So we made it to (and thru) the parade, except I forgot to take the camera. Luckily we sat with Aunt Jenn Claar, so I'll get some photos from her. The kids had a ball and scored all kinds of candy and weird novelty swag, like American Bank frisbees, beach balls, and Ty stuffed animals from the Animal Shelter float. It got pretty hot out there (90 degrees IS HOT for us, stop laughing Arizonans), but we had plenty of water and popsicles and it was really fun. The heat sapped my energy, though, so I had to pull myself together, cool down, and report to work at the hotel about 45 minutes after we got home from the parade. Rich had the kids all settled down in the cool downstairs family room watching "James and the Giant Peach" when I left. I think they're having pizza for dinner and packing up for camping tonight. I hope I get to sleep in my bed with Rich tonight--I miss him! Heidi keeps comng in our bed and he doesn't like sleeping with Heidi, so instead of moving her, he just goes and gets in her bed. Last night I had Heidi and Abby in my bed, Marshall on the couch, and Addie on the family room floor (which left an empty queen bed and a empty twin bunk--punks!).
On a total tangent, I gotta tell you how much I love me some Amy Winehouse! That girl is just such a crazy crack whore with such a smokin' voice! I keep waiting for her giant beehive to just topple her 97-pound body right over (she looks totally top-heavy, doesn't she?). I was watching "I Love the New Millenium" last week and they said some hilarious and totally true things about her. First, somebody said, "That girl is, what, a buck-five? [105 pounds] And she sings like a 300-pound black lady!" Another person said she's like our generation's Janis Joplin--a totally talented, can't quite blossom because of her drug problem. I recorded a concert on VH1, the 46664 concert for Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday. After reading rave reviews about Amy Winehouse's performance there, I was excited to watch it last night. Sadly, my homegirl was still slurring and gazing off into space as usual. I guess if she reamins upright it's considered a great show, eh? I quite enjoyed the rendition of the Special's "Free Nelson Mandela"--remember that song was quite the anthem for me-n-my-peeps back in the 80's. Anyway, God bless poor Amy Winehouse and her drug habit...tried to make her go to rehab, she said, "No, no, no!"
3 comments:
What a busy girl! I had fun at the parade when I went. I can't wait to see pics. The Ice Blocking cracked me right up! I wanna do that! I'd probably hurt myslelf! Is it just for the kids?
Have fun Camping. I bet "lala" and Marsh are having a blast. They are going to be soooo bored over here!
The Amy Winehouse tragedy would be more fodder for laughs in a Britney tabloid trash kind of way if she didn't have so much incredible talent. Watching this slow-motion train wreck is giving me a stomach ache of the worst kind. I will be amazed if we have another year of her on this planet and I say that with no catty inflections, only sadness.
Hey Jamie I apologize to you because i didn't really mean to direct that to you. I love you and appreciate yo making us feel apart of the family I will post the address and phone numbers soon and emails! Love ya!
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