Rough Night for the Roughneck

Tonight they let Michael Sarver, the oil rig worker from Texas, go from American Idol. I wasn't too surprised about him, but I was surprised that Matt Girard was in the bottom three. And on Motown Week! Since he sang first had people forgotten how great he was by the end of the show? He better hurry up and get some fans! I was shocked. My favorite moment was Stevie Wonder's medley of songs-- right toward the end he yells, "I Love You, Barack Obama!"

Happy Birthday Sarah!

Today is my sister Sarah's birthday! She probably would not like it if I put her picture up on the blog, though. She is such a fun person. I am glad I can to talk to her on the phone often, even though we don't live that close (she is in Arizona). Hope you have a great day, Sarah!

Free Rice

Madison came home from school yesterday and told me about this website called freerice.com. So I am thinking, is this some kind of food storage website or what? It is much better than that! You go to the website and you can answer questions in many different subjects including vocabulary, geography, and foreign languages. For every question you answer correctly, 10 grains of rice are donated to fight world hunger. I have played a little bit already and I could see how it could be very addictive!

In the Frequently Asked Questions they ask "Do I really make a difference by playing FreeRice?"

The answer : "The rice you donate makes a huge difference to the person who receives it. According to the United Nations, about 25,000 people die each day from hunger or hunger-related causes, most of them children. Though 10 grains of rice may seem like a small amount, it is important to remember that while you are playing, so are thousands of other people at the same time. It is everyone together that makes the difference. Thanks to you, FreeRice has generated enough rice to feed millions of people since it started in October 2007."

There are all levels of questions, so school age kids can do it, too. If you get a question right, the next question is a little harder. If you get it wrong, you get a little easier question next. Try it out! www.freerice.com

Goodbye, Alexis!

Wow! I was really surprised about this one! Not that I really liked her, but I thought a lot of other people did. The judges did not feel the need to use their one save on her either. Now we have to wait until next Wednesday for the next show-- Motown Week. President Obama is pre-empting next Tuesday! Talk about being the most powerful person in the world. Next week I expect Matt Girard to do really well! I hope Scott can hang on. Kris is still my favorite guy! Love him! Not that freaky Adam-- Lil is my favorite girl--Love her! Not that freaky Megan. And what is up with her not using her last name now? Itis just Megan Joy. Weird!

Young Drivers

This is my favorite State Farm commercial by far. I laugh out loud every time I hear the little boy at the end say, "Work."

Happy St. Patrick's Day

I really have no connection to this holiday. I'm not even wearing green today. I do love to listen to someone with an Irish accent though, does that count? And I do love Celtic Woman. And Lucky Charms cereal (they're magically delicious.) Ok that's enough.

March Madness

It begins! Do you have your brackets filled out yet? We do this every year at our house. My brackets usually get busted up pretty good, but it's fun to see how many you can get right. I am not picking Oklahoma to win the whole thing, but I do have them going pretty far. Good luck!!