My summer vacation is almost here. Which is nice. But I'm going to have entirely too much free time. So I'm looking at hiring myself out.
I know, the economy is crap. So I think I'll put my name out there for the cupcake business. And maybe get good enough at sewing to sell some crap.
Any input friends? Is there something I should do for extra income? Something YOU would buy?
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
American Idol - Top 6
Hulloooo. Top six. Wasn't thrilled when I read the theme of the night earlier today. Songs of Carole King. Okay, I know one song by her and that's "Alligators All Around." Because we sang it in Kindergarten. So I wasn't too pumped for tonight. But it was decent after all.
Jacob was first. For the first time this season (not the last if he sticks around next week) I skipped his performance entirely. Dun-zo with that boy.
Lauren was the first performance I watched. She chose "When You Lead." The Gilmore Girls song! haha At least, that's how it's known in this house. I liked her. She sounded good tonight. The judges liked her and were proud that she actually tried out some high notes they've been bugging her about.
Next was the first duet of the night. Yes, they paired up the remaining six for some duets. Because why bother cutting the show down to an hour and giving us some of our lives back? First duet was Casey and Haley. Which made me giddy for a moment. I lurve them together. And they are totes gettin' it on. *bow-chicka-wow-wow* (Is that how that would be spelled?) They sang "I Feel the Earth Move." PERFECT. They are adorable together. Steven commented on the performance by asking Weird Beard (a.k.a. Casey) how much in love he is with Haley. I laughed. But then he went into real comments and told them they were great. Agreed.
Scotty was the next solo with "You Got a Friend." No not the song from Toy Story. And he. Was. Amazing. He went into his higher register instead of starting way down low. And I loved it. The judges loved him too.
James was up next. He chose "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" Love that song. And overall I enjoyed his performance. LOVED the beginning. LOVELOVELOVE. Not as big a fan by the time it got to the end. But the beginning sold it for me. The judges gushed and Jennifer called him the star of the night.
Duet time! Now we're listening to Scotty and Lauren (who are totes NOT gettin' it on). They sang "Up on the Roof." Good. Not outstanding. But they're pretty cute together.
Casey's turn. He picked "Hi-De-Ho." SO PERFECT FOR HIM. Totally jazzy, he owned it, he played off all the musicians... it was all his. The judges loved him and I did too.
Haley was the last solo performance. She sang "Beautiful." I liked when she slowed it down and got quiet, but the rest of the performance was only good for me. But slowing down... win in my book.
Aaaand the last duet. If you haven't figured it out yet, James and Jacob were put together. ODD. Dare I say even a little awkward? They just don't mesh well (quick, name the movie). They sang "I'm Into Something Good." It was decent, and they obviously had fun. But it wasn't great. Or worth hearing again. Ever. Poor James, he needed a partner more like him. :/ Steven Tyler pretty much felt the same about the quality of the performance.
Alrighty... so now we need a bottom three. Gotta throw Jacob under the bus, he should have been gone a long time ago. I'm also going to go with Haley. Because she tends to be popular in the danger spotlight. Aaaaand... eesh, this one's hard. I'm gonna have to say Casey. Because I have a feeling James, Scotty and Lauren have the biggest following. So there's my bottom three. I'm crossing fingers and toes that it's finally Jacob.
*Please be Jacob, please be Jacob, please be Jacob*
Jacob was first. For the first time this season (not the last if he sticks around next week) I skipped his performance entirely. Dun-zo with that boy.
Lauren was the first performance I watched. She chose "When You Lead." The Gilmore Girls song! haha At least, that's how it's known in this house. I liked her. She sounded good tonight. The judges liked her and were proud that she actually tried out some high notes they've been bugging her about.
Next was the first duet of the night. Yes, they paired up the remaining six for some duets. Because why bother cutting the show down to an hour and giving us some of our lives back? First duet was Casey and Haley. Which made me giddy for a moment. I lurve them together. And they are totes gettin' it on. *bow-chicka-wow-wow* (Is that how that would be spelled?) They sang "I Feel the Earth Move." PERFECT. They are adorable together. Steven commented on the performance by asking Weird Beard (a.k.a. Casey) how much in love he is with Haley. I laughed. But then he went into real comments and told them they were great. Agreed.
Scotty was the next solo with "You Got a Friend." No not the song from Toy Story. And he. Was. Amazing. He went into his higher register instead of starting way down low. And I loved it. The judges loved him too.
James was up next. He chose "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" Love that song. And overall I enjoyed his performance. LOVED the beginning. LOVELOVELOVE. Not as big a fan by the time it got to the end. But the beginning sold it for me. The judges gushed and Jennifer called him the star of the night.
Duet time! Now we're listening to Scotty and Lauren (who are totes NOT gettin' it on). They sang "Up on the Roof." Good. Not outstanding. But they're pretty cute together.
Casey's turn. He picked "Hi-De-Ho." SO PERFECT FOR HIM. Totally jazzy, he owned it, he played off all the musicians... it was all his. The judges loved him and I did too.
Haley was the last solo performance. She sang "Beautiful." I liked when she slowed it down and got quiet, but the rest of the performance was only good for me. But slowing down... win in my book.
Aaaand the last duet. If you haven't figured it out yet, James and Jacob were put together. ODD. Dare I say even a little awkward? They just don't mesh well (quick, name the movie). They sang "I'm Into Something Good." It was decent, and they obviously had fun. But it wasn't great. Or worth hearing again. Ever. Poor James, he needed a partner more like him. :/ Steven Tyler pretty much felt the same about the quality of the performance.
Alrighty... so now we need a bottom three. Gotta throw Jacob under the bus, he should have been gone a long time ago. I'm also going to go with Haley. Because she tends to be popular in the danger spotlight. Aaaaand... eesh, this one's hard. I'm gonna have to say Casey. Because I have a feeling James, Scotty and Lauren have the biggest following. So there's my bottom three. I'm crossing fingers and toes that it's finally Jacob.
*Please be Jacob, please be Jacob, please be Jacob*
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Tuesday Coolness?
Umm... I've watched this a few (okay, five) times now. Been holding onto it since last week when Brian Wilson tweeted the link.
Several things to be said here:
Several things to be said here:
- OH how I wish I could take May 25th off and get one of those shirts. WANT. Very badly.
- For those of you who don't spend too much time on the internet, the kid in the video is Keenan Cahill. He has Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome (click if you want more info) and has been killing it on YouTube making videos where he's lip-synching random songs. People love him.
- Brian Wilson has crazy eyes... but he's still AWESOME.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Spring Break - Day 10
Good bye spring break. You were nice while you lasted...
Didn't do anything epic today. Slept in. Went to lunch with hubby. Went to a movie. Went to Costco... thrilling stuff.
And now I keep having these little realizations every ten minutes that I have to go to bed tonight because I have to wake up tomorrow. :/
But in the back of my head I know that I only have 25 1/2 days of school left. 5 more Fridays to look forward to. 4 more Mondays to face (and 2 more Tuesdays). Then my little ones will be off. 8 of them to be seen in my classroom again next year (I teach a combo class). And then it's weeks of sleeping in, getting and training a puppy, working out, working at church (possibly), camping, sunshine, reading for enjoyment and so much more.
It'll be here before I know it.
Didn't do anything epic today. Slept in. Went to lunch with hubby. Went to a movie. Went to Costco... thrilling stuff.
And now I keep having these little realizations every ten minutes that I have to go to bed tonight because I have to wake up tomorrow. :/
But in the back of my head I know that I only have 25 1/2 days of school left. 5 more Fridays to look forward to. 4 more Mondays to face (and 2 more Tuesdays). Then my little ones will be off. 8 of them to be seen in my classroom again next year (I teach a combo class). And then it's weeks of sleeping in, getting and training a puppy, working out, working at church (possibly), camping, sunshine, reading for enjoyment and so much more.
It'll be here before I know it.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Spring Break - Day 9
Happy Easter my friends!
It was a nice, quiet day spent with my family.
Actually, this morning it was spent making these babies. (Forgive the gross picture about to attack you.)
That is possibly one of the best cupcakes I have ever made. It's a new vanilla bean recipe I tried out and it is AMAAAAZING! No I will not be sharing my recipe, I have a business to run (kind of).
Anywho, the cupcakes were made for this afternoon where I had good food and fun times with some family. Got to visit with my brother which feels rare lately. And giggle like a high schooler with my high school cousins. The talk about prom and boys and friends was funny. I felt a little like an old lady.
Hope y'all had a great day. Tomorrow is my last day of break (sads!). So I'd like to do something epic... which won't happen. But fun times will be had.
It was a nice, quiet day spent with my family.
Actually, this morning it was spent making these babies. (Forgive the gross picture about to attack you.)
That is possibly one of the best cupcakes I have ever made. It's a new vanilla bean recipe I tried out and it is AMAAAAZING! No I will not be sharing my recipe, I have a business to run (kind of).
Anywho, the cupcakes were made for this afternoon where I had good food and fun times with some family. Got to visit with my brother which feels rare lately. And giggle like a high schooler with my high school cousins. The talk about prom and boys and friends was funny. I felt a little like an old lady.
Hope y'all had a great day. Tomorrow is my last day of break (sads!). So I'd like to do something epic... which won't happen. But fun times will be had.
Spring Break - Day 8
Ha, I did it again didn't I?
That's okay, not much happened yesterday. It was more of a relaxing day after I took Tad home. I did get some good Tad moments for you though.
We went to the grocery store for a couple things and when we were in line he spotted the man in front of us... wearing socks with flip flops. He looked up and me and said, "Tia Ashley, he's wearing socks with his flip flops" in a tone of voice that showed he was dumbfounded an adult would do that. I have taught him well. That's one faux pas my baby won't be committing.
I took him to Bath and Body Works before I took him home because it was the last day of a pretty massive sale. When we walked in he wrinkled his nose and said, "NOT the perfume store!" I laughed at him and he whispered at me, "It smells in here!" The cashier caught his looks and laughed then said, "It's okay, my little brother still acts like that and he's sixteen."
Then on the way back to his house, we were in the car and he started clapping. Out of nowhere, for no apparent reason. So I asked him why he was clapping. "Because you're cute Tia Ashley."
Best. Child. Ever.
That's okay, not much happened yesterday. It was more of a relaxing day after I took Tad home. I did get some good Tad moments for you though.
We went to the grocery store for a couple things and when we were in line he spotted the man in front of us... wearing socks with flip flops. He looked up and me and said, "Tia Ashley, he's wearing socks with his flip flops" in a tone of voice that showed he was dumbfounded an adult would do that. I have taught him well. That's one faux pas my baby won't be committing.
I took him to Bath and Body Works before I took him home because it was the last day of a pretty massive sale. When we walked in he wrinkled his nose and said, "NOT the perfume store!" I laughed at him and he whispered at me, "It smells in here!" The cashier caught his looks and laughed then said, "It's okay, my little brother still acts like that and he's sixteen."
Then on the way back to his house, we were in the car and he started clapping. Out of nowhere, for no apparent reason. So I asked him why he was clapping. "Because you're cute Tia Ashley."
Best. Child. Ever.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Spring Break - Day 7
Oops, forgot to post last night. I was sleepy again. :)
Yesterday was a day o' Tad. We woke up and vegged for a bit before I took him to get donuts (this kid can eat a lot of donuts). Then vegged some more, started gluing together a little cheapy airplane model, played the ukuleles a bit (I can now almost play three songs), then I got bored and decided we needed to go to the zoo.
Well, good idea except for how packed the park around the zoo was. But we had fun. A few of the animals that aren't usually out were actually out. By the time we got home from there I had to help him with a school project and then it was time to head to my mom's house. She got an iPad and he had so much fun with it. She has the Talking Tom app (this dumb cat who you can beat up, or talk to and he repeats what you say in a helium-sounding voice). Tad was cracking up. Mostly from the beatings he was giving the cat. I have a vicious child. They also picked some more apps to get while he was there.
And now I'm going to spend a few more hours with this kiddo before I have to take him home. Right now he's doing kung fu with my yardstick. Weirdo.
Yesterday was a day o' Tad. We woke up and vegged for a bit before I took him to get donuts (this kid can eat a lot of donuts). Then vegged some more, started gluing together a little cheapy airplane model, played the ukuleles a bit (I can now almost play three songs), then I got bored and decided we needed to go to the zoo.
Well, good idea except for how packed the park around the zoo was. But we had fun. A few of the animals that aren't usually out were actually out. By the time we got home from there I had to help him with a school project and then it was time to head to my mom's house. She got an iPad and he had so much fun with it. She has the Talking Tom app (this dumb cat who you can beat up, or talk to and he repeats what you say in a helium-sounding voice). Tad was cracking up. Mostly from the beatings he was giving the cat. I have a vicious child. They also picked some more apps to get while he was there.
And now I'm going to spend a few more hours with this kiddo before I have to take him home. Right now he's doing kung fu with my yardstick. Weirdo.
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