Idol Men

Got back late from Houston today...so I have missed the 1st half of Idol (will go back and watch it later when I'm not so tired -- I don't think I have missed too much according to my son!). So my blog won't be as complete as it was last night.

Nothing too impressive with the ones I have seen so far tonight. And now I'm just sitting down to the computer.

Tyler Grady (still like him even when the judges do not!) Maybe cause we both love the same decade! But I thought he did pretty good singing American Woman!

DeWyze? -- Love the song! Started out good, but got shakey. I like him though!

Big Mike -- I like this guy. I thought it was pretty good. But the judges are very impressed.

I'll pause here to say that I'm just not getting into Idol as much this year. The talent was SO GREAT last year...and I just don't see it matching that talent this year.

Alex Lambert -- 'awkward'...good voice...need to work on the stage prescence! It was like he didn't know where to stand, where to look, where to hold his hands. Like I said, 'awkward'. But I agree with the judges -- great potential!

Casey James -- He's got the look! Have loved him all through the auditions and leading up to Top 24. And he has chosen a Bryan Adams song. Awesome! He is miles above the rest (not counting the first few that I haven't watched yet!) And Kara, you are too old for him!

Andrew Garcia -- I like him! But the judges; not as much. But I thought it was a good song choice for him.

Well...I'm tired and not sure I'm going back to watch the 1st part of this (especially when I watch the recap -- don't think I missed much.). So I don't know who will be going home....but I feel sure Andrew, Casey, Big Mike & Tyler will be STAYING!

Idol Girls

Here it is -- 3 nights of Idol this week! Girls perform tonight.

1) Paige goes first -- I wasn't that impressed. The judges like her voice...but I didn't care for it. But she won me over when she told the whole listening audience that she was 'sewn in' to her outfit and had been waiting for 5 hours to go pee! lol She deserves my vote for that!

2) Ashley R -- She is a beautiful girl. I think she chose a song a little too big for her. But I think she has a good voice. At this stage of the competition, the contestants should pic songs that are a bit more upbeat and fun...rather than the big Diva songs.

3) Janell W -- most of it sounded off-key to me. Not a very strong voice. And I didn't like the pants she wore...were they pants or tights with pockets?

4) Lilly Scott -- from living out of her car and performing on the street to being on American Idol...nice storyline -- and singing a Beatles song :-). She has her own unique style and that will get her quite far.

5) Katelyn -- Good voice, don't know what I think of the song choice? But a good performer.

6) Haeley -- Another Beatles song. It was shakey...but I liked her bringing her own style to it. She's young (16) and that will get her lots of votes. (Simon did hit upon what I was thinking the entire time -- she smiled the entire time -- almost too much!)

Half-way through the night...and Let me say I love Ellen as a judge! She tells it like she sees it and is the first to admit she may not know all the technical points of someone in the 'business' but she loves music and she knows what she likes!

7) Lacey -- a Texas Girl! She's got persistence (not her first time on Idol) and has a very unique look. Singing Fleetwood Mac song...Stevie Nicks is gonna be a hard one to be compared to. Very Good Voice. Not sure I liked the rendition, but I like her voice. The judges hated it. I do agree with Ellen -- she is better than that performance. We'll see. Come on Texas Voters...let's give her another chance!

8) Michelle -- So pretty! She looks like a model! Very confident and I think she did a great job!

9) DiDi -- Very unique! I love her vest! She has her own style and I like it (hope it doesn't grow old on me like some past contestants). She will have to shake it up some to keep it fresh.

10) Siobhan -- A glass blower? Interesting...She's got a different look tonight and she sang that song pretty well. -- though something tells me she is not the brightest crayon in the box!

11) Crystal -- I like her. And she picked a great song! Very talented! (I don't like the dreadlocks -- but I like her!)

12) Katie -- So cute! I have liked her since the first audition! Who wouldn't like the girl that loves her grandma so much! Great Song choice and awesome voice! She was the best performance/volcalist of the night! But my, my the judges are raking her over the coals. Yes, she needs to sing something more 'her age'.

So...2 of these will go home? I'm guessing it will be 3) Janell and 6) Haeley or 2) Ashley. What do you think?

Tomorrow night it's the guys!

It's A Girl!

Jake & Kourtnie are expecting their 3rd child in July! And this one's a Girl! I'm heading out to buy all kinds of ribbon and start making bows! :)

Loving these Olympics!

I do believe I am enjoying this year's Winter Olympics more than any other year. (I prefer the Summer Olympics)...but I have just loved watching every night and hearing the stories. I love Apollo Ohno!

Eerie Tuesday...

For those that know me well...you know I'm not a morning person. But for some reason I was up at 4:30am this morning. I watched Rachel Ray then got up and worked out on the gazelle. Checked my email. Watched the news. Showered, washed my hair; dryed my hair and styled my hair! Cooked breakfast; Ate Breakfast; Cleaned the kitchen; Fixed my lunch; And still left 15 minutes early for work! My husband is trying to figure out what is up with that? I just told him not to get used to it!

It's now nearing 10am and I'm getting a little drowsy. Time for my FRS energy drink! I love this stuff! The lo-cal orange concentrate has only 15 calories, tons of vitamins (including B12!) and just a little caffeine! Can't start my day without it!

Winter Wonderland

I woke up early, bundled up, and took out for a 6am walk Friday morning in the snow! It was beautiful and I was in awe! I spent time with my dad just enjoying the morning! I love the beautiful birds that come to his feeders...and the red ones looked so amazing against that snowy backdrop!

It's My Life

My kids are grown (pretty much)...I don't have school functions to rush to or last minute school projects to work on...or dozens of cookies (etc) to make...so where is all this free time I should have? I've been thinking about this alot...and I guess that means I HAVE A LIFE (outside of my children!) Yea Me!

But on the other hand...my blog is pretty weak without writing about my kids! It is easy to blog about my kids and their activities and post their pictures... But this stage of my life is supposed to be about ME (& my wonderful hubby!). So get ready blog readers...I have got to start blogging about ME!

Which I hope is not boring :(