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Bahama Drama

pictures from the yard

Fallen Flower with Peeing Pooch

Nibbled Mango

Cheerleader and the Mascot

Warm and Fuzzy

This sweet little comment happened as I was being dropped off at my friends' house by my cousins. I had not seen these cousins in years, and I met their daughters for the first time that day.

Leyna, age 4 (or 5?) - Cydney?
Me - Yes, Leyna.
Leyna - I had a really great time being with you today!

Maddie, left, Leyna, right.

Ohio

Had a great time hanging with these guys this past week-end. Kristen was my roomate our freshman year at Ohio University and fourteen years later, we are still good friends who keep in touch. She lives outside Columbus with her husband, Chad, (who I also met about a month into our freshman year), and their kids, Anna, alomst 4, and Nathan, 18 months.

Kristen and I went on an outing to Target and picked-up some rug and color samples which Anna later got comfy with in their home while chillin wiht some Spongebob.

This is Mom's side of the family. All of them. I got to visit with them on Saturday afternoon and had a blast!

Leyna's awesome artwork. Including a portrait of me (with the orange hair)

Kristen, Anna and I went on a little visit to a waterfall not far from their home. Our outing was eventful with it's salamander, frog and turtle sightings!

Idol

I TiVoed the American Idol finale. It was a very strange combination of cheesy and cool (the finale, not my TiVo. My TiVo's awesome. How many times to I have to tell you this?). David "G-Rated Dreamboat" Archaletta, one of the finalists...I'm pretty sure there are cartoon birds and chipmunks fluttering around him when he wakes-up in the morning. The other finalist, David Cook, has a strange, generic rocker way about him, like he's only meant for a cover band. Pardon me, tribute band.

Meanwhile, both have wonderful voices.

Various singers, real ones, like ones that have been doing this more than a few weeks, came out to sing with the contestants. Seal, Graham Nash, ZZ Top (they had me at "Every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed man"...it's so true, after all), Bryan Adams.

The cast of Idol came out together to sing "Freedom" by George Michael. Eventually, they left the stage and the real guy, GM, descended from the stairs at the back of the stage. All I can say is the man looks like crap. Paging Mr. Michael, it's Nosferatu on line two; he'd like his fingernails back.

Now granted, the dude can sing and I love his music, but yikes!

By the way, is it necessary that all the songs the two male finalists sing together be love ballads? Awkward.

I couldn't be more stoked about the unexpected results. Well, I'm lying. I'd be more stoked if I got a prize for David Cook winning. Like five dollars. Or a pony.

That would be cool.

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Purple Martin Landlord

Get Outta Here!