Dancing With The Stars - March 30

Hey, I'm blogging about Dancing With The Stars, but I'm not promising that it will be comprehensive or even make sense.

I've found that my favorite way to blog these competition shows is random and Stream of Consciousness. I think you'll either love it or hate it, so...

I'm just warnin' ya.

David Allan Grier and Kym Johnson - Lindy Hop
First off, David's sense of humor. Love. It. And since I have absolutely no dance knowledge, and I'm not gonna act like I do, I'm just gonna go ahead and say I love this performance! I knows what I likes, and I likes David Allan Grier!

Score: 22

Lil' Kim and Derek Hough - Argentine Tango
Wow, we see in the taped piece that Derek isn't very familiar with this dance - that's a bit of a handicap, huh? LOVE the color of Lil's dress, and her makeup is GREAT! OMG, did you see how straight she was when he lifted her?

And did I mention I love her makeup? Sometimes I'm uncomfortable looking at Lil' Kim because her face is just strange to me, but tonight? She look like a regular person. Beautiful.

Score: 27! They got the first 10 of the season!

Chuck Whoever and Julianne Hough - Lindy Hop
He's a cutie patootie and I love to watch him dance. His little jumps and steps are very cute, but I don't know from technical.

Score: 22

Lawrence Taylor and Edyta Sleazinska - Argentine Tango
Love watching football players dance, and Edyta has some gargantuan calf muscles. Yeah, that's it.

Score: 19

Ty Murray and Chelsie Hightower - Lindy Hop
I'm a BIG fan of this cowboy. Woo Hoo! I think his dancing was VERY cute, but I'm not sure about his facial expressions. He's normally a pretty stoic guy, so I think that part is pretty hard for him. But how frickin' cute is he?

Score: 25! Great for a guy who got 4s and 5s his first week!

Steve Woz and Karina Schmirnoff - Argentine Tango
Yeah, come on; I don't know why this guy's still here, unless it's for comic relief. He sure has a lot of fans though, doesn't he?

Score: 12

Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani - Lindy Hop
I'm a big fan, big fan, of both Tony and Melissa. Girlfriend came out of that Bachelor fiasco smellin' like a dadgum rose. She was definitely the winner in that stupid scenario, huh? She's a great dancer, too.

Score: 29!

Holly Madison and Dmitry Chaplin - Argentine Tango
I was hoping Holly would do better this week in the emotion department, but I don't really see much. Bless her heart, it's ironic that the Playboy Bunny has absolutely no heat when it comes to dancing.

Score: 16

Steve-O and Lacey Schwimmer - Lindy Hop
He's not as bouncy as the other Lindy Hop guys have been, and is she wearing Crocs? I'm hypnotized by those purple shoes on Lacey's feet. Big Daddy says they're going home this week.

Score: 15

Gilles Martini and Cheryl Burke - Argentine Tango
Not a fan of her dress. BUT - he's my new Cristian de la Fuente so HA CHA CHA CHA!

Score: 30! A Perfect Score!

Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas - Lindy Hop
Cute, cute, cute, and also CUTE! How fun was that?

Score: 25

That's the show for tonight, folks! My faves? David, Melissa, Ty and Gilles. Who should go home? Woz and Steve-O, but maybe Holly.

What did you think? Who were your faves tonight?

American Idol - Top 10

Hello, I'm still alive. And I've been dying to blog about this season of American Idol, but the stars haven't aligned to allow that until tonight.

So let me just get a few points out of the way. First of all, LOVE Paula's dress tonight. Actually, just the bottom half - I'm a sucker for tulle.

Next, I think that this is my favorite cast in about 2 or 3 seasons. LOVE almost every one of 'em.

Matt Giraud - Let's Get it On
I love this guy, but I wonder if he made the song HIS? I like it, but I always wonder about the judges...oh GOOD, they liked it!

Kris Allen - How Sweet it Is
Kris is talented, but I think he's at the bottom of the pile as far as Star Factor in this bunch. His performance was good, but it wasn't great, in my opinion.

Scott McIntyre - You Can't Hurry Love
Big Daddy says Scott has a Barry Manilow vibe. Makes sense - I love Barry and I'm a Scott fan, too. I wish that he'd been just a little more crazy in this song; he almost got there but not quite.

Hey, this judge bickering is just annoying. And the Ryan baiting Simon bit? I'm over it. STOP IT.

Megan Joy - For Once in My Life
Very brassy arrangement, which I love because I'm a jazz band geek from Jr. High. But Megan singing this song? Just seems corny to me. Ew, I don't like it at all.

Hey, I think that "I had a good time," is the contestants' way of stomping their feet and saying, "DON'T CARE what you say, you stupid judges!" What do you think? They usually say it after bad feedback, but not often after good. Spoiled brats.

Anoop Desai - Baby, Baby
Love this song, still can't get over how good Anoop is when he's good. LOVE his voice.

Michael Sarver - Ain't Too Proud to Beg
I love my Texas boy. This song, though? I agree with Smokey that Michael should have punched it more. I always get nervous when they start shaking people's hands - Just concentrate on your singin', dude! Sounded to me that he was behind the tempo quite a bit, too. Wah. I don't wanna see Michael go this week.

Lil Rounds - Heat Wave
Okay, first of all, let me get this out of the way - I thought her name was Lil, like short for Lillian. But Ryan and Simon keep sayin' that it's Lil', like slang for Little.

Which is it?

Anyway, on to Lil's singing. Oh no, sorry but HERE's the Vegas lounge act. She has a good voice, but NO.

Adam Lambert - Tracks of My Tears
Like the hair. Wow, he looks better without his usual costume. I liked his performance, but I didn't think it was the Performance Of A Lifetime, like the judges obviously did.

Danny Gokey - Get Ready
He's another of my favorites - I enjoyed the performance, but it wasn't a stand-out.

Allison the Red Haired Girl - Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
She has such a unique voice, but I don't get any charisma or connection from her.

Uh oh, that's all of 'em! That means it's opinion time, y'all! My favorite tonight was Matt Giraud, I guess. Who should go home? Probably Kris Allen or Lil Rounds.

What did you think about tonight's show? Speak up!

The K Word

Scooter: Daddy, today we watched a movie? About this dog that could talk? And his eyes turned red and he could shoot people in the...you know...

Us: In the what?

Scooter: In the K Word.

Us: Puzzled looks

Scooter: You know, in the kwotch.

Us: Hysterical laughter

Oh, thank goodness this kid is ours, because Heaven knows that we need some hysterical laughter in our lives.

Happy V Day!

Here's a little Valentine's Day gift from Amazon to you.

Happy Heart Eve

Every year I have grand plans for Valentine's Day festivities, and almost every year I wait too long and not much of it gets done.

I want this year to be different.

We don't get all elaborate for Valentine's Day, but since this is the week that Big Daddy and I met, I do like to do SOMETHING.

So here's my plan. Today the girls and I will get out all the cutesy, glittery, gluey junk that we have in the art cabinet and we'll make Valentines for Big Daddy.

I will refrain from trying to perfect their creations. I will leave them alone. SERIOUSLY. I WILL.

Tomorrow Big Daddy's working, so we'll go to the grocery store in the morning and buy all sorts of goodies. I think I'm going to make him a lasagna, and either Paula Deen's Red Velvet Cake or Pioneer Woman's Chocolate Sheet Cake.

And when Big Daddy gets home tomorrow at 6:15? Dinner's ready, candles and Valentines on the table, and maybe even a new Wii game in the living room.

Cause I'm romantic like that.

What are you doing for Valentine's Day? Have any great ideas I can squeeze into my Master Plan?

Yet more proof that I'm just a little off

Those of you who are still around, checking out my silly little blob, will now be treated to a recap of last night's dream.

So we're in Dollar Tree, right? And it's this big old warehouse of a Dollar Tree. And I keep on finding Post-It products. GOOD ones. Post-It Flags, Post-It notebooks, coral-colored Post-Its of all shapes and sizes...you get the idea.

Coral is my favorite Post-It color.

Then for some reason I'm up at the register and there's this old guy just GRIPING at the poor checkout girl. And she was just trying to answer him, but she was no match for this grump. Finally I just stepped in and said to him, "She's sorry that {whatever it was} happened to you. It shouldn't have happened. What else do you need, sir?"

And he says, "I wanna know what y'all are gonna do about it."

So I said, "I think we're gonna get all these people checked out."

Aren't I just a problem solver? And also VERY good at sticking my nose in other people's business?

I wonder which was the point of my dream?

And then here's the best part.

I went back to my shopping (while my whole family, including my PARENTS) waited in the car, and I found...

...this is so exciting...

...an ENTIRE Post-It Calendar set.

At the Dollar Tree.

For a DOLLAR.

Now I'm just a little sad cause it was only a dream.

American Idol - Hollywood Round #1

I'm writing about American Idol again. Check it out at News and Reviews.

Yet MORE useless information

I've got to go back to my archives and dig out those questions my 2 readers asked. Maybe I'll even ANSWER them!

In the meantime?

I stole this from Kristen at Diary of a Shoe Addict.

I know. I'm shameless.

Six names you go by:
1. Lori
2. Mommy
3. Lori G
4. Baby
5. Mo
6. Baby Girl

Three things you are wearing right now:
1. Black tennies
2. Sweat pants
3. wedding ring

Three things you want very badly at the moment:
1. The ability to share my enthusiasm for our business without driving people crazy
2. $50,000
3. A professional organizer

Two things you did last night:
1. Watched Fireproof
2. Watched Hancock

Two things you ate today:
1. Advocare Snack Bar
2. Meal Replacement Shake

Two people you last talked to on the phone:
1. Big Daddy
2. Sheila

Two things you are going to do tomorrow:
1. Do some work for my Dad
2. Hopefully lunch with my friends

Your favorite beverages:
1. Spark Energy Drink
2. Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper

This and that and a little more

So listen to the craziness that has been my life the past little while.

I found Facebook. I want to marry it, except that would be bigamy, or maybe just unnatural. So instead I'll just date it VERY heavily. So far, I've found friends from as far back as 35 years. Yes, that was before I was born, since I'm perpetually 29.

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About a week ago, Pooh9 snuck into the kitchen in the middle of the night and drank 5 energy drinks, all at once. She threw up for 24 hours straight. It was heck keeping her hydrated, man.

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Two days later, vinegar splashed in Pooh's eye and we had to go to the ER. They call it chemical conjunctivitis and it takes an awful long time to get well. She looks like a pirate.

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I pulled a dadgum muscle playing Wii Bowling. How embarrassing is that, huh?

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We're watching Hancock right now and I Like It. This surprises me.

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We have Pooh rolled in bubble wrap to make sure nothing else happens to her.

4 x 4

Someone e-mailed me this meme, and I knew that you would LOVE it, so here it is.

Four places that I go to over and over:
Scooter's school
Church
Wal-Mart
Advocare

Four favorite smells (this one was hard!):
Wassail
Citrus
Lavender
Mango


Four TV shows I watch:
Friday Night Lights
Big Bang Theory
American Idol
Survivor

Four places I would rather be right now:

Las Vegas

Albuquerque

San Diego

Alaska

What do you your answers to these topics look like?

Husband Tag

I saw this little husband meme at Blessed With Olive Plants and shamelessly borrowed it in the interest of more frequent posting.

1. Where did you meet? In a bar. We've since repented.

2. How long did you date before you got married? We didn't so much date as move in together. We were married 9 months after we met. Please see above re: repentance.

3. How long have you been married? Just passed 12 years.

4. What does he do that surprises you? Yeah, not much.

5. What is your favorite feature of his? Those beautiful baby blues and that pretty smile.

6. What is your favorite quality of his? His protectiveness of me, and his self confidence when meeting new people.

7. Does he have a nickname for you? Baby, Baby Girl, Honey...you know, the usual.

8. What is his favorite color? Blue

9. What is his favorite food? You know what? It changes all the time! He loves Italian, Chinese, pretty much everything. Oh, the boy loves him some Taco Bueno Big Honkin' Nachos.

10. What is his favorite sport? Depends on the season. It has been hockey, is currently football, and he plays softball. Oh, and of course NASCAR.

11. When and where was your first kiss? Uhm...in that bar the night we met.

12. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? Go out to eat and talk. Alone. Or to the movies. OH! Go to Las Vegas.

13. Do you have any children? Three.

14. Does he have a hidden talent? Interior Design. My boy is in touch with his feminine side.

15. How old is he? 37

16. Who said I love you first? I really don't remember - I think it was me, but he forced me to say it first.

17. What’s his favorite type of music? He likes Country, Contemporary Christian and even Top 40 Pop/Crap.

18.What do you admire most about him? His bravery or boldness when meeting new people. And his desire to grow as a husband, father and child of God.

Hey, that was fun! Now you know a little more about us. What about you? If you wanna play along, let me know so I can check it out!

Long-term Memory Loss

So I'm all wrapped up in Facebook these days. It's pitiful, actually.

You know what's really sad, though? I thought it might be nice to look for some of my old college friends, and y'all? I had 9 roommates total, and I can only remember the last name of ONE of them. Because she was my best friend. How sad is that?

Our housing was four girls in a one-bedroom apartment, and I lived in 3 different apartments. First apartment I shared with a mousy girl - maybe Sandra? Wow, she DID NOT like me. And I think Cathy and maybe Jo? See, I'm not even sure!

Second apartment was shared with my friend Cindy who went crazy, a thief named Pam and I don't even remember the name of the very private girl who came with one pot, one plate, one bowl, one cup and one fork. News Flash: Private Girl's name was Rachel. I think.

The last year I had 4 roommates for a while, and I only remember that one of them was named Debbie. Oh wait, and maybe there was a Patty.

Goodness, how sad am I?

Do you remember your college roommates? And was it was longer than 15 years ago?

American Idol Season 8 - Week #1 Auditions

Hey, I'm talking about American Idol Season 8 at Dirty Laundry News and Reviews.

Did you watch last night?

Hello Tuesday!

Uh oh...it's been more than a week since I posted. Even when I'm slacking, I make it my personal goal to never let an entire week pass.

Sorry.

Take a look at this video. I hope it brightens your day like it did mine.

Growth

So it's the last day of Christmas vacation and we're sittin' over here watching a Disney movie called My Date With The President's Daughter.

It's the kind of movie I turn on to make my kids happy, and watch with one eye while the other is on my laptop. Then comes the cliche end, when our heroine is seeing the error of her rebel ways.

At which point Scooter5 says, "Mommy, she's growing." Awwwww...

I love that kid.

The end of the world is nigh

Can y'all please tell my why my sweet little daughters have to hear about erecti0n$ on the television while they're innocently watching football with their Daddy?

Seriously, people. It's frickin' ridiculous. It's bad enough every other commercial is about unfortunate dysfunction, but do they have to be so dadgum graphic?

I vote NO.

Do you Wii?

I've got several posts bouncing around in my head, but for today I just want to tell you about one of our favorite Christmas gifts.

Our large family gift this year was a Wii, and Redneck Diva and I were thrilled when we found Calvin Tucker's Redneck Jamboree for the Wii.

Y'all.




It is nine kinds of wrong, and ten kinds of FUN.

There's toilet seat horseshoes, there's fishing with dynamite, shootin', lawnmower racing, and did I mention ten kinds of fun?

Now sophisticated it's not. Great graphics? Uhm, no. But please see above, re: ten kinds of fun.

Our friends came over last night for New Year's Eve, and we had the absolute best time playing these ridiculous games. So much fun that they borrowed the game to take to the next party.

We've got Wii Sports, we've got Pool Party, but I'm not ashamed to tell ya that Redneck Jamboree is our current fave.

What's your favorite Wii game?

Whacked-Out Logic

Warning: This post is in NO way holiday-related. I'm still completely in holiday mode, but right now? Just stoopid.

And on to our topic.

For the past couple of years, Fritos have made me feel yucky. If I eat them, that is. Not miraculously from the grocery shelf or anything. So even though I love, love, love the Frito food group, I stay away from it most of the time. Frito pie (with chili) is okay in moderation, but just a bowl of Fritos? Oh No Ma'am. Unless I want to take to my bed with the yucks.

Do you think it has something to do with the Crohn's?

Anyway.

Today I woke up feeling crappy. I think it's a Christmas hangover or Wii overload or something. I've spent the day sitting in the bed watching DVR'd Christmas movies and supervising children. I did get up to cook lunch, but then straight back to my bedroom when it was over. I ate a half piece of pecan pie while they ate quesadillas and/or pasta with sauce.

Yum. Remind me to tell you sometime about the pecan pie wars in my family. (Not pie throwing, oh no. Pie cooking.)

So anyway, what about the Fritos, Lori? Oh yeah. So I decided that since I feel like crap anyway, I'd indulge myself and eat a bowl of Fritos. I mean, I'm already in bed, right? What's a little Frito hangover gonna change?

How's that for logical?

I am clearly a lunatic.

Just my very, very favorite Christmas movie

Happy Christmas Eve Eve

Hey, is your Christmas week going well? Ours is pretty great, even though I forgot I was supposed to babysit today. YIKES! Thank goodness my friend texted me last night to remind me.

Have I told you that Big Daddy's birthday is December 25? Yeah, so when he was a kid? Not so great. Now, however? Dude cleans up. CASHES IN. Rakes in the loot as well. People feel sorry for him, so he gets birthday gifts from ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE. Even my brother who hasn't bought me a Christmas gift in like 5 years.

It's okay, though. Seriously. It's fun spoiling him for a couple of weeks every year. This year he's gotten humpteen pair of new shoes, and a little old 52" Sony Bravia. Spoiled, I tell ya.

What's going on in your little world today?