UPDATE!!

Okay so tonight was elimination night.....
and guess who went home??????


DRUM ROLL............................



MATT GIRAUD

Allison and Danny had the highest votes so they
were safe.....
Adam was in the bottom three for the first time
in 12 weeks...but he was saved....Kris was the first sent
back to safety....

It is getting really hard to decide who's time it
is to go home and who to keep...
I really think the final 5 will all get recording
contracts....I will probably buy everyone of their
albums.....You can see this weeks performances here...
http://www.americanidol.com/videos/season_8/performances/

Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!

ABC's of Me

A - Age: 34 (I am old)

B - Bed Size: King

C - Chore you hate: dishes and laundry

D - Dog's name: Macy and Bear

E - Essential start your day item: shower

F - Favorite color : Green and Purple

G - Gold or Silver: Gold

H - Height: 5'5"

I - Instruments you play(ed): none

J - Job title: Lead Employment/Eligibility Specialist

K - Kid(s): 3

L - Living arrangements: with my hubby, kids and dogs

M - Mom's name: Debbie

N - Nicknames: Nikki, Micole, Auntie

O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: birth of children, appendix out

P - Pet Peeve: lazy people who don't want to make their live better

Q - Quote from a movie: Drama Drama Drama

R - Right or left handed: Left

S - Siblings: Joseph, Michael, Desirae

T - Time you wake up: 4:30 am

U- Underwear: Yep everyday

V - Vegetable you dislike: Spinach

W - Ways you run late: alarm didn't go off

X - X-rays you've had: head, arm

Y - Yummy food you make: everything just ask my hubby

Z - Zoo favorite: White alligator

Work

Well things are in the fast mode
of change at work!!
My supervisor got a new job in the Provo
office as a supervisor for the ESD....
which means as of tomorrow we
don't have a supervisor that I am
aware of! oh boy....what am I
going to do being the lead means
it all falls on me...Honestly,
I don't know that much about
employment counseling I
have learned A LOT in the
last year but not nearly enough
to be in charge of things....
I guess we will see what
happens and go from there!

UGH wish me luck!!!

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!

UPDATE!!

Okay so finally America got smart

and sent Lil home last night....

She is the only one I really didn't

like from about the second episode!

I was absoultely amazed that Allison

was in the bottom 3!! I couldn't believe it!!

So guess what next week I will be

working my fingers to the bone

calling to vote for her!

Did you watch American Idol last night???

It was Disco night and let me tell you some of them

nailed their songs and some of them

fell flat on their faces!

Kris sang

"She Works Hard for the Money"

by Donna Summers and he nailed it!!

I thought his performance was the best of the night!

Well, besides my favorite Allison!! She did a good

job but it wasn't one of my favorite performances!

Adam another one of my favorites

had an awesome performance! But when doesn't

he! Well, I can think of one!

"Ring of Fire" during country week oh boy!

(insert rolling eyes here!!)

Tonight, I am going to say that

Anoop and Lil will be sent home.

But then again it could Anoop and Matt!

or it could be Matt and Lil!

I guess we will wait and see!

You Are Susan Boyle

I found this article about Susan Boyle it really touched me so I thought I would share it with you!

We are Susan Boyle.

Susan Boyle is the dowdy, frizzy haired, overweight, single, never-been-kissed, unemployed 47 year old woman who lives with her cat, Pebbles, and appeared on Britain Talent Show (similar to American Idol.)

She took the show and audience by storm. And, now she (her performance) has the world writing, reading and viewing this extraordinary event beyond belief.
If you haven't seen the video (viewed by over 80,000,000 at this point) see it now. Try one of these links: http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=999m8&m=1cqbkXcbOKe5of&b=s5X0WpBbUItFBxPRJpjHAQ, http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=999m8&m=1cqbkXcbOKe5of&b=Xq40lMwRZcqG7ccLfSugmA or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

I spent at least 3 hours Sunday playing the video over and over and over. It brought a verible flood of feelings and thoughts that I could not let go. I was mesmerized.
What's the appeal? What's the power?
Much has been written on the power of her performance and I too, want to share my thoughts?
So, who is Susan Boyle?

You look at Susan Boyle and you see yourself. You don't want to admit it, but you see yourself. There is this self in the hidden recesses of the greater you that you avoid. You look at Susan and see that part of you that is unattractive and dowdy. You see the part that feels isolated, that feels alone and unconnected, that part that long ago had a dream but that dream shattered by the perceived reality of your world. You see that dufuss.

And you see that part most powerfully when you are in crisis, when you face loss, when your worth and essence is called into question when you face failure and when you live the life flattened by the shattered dream. There she is... that dufuss.

And so, the audience looked at Susan and in their latent anxiety began to roll their eyes, ridicule, mock and deride Susan for her seeming dowdiness. What a dufuss! Simon rolls his eyes. Amanda, "What's THIS?" Piers laughs. (The panel of judges.)

And then Susan begins to sing... and her voice emerges. This is the "real" Susan. This is the part of her that for so long wanted to be expressed, wanted to emerge. Her dream speaks! Beautiful! Powerful! The heart and soul of Susan in all her inner boldness and confidence stands before us.
The anxiety bound ridicule of the audience is transformed to cheers and applause as Susan begins to sing, "I dreamed a dream in time gone by When hope was high And life worth living," She sings her dream. (Yes, maybe for me too, there is that inner core of strength and beauty that wants to sing with notes of clarity and perfection. I too remember that dream in time gone by.)

The camera shifts to Piers who swallows that lump when he hears "Then I was young and unafraid, And dreams were made and used and wasted."

And Susan ends:

I had a dream my life would be

So different from this hell I'm living

So different now from what it seemed

Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.

This is all of us.

This is all of us, especially as life around us seemingly recedes.

We lose. We lose the "dream." We believe we are diminished.

But, perhaps it was the wrong dream?

Or, not MY dream? Or maybe there was something else... all along.

...That the audience and judges (and the other 80,000,000 views of this video) discover as Susan becomes her Dream.

I dreamed a dream in time gone by

When hope was high

And life worth living

I dreamed that love would never die

I dreamed that God would be forgiving

Then I was young and unafraid

And dreams were made and used and wasted

There was no ransom to be paid

No song unsung, no wine untasted

But the tigers come at night

With their voices soft as thunder

As they tear your hope apart

And they turn your dream to shame

And still I dream he'll come to me

That we will live the years together

But there are dreams that cannot be

And there are storms we cannot weather

I had a dream my life would be

So different from this hell I'm living

I encourage you... view the video. Reflect upon your battle with yourself... that battle of finding and speaking that powerful, true, beautiful voice within.

HAHAHAHA!!!

SOMETIMES YOU JUST

HAVE TO TICKLE YOUR FANCY!!!!

(hahaha inside joke)

THE CLIMB by Miley Cyrus

I can almost see it

That dream I’m dreaming but

There’s a voice inside my head sayin,

You’ll never reach it,

Every step I’m taking,

Every move I make feels

Lost with no direction

My faith is shaking but I

Got to keep trying

Got to keep my head held high

There’s always going to be another mountain

I’m always going to want to make it move

Always going to be an uphill battle,

Sometimes I'm going to have to lose,

Ain’t about how fast I get there,

Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side

It’s the climb

The struggles I’m facing,

The chances I’m taking

Sometimes they might knock me down but

No I’m not breakingI may not know it

But these are the moments that

I’m going to remember most yeah

Just got to keep goingAnd I,

I got to be strong

Just keep pushing on,

cause

There’s always going to be another mountain

I’m always going to want to make it move

Always going to be an uphill battle,

Sometimes I'm going to have to lose,

Ain’t about how fast I get there,

Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side

It’s the climb

There’s always going to be another mountain

I’m always going to want to make it move

Always going to be an uphill battle,

Somebody's you're going to have to lose,

Ain’t about how fast I get there,

Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side

It’s the climb

Keep on moving

Keep climbing

Keep the faith baby

It’s all about

It’s all about

The climb

Keep the faith

Keep your faith

Amazing and this proves looks are not everything!!!

The embedding for this video was removed!

So you have to go directly to the website.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

This is a 47 year old lady from London who

wants to be like Ellen Page (whoever that is!)

She will suprise and shock you!!

Just remember you cannot judge a book

by its cover!!

American Idol Results

So there I sit waiting to see who goes home first they announce
Anoop Dog as the first one. I was surprised becasue
his performance was AWESOME the
night before. Then we heard Jennifer Hudson
sing her new single. Then it came down
to Lil Rounds and Matt Giraud which
I thought were going to be
in the bottom 3. Then Miley Cyrus sang
her new release "THE CLIMB" which
is from her new movie Hannah Montana The Movie.
(Which by the way Cambree has decided that
Hannah Montana is the best thing in the world....) Ryan sends
Anoop Dog back to saftey!! :)
Then it is down to Lil Rounds and
Matt Giraud the tension is building!
I am all begging Lil please please let it be Lil!
Then Ryan sends Lil Rounds back
to the couches!! :( DISAPPOINTMENT BIG TIME!!

Matt sings his song which could be for the last time
he performs you could hear his nerves in the first part
of the song. Then it was like
he said screw it and sang from
his soul. He did awesome the whole audience along
with Randy, Kara and Paula
were chanting save him...Simon being Simon was all
I don't think you have what it takes
to win this competition. You seen Matt's heart sink into
his stomach then Simon says it is good news. He used the
Judges save the only one they have
and saved Matt for another week!!

I was so excited!

But you know he will probably go
home next week with Lil! Let's see
what the up coming week brings as it is

"DISCO WEEK"

and 2 contestants are sent home!

American Idol

Okay so I am a BIG FAN American Idol...we are down to the top 7!!!
Here is my scoop and thoughts on each contestant!!
I really love Allison she is young and hip and has an amazing voice and what a show she puts on. Adam has a great voice and is a great entertainer and a heart throb. Danny has that soft romantic voice and a new pair of glasses each week. Kris well he a good artist and can sing about anything.

Allison Iraheta Adam Lambert Danny Gokey

Kris Allen


Matt Giraud Anoop Desai Lil Rounds

Matt he is trying to find his style still he will sing rock one week and R&B the next. Anoop has surprised me with his growth I thought he would be have been gone long ago! Then we get to Lil she has an amazing voice and hit all the notes but she really has no depth to her it is the same thing week after week. I know you are all going to boo me for this but
I really hope she goes home this week!

I am really thinking that Lil, Matt and Anoop will be in the bottom three.
I think after all is said and done Lil will go home!

Let's see if I am right or not!

Quiz for someone who knows everything

This is a quiz for people who know everything!

I found out in a hurry that I didn't These are not trick questions. They are straight questions with straight answers.

1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends.

2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?

3. Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables?

4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

5. In many liquor stores you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle?

6. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters 'dw' and they are all common words. Name two of them.

7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?

8. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.

9. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter 'S.'

THIS IS PRETTY COOL - HAVE A GREAT DAY
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Answers To Quiz:
1. The one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends . Boxing

2. North American landmark constantly moving backwards. Niagara Falls (The rim is worn down about two and a half feet each year because of the millions of gallons of water that rush over it every minute.)

3.. Only two vegetables that can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons .. Asparagus and rhubarb.

4. The fruit with its seeds on the outside ... Strawberry.

5. How did the pear get inside the brandy bottle? It grew inside the bottle. (The bottles are placed over pear buds when they are small, and are wired in place on the tree. The bottle is left in place for the entire growing season. When the pears are ripe, they are snipped off at the stems.)

6. Three English words beginning with 'dw' Dwarf, dwell and dwindle .

7. Fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar ..... Period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe, question mark, exclamation point, quotation marks, brackets, parenthesis, braces, and ellipses.

8. The only vegetable or fruit never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh Lettuce.

9. Six or more things you can wear on your feet beginning with 'S' Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, skates, stilts snowshoes, stockings.