Alicia Keys & Kevin Costner- the best!

Yesterday, I had no intention of watching Whitney Houston's service,

though, of course, I loved her and her music!

But as things turned out, the universe aligned and I saw the entire thing.

There were many touching moments, including Clive Davis' comments,

the Winans, etc... but I have to say my favorite- were Kevin Costner

(completely unexpected that he'd have such a touching tribute!)

and Alicia Keys powerful 'Send Me an Angel.'

Here they are, if you missed them:

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(**Note: This is Kevin's full talk, so it's about 15 mins long)

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That voice will definitely be missed :'(

Don't Talk Black to Me

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--Oh, Mod Fam... How I love thee...

SYTYCD guys hip-hop

Good Morning, Angels.

jitterbug

If you don't know...

I am truly and genuinely a lover of dance.

I love to watch it, do it, feel it...

and I must admit, I was absolutely enthralled by this performance

of L'Americano by Dax & Sarah on Live to Dance...

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It was only after we'd watched the first couple episodes that we learned

that one of the Top 18 acts- "The Vibe," from Lindon,

is run by a great friend of ours-

here's one of their performances-

mayhem.

Are we the only ones who LOVE this guy?!

The Allstate Mayhem Guy.

[the BEST are the Teenage Girl,

the Lost 4th-String Quarterback

and the Christmas Tree]

he.  hehe.

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I was thinking- is it bad that the New Kids/Backstreet Boys

performance was my fave part of the AMAs?

i don't care.

a plug for a great show and a congrats

Okay, have you seen this show?!?!

It's called 'Chase' and it's on Monday nights on NBC.

It is awesome!  Action-packed, well-written...

it's about a team of US Marshals led by Annie and her

partney Jimmy (Cole Hauser, who I LOVE!)

It's on at the same time as Hawaii Five-0 (which I also like), so

alot of people have missed Chase- but if you haven't seen it,

you should check it out!

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And I wanted to tell my bro Houston congrats on his big game Saturday!

(Matt gets a congrats, too, of course!)

Houston played much of the first half at RG and the entire

second half at Center- he rocked it and we were very proud of him-

that's him below (hint: he's not the little one ! ;) 

SO GORGE!

I saw a preview of this photo on TV yesterday and just thought

it was SO BEAUTIFUL!  J.Lo looks hot, and those kids are just

gorgeous!  These shots were taken for a Gucci charity campaign

for Unicef-

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P.S.- the show I saw the photo on was the new chick-talk-show

The Talk- which I have watched all this week (it's first week) and

have really loved!  I got so sick of the political arguments and yelling

at each other going on over at That Other Chick-Talk-Show...

but The Talk is more focused on being mothers and friends and

how to support each other as women and live good lives-

so far I've really liked it-

(it's Holly Robinson Peete, Sharon Osbourne, Sara Gilbert,

Leah Remini, Marisa Winokur and Julie Chen)

And Speaking Of...

Have you tried these?

I had tried them many moons ago...

and they were really yummy...

a pretzel with just a touch of a sweet taste-

BUT THEN when Raini first started teething and I was

desperately walking grocery store aisles looking

for anything that she could- and would- chew on without

needing the Heimlich Maneuver,

I saw them again.

And OMG(osh), I must've forgotten how DE-frickin-LISH

they were!!  SCORE.  Plus, the kiddies don't choke on 'em.

DOUBLE SCORE.

They are now one of our fam's fave's.

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I was thinking just now- try saying "fam's fave's" five times.

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Speaking of Fam's Faves:

Another of our fam's (kids) fave's are these:

because  1) they are yum,

2) they are non-Heimlich,

3) they are easy to eat and easy to pack in my purse ;)

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And Speaking of Packing,

it's been almost a month since we moved and there are still boxes sitting

in the hallway.  Boxes of things I know I really really need...

but apparently haven't 'needed' yet.  Anyone else do that?

I'll just chalk it up to the fact that besides church, I haven't really

gotten dressed up or put jewelry on or used all my makeup since

we moved in.  (Some of that was a joke.  allegedly.)

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And Speaking of Dressing Up,

I found the cutest little witch hat headband at The WalMart.

That shall be fun for me on Halloween.

Peli will be Iron Man.  or Rhodey.  or Wolverine...

I'll keep ya posted on that one, cuz we're a little undecided-

Raini was almost gonna be a pastel elephant (so cute!) but

instead will be a cow.  Typing that doesn't sound cute.

It is cute.

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And Speaking of Cute, Raini's first pigtails were 'installed' on Saturday.

I had some 'pain-free' and 'damage-free' bands, so I cowboy-ed up,

got a brush, a comb, some detangling spray... and went at it.

She has a giant Poof of 'Fro, but it is pretty soft, and [so far] she's

got a tough little head, so it wasn't too bad.

Keep in mind I am a professional hairdresser (and have been for

15 years or somethin')- but that did NOT give me any kind of advantage

when it came to the one-year-old's afro-puff.  just sayin.

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The first piggies were set low behind her ears... then from the

front it looked like she was 5 months old again with no hair ;)

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I changed them up to high up on her head, which were so cute,

with little curly-Q's falling out the bottom.  I kind of got the Mommy

feeling of "Oh she's just getting so big" while I was watching her sit there

with her pigtails.. I was sentimental for about three seconds 'til I had

visions of piercings and driving permits dancing in my head.

Whatever.

Suka can handle all that.  Right?

Sentimental Moment Gone.

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And Speaking of Moments- Bronx The Dog was apparently having one too.

He was giving me 'the look' from his post at the front door.

He was watching me do the pigtails and just stared at me like I was

lame and boring him to death.  He was like, "Really? 

Pigtails?  Are you kidding?  Dumb humans- why wouldn't they just come

lie here on the porch with me, Duh."

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And Speaking of Duh, I posted a few pix of Sharae last week,

but forgot to mention it was her FIRST frikkin' BIRTHDAY!!

We were sad that we didn't get to spend it with her,

but we are so happy she is part of our family... and that

she's keeping Dallas' feet planted firmly on the ground-

palm-prints on his TV and all...

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And Speaking of TV-

Who is watching some of the new shows?!?!

There are a few I'm still 'testing' out...

but there are a few that I am LOVING so far!

Chase

 (US Marshalls in Texas huntin' down bad guys. 

Whilst wearing cool riding boots..)

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Detroit 187

(Tough Detroit homicide detectives solve crimes.

Whilst having bad attitudes.)

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Blue Bloods

(A family of cops- and a DA- dealing with crime, punishment and

politics in the Big Apple.  Whilst holding firm to their family ties.)

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There are a few I'm still deciding on-

like Undercovers, Law & Order LA, etc.

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and of course there are the Staples:

NCIS

NCIS LA

The Mentalist

(what?  you think i'm watching too much tv?  i am.)

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But Speaking of Time-Wasting- I just got my

extra, not-yet-put-away boxes of stuff  PUT.  AWAY.

yay.

cherchez la femme

(see- i remember me some french!)

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Did anyone else besides us get OBSESSED over this show?

It was back in the late 90's early 00's-

and we LOVED it...

Strong, silent-type Michael with his shifty eyes.

Innocent-turned-Operative Nikita always trying to do the right thing.

We've actually been catching up on the DVD set, cuz we love it so.

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Tonight, there is a new Nikita starting, starring her:

My first thought was I'm not sure any Nikita could out-do my Nikita.

But I've seen a couple of previews, and it could possibly rock.

...We shall see...

if u woke up this morning...

{...just keep that in mind!}

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{ahhh, the T-Birds}

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{Snug Life}
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{Comb-Over}

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{yes, i suppose fat people are harder to kidnap...}
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{silly robots}

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{mm hmm.  you go, girl.}
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{totally accurate break-dancing lesson.  luv it}
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{i may or may not have any idea what movie this is from.  allegedly.}
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{awwwwww yeeeeeeah}

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{oh, papa smurf.  we ♥ you.}

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"Don't Care Bears"

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"Toast Busters"

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"Space Race"

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{Who would win?!}

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{If you can't name this movie, we can't be friends}

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{Find your diagnosis}

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"Poker Face"

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{great advice}

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{Hulk Kool-Aid}

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"KISS Troopers"

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"How to Wash Your Dark Side":

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"Khaki Kick Flip"

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"Pac Man Bones"

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{i wish.}

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-all pix from Shirtoid.com