Oh The Disappointment

I guess my 50+ votes for Nick (Norman) were not enough to keep him around. I noticed how uncomfortable he looked during the group performance last night. I know that American Idol is really not "his" venue, but I would have liked to have seen where he went on future performances. I guess there is always the wild card round right? How is that going to work this year anyway?

As for the hopefuls that made it through, aside from Nick, they were my favorites! I guess I will have to change my round 2 cheer from "Go Nick!" to "Go Adam!"

I can't wait to see what Scott McIntyre does next week. He and Danny Gokey are really inspiring!

IDOL

All I can say about last night's American Idol is...

Was it worth anyone's time?

I loved Nick (Norman) of course and actually voted for him. (I don't usually vote.)
*And I might have voted for him in excess of 50 times! Oops!

Adam was good too. My Adam thought it was terrible, but he only saw that one performance. (He had a meeting that ran late.) I assured my Adam that Idol's Adam was truly the best of the night as far as the boys went.

Allison was really good, but she was about the only girl that was worth watching for.

The judges praised Megan Joy Corkery but I thought her singing was average and the dancing was really awkward.

Anyway, tonight will be interesting...

Go Norman!

Test

For some reason when I try to look at my blog...it is blank. I am testing with this post. Is it blank to all of you too?

Allergies?

Little Amanda is suffering from allergies (I hope!). She is itchy and stuffy and sneezy. It makes me so sad. One day she will be fine and the next she is all congested again. Today is a congested day. She only wants to be held and cries the second I put her down. I am enjoying holding her, but getting nothing done. I just hope that it is allergies and nothing more serious. (I have a call into the doctor.)

If anyone has any tips...let me know. We have the humidifier going and I have been suctioning her nose and using saline drops. Any other ideas for relief are welcomed!

Pictures and More Pictures

I took Olivia and Amanda to the outlet mall to walk today. It was so nice outside and Olivia likes to ride the little rides. We walked (Olivia and I) until our feet hurt. Amanda slept in her stroller the whole time. She is such a good little shopper! She is sleeping on my chest now so this post will be short. Below are the pictures of Olivia on the rides and a picture of Amanda napping.

LaLa Is...

I took Olivia and Amanda to the mall on Friday for a girls day out! We had lunch at the California Pizza Kitchen and walked the mall.



Most of my days are spent feeding, burping, and changing baby A. I wouldn't change it for the world. Today A and I have been cleaning and organizing Olivia's room while she is at Sarwat's house. (A isn't much help, but she did sleep through the whole thing!) Now we are off to drop off at Goodwill. I can't clean Olivia's room when she is here because even the tiniest toys that she has not touched in months become treasures!

Happy Monday!

I Feel Compelled to Say...

Today would have been my mom's 58th birthday. I have not been to her grave (or her garden, as Olivia calls it) since September and have not sent flowers. I know that "she" is not there, but I do feel bad about it. All that being said, I have to say in a public forum that I am thinking of her today and wishing she was here for some birthday cake and flowers. She was taken way too early, but I am sure that the celebration in Heaven will be more magical than we could have ever done for her here on Earth.

Happy Birthday Mom!