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I’m in my big, blue, bloggy chair and I’m all set to watch my favorite show.

And THIS. Is American Idol.

I love those words!

After the snooze fest we witnessed last night, I am so hoping for some upbeat, toe-tapping, engaging performances.

In my humble opinion (and everybody has one, I suppose) Crystal Bowersox knocked the ball out of the park. The rest of the girls? They spent the evening wandering around the field looking for the ball. They were straight-up strugglin’. I’m expecting a little more out of the guys.

In the words of Simon Cowell, off we go.

Lee Dewyze- Lee’s voice reminds me of Danny Gokey. In a few spots, it sounded a bit pitchy. Other than that, I liked it! One of his better performances.

Alex Lambert – Oh. my. sweet. mercy. Dawg, I LOVE IT!  Even though 93% of his performance was the word trouble, I LOVED IT! I love that we are watching him grow each week. And speaking of grow… the hair. THE HAIR. Trim the hair. Pretty please.

Randy, shut it.

Tim Urban – So, even though this song sounds like something you’d hear at a funeral, I think he is doing a really good job. I like his voice and I actually like the song.

Andrew Garcia – I think Andrew will be around for awhile because I think he is very talented. I was really hoping he’d do Straight Up again though because I really liked the version he did during Hollywood week.  Not sure this song did much for me. It was just okay and the guitar bit was a little much.

Casey James – Again, I’m not real sure why there’s not some pep in the step tonight with these guys. Did I miss the announcement that it’s ballad night? It’s not that I don’t think he’s not doing a good job on the song, because it is okay. It’s just that I’m not overly impressed with the performance. Not sure I’ll remember it in the morning.

Aaron Kelly – I like this kid, but I’m not sure he has what it takes to get to the Top 12. I caught myself doing the squinty eye thing which usually means I hear something just shy of in tune. And that’s assuming I know what in-tune sounds like. Dang, I hate it when Kara gets off on a “you’re only 16 rant!” we get it already Kara.

Whoa. Simon just told Kara to step off.

You go, Simon! I love you and your t-shirted self!

Todrick Hall – Todrick is one of my favorite contestants. Best performance of the night so far. It has feeling and emotion and talent and I felt entertained. I love the whole gospel spin he put on the song. Love it! That boy can sang.

Big Mike Lynche – Okay, another slow song, but I can just say that I love it! I like that he’s not sitting on a stool, instead he is engaged in the song and with the audience. The ball just soared out of the park and I’ve got chills. I can totally see Big Mike and Crystal Bowersox battling it out in the finale.

They definitely saved the best for last!

And This.. is a wrap.

It is no secret that I love me some reality TV.

It is also no secret that I am in awe of the invention that is the TiVo.

You see, years ago back when I had a VCR that would automatically fast forward through the commercials, I thought I was enjoying a little bit of heaven on earth, because the thing fast forwarding itself through the commercials meant I didn’t have to worry about getting whatever snack I was eating on the remote. It also meant my hands were free for other things like poking my eyeballs out with forks everytime I forgot to change my VCR tape because unfortunately the thing couldn’t change its own tape.

There was madness in it, I tell you.

Today though, I have the luxury of watching shows I would not normally get to watch simply because we have room on the TiVo for yet another show. In fact, I record some shows just so I have something to watch on the off occasion that Desperate Housewives and Greys Anatomy are both stinkin’ reruns that week. Much to McDaddy’s dismay, I always have some Dr. Phil, the Joy Bahar Show (which he hates by the way!), a list of TiVo suggestions, and even some Oprah for when TV times really get hard.

In my defense I don’t watch a whole lot of Oprah or Dr. Phil anymore although there was a time when I hated to miss a single episode because who doesn’t want to watch the train wreck that is The Dr. Phil Show. In addition to that I haven’t really watched The Bold and The Beautiful since McDaddy was deployed, but I still feel a sense of responsibility to record it because the thought of starting something and not finishing it eats at me until I can’t see straight. So, I record it on the off chance that I get the urge to to rekindle my relationship with Don Diamont who left the sweet, innocent Genoa City, Wisconsin for the bright exciting lights of Los Angeles.

Anyway, what I really started to say before I got off on a rant about my daily docket is that I really love my TiVo. Until the iPhone came along, I considered the TiVo the best invention of my time, but alas, I would have to say the iPhone supassed the TiVo 412 APPS ago. So, I said all that to say that I am arriving home after an evening of meeting my newest niece, Kessa Angeline (who is a living doll by the way!) and American Idol is in full swing. If I still had to depend on the VCR and its contrary ways, I would have to wait until it was over to start my live blogging session to link up over at Boo Mama’s place. But because the TiVo in all it’s glory is hard at work, I can start it right now – a full one hour and three minutes after airing – and live blog the whole thing. So yeah, The TiVo Works For Me!

THIS is American Idol.

Katie Stevens – This gal is such a cutie. It’s hard to say anything bad about her because she is so young. I’m not so sure this was the best song for her because it sounds a bit flat to me. And I mean that in the nicest way because after all, she is so stinkin’ young. The Judges are not impressed, but I don’t really understand that because hello? Younger song. Who you are as an artist. Current. Song is too big. Speaking of poking my eyeballs out… this gal can’t win.

Siobhan Magnus  – Some kind of song about animals in a house with a rising sun. This should be interesting. I’d say all in all Siobhan did a decent job on the song, but it all seemed a bit depressing to me. I agree with Simon (whom I am going to miss terribly next season by the way!).

Lacey Brown - Oh, the pink hair. Why? Just why? Oh. My. Word. As I typed that last sentence, I am sure I heard her say, ”they didn’t know my hair was a mess?” Sweet mercy. She hit that on the head. Pun intended. Not a fan of that song AT ALL. As I suspected the judges love it. I don’t get it.

Katelyn Epperly – The whole antique keyboard thing seems like a bit much to me, but I guess this is a singing show and I should stick to the singing performances. The song didn’t do a whole lot for me even though she did sing it well. Hum, Randy must have heard me.

Didi Benami – Sweet Mercy, what is it with these dreary songs? This song does absolutely nothing for me, however, I love Didi’s voice. She reminds me of Colbie Calliat. In the words of Paula Abdul though, she looks amazing!

Paige Miles – Here we go again. I feel like I’m on a long road to nowhere. Again the song didn’t do much for me, but she sounded okay singing it.  Is it just me or does this gal have some beautiful eyes?

Crystal Bowersox – If this night is to be saved, I think she’ll do it. Easily, the best performance so far tonight. I’m actually rocking back and forth and enjoying this performance. You go, girl!

Lilly Scott – Good song. Good performance. Sadly, it was really good because all the rest were just so average. 

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THIS IS AMERICAN..Simon stop talking… WHAT?

I love that line. Ryan Seacrest, why did you ruin that line? I mean I love you and all, but I look forward to those words each week and when you don’t say them, it’s like you’re cheating on me.

Simon, I love the shirt, dude. So glad you ditched that black tee. It was time.

Okay, so I’m totally playing fast and loose with the whole Thursday Thirteen thing because there are only 12 guys on Idol tonight, but rest assured that I’ll add my two hundred cents and then we’ll round it up to thirteen. Y’all know I’m not good at math.

So…

Todrick Hall- I was tapping my toes in my big, blue, bloggy chair and I liked it. Alot. Even though I have never heard that song. I enjoyed the performance. I enjoyed the vocals and I enjoyed the arrangement. He’s a keeper. And based on the judges’ remarks, I suppose knowing the original version makes a difference because I didn’t agree with them at all. I liked it even more when I found out that he heard it “in his head!”

Sweet mercy, me and Todrick would get along fabulously because I hear things in my head all the time. It’s just not usually a song variation that I hear.

Aaron Kelly – Don’t think I’ve heard this song either. (Can you tell I listen to KLOVE 94% of the time?) This fella is only 16 and the judges are probably going to unload on him because he sounds a bit pitchy to me. I like this kid though. He has a cute face and a good voice.

Jermaine Sellers- Haven’t heard this song for awhile and I wasn’t a big fan of it when it was a hit, but it was okay. Just plain okay. I loved his version of Man In The Mirror during Hollywood Week. “BooBoo the Fool” should have done another Michael Jackson tune. On top of that, he is feisty. And I like feisty.

Careful, Ellen. You’re dangerously close to walking down Ramblin’ Road. Say “hi” to Paula when you get there.

Tim Urban- I know this song. Seems like a weird song choice with all the tuuu laaates, but I’m keeping an open mind. I think this might be the worst song choice ever. Everytime he tries to hit that note, I find myself squinting one eye and cocking my head sideways hoping he can pull the note out at the last minute.. There has to be a better song out there for him. Hopefully he’ll get the chance to bring it, because obviously he forgot it at home this evening.

Joe Munoz – This guy was one of my favorites during Hollywood Week.  He too sang Man In The Mirror and he rocked it out. In my opinion, this wasn’t the best song choice. In fact, it was a bad choice. I was hoping for a little pep in his step. Instead, he tripped over his own feet. He’s probably safe though.

Tyler Grady – Um, no thanks. Not a fan. Pee break.

Movingrightalong.

Lee Dewyze –  Is it just me or does this cat sound strikingly similar to Danny Gokey? Yes, I think so too. My favorite so far. I like the whole scratchy, raspy voice thing. Great performance.

Ellen. Shut it.

Ditto Randy.

Kara. Change your shirt.

Simon. YES YES YES!

Thank you, sir.

John Park – Oh shucks. He reminds me of a lounge singer. Not that I’ve spent much time in lounges, but there was that one time in Vegas when I ended up singing onstage with a band at the Excalibur. But that’s a story for another time. John’s got a great voice but that song didn’t do much for me.

Michael Lynche- Now this boy can sing. Yessir. I like it. He’ll be sticking around a very long time.

Alex Lambert – I like that his voice is different from the rest. Different is good. Just ask me. He seems a bit nervous, but this is the first show, so, I hope he gets to stick around, because hello? his name is Alex. 

Ellen has gone completely bananas.

Casey James – This feller was singing to somebody. You could see it in his eyes. Very good performance.

Andrew Garcia – I liked the version of “Straight Up” that he did during Hollywood week. It was memorable. This guy is one of my favorites even though he’s singing something about going down to a mausoleum. Or something like that. I like his voice and I like those fat diamonds in his ears, too. Nice. Very original.

My favorites were Michael, Alex, Andrew, and Lee.

I think Tyler and his screech might go home this week.

Just my two cents.

Sweet hallelujah, my boy Kris Allen will be in the house tomorrow night. Yes indeed, I will be there.

As is usually the case, I have learned a great deal of random stuff this week. So, if you’re in the market for random, you have come to the right place my friend.

The only problem is that I have one eye on the 2010 Winter Olympics and one eye on my laptop screen. So, I hope you’ll excuse the fact that I am using the handy-dandy list to compile the stuff I learned.

1. I learned that barbecue ribs (or peas, or strawberry poptarts) is capable of causing heartburn. Really bad heartburn. The likes of which I have not seen since pregnancy. Blech.

And no, that is not a hint of any kind.

I’m just sayin.

In fact, the heartburn has reached a level that has sent me on the search for some tums.

2. A very determined stubborn four-year-old has no qualms climbing on top of a cozy coupe if it makes it possible to retrieve his beloved cowboy boots from the top shelf in his closet.

3. The very fact that my four-year-old is willing to use the cozy coupe as a ladder is proof that perhaps I should prepare myself for a future of possible probable disasters.

4. No matter how careful you are when painting, you will discover paint in places you would never expect weeks after the job is completed.

5. If you forget to add washing detergent to the load of laundry you are washing, the stains will probably not come out.

6. If your four year old is in the mood, you can get some awesome pictures of him.

See.

7. I like the name Kessa better than the name Kaydence, but not as well as the name Kendi. Our niece, Kessa is due any day. The name is growing on me.

8. TweetDeck is a lot better than Echofon. (For those of you not in the iPhone Cult Club, Tweetdeck is an iPhone App for Twitter).

9. When one decides to change her Twitter name from ‘Inmates’ to ‘JulieatInmates‘ she should work out all possible interpretations in her head or else a concerned blog reader might come up with this mess –  ’Juli Eatin Mates’

Dang.

10. Before changing a Twitter username, one should consider the fact that she has no earthly idea how to change the name on her professionally designed Twitter home page.

Double Dang.

11. It bothers me when the outfits (costumes?) of the Olympic Ice Skating Figure Skating pairs do not match.

Yes, Russia. I’m talking about you!

12. NBC has some really clever shows on the horizon (Parenthood, A Minute To Win It, and another one I can’t think of right now!). Likewise, the new show Undercover Boss is a refreshing change in reality TV.

13. When watching the 2010 Olympic Games while doing your weekly What I Learned This Week post, it is likely, your post will be random longer than you expected.

14. Thankfully, expired Tums are better than no Tums.

Okay, I’m done!

Visit Musings Of A Housewife to find out what others have learned this week!

I’m curled up in my BBB chair watching The Bachelor preparing to write my What I Learned This Week post.

I used to be a big Bachelor fan back in the days of Ryan and Trista, but I found it disturbing that every rose ceremony was slated to be the “most dramatic rose ceremony ever.” Not to mention that there were other more-worthy shows like Dancing With The Stars, American Idol, and Desperate Housewives. Clearly, something had to go. I ditched The Bachelor some years ago and only watched it this evening because there was talk of Vienna “The Vixen” and I wanted to see what all the hype was about. Jakiepoo is a cutie, but I feel like a stranger peeking in the window because I’ve not been following the show this season.

In addition to learning that The Bachelor is still as goofy as it ever was, I learned a plethora of things.

Don’t you  just love that word, plethora?

I learned that when painting your basement, there is a pretty good chance that the paint will be on every surface and every article of clothing within a ten-mile-radius, especially if you have two children under the age of seven.

Mario Cantone is annoying. Just sayin’

Lady Gaga is something else.

During a follow-up appointment with my medical Doctor today, I discovered that I am, in fact, five-foot-nine-inches tall, not five-foot-eight-inches-tall as I have reported for the last twenty-some years of my life.

Dang, who knew?

 Blog posts are typically more complete if I work on them for a day or so instead of posting them right away.

I am a firm believer that people should Google themselves monthly.

25% of all Girl-Scout cookies sold are thin mints.

Many of the items on the IKEA website are not available for purchase online which stinks because there is not an IKEA store in WV or anywhere close to us and there are a few items on their site I would love to purchase for our new playroom/laundry room project.

IF you have suddenly have major blood pressure problems, and you have an IUD, you should probably Google the IUD because it is POSSIBLE that your Mirena IUD is to blame as the source of the problem. I will know for sure in a few weeks and I will definitely keep you posted!

That’s a wrap.

Head over to Musings Of A Housewife for more things people learned this week.

I’m sitting in my BBB chair watching The View on the DVR, and my mind is full of stuff.

I know y’all are probably sick to death of hearing about the blood pressure, so I’ll do us all a favor and not mention that today. I will say though, that I am seeing a kidney specialist today, so hopefully I’ll at least know if McDaddy needs to offer up a kidney or not.

Thanks for your prayers! I appreciate it so much!

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McDaddy’s sister is an Arbonne consultant and when she was visiting West Virginia over Thanksgiving, she was shocked to hear that I do did not use a daily moisturizer. Or a monthly moisturizer for that matter. Because, you know, it never dawned on me that the reason my jaws felt so dry during wintertime was because a I needed a moisturizer. I have two words for you.

BIG & MISTAKE

By the looks of the two inch wrinkle between my eyes, I probably should have began using the moisturizer years ago. And, for the record I am also a fan of their facial masque, concealer, and mineral powder which says a lot because in years past, I bought whatever product was in the prettiest case, or whichever mascara had the big, fat orange tube because orange is my favorite color. Or whatever was on sale, buy-one-get-one-free.

Which proves there is a Science to my madness.

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Is it just me, or have the execs at NBC lost their minds?

First Jay has the show. Then Conan. Then Jay gets offered 1/2 hour and Conan gets offered an hour. Jay accepts the half-hour. Conan does not accept the later hour. Conan is out. Jay gets the show back.

Crazy talk, I tell you. For the life of me, I can’t understand why NBC would mess with two top-ranked shows. They should have left well-enough alone.

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I am not a sports fan, but I am a huge fan of the Olympics. Especially this cat.

Shh, don’t tell Phelpsie. It will our little secret!

My excitement meter is rising and I’m gearing up for Vancouver 2010.

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Dang. Another rerun on Grey’s Anatomy? It seems like every other week, Grey’s and Desperate Housewives show a stinkin’ rerun. Enough already. Or just bring on American Idol and I can be in my DVR glory until May. Oh, and speaking of the DVR I think I’m all in on Survivor this year. I haven’t watched the past three or four seasons because my television viewing was getting out of control and I had to take charge. Something had to go and between Survivor, DWTS, American Idol and Amazing Race – Survivor got the boot. But this season? Its heroes vs. villains which means some of my favorites will be back *coughColbycough*

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Remember the post about hair products where I asked  y’all to offer up your best hair product advice? I made a trip to Target and spent about 30 minutes in the hair product aisle with Alex and my iPhone scouring the shelves for the products that y’all suggested. Between 217 questions from Alex about what this spelled and what that was for, I purchased four products – 2 hairsprays and 2 round tubs of styling product. Every morning I feel like a school girl doing an experiment for her science project. I will present the results shortly although if you’re expecting some fancy schmancy colored charts with bullet points, I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed. Statistics is a long lost cousin of the math family and if you’ve spent any time here at all, you know that math is not my strong suit.

I’ve made it this far.

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There is snow in our forecast and that makes me sad because I am supposed to spend this evening with the girls. I’m praying that it heads north, or south, or anywhere but here.

And that, as they say, it that.

I do hope you have a lovely weekend.

Can you believe that it’s time for another edition of What I Learned This Week?

Nah, me neither.

But, as always I’m eager to share what I’ve learned. I try to make it as entertaining as possible so that the eight of you out there reading will not be bored to tears with the eclectic mix of things that have happened to me this week I’ve learned.

Thankfully, I logged some of it down in my iPhone. Sadly, I don’t remember what I didn’t log down. Hopefully as I type this, it will all come flooding back and I’ll be able to share it.

• Trying to watch Dancing With The Stars while writing a letter to The Board of Education is probably not a good idea.
• When a loved one has surgery at a hospital in the Charleston area, you will be given a pager that will work throughout the hospital.
• When your sweet four-year-old is having surgery, it will be the longest hour of your life.
• When your child decorates a pumpkin at his fall festival at the end of October and inserts a head band kitty cat thing into the pumpkin, and you subsequently place it in your bay window, you can expect it to be rotten and stinkin’ to high-heaven by the middle of November.
• The word ‘fart’ is not allowed in the computer version of the game, Scrabble. (Weird, but true!)
• You should not ask a four-year-old for his opinion about an outfit that you adore if you are not ready to hear that “you look silly in it!”
• When ordering and picking up pictures from Wal-Mart, you should use caution when opening the taped package or you might rip the picture. (Twice for goodness sakes!) Why do they tape the stupid package, anyway?
• The whole “trade-in” deal at Game Stop is only a good idea if it doesn’t bother you to lose money.
• When writing a post that will be linked up to a blog carnival, you should not forget to link up or else you might be the 128th person in the linky line.
• When writing a post entitled Wet-T-Shirt Contest, you can expect a great deal of traffic from people searching for that very topic over at Google.

Wow!

Who knew I knew so much stuff?

You. Are. Welcome.

Head over to Musings Of A Housewife for more things that people have learned!

A few weeks ago I received a little white post-card in the mail. A post-card that smiled up at me as if we were long, lost friends.

If I had a little more energy, I’d go grab the card and snap a picture of it to share here on the blog.

Instead, it is buried on my kitchen counter among gobs and gobs of debris, papers and bills.

The little white card was from the fine folks at Nielsen informing me that the McFamily has been selected to participate in their television viewing ratings.

Oh sweet mercy, they have no idea they are about to unleash a monster.

A television viewing fool monster.

A few days ago, I received these in the mail.

These, my friend are the keys to the kingdom.

The TV Viewing Kingdom. And, I’VE got the power.

It is all a little more than I can handle. I carefully filled out the diaries earlier today taking note of the correct procedure for documenting my favorite shows. It could take me and my OCD half the night to get it all recorded correctly. Sadly, McDaddy will be absent most of the week which means that Extreme 4×4 and Bones won’t get their proverbial due because he’s not at home to watch his favorite shows. I’ll also be responsible for recording Stevie and Alex’s favorite shows which means I’ll have to document countless episodes of  Tom and Jerry, Monster Jam and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse for the next seven days.

So far I’ve recorded Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Wheel of Fortune, Grey’s Anatomy, and Private Practice. This is the first time I’ve watched Private Practice by the way. It’s a really good show! 

I suspect I’ll be a busy girl this week.

I’d like to thank the fine folks at Nielsen for choosing my family. I’m not sure how we were chosen, but I can assure you, I will take this job seriously. Especially seeing as how I’m being compensated for my time and effort.

Yessir, folks.

Five of the crispest dollars you’ll ever see.

Seriously, I think they’re brand spankin’ new.

Don’t tell the fine folks at Nielsen, but I would have done this gig for free.

But since they saw fit to pay me, I’ll take my five bucks and spend it wisely.

Have a great weekend, y’all!

Every morning while getting dressed, I listen to K-Love.

As I applied the last bit of make-up to my sleepy eyes, I had to laugh as I listened to the news story about the “most annoying words,” as reported by 47 percent of Americans surveyed in a Marist College poll.

I am good friends with the words.

“Whatever”

“You Know”

“Anyway”

“It is what it is”

And, “At the end of the day”

Friends, I can honestly say that I say whatever about 324 times per day. And, I’ve been known to throw out “It is what it is” and “At the end of the day” several times over the past few days.

Whatever.

See. I told you I say it all the time.

McDaddy would add “Amazing” and “think good thoughts” to the list.

There are lots of things that annoy me.

*Big gasp from the crowd*

McDaddy mentioned he wanted to get to bed early.

I mentioned I’d be joining him just as soon as I wrote a blog post about things that annoy me

And he responded with something like, “So you’ll be in bed by next year?”

And I was all like, “Yes, something like that!”

(Am I too old to say, “I was all like?”)

I’ll just start by saying that this list is just a sampling of the big ole stack of annoyances that aggravate the snot out of me.

Given the time and the energy I could clog up this here wordpress dashboard with things that annoy me. I’ll do my best to keep it short.

Things that annoy me, in no particular order….

• My stupid computer cord. Remember a few weeks ago when I made a plea to McDaddy for a new computer cord and y’all had my back and pleaded with him on my behalf? Well, your pleas were heard and he ordered a new cord for my hoopty laptop. Only the laptop is still having problems. As it turns out, it is not the cord that was the problem. It is the jack in the back of the laptop that is the problem. Just my luck. Anyway, now McDaddy has to take the laptop apart and work his magic to repair it.
• When the grocery bags rip before I get them into the house.
• When the Asplundh folks block our one-lane road for weeks to cut tress down trees marked for death by American Electric Power and I return home to find 4/6 of them sitting on the side of the road doing absolutely nothing four days in a row.
• When Amazing Race on my TiVo is replaced with someone on Sixty Minutes flapping their jaws about something not nearly as interesting as ten teams travelling around the world in a quest to win $1,000,000. NFL should get an earlier start.
• When McDaddy leaves the lid up on the washing machine.
• When a telemarketer who can barely speak the English language rings my phone asking me questions I can barely understand.
• The people that call from the vehicle warranty place telling me that my vehicle warranty is about to expire if I don’t hold on and talk to the annoying person on the other line that has no clue what model or make of car I drive.
• Commercials
• When people park crooked and take up two spaces
• When I chip my toe-nail polish after a pedicure.
• When something doesn’t work as it should (Roomba, vacuum cleaner, the candy-filled telephones I bought for the boys at Wal-greens yesterday)
• A 20% remaining battery warning on my beloved iPhone
• When people don’t follow rules
• When cars are approaching a construction area and instead of merging into traffic, they drive past the stopped traffic to the front of the line and they flip on their blinker expecting the front car to ‘let them in’
• The K. County School Board
• Flossing
• Flat Dr. Pepper
• Temper Tantrums
• Cluttered stuff
• Needing gas when I’m in a super big hurry
• Slow internet service
• Finding a spelling mistake in a blog post after posting it
• Dust
• When the boys hound me about “watching a show in the van every single time we get in it to go somewhere”
• The toes on my left foot because they will not go together like the ones on my right foot.
• Clumpy mascara
• Hair products that make my hair feel like plastic

Okay, I guess you get the picture.

What can I say? It is what it is.

Whatever.

At the end of the day, I’m just a crazy-stay-at-home-mom with a truck-load of quirks.

Thanks for stopping by here for a daily dose of crazy.

Have a great weekend, y’all!

It’s late and I’m tired.

I thought about doing a Thursday Twelve and listing all of our nieces and nephews, however, I don’t have parental consent for all of them and I’d really like to add pictures.

[Note: If you happen to be the parent of one of the twelve children I am referring to, please let me know your thoughts before next Thursday. Mkay, thanks!]

But for this week, we’ll talk about my TiVo.

Have I mentioned that I triple big puffy red heart my TiVo.

I’ve got one thing to say about the TiVo.

Best. Invention. Of. My. Time.

Seriously.

But, you should keep in mind that this list is only a sampling of what is there. I could probably fill up a Thursday Three-Hundred-and-Twelve if need be.

1. The View.

I know, I know. You’re thinking I’m a weirdo. And, yes, I probably am. But, I love the View. Today, Chris Rock is on today talking about weaves and I am watching the gadget guy introduce the first self-cleaning, washable, flushable litter box which you can buy at Catgenie.com for $329. Where else can you find out about David Letterman’s indesretions, a weave, a Samsung camera and Patrick Swayze all in one big place. Oh, but I miss Elisabeth Hasselbeck and hope she returns soon!

2. America’s Got Talent

Obviously I’m a little behind on my DVR viewing. I have no idea when America’s Got Talent finished, but, the two episodes on my DVR are from September. So, who knows if I’ll get to them before McDaddy introduces them to the delete button.

3. The Young And The Restless

I’ve been a part of the Y&R family for over 20 years. I did get behind on the daily drama when McDaddy was deployed, but I’ve since got back into the Y&R groove. I decided to start watching again even though the writers killed off Brad. I miss you, Don Diamont. And, y’all I know that he is now on the Bold and the Beautiful now and I used to watch the Bold and the Beautiful every.single.day, but I’m trying to cut back, so I haven’t started B&B back up yet.

4. Tom & Jerry

Sometime last year, Stevie was at my granny’s house and watched a show that he wondered “if I had ever heard of about a cat and a mouse called Tom and Jerry.”  Then, last Christmas, we got StevieSanta brought a Tom & Jerry DVD for his Christmas stocking. Ever since then, our boys have been a fan of that silly cat and mouse duo. They giggle themselves silly everytime they watch it.

5. Monster Jam

Two boys = Lots of monster trucks. Stevie’s favorite is El Toro Loco and Alex’s favorite changes daily. They love to ‘play in the dirt’ with their monster trucks.

6. Survivor: Samoa

When Survivor first premiered, McDaddy’s sister and her husband would come over every Thursday evening for dinner so we could watch Survivor and Friends. Then, we’d talk and talk and talk like we hadn’t seen eachother for months. That was back in the day before either of us had kids and back when actually got paid for working a full-time-job. I still watch Survivor, but the novelty has either worn off or been replaced by American Idol and Dancing With The Stars. Oh, and just for the record, between my whine and my whine, I wouldn’t last 40 minutes on Survivor, much less 40 days.

7. I Want A Dog For Christmas Charlie Brown

Don’t ask me why this is still on our TiVo. Our boys watched it about 4, 732 times between December and March. In fact, It’s The Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown had already made its holiday debut when my boys were still waiting for Charlie Brown to get that dumb dog. For some reason, it is still there.

8. Dancing With The Stars

It’s rare that I would ever be behind on my DWTS viewing. This week is no different. The episode that I have saved on the DVR happens to be the Tribute to Patrick Swayze. I’ve watched the group dance several times and I might watch it several more before deleting it. I actually cried the first time I watched it.

9. Bones

Bones is McDaddy’s baby. He got hooked on Bones while he was deployed at Guantanamo Bay and has been watching it ever since he returned home. We now watch it together. It’s a crime show which I usually enjoy, but sometimes it grosses me out.

10. Auto B. Good

Auto B Good is a cute cartoon that features cars. The Auto B Good website says this about the show…. 

In every child’s imagination, the inanimate come to life. What if it was possible for those creations to become a reality and teach important life lessons? There is such a place, the little City of Auto, just off of County Road “B” in the State of Good. Our boys like this show and we like them watching it.

11. Xtreme 4X4

Sheesh. McDaddy and Stevie love to watch this show together. Here’s what the show’s web-site says about tonight’s episode… Jeep Scrambler gets its tub, drivetrain, beadlocks and more all in a 2 car garage with simple tools. We’ll install a doubler kit for more gearing options, diy beadlocks, then keeping with our budget theme, we’ll head to a local custom shop where the cage will be professionally welded cheaper than having to buy an expensive 220 volt machine.

Blah. Blah. and more Blah.

12. Sherri

Sherri Shepherd has a new sitcom based on her life. It is on Lifetime and it is really cute. I watched the pilot earlier this week and I liked it. Malcolm Jamal Warner plays her hubby. If you’re older than dirtabout my age you probably remember him from the Cosby Show. Okay, in a search for a picture of Theo Huxtable, I just discovered Warner was born on 1970 which happens to be just a few short years ahead of me. Maybe the whole ‘older than dirt’ thing was a little much.

13. Thomas And Friends

As time passes, our boys watch Thomas less and less which is fine with me because the narrator’s voice drives me on a slow train to insane. They still play with the 437 trains they have with the train track set, but thankfully, the days of Thomas on our DVR are just about over.

Wow.

I guess you can tell a lot about a girl by taking a quick peek at her TiVo.

And speaking of TiVo, it could probably use a break.

That’s a wrap. Night y’all.