Toro! Toro! Toro!

I had my last fight with my ol' Snapper lawn mower last weekend. That thing was always so sensitive. If all I had to mow was my front yard then Snappy was sufficient. Since I've had to mow about four lawns (both sides front and back), it's had a hard time keeping up. Last weekend, the rope broke going to the recoil. That was it. Dad had spent some time working on it's other issues several months ago but now this. I think it's had a long enough life. Dad got it used years ago and I've had it since I've lived here at Paiute Place. I've decided I'd be done with such nonsense and buy my first lawn mower.

Everyone, meet my new Toro!

Let me tell you that I don't think I could have been more excited about my brand new shiny red lawn mower! It's self-propelled AND it starts right up! How fantastic is that?! I wanted to mow everyone else's lawn in the neighborhood it was such a great experience!!!!

That's my story. May Snappy rest in peace! I can't WAIT until next week when it's time to mow the lawn again!

Kevin and Landon

What do you get when you put Landon and Kebs together at church in Sacrament meeting? Ringling Bros!

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But in the end...so worth it! Check it out!

Is this not PRESH?!?!?!
Just melts my everlovin' heart!

Happy Birthday to Kebs!

For his 3rd birthday, I decided that Kebs and I needed to spend some time together. We went to McDonald's for lunch where he thoroughly enjoyed his Happy Meal and his toy. Little did McDs know that they also threw in an extra for Landon! Upon completion of our tasty little burgers, off we went to the park where we fed the duckies (which BTW seem to be well fed).

Kebs carried the bread.
It took everything he had to haul it to the duckies.

Feeding the ducks.

"I'm gonna get you duckies!"

"I'm getting closer..."

"muahahahaaaa!"

We sat on the bench and waited for the ducks to come to us.
Kebs needed a moment to ponder the situation.

"I think I'm kinda hungry."

"The ducks have had enough. I'm going for it!"

American Idol Results

Don't stop and believe this! Those kids are lip syncing again!!!! Could Scott look anymore ridiculous pretending to play the keyboard????

Ryan, why do we care who can do who?! Let's wrap this up real quick all nice and tight!

Oh look, Fast and Furious #48, how...original.

April Fools...shfee shfee shfee...can we just get through this already?!

Megan said she didn't care what Simon said...and that's obvious. She's boring. What's with the flapping of the wings?

What was the little kid having a seizure on stage with Lady Gaga?
I'm not sure I've ever seen Ms. Gaga before. She is quite the interesting creature. Goodness.

Simon said "NOR DO WE (CARE)!" Fantastic! Well said Simon. And look at her dance like a white girl as she sings her song again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She is retarded!!!!!!!! UH HUH!!! I think she's on something tonight!

I'm out!

American Idol - The Nine

I just finished watching the show. Before I forget, here are my thoughts really quick:

1) Anoop is not a very good singer.

2) Megan Twist - snoooozzeee... OF ALL THE SONGS! Seriously, how did she look over Adele and Duffy! Right. Up. Her. Alley!!!!

3) Danny - He's in my top four...but I'm just not seeing what was so great and wonderful about this performance. I thought he was over shooting much of the song. I don't agree with the judges. It was not a good performance.

4) Allison - WHAT WAS SHE WEARING? It was like she was sportin' a Mexican Fiesta in celebration of Cesar Chavez day! Yikes! Not a fan of the performance but she can still sing. Keep her!

5) Scott - Ya'll know how I feel about him. He is NOT in my top four/five. However, at least he figured out how to pick the right song!

6) Matt - I don't think it was that bad of a song choice. He just really over sung some parts. he could have sung it better. A little dissappointed.

7) Lil' Round - She broke the "Nobody sings Celine except for Celine (and sometimes Kelly)" rule. I must say that she did a decent job...if you can disregard all the bad notes she hit. Girl has the power to sing such a song. Seriously though, MJB YO!

8) Adam Lambert - BOO. CAN. SING!!!! He can hit those notes dead on. Definitely one of the top two performances of the evening.

9) Kris - The other of the top two performances of the night. Those other kids better watch it because this kid is quickly rising to the top making my top four a top five!

American Idol Results

I'm just getting to the results show. Some quick notes before I forget:
1) Were they lip syncing that opening number???
2) Having been in a REAL production like WiCKED, you know Adam must be DYING having to pull off that hokey choreography!
3) Rubey Doobies - What a waste of an American Idol. Gaiken has been more of a celeb than this boo and that's fo sho! I miss Luther V...
4) Let's talk about this bottom three. What is Matt doing there?
5) Since we haven't heard enough of Stevie Wonder from the contestants throughout the tryouts, he's performing for us. Scott should be pleased...that's all I'm saying.
6) WHAT was Kara attempting to sing with Stevie??? HILARIOUS!
7) Of course we had to throw in a holla at B.O. Please, that fool has monopolized enough of my TV this week.
8) Michael is finally gone! He kinda reminds me of a fatter version of whatshisface from Everwood.

Turner OUT!

American Idol

Let's do this:

1) Matt - He's still my favorite. Definitely needs to made it to the top three.

2) Kris - He's like a Jason Mraz Jr.! Nice.

3) Scott - Definitely should have sung "Reach out and touch". Honestly, that's the song that came to mind first...but no. I still can't believe he's in the tour now instead of blondie/pink hair girl.

4) Megan "Twisty" Joy - Let's see how she twists tonight. I counted five twists. How about you? Ummm, if there were any less dress... Ugh, and that tatoo...

5) Anoop noop noop shoobayyy doo doo doo - I'm BORED.

6) Michael Sarver - Ughhh, he's still here?

7) Lil Round - What's...going on...with that...hair... Girl ain't no Kelly Rowland, that's fo sho!

8) Adam Lambert - Did you catch the shoes (without socks) he was sportin'?

9) Danny - Bringing things back to life! This boo can SING!

10) Allison - Cute hair style. It'd be cuter if she'd wash the Kool Aid out. Girl can sing too! We won't discuss her outfit... Kara apparently REALLY liked her!

Bottom three shouldn't be hard. There are easily four to choose from - Scott, Lil Round, Michael and Anoop. Nobody else should be in that bottom three, but that's just me.

TURNER OUT!

Netbook?

I think I've decided I want one of these little guys. I don't really need a laptop - I have a PC that I'm quite happy with. However, there are times when I'm sitting in my living room and I want to check my e-mail or see what's happening on the Face. I DON'T want to pay AT&T any more money than I am already for my cell phone just to get internet access via a teeny phone screen. Plus they charge more than what I'm charged for my home internet, which is faster! It's not that serious to me. I think one of these little guys would sufficiently meet my needs.

Take a look -

Stay tuned as I make an attempt at a decision in the near future...

Homies of the Traveling Levis

Every year Dustin Bankston of the Bankstons, our friend from Ole Miss’, leaves the country to go gallivantin’ across the world. It seems like he’s been all over. We got to talking about Mamma Mia…which led to Greece…which lead to "I want to go there someday"...which lead to “Hey, let’s go!”

Ladies and gentlemen, holla atcha boy because he’s about to get GREECE-Y! That’s right, Dustin, Loren and myself will be going to Europe!!!! Don’t worry, we’re stopping in Paris on the way! If you’ve ever been á chez John, you’d know how much I’ve always wanted to go to Paris. After 4+ years of class de Francais, I’d like to use it! After some discussion and planning with a travel agent in Greece the last few days, the itinerary has been ratified and approved (unlike the SEIU union contract for the State…but stay tuned on that one).

Actually, our itinerary includes an assortment of destinations including New York, Iceland, Paris, and Greece (Athens and Santorini).

You’ll want to go ahead and check out some of the pictures I have found of Santorini…BEAUTIFUL! You’re gonna fart when you see how gorgeous it is…and I’m gonna be there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Flickr - Santorini

We leave Saturday May 16 and return May 29. More info will follow.

"Look, you seem like a sweet kid... actually you seem like a real pain in the ass... " ~~The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Kelly's back!

So check it out dawgs, my girl Kelly's new album dropped on Tuesday.
That's right, my life would suck without you!

Of course the timing was perfect. She was able to perform her new song on American Idol last night. I noticed the lack of excitement in Kara as Kelly was performing and I almost had to crawl through the TV and slap her face. I like Kara and think she's a great addition to the posse but that was unacceptable last night!

http://www.kellyclarkson.com/

On another note, I'm not sure I'm happy about Anoop being the one to stay. No, I'm pretty sure I don't like him. He picked a horrid song to sing Tuesday night. BLEK!

Turner OUT!

This Too Shall Pass

Here's a fun little story of two Mo's in the news!

Check it out:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29462344?GT1=43001

Thanks to Jenn Harlow for finding this!

Goat Milk

Ya’ll know how I try to stay healthy and combat my persistent acid reflux (aka. heartburn) by eating healthy, right? I’ve been going to the nutritionist (Scott), taking my supplements, etc. Milk, as we know it, isn’t really good for anyone (For starts:
http://beandiet.blogspot.com/search/label/milk). Scott suggests rice milk, almond milk, goat milk and raw non-pasteurized cow milk. I prefer the raw cow milk. Unfortunately, it’s about $8 a gallon and doesn’t last long. The rice and almond milk really aren’t bad and fairly inexpensive. Unfortunately, once opened, they don’t last very long either. However, they are great for storage as they are housed in boxes and have long shelf lives. They work great for cereal, baking, cooking, etc. As I am a faithful gymster, I look for things with protein. I miss my yogurt! Finding a yogurt that does not use pasteurized cow milk without sugar is very difficult. Scott suggested that I try yogurt using goat’s milk and/or Greek yogurt. I was at Trader Joe’s and thought I would try the yogurt made with goat.

This morning I tried my cereal with the goat’s milk. Ummm, you know how goats smell? That’s how this stuff tastes. Then I had the yogurt. I had put some blue agave in to sweeten it up as well as some blueberries. All the berries and sugar in the world would not be able to cover up the taste of goat. At this point, I think I’ll stick with my almond and rice milks and try the Greek yogurt.

Moral of the story:
GOAT’S MILK=GROSS!

JHud on the Oprah Show

As usual, FUHNTASTIC!
I suggest you watch it before somebody gets wind and removes the video from YouTube.