know was that we would be the first (and only) guests at breakfast for a good 30 minutes! I could not believe it. Sara had begged to get in the looooooong lines to meet the characters in the park and I kept telling her to just hang on until we ate with them the next day. Well, my girls were the only ones there so she had ALL the characters to herself. She was literally playing with all the characters! They were all hers. Amber and Rik had fun too - - but this was Sara's moment. Minnie, Chip and Dale, Captain Hook, Wendy, the fairy Godmother Goofy, Pooh, Tigger and more... Sara was overwhelmed - - and overjoyed.
It was one of those moments for me guys...
I gave my daughter something that most 5-6 year old kids dream of.
Sara truly believes in the magic of Disney.
Just like her Momma.
3/13/2006
Disneyland
I just realized... I never told you guys about our 2 day adventure in Disneyland!
We went to land the first day and California Adventure the second.
Highlights were...
The girls LOVED Disneyland. We had an excellent time. Amber loved the Indiana Jones Adventure ride. We practically had to sneak Sara through because she was one inch shorter than the ride minimum. We had her hide between Rikki and myself. Rikki's favorite ride was Buzz Lightyears Astroblasters. She had the second lowest score of us all but she loved it nonetheless. Highest astroblaster score?? The MOMMA! Sara loved (and I mean LOVED) Space Mountain. She was hootin' and hollerin' and laughing through the whole thing. I was proud of my 6 year old. They redid Space Mountain last year so it was veeeery cool, and not so bumpy.
My fave ride? Always will be Pirates of the Carribean. Love, love, love it.
Monty loves the Materhorn. He remembers not being able to ride it when he was there last because he was too short... :(
We ate at Blue Bayou which is inside the building that houses the Pirates ride. It's like you are on the pation of a plaintation on the bayou, complete with fireflies. Sara really believes that it was outside and it was dark - - and she (truly) believes that Tinkerbell made it dark in there. I love this age - - where magic still exists.
I will tell you about the character breakfast tomorrow.
3/09/2006
Categorizing the AI Men...
Do I sound "eat up" or what? I really do have a life beyond American Idol...LOL Just for funseys though I have to give you my lowdown on the guys in this competition.
**Let me just say these are my OPIONONS only. I'm just having fun and hope I don't offend anyone on their choices***
Disclaimer inserted... lets move on. ;)
First off, the guy to beat in this season is
Chris Daughtry.
I am a rock girl. Love to see and hear the rock stars that make my heart flutter. Chris is already there. I can close my eyes and swear I hear him on the radio already! Last nights performance wasnt awesome but it was strong... he's sailing right into the top 12.
The other strong guys in this competiton are
Elliot, Ace and Gedeon.
Elliot really has the strongest voice of all the men, but daaaaaang, he's ugly to look at. He also has the "being 95% deaf in one ear" angle going on for him.
Ace. Well... Ace is really pretty to look at, but his falsetto gets on my nerves. (refer to the Joys a rock girl comment above). It's hard for me to listen to him. I will say thathis falsetto is strong and he at least uses it well. His lower register is awesome. I wish he'd use it more.
Gedeon has a niche that he's comfortable in. He uses it well and his voice is strong.
The so-so's are Taylor (gray hair) and Bucky (why the name?)
What was with Taylor's "wind-up dance" he did last night? It hurt!!!
Bucky blinks incessantly. Last week he kicked some country badonkeydonk singing Garth. This week? Eehhhh. It totally cracks me up that he has a twin brother... geez, more than one Bucky?
Gotta GO???
WILL and KEVIN.
Will, bless his heart, is a good little singer, but not a star. His perfect job would be at Disney World. Seriously... he'd do great there!
Kevin, for a 16 year old, is a strong singer - - but goofy as heck to look at and painful to watch. Also, he's not mastered his lisp when singing. I went through years of training to get rid of my lisp... LOL
My predictions?
As long as they don't completly screw up the mens competition is between CHRIS AND ELLIOT.
Alright... have at me people. LOL
**Let me just say these are my OPIONONS only. I'm just having fun and hope I don't offend anyone on their choices***
Disclaimer inserted... lets move on. ;)
First off, the guy to beat in this season is
Chris Daughtry.
I am a rock girl. Love to see and hear the rock stars that make my heart flutter. Chris is already there. I can close my eyes and swear I hear him on the radio already! Last nights performance wasnt awesome but it was strong... he's sailing right into the top 12.
The other strong guys in this competiton are
Elliot, Ace and Gedeon.
Elliot really has the strongest voice of all the men, but daaaaaang, he's ugly to look at. He also has the "being 95% deaf in one ear" angle going on for him.
Ace. Well... Ace is really pretty to look at, but his falsetto gets on my nerves. (refer to the Joys a rock girl comment above). It's hard for me to listen to him. I will say thathis falsetto is strong and he at least uses it well. His lower register is awesome. I wish he'd use it more.
Gedeon has a niche that he's comfortable in. He uses it well and his voice is strong.
The so-so's are Taylor (gray hair) and Bucky (why the name?)
What was with Taylor's "wind-up dance" he did last night? It hurt!!!
Bucky blinks incessantly. Last week he kicked some country badonkeydonk singing Garth. This week? Eehhhh. It totally cracks me up that he has a twin brother... geez, more than one Bucky?
Gotta GO???
WILL and KEVIN.
Will, bless his heart, is a good little singer, but not a star. His perfect job would be at Disney World. Seriously... he'd do great there!
Kevin, for a 16 year old, is a strong singer - - but goofy as heck to look at and painful to watch. Also, he's not mastered his lisp when singing. I went through years of training to get rid of my lisp... LOL
My predictions?
As long as they don't completly screw up the mens competition is between CHRIS AND ELLIOT.
Alright... have at me people. LOL
3/08/2006
AMERICAN IDOL CHATTER
Okay, last night did not suck! I was not threatening to change the channel for once. I was quite bored with Randy, Paula and Simon though. They were so nicey, nicey! What, did Simon get lucky yesterday afternoon before the show? It really makes a girl wonder when he actually told Kelly Picklehead that she did well... PUHLEEZE tell me this will not be just a popularity contest. So - she's cute. So what? Guys... she was B-O-R-I-N-G. Blah... More blonde straw hair in the face attitude -same mediocre voice and song choice. Maybe Simon was so sweet to Pickle-head because... wait - - this is a rated PG blog. Divalicious singer of the night?? MANDISA. Could it be possible that we have found someone who sings Chaka Kahn BETTER than Kahn herself? It's possible. And what is up with the chicky that HAS to show that little triangle of belly through ALL her shirts... every week... every song... it's getting old. Funniest comment of the night? Simon told Picklehead that she was actually acting like a little Minx tonight and she said (insert southern white trash drawl) "Wow, I'm a MINK?" The judges dissolved into laughter at the pitiful ditziness of the poor girl. "No, MINX... huge difference" I really hope the guys do well tonight. And I hope Simon is back to his old cantankerous self. Otherwise... whats the fun in it?
3/03/2006
Vacation in La-La Land - Part duex
I've had several people ask for details of our vacation. Let me say I'm sorry first. I have not sat down to blog much because I came home and got sick - - yeeeee-haw. I have decided that I will do smaller blogs about each portion of the trip.
You have already heard about our trip to the beach. (see other post) It was so fun. What you didnt hear about is the car rental fiasco. That will be a whole other blog dearies. You know I won't let the chance go by to rant about that.
So after we spent half the day at the beach we took the kids on up into LA. They were more interested in all the grafitti and razorwire surrounding all things motionless. Sara couldn ot understand. I felt like I needed a bath after it all.
We took then to the tourist spots of Hollywood. Of course, Gromans Chinese Theater was at the top of the list. I warned the girls of the freak-show that may occur there. Sure enough the wierdos were there in force. A guy dressed up like a demon was there as well as a very aged Marilyn Monroe and Elvis. Fat, Vegas years Elvis. Niiice. "Marilyn" had several yippity little dogs with her. I'm not so sure as to why.
We proceeded around all the cement squares where stars have left their mark. Sara kept saying "this place creeps me out Mommy". I could not figure out why so I take her to see Julie Andrews square and explain that these were the hands of Mary Poppins! Wow is what I expected. A shocked smirk is what I got. Okay, fine kiddo, not easily impressed, huh? I took her to see C-3PO and R2-D2 from Star Wars. She was still yucked out. Same with Shirley Temple, who is beloved at our house. The 6 yr old was determined not to be excited. So I pulled out the big guns and showed her Donald Ducks square. Her eyes were huge as she examined the large webbed duck feet. "Finally!" I thought. She then turns to me and says "Mom, can we go?"
Geez.
Fast forward two day. We were at a character breakfast with Minnie Mouse and all her friends. Sara is chewing on her Micky Mouse shaped waffles and looks at me solemnly and says "It sure is a shame about that Donald Duck". now, mind you - - we have seen many a Disney character by now. I had NO IDEA what she was talking about... So I take the bait. "Honey, what are you talking about?" "You know, that he's DEAD"
WHAT?
"Babydoll, Donald Duck is not dead. Why would you think Donald is dead?"
"Because - - you know Mommy - -his feet" Yeaaaaaaah, I still have no clue. She then says "You know - at the funeral home we were at with the feet."
Click! OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH. "You mean the Chinese Theater!!! Honey he was not BURIED there! That was not a cemetary! Thats where they left their mark."
"Ooooooooh" she says. The instant look of relief smears all over her face. Then she says "Kind of like the grafitti?"
How do I explain to my daughter the difference when I have been telling them how aweful it was that people would spray grafitti on things that were not theirs. Anyhoo, other things that happened that night? They did not turn the lights on around the freakin Hollywood sign. HELLO? Who's the schmuck that's supposed to flip that light switch? I was really sad that my girls did not get to see it all lit up. We also saw a real, live movie premier, complete with the red carpet, paparazzi and bling a plenty. It's for a comedy called "Seat Fillers". I know nothing about it, but we saw 2 stars that we knew of - Kelly Rowland from Destiny's Child and Jada Pinkett-Smith. We walked around the Kodak theater where they were already getting ready for the Oscar's, which was cool. Overall, it was a fun evening. Next vacation blog entry? Disneyland, day one.
You have already heard about our trip to the beach. (see other post) It was so fun. What you didnt hear about is the car rental fiasco. That will be a whole other blog dearies. You know I won't let the chance go by to rant about that.
So after we spent half the day at the beach we took the kids on up into LA. They were more interested in all the grafitti and razorwire surrounding all things motionless. Sara couldn ot understand. I felt like I needed a bath after it all.
We took then to the tourist spots of Hollywood. Of course, Gromans Chinese Theater was at the top of the list. I warned the girls of the freak-show that may occur there. Sure enough the wierdos were there in force. A guy dressed up like a demon was there as well as a very aged Marilyn Monroe and Elvis. Fat, Vegas years Elvis. Niiice. "Marilyn" had several yippity little dogs with her. I'm not so sure as to why.
We proceeded around all the cement squares where stars have left their mark. Sara kept saying "this place creeps me out Mommy". I could not figure out why so I take her to see Julie Andrews square and explain that these were the hands of Mary Poppins! Wow is what I expected. A shocked smirk is what I got. Okay, fine kiddo, not easily impressed, huh? I took her to see C-3PO and R2-D2 from Star Wars. She was still yucked out. Same with Shirley Temple, who is beloved at our house. The 6 yr old was determined not to be excited. So I pulled out the big guns and showed her Donald Ducks square. Her eyes were huge as she examined the large webbed duck feet. "Finally!" I thought. She then turns to me and says "Mom, can we go?"
Geez.
Fast forward two day. We were at a character breakfast with Minnie Mouse and all her friends. Sara is chewing on her Micky Mouse shaped waffles and looks at me solemnly and says "It sure is a shame about that Donald Duck". now, mind you - - we have seen many a Disney character by now. I had NO IDEA what she was talking about... So I take the bait. "Honey, what are you talking about?" "You know, that he's DEAD"
WHAT?
"Babydoll, Donald Duck is not dead. Why would you think Donald is dead?"
"Because - - you know Mommy - -his feet" Yeaaaaaaah, I still have no clue. She then says "You know - at the funeral home we were at with the feet."
Click! OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH. "You mean the Chinese Theater!!! Honey he was not BURIED there! That was not a cemetary! Thats where they left their mark."
"Ooooooooh" she says. The instant look of relief smears all over her face. Then she says "Kind of like the grafitti?"
How do I explain to my daughter the difference when I have been telling them how aweful it was that people would spray grafitti on things that were not theirs. Anyhoo, other things that happened that night? They did not turn the lights on around the freakin Hollywood sign. HELLO? Who's the schmuck that's supposed to flip that light switch? I was really sad that my girls did not get to see it all lit up. We also saw a real, live movie premier, complete with the red carpet, paparazzi and bling a plenty. It's for a comedy called "Seat Fillers". I know nothing about it, but we saw 2 stars that we knew of - Kelly Rowland from Destiny's Child and Jada Pinkett-Smith. We walked around the Kodak theater where they were already getting ready for the Oscar's, which was cool. Overall, it was a fun evening. Next vacation blog entry? Disneyland, day one.
3/02/2006
An open letter to those who vote on American Idol
America... WHY did you vote for Chicken Little?? He's a goofy little booger, and the only reason why he's there is because he freaking looks like such a Napolean Dynamite reject. People, he actually sang "I heard it through the grapevine" and he did not do it well. Come on... This concludes my rant for the night... Please resume regular programming.
3/01/2006
WHY GOD, WHY?
Why the backtracking? Lately, Jin always tries to put a new pullup on after she goes potty. I have laid down the big girl panties rule - - no more pullups. She cries and cries - - and a week and a half ago we were in big girl panty heaven. I guess I have to get rid of the emergency pullups. Dang-it.
All of a sudden she is begging for "baa-baa's" as well. 3 1/2 and she wants a bottle.
And the word "no" sends her into a deluge of tears. I have done the trick of redirecting until I am blue in the face. It's. Not. working.
Baby is killin' me.
Do you think it's because we were gone for 5 days and she stayed at her grandma's?
(the picture is totally unrelated, however, this is the look I get when I tell her "NO")
I've been googled.
A friend of mine emailed me with this link. She googled me - - why? I don't really know. I did not even ask! This was so long ago. Am I forever imortalized? I fugyred they would take this off the website...
And could my hair be any worse? Geez.
Enjoy the flashback...
http://newsok.com/gimmethemike
And could my hair be any worse? Geez.
Enjoy the flashback...
http://newsok.com/gimmethemike
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