This morning when we went to my parents to have lunch and pick up Hailey, she saw me first and had her normal happy reaction, the one I get most nights when I pick her up after work. Then she saw Christine and was the most spontaneously happy I have ever seen her. She got the biggest smile, threw her hands in the air, and let out the biggest happy scream. She kept going until Christine made it up the steps.
Back at home, she is really close to being able to climb up on our couch. She has managed it a time or two with something on the floor, like a blanket, to give her that little extra lift.
American Idol Footnote:
Hailey's pick made it to Hollywood but then was relegated to the role of unnamed extra during Hollywood Week - Day One. No mention of whether he was cut or made it, but then we saw him in the background on some shots on Group Day. Again he was nothing but an extra and there were not even any shots of his group performing. Then came the Olympics and Idol was relegated to the TiVo stockpile of shows.
Tonight we watched the rest of Hollywood week and there he was in one of the "Rooms" of contestants, so he did survive Group Day. No mention of his status one way or the other until there he was standing on stage as one of the Final 24. Then they went through the dance segment naming the 24 and he wasn't there. A quick internet search showed there were issues with him potentially being under contract with someone and he was cut from the show and edited out as much as possible. I guess we'll never know how far Hailey's pick could have gone.
Here are the earlier Mountain Dew can entries:
January 14, 2010;
November 8,
September 20,
August 10,
July 16,
June 14,
May 7,
March 23, January 23, 2009;
November 20 and
August 24, 2008.
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