Our littlest darling has got rhythm, just like big sis and mommy! Two Dancing Queens under one roof. Well, really, I’M the Dancing QUEEN, they are the Dancing Princesses, I guess. Whatevs. Point is. It was dang cute to watch. See for yourself!
So She Thinks She Can Dance from Joy Fisher on Vimeo.
My little bro, about the same age as Clara, singin’ his little heart out only to be rudely interrupted by yours truely. Sadly, our mother makes Simon Cowell look kind in judging our abilities (and future in “the industry”.)
Patridge? In a pear tree? from Joy Fisher on Vimeo.
Clara, interviewed by her grandmother, reveals baby sister’s name to the world . . .
What’s Baby Sister’s Name? from Joy Fisher on Vimeo.
As promised, here is video footage of the bottle rockets going off that my friend Maria took. It was pretty spectacular:
22,000 bottle rockets from Maria Simon on Vimeo.
Ok, so I’m falling in love all over again with the Humbug! blog and I just had to share this post which made me LOL. If I’d been drinking milk, it would have flown out my nose (shoutout: Suzannadu):
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I received an email earlier in the week from Dirk, recommending the following [Hell's Kitchen blog on how to win arguments]:
Use meaningless but weightly [sic] -sounding words and phrases.
Memorize this list:
Let me put it this way
In terms of
Vis-a-vis
Per se
As it were
Qua
So to speak
You should also memorize some Latin abbreviations such as “Q.E.D.,” “e.g.,” and “i.e.” These are all short for “I speak Latin, and you do not.”
Here’s how to use these words and phrases. Suppose you want to say: “Peruvians would like to order appetizers more often, but they don’t have enough money.”
You never win arguments talking like that. But you WILL win if you say: “Let me put it this way. In terms of appetizers vis-a-vis Peruvians qua Peruvians, they would like to order them more often, so to speak, but they do not have enough money per se, as it were. Q.E.D.”
Only a fool would challenge that statement.
Indeed.
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LOL, right? That’s awesome. I think Miss South Carolina may have used the Hell’s Kitchen article to *help* her in the interview portion of the Miss Teen USA contest. In case you’ve forgotten, I’m happy to remind you:
Oh, it burns so good.
Because I need another pick me up . . .
And Clara loves to oblige . . .
Clara Slap Chop from Joy Fisher on Vimeo.
I find myself needing some inspiration today:
Susan Boyle – 40+ and never been kissed – on this year’s Britain’s Got Talent.
Clara: Look! I cleanin!
Me: That’s a great job your doing. I’m going to make you the Royal Duster.
Clara: Oh boy! That sounds like fun. Dad-dee, we’re going on a Roller Coaster!
*Thanks to Lorie on FB for bringing this to my attention.
Last night, my dad emailed me this video, which Clara and I have been watching over and over and over again! I think Clara has a new role model, someone she can really relate to in ‘ittle Connie Talbot:
Then, I had to see if she won the show for 2007 and she didn’t! I was surprised that someone could beat a 6 year old who can sing like THAT. So, I went on to find out who did win and fell in love with Paul Potts:
Did you see the way he was standing by the end! It’s Death of a Salesman meets Pavarotti! Two of my favorite things rolled into one Paul Potts. He’s gone on to make quite a name for himself in Brittan now.
Clara prefers to see the chidren, though, so I found Paul Pott’s mini-me in Andrew Johnston. Such an awesome story and wait ’til you hear what comes out of his mouth:
Finally, because Clara loves to dance so much, I found this boy for her. He’s George Sampson, who only made it through the first round in 2007:
Only to come back and win it in 2008 (Simon says, “Told you so”):
Dude. Britain’s GOT talent!
Really interesting TEDTalk on “the moral values that liberals and conservatives tend to honor most.”
