GLEE: "Singing in the Rain" & "Umbrella" Mash-Up

Dancing atop a stage covered in water never looked so fun... check it out!

What I Indulge In

I Made A Monster!!!! Mwahahahahaha

Me and my boyfriend Bryan

iPhone Fun

Pictures I have taken with my iPhone

Why it made me cry...

I was asked recently to put together a patriotic playlist for the parade this weekend. A lot of songs were requested. But out of all of the songs I found, only ONE reduced me to tears. It is amazing how places, songs and smells can stir up old memories so close to our hearts, so much so, that we have a physical reaction. Only those who TRULY know me, will know why this is the song that is beautiful and heartbreaking all at the same time.

Happy 4th of July. May we remember freedom, may we remember who fought, may we remember the past, and .... may my whole family remember the cops who showed up on our doorstep every 4th of July to find a grown man with a mischievous grin on his face... asking the officers to kindly forgive him for his pyromaniac show in our backyard. The pinwheels, the illegals, the fuse racing, the roman candle battles... and the explosions. Live on in our hearts... may we always remember his laughter on his favorite holiday. Here is the song:

BAZINGA BUTTON!!!!

Your Drug Problem... EXPOSED

This Is Your Television

Annoying right? Were you even able to finish the whole video? Sadly, your television assaults you with the same kind of annoyances, and you sit idly by... flipping through channel after channel of NOISE. Because that's all it ever really is. NOISE! I will be forever grateful for my mother and father pulling the plug on us kids back in the day. They dared us to go off of TV for a whole year when we were kids. In that year, we imagined, played outside, read books and truly lived. It was such a successful experiment, that my mother and father challenged us children to give up TV completely until after we graduated from high school and they would, in turn, award all 7 of us children $1000 dollars each. We did, and our grades went up, our social lives grew, we joined sports, none of us were obese and we actually lived life to the fullest. I did it with my children as well, and there has NEVER been one negative side effect to taking a TV out of a home.

To quote one of my all time favorite movies, Auntie Mame:

"Life is a banquet.... and most poor suckers are STARVING to death!"

Bret Michaels Pre-Sale! In Idaho!

Bret Michaels Pre-Sale! - He's Coming To East Idaho! And The Tickets Are A Steal!

I dreamed a dream too...

I had to share.... this was powerful. Sometimes your dreams don't come true.

dream 2 @ Yahoo! Video

Things That Inspire Me

I was asked the other day, "How are you able to be so happy when you have been through so much in your life?" The answer came easy... "Because I have so much to be thankful for."

I say that because I truly believe it. Sure, we all have had our "down" days. There are times when after I put the kids to bed I have cried myself to sleep. But overall, I AM a happy person. Do you know why? Because there are others who have it worse than me, and yet they keep smiling and they keep moving forward... never giving up. To me, inspiration comes from an underdog who refuses to give up! For this I am grateful. Thank you... to everyone who has ever suffered in this life and have pressed forward no matter what. YOU are my example. YOU make make me stronger! Thank You for inspiring me!

The Father Son Duo

"Dad,'' he typed, when we were running, It felt like I wasn't disabled anymore!''

And that sentence changed Dick's life. He became obsessed with giving Rick that feeling as often as he could. He got into such hard-belly Shape that he and Rick were ready to try the 1979 Boston Marathon.

"No way,'' Dick was told by a race official. The Hoyts weren't quite a Single runner, and they weren't quite a wheelchair competitor. For a few Years Dick and Rick just joined the massive field and ran anyway, then They found a way to get into the race Officially: In 1983 they ran another marathon so fast they made the Qualifying time for Boston the following year." Read More HERE

Another Father Son Duo

Patrick Hughes is a young man at Univ. of Louisville who was born blind and crippled and yet now plays the piano beautifully as well as "marches" in the Louisville marching band.

Don't Laugh At Him, Sing With Him

It was Disability Awareness day and the folks at Fenway did a lot of great things for kids with challenges..here is one who sang and when he got nervous the Fenway Faithful helped him out

No Arms To Hug, But A Heart To Love

A mother's love, knows no boundaries. An amazing story of a wife and mother who didn't let anything stop her from having the life she so desperately wanted.

Jason's Shot

Autistic basketball player Jason McElwain has the game of his life. This one always makes me cry.

Move forward... and smile. The only time life is hard... is when you give up trying.

I Caught A Troll

Sometimes the truth is funnier than fiction. Who needs urban legends when you have experienced this first hand? Rebecca, a sales girl who I work with in radio came into my office and told me the funniest thing I have EVER heard. She was out to lunch with her girlfriend recently at one of my favorite restaurants in town. While they were talking, her friend's phone started to go off repeatedly with calls and text messages from one of her "clients".

(Rebecca's friend works with adults who are mentally ill or are mentally unstable... hence, her "clients")

When Rebecca questioned her... she said, "Oh, it's one of my clients... he keeps texting me saying he 'caught a Troll'". They laughed and continued to visit. More Texts came in saying the same thing, "I caught a Troll... you have to see it! I caught a Troll!"... soon her phone was ringing off the hook.

"Hello?"

"Quick.. come over... I CAUGHT A TROLL!"

So, her friend decided to leave and check in on her client because he was REALLY getting out of hand with this whole, "I caught a Troll" lunacy. So her friend left and headed over to this guy's house. She had to make sure he is ok because her client was really worked up and excited over catching this 'fictitious Troll'. When she showed up, she was met at the door by her wide eyed client who repeatedly told her the same thing he had been saying all along, "I caught a Troll, I caught a Troll".

She asked, "Ok... well... where is this Troll?"

"It's in the closet!"

He pointed to the coat closet.. and she walked over to it and unlocked it... that's when she saw him. He wasn't lying... he had caught something alright.

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wait for it

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It was a midget 2010 Census Taker. He had showed up at this mentally unstable guy's house to take a census and the guy thought he was a Troll, grabbed the midget and locked him in his closet... proud to have caught a Troll for the day.

True Story

The poor guy was in there for 2 hours. He called 911, but didn't know where he was or what address to give the police.

PRICELESS!

True Love

Single motherhood... it's a hard life. You don't fit in with the single crowd, and you don't fit in with the married crowd. If your ex-husband chooses not to be a part of their children's lives (my scenario) then the title takes on a whole new meaning. Now you have to be the mother AND the father. It is stressful, and it is painful and you never feel like you have truly fulfilled the measure of either title. I feel like I constantly let my kids down. Either because of work, or because I am too tired or because I try to socialize with other adults on occasion. Not to mention how crazy it gets trying to date someone whilst being a single mother. The life is hard, I wont lie to you. If you can make your marriage work... stick with it.... work it out... because single motherhood is not a flashy new life for you. I never wanted to be one, but it happened. That being said, I have accepted my role as both a father and a mother. My mom has taken it upon herself to help me as well. She has taken up the mothering, nurturing role, whilst I have taken the father role. She watches the kids after they get out of school, helps them with their homework and even feeds them dinner most nights. I go to work, come home tired, ask how the kids are, sign school papers that she has laid out on the counter for me. Then I take my children home, make them dinner occasionally, and have them brush their teeth and head to bed... because school is currently in session, and being up past 8pm is not an option. (We struggle to get up and get to school on time if we have stayed up too late). So as you can see, my life is ALL work.. and a two to three hour window with me being an actual "mom" to my children. Hence why my guilt builds and builds... and I feel like I am constantly disappointing my children. I feel like I have never been good enough or strong enough to be a mother to them. I feel like a failure most nights after I tuck them in for the night and look back on how much time I had to spend with them... quality time. It is never enough.
But....
All my fears and insecurities were put to rest after tonight. My children surprised me with the coolest mother's Day EVER!!!
My youngest son Jude presented me with a homemade paper flower vase that he colored orange (my favorite color) and blue (his favorite color) and then filled it with paper flowers that he made and colored. And on each stem of the flowers is a service that he is willing to do to help me around the house. It was soooo sweet. Calvin, my second to oldest, made be a beautiful book cover with his picture on it, and inside housed the most precious two page letter EVER. It was a letter from him, telling me why he loved me and why I was the best mom in the world. I started to cry reading it out-loud... heck, I'm crying now typing about this. Then Riley... my oldest... pulls out a DVD and asks me to play it. She has taken it upon herself to learn how to edit pictures and movies in Windows Movie Maker on the computer, and made me a FULL DVD of old home videos and pictures of our lives together... me and my kids. From start to end. The music that plays in the background is "You Raise Me Up" from the Celtic Woman's CD... a very beautiful version... and a song from the Broadway play Wicked, that I love called "I Knew You"... with lyrics like this:
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend...

Because I knew you...
I have been changed for good...

This is when the crocodile tears of happiness began to flow. Watching my life unfold on the TV... my early years. My daughter who is 13 years old now... a baby, in my arms on the screen. Followed by the boys... telling the story of our lives. The moments that were captured. The first steps, the birthdays, the tears and the laughter... all on this beautifully made DVD by my daughter who has grown to be such a warm hearted, sweet soul. I truly don't know where I would be without her. Or my boys for that matter. It was such a display of love, that I was so overwhelmed that I was choking on my tears trying to keep it together.

"They did this for me?"

What have I done for them?

I am so undeserving of these children. They have loved me unconditionally, and infinitely... regardless of my faults, my lack of time, or my inability to fill both father and mother roll. They have loved me through the good times and the bad, the happy and the sad... the hard and the easy... for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health.... well, you get the idea. To them, I am Super Mom. Which blows my mind... because in my eyes I am a big fat FAILURE! But my three children tonight... showed me differently. They lifted me up, brushed me off... and let me know that I was loved. It was the most amazing experience EVER. I have never felt so loved or so complete.

True Love.... it is raising a child.

I love you kids! Thank you for such a special evening. You make me PROUD of my title.... "MOM".

SAD!

30,000 New Cheaters: AshleyMadison, the online dating site for married people, says the day after Mother's Day is their second biggest day of the year for new female clients. 3,000 women sign up for their services on an average Monday, but last year, 24,000 signed up the day after Mother's Day. This year, Ashley Madison is expecting 30,000 new female enrollments. Company reps say the top reason married women decide to cheat are inattentive spouses, who make them feel unloved, unappreciated and take them for granted.

And so it goes... These are the days of my life

Loss... Such an empty word. Does it sound empty to you because of the hissing S's on the end... Or because you too have experienced the full meaning of this word? I choose the latter. I have lost a lot of things in my life. I lost a beautiful necklace that I inherited from my grandmother when someone stole it at a church event in NY (even though my mother had warned me not to take it). I lost my father to cancer at age 18 and have never thought I could feel such pain again... Until I lost my husband and my children lost their father. Over the years that followed, I lost mundane things... my keys, my purse, even my sanity. But my most recent loss haunts me. It is a forbiden fruit that torments me with it's sweetness... Only to sour in my stomach moments later. Am I allergic to it? Has it not ripened? Why would it taste so good when it brings so much pain to eat it? These things I ponder in a small town in Idaho tonight... and so it goes.... and so it goes

HAPPY STAR WARS DAY!

Taken from Wookieepedia:
"Typical festivities consist of inviting fellow Star Wars-obsessed friends to stay over, and then watching the series in succession. Lots of snacks, bring lightsabers and Star Wars-themed toys. Lightsaber fights in the early morning hours optional."

In honor of National Star Wars Day... here are a few of my favorite Star Wars Bits of humor. (Vader of the Opera being my FAVORITE!)

Confessions Suck

My sad reality. I'm scared of the dark. Why? Maybe because I snuck out of bed and sat on the stairs as a little girl and watched in horror as a tree ate a little boy (Poltergeist) before my mom found me and sent me back to bed. Maybe it was because I remember seeing silhouettes outside of my window late at night and was too paralyzed by fear to move and tell mom & dad. Maybe it was because of the urban legends and spooky stories my friends and I would tell each other trying to see who would wet their pants 1st or get scared enough to have to go home from the slumber party. Who knows when and why it started, but I do know that it has stuck with me through my 34 years of life. Sad to admit. In fact, after staying up late tonight and watching a scary movie with a friend... we spoke a little about insomnia and I admitted that I still fear the dark... and even have rituals to help me sleep at night. I truly think my most recent rituals stem from my divorce 7 years ago... as does my insomnia.

Ritual #1:

I have to put something in front of the door at night (back door and front door). It is not anything big, and it is not meant to blockade the door. Sometimes it is a carpet, a pair of shoes or if the garbage is by the back door... the garbage. Again, it is never anything that would stop an intruder, but it makes me feel safer knowing that there is something there. (This started after my husband left me. He had moved us all into a house out in the woods, away from everything and everyone. And the night he left... I realized our front door didn't lock. So I pulled my big ceramic statue in front of the door to keep in closed/locked at night. It made me feel safe. Well, I have since moved, and I have very sturdy set front and back doors that lock just fine... but I still feel the need to put something in front of them at night). Last week a pizza box saved my life.

Ritual #2:

I tuck my feet under my covers at night, right before I go to sleep. Why? So nothing will grab them. (Has anything ever grabbed them before? No. But for some strange reason, I think some psychotic man/creature will crawl across my bedroom floor whilst I am sleeping, and he will stretch his long bony fingers out and tug on my toes.. maybe even pull me under the bed. But if my feet are tucked, I am magically safe.)

Ritual #3:

The snuggle factor. I can't sleep without snuggling something/someone. Since I dont have the latter, I use body pillows. I have two pillows the length of my body that I place on either side of me. I sleep on the right side at first, in my famous "Flamingo Pose" (one leg is straight down, the other is lifted up like a flamingo and I lay it across my body pillow) in the middle of the night I toss and turn.. but no worries, for I have a body pillow on either side of me, so no matter where I turn, I can flop my leg over a pillow and then hug it.

So there you have it. I decided to share some of my weird quirks with you tonight. I hoped that maybe by sharing them with the world, I would see the hilarity in my actions and maybe stop... but instead, I have to sign off now... I need to put a dryer sheet in front of my back door to keep me safe tonight.

Goodnight

My Kids

My Kids, originally uploaded by <GEEK_GIRL>.

On a walk back from the hospital, the kids and I goofed off with the camera

Chris Farley Reincarnation

I can't stop looking at this and laughing!!!!

Addicted to the music

I can't stop thinking about this song after watching these two Glee cast members preform it. I love it!!!

Please Help Me

I am trying to exhaust all of my resources to help my sister's dream come true. I have taken to Facebook, Buzz and now my blog...
My sister wrote a book while homeschooling 5 children, and working towards her Master's Degree. She amazes me with her talent. I know I will automatically seem biased because she is my sister... but I am actually passionate about her talent. I was one of the lucky ones to be given a copy of the WHOLE book she has written, and it is a page turner!!! All she needs is the opportunity to showcase it.

She entered the first chapter of her novel in an online-contest. The winner with the most votes gets a free proofread by a famous author

Think back to a time when someone did something amazing for you... a small gesture that changed your life for the better. THIS is an opportunity to help a complete stranger have her dreams come true... and all you had to do was click "VOTE". A simple gesture... but one that would be greatly appreciated.

Just click "Vote" in the top right corner of her story.

http://www.radiantprose.com/entry/view/258

THANK YOU

New Eclipse Trailer

Mad World - Gary Jules

If you need an awesome mellow tune for a spring evening... this is the one. i love to put it on after the kids go to bed, it is still dusk outside, and I have the front door open to let a cool breeze in. Perfect

Tuesday's Song

From Jennifer O'Connor's album "Over The Mountain, Across The Valley, And Back To The Stars", here is Tonight We Ride

My Trip To Vegas

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Adam, Kristina, Shaun, Jeremy, Andy, Tara, Danny, Zoey, and Wolverine

The Birthday "Fake-Out"

My son Calvin has wanted a pogo stick FOREVER! But I made it sound like he would NEVER get one. I told him they don't make them anymore, and if they did... you would have to special order it, and even then it would be WAY too expensive for us to afford. lol

So I made a decoy pogo stick to give him for his birthday. After the boys were done opening their presents, Calvin realized he had less presents than Jude, and suddenly became sad. So I told him I got him something special... his face lit up with excitement. So I went into the back room and got the decoy pogo stick and hid it behind my back. I then asked Calvin, "What do you want the MOST that you haven't gotten yet?" He yelled, "A POGO STICK!!!!" That's when I pulled the decoy out from behind my back excitedly and yelled... here it is. His face suddenly dropped. I then tried to keep my excitement up without laughing. "We couldn't afford one, so I MADE YOU ONE! Isn't it great?!?" His face fell even more, but he attampted a half smile for my benefit.
I told him to try it out, and I handed it to him. (Knowing full-well that it would snap under his weight) As he held it out, slowly said, "I dont think this will...work...mom."
"Just try it!" I encouraged repeatedly.
So he jumped on it with trepidation and it instaly snapped. He just held it looking sad. Poor little guy. He was a trooper though, and looked up and said, "Thanks mom" as sincerely as possible, not wanting to hurt my feelings. I couldn't take it anymore, and had to pull out the REAL surprise. So I ran in the back, grabbed the real pogo stick and told him to try "THIS" instead and held it out. I have never seen Calvin more excited. It was fun and we all had a good laugh.

"Jude and Calvin's Birthday"

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T-Minus 22 hours!

Tomorrow I am jet setting to Las Vegas with a big group of friends! I'm planning on sleeping in, walking the strip, riding roller coasters and tying the knot. And by "Tying the Knot", I mean... tying up my skates and taking to the strip. So if you happen to see some blonde chick, roller skating down the strip in Vegas this weekend... and falling all over herself while laughing hysterically... that would be me. I can't wait.

This Week's Movie

Are you a movie lover? The Movie Buzz is the place to be. Weekly homework assignments, that consist of watching AWESOME movies that you, and other people have hand-picked. Afterwards, we all discuss anything and everything about the film. Why couldn't my old High School have implemented this learning curriculum? I would have gotten straight A's. It is like Oprah's Book Club on crack. This week's assignment? The Blues Brothers... Discuss.

Calvin N Hobbes

Over 9 years ago I found out I was pregnant with Calvin on a warm, rainy August afternoon. Simon and Garfunkel, Like a Bridge Over Troubled Water was playing on the radio. I remember laughing through the whole birth, because the drugs made me feel funny... so I laughed and then would yell "Ow", laugh and yell "Ow". Needless to say, that went on until he came into the world. He was my first son, and he was/is so adorable. He is my little genius. He was creating works of art at age 1 and reading at a very young age. When most kids are playing video games, Calvin is usually off somewhere reading. And while I have never taught him what men "should do", he learned on his own. He won't go into the house unless I go in first and he hold the door for me. I have tried to refuse him sometimes when the weather is bad, and I tell him to go ahead inside first... but he will stand at the door waiting faithfully until I am inside. He has a heart of gold and is so kind. He always worries about my feelings. And I never go a day without a hug from him. He is my artist, my genius, my reader and my gentleman. I named him "Calvin" after Calvin and Hobbes. He even has a Hobbes tiger that he treats like a real person (see one of the pictures above). It is so cute. I'm so proud of my little man. I truly am blessed. HAPPY BIRTHDAY little man!

The Movie Buzz

Are you a movie lover? The Movie Buzz is the place to be. Weekly homework assignments, that consist of watching AWESOME movies that you, and other people have hand picked. Afterwards, we all discuss anything and everything about the film. Why couldn't my old High School have implemented this learning curriculum? I would have gotten straight A's. It is like Oprah's Book Club on crack. This week's assignment? Fight Club... Discuss.

Hey Jude

8 years ago a little boy came into my life on St. Patrick's Day. I was even wearing a green shirt that read "Irish" on it when I went into labor. I decided to call my new little man Jude Patrick. I named him Jude because "St. Jude" was the patron Saint of lost causes. I figured he would grow up to be a man who would help those in need, when all seems lost. I added Patrick to the name because of my Uncle Doobie (Patrick) and because he was born on St Patrick's day.

My little Irish man... he truly is a Saint. He knows how to make me laugh when I'm down. he is always very helpful around the house... and I don't know where he got it from, but he is a little genius in school. Straight A's. I couldn't have asked for a better son. I love my little Saint. I am proud to call him my son. Happy Birthday Little Man!

(SPECIAL) Tuesday's Song Of The Day

I need to give a little background on today's "Song of the Day" because it was created by a good friend of mine. I grew up with Dave Andreadakis in New York. He was talented back then, and even more so today. He wrote and performed this song, Fixing The Girl. Here is what Dave says regarding his song:

"I have a dear friend that has had several years of just plain bad luck. All of the worst things you can have happen that will disrupt what is supposed to be your happiest years. After a while, it is easy to begin to feel jaded and broken as a person, in this case, feel broken as a woman. The good news is that she is married to a wonderful guy that makes her feel like the queen of the world. So this is a song about a very sad girl and a great guy that knows all of the right things to say to lift her heart and make her feel whole again. This is called Fixing The Girl."

Enjoy!

David Andreadakis: Fixing The Girl

Near the mountains

and the ocean

She forgets her pain

It seems the only time

she can free her mind

is when she feels that way

And he holds her

as he scolds her

not to be so brave

and though she tries to be strong

when the feeling comes on

then its down like rain

and he says baby dont you cry

because there's so much more inside

than your tears

won't you let it out

because I'm waiting

And baby I dont mind

and all I have is time

for your tears

I'm never going to let you down

I'll never let you go

In the darkness,

In the quiet,

she can hear him breathe

although he says that he'll stay

she's afraid that he'll stray

and that her love will leave

so now he's sighing

while she's crying

he doesn't understand

why all that she knows

is everything she loves goes

but he can hold her hand

and he says

Baby don't you cry

because there's so much more inside

than your tears

wont you let it out

because I'm waiting

And baby I don't mind

and all I have is time

for your tears

I'm never going to let you down

I'll never let you go

Monday's Song Of The Day

Muse: Take A Bow

I love this song, firstly, because it is Muse, and secondly... because it is powerful. Now I know what you're going to say... "You like this song because it was the associated with the movie Watchmen". Negatory-Good-Buddy! While I like the comic Watchmen, I HATED the movie!! But this song rocks! Enjoy. Instead of posting the lyrics and taking up too much space, you can find them HERE.

The Geek's Family

Family is EVERYTHING to me. It started with my parents, I couldn't live without them. They were my life source, my comfort, my guidance and my source of true love. Over time my siblings were added to the mixture (I have 3 sisters and 3 brothers and a newly acquired 4th sister). They soon became my best friends, playmates, confidants, and partners in crime. Don't get me wrong, I fought with my parents, and I fought with my siblings, but our family bond was stronger than any fight I ever had with them. Down the road I added children to the equation. And as most people who have children know... you have never TRULY felt the pure bond of "family" until you have held your son or daughter in your arms for the first time. They are a part of you, and you of them. That bond will be forever. No matter what happens, no matter the ups and downs... there will always be unconditional and infinite love weaved into the fibers of the parent-child relationship. There is also another bond that forms, one that is not a blood bond, but an emotional bond that can be equally as powerful. The best friend. Some people marry their best friend, making sure they never go a day without them in their lives. Unfortunately, this bond can easily be broken if not nurtured, or if another becomes selfish and looks out for their own personal interests, wants and desires. If you truly love someone you will sacrifice anything and everything for their well-being without asking, "What's in it for me". I can guarantee you that if someone I loved was in trouble, and it was a question of life or death... I wouldn't think twice about stepping up and giving my life if it meant saving them or making their life better. That is FAMILY, and we are always adding to it throughout our lives. But the important thing is to always live for each other... not one's self. Then, and only then, can we truly be happy. I am grateful for my family, I am grateful for my children, and I am grateful for my best friend. I am the luckiest.

MY DAD

MY MOM


My Brothers And Sisters


The Boys


My Daughter
And the ones who aren't pictured here... my best friends, my other half... This is what makes me happy

Thursday's Song Of The Day

Anberlin: Enjoy The Silence (Depeche Mode Cover)

Words like violence
Break the silence
Come crashing in
Into my little world
Painful to me
Pierce right through me
Can’t you understand
Oh my little girl

All I ever wanted
All I ever needed
Is here in my arms
Words are very unnecessary
They can only do harm

Vows are spoken
To be broken
Feelings are intense
Words are trivial
Pleasures remain
So does the pain
Words are meaningless
And forgettable

All I ever wanted
All I ever needed
Is here in my arms
Words are very unnecessary
They can only do harm

All I ever wanted
All I ever needed
Is here in my arms
Words are very unnecessary
They can only do harm

Heart Wrenching 911 Call from a 7 Year Old Boy

Warning, this is an intense call, especially if you have a heart. I am just glad that it ended without anyone being harmed. Thank heavens for little boys!

Authorities are hailing a 7-year-old Norwalk, CA boy as a hero after he hid in a bathroom and called 911 as three armed attackers burst into his home and threatened his parents. During the harrowing emergency call, the child pleaded with Los Angeles County sheriff's dispatchers to send help.

"Can you come really fast? Please! Please! . . . They have guns. They shoot my mom and dad," the boy said, according to a copy of the 911 tape released by authorities.

The incident began about 8:30 a.m. when the three suspects, armed with handguns, stormed through an unlocked door and said they were going to take what they wanted, the Sheriff's Department said.

The boy hid in the bathroom with his 6-year-old sister and locked the door.

"There's some guy who's going to kill my mom and dad," he told the emergency dispatcher. "Can you come, please? Bring cops . . . a lot of them! . . . And soldiers too," the boy said. He told the dispatcher that he thought his parents had been shot.

The attackers broke into the bathroom and found the boy. At that point, screaming is heard on the 911 tape.

Authorities said one of the suspects grabbed the boy and asked who he called. "911," the boy responded, according to the department.

The suspects fled without injuring anyone or taking any property, authorities said.

"If not for the brave and educated actions of the 7-year-old boy, this might have ended tragically," said Capt. Pat Maxwell. Authorities declined to identify the family.

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Wednesday's Song Of The Day

I have been in more of a 30 Seconds to Mars, AFI and Evanessence mood this week.... so to honor that... here is something for you to rock out with. (just hit the little play button on the boom-box... easy cheesy) And no, this is not 'meant for anyone'. I just love the power behind it, and the amazing cellos!

Apocalyptica: I Don't Care (feat. Adam Gontier)

I try to make it through my life, in my way, there's you
I try to make it through these lies, and that's all I do

Just don't deny it,
Don't try to fight this ,and deal with it
and that's just part of it,

If you were dead or still alive
I don't care, I don't care
Just go and leave this all behind
Cause i swear (i swear),i don't care

I try to make you see my side
Always trying to stay in line
But your eyes see right through
That's all they do

I'm getting buried in this place
I got no room your in my face
don't say anything just go away

If you were dead or still alive
I don't care, I don't care
Just go and leave this all behind
Cause i swear (iswear) i don't care

[ instrumental ]
love changing everything
You won't be left for me x2

If you were dead or still alive
I don't care, I don't care
Just and and leave this all behind
Cause i swear(i swear)i don't care

If you were dead or still alive
I don't care(i don't care), I don't care(i don't care)
Just go ahead and leave this all behind
I don't care(i swaer), I don't care
At all...

The 10 Second ECLIPSE Trailer

Finally, there is a sneak-peek for all the Twi-Hards. The full trailer will be shown before Robert Pattinson's new movie "Remember Me".

TRON... Looks good!

Clash of the Titans... Iron Man 2... Robin Hood... The A-Team... and TRON! I'm in geek heaven!!!

Save Water-Damaged Books, Docs, and Photos by Putting Them in the Freezer

Ever drop a book in the tub? Don't despair, you can save it. Put it into a plastic bag (not vacuum seal) and place in the freezer. The dehydration process, which keeps things cold, will pull the excess water out of the book. Takes up to 2 weeks depending on the size of the book. Just tell your friend that you aren't done with it yet.

A little googling backs up the claims—like this long-ish piece on freezing flood-damaged photos, documents, and books, which featured the same advice from an Iowa State University Extension specialist. Their instructions are pretty similar.

Tuesday's Song of the Day

The Used: The Bird and The Worm
(This reminds me of something that would be in a Tim Burton film)

He wears his heart safety pinned to his backpack

His backpack is all that he knows

Shot down by strangers

Whose glances can cripple

The heart and devour the soul

All alone he turns to stone

While holding his breath half to death

Terrified of what's inside

To save his life

He crawls like a worm from a bird

(ALL ALONE)

Crawls like a worm from a bird

Out of his mind

The weight pushes him whispering

Must have been out of his mind

Mid-day delusions

of pushing this out of his head

Maybe out of his mind

(Out of his mind)

All alone he turns to stone

While holding his breath half to death

Terrified of whats inside

To save his life

He crawls like a worm

Crawls like a worm from a bird

(ALL ALONE)

(ALL ALONE)

(Crawls like a worm from a bird)

(Crawls like a worm)

(Crawls like a worm from a bird)

All he knows

If he can't relieve it it grows

And so it goes

He crawls like a worm

Crawls like a worm from a bird

Out of his mind

The weight pushes him whispering

Must have been out of his mind

All alone he turns to stone

While holding his breath half to death

Terrified of whats inside

To save his life

He crawls like a worm from a bird

All alone

He's holding his breath half to death

(Holding his breath half to death)

Terrified

To save his life

He crawls like a worm

(CRAWLS LIKE A WORM)

Crawls like a worm from a bird

(ALL ALONE)

Crawls like a worm from a bird

(ALL ALONE)

Crawls like a worm from a bird

(ALL ALONE)

Crawls like a worm

Crawls like a worm

Crawls like a worm from a bird

Monday's Song of the Day

Weezer: Smile

Open the door and let your love come down

Over the wall, you're spinning 'round and 'round

'Cause you wanted some love

I'll make it happen

'Cause I don't wanna break

Your fine face. I can't take

The way you wanna wrap me up

Inside your smile

Open your heart and let the good stuff out

Water me girl and let me ease the drought

'Cause you wanted some love

I'll make it happen

'Cause I don't wanna break

Your fine face. I can't take

The way you wanna wrap me up

Inside your smile

I can't be gone, darling

For very long, no

Never know what you're gonna do

Standing there deep in front of you

Take a look in between my eyes

Because I'm back, yeah

'Cause I don't wanna break

Your fine face. I can't take

The way you wanna wrap me up

Inside your smile

I can't be gone, darling

For very long

Never know what you're gonna do

Standing there deep in front of you

Take a look in between my eyes

Because I'm back, yeah

Give me a chance if you can force yourself

Look at me girl and get up off your shelf

'Cause you wanted some love

I'll make it happen

Iron Man 2 Trailer 2 (OFFICIAL)

Are You excited? I know I am!

My Song For Today

James Morrison: You Make It Real For Me

There's so much craziness, surrounding me

There's so much going on, it gets hard to breathe

When all my faith has gone, you bring it back to me

You make it real for me

When I'm not sure of, my priorities

When I've lost site of, where I'm meant to be

Like holy water, washing over me

You make it real for me

And I'm running to you baby

You are the only one who saved me

That's why I've been missing you lately

Cause you make it real for me

When my head is strong, but my heart is weak

I'm full of arrogance, and uncertainty

But I can find the words, you teach my heart to speak

You make it real for meee, yeaaa

And I'm running to you baby

Cause you are the only one who saved me

That's whyyy I've been missing you lately

Cause you make it real for me

Everybodies talking in words

I don't understand

You got to be the only one

Who knows just who I am

Your shinin in the distance

I hope I can make it through

Cause the only place

That I want to be

Is right back home with you

I guess there's so much more

I have to learn

But if you're here with me

I know which way to turn

You always give me somewhere,

Somewhere I can run

You make it real for me

And I'm running to you baby

Cause you are the only one who saved me

That's why I've been missing you lately

Cause you make it real for me

You make it real for me

Aliens and Dogs

Off to the Museum with the kids to see Wolf to Woof. then we are off to see the movie Planet 51. I tried to get us on the Ice Skating rink, but they are closed for the season. That actually made me HAPPY to hear... that means spring has finally come! I love the fact that as I type this, sunlight is streaming through my bedroom window and keeping my back toasty warm.

I'll post pictures later of our adventure.