Where have I been? I've been hooked on watching Lakisha!

I never watched American Idol in the past. What little I know about it, I caught in commercials, on the news, in the paper, or around the water cooler. Well, that was BEFORE LAKISHA. I have been so hooked on watching Lakisha that my whole week has revolved around Tuesday and Wednesday nights. I can't tell you what a letdown Thursday nights are--boring!

Well, it all ended for me this Wednesday night--boo hoo! I cried my eyes out with Lakisha. What soul that girl has. What a trouper! Her voice was hoarse, but she carried on with it--singing her swan song "Stayin' Alive!"

I'm from the Flint area, so you can imagine what Lakisha has meant to us in this area. She's special and just because she didn't get the votes to stay on the show doesn't mean she's not a winner in our eyes...in my eyes. She has such a great attitude, that there is a higher power in all of this hoopla and things are meant to be the way they are.

Anyway, to the punch line. My coworker, Donna, and I were interviewed by Corey Williams, Associated Press, on Thursday at lunch in the University Pavilion. Here is a link to his article "LaKisha source of pride for Flint despite Idol exit"
http://www.examiner.com/a-720984~LaKisha_source_of_pride_for_Flint_despite_Idol_exit.html

My husband gave me heck for mentioning him during the interview (ahhh, life is good):

"I followed her every week," said Debi Rowden, 55, of Davison. "It was all about LaKisha. Her singing makes me cry. She was hope and faith for the Flint area. Even my husband was watching it."

Here's Donna part:

Donna Jacobson, 44, of Flushing acknowledges it was tough the last three weeks.
"She's got a strong voice, but when she tries to hit the high, long notes she does yell," Jacobson said. "Whatever happens, she has to feel good about herself, especially being a single mom."

Well, if there was ever any doubt that I am going to any and all events in Flint to see Lakisha, this is the final catalyst that will ensure that I will be there. I'm going to print out the article and try to get Lakisha to sign it and then I'm going to frame it and hang it in my office (at UM-Flint). My favorite Lakisha look was the "Diamonds are Forever" performance. Oooo-la-la! That was hot! Even though Simon thought the song and the look was too old for Lakisha, I loved it.

My favorite song was when Kisha sang "I Have Nothing". I am a Whitney Houston fan and I thought Lakisha looked beautiful again.

I thought Lakisha's personality shined through on the Bon Jovi song "This Ain't a Love Song". She looked awesome, her singing was straight from the heart, she seemed happy, and she laid one on Simon!

Well, as you can tell, I am pretty much a Lakisha fan. And it's not all because she's our hometown girl, Flint's Rose!

The Family Cleans Up Well!

This picture was taken on Saturday, January 13, 2007, before we attended my niece Andria's wedding. Left to right: Will, Stephanie, Dave, Megan, Tyler.

Nobody will ever know what torture (of the damned) we went through to get the boys to wear ties. Actually, Megan went out that morning and bought them shirts and ties. She didn't like the shirts that **Dad** bought. What can I say--Megan has good taste!

We Gobbled!

So today we are spending the day cleaning up the last of the debris after the big meal. Megan and I cooked a 12.5# turkey breast with all the trimmings just for our family of seven. She made three desserts, pumpkin bars, a beautifully decorated chocolate bundt cake with raspberries, and chocolate cheesecake brownies. I baked one pumpkin pie. Megan made a beautiful centerpiece and bought matching tapers.

Will and Megan got up at 4:30 am this morning to go shopping. John left at 7:30 to go golfing. I woke up early, but stayed in bed for a few hours watching TV and cuddling with my cat, Angel, who loves to snuggle up to your legs. Too bad that Laura (of Luke & Laura fame) went back into her catatonic state. The reunion with Luke and her children was pretty touching while it lasted. I guess it was worth wasting time to watch.

Now it is on to the cleaning, decorating, shopping, baking for the Christmas holidays. Yippee!

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday, Cyndi!

Today is my sister's birthday. This is a picture of the Three Sisters volcanoes in Oregon. Our sister, Lori, lives in The Dalles, Oregon, so I think it's appropriate tribute to the three of us. Sisters forever!

Click on the picture for information about the Three Sisters Volcanoes.

Back to the Future

I'm back again. I have been switching between using Blogger and Mblog and now have decided to keep up this blog for my personal stuff--all work stuff is banned!

My friend, Sue, sent this link to amazing astronomical pics. Enjoy!
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Long time, no chatting

Amazing how quickly time passes...when you are having fun, well not really. Winter has been the pits. Family has not been too heavy. Stephanie, pep band, and solo ensemble has been entertaining. David in church basketball is cool. Major decisions need to be made. The first one, about grad school, was so easy it was almost instantaneous. Switch majors to Ed Tech. The other one seems to be making itself for me. Well, time will tell...

Love your heart!

Today is Go Red For Women day. By wearing red on Friday, February 3 - National Wear Red Day - you can send an important message: love your heart! Three years ago, my Mom, Vella Mae Schible Primm, had 5 bypass heart surgery at the age of 79. She is alive and well at 82 because of the great care she received. http://americanheart.org

Not just another blog

Wow, I have 3 work blogs and a private Meditation Journal blog. Today I came to the realization that it is time to create a blog that is personal but that I can share. The title "The Dreams of an Everyday Working Wife and Mother" just came to me--hope it's not too corny.

Borrowed from Glen Campbell's song http://lyrics.rare-lyrics.com/G/Glen-Campbell/Dreams-Of-The-Everyday-Housewife.html

This totally describes me today when I colored my hair and used a fascial mask:

She looks in the mirror and stares at the wrinkles
That weren't there yesterday...

Lately I have been doing A LOT of this:

The photograph album she takes from the closet

And slowly turns the page

I've been thinking about writing the story of my ancestors. This feels different to me from plotting your family tree, geneology, etc. When I was meditating, I started thinking about the past. We all have stories handed down to us from a parent or grandparent. We have documents and pictures. I was just looking at a crumbling book that was the guest registry from my great-grandfather's funeral, George S. Wilson died in 1936. I rescued this book when my sister, Cyndi, and I were cleaning out a room upstairs at my Mom's house a couple year's ago. My sis would have tossed it into the garbage. I am a pack-rat, I'll admit that. But I also am the Keeper of things. My other sister, Lori, gave me my Grandmother's, Nellie Pearl Wilson Primm, silverplate set that she received for her 25th anniversary back in the 1930's. Grandma gave it to Lori as a wedding gift--Lori was the youngest granddaughter. Lori gave it to me for safekeeping, she said her husband, Ed, might hock it =)

Anyway, I think this story of the family past has been rattling around in my head since I helped my grandma type up the Primm family geneology story when I was around 17 years old. The fascination began with all things old. I love antique stores, old dishes, Victorian era furniture. But now I hope to use technology to perserve the story, documents, and pictures from the past. It just occurred to me that I could create a CD or DVD of the story. Intriguing!

Wish me luck with this blog which will be a story of the present, but will also hopefully link us to the past.