Gotta Dance....

Ok, so Dancing with the Stars is back on ABC. I didn't catch the first episode that had the men dancing on it, but I did catch the ladies dancing last night. I was quite impressed. I think Kristi Yamaguchi and Priscilla Presley will go far in the competition. I was not expecting the former, Mrs. Elvis to do that well. You know what I mean...she has been stitched, tucked, and pinned so many times that I didn't expect her to be fluid at all. She did good. Kristi didn't surprise me...I figured she knows what competition is like, and how much practice was needed for a performance. I was also impressed with Marlee Matlin. She won an Oscar back in the eighties. Anyway, she is completely deaf. It was awesome seeing how much rhythm she had. I do not think she is strong enough to go all the way, but she was very inspiring. I am excited about this season. I really got hooked last season. The only bad thing is that it interferes with American Idol on Tuesday nights. argh...

The sun is out today.... I don't think I will ever figure out the weather here in Texas. I received an email from the church prayer chain this morning. Don't know if you had heard or not, but there was a young boy who was swept down a drainage ditch yesterday during the flooding. He still hasn't been found. He is the son on a lady that works with a man in my church....(not to joke, but how many degrees of separation was that?) Anyway...I can't image how horrible that must be. Please pray for this boy's family.

My friend, Nic, and his girlfriend stopped by last night. Nic lives in Wichita Falls, and is going to college there. He is in for Spring Break. Last summer, Nic was always over at the house. He is the one that got me hooked on the dice game, farkle. If you haven't played it before...come on over, I'll teach ya! Nic's mom went through breast cancer the year after my mom did. Nic and I talked a lot last year about our families and frustrations with cancer. It is nice having someone who has the same perspective as myself.

I cooked dinner last night. I was supposed to be doing Lindsey's highlights last night. She canceled, so I broiled steaks, sauteed mushrooms, cooked some candied carrots and made some pasta. Brooke was at work, and no one showed up to eat with me, so I made a plate and took it to Gigi. Today at lunch, I need to go cut some herbs from her garden...she keeps telling me to take advantage of her herb garden. I need to. Last night was the first time I cooked a steak in an electric oven. I didn't really care for it...I like it better on the grill. I over cooked the steak...I like mine as rare as it can be. Oh well...at least we were nourished, right?

I also think I have restless leg syndrome.... When I finally finish my "chores" each evening, my legs just throb when I put them up. I bought some new sandals at the resale shop about a month ago. I wore them on Saturday when my mom and I went shopping. My legs and feet are still hurting...and all I did was walk around stores. I guess that comes with getting older. ha ha ha

My mind just keeps jumping to a new subject.... On Saturday, I went to the resale shop and found these little statues. My mom has them from when she sold Home Interiors. They are called the Artist and the Critic. They are of these little kids, a boy and a girl. The boy is playing a saxophone and the girl is covering her ears. Anyway, when they were made (back in the 70s), they were painted cream with brown antiquing. I painted them silver with black antiquing this weekend. I am so thrilled with them. I have always loved my mom's Artist and Critic, so it was a treat finding these and putting my twist to them.

Alright...I need to stop thinking about updates to my mundane world.... I will post tomorrow everything I forgot today.....ha ha ha

Have a fabulous day!