boy was i surprised

First some tidbits about the kids because I really haven't talked much about them lately.  Scarlett is big into wanting to help.  Unfortunately she's not very good help yet!  She is so cute though when she says "me hep" that I rarely tell her no.  She is such a character - we have so much fun.    Matthew's latest thing is making bubbles when he pees.  Yeah, he loves to brag about what big bubbles or how many bubbles he makes.  He also already compares himself to other boys...when we were in Georgia he watched us change my nephew's diaper and said "my winkie is bigger than baby Jonah's".  So we told him that was because he was a big boy and baby Jonah is a baby.  Oh boy.  What am I gonna do with these kiddos?    We have hockey tickets for tomorrow night's game.  I was bummed about not having a game last weekend so now I'm excited again.    And ok - I was SHOCKED by Idol results last night.  Not that Matt went home, I expected that.  He just didn't live up to the expectation after he said he'd been waiting for that week all season.  When you make a statement like that you have to show why you've wanted that week, and he just didn't do it.  What shocked me was that Adam was in the bottom 2.  I really expect him to win it all.  He's the most talented one up there.

idol tonight

I almost forgot to update today!  I think Matt or Allison will go home tonight.  I think Matt had the worst performance this week, but she's been close a lot.

a pretty good weekend

Nothing to exciting to report - David's mom visited (after playing the "I'm coming, oh wait no I can't, oh yes I am, oh no I can't" game AGAIN).  We bought tickets to see the Red Wings in Game 5 Saturday night, but oh no - they won their series in 4 games so no hockey for us.  One of the things I *must* do while we live in the Detroit area is go to a Wings game and I just haven't pushed since tickets are so expensive and I figured we were gonna be here a while.  Now that we are trying to move away I figure we better get our asses to a game!    We spent most of the weekend with MIL & the kids, instead of taking time away for ourselves.  We did go to a late movie Saturday night after we put them to bed so that was kinda nice.  We saw Knowing, with Nicholas Cage.  It was pretty good but there was something about it that felt disturbing to me, and I can't put my finger on it.  I was also distracted because it was like 100* in the theater.  Oh yeah, that reminds me...as we were leaving our house I pulled on a pullover windbreaker type thing since the temperature was dropping and I was wearing short sleeves.  I realized I was pulling it on with my purse strap on my shoulder so I had to take it off and redo it.  David & I laughed about it and went on.  When we got to the movies, we were standing in the concession line when David says "I thought you changed that" and I was like "huh?"  Then I looked down and my shirt thing was on backwards.  He was laughing at me at home because that's what he thought I was fixing, when I was just getting my purse strap out of it.  Call me a dumbass, that's ok.    Today I am re-restarting my weight loss journey.  After all the holidays last fall I restarted counting points and was doing ok but I was getting really fed up so I took a month off.  I decided to jump start my diet this time with Atkins, but then in another month I am going back to weight watchers.  I know that Atkins will produce fast results but I believe WW is a healthier lifestyle overall so I will go that route for the long term.  I still really wish I could find more time to exercise because I know that would help.  Oh well.

ugh - i'm a bad blogger

I have really been a bad blogger lately - not many updates, boring, blah blah.  Anyway, I'm trying to spend time getting things done around the house and not spend as much time on the pc.  So after being away & now home but not online as much I'm really behind on my blog reading too.  I'm sorry to those of you who happen to read me.  (Idol thoughts below too.)   I've been knitting like crazy and I think I'm getting a little faster.  I've whipped out 3 pair of shorties in the past couple of weeks.  Still not fast, but faster than I was.  It's nice to see progress made and know that I'm making something Scarlett will wear.    Now Idol...I really think Lil & Anoop should have been gone for a while now, and last night confirmed that they should go home.  VFTW is picking Lil, so I know that's helping her, but I don't give them enough credit that I think they are the only reason she's still around.  There have to be some others out there voting for her.  I don't guess I really care, I think the best performers will end up in it at the end, so I don't guess it matters.  Last night, I thought Kris was absolutely awesome.  By far the best.  Then Adam, Danny, and Matt all did well.  I like Allison but last night she was boring.  Anoop & Lil, well it wouldn't upset me at all to see them go.  (yeah so I'm not gonna get upset over it anyway - it's not worth that much of my time!)

today

Today is my niece's 16th birthday.  I can't believe she is 16.  I love all of my nieces and nephews, but Alex holds a really special place in my heart.  First, she is my first niece.  Second, she was the baby that made me decide babies weren't so bad after all and that I wanted children some day.  Third, she should have been *my* child.  She is so much like me in so many ways - people that know us both are amazed by the similarities.  I actually got up one night to pee (when I was pregnant) and in the dark when I was half asleep, looked in the mirror and thought "what is Alex doing here?"    I remember the day she was born almost as clearly as I remember Matthew & Scarlett's births.  My sister was about a week overdue and I was a senior in high school.  I was in chorus, not because I could sing but because I needed an art credit and that was the only option that fit into my schedule.  Our parents had gone with our baby sister to a singing something ~90 miles away, and my aunt (who taught at the school I went to) came to tell me the baby was here.  I immediately checked out of school (I don't really remember how I did this, other than I went to the office & told them I was leaving and it was somehow ok), went home to check on whether or not my grandparents wanted to ride with me, called the hospital to make sure it was ok with my sister for me to come, and headed to the hospital (~30 miles away).  My grandparents said they would wait & go later, so I was the first person to get there to visit.  There was something special about that...being the first person besides her mom & dad (and doctors/nurses but they don't really count) to hold her.  We bonded somehow.  I didn't even mind weeks later when she spit up on my favorite skirt.  :)    Anyway, I can't believe she is 16.  Time flies.  Last week while I was visiting my parents she brought her boyfriend over for one of many family dinners.  It was really strange to see her in line to fix her plate with a boy behind her.  "Our" little girl is growing up.  She isn't getting her driver's license today, but should get it sometime next week.  I really can't believe it, and seeing how I feel today, thinking about her, I really dread the moment when my own children turn 16.   Happy Birthday Alex!  I love you!

back, idol & a little about the trip

Whew!  I'm tired.  Our trip was a good one but long, and I'm glad to be back home.  I am not sure my body will be happy to return to the gym this afternoon, but I see no reason to put it off.  (actually I can think of a few, but none of them are good enough!)  The first part of our trip was just "spend time with the family" time, then we did some research for business stuff, and then Easter & more time with family.    I think we've pretty much decided what we want to do business-wise, but we need to see if we can work out details before we actually do anything.  And, one of us needs to find a job.  *I* can't handle us moving without a steady income and benefits (mainly health insurance).  I don't want that stress added to the other stress that we'll already be inviting.  David has said maybe he could stay here for a while until our business is doing well enough for him to come too, but I don't think that's fair to any of us.  Even with frequent visits / trips back and forth, the kids aren't old enough to understand, I will need a break, and David would miss them like crazy.    As for Idol, I have no clue!  LOL - I think Anoop should probably be gone, I wish Lil was gone but I thought last night was a better performance than her other shouting ones lately.  I personally thought allison was bad last night, but the judges loved her.  I don't get it - she seemed off last night, but I still think she's amazingly talented and damn, she's only 16!  Adam is way above the rest of the competition IMO.  And I still like Danny too, just didn't think he was as good last night.  Now I'm gonna sit on my ass in front of the dvr & watch the part of last week's show that I didn't see.  Lame, huh?

idol thoughts

I didn't see all of idol last night so I don't know how good my opinion is today.  I thought all the performances I saw were pretty good.  I saw Scott, Matt, Allison, and Adam.  I've been thinking for a while that Scott is extremely talented but most of the talent is as a pianist not a singer.  Last night the first half of his song I was AMAZED by his voice.  But then came the second half, which was nowhere near as good.  I think he might be going home.  But I'd much rather see Lil go home - I have thought she was screaming her songs for way too long- she has a great voice but she isn't using it well at all.  Even in the little bit I saw at the end as they gave everyone's phone number, I thought she was screeching.  UGH!

testing & idol

So I don't know if this will work, but I'll be MIA for a while and just want to see if I can make quick posts.  I think tonight Anoop or Megan will go home.  I still don't like Lil - I think she was better during auditions than she has been during the "real" show.  But oh well.