California Girls

Since arriving in California, every song I have ever known pertaining to California has come to mind. Of course they don't pop in nice and neat and a verse at a time. They all scramble together so I get a word or 2 of one song and it ends up in a verse of another.

"Oh the East Coast girls...."

"Welcome to the Hotel California"

"And it's one more day up in the canyons,
And it's one more night in Hollywood"

"Do you know the way to San Jose?'

"All I want to do is have some fun"

"I been rock 'n roll and disco
Won't you save me San Francisco"

"Sitting by the dock of the bay"

There are some examples of verses, but sometimes they come out 'do you know rock and roll sitting by the dock of the bay'. Or 'One more night in San Francisco have some fun'. My brain might blow up before I can even begin the Blogher conference.

These muscial interludes are coupled with words that my roommates and I find hysterical as only 4 women who haven't seen each other for a year can find.

For example, Melisa is effervescent.

 I live in a hamlet.

Our roommate Momo recieved a tweet saying "what is a Momo"

Melisa is also pissofable ( a sub-category of Ron Stoppable and Kim Possible).

By the way, we just listened to 'Movin Right Along' by the Muppets which also includes the word California in it.

So, since I am feeling giddy about being in California and sad that all you bloggers or friends can't be here.... I thought I would get a little something  for whomever could tell me the names and artists of the songs that I have mentioned. Then I will do the random generator thingy and pick a winner!

Talent Show

Phew, it's over and I'm back in blog-world. What's over? The elem. school talent show that my friend and I direct. We had 2 very successful shows yesterday! This is our 4th year doing the talent show together in our K-4 elem. school. I LOVE doing it. This year there were 45 acts with about 100 kids. It always amazes me to see the kids get up on stage and perform. Each act is about a minute long and for that minute they are superstars. We hit the night off last night with a Kindergartener. singing God Bless America. He was amazing and brought more than one person to tears. We also had 2 dog acts, lots of dancing, piano solos, Irish step dancing, breakdancing, jumproping, singing and a glow in the dark act. The music ranged from Elvis to Hannah Montana. I do the music, so for the night I feel like a DJ. B was in the show (K is in middle school). She and her 2 bffs were in their matching pjs, had bears in strollers, did yoga, karate, gymnastics and formed a pyramid-yup all in 1:10. The elem school kids and teachers packed the house in the morning and parents, grandparents, etc packed the house for the evening show.

So today I can just rest on the adulation from last night and relax, right? Unfortunately, the down side of running the talent show is that your house is neglected. This is my kitchen table..

At least it's folded ! And here is my counter. UGH!
Yeah, being sick the week of the Talent Show was not good planning. So I am off to check my favorite blogs and see what I've missed this week. I will have to list them sometime for the rest of you. Maybe after I find out what color my counter is.