Idol top 12 Rolling Stones Night

Michael - Miss You - 9
Didi - Play With Fire - 10
Casey - Its All Over Now - 8

Lacey - Ruby Tuesday - 7
Andrew - A Shot Away - 9
Katie - Wild Horses - 6

Tim - Under My Thumb - 8
Siobhan - Paint it Black - 10
Lee - Beast of Burden - 10

Paige - Honky Tonk Woman - 8
Aaron - Angie - 4
Krystal - You Can't Always Get What You Want 10

Guys Nite on Idol 3/10/10

Lee- didn't know the song but it was a good job.

Alex - Trouble- good performance

Tim - Hallelujah -good performance - better than last time

Andrew - Genie In a Bottle - good song, nice performance mediocre reviews.

Casey- country song, looks good, sounds good

Aaron - I'm Already There - not good, not good, not on pitch. Good review from Randy, what is he crazy? The others didn't like it.

Todrick - Somebody to Love- does good with the high notes. Good performance but I don't like this kid too much.

Michael - Beautiful song, sung well.

These performances are so quiet, soft . Tim's song was the only one that sounds right so far. Not liking the music tonight.

Who's goin home?

Idol Girls 3/9/10

Katie-not good song, flat, 4 bad reviews

Siobhan-House of the Rising Sun-great rendition 3 fab reviews, Simon not so much.

Lacey-sleepy song, interesting voice- 4 good reviews

Kaitlyn-I Feel The Earth Move-rushed the song, not good interpretation. 4 bad reviews

Didi - Brianna (Fleetwood Mac) very cool-4 great reviews

Paige - Smile- flat, boring song

Krystal -Give Me One Reason - great soulful, great reviews

Lilly - did Patsy Kline nice song good reviews but not my favorite.

Didi and Siobhan are definitely my favorites. I think Paige and Kaitlyn will be going home. Tomorrow is boys night!

Idol Girls Night 3/3/10

1. Chrystal Bowersox - (blonde dreadlocks, pierced lip) excellent! has been sick -4 great reviews

2. Haeley Vaughn - The Climb (black, dopey/lispy) sounds dopey- 4 bad reviews

3. Lacey Brown - Kiss Me (short red hair) wobbley performance - 4 not good reviews

4. Katie Stevens - Put Your Records On (long dark hair-cute) kinda soulful voice nice song - 4 mediocre reviews, they were too hard on her she was good

5. Didi Benami - Lean On Me (long blonde-meows) great voice, great job looks very polished, reminds me of Kirsten - 4 lousy reviews from 4 lousy judges

6. Michelle Delamore - (Latina? curly brown hair) did fine, just don't particularly like her - 2 bad 2 good, great outfit

7. Lilly Scott A Change is Gonna come (blonde hippy) did really well- 4 rave reviews

8. Katelyn Epperly - (curly blonde reminds me of Jaclyn) nice song, played piano, has nice voice -2 mediocre reviews, 2 good reviews

9. Paige Miles - Walk Away (black with light brown eyes) did well nice song - 4 - good reviews

10. Siobhan Magnus Think (short brown hair, weird blue dress) little white girl does Aretha fabulous.

Idol 3-2-10

1. Michael Lynche - Man's World (big black weight lifter) killer voice, very soulful. 4-good reviews

2. John Park - Gravity (asian guy) looks nervous, nice song, decent job. 4 - mediocre reviews

3. Casey James - I Don't Wanna Be (blonde hunky guy) played elec guitar, not terrific vocals. 2 good Randy/Ellen 2 iffy reviews Kara/Simon

4. Alex Lambert - Nobody Really Knows (nervous little guy) great tone to his voice, guitar playing not too hot. Reminds me of the guy I saw on Oprah, British guy, can't remember his name. Love his voice. 4 good reviews

5. Todrick Hall - What's Love Got To Do With It? (black guy/light brown eyes, dancer) sweet performance, nice job. 4 bad reviews, too hard on him!

6. Jermaine Sellers - What's goin on? (thin black guy/fo-hawk, bowtie) boring ska? 4 bad reviews

7. Andrew Garcia - You Give Me Something (did Straight up) cool tones to his voice, not a great song. Great performance tho. 4 weak reviews

8. Aaron Kelly - My Girl (thin young guy-spiky hair) weak amazingly got 4 decent revicws

9. Tim Urban - Come On Get High (longish dark beatnik hair) better song than last week, sweet looking guy. Also has a nice tone to his voice. He's cute. Got great review from Simon, Kara kinda liked him Simon and Ellen didn't like him.

10. Lee Dewyze - Lips of An Angel (looks like a young Jeremy Camp) kinda rough voice in a good way pitch not great tonight. 4 great reviews.

Idol 2-24-10

girls night last night was good wish I remembered the names but I started this tonight. There was a girl who played harmonica w/guitar another who sang Melissa Etheridge.

Tonight they boys not so hot, one of the boys, no one like except Simon he was a black guy named Michael ,Lee Dewyze, I thought he was good I think he's the one looks a bit like Jeremy Camp. Then a really cute blonde guy named Casey did really well. Probably the best so far. I will try to keep better track after this. One guy named Alex Lambert has a really cool voice but he's really nervous on stage and has horrible moves.
Last guy Andrew Garcia really interesting voice, weird lookin dude. Has high potential. He is the one who did "Straight up" in 1st at hollywood. Which was awesome! Tyler Grady, did American Woman, was not bad.. He's a long haired college student.

Carrie and Ryan came to visit this week.
Grant was home for a week between Camp and Nicaragua.

Sabbath was spent visiting friends in Salisbury and walking at Dan Nicholas Park.

Our friends the Klavers and their newest grandbaby.

Carrie and Destiny, Carrie and I used to babysit her when she was very little.

Grant playing with kittens while waiting to go to church.

Maggie at the top to the freshly painted stairs.

Grant golfing.

Thursday was spent golfing out at Tanglewood.

Wallpaper

We finally got most of the work done on the bathroom.

We painted, redid the bathtub, added a ceiling paperer, put in wainscoting. All we have left to do is the floor.

Flowers and Mother's Day

This is what Ryan and Carrie sent me for Mother's Day.

I've wanted one of these since I started raising Siamese.
Carrie used her considerable artistic talent to paint this for me.
Now my customers will be able to find the Meezer house a little easier.

Gregg loves flowers, these are some tiger lillies he transplanted from somewhere. They look great this year and we hope they continue to spread.

I have never seen Lillies this color.

They are so beautiful.

I'm glad I have a husband who likes flowers.

Another One for Carrie

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Yearly Mission Trip

We had a small group at family reunion this year.
It was nice to have Lester and Mike there!

For Jaclyn

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A Pic for Carrie

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This reminded me of your coloring Jaz's nose.

A few of my favorite things.

I love tulips and my meezers.
I took bunches of pictures of the kittens with the tulips,
Skye had to get in on it too.

Chloe is a real poser.

Sheba

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Are You Ready for Children?

I stole this off one of my FaceBook "friends" I thought it was pretty good and maybe useful for some of my newly married friends and family.

Are You Ready for Children?

Mess Test: Smear peanut butter on the sofa and curtains. Now rub your hands in the wet flowerbed and rub on the walls. Cover the stains with crayons. Place a fish stick behind the couch and leave it there all summer.

Toy Test: Obtain a 55-gallon box of Lego's. (If Lego's are not available, you may substitute roofing tacks or broken bottles.) Have a friend spread them all over the house. Put on a blindfold. Try to walk to the bathroom or kitchen. Do not scream. (This could wake a child at night.) (Having raised Grant-my feet have Lego's scars. The do not scream part is the most important)

Grocery Store Test: Borrow one or two small animals (goats are best) and take them with you as you shop at the grocery store. Always keep them in sight and pay for anything they eat or damage. (This one is not necessary, you can always pretend they are some one else's goats and make loud comments about them.)

Dressing Test: Obtain one large, unhappy, live octopus. Stuff into a small net bag making sure that all arms stay inside. (Grant taught me the value of dressing the boy, I mean octopus first and then waking him up. Yes, I really did this with him)

Feeding Test: Obtain a large plastic milk jug. Fill halfway with water. Suspend from the ceiling with a stout cord. Start the jug swinging. Try to insert spoonfuls of soggy cereal (such as Fruit Loops or Cheerios) into the mouth of the jug, while pretending to be an airplane. Now dump the contents of the jug on the floor. (I would fill the jug half full with orange juice or milk, whichever is more expensive-also smear your shirt with applesauce)

Night Test: Prepare by obtaining a small cloth bag and fill it with 8 - 12 pounds of sand. Soak it thoroughly in water. At 8:00 PM begin to waltz and hum with the bag until 9:00 PM. Lay down your bag and set your alarm for 10:00 PM. Get up, pick up your bag, and sing every song you have ever heard. Make up about a dozen more and sing these too until 4:00 AM. Set alarm for 5:00 AM. Get up and make breakfast. Keep this up for 5 years. Look cheerful.

Physical Test (Women): Obtain a large beanbag chair and attach it to the front of your clothes. Leave it there for 9 months. Now remove 10 of the beans.

Physical Test (Men): Go to the nearest drug store. Set your wallet on the counter. Ask the clerk to help himself. Now proceed to the nearest food store. Go to the head office and arrange for your paycheck to be directly deposited to the store. Purchase a newspaper. Go home and read it quietly for the last time.

Final Assignment: Find a couple who already has a small child. Lecture them on how they can improve their discipline, patience, tolerance, toilet training, and child's table manners. Suggest many ways they can improve. Emphasize to them that they should never allow their children to run riot. Enjoy this experience. It will be the last time you will have all the answers.

Random Stuff

Maggie has a whole basketful of toys. This is her "baby" her favorite bear. She carries it all over and would be happy to share it with you if you don't try to take it from her. She's not allowed to take it outside and doesn't mean to try, she just forgets its in her mouth.
This is my favorite new toy. We took advantage of the economic down turn at Circuit City and got a pretty good deal. I think my background pic is as pretty cool too, so to speak.

We woke up this a.m. to very little heat so right now this is keeping us toasty. I'm glad to have a fireplace, you never know when you need it. The kitties are quite entertained with it. It is pretty cold here. I believe the temp got up above 32 today so its a little chilly. The furnace doesn't seem to be entirely dead so the house isn't freezing, hopefully we can get the furnace doctor out here to have a look at her soon. Maybe she just needs converted-clear!

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas ... Is Over

We got up early today due to Grant's leaving for school at 9 a.m.. We spent the day taking down Christmas decorations and cleaning. I caught Skye "helping", she just climbed into this ring of berries and branches and she just looked so pleased with herself.

Over the River and Through the Woods

We were glad to be able to go to Carrie and Ryan's home for their 1st Christmas.

If you look carefully you can see both Christmas trees in the windows.

We had fun playing Settlers, I'm not sure how many times we played but I do remember winning once.

We went to the Grand Ole Opry Hotel and walked around to see the Christmas directions.

We saw these people trying to hide behind the waterfall.

Carrie and Ryan.

Carrie found this ornament in one of the shops there.

"Our 1st Christmas"

Puppies and Other Fun Stuff

One look at Oreo's face will tell you how excited all of us were to see Golden Retriever puppies at Carrie's neighbor's when we got home from church.

There's nothing Oreo likes better than puppies!

Here Oreo gets a sweet puppy kiss.

CUTE!!!
They had two puppies!
We tried to trade them for a Siamese kitten but they weren't interested.
I think some one needs a puppy!
This is Carrie and Ryans office room.
We had fun with the computers, video games and TVs here.

Carrie in lights!

Ryan likes to cook! Who knew?

He makes great potatoe salad, and waffles, and muffins, and ....

he does dishes!

Grant in his paisly shirt.

Grant has eyebrow issues.

We had a good trip and a great time at Carrie and Ryans but we sure were glad to get home and see this sight.