{CMA} ramblings

{otherwise titled: what one does when one's husband is out of town - when one really should be sleeping}

footloose.  interesting choice.  country awards, right?  it's okay, i suppose.  i like blake.

brad paisley & carrie underwood.  love them.  i still think carrie was the best thing to come from american idol. 

if i die young.  really?!!  i still don't get that song. 

faith hill and tim mcgraw.  such a beautiful couple.  3 kids later.  no fair.  what's their secret?  you know... besides the fact that they work out in the gym together, eat healthy, and possibly have access to several age-defying-procedures?  

keith urban and nicole kidman.  make such a lovely couple.  even if he's a little shorter.  happy for them.

sara evans.  something looks different.  sounds off.  not a fan of the ladies twirling in the air.  no cables?  has anyone ever fallen from those long curtains? country meets circ du soleil? aren't you getting dizzy?  i need to go to the gym.  personal trainer.  chocolate?

miranda lambert.  baggage claim.  i'm glad it's not the house that built me.  are you wearing an over-sized wrestler's belt?  something's on fire.  be careful pretty lady.  you and blake make a great lookin' couple!

kelly pickler.  oh, girl.  here.  have some of my chocolate.  song of the year... if i die young.   are you kidding me?  *sigh*  is it even a country song?  am i the only one who doesn't get this song?

okay, bring it zac brown band.  georgia.  awesome.  how did you know i was from georgia? ;)

rascal flatts.  love those harmonies.  awwww.... Natasha Bedingfield.  you look lovely dawling. oh, wait.  are you wearing a carpet?  nevermind, you guys sound great together.   i'd love to have your range.  *sigh*

actors?  what's the connection to country?  hmmm...  vocal duo is... sugarland.  you needed some great news. 

eric church.  are you in witness protection?  take the sunglasses off, please.  singing... all you gotta do is put a drink in my hand?  that may explain a few things.  i change the radio station when songs like this come across the satellite radio.  can't have my 9 yo singing that.  shame.

thompson square.  i didn't know your name, but have heard your 'kiss me or not' song a lot.  are you guys married?  i've always wondered how that worked with unmarried duets. 

chris allen.  you sound country.  and we can see your face.  thank you.  awe.  you have dimples.  sorry... i'm already happily married.

taylor swift.  i appreciate your modest simplicity.  you almost make me want to play the guitar.  i can't have my girls singing your lyrics though... you always sing of not listening to your parents when in the thralls of puppy love.  why must you do that?

whoa, carrie underwood.  where did that outfit come from?

luke bryan.  i wasn't a fan of that song before... now i'm really not.  i won't be shakin' anything for you.  how much are personal trainers??  fast-forward.

miss piggy.  fun.

lady antebellum.  heather looks pretty next to her new g-q beau.  wait.  is she pregnant?  *googles*  apparently not.

world series mvp?  cool.  not sure what he has to do with country.  but cool.  announcing album of the year... jason aldean.  that'll do.

kenny chesney.  you and tequilla make me crazy.  catchy tune, but it makes me crazy. 

wow, carrie.  who is picking these outfits??

apparently, there's a lot of beiber rumors in the headlines.  i don't watch the news.

little big town, lionel richie... oh, wait!  bring little big town back!  i want to hear boondocks!  guess we'll have to settle for darius rucker.  now we're adding rascal flatts.  interesting song.  where's the country in this?

awe.  country is working to keep music in schools.  gotta love that.  chevrolet and the cma.  maybe i need to buy a chevrolet? ;)

the band perry.  fast-forward.  wait.  i like the classy look of this red dress and back-ground.  but i must. fast. forward.

leann rimes.  wow.  did everyone get extra-extra skinny for this shwin-dig?  vocal group of the year... lady antebellum.  yeah!  it's not the band perry.

sugarland.  is this guy your boyfriend?  where's your usual duet partner?  he has a nice voice, but has a garage band look.  oh... there's your partner.  hi.

brad paisley and carrie underwood sing.  finally.  remind me.  beautiful.  love this dress.

new artist of the year goes to... the band perry.  ugh.  i may need to go on a cma strike. 

scotty mccreery.  at least you're keeping it country, right?  jason aldean.  i think i like this song.   hello, reece witherspoon.  you look comfortable on stage.  and male vocalist of the year goes to... blake shelton.  good for him. 

martina mcbride.  hey, i know her.  well... i attended one of her concerts, anyway.  i'm sure we made eye contact.  i'll take her vocal range, too, please.  a white suite?  she normally wears all black.  she's skinny.  she can wear all white.

a tribute to glen campbell.  sweet.  maybe we shouldn't do a closeup on vince gill's glasses, mkay?  awe.  this is sweet. 

faith hill.  she could be a model.  her makeup is a bit cat-woman-ish tonight though.  i'd like to have her vocal range.  i think my vocal chords are tired from listening to all these ranges tonight. 

more actors to announce female vocalist?  miranda lambert.  really?  deja vu anyone? 

wow.  that's the strangest dress, carrie.  that wardrobe person should be fired.  reba announcing entertainer of the year... taylor swift.  look at that teenage excitement.  cute.  writing names on your arm?  cuter.

i am clearly no longer a teenager, thus mama needs some zzzzz...  that's a wrap.

did your faves win?  {if you love the band perry, please disregard this post and chalk it up to delirious ramblings.} ;)

the post in which i get all opinionated

Typically, I'm more of a 'go-with-the-flow' kinda gal.  Really.  I don't have strong opinions on many issues.  Unless I do.  Follow? ;)

Things like... What's your favorite flower?  {I like them all.  Even pretty weeds.  My girls make some of the best mommy-bouquets ever.}  Favorite restaurant?  {Same problem.  I can pick something anywhere we go.  I think.  I haven't tried them all.}  Favorite song?  {Same.}  Favorite color? {How can anyone pick just one?}  Noticing a pattern?

But those are superficial issues.

I can't bring myself to watch the news because it makes my blood pressure go up... or too terrified to leave the house.  So, instead, I read my news via iPhone apps.  Different, yes?

{denial much?}

And as you may have guessed... I get the sudden urge to 'hunker down' my girls, secure them in bubble wrap, and plug their ears from any evil lurking out there.  But, unfortunately, that's not an option in our house.  Have you seen the mom-taxi vlogs??

So, instead, I form opinions.

A few articles that caught my attention today {yes, there were more}:

*  Homeschooling.  Yay! for attention being brought to the forefront that many are choosing this journey of education.  Boo! for the fact that 'socializing' has to be brought into the article.  Can't we just. get. past. the myth that homeschoolers are anti-social recluses??  And what excuse would they use for some of America's non-homeschooled children?  Ouch.  Moving on.

*  An Austin, TX man was charged with bringing a 14 year old girl, and her older sister, to the Superbowl for prostitution.  I simply can.not. wrap my brain around this.   At. all.

*  If you missed the first performance of our national anthem {as I did},  sung by Christina Aguilera at the Superbowl, you will get another chance.  She'll be singing it again for the Brooklyn Cyclones.  A minor league baseball team.  Just a little fyi.  This is important news, you know.  Who's ready for baseball?? :)

*  Canadian dog sled slaughter.  This should be illegal.  There is an investigation... but, oh my furry-friend-heart.  To think that the inhumane actions of someone on the Mush for PRIDE {Providing Responsible Information on Dogs} board had anything to do with this inhumane act is deplorable.  *sigh*  He is {now} no longer on the board.  But still.

*  War widows forced to marry to collect full insurance benefits??  Crazy!!!!!

*  What do you think of atheists forming a club at school?   My take?  There have been a number of 'religious' clubs at schools over the years and, frankly, I'd rather the government only exercise censorship if it were indeed harming someone.  The more control we give the government, the less say we will have regarding our own beliefs.
This is why I don't advocate tax help where homeschool is concerned.  I'd like to keep all of my homeschool freedoms.  Thank you.

*  Glee.  No link needed here.  Seems everyone knows or has at least heard of the Glee-craziness.  If you watched the Superbowl, you were bombarded with many advertisements.  I admit it... I've caved and watched a few episodes.  In my opinion, the moral bar on this show is subzero.  The music is great.  I'll give you that.  But the storyline??  *wrapping my girls in bubble wrap*

Don't even get me started on some of the recent photo shoots some of the Glee cast has had.  Have we forgotten they're representing high-school-aged girls on their show?!  The word 'inappropriate' comes to mind.  Oi.

Bella has opinions, too.  She thinks Jasmine has had far too much camera time.

She hopes you enjoyed her photo-shoot.  If not, she has been known to bite.  But she's getting better about that.

I'm off to avoid any other news stories today.  Unless it's about snow. Of which we've had none.

Wow.  Did you make it to the end of this one??

Hello?

Movie Marathon in Review

This is a run-down of most of our movie marathon over the Memorial Day weekend...

It's movies like this that feed my over-protective parenting style. I think this movie aged me 5 yrs. Heart Palpitations. Having said that, I don't personally know anyone in their right mind who would allow their 18 yr old to travel like this young lady planned to. Following a rock band tour only accompanied with a 19 yr old on the other side of the world? I get the premise of the movie though. I am ordering plastic bubble wrap for my girls in bulk as soon as I finish this post!

I suppose this is your typical predictable chic-flick, but even DK said it was a little better than he expected.

At first, I wasn't sure what to expect from this movie since I really didn't know anything about its premise. When reading history about this horrific era, I have wondered what the soldier's thoughts were behind the scenes. How could anyone support such a dictator as Hitler? Hard to watch at times, but helps in giving insight behind the scenes. Still... not as hard as watching The Pianist.

Yes, we watched this movie... again. Although they did a great job of capturing emotion in unwritten dialogue, I need more than "Waaallleee" and "Eeevah" in the first half. Still... cute.

This movie was ok. Not theatre worthy (as we watched it the first time), but it had its funny moments. We had to go on a Redbox scavenger hunt for this one. Crazy memorial weekend.

If you love dogs, you will probably think this movie is cute. This is a good movie to watch with the little ones and lots of popcorn... It was family-friendly cute.

Cheetah Girls (Gracie's pick) & Arthur (A-Nator's pick) are movies the girls watched while DK and I watched the first few movies listed. Yes, I've watched them before too... the love of a mother. I was thankful not to have to do so again.

I know it's not a movie, but...

The Gosselins. I'm just so saddened by everything surrounding the gossip of this family. Why are people so quick to turn on each other? Many seem to have such strong opinions of either John or (especially) Kate. I can't even imagine what it's like taking care of 8 children in the spotlight. I wonder... what would be showcased on TLC if a camera followed us? Truth is... there's always more than meets the eye. Let's not be so quick to judge. I genuinely hope they will work things out.

I'm becoming a Fan

I just finished the first season of Gilmore Girls and now I get it. I finally get why so many gals I know love this series. I really enjoyed the (dense-with-wit) dialogue. I can't wait to get the second season in the mail!

Just a few of the many Gilmore-isms from the first season...

• "Don't panic. I'll get the ark. You get the animals."
• "She's 90% water, 10% caffeine."
• "This is a real crossroads situation. It's like to perm or not-to perm."
• "That's very Richard Simmons of you."
• "While some have called it the most meaningful experience of your life, to me it was something more akin to doing the splits on a crate of dynamite."
• "This is not a drive-thru. She is not fried chicken."
• "Five minutes in a snowball fight and we could knock that stick right out of your butt."
• "I got kissed... and I shoplifted."
• "I'm afraid once your heart is out, it all comes out in moron."
• "I'm planning on despising everyone that says, 'Hey, how's it going?'"
• "You're 16. You have skin like a baby's 'butt', there's nothing to primp."
• "You're young and your head's all weird and you don't have any perspective because of that young weird headed thing so just listen to me before you get mad."
• “Oh, is there a ‘you’re crazy’ team? Because I think they’d make you captain.”
• “People are particularly stupid today. I can’t talk to any more of them.”
• “You’d think if you had three Thighmasters, you’d wear some slacks once in a while.”
• “Crazy people. Whole town should be medicated and put in a rec room with ping pong tables and hand puppets.”

If only I could really eat that much pizza, cookies, candy, etc... and look their size. ;) Loved the 1,000 daisies... sweet romance.