Billy Mays, another tragic passing

Rest in Peace Billy Mays

                                                      

As you may or may not have heard, famed tv pitchman Billy Mays was found dead in his home sunday morning.  In all of the chaos with all of the celebrity deaths in the past 2 weeks - Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson, Billy Mays comes as the greatest shock to me.  Certainly all of you are familiar with his face and many of his products - you probably have several in your home and may not even realize it!  I too had "seen him around" but knew little about him until hubby started watching hie show on the Discovery channel with Anthony Sullivan called "Pitchmen".  

It wasn't until I started watching it with him that I gained a whole new respect for the man and what he did in his chosen profession - as well as the products he "pitched".  He and Anthony "Sulli" Sullivan made a great team and the show was really entertaining!  It followed them all over the place as they met with inventors, evaluated products, worked with backers/investors and produced their tv pitch spots.  The whole process was fascinating and I was surprised at how much work goes on before they even consider producing something for tv.  They also are both super guys who really have huge hearts and did a lot to help others.  Billy Mays and his powerful personality will be missed!  If you get a chance, check out this clip from them on Conan.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0cB_6JGyRg

You will be missed.

wanted.......

so, Mama Kat over at Mama' Losin' it hosts writers' workshops and as you know, sometimes I feel inspired!  Well, there were some good ones last week, but we were crazy busy, so I'm just getting to it now!

write a creative want ad...

WANTED....

a wife for the wife

Looking for someone to be my wife, preferably a little on the old fashioned side, someone who can keep up with the laundry and the cleaning (not one or the other), likes to bake from scratch, prepare properly balanced meals also from scratch.  When those things are taken care of, this person must also be a good companion for this wife - must like to read, knit, sew, photography, hanging out on the back porch, volunteer, participate in moms' groups and Bible studies, hang out with my kids who also enjoy crafting of all sorts!  She must not be too thin or too pretty but able to help motivate me to do a little more in the working out category!  Must have working knowledge of budgeting, bill paying, menu planning, grocery shopping, PTO meeting protocol and teaching PRE.  Must enjoy lively discussions and hanging out with the family!  Ability to teach dogs to stop barking every time the wind blows is an added plus!

Any interested candidates simply apply here!

Happy Birthday Hubby!!!!

Although we aren't able to all be together to celebrate, I hope you have a great birthday!  I love you!!  Hurry home or your little girlies are going to open all your gifts themselves!!

So, you think YOU can dance?????? week 2

So, you know I hove this show!!!  I am behind in my comments from last week's show - being out of town will do that I'm afraid!  Anyway, in order to not get too far behind and have this week's show happen before I have my say, here I am, better late than never!

As far as the boys go, I really like these 3 as individual artists!  Vitolio, Ade and Brandon!  Once again, Vitolio and his  partner Asuka (see last week's post about her)

blew us away!  Their choreographer took Vitolio's lfe story as insiration for them and Asuka managed to not play the "sexy" card and they were amazing!  Brought a tear to everyone's eye!

Ade and his partner Melissa (see last week's post again - she's the naughty ballerina!  Love her!!) They were great again!  And Brandon is really finding a place in my heart too!  Losing a bit of his cocky attitude and really relying of his amazing skills - watch out boys!

Here is my new favorite couple!  Randi and Evan!  I really really liked them last week, but this week they caught my eye again!  They are two little sticks of dynamite and so much fun to watch!  They are both very good at their own genres and have done great at learning new styles each week!  I hope that they continue this way - they are so much fun to watch!!

I haven't chosen a single favorite yet - all the dancers are super super good - by far the best season as far as stong dancers with tons of talent evident at the very beginning!  There are a couple who haven't son my heart yet, but I think each week it's going to be harder for the judges to decide who to send home because they can all really kick butt!  Looking forward to this week's show!!!!

Happy 70th birthday Dad!!!

I hope you have a super fabulous birthday today and many many more to come!!

I love you!!

love this song!!!

I truly enjoy the show Weeds and this song was featured in a flash mob type scene at the end of episode 1 of season 5!  Very cool sound, reggae influenced but there's a little more to it than that.  Apparently they've been around for a while - on an international tour at the moment - maybe they'll  come to a city near you!

click and enjoy!!!

http://www.ilike.com/artist/Michael+Franti+&+Spearhead/track/Say+Hey+(I+Love+You)

camping debacle

this is our camping trip gone terribly wrong

so, there were lots of storms in the midwest over the last week and we were victims of a rapid deluge.  yes, we know better than to leave our awning up when it is storming - it wasn't storming, or even raining when hubby left early to commute back to work so he left it, the girls and I were woken up later by this loud noise which we later discovered was the awning crashing!

lovely, huh?

not pretty, or cheap either according to the RV repair place!  so, we headed home a little early and talked to our insurance company on the way.  good thing we left when we did, it rained the next 2 days straight anyway - better luck next time!