Another One Bites the Dust

The other day Alex and I were in the car and Queen’s Another One Bites the Dust was on the radio. Alex asked me what that meant. I told him it means that something or someone has died. He exclaimed, “Dust can kill you?!”

For the duration of the ride home, he provided a litany of who did and did not bite the dust:

“George Washington bit the dust.”
“Abraham Lincoln bit the dust.”
“Michael Jackson bit the dust.”
“Barack Obama didn’t bit the dust cuz he’s still a-life.” (We’re working on a-life vs. alive.)
etc.
etc.

American Idol Season 9 Finale - Lee Wins!!

And so comes the end of another American Idol season. After surviving 18 cuts, Crystal Bowersox finally succumbed to Lee DeWyze, the newly crowned season 9 American Idol.

True to form, American Idol stretched out the results show to a seemingly never-ending two hours until it reached the climax in the final moments announcing Lee DeWyze was the new American Idol of season 9.

Farewell to Simon Cowell

The season 9 American Idol finale had a duel mission. Not only did millions of fans tune in to see if Lee DeWyze or Crystal Bowersox would be crowned the new champ (it was Lee), they also tuned in to see Simon Cowell’s final appearance as he exits American Idol.

White Glove Test

After leaving the house strewn with toys, Alex exits through the garage on his way to school, looks around and sees assorted grass clippings, dirt, and mulch from a weekend of gardening and announces, “You guys really need to clean this place up.”

Writing Gigs a-Plenty

I’ve been honing my writing skills on various topics for several different websites while I try to decide if I want to specialize in a certain area. So far, much of my writing has been pretty self-indulgent, reporting on the weekly minutiae that is American Idol and Dancing with the Stars. (More on those later.)

A New Outlook on Work

So I’ve been trying this writing thing for a while now and am actually enjoying it quite a bit. I have found, however, that I tend to get lost in the virtual abyss and can actually lose blocks of time while reading other people’s blogs and articles. Therefore, I have decided to construct a schedule for my workdays so that I actually do some work every day. What a concept!

Time to catch up!

Things have been hectic lately and I apologize for being very lax in my blog posts. Here's a quick rundown of what's been happening:

*  Spent Mother's Day with Grandma and Papa. Loved my homemade gifts from the kids.

*  Starting a vegetable garden. I need to get these plants in the ground this week before the jungle takes over my dining room!

*  The kids had dentist visits last week - no cavities!

Mommy! You said you were 29!

After posting about Alex's birthday party, and seeing my comment, "It's hard to believe my baby is 5 years old", it reminded me of a funny thing that happened on my last birthday.

We were at Grandma & Papa's for Thanksgiving. My birthday is also Thanksgiving weekend, so we always celebrate my birthday along with my husband's and sister's who are also in November.  We were sitting around talking and my mom said, innocently enough, "I can't believe my baby is 43 years old."