The Album Cover Game

Ok, Kim, I played.

It’s the Random Album Cover Game! A great exercise in creativity. This requires three random things. But wait, here’s what you’re supposed to do (I promise I didn’t cheat on mine):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random The first article on this page is your band name. (If it’s a real band or musician, you might want to cheat and hit refresh.)
http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3 Scroll down - the last four words of the last article are the title of your album.
http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/ Whatever the third picture is - that’s the album cover.


And the results for me were:

Now debuting is the band Dorzbach with songs from their album To Solve Other Problems!




I really like my album cover! The name of the band is so-so, but the album title's not too bad. Maybe some of the tracks could be named, like "Ignore Them, They'll Go Away," or "Don't Worry, Be Happy - The Remix," "I Told You So (A Mother's Anthem)" - any other suggestions?

Jack's Back!

Jack and I had a fun day - well, part of it was fun. We played the first part of the day and he slept the second part of the day!! As has become the tradition, Patrick's big ape helped babysit. Some days I wish he had room for that ape in Utah, other days I'm glad he's here to lend a hand!! Jack sure liked him and the lion - he'd attack the lion and growl. If I were more technologically adept, I'd have recorded that!!

Fishin' With Bremen

This is what Grandpa's and Grandson's do best together!!

Mo-What?

A long time ago I was "tagged" by Sheri to list 6 random things. It's hard "thinking" about what to say (stop with the wisecracks, Patrick!) - so I'm going to take the same road someone else did (I think Kim) and just list the top six thoughts as I type...

1. Patrick and Heather are buying a house and I am excited for them. Being the youngest in the family, you tend to not let go - it kind of signals you're no longer needed - you know, the "empty nest syndrome" thing. Well, with them buying their house it is kind of a huge signal that they are indeed grown up and on their own!

2. Kailee is 11 years old today. Wow. And she's a pretty mature 11 year old, too. I was so excited when she was born - and that really seems like only yesterday. She is a beautiful girl - just like her Mom.

3. Marcy and Bremen are flying on a plane over the ocean heading to the Vienna, Austria, airport as I sit here. Bremen was so excited to be going to see his Daddy. I love that he loves his Daddy so much - he does have a special one!

4. Charlotte and Bill got a dog Friday. Why? Wouldn't you think 2 kids cute kids were enough for them to handle? Nope, they got a black lab puppy. I love dogs - but I've decided I like other people owning them. We did the dog thing and I don't see us every doing it again - too much trouble! I guess they need to experience it for themselves - I know Caitlin sure is happy!

5. Lexi turned 1 year old last week - I really miss her and her brother. (I miss Jon and Jamie, too.) I think there should be a law that grandkids have to live within 4 hours of grandparents. Even that might be too far - Jack lives about 45 minutes away and it's hard to just stop in for a visit. Ok - let's change that law to say they have to live within 30 minutes of grandparents.

6. And something totally random - I love Motown music. You know, the "old" Motown stuff - Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin, etc. I really appreciate a lot of music - country, pop, disco - but I really want to get up and move when the old Motown tunes start playing!



That's what's on my mind at this hour on this day!

Reminiscing

As I was watching one of my favorite shows - Don't Forget the Lyrics - I started thinking about all the Doobie Brothes songs I could probably make it through. This was a band with chart toppers one right after another. Their songs were some of the favorites I sang with a group from school - I think there were 6 of us (too long ago to remember!). But the one thing I remember most about them is my Mom actually liked them too! One song we did was "Blackwater" and Mom really liked that song when we performed. I always thought it was cool my Mom actually liked at least one song I listened to! One parent down - one to go. My Dad absolutely hated the long-hair bands of my day. Watching any of them on TV with Dad was torture - he couldn't help making comments during the whole show. It was better to not watch if he was home. Hmmm...mabye that was his strategy. Anyway, here's to reminiscing. Long live the Doobie Brothers!