No they di-int!

I don't normally watch Hoda & Kathy Lee on the 4th hour of the Today Show. (Did they really need a 4th hour??) But it was on and a story caught my eye. It was a touching story about a man who looked to be about 80 who had long ago lost his wife to cancer, and has since raised their severely arthritic daughter. Although the daughter is 50-something, she still lives with him and he sees to her daily needs.

So Hoda & Kathy Lee were honoring this man for Father's Day. It was all nice and fluffy with puppies, unicorns & rainbows. And then they did it ......

They taunted, teased, and tormented these unsuspecting and undeserving sweet people by making them listen to a song by none other than .... oh, I can hardly type it .... Constantine Maroulis. (Ouch, that hurt.)

This man is just ick to the Nth degree. I hated his devilish stares into the camera during his season of American Idol. I always felt like he was glaring at ME. It drove me nuts. Plus, I don't think he can sing worth a darn.

Oh, and the title of the song? "He only had eyes for me". Sweet.

For your viewing pleasure:

First camping trip of the Summer season ...... Otherwise known as: Shock of the year - I'm actually blogging!!

I know, I know. You're shocked to see that I've posted something. It's only been 5 months. Gimme a break!

We kicked off the summer by going on our first camping trip of the year, and boy did we get lucky with the weather. We went to a State Park called Fort Stevens on the northern tip of the Oregon coast. There is a shipwreck that has been on the beach since 1904, I think. I'm too lazy to look it up. The ship was called the Peter Iredale. Someone research it and report back.

We had a great time. The kids relaxed....

...while the grownups played. Hmmm, that's different!

The place is called Fort Stevens because it's an old military installation that was active from the late 1800's until the end of WWII. This is one of the batteries. (I didn't know what it meant either.) It's where they had huge guns that could shoot miles out into the sea. They never fired an attack, but were fired upon.

It was a great way to get the summer started. We have 3 more camping trips planned, as well as a trip to Crater Lake. I can't wait!