Halloween pics & Misc. updates

Neighbors from across the street, he is a (bad) Elvis impersonator, she is a sweet old lady with beginner alzheimers.

Hawger aka power ranger, Wildchild's friend the fireman, and Wildchild aka superman

Close up of the man of steel ;)

Acckkk take me to your Lovey Leader LOL

I've got more pics to share later.

Hubby got a job! PRAISE GOD! And the starting money is more than we expected, and I think we are going to catch up and be ok :)

Wildchild is having blood pressure issues, they took him off his adhd meds and still high bp. So he has to STAY OFF HIS ADHD MEDS TIL JANUARY TIL HE SEES A CARDIOLOGIST. By then I'LL need some high bp meds also LOL.

Today is my middle sister's birthday..Happy Birthday M!

My baby sister called me this a.m. to tell me there was a murder/suicide across the street from her last night OYE! Scary stuff. no she doesnt live in a 'hood...she lives out in the BOONIES lol. Weird...

Survivor picks thus far-James #1, Todd he is such a playa schemer LOL.

Amazing Race- Too early to pick faves, I would have like to have seen that Ari and Stealla go farther they'd have been fun to watch. The Goths are fun to watch :) Me and my boys ROFL last night at those braying non-moving donkeys LOLOL that was HILARIOUS.

I guess I got booted from the "new" Q4P rings, at one time the rejection of a blog ring would have killed me...now I'll shrug and move on. I did get my sewing room almost cleaned out last night, and will finish it later today :)

50! Days til Christmas!

xoxo melzie

American Idol 5/15 Final 3-Survivor and Amazing race Finales also

Well being new to AI this season I had no idea what to expect. I did notice the lack of genre choice but this was neat to see. I think Jordin will be best served by winning AI. I think Melinda would be better off not winning whereas she would be able to have more control over her career. I can see her doing some serious contemporary gospel :) Blake will be recording something also its a given that they are all THREE winners at this point. Just that THE winner gets controlled by the producers right? Do I understand that correctly? :) I thought Jordin was just beautiful last night. I loved her outfits I loved her energy. Melinda was neat to see how comfortable she is now, even out of her "comfort zone". Blake well this many weeks of Blake is wearing a bit thin but I still like him :) He had fun last night and it showed. So what will the finale consist of? OH I didnt vote last night but my 13 yr old did, he like to FELL OUT when it was BLAKE'S VOICE thanking him for voting :) That was kewl.

SURVIVOR FINALE-
OMGOSH I cannot believe Dreamz went back on his word. Yau-man so would have won. Earl did not deserve to win, 2nd maybe but Yau was THE SURVIVOR this season. OH well lol. Cassandra well that was like a 3rd arm or something sitting up there lol. Survivor China looks intruiging, cant wait til September! Oh and if you've never done so GO TO CBS.COM and then to survivor and then to the blog-Survivor's strike back. FUNNIEST STUFF EVER. Almost better than watching the episodes :) Bob-dawg is da bomb. :)

AMAZING RACE-
Played out about like I thought it would when I saw the final 3. I would have liked Danny and Oswald in the final 3 but oh well. I wasnt pulling for the beauty queens or Eric and Danielle to win but I knew Charla and Mirna couldnt compete in a footrace so it was a given. I'm ready for new players, All-stars is fun to a point. But I want to pick and choose NEW teams to root for :)

Hope you all have a nice Wed. We went from 90 degrees yesterday to upper 60's today :) Very sunny and pretty after bad storms last night. xoxo melzie

kid pics, misc, Amazing Race

Way TOO cute pic of Hawger :)

Last week was very very rough, in the finance dept, in the marriage dept. But things are better today, I watched Matthew Hagee (tv preacher John Hagee's son, now apparently a tv preacher also!) I get SO MUCH everytime I watch this young man he is ON FIRE! I took FOUR PAGES of notes and ONLY CAUGHT THE LAST 15 MIN lol. I am actually considering ordering this series from him, let me find a link... hmm I cant find it on their site :( Maybe its that new. Anyways it was about finding your purpose and doing your purpose, and it was just spot on for me :) Love it when that happens. Last week was horrible but today is a new day a new week and God's mercies are new every day.

I have a full week, today my older two have adhd med checkups and tomorrow therapy for Lovey & ladies Bible study at night. Wed. I have a house to clean, Thurs. is Lovey's trip to our state capital which I am still leery of whether I want to go or not (10 hr round trip on a school bus!). Fri. is a half day for the bigger ones and Hawger has no school and that starts spring break, no school til Mar. 26! Time is flying by so fast :) Easter is coming up, I LOVE celebrating Easter at church, I love the songs I love the message its awesome :) I got up this a.m. and had NO COFFEE it apparently never made it home from wal-mart! I'M JONESIN FOR SOME JOE! I made me some hot cocoa but that didnt even begin to scratch my caffeine itch LOL. Lovey got baptized last night :) My boys are all getting so big. Here are a couple of somewhat blurry pics, btw the HEATER on the baptistry is BROKEN so it was COLD there were 5 kids in all got "dunked" last night and we got tickled hearing them GASP when they got in the water lol. Proud momma moment you see here :)

In other news my sweet Rob and Amber got Philiminated last night on Amazing Race :*( I LOVEEEE them and hate to see them go. I dont really have a team I am necessarily pulling for now. I like Terri and Ian more this time around, I dont think Uchenna and Joyce need to win again. Hmm I dunno we'll see. Anyways, Rob and Amber have this really stupid show on FX or something where he is trying to be a pro poker player, I cant even watch it for their sake LOL its THAT dumb. Have a good week :) xoxo melzie

Gratitudes:
Daffodils

70 degree days

God speaking to me

American Idol 2/20/07 recap + Survivor & AR thoughts

OK this is my very first American Idol (AI) season and I am wondering why I missed all those years?! LOL The guys performed last night I took notes (cornball huh? hehe) and here are my opinions :D

RUDY-
-too many woo-ooo-oo's
-not cracy about his voice
-thin lips=ew lol
-horrible travolta style hip dancing

BRANDON-
-Good camera presence
-I am wondering if he isnt kind of limited in his talent, I havent heard him sound very versatile
-very disco type impression I get from him, which is NOT my style

SUNDANCE-
-I kinda feel this is his last chance
-his performance seemed forced to me
-I loved his original audition, I agreed with the judges on the bluesy first impression that has since gone flat

PAUL KIM-
-he was NOTHING like his audition tonight NOTHING :(
-DID NOT seem like it was coming naturally to him

FORGOT-TO-WRITE-HIS-NAME-DOWN-
-Loved his audition
-way too much bobbleheadedness in this, made his voice sound shaky
-too Eminem like performance the whole bopping up and down the entire time etc didnt do a thing for me at all

NICK-
-very cute!
-liked his husky audition, missed that here some
-seemed slumpy and slouchy (too relaxed? HA)

BLAKE-
-I hadnt had a real good impression of him from his audition but was more impressed tonight
-looks like a young Sting
-Reminds me of my first serious boyfriend LOL
-seems a very versatile singer
-good interaction on the stage and with the cameras

SANJAYA-
-loved him at first
-very feminine..
-gave off a very corny vibe tonight
-was he wearing lipstick?

CHRIS SLIGH
-well he had been my pick up til tonight I was NOT impressed with his interplay between he and simon
-seemed out of breath at the end, not a huge impression with him tonight

JARED
-very cute!
-weird finger thing going on
-nice song, made it his very well

AJ-
-YUCK
-upturned collar YUCK
-NOT NOT NOT

PHIL STACY
-OK my first thought was um ok, too muffled on the intro of the song, like bass gone bad on my stereo
-then the chorus OMGOSH this is the first one I could picture hearing on the radio
-BEST Of the night IMO

WHO'S GOING HOME IMO?
Sundance and Sanjaya.

MY FAVE THIS WEEK
Phil Stacy :)

SO Simon was a bit cranky tonight (I love you Simon!) But I thought IMO these were very unimpressive. NO ONE seemed to live up to their auditions. I am looking forward to hearing the women Wed. night.
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Survivor! The predominitaely losing tribe is voting off the strongest women first whats up with that?! Its not holding my interest really well yet. Therefore not much to say about it LOL

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AMAZING RACE ALL STARS
ROB ROB HOW DO I LOVE THEE? LET ME COUNT THE WAYS! Yes I love me some Bawston Rawb :D They got 1st woohoo! John Vito and Jill I loved their first time on but they were flat this time. I cant stand Charla and Mirna. Teri and Ian I loved to hate the first time :) Same it seems now. Guido's I can take or leave, Oz and Danny I dont think they are strong competitors. The blondes were tough last season. David and Mary I dont think will do real well they coasted on others' success last time. Eric and Danielle might do good, she wasnt a very strong competitor in her game I dont think. Uchenna and Joyce I LOVED their first time (she looks good bald, unlike Britney @@) I am looking forward to seeing Rawb win many roaming gnome trips ;)

its sunny and 60 here today and my laundry is all caught up. have a good hump day! xoxo melzie

Playing catch up (or ketchup LOL)

First, some pictures :)

circa 1977! Found at my used bookstore, its sooooo cute and retro

And at $2 could not be passed up :) I am such a sucker for 1970's stuff :)

Next up a nifty new purse! My friend at church crocheted this for me!

Lined and all I am so tickled :)

Little mister Rowdyboy our last kitten who seems to have just taken up residence :)

And let me tell ya ROWDYBOY fits him to a TEE :)

Second, an apology! I went awol from my blog, I've been in such a slump. Not just sewing or blogging but an all over all around in general true FUNK. I am feeling better now :) God is good, he never gives up on me even in my slumpy funky times :)

Its flurrying snow today! Its cold cold I have to keep my washer going or it will freeze. I'm almost done with dirty clothes, then I will strip the beds. Then I dunno what LOL guess I'll call my friend and offer to do some of hers. Last really cold snap I just ran water thru occasionally.

Whats good to read these days? I went on about an 8 wk book fast from Nov til Jan 1 in order to read my Bible more, but since Jan 1 I've read and read and READ AND READ. I have some awesome books to recommend :) For true ROMANCE try out Josie Litton's series Dream of Me, Believe in Me and Come Back to Me. In the Christian fiction, really anything by Karen Kingsbury is TO BE READ IMMEDIATELY :) I've just finished the Redemption series (which leads to the Firstborn series) and the 9-11 series all by her. I mean CANNOT PUT DOWN BOOKS. CBS has links up to the new Survivor and Amazing Race seasons starting in Feb. I cannot wait! AR will be All-Stars and my SWEET SWEET ROB ::SWOON:: yay I cant wait.

Well I think thats all for now :) I'd love to hear some good book recommendations and any talk about the AR or Survivor seasons are welcomed here, except Rob bashing ;) Have a great day! xoxo melzie