Ok, I thought I was keeping up with all the latest tween/teen music. Nicole is only 9, but developing what kind of music she likes and all that. I know who Hannah Montana is, as well as the Jonas Brothers, and Jesse McCartney to name a few. I've seen High School Musical one and two. I watch That's So Raven, Cory in the House, and all that with Nicole. They are cute and nothing bad is in them. But when she had her friend Carson spend the weekend with us I found out I'm not up with their kind of music.
Nicole had been telling me that they dance in gym every Friday now at school. They are learning new dances like the Cupid Shuffle and Soljia (sp?) Boy. Then she said that they were also learning a fun dance called the Macarena. I told her that wasn't new... Before she was born we were doing that in clubs and I got up and did that with the girls, it was pretty funny.
But just so you are as up with the music as I thought I was, here are the videos for the Cupid Shuffle and the Soljia Boy.
Hmm, can't upload the Soulja Boy video. But you can check it out on Youtube.com
Enjoy!!
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
More Fun from Kelly Jean...
Howdy All!!
I've mentioned Kelly Jean's blog previously, when she had a contest up and going, well now she is tagging everyone to put a video on their blog of a favorite song from High school. Hers was "Shout" by Tears for Fears. I'd have to say since I listened to alot of Rock and Roll, some Metal bands ( remember the 80's hair bands?) and such one of my favorite all time songs, that I still have on CD today is from Def Leopard " Pour Some Sugar on Me"... so here it is
There were alot of others but this is one of the best. I could not find a video on YOuTube for Def Leopard's song Pyromania, but did find Rock of Ages and others. I just thought of another if I can find it... let me see if I can find it first...
nope sorry found it but not posting it to my blog... it was "Heaven's on Fire" by KISS. I love alot of their stuff too but not posting that video here. Let's see if I can find the one for their song " Beth"
There, I put two up... hope you enjoy. This is one of the greatest songs of all time, I love it and so does Chris. I'll have to explain his connection to music in a near future post.
Take care all. I will probably do another post tonight or tomorrow from when Nicole had her friend Carson spend the weekend with us. Got some great pics!
I've mentioned Kelly Jean's blog previously, when she had a contest up and going, well now she is tagging everyone to put a video on their blog of a favorite song from High school. Hers was "Shout" by Tears for Fears. I'd have to say since I listened to alot of Rock and Roll, some Metal bands ( remember the 80's hair bands?) and such one of my favorite all time songs, that I still have on CD today is from Def Leopard " Pour Some Sugar on Me"... so here it is
There were alot of others but this is one of the best. I could not find a video on YOuTube for Def Leopard's song Pyromania, but did find Rock of Ages and others. I just thought of another if I can find it... let me see if I can find it first...
nope sorry found it but not posting it to my blog... it was "Heaven's on Fire" by KISS. I love alot of their stuff too but not posting that video here. Let's see if I can find the one for their song " Beth"
There, I put two up... hope you enjoy. This is one of the greatest songs of all time, I love it and so does Chris. I'll have to explain his connection to music in a near future post.
Take care all. I will probably do another post tonight or tomorrow from when Nicole had her friend Carson spend the weekend with us. Got some great pics!
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Bye Bye Hubby!!
No I'm not leaving Chris and vice-versa. Just thought I'd share a funny story that happened on our honeymoon several years ago.
You know the old adage that opposites attract? Well I guess its true in our case, although we do like a lot of the same things. The one case where we differ however is outdoor activities. I've never been much of a fan of outdoor activities. At the time of our wedding, I had ridden a horse once ( that was plenty for me!!), had never been canoing/kayaking, mountain climbing, or hiking. Chris had done all that and more, including being a certified rescuer in mountain climbing when he lived in Estes Park, CO. I've never been to CO, even to this day.
Anyway, for our honeymoon, we went to stay in Gruene, TX down near New Braunfels, just off the Guadalupe River. We stayed at a beautiful little bed and breakfast called the Gruene Mansion Inn. Well we were determined to hit all the little touristy shops, antique malls,and go swimming and dancing. Chris decided that we should also try to go canoing down the Guadalupe. I was all for it, since I never had done it, I didn't quite know what I was in for.
But here is where the title of this post comes from , since I wound up dumping him out of the canoe...
It all started out in fun, but the guy at the canoe rental place warned Chris that it was pretty easy rapids, but there was one spot where there was a drop and it was a bit rough. He said to make sure we went over straight due to the rocks below the drop. Chris taught me how to paddle the canoe, but silly me just wasn't getting the hang of it so he told me to stop paddling and he would do it. Then the drop was coming up, I saw it getting a bit rougher and I panicked... I started paddling and the canoe started turning ( remember we were supposed to go over straight), well Chris jumped out of the canoe, cutting his feet on the rocks and sent me over by myself, but I was straight so I didn't crash below the drop. Then all of a sudden , miracle of all miracles, I started paddling straight down the middle of the river. I wasn't having any problems at all, except that Chris was getting farther and farther away. I guess it started me to realize I was leaving him far behind, when I heard him yelling for me to stop and get to the side. Well I did and he hobbled to me on cut feet, and needless to say he wasn't happy. He was however proud of me for finally learning to paddle, but not for leaving him behind.
Well we are both doing fine, but that was our only outdoor adventure on our honeymoon. We did wind up going to the Natural Bridge Caverns and the Wildlife Park, where a Llama spit on our car. We had a great time, but to this day Chris will tell anyone how I tried to off him on our honeymoon, lol.
We've never gone canoing again.
You know the old adage that opposites attract? Well I guess its true in our case, although we do like a lot of the same things. The one case where we differ however is outdoor activities. I've never been much of a fan of outdoor activities. At the time of our wedding, I had ridden a horse once ( that was plenty for me!!), had never been canoing/kayaking, mountain climbing, or hiking. Chris had done all that and more, including being a certified rescuer in mountain climbing when he lived in Estes Park, CO. I've never been to CO, even to this day.
Anyway, for our honeymoon, we went to stay in Gruene, TX down near New Braunfels, just off the Guadalupe River. We stayed at a beautiful little bed and breakfast called the Gruene Mansion Inn. Well we were determined to hit all the little touristy shops, antique malls,and go swimming and dancing. Chris decided that we should also try to go canoing down the Guadalupe. I was all for it, since I never had done it, I didn't quite know what I was in for.
But here is where the title of this post comes from , since I wound up dumping him out of the canoe...
It all started out in fun, but the guy at the canoe rental place warned Chris that it was pretty easy rapids, but there was one spot where there was a drop and it was a bit rough. He said to make sure we went over straight due to the rocks below the drop. Chris taught me how to paddle the canoe, but silly me just wasn't getting the hang of it so he told me to stop paddling and he would do it. Then the drop was coming up, I saw it getting a bit rougher and I panicked... I started paddling and the canoe started turning ( remember we were supposed to go over straight), well Chris jumped out of the canoe, cutting his feet on the rocks and sent me over by myself, but I was straight so I didn't crash below the drop. Then all of a sudden , miracle of all miracles, I started paddling straight down the middle of the river. I wasn't having any problems at all, except that Chris was getting farther and farther away. I guess it started me to realize I was leaving him far behind, when I heard him yelling for me to stop and get to the side. Well I did and he hobbled to me on cut feet, and needless to say he wasn't happy. He was however proud of me for finally learning to paddle, but not for leaving him behind.
Well we are both doing fine, but that was our only outdoor adventure on our honeymoon. We did wind up going to the Natural Bridge Caverns and the Wildlife Park, where a Llama spit on our car. We had a great time, but to this day Chris will tell anyone how I tried to off him on our honeymoon, lol.
We've never gone canoing again.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Lost Sleep
/YAWN!! Good Morning all. I'm yawning because we had a storm roll through about 330 this morning. Now the storm itself would not have bothered me, however two petrified dogs did. Chris had fallen asleep on the couch and Tipper, my moms dog, had decided to stay with him, along with our dog Cher. Cooper was in bed with me. That first crack of thunder was a bit distant and didn't immediately scare the crap out of Tipper and Cooper, but the next one did. I'm sitting up in bed now, watching the weather on the TV cuddling a shivering Cooper, who is trying to get as close to me as she can without actually crawling in my skin.
About 4-415am I hear the jangling collar that was announcing the arrival of Tipper. This was followed by Cher, and Chris chasing after the two of them. He said they had had him up since about 315. Mind you, Cher wasn't scared of the storm , she just likes to be in the middle of everyone elses business. We tried to lock Tipper in our middle bathroom because my mom has said during a storm he usually goes into her closet. That lasted all of about 2 minutes, so I dragged him into bed with me,and Cooper went back on the couch with Chris and Cher. We got about and hours more sleep before my alarm went off at 545am.
Of course Nicole slept through all of this and was hard to get up this morning because she just didn't want to, lol. Chris is off work today, and decided to doze a bit more. I didn't ge that luxury, but he was sweet enough to take the dogs for their morning walk and he said he would do dishes and stuff around the house today.
Nicole is counting down the days till her friend Carson can stay with us this weekend. We are taking my moms dog back this Saturday when she leaves my aunts house,and goes back to her own home.
More later!!
About 4-415am I hear the jangling collar that was announcing the arrival of Tipper. This was followed by Cher, and Chris chasing after the two of them. He said they had had him up since about 315. Mind you, Cher wasn't scared of the storm , she just likes to be in the middle of everyone elses business. We tried to lock Tipper in our middle bathroom because my mom has said during a storm he usually goes into her closet. That lasted all of about 2 minutes, so I dragged him into bed with me,and Cooper went back on the couch with Chris and Cher. We got about and hours more sleep before my alarm went off at 545am.
Of course Nicole slept through all of this and was hard to get up this morning because she just didn't want to, lol. Chris is off work today, and decided to doze a bit more. I didn't ge that luxury, but he was sweet enough to take the dogs for their morning walk and he said he would do dishes and stuff around the house today.
Nicole is counting down the days till her friend Carson can stay with us this weekend. We are taking my moms dog back this Saturday when she leaves my aunts house,and goes back to her own home.
More later!!
Monday, February 11, 2008
Saturday Night Update
Hiyas all!! Well Nicole LOVED the Hannah Montana concert movie--even Chris came home talking about it. Nicole didn't figure out where Chris was taking her till they got to the movie theater. She started getting suspicious, but her AHA! moment came when they went up the stairs and she saw a hundred other girls dressed just like I had dressed her. She had on her Hannah Montana shirt, Hannah Montana jeans and her black boots. I also had put blue streaks and gold spray glitter in her hair. She looked adorable ( forgetful me forgot to take a picture), and she said there were girls that had long blond wigs on and everything, which is what she now wants so she can play dressup as Hannah Montana.
the movie didn't start till 7:30 pm, but about 6:50 I got a call from her and sh said "Thank you so much mommy!! I love You!!" of course my heart turned into a big puddle of goo at that sentiment. Thats all she said , then she hung up cause the noise in the background was deafening.
Chris said she fell asleep on the way home, but I coudn't tell , cause when she got home , the more she talked about the movie, the more wound up she got, so she didn't get to bed till around 1115 or so. ( getting her up yesterday morning for church was NOT FUN!!)
This week is going to be busy. Our Lenten study at church starts tonight , so i'll be there from 630 till about 8 or so. Then there is a parenting night at her school tomorrow, and I have to help with her Valentines party Thursday. She finished her Valentine robot for her science project. I will take a picture of it and post it later in the week.
Take Care
the movie didn't start till 7:30 pm, but about 6:50 I got a call from her and sh said "Thank you so much mommy!! I love You!!" of course my heart turned into a big puddle of goo at that sentiment. Thats all she said , then she hung up cause the noise in the background was deafening.
Chris said she fell asleep on the way home, but I coudn't tell , cause when she got home , the more she talked about the movie, the more wound up she got, so she didn't get to bed till around 1115 or so. ( getting her up yesterday morning for church was NOT FUN!!)
This week is going to be busy. Our Lenten study at church starts tonight , so i'll be there from 630 till about 8 or so. Then there is a parenting night at her school tomorrow, and I have to help with her Valentines party Thursday. She finished her Valentine robot for her science project. I will take a picture of it and post it later in the week.
Take Care
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Baking, A contest, and Hannah Montana
Sorry I haven't posted all week, its just been nuts around here. Kiddo got an ear infection, but is now doing better. I found a new blog that I'm putting a link to here.
Her name is Kelly Jean and she is a hoot. She currently has a contest going , about the greatest poo story you have. I think the prize is a bag of Starbucks coffee, since she is addicted to it, and her poo story deals with coffee ( you have to check it out).
Anyway, I also have to do a bunch of baking today because I'm in charge of the Blessing box Bake Sale tomorrow at Church. I'm making brownies and a loaf of cranberry bread. We did well with the one at Thanksgiving, so hopefully we will do just as well if not better.
Also, Nicole is doing so good at school ( 3- six weeks into the school year and she is STILL on the 'A' honor roll, and on her progress report, 3 weeks into the new semester has straight A's still. So tonight her dad is taking her to the Parks Mall AMC theater to see the Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus concert. She has no idea, although I told her to wear her Hannah Montana shirt today along her matching jeans, her cute black boots, and I'm going to put glitter 9leftover from Halloween) in her hair along with blue hair streak paint. NOt as scary as it sounds, if you know about Hannah Montana, she usually has a streak or two for blue, pink or purple in her hair.
Will let you know how it goes!!
Her name is Kelly Jean and she is a hoot. She currently has a contest going , about the greatest poo story you have. I think the prize is a bag of Starbucks coffee, since she is addicted to it, and her poo story deals with coffee ( you have to check it out).
Anyway, I also have to do a bunch of baking today because I'm in charge of the Blessing box Bake Sale tomorrow at Church. I'm making brownies and a loaf of cranberry bread. We did well with the one at Thanksgiving, so hopefully we will do just as well if not better.
Also, Nicole is doing so good at school ( 3- six weeks into the school year and she is STILL on the 'A' honor roll, and on her progress report, 3 weeks into the new semester has straight A's still. So tonight her dad is taking her to the Parks Mall AMC theater to see the Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus concert. She has no idea, although I told her to wear her Hannah Montana shirt today along her matching jeans, her cute black boots, and I'm going to put glitter 9leftover from Halloween) in her hair along with blue hair streak paint. NOt as scary as it sounds, if you know about Hannah Montana, she usually has a streak or two for blue, pink or purple in her hair.
Will let you know how it goes!!
Sunday, February 3, 2008
The Baby Blanket is finished , and other pics...
Well the baby blanket I was crocheting for Breon's baby is finally finished!! I am extremely proud of it since I have never made a baby blanket before and I didn't need help with the pattern at all. I finished it Friday night, and Chris took pictures of me holding it. We tried to take some close ups of the stitches and such, but they didn't turn out real well.
And I promised pictures of my moms dog, Tipper. He is a min-pin. He's a really sweet dog, very loyal and he has a very cute bark. I will probably give him back to my mom this Thursday or Saturday, depending on when Chris can go with me since he just got a job--WOOHOO!! more about that later. Enjoy the pics. Nicole got in them too!
And I promised pictures of my moms dog, Tipper. He is a min-pin. He's a really sweet dog, very loyal and he has a very cute bark. I will probably give him back to my mom this Thursday or Saturday, depending on when Chris can go with me since he just got a job--WOOHOO!! more about that later. Enjoy the pics. Nicole got in them too!
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