Ron Howard, one of Hollywood's greatest child actor success stories, wrote a moving tribute to his co-star and T.V. dad Andy Griffith, who passed away today in North Carolina at age 86. Said Howard: "Respect. At every turn he demonstrated his honest respect for people and he never seemed to expect theirs in return, but wanted to earn it."
Perhaps the respect Ron Howard felt on set, even at age seven, played a major role in Howard turning out so well. (Howard also credits good parenting: "I always felt loved. I never felt that my parents' love or affection depended in any way, shape, or form on how I was doing at the set.") Ron also was commited to giving his own child, Bryce, born in 1981, a normal childhood. Said Bryce of her growing up years: "I feel like I almost didn't grow up in the business, because my parents worked so hard at sheltering us from that. I was raised in Connecticut. And I honestly wasn't aware that my dad was a celebrity until I moved to Los Angeles a year ago."
You did right by the child on your set--rest in peace now, Andy.
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 563 Newer› Newest»Although the Stone House can be rented at other times Jon did not rent it for yesterday. There was the annual parade in Wyomissing (shown on one of their episodes) and after the parade they have activities at the Stone House also located in Wyomissing. I did not get there myself but according to the newspaper it was a big success despite the heat. I bet the kids had a great time.
This is an article from the local newspaper:
http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=397300
Carezee said... 192
I know I have said it and so have many other posters here. It drives me crazy that her twitter followers keeps going up! I know she is buying them but I have just watched it go up 7 in an hour. How could anyone in their right mind believe that she is getting new followers at a constant rate? I know it is not true but it still drives me crazy! Why can't she just quietly go away?
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It's just like everything else about Kate - fake, like the hit counter on her website that is still counting up to ten hits for each view, her boobs, her tan, her teeth, her botoxed face.
I'm glad the kids had fun. It's seems that every time they are out in public with him someone mentions that they look like they are having a blast! I'm still waiting to hear someone say that about her. Weren't the pictures of them at the marathon with her not happy ones?
I think she likes it when they are with Jon ! I don't think she misses them at all!
Where was she last night? I very much doubt she was at home, I'm older then her and I wanted to be out watching the fireworks , instead I was stuck at home watching them on TV!
Yea , she was alone at home last night and I was born yesterday!!
You might ask why I care what she does and it's because I want her exposed for all the lies she has said all through the years. That she's with Steve and that she was the one who destroyed two families!
I would rather see pictures of her out and about with Steve than of the kids out on their fun outing!
Once a Viewer said... 195
Tucker's Mom..oh btw I am having washer trouble too..is yours the kind with a computer control panel?
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Mine has a computer touch panel vs a screen--not as high tech as the newer ones. We're trying to decide if we want to bite the bullet. With this heat, I'd hate to be schlepping my laundry to the laundromat for a couple weeks! Or, pay through the nose for immediate delivery.
Berks, it is so hot here today. My dogs can only go out for a couple minutes at a time.
DH and I have tickets to the Nats game tonight but I don't think I can handle the heat. I got these ticks a couple weeks ago on Groupon or the like and they are such a good deal. Good seats for $25 and that includes $10 credit for food!
I wish we'd get a quick storm or two to drop the temps.
"Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life. And thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine."~ Thomas Jefferson
That sound you hear right now is Katie Irene saying "I dont understand... I just dont understand..."
My continued prayers today for all on this site whose hearts are heavy with worry over loved ones or life crises.
Thank you, everyone, for your prayers and good wishes for my friend who was in the car crash. He had surgery yesterday to begin to repair some fractures, and he will have more surgery next week. They are closely monitoring his head injuries, but his condition has been upgraded from critical to serious, which is very encouraging.
Thank you, again. I really appreciate being able to share some troubles and ask for support on this blog. You are all very special.
Once a Viewer said... 195
Tucker's Mom..oh btw I am having washer trouble too..is yours the kind with a computer control panel?
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I have the old-fashioned, top-loading washer. No computer, just a hot/warm/cold selector and a delicate/regular/super wash. It's fifteen years old, never had a repair. I'd like a new one, but I figure that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. It does what it's supposed to do -- washes the clothes, and does a fine job doing it! That said, now watch it give a dying gasp in the near future!
I'm a nobody. I have 126 followers. I probably know who 20 of them are.
I've also blocked probably well over a hundred when I first started tweeting. They were just random people. Some were companies. I just got tired of clicking on them and hitting Block. I have no idea why they chose to follow me. Some are very random.
Some people have their twitter set to automatically follow someone that tweets one of their "key words.". I'm not sure how they set that up. Some are spam accounts.
I'd say the majority of Kate's followers are not actually fans.
Susan there was nothing wrong with your latest post Other than the fact that you've been banned for repeatedly violating rule 3. One example is your post from June 21 in which you said, guess what time t is? Time for the harpies at 15 minutes to nitpick Kate.
Sorry you can't post such insulting shit stirring garbage like that then turn around and cry how unfair it is when we don't post your one nice post. Doesn't work that way.
We are desperately dry here in central Illinois. Crops are suffering. Most local (large and small) fireworks displays were canceled yesterday due to the danger of fires. The heat is breath-taking -- literally. I feel so sorry for the families is Colorado Springs and Virginia. What a strange year we are having.
Sounds like according to the article the stone house was open to the entire community and not an exclusive private event. Either way sounds very fun and mediocre.
Over In Berks said... 7
I have the old-fashioned, top-loading washer. No computer, just a hot/warm/cold selector and a delicate/regular/super wash. It's fifteen years old, never had a repair. I'd like a new one, but I figure that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. It does what it's supposed to do -- washes the clothes, and does a fine job doing it! That said, now watch it give a dying gasp in the near future!
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AMEN! I have one too, it is 19 years old. Every couple of years some little plastic part wears out, the first time we had a repair person out who showed us what to do. Now we can tip the sloppy thing on it's side and replace that $2.00 part on our own in just a few minutes. My daughter has been through 3 of those expensive computerized things in the 19 years I have had this one.
I saw one a few years ago, that you can program to soak, pre-rinse, wash, AND THEN DRY all in the same machine with just a few buttons to push. Imagine coming home from work and having all that done! Still, I wont give up this old faithful jobber until I dont have any other choice.
Whatever older appliance you've got, hold on until it craps out because they don't make 'em like they used to!
Funny, at this public event on 4th of July no Chris the pap picture? Wonder why?
Once a Viewer said... 195
Tucker's Mom..oh btw I am having washer trouble too..is yours the kind with a computer control panel? Mine is, and will only do one load, then I have to unplug it while it reboots or something. I will never get one with a computerized settings panel again- if they still make them! Trying to get as much mileage as possible before getting a new one...
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I actually had a Sears repairman tell me that alot of work went into switching as many appliances over to control panels as possible. Because they are so expensive to repair, people tend to just replace them. After a few break so easy, you're more inclined to buy the extended warranty that you used to usually decline. Win-win for them... lose-lose for us.
My very first plain jane washer lasted for 18 years. Not good for the repairman business, not to mention the old simple machine design made it easy for the handy and mechanically inclined to fix themselves if something did go wrong. I now have a 4 yr. old Whirlpool sport duet frontloader washer/dryer combo (just the one set;) So far so good, but I was getting an error code a few weeks ago about poor draining. My oldest DS went online, found a video on YouTube of someone showing where a secret drain plug was and how to remove it and clean it. This was not in the manual. The manual suggested when you get the poor draining code to call a repairman. DS cleaned it out in 10 minutes.
They don't make stuff like they used to because it wasn't as profitable as the oh so fragile and delicate crap they make now :(
Any recent problems I have had with appliances have been with the "computer brain". Bosch was awesome with a warranty resolution on the dishwasher. I don't even use most of the bells and whistles that are standard on new appliances. Just the basics, please!
Wayward, and others -- I completely believe that Kate's taking the 8 out to a movie or any other activity would cause a panic. I also firmly believe that the panic would be Kate's. As Wayward pointed out, she's completely incapable of multi-tasking and decision making. She can't keep track of her kids without having a melt down. So -- the kids suffer. I'm happy to hear that the kids got to go with Jon and have normal, mediocre FUN! I hope that happens more and more frequently.
Tucker & other people without 'laundry girls":
I wish I still had the older kind- the computer panel is the only part that has given out on both washer & dryer. Somehow, unplugging and waiting an hour seems to work...for now. I agree, it's much too hot to go to the laundromat. But people do it...always a crow when ever I have had to go.
Crazy: Good news for your friend. How is the other passenger?
bhappylovelaugh
@KATEPLUSMY8 If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. You're a leader Kate. xox
Sheeple is right, you know. We have learned a lot from Kate. We have learned how not to treat our children, how not to alienate our spouse, friends and family, how lies will always be uncovered and we will be called out on them, and how material possessions are not important in our lives, nor are they needed to make happy memories. We have learned the importance of a strong work ethic and setting an example to our children by not expecting gifts to be thrown our way through grifting.
Kate is a leader in this respect. We watch her moves, reads her tweets and she leads us to become the antithesis of what she is. Twitter has been her downfall. We have learned so much more about her because of it. Twitter has been one huge mistake for her, and yet she keeps going with it. She continues to teach us how not to live our lives.
The first 4 July parade they went to for the show, and the only I think, must have been like parade nirvana for Khate. She didn't need to decorate a pram to gain attention. She had 6 small children walking behind her and a CAMERA CREW. So much attention for Khate, all for Khate. In her mind that is.
Dmasy said... 15
Any recent problems I have had with appliances have been with the "computer brain". Bosch was awesome with a warranty resolution on the dishwasher. I don't even use most of the bells and whistles that are standard on new appliances. Just the basics, please!
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I took note of what you said about Bosch and filed it away for when new dishwasher time comes. I'm finding it harder and harder to come across companies willing to stand behind their products. Thank you for the info!
I grew up with Kenmore products. When we built this house, all Kenmore is what we bought. When the first dishwasher died after a respectable 12 years we got another Kenmore, a fancy one for $900. Lasted 22 months. Didn't buy a warranty because we usually never do. Had Sears here six times to fix it for a grand total of $347.19 (I will never forget that number) The 7th repairman declared it a loss-but..... Sears is supposed to refund all your repair money if it is eventually found unfixable. Home office would not give him the ok to pronounce it dead because they would then have to give me a refund. He went outside to talk to them and I heard him say "if you want to keep di*king this lady over YOU come and do it. I'm not going to." He told me to call the home office and left. I called hubby and HE called. He told them he was going to load the dishwasher on his truck, bring it to the Sears, roll it into the appliance department and sit there & tell people not to ever buy any of this crap. He was told we could have a refund after all... but it would take six weeks. His reply? "I'm going down to my basement to get my refrigerator dolly... you see if you can get that Fed Ex'd to us and call me back." We got the refund two days later. It's been seven years and I've not stepped foot into a Sears since.
wayward: Yes indeed! Good for your DS. I found my 'solution' on YouTube as well plus also on a forum of troubleshooting. And yes, mine are Sears Whirlpool Calypso. It seems the computer panel is giving many people trouble. I'm all for no bells and whistles too.
To all those with washer problems -
I don't understand? Why is this your problem? Don't you have a laundry girl to worry about this?
Why would you ONLY have ONE washer and dryer to begin with? I have TWO count'em TWO sets!
Have you tried grifting via Twitter? It's SO easy! Just decide which brand you want, find their Twitter name and tweet REPEATEDLY how much you'd love to have a new washer/dryer.(It's also great to add that you have EIGHT count'em EIGHT kids and are constantly EXHAUSTED!)
Hope I've helped!!
Oh, how exciting! Two minutes and not only have I helped YOU, but I've created my next CC blog on SAVINGS! It's money in your pocket you know!
xoxo - kiss kiss
Katie Kate
Hoosier Girl -- thanks for that good laugh! Very funny. (I lived most of my life in Indiana and I am always charmed by your profile name.)
We are desperately dry here in central Illinois. Crops are suffering. Most local (large and small) fireworks displays were canceled yesterday due to the danger of fires. The heat is breath-taking -- literally.
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It's horrible here, too, with no rain in sight. I just looked out the second story window at the yard, which is straw, and made a note to call the "mower boys" to tell them that they won't need to mow for a few weeks if we don't get rain.
Hoosier Girl said... 22
To all those with washer problems -
I don't understand? Why is this your problem? Don't you have a laundry girl to worry about this?
Why would you ONLY have ONE washer and dryer to begin with? I have TWO count'em TWO sets!
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I know, right!!!? What's wrong with this picture? We go about caring for our homes and familes by ourselves, no "helpers" no "laundry girls" and no duplicate sets of appliances. We don't complain, whine about exhaustedness-ish or look for a ticker tape parade for moving a freakin' garden hose.
We do more work in 2 hours than Kate does in a month, but SHE'S the exhausted, mastermind of cleaning and organization and gets the sheeple bleating in delight about how "she does it all." WTH!?
Ive also got the old top loader with nary a bell nor whistle on it. We've moved it all over the country and like the old Timex watch, it takes a licking but keeps on ticking. When we moved from CA to AZ we did have a draining problem. We called Sears and they told us to unplug it so that it could reboot. I could not convince the person on the phone that there was nothing to reboot. I finally had to demand that he transfer me to someone in the U.S. They did and I had a repairman out the next day. The washer was fixed and is still going strong. We normally get the warranty because of the moving we've done...makes life easier.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 11
Sounds like according to the article the stone house was open to the entire community and not an exclusive private event. Either way sounds very fun and mediocre.
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And not a riot or bodyguard in sight...
Kate's existence is based on exaggeration, and fear.
I have kept my grass somewhat green and my potted flowers flourishing by watering from submersible pumps in the pond. Good nutrient rich warm water that plants love.
But the heat has created a horrible, smelly scum on the water. We have a bible study weekend with 80 teens scheduled here later this month. Kids will be swimming and using kayaks. The green carpet growing on the surface needs to die! We put the chemicals in yesterday. I will not be able to water for 30 days.
I realize that my flowers pale in comparison to hubby's corn and bean fields. We have insurance, but many of our friends and neighbors do not opt for that expensive protection.
No rain in the forecast, just more 100 degree days. Not good at all.
Kate is a twit said...
This year she's acting like she made a big sacrifice and let the kids be with Jon. What happened to all her plans for her "party"?
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Oh there was no party plans with the kids. She knew all along they were going to their dad's for the 4th but she had to keep up her supermom persona for her 98,000,000,000,000 fans. Steve came over and they spent all Independence day steeping in tradition.
My pleasure Dmasy. Sometimes I can 'channel' Kate pretty well! I love Indiana. Could love it more if there were no winter and an ocean nearby! ~ but then I wouldn't appreciate vacations. :)
Hoosier Girl, may I ask where is your general location? I still have extensive family in Indiana. I married a farmer from Illinois and moved across state lines to "foreign" corn fields.
Just throwing this out there...
This is regarding Kate not taking the kids out of the konpound for fun. First Kate doesn't know how to have fun unless the fun is for/about/directed to her. She can't share the limelight. Second, as others have said she doesn't know how to plan, organize, be flexible with a backup plan if something goes wrong which means when she's out with the kids she can't deal with issues that arise. And third, Kate has to be from a different planet not to know that the locals do not like her because of her entitlement, snotiness (fill in the blank). If Kate where to take the kids to community event the locals would ignore her. And Kate will not be ignored, especially by mediocre people. So to avoid all these problems, she simply doesn't take the kids to the movies, events, etc. The only thing she can do is what she is doing (1) tweeting about fun, (2) keeping the kids home where the kids and the situation can be controlled.
Now that I think of it, it sounds like a virtual Mom scenerio. I tweet( I'm a Mom), there for I am (a Mom).
Wayward -- My parents had a very bad experience with Sears, too. Not long after they had replaced their furnice with a new one from Sears, my dad was hospitalized with respiratory failure. It was dead of winter, and the day my mother brought him home from the hospital, she found the house freezing cold and furnace not working. She immediately called Sears and was told it would take at least 2 weeks for a repairman to come and fix the (still under warranty) furnace. Well, my mother was normally very meek and mild and not very assertive. She was used to being the follower and letting my dad take charge of things. This time, however, she just exploded (I heard all of this from my dad later). She reamed them a new one and told them that if they weren't there within the hour, she was going to call the local radio station and tell them how Sears was willing to let good customers freeze to death. She also said she'd take my dad back to the hospital and instruct them to send the bill to Sears. The repairman got there 45 minutes later, wound up installing a whole new furnace, and not a word was ever said by Sears about any payment! On top of that, the repairman turned out to be one of Dad's night school accounting students and he told them that if he'd known who the customer was, he'd have been there in 10 minutes. He also said it was Sear's policy to try to ignore repair requests in hopes that the customers would get frustrated with the non-functioning appliance and just replace it. I haven't been in a Sears in 30+ years!
To everyone having washer problems....I have a Kenmore Elite SmartWash and the trouble I was having with it sounds much like what has been described here. Sometimes when I would start the wash there would be a click, click, click sound. The timing seemed to be off. I would have to wait 15 minutes or so before starting another load and sometimes that wouldn't even work. It got worse and worse. Finally, my husband took off the front panel and unscrewed the filter. You would not believe the crap that was in it! Coins, screws, etc. Since then I haven't had a problem. It might be worth a try and I wish you luck.
AuntieAnn said... 29
So Kate had hot dogs after all?
Hoosier Girl said... 22
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LOL! U R so AMAZING! Strong n rockin Hoosier Girl, always leadin da way 4 us! Such gr8t life lezzonz to lrn frm U! Nvr chng & stay kewl, jest da way U R now! U & me, walkin hand-n-hand in dis heat, 2gethr 4evr, doin each others hair, paintin each othrs nails, wearin each othrs PJs...can i get a retweet on dis? why dont U answer me Hoosier Girl? did U get gift I left 4 U on yer bedrom window sill? I luv U always. Answer me! can we meet 4 coffee? I'll pay. I'm comin ovr now...
Once a Viewer said... 21
wayward: Yes indeed! Good for your DS. I found my 'solution' on YouTube as well plus also on a forum of troubleshooting. And yes, mine are Sears Whirlpool Calypso. It seems the computer panel is giving many people trouble. I'm all for no bells and whistles too.
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We had the Calypso washer before this Whirlpool Duet. It was a stinker and lasted less than 2 years. I went to a front load and truly wouldn't go back, but I do long for the days of those trusty top loaders that could hold on forever.
What is the temp, where you live, it's 3:50 pm in Chicago and the temp is 102. My A/c's are having a hard time, cooling and it is now raining, With thunder! I looked at the radar and a tiny cell is going through my section of the city.
AuntieAnn said... 29
Oh there was no party plans with the kids. She knew all along they were going to their dad's for the 4th but she had to keep up her supermom persona for her 98,000,000,000,000 fans. Steve came over and they spent all Independence day steeping in tradition.
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Um, that would be 'shtooping' not steeping. But only in her lonely mind accompanied by that 89 page bodice ripper she read yesterday.
HEHE.
Dmasy: sorry to hear that. Right now it's 2:55 pm. the previous post should say 2:50pm not 3:50pm. And it's raining! Coming down pretty good. I will know how hard and much, if my hanging pots and pots under my blue spruce are wet. If not it was a passing lite rain.
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Dwindle...12
I got you both beat. My Maytag washer and dryer are 26 years old. We got them in 1986 and they are still going strong. We've only had to call a repairman twice for the washer. One time because my oldest daughter overstuffed it and one of her socks got stuck behind the drum preventing it from spinning and the other time because the oldest daughter left a penny in her pocket, it fell out and landed on the drain hole for the water. We have never had to call a repairman for the dryer. I have no intention of getting new ones. I also drive a 17 year old vehicle, a 1995 Chevy Tahoe that is a tank. It has 239,000 miles on it but that thing keeps ticking. The most dependable vehicle we've ever owned. The old saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" comes to mind!
Dmasy - Tippecanoe Co. (I really should have used Boiler Girl!)
Laundry stories are great reading here :) Reminds me of helping my grandfather wash clothes on an actual rock. He was very outdoorsy and felt that was the only 'real' way to bivouac. Oddly enough, he also taught us how to tie-dye shirts lol.
Hope everyone's power is on. Imagine the panic Khate would be in if she lost power for a few days during a heat wave?
Over in Berks: yesterday evening, I took mercy on, my only bit of lawn and my bushes and Rose of Sharon bushes and watered them. I have a neighbor that waters day & night their lawn, they have the greenest lawn on the block, they also have mowed the lawn, 8 times to my 2. I do have the grass that only grows so high, so I can get away with out cutting it, a lot. I do water my container/pots in the yard, including wetting the ground plants.
Now that we had this bit of rain, it will probably get hotter and more humid, out. It just is nasty!
Amy2: you can also add to that list: Kate like to be first and VIP treatment. Kate would not like, having to wait her turn or stand in line, even at local events.
Hoosier Girl -- really. I smile. My sister and her family (7, count em 7 kids) live in Tipp Co. She has 4 Purdue grads and one is in 2nd year. I know Lafayette by heart -- great town. I grew up in White Co. Family in Wolcott, Remington, Monticello and Lafayette and Indy.
Small world.
anger issues kate said... 39
What is the temp, where you live, it's 3:50 pm in Chicago and the temp is 102. My A/c's are having a hard time, cooling and it is now raining, With thunder! I looked at the radar and a tiny cell is going through my section of the city.
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It's 86 degrees right now. We just finished over 40 straight days of 100 degrees and above (depending on the area 111 or higher). We've had rain off and on for a week which has cooled things down. Probably will reach around 94 today. Fri-Sun are predicted to be back over 100 with some rain, making it very muggy.
Hot Fun in the Summertime said... 47
anger issues kate said... 39
What is the temp, where you live, it's 3:50 pm in Chicago and the temp is 102. My A/c's are having a hard time, cooling and it is now raining, With thunder! I looked at the radar and a tiny cell is going through my section of the city.
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It's 86 degrees right now. We just finished over 40 straight days of 100 degrees and above (depending on the area 111 or higher). We've had rain off and on for a week which has cooled things down. Probably will reach around 94 today. Fri-Sun are predicted to be back over 100 with some rain, making it very muggy.
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I didn't post this. Is there another "Hot Fun" posting? :)
I, as well, no longer buy from Sears. In my opinion, it's not necessarily the bells and whistles that are the problem but rather quality.
Interesting that after NAFTA was passed and very few household appliances were made in the USA anymore that the quality of the goods deteriorated.
Mary: according to that article, Kate could have runned the 1.2 mile race, that began before the parade, they had 50 runners. I'm sure Jon would not have mind either if she did, but maybe the locals would have. But, oh, I forgot, Kate will get nothing out of this, no freebees or gifts, or money or media, cause it's local, and Kate does not work well with locals, too normal, too mediocre, too below her.
Yes, sorry I didn't know there was another.
And oh geez, I really get ticked by the "poor lonely me" bullcrap. Are you lonely when YOU eave the kids home with nannies and are skanking here and there? Thought not. And the hpocrisy of pretending, after 3 years of divorce, that you are suddenly left alone on a holiday. If you weren't so holier than thou, I am sure you might have spent the 4th with your sibs and their families. Thank god these kids have a dad who shows them what real life is, outside the house.
And if Jon's work is on hiatus, are the kids still with him, so no twatting today? Oh, the horror of self-imposed alone time. Call Milo, she would drool to entertain you.
Dmasy, it's getting smaller. I lived in central Illinois - about 20 miles from Springfield - for 13 years before moving to the
blissful state of Indiana. I'm on the other side of the state from Hoosier Girl, though. I love Indiana, even though I'm really a KY girl.
Jo said... 34
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Definitely check your filters and check the manual to be absolutely sure you are operating the machines correctly. The newer washers are so finicky and delicate.
My washer has been doing small loads for me today and I'm trying to gently take it through all of its cycles, so fingers crossed! So far so good, whew!
Oh and really big with the HE washers is to avoid using too much detergent. I think it's the biggest downfall of these machines.
OMG, I knew this Dingbat was going to get in trouble with Twitter. She really thought she could control the "haters" who are strangers who do not know her? Well guess what Dingbat, you opened your life up as though you were a Magazine.
Now all the "haters" know that all 8 of your children begged to stay with Daddy and his new girlfriend and her 3 children.
It truly was Independence Day for these 8 Gosselin Kids.........Wonderful.
Oh Kate, may as well leave the flags up for Labor Day, huh?
lol lol lol
fidosmommy -- small, indeed. You have probably experienced a kind of "Mayberry" life, too.
Maytag washer. 1988. Still looks good and works like a charm. Purchased at a Mom-and-Pop
appliance store where they stood behind their sales.
Sears story. In 1994 our church was remodeling the kitchen and needed a new refrigerator and stove. Two of us "ladies" went comparison shopping. We went to Sears and were met by a salesman on the floor who showed us what they had to offer. In a whiny voice and with a frantic look on his face, he said, "Please buy from me. I work on commission. I really need this sale."
That was my last trip to a Sears store ever. We bought the appliances from another store.
Hoosier Girl said... 22
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That was hilarious. Thanks! It's good to step back and laugh. Worse problems exist. No, no more Sears for me.
Um, no one pasted a link fort these pics of Jon with happy kids? Or were there any?
Dmasy said... 56
fidosmommy -- small, indeed. You have probably experienced a kind of "Mayberry" life, too.
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Well, I've certainly been surrounded by a cast of real characters. LOL
Dwindle said... 36
Dwindle - Um, in all honesty, I'm just too, um, exhaustedish to meet for, um, coffee.
You may however, leave a, um, Starbucks card at the drive-thru for me any time if it would make you, um, feel like we're bffs.
Tucker's Mom said... 175
OK, so help me out friends! Is the 4th of July a holiday you'd pre or post celebrate if your kids were visiting their other parent that specific day?
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I would have at least done some sparklers and stuff pre or post if it was my kids. My grandkids got to do sparklers, bonfire and s'mores a week ahead of time while they were at my house. I love watching the fun they have.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 9
Susan there was nothing wrong with your latest post Other than the fact that you've been banned for repeatedly violating rule 3. One example is your post from June 21 in which you said, guess what time t is? Time for the harpies at 15 minutes to nitpick Kate.
Sorry you can't post such insulting shit stirring garbage like that then turn around and cry how unfair it is when we don't post your one nice post. Doesn't work that way.
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I am Susantoyota, not THE Susan, and I think I'm in good standing on this blog:) Just wanted to point out the difference.
Another person who is loathe to ever buy appliances from Sears. My aforementioned Calypso washer broke down and we were so disappointed with the machine and Sears service and I swore I'd never buy an appliance there again.
Still haven't, except for my LG vacuum. Sears had such a great price for it-- I saw it online and went to my nearest Sears to see it for myself and buy it. Turns out, the in-store price was much, much higher. So, I called my husband (with internet access/pre smart phone for me) to have him double check the website to be sure I wasn't going crazy. Turns out that the the website price was correct, but the in-store price was also and if I wanted to pay the web price, I have to order online.
WTF?
I went home and ordered it, had to drive back to pick up the damn thing somewhere in the bowels of that gawdawful place. Hey, I'm cheap ;-)
There's a great article about Kate's lawyer in my trade magazine today. He freely admits to using aggressive intimidation in his letters and a judge ruled that one of his intense letters was "extortion." As an attorney I've always tried to win cases without resorting to being a bully. I am not a fan of this tactic or this guy and I think it degrades the profession.
http://www.callawyer.com/clstory.cfm?pubdt=NaN&eid=923327&evid=1
Hit Fun in the Summertime2 said... 51
Yes, sorry I didn't know there was another.
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No worries. I did a double take when I saw the post that said it was 86 degrees right now and knew I didn't write it! We'd shout and sing hallelujah if that were the case. I think it's about 102 outside right now. 86 degrees would be a blessing!
anger issues kate said... 50
Mary: according to that article, Kate could have runned the 1.2 mile race, that began before the parade
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I thought of that too when I read it.
The more I think about this the more I can see why there was twitter silence from her yesterday. It must have been very hard for her to accept that Jon took the kids back to the neighborhood where all this started. I have a feeling that people were more friendly towards them because they were with Jon. If Kate was sitting around feeling sorry for herself she has no one to blame but herself.
It just proves what local people have been saying. The family can go places and not be followed by photographers or cause a mob scene regardless of what Kate wants people to believe. I think it is so great that the kids got to be in a situation where they could just be normal kids and have fun.
fidosmommy -- And even smaller. I grew up on the Ohio/Ky border and lived for a brief time in S. Eastern Indiana in a suburb of Cincinnati -- Harrison (15 years in Cincy total, just about a year in Harrison). I'm about a 2 hour drive from the Indy border now.
Dwindle said...
Um, that would be 'shtooping' not steeping.
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There's a great article about Kate's lawyer in my trade magazine today. He freely admits to using aggressive intimidation in his letters and a judge ruled that one of his intense letters was "extortion." As an attorney I've always tried to win cases without resorting to being a bully. I am not a fan of this tactic or this guy and I think it degrades the profession.
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So bullying must be a-okay with Kate as long as it comes from her side. The woman is a hypocrite. I have to say this Singer character does look like could be rather intimidating in a court room.
Now my curiosity is really piqued about that book. What can be in that thing for Kate to hire this guy?
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Crazy: Good news for your friend. How is the other passenger?
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Hi Once. My friend is a teacher and a driver's education instructor. It turns out his passenger was actually the student driver. She had heart surgery yesterday to repair a tear, but that was the last update I got about her. She is only 16 years old.
It is a tragic situation all around. The young woman who died in the car that hit them was pregnant. She first hit a car in front of her and careened into the opposite lane into my friend's car. They had no time to react.
Life can change in an instant.
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Dmasy - I hope your area gets some relief soon. We have the sweltering heat, but luckily, no major fires to report so far in the high-fire-risk areas of the state. Is the latest photo another one of your property? It is just gorgeous with the lake there.
No one harms/hurts/leaves Kate other than Kate. Kate is the "hater" of herself. She lies and now she got caught.
Those kids will suffer because they wanted to stay with Daddy, new girlfriend and other kids to play with. Fun, stayed up late, didn't get a bath, slept on the floor like a PJ party, ordered pizza, ate pizza for breakfast. Fun, Summer Fun is what these kids had. Like being on probation.
Dad is a good Dad, no matter what else I think, he lets those kids RELAX, no posed photos, no photos by Steve to put in ROL, the kids had fun, probably didn't even dress alike either. Wonderful news.
Dad is holding "something" over Mom's head to get the kids for 2 days now. Hmmmmmm Mr. Hoffman, now is your time to guess right along with us, pick a name, any name and add some fuel to our campfire.
Does anyone remember an episode where the kids were playing with their little cars and one of the boys fell and got his hands dirty? He freaked out, absolutely went crazy that his hands were dirty.
How sad was that? Did she beat him for that? He was playing and he got dirty? Then another time Jon took the boys to a ballgame in Reading and Collin fell playing ball and he screamed and carried on because he had dirt on his pants and it took everything Jon had in him to calm him down?
That really worried me. that TLC would show that and make it look normal for the G8 to fear their mother.
Also Cara saying goodbye to Ashley on the RV trip, she with tears streaming down her face said "Ashley, I love you" and that just tore my heart out because Cara shows very little emotion, she is unlike Mady who craves attention and demands it, like her mother.
Very sad situation.
Washer stories remind me of my own that I will dare to share. I got married when I was 17, as was my husband. We moved to a small town where we knew no one as my husband was able to get a job there even at his young age. I didn't yet drive. At first I washed our clothes by hand in the bathtub including my husband's work clothes. I hung them out on the line to dry, leaving a dripping trail of water behind me throughout the house because I couldn't wring them out well enough. I would think well it wouldn't be so bad if I could just wring them out better.
Then behold we got a wringer washer that someone said they were going to throw away. I will never forget how proud I was of that thing. It felt like a breeze after the handwashing, and the clothes were so clean. I would be out on my back porch in a subdivision filling my wringer washer and tubs with the hose happy as a lark oblivious as to how it must have looked.
Then alas a neighbor said they had a front loading automatic washing machine that they didn't need anymore and would be happy if I would take it. I thought I was the luckiest girl on earth. My first wash spilled suds out all over the kitchen. I didn't measure. The second load I literally got a chair and sat in front of the machine and watched the activities through the round glass front window during the wash cycle. You would have thought it was a TV. It didn't spill over, I was thrilled.
And, yes, sadly it was in the 19th century. I never realized how young I was when I got married until I got older, and it dawned on me that I was just a kid. But we survived. We figured it out as we went. Some of those things are still good for a laugh even now.
As I matured a little, I realized those neighbors were highly aware of my plight even though I wasn't and they stepped up to help me out of the blue. It was a revelation and forever influenced me to try be a good person myself.
I also had a terrible experience with Sears Applicances. I bought a new home and purchased all of my appliances through Sears. I went into the store, chose each appliance, made the sale & then arranged delivery, timing it with my move-in date.
When they arrived with all the applicances on their truck, they unloaded each one and barely placed the new appliances where they should go. And that means they did not even hook any of these brand new applicances up! Not even the refrigerator/ice-maker, stove, microwave, washer & dryer or dishwasher. They left saying, oh you need to call someone else..another company/plumer to hook everything up. We only deliver. All of my frozen food spoiled, as I had everything in coolers from the move that day.
On the sale date, no one at Sears told me they did not install/hook-up the appliances. It's doubtful they would have the sales levels that do, if that go around.
That was over 10 years ago, and I now know to use Maytag...they do it all.
Pity Party -- what a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing.
Call my Crazy -- yes that is part of my front yard. I never know the correct pond/lake designation. Water is almost 6 acres. We call it a pond, but others have referred to it as a lake.
I hope our fish safe chemical goes to work killing the scum -- it is smelly!
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Hoosier Girl said... 60
Dwindle - Um, in all honesty, I'm just too, um, exhaustedish to meet for, um, coffee.
You may however, leave a, um, Starbucks card at the drive-thru for me any time if it would make you, um, feel like we're bffs.
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Dwindle said...
Um, that would be 'shtooping' not steeping.
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Well, not personally, no I dont. Not that I want to annoy anyone with shtooping tales from the Dwindle household. ~ But I fully imagine that Skeeve does. Have to get really snoggered in order to shtoop her, that is.
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Hit Fun in the Summertime2 said... 51
Yes, sorry I didn't know there was another.
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No worries. I did a double take when I saw the post that said it was 86 degrees right now and knew I didn't write it! We'd shout and sing hallelujah if that were the case. I think it's about 102 outside right now. 86 degrees would be a blessing!
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This is an example of how civil we can be most times on this board. Thank you to both posters. Others may have gotten snarky, but you two made a little silly out of the misunderstanding.
And Hot/Hit Fun2 - your weather sounds identical to mine. In fact I have the AC shut off today in 86 temps with high humidity, to give the compressor a rest! But it will be on tomorrow, I think! I am in Ohio...
I read where Jill Zarin, a real housewife, got a job as a correspondent on a new show Good Morning America is starting. She took Kate's dream job. See, Kate, people on reality shows can find other jobs. Why aren't you finding one?
Wow, and to think I believed all those Sears ads. I also used to love the huge catalog they sent out. I think they ended that before 2000 though. Just please don't tell me the Maytag man is actually a jerk :)
Angie said, Dad is holding "something" over Mom's head to get the kids for 2 days now.
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Why would this have to be so? Doesn't he have mandatory court-appointed visitation, and didn't he win more custody time with the kids?
An hour ago, Jon twittered it was 104 and he had lost power. My sympathies to him and any others without power in this heat. I wonder if the kids are still there. Kate hasn't been tweeting.
My laundry story. When I was a teenager still living at home I scored a dinner date with a really great guy whom I'd had a crush on for the longest time. I always did my own laundry and while I was waiting for the clothes to spin in the spin cycle I leaned over on the machine and fell asleep. I woke up with him gently tapping on my shoulder - my mother had steered him to the basement not knowing I was sawing logs on the washing machine. I was mortified with embarrassment. I could have crawled right into the damn thing.
He had a great sense of humor about it though and said if I'd rather, we could spend the evening at a laundromat.
Yes I doubt Jon is holding anything over Kate. Nor do I believe Kate the martyr gave it up to him out of the kindness of her generous heart. A judge gave him the holiday it's as simple as that and Kate full well knows it.
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...Have to get really snoggered in order to shtoop her, that is.
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If he's gonna shtoop her when he's snoggered he'd better protect his schmeckle.
"Also Cara saying goodbye to Ashley on the RV trip, she with tears streaming down her face said "Ashley, I love you" and that just tore my heart out because Cara shows very little emotion, she is unlike Mady who craves attention and demands it, like her mother."
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Angie,
I agree that Cara seems to have a lot of hidden pain. She is quieter than her twin, and she doesn't like the limelight, it appears. One of the worst things I ever heard Kate say (and there are a lot of examples to draw from) was the comment she made to Cara in the NY episode:
Cara did not want her photo taken with the family, and Kate said something along the lines of "You will be in the picture, or I will leave you with people you don't know."
What mother says that? That comment feeds into a child's worst fears, and I will never, ever forget it.
Susantoyota said...
I know what you mean. It would take a saint to balance Kate's gruesome, grasping, grifting and greedy behavior. I don't think Jon quite qualifies yet, but he seems to be heading in the right direction. Unlike Kate.
Good one Auntie A!
There is something about a washer humming that is reassuring, as though all is well.
I don't remember the brand of mine but it was a bulldozer. I had that thing forever.
Betsy -- "What mother says that?"
A mean, controlling mother with no sensitivity to her children's fragile sense of security. A mother is always in charge. A mother who makes rules just for the feeling of power it gives her. Oh, and a mother who values publicity photos above all else.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 84
Yes I doubt Jon is holding anything over Kate. Nor do I believe Kate the martyr gave it up to him out of the kindness of her generous heart. A judge gave him the holiday it's as simple as that and Kate full well knows it.
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Its good to see that she is not trying to lie about having the kids for another holiday. I wonder is she has given up on saying that the kids are always with her.
Auntie Ann 85 said --"If he's gonna shtoop her when he's snoggered he'd better protect his schmeckle."
But Auntie Ann, she has fertility issues, doncha know!
Pity Party said... 88
Good one Auntie A!
There is something about a washer humming that is reassuring, as though all is well.
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I read somewhere long ago that setting a colicky baby's bassinet (safely) on top of a dryer will soothe them.
Never tried it though.
AuntieAnn said... 83
My laundry story. When I was a teenager still living at home I scored a dinner date with a really great guy whom I'd had a crush on for the longest time. I always did my own laundry and while I was waiting for the clothes to spin in the spin cycle I leaned over on the machine and fell asleep. I woke up with him gently tapping on my shoulder - my mother had steered him to the basement not knowing I was sawing logs on the washing machine. I was mortified with embarrassment. I could have crawled right into the damn thing.
He had a great sense of humor about it though and said if I'd rather, we could spend the evening at a laundromat.
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LOL! I have a similar story...I was a teenager who had been dating a cute guy for awhile. I was flat as a board and back then the padded bras were so padded they stood on their own. I would wash them in the basement and then dry them over the vents in the diningroom adjoining the livingroom.
Of course, I had several such bras. One night my boyfriend arrived and we were sitting in the livingroom for a few minutes before our date when I glanced directly in the diningroom and there was my padded bra standing at attention!!! I could have died on the spot. No more illusions for the boyfriend!
Dmasy (10) said: I feel so sorry for the families is Colorado Springs and Virginia. What a strange year we are having.
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I am a long time lurker from Colorado Springs and, Dmasy, I can't thank you enough for thinking of us. Our community has been amazing through the heartbreak of the past 13 days. Last night the city held a donation only concert for Waldo Canyon Fire relief, underwritten 100% by The Colorado Springs Independent (liberal newspaper) and Focus on the Family (conservative organization). Last I heard they are near $400,000 and still counting. These 2 groups made the decision that our community is more important than their differences. The love and support for our firefighters and police has been tremendous and organizations are have more donations and volunteers then they know what to do with! It's touching to see what good has come from destruction and as of last night the fire was 90% contained!
On a side note: My pastor (who was an evacuee last week) twittered this Tuesday:
"Entitlement is a vice that destroys every ounce of reasoning capacity in the human soul."
Very fitting! God bless you! Shayshay
When my husband and I first bought our house in 1980 his boss bought us a new Maytag washer and dryer for a housewarming gift (very generous) We still have it now!! Never have had to call a repair man as my hubby can fix it whenever something goes wrong because its so simple. Very few times has anything went wrong with them. :)
Sorry Admin, didn't mean to post as Anon!! rickysmom
I have ny own washing machine story, but it's not as funny as many of them that I've read!
When we bought our house it came with an older washer and dryer. A few years later my hubby was going to be leaving on a Saturday for his annual week long muskie fishing trip in northern WI. The Thursday before he left, the washer conked out. He worked on it on Friday and came to the conclusion that he couldn't fix it.
Then he turns to me with a small smile on his handsome face and says "What are the chances that I can leave tomorrow and worry about the washer when I get back next week?" My reply was simple: not a chance in hell!
We went to a Sears outlet store that evening, with our very young daughter, to buy a new washer. Our daughter picked out a rusty orange colored washer because it reminded her of a pumpkin and she loved the fall season. No matter to her that our kitchen was blue and white!
Needless to say, mom had to overrule and we bough a white one that was similar in style to the white dryer that we had. Therefore, the hubs was able to go on his fishing trip, although he left a few hours later than he planned (it took a little bit to hook the new one up).
Jon's power is back on. He says he's grilling Hawaiian style burgers.
I imagine it's a LONG summer for Kate until her Chicago trip with Backpack Boy.
I remember those bras. I don't know if they even made training bras back then. We just went straight into those. It was magic!
ShayShay, I have never heard that quote. Got it now and I will be saving it. Thank you. Glad you posted the inspiring details from your town. What I see on the news is so devastating. Welcome.
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I personally consider you 'cleared'. Hehe. I always enjoy your posts.
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Mary: according to that article, Kate could have runned the 1.2 mile race, that began before the parade, they had 50 runners. I'm sure Jon would not have mind either if she did, but maybe the locals would have. But, oh, I forgot, Kate will get nothing out of this, no freebees or gifts, or money or media, cause it's local, and Kate does not work well with locals, too normal, too mediocre, too below her.
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anger issues kate said... 50
Mary: according to that article, Kate could have runned the 1.2 mile race, that began before the parade
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Mary said . .
The more I think about this the more I can see why there was twitter silence from her yesterday. It must have been very hard for her to accept that Jon took the kids back to the neighborhood where all this started. I have a feeling that people were more friendly towards them because they were with Jon. If Kate was sitting around feeling sorry for herself she has no one to blame but herself.
It just proves what local people have been saying. The family can go places and not be followed by photographers or cause a mob scene regardless of what Kate wants people to believe. I think it is so great that the kids got to be in a situation where they could just be normal kids and have fun.
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Does anyone remember the final scene of Dangerous Liasons where the opera patrons were hissing loudly at Glenn Close's character? I'd pay to see that directed towards Katie Irene! Sad though because she has thrown away, cut out enough, and wronged enough people in the last 8-9 years to fill an opera house.
Narcissistic cow. I hope the money was worth it.
Shayshay -- How wonderful to hear of a liberal organization and a conservative organization working together for the good of all! If only they could learn to do that in all things. It's heartwarming to hear of the community pulling together to overcome this disaster. I hope things improve soon. You are all in my prayers.
Oh I forgot last year when Kate didn't have the kids EITHER on Fourth of July, she also spent the holiday parental alienating Jon! ANd also sleeping.
She retweeted that infamous tweet: Jon ruined the family but you healed it.
My God she is a bitch from hell and always has been.
http://www.realitytvkids.com/2011/07/kates-fourth-of-july-bashing-of-jon.html
You're all making me want to dry a few towels with a fabric sheet and dive into the pile while they're still warm. Sigh. My mum used to 'heat up' clothes in the dryer for us on cold mornings.
I don't think Cara is, or ever was, as quiet as she was made out to be. That was all the TLC producers and editors creating drama and characters out of the children's real life. There were more than a few scenes that suggested that Cara- perfect child and Mady- horrible child was complete fiction. Sadly, the twins probably became more like their caricatures as time went on and as they watched the episodes themselves.
Hawaiian burgers are wonderful. Pineapple, mushrooms, other stuff on Hawaiian bread...oh yeah.
Shayshay, what a wonderful story, thank you for sharing! I will pray for your community.
Susantoyota, unfortunately with Kate, she thinks the money and the perks were well worth it.
Oh I was wondering what might go into a Hawaiian burger. I don't eat a lot of burgers because I don't eat a lot of red meat but I will occasionally. When I do I almost always make bleu cheese burgers with a side of sweet potato fries---heaven. The Grill Em All food truck makes the best burgers ever. I also like to stick some fries in my burger. When I lived in PA people did this a lot.
Anyone else have a spin on Hawaiian burgers or other gourmet burgers?
Thank you, Dmasy and Readerlady. It has definitely been a rollercoaster for our city. The beloved Flying W Ranch, a local chuckwagon ranch that has been owned by the same family since 1953 burned to the ground, except for 1 building and a tepee. We wept watching the Mountain Shadows neighborhood burning last week and losing 2 senior citizens in the fire. We are finally catching glimpses of Pikes Peak through the smoke. But we've had amazing stories of animal rescues, generosity, kindness and so much giving. Our local food bank normally receives 120,000 pounds of food during their yearly drives, but in the past week has received over 1 million pounds. Strangers helping strangers. Even people who lost everything keep telling the firefighters how grateful they are to them for saving 81% of the neighborhood. I've never seen anything like it and I am pretty darn proud of Colorado Springs right now!
That quote was from the pastor of my church. Unlike Kate, he gets it. :)
Thanks to you all for the years of entertaining reading! When I first started critisizing Kate on a Babycenter forum long ago the results were pretty harsh. Boy, that worm has turned.
A Hawaiian burger? Hmm... I'd brush it with teriyaki sauce and top with pineapple. It's amazing. Use chicken breast or ground turkey vs. beef.
Two nights ago, I made "Hawaiian" chicken kabobs. I marinated chicken and veggies (separately) in a marinade of teriyaki, soy, garlic, honey, ginger and pineapple juice for an hour or so. I skewered them up and DH grilled them. Served over rice with green onion.
ps... I'm on a kabob kick this week ;-)
Well, Admin, I'm not a gourmet burger person. Just give me a good ole bacon cheeseburger with all the fixings and I'm happy as a clam!
I also like to stick some fries in my burger. When I lived in PA people did this a lot.
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Ah.... Primanti Bros. sandwiches. Ate many a drunken sammich back in the day. All those carbs seemed to soak up the booze and leave me raring to go the next day.
The Hawaiian burger I had was vegetarian. It was grilled portabella mushrooms, grilled pineapple, some vegetables I don't remember,
mayonnaise (perhaps a sauce starring mayo) on the King's Hawaiian sandwich rolls that had just come out. It's also OK to make mini ones with the King's Hawaiian dinner rolls if you want, I suppose.
I will try to get the recipe. It was the brother of a friend of mine who lives part time in Hawaii who fixed them for us, so I was not
witness to the production process.
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I read where Jill Zarin, a real housewife, got a job as a correspondent on a new show Good Morning America is starting. She took Kate's dream job. See, Kate, people on reality shows can find other jobs. Why aren't you finding one?
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I haven't watched the real housewives so I have no clue who Jill Zarin is, but checked her twitter and she has over 610,000 followers. Kate's got a long ways to go to reach those numbers!
Now my curiosity is really piqued about that book. What can be in that thing for Kate to hire this guy?
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Link please? Other than the 'author' saying so?
readerlady said... 91
Auntie Ann 85 said --"If he's gonna shtoop her when he's snoggered he'd better protect his schmeckle."
But Auntie Ann, she has fertility issues, doncha know!
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You never know, she just might be sitting on some eggs that need to be hatched. Skeevo could be her next victim. I'll bet men are afraid of her now after what she did to Jon. (allegedly, I mean. I don't her to sick that Singer guy on me.)
JudyK - lol at your bra story! OMG some of those teenage moments were SO embarrassing I blush even now. Hopefully our dreamy dudes have long forgotten them.
Admin - that Hawaiin chef on Next Food Network Star made Hawaiin sliders last week but I can't remember what he put on them.
( I think Justin is going to win. The judges LOVE him. )
Link please? Other than the 'author' saying so?
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Link to where?
Kate hired that lawyer a few years ago.
Google is your friend.
"I haven't watched the real housewives so I have no clue who Jill Zarin is, but checked her twitter and she has over 610,000 followers. Kate's got a long ways to go to reach those numbers!"
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Yes, but according to one mathematically-challenged sheeple, since Kate has (had) 94,000 followers she was "So close to 1,000,000 Followers. Yeah!!!"
I don't comment here much, but I just want to say that I am in awe over the women at this blog.
When I first started reading here, I thought Admin's recaps were beyond hilarious and spot-on, and that everybody's comments were witty and insightful. As I continued to read, though, I became more and more aware of why I love reading this blog so much: you all are truly amazing,funny, resilient, thoughtful people. I don't know any of you personally, but I have been touched by so many of your stories and inspired by what some of you have overcome in life. I am a young'n - about to turn 23 next month. I have (hopefully) many many years ahead of me and know that life will bring me some tough times, and reading some of your stories has really made me aware of what we as people can go through as long as we fill our lives with love and laughter.
Also, I am always moved by the kind words that are exchanged on this blog. Any time that a poster mentions a sick loved one or a family crisis, many many of you offer a kind wish or prayer, and it is so wonderful to see. Thank you all for making this blog such a wonderful place to visit.
I'm sorry for the long-winded post, I just wanted to thank you all and let you know that all of your kind, thoughtful words to one another do not go unnoticed. May this blog continue on for a long long time, as wonderfully as it has thus far!
Oh by the way reports on Marty Singer's fees range from $600 to $1,000, with more than likely them being at $1,000. AN HOUR. More legal bills the kids have to pay, more good use for their hard-earned money.
Seriously, hire a local lawyer or at least someone in Philly. They could handle such a thing just as well, and far more civilly. Does she think PA lawyers are not good enough, she has to go all the way to Century City to find some hot shot in LA?
(allegedly, I mean. I don't her to sick that Singer guy on me.)
aaack! correction
I don't WANT her to sick that Singer guy on me.
Thanks Working Woman glad you like it here hope you'll post more!
In my book a Hawaiian burger could be made with ground protein of choice, brushed with teriyaki while grilling, and topped with a slice of grilled pineapple. Glad to see the kids get a change up from chicken wings.
In addition to grilling ribs yesterday, we also served up beef sliders on a pretzel bun I found at the Costco bakery. With fruit and veggie apps, we had delicious leftovers tonight.
So, after 24 hours of twatter silence, tonight Our Lady of Lonliness serves up a single RT, about an old episode. Living in fantasyland, wonder how many vino box empties are lying around. I am actually not surprised Jon still has the kids since I don't think he has had them since Father's Day (and I hate that I know that, roll of eyes).
Link to where?
Kate hired that lawyer a few years ago.
Google is your friend.
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Actually, Google spies on every search you do. But thanks for the tip, I'd never have known that. Everyone is so friendly here! :)
Tucker's Mom said... 111
I also like to stick some fries in my burger. When I lived in PA people did this a lot.
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Ah.... Primanti Bros. sandwiches. Ate many a drunken sammich back in the day. All those carbs seemed to soak up the booze and leave me raring to go the next day.
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Ahhhhh Tuckers Mom I am from Western Pa and they just put a Primanti Bro about 5 mins from me!!! YUM!!!
rickys,mom
I don't think google cares if you google Kate Gosselin, hells.
My screen name is hells bells. Not 'hells', not 'bells' but hells bells.
I'm still not seeing any proof that Kate has kept this lawyer on retainer for this alleged book. IS there a book?
Lots of screen names get shortened here hells bells no worries. In any case maybe a screen name that's not a curse word would be better. No one said we have proof he is still her lawyer. He has been her lawyer, however, and we're talking about the kind of lawyer he is, the kind of lawyer Kate, who is so anti-bullying, or claims to be, would hire, and it's hypocritical of her IMO. When even a judge is calling you an extortionist, it's a problem. It's very rare for judges to criticize attorneys, only if there are serious problems. Judges in general are very respectful of even the most aggressive tactics. This guy has a reputation for a bully, he owns it, and a lot of people do NOT like it. I do think he still represents Kate but no I cannot PROVE it, how could i? I'm not part of the suit thank goodness. But don't you think a lawyer as aggressive as Marty Singer would throw an absolute fit if some nobody in PA claimed that his firm sent a C&D letter and represented Kate when they in fact did not?? I would think that would be awfully ballsy of anyone to mess around with such a thing. I don't really care if he's still her lawyer, the point to me was he was her lawyer at least at one time, and it says a lot about her. First that she thinks she's big enough to hire someone people like John Travolta hire, second that she's spending over $600 bucks an hour on him and blowing the kids money yet AGAIN, and third that she would hire such a bully.
I completely agree with you. Thanks for letting me spout off.
He has been her lawyer, however, and we're talking about the kind of lawyer he is, the kind of lawyer Kate, who is so anti-bullying, or claims to be, would hire, and it's hypocritical of her IMO.
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That, plus the fact that she hired him to go up against Jon, her children's father. Speaks volumes for her character, even if another lawyer recommended she do that. I've said it before, the only thing worse than being married to Kate is having Kate as an ex. ~shudder~
Hi Working Woman, and welcome. I think there is a wide range of ages contributing here, but I, being a non-young'n, always like to hear perspective and opinions from a youthful point of view. Marie is another young'n who is very insightful and always sounds far more mature and put together than a certain 37-year-old we know.
I look forward to reading more of your posts.
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Oh by the way reports on Marty Singer's fees range from $600 to $1,000, with more than likely them being at $1,000. AN HOUR. More legal bills the kids have to pay, more good use for their hard-earned money.
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If I were Sylvia Lafair, I'd be more than ticked off right now to find out that Kate wouldn't pay me the money she owes me as decided in court, but has the money to retain a high-priced attorney at the rate of $1,000 an hour.
AuntieAnn - I think Justin's going to win also. He does think outside the box. What's up with the lipstick though? I always find myself staring at his lips.
God the pathos that is KateG - another RT about an embarrassing moment for a child, and then her exhausted GN signoff. Exhausted from organizing her desk today and her bathroom yesterday. The kids must be coming home because she's promising madcap madness tomorrow. I swear the madness is only in her head.
Can you only imagine if she had to haul her sorry ass up and out to a paycheck job?
Didn't the lawyer magazine article say he charged $750 an hour? Kate must be asking her lucky star that the bully letter is all she'll have to pay for, and Bob Hoffman will stick his tail between his legs and go away.
Admin's a youn'un too. :)
Didn't she owe LaFaire about 10 grand? That's only like a day's works out of Marty. I wonder if she refuses to pay Marty too. You're not allowed to send unpaid bills to collections.
I want Justin to win, he's a runaway contestant, no one can catch him unless someone gets a much shorter learning curve and fast. He says his lips are just naturally red like that. I have pretty naturally red lips to, although not as bad as his, and it's much easier for a girl. I hardly ever wear lipstick, I just put a little gloss on and go.
I had a huge 2do list 2day...Some got done &also some extras:I organized my desk 2 day&my bathroom yesterday!Exciting, huh?Ah,I love order! 16 minutes ago
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Yesterday. She spent her July Fourth organizing her bathroom? That's just....well, SAD. For those sheeple that claim she has friends, why wasn't she with them on Fourth of July? Why was she organizing by herself and tweeting about being lonely? I almost feel bad for her but she did this to herself. What happened to that fab blog post about Fourth of July festivities. She really got caught in a bunch of lies this week. Although she lies so much its' not even shocking anymore.
Oh yes it does say $750 an hour. So there you have it, $750 an hour the kids' paid for this guy. She could easily find a local lawyer who would bill 250-350 and stop this nonsense. And $750 is NONSENSE, even in L.A.
Have you ever gotten the sense from a mom that they LIKE embarrassing their child? Like those moms, and fortunately I haven't seen this too much but now and again, who love to pinch Johnny's cheeks in public and talk about how he had his first kiss with his girlfriend and discuss his jock itch problems with all her friends and the PTA.
It's like these moms kind of get off on upsetting and embarrassing their kids. Kate seems this type.
Admin's a youn'un too. :)
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Ha! Yes, yes ... we know!! :)
Mean pit bull $750/hr lawyer suits both her sense of enttlement and her mean girl bitch personality. Unnecessary waste of kids' money. And what does it get her? Cleaning her bathroom on the 4th of July. Also unnecessary, even for a woman with no friends. Sleep late, go for a run, read by the pool, take yourself to a movie, pick up take out for dinner, watch festivities on tv - check pathos at the door.
The actor who plays the Maytag repairman in commercials lives inRichmond. And yes, by all accounts he its a very nice guy.
You know what's even more ridiculous about hiring Marty back in the day? Kate was going through a divorce. She needed a divorce lawyer. Marty is an IMAGE lawyer. Divorce is not under his practice areas at all. He doesn't do divorce cases he does image cases. She had another attorney handling her divorce, I don't recall who but it was someone else. I'm pretty sure it was a woman.
In addition to her divorce attorney who probably billed at least 400 bucks an hour, she hired Marty at 750 an hour to protect her IMAGE against Jon. What a waste of the kids' money.
Also again with the I'm so TIRED what a busy day.
Lots of mother's stayed up late last night cleaning up Fourth of July BBQ's and settling kids down to sleep late only to have to be up at 6am the next day to get themselves to work, to a real job. Yes Kate, we only got Wednesday off this year if you're lucky to get holidays off at all. We're right back at it today and tomorrow.
"Exhausted from organizing her desk today"
With her lack of work, she can't have much in the way of job-related stuff. She still has the bills and the other paperwork though.
I've seen Kate's picture with Mady to get ice cream on two sites. One is a general gossip site, and the other is a site for children of celebrities. Apparently Cara and the other children waited in the van.
For the Food Network star, I really like Justin too. But I would also really like Ippy to win too since I'm from Hawaii.
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Thank you, Dmasy and Readerlady. It has definitely been a rollercoaster for our city. The beloved Flying W Ranch, a local chuckwagon ranch that has been owned by the same family since 1953 burned to the ground, except for 1 building and a tepee.
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ShayShay--I am so sad to hear about the Flying W ranch. Our family went to a chuck wagon around 1966, when I was 12 years old and it is the best memory of any family vacation that I have. The cowboy entertainment was so ridiculously hilarious and entertaining that we bought a record of their act that we enjoyed for years. As a matter of fact, I was just talking to my sister about that trip and the chuck wagon.
I was in the area in 1999 and drove out to se if the Flying W was still there. I was shocked that the beautiful forested area had become a subdivision that was developed right up to the entrance. When our family was there, it felt like a remote area nestled in the forest.
So sad of a loss to the family and all of those who will miss out on wholesome family fun. Do you know if they are going to rebuild and if their is a public appeal for donations?
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Mean pit bull $750/hr lawyer suits both her sense of enttlement and her mean girl bitch personality. Unnecessary waste of kids' money. And what does it get her? Cleaning her bathroom on the 4th of July. Also unnecessary, even for a woman with no friends. Sleep late, go for a run, read by the pool, take yourself to a movie, pick up take out for dinner, watch festivities on tv - check pathos at the door.
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Spot on OrangeCrush. A bully hiring a bully. It's amazing how quickly Kate can part with her moldy money when it comes to protecting the saccharine fake image she thinks she's pulling off.
I have to say, my heart has kind of been hurting all evening about the sediment upthread about Kate telling Cara to get in the picture or she would be left with strangers. It reminds me of that picture in Alaska where Kate is vivaciously posing for the picture while poor little Mady is crying her eyes out. F the picture bitch! That child looked devastated and Kate's only concern was flashing her Chiclets for the camera.
As we've said, if THIS is the shit Kate said on camera, what goes on behind closed doors? What this is teaching this little girl is how dare she speak up and voice an opinion? She has no right to speak up for herself, do it again and I will discard you.
If Kate really wants to write another book, she should get busy on her 64th pink iPhone tapping out a manual on how to raise a daughter who will have zero self esteem, and who will be forever uncomfortable and hesitant to advocate for herself. Kate seems to be an expert on fostering dysfunction, she might as well share. With a couple chapters dedicated to training your daughter to never say 'no' and pointers on how to threaten her with her very well-being if she dares to try. And at least one chapter on trivializing her feelings and telling her she's exaggerating and being ridiculous.
Then, I hope she wraps the whole thing up with an entire epilogue about what to do when when the child becomes involved with the unfortunate things teens sometimes do. Word for word, I hope she'll outline the lecture to give the daughter, grilling her on why she didn't say no? Why didn't she stand up for herself? Why didn't she tell her friends to take her home? DON'T YOU HAVE ANY SELF RESPECT? YOU KNOW YOU CAN ALWAYS TALK TO ME,
WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ME??!!
Oh so sad Kate spent the 4th alone with her twitter fans I don't feel sorry for her.
She brought it on herself I had fun went to a family BBQ and went to see the fireworks at navy pier with a friend.
Hope you all had a save and cool 4th.
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Mr. Blogger Man hates me. I'll try again.
NJGal51, Admin - Justin HAS to win. I hate to sound mean but the rest of the contestants seem like amateur-ish duds. Someone told them they could cook and suddenly they want to be on tv whereas Justin seems like given the chance he would do well with his own show. He's unique.
btw, Little Big Head (lolol) is looking more evil every week. Seinfeld would say...what's the deal with all that eye makeup?
I don't know what is more sad or pathetic....Kate reading her book while cleaning her bathroom/ organizing her desk or never spending time with her kids but spending countless hours watching yourself/kids on old dvd's. And she thinks people are jellus of her life? Ugghh
Organizing her desk???????? How funny is that remark? What the HELL could be on HER desk? She sounds like she's running a business. Kate wants everyone to think that she's actually doing something...when it's no secret that she can't get a T.V. job to save her life. I was cracking up when I read that. She makes herself look ridiculous. If she's organizing it...that means she's not "working" at it. Think about that.....You give yourself away nitwit...
She probably pays that Marty guy with one of her 'famous' loaves of bread. Maybe two if he does a particularly good job beating someone down. :-) Or maybe she lets him look at the bodacious....no, that can't be it. Must be the loaf of bread.
Lots of mother's stayed up late last night cleaning up Fourth of July BBQ's and settling kids down to sleep late only to have to be up at 6am the next day to get themselves to work, to a real job. Yes Kate, we only got Wednesday off this year if you're lucky to get holidays off at all. We're right back at it today and tomorrow.
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Yes, so true. When I picked my son up July 5 at the end of the day, I asked the teacher: Did he nap today? He is a notorious non-napper, but he was up till 10pm because we went to a local park/amphitheatre to hear an oldies band and watch the fireworks for FREE.
The teacher laughed and said EVERYBODY napped today. All the kids had been up late watching fireworks.
AND: Of course my son didn't recognize any of the music (he's 3 1/2) except when they played The Lion Sleeps Tonight. He was a-weem-a-awaying along with the crowd, lol. And he kept trying to touch the fireworks and put them on his daddy's shoulder. My husband couldn't figure out why he kept getting tapped on the shoulder. It was so cute. First time fireworks--will never forget it.
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If she is exhausted from organiizing her desk and bathroom, I would hate to think what a mess they had to have been. NOT. I think she did nothing but lay by her pool all day and had to make up some story for her tweeties. She continues to lie about what a great organizer she is! She is no better at it than any of us if indeed she organizes at all. Yawn.
Those kids are going to come home full of fun and energy and they are going to mess up her "order". Big time. What then?
IF she was describing her last couple of days truthfully, I do feel sorry for her. That big lovely home was just an isolation cage for her over the holiday.
So few tweets, but so much sad info. Organizing her desk and watching old episodes.
By the way, I organized my desk yesterday also. I was on hold forever ... used the stagnant moments to go through some older mail and to sort and file the receipts that had been tossed into a drawer and dust the bare edges with the corner of my T-shirt! I would never consider that activity a way to define or describe my day.
When her children return, it will be "madcap". Get ready for the next Lucy Ricardo episode from hilarious Kate.
Kate's tweeties seem to live in the past as if the baby episodes are new...just like Kate does although now she talks of all the talent and maturity. I did watch the shows but never did I burst into tears!
As for clearing her desk, it's all the paperwork!
she hasn't used that line in a while. Back to trying to sound Ms Organized. Are her dreams not panning out despite being sealed with a kiss? She likes to make herself sound busy and important.
Reading the Chicago Tribune this morning before heading off to work, it listed Where to Find Celebs in July. Why she was mentioned in there is beyond me - celeb?? It says: "The former star of TLC's Jon & kate Plus 8 is scheduled to run the Rock n Roll Chicago mini-marathon July 22 on behalf of her current employer, Couponcabin.com (She's a blogger for the website, which is offering runners $5 off the race entry fee.)" I was annoyed that she ruined my relaxing morning paper but then cracked up that she is listed as a blogger and is a former star!
GM all!Remember this:Don't focus on negativity,find the positive in every situation...It's always there,u just have 2 look harder someXs!:)
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Kate's right, of course. But it's a wee bit ironic, don't you think, given all the footage that shows her grumbling, grousing, griping, and gnashing her teeth about nearly every situation she finds herself in?
KAt at 153 = Spot on! She IS giving herself away with her lame tweets.
Heather, what a cute story about your son and the fireworks!
Uh oh....if she's talking about being positive....something negative must be going on in her life. That's the only time she brings up being positive and turning lemons into something. That was the first thing out of her mouth this morning. Sounds like she's furious about something...giving yourself away again Kate!!!
GM all!Remember this:Don't focus on negativity,find the positive in every situation...It's always there,u just have 2 look harder someXs!:) 15 minutes ago
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That's interesting coming out of Kate.
So the poster child of negativity wants everyone to focus on finding the positive in every situation?
How about you first, Katie Irene.
I'll try to be positive Kate....I'm positive you'll never get another T.V. gig as long as you live....delusional wacko..
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Organizing her desk???????? How funny is that remark? What the HELL could be on HER desk? She sounds like she's running a business. Kate wants everyone to think that she's actually doing something...when it's no secret that she can't get a T.V. job to save her life. I was cracking up when I read that. She makes herself look ridiculous. If she's organizing it...that means she's not "working" at it. Think about that.....You give yourself away nitwit...
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She's always organizing that friggin' desk.
An organized person knows how to keep things neat & tidy.
Anyway, looks like she has nothing to tweet about.
Living that mediocre life, huh Kate?
Kate being positive - I'm glad the kids get to see their dad even if it's hard on them.
It's like Kate's kind of apology - I was too hard on Jon...but...he made me do it.
KAT @ 162 - Bingo. Something's up and it isn't her mood.
SHE IS SIMPLY, SOOOOOO FULL OF SHIT.....
I bet her kids come home happy and anxious to tell Kate about the fun they've had with their dad. That's about all it would take to throw her in to a funk. She has to re-train them to wait for their tiny-portioned-out-paper-plate offerings of organic bits and pieces while she barks them back in to their routine. Genuine, unrestrained fun happens away from their mother.
So, it's back to chores, disguised as summer fun for them!
Actually Kate some things that happen in life just are negative and actually horrible that's the real world. It's what you choose to do after that which can take you down a more negative or horrible path or a more positive or just plane coping day to day path....sorry to burst your bubble of "reality"
I wonder does she read her own books while cleaning up or organizing.
I could see her reading her own books while watching herself on TV.
Maybe Marty's bill came today.
From reading Kate's latest tweets, it's apparent she finally realizes she is irrelevant except to a few teeny-bopper followers...she becomes more pathetic everyday.
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Maybe Marty's bill came today.
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Maybe 'no' finally meant 'no.'
Or she got what she got, and it made her upset.
AA I think Little Big Head has started to get a few nips and tucks here and there. That's why she's starting to look so evil.
Also I love how it's so obvious Bobby and especially Elton haaaaate her. LOL!
@LacySletten if you're working out,muscle weighs more than fat.. So that could be why. Don't b down, it will send you into a down spiral!:( 50 minutes ago
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How about stop worrying obsessively about the number on the scale worry more about eating right and exercising? And also see your doctor if you're concerned about the number.
@LacySletten if you're working out,muscle weighs more than fat.. So that could be why. Don't b down, it will send you into a down spiral!:( 44 minutes ago
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Oh Kate, which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Idiot.
Fat and muscle weigh the same and this from someone who fancies herself a fitness expert.
Ugh.
The difference is density and it takes a hell of a lot of resistance exercise to bulk muscle and gain weight directly from that. And it certainly would not happen in a week!
Again, idiot. That's harsh, I know, but this woman is a nurse!
GM all, I see Our Lady of Platitudes has gotten up wth a few words of inspiration for her fandom.
Maybe she's writing an inspirational book - Chicken Soup For The HOM Soul?
Just another day in the neighborhood.
I used to treat my desk as a dumping ground. Then one day I vowed to stop doing that and just like that I never had to organize my desk again.
How about a blog post on keeping that desk tidy? One of my favorite tips I read a long time ago I try to follow is never put your mail down. When you get the mail, go through it right there and then. Throw everything out that's garbage, pay all the bills that came in and file them away, file away anything else that needs to be saved. Mail never backs up here and it's nice.
OK, let me find the positive for Kate.
Jon (allegedly) stole money from my bank account which is a negative. BUT, I did a media blitz, got pampered, got away from the kiddos and that's so positive!!!!!!!
My marriage fell apart and it was broadcast on national tv (wait, that *could* be in the positive column), my children had their lives turned upside down and missed Daddy BUT, that show garnered 10 million viewers so positive!!!!!
(Insert something here) broke which is a negative, then I Tweeted @someone about it and got a new one, so that's positive!!!
See, in KateWorld, it's true!!!!
Also I love how it's so obvious Bobby and especially Elton haaaaate her. LOL!
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He despises her. "Don't touch me!!" when she leaned into him. haha.
She's another one riding on the coattails of the family name - she has zero talent.
Sounds like she didn't get her way again. Thats what all this "positive" talk is. If she went to work every day she wouldn't have time to pity herself on a daily basis...lazy ass good for nothing....
chefsummer@171.......too funny...can you picture that?
Here's another positive spin for Kate, *if* she knew what she was talking about exercise physiology and anatomy-wise:
Hey, if you gained weight because of muscle, terrific! Muscle burns more calories!
But no, it's the size and # on the scale that matters to Kate.
Oh, and if there are any guys reading here, women's dress sizes are a marketing sham. There is no true size because designers want a size 8 to fit into their size 4 (ahem, Kate) so they feel skinny.
That, and if we ever ask you if something makes our butt look big, the answer is always "no, dear".
Thank you.
How about a blog post on keeping that desk tidy?
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I'd love that. Anything that doesn't involve inspirational Post-it notes and To-do lists, tacked to the cupboards.
Sounds like many of you are not fond of Giada :-). Allow me to share this recipe; I saw her do it on a morning show awhie back, she said it was her 'go-to' summer dish, and since I have lemons and basil in my gardem, I tried it. Big success, super easy and light on a hot day. You don't have to like her to like it.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/lemon-spaghetti-recipe/index.html
SusanToyota, love your posts. Never thought you were the 'Susan'. She came across as the one I ran into a couple of years ago on 'Z on TV's blog. She would always tangle with me over my posts, guess she didn't like my 'kate negativity'. Sad thing is I couldn't find any positivity with kate, and unlike her 'I' won't make up stuff just to say something.
re kate and her constant organizing, if you are so organized, how come it has to continually be organized anew? And I don't work (just like kate) and my white wicker desk has a pleated chiffon shaded silver and mirrored lamp on it, a burguny wine glass full of pretty pens, and doesn't need organizing. Of course, my ornate white metal bistro table with the 36" glass top next to it where I actually do stuff has pics of my grandaughter and me, and one of us together, a pretty lamp, antique vase with silk roses, a phone, sudoku book, calendar book, note paper and a stack of pretty boxes. And IT doesn't need organizing, reorganization and to be organized daily.
Sorry for the long rant. I just want to show how much I can't stand kate, anything like kate or anything about kate. There isn't a strong enough word to define my feelings against her. Well, to revert to childishness, maybe YUCK works.
A post on keeping a desk tidy would be great. The corner of my kitchen island collects magazines, mail, my glasses...... drives me nuts because I can't afford to give up the limited real estate.
Anything kitchen-organization related would be welcome, as we're weeks away from a re-do. Things like storing business cards, coupons, reminders, calendar (I still depend more on that than electronics), mail etc...
I currently have a cork board on my kitchen door that leads into the garage, but want to get rid of that for neatness sake. I have a ceramic bowl for opened mail that needs to eventually go up to the office for processing and I have the island problem.
I'll transfer this post to the new one, but just wanted to throw some of my issues out there to you smart folks ;-)
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I'd love a blog about a tidy desk. Here's my tips (using my office desk, not home desk).
1) Touch paper once, make a decision, then take care of the paper
2) File electronically as much as possible. Meaning scan in docs and, if possible, discard the originals. That way when someone wants a doc its a matter of attaching the file to an email and sending it to the receipent.
3) Use a small spiral notebook. When someone gives you a task, write it down. Refer back to the notes to make sure the task was accomplished
4) Use an electronic calendar. Most e-calendars have places to write comments about the scheduled meeting.
While these tips are for the office, they are easily transferrable to a home office.
Amy those are great tips. I also like doing e-billing/paperless for as many bills as I can. It's getting so easy to check the bill online and make sure all is well. Do you really need a paper copy of your cell phone bill, cable bill or internet bill? Usually not, and it just creates more filing work. And most companies let you look at their bills for the past year or two online.
I don't think Little Big Head is talentless but she's not the most talented in the bunch, and I do find her very amusing. I do kind of like that the story goes she really wasn't pursuing a T.V. career, she wasn't some kind of media whore. If I recall she was working for Today or Good Housing Keeping or something producing or doing behind the scenes stuff and was discovered there as good to be on camera. In my brief stint on the TV side they once pulled a producer to be on camera and she wasn't really looking to do it.
Barbee@186....YEAH... what you said!
I am a big proponent of a place for everything and everything in its place. We have a flashlight home, a battery box, a lighbulb shelf and lots of drawers with dividers...you get the idea. Makes me feel good to have order. I understand what Kate is saying. But, the "putting away" is just folded into my normal day. It isn't the focus. Once you have a structure, it is almost effortless.
I don't think she is as "organized" as she boasts. The backgrounds in her photos reveal stuff sitting around on counters. Remember the coffee stand beside her bed -- I could not live with that array of products in full display.
My last post sounds kind of smug, I think.
I should add that except for guests (We will have 8 this weekend.) just two of us live in a house with ample storage space. Kate, with 8 children, would have a much more difficult task on her hands.
I saw a bio show on Giada a long time ago, and she really wasn't looking for a tv career. She said that she had a friend/family family member that kept telling her how angry she looked in her tv show, and they showed a few clips from season 1 of her show. She looks extremely uncomfortable and appears to be scowling. It's very clear she wasn't a "tv personality."
I thought the clips were funny, but she really has come a long way to make herself "camera friendly."
I can take her or leave her, but I absolutely adore Alton Brown. I've been crushing on him for YEARS. Love Good Eats, so glad they are rerunning it on Cooking Channel. Informative, fun, good recipes and very educational, learn tons about food chemistry.
heather
" Kate, with 8 children, would have a much more dfficult task on her hands."
Well, agreed, except she has nothing else to do AND she organizes to the point of obsession. My house s way tidier with the kids grown, but back in the day I figured it was better to have happy kids who did not have a nagging mom. So we lived with organized chaos, albeit clean organized chaos. Closed the doors to their rooms, insisted on more respect for common areas.
Her desk can hardly be messy, she has NO work beyond online crap for CC and she pays bills. Big whoop. Organizing her bathroom? She's hardly lived in that house long enough, plus truly she just is the Queen of Busywork for twitter. Maybe she labeled her drawers. The woman cannot even use real plates.
I wonder if the kids are still with Jon..she doesn't act like they are home yet.
Katie, Katie Katie, how do you expect to make it as a "fitness expert" when you make stupid statements like that? No dear, fat does not weigh more than muscle HOWEVER muscle is more lean so looks much better than the flab. There is such a thing as too much dieting.
As far as the sizes of women's clothing, all those new jeans (specifically NYDJ) that claim to take a size off? Although they look good I always buy one size bigger because I can't stand to be stuffed in like a sausage and one size up fits perfectly. Size is just a number. I'm 4'11" and if I buy a size 10 rather than an 8 so be it, the key for me is comfort.
Meg Cabot has written a series of "Heather Wells" mysteries that are nice beach reads. "Big Boned", "Size 12 Is Not Fat" etc. You can see the theme here. Yeah they're chick lit but fun reads as are her other books that she writes for adults (her kids books aren't bad either).
Hers's to Kate quotes: This is from Your e-cards:
If you want me to go running with you, I'm going to need some motivation..... Like a clown waving a bloody knife chasing us!
Got this from a facebook post from my nephew.
Geez, it took Kate a whole day to organize her desk? Man she must be a slob/hoarder like person, cause if she is organized like she claims, then it should not take all day to organize, infact, 5 min or less clean up should do, at the most. What she do to the bathroom, shrub the walls and everything within a inch of the bathroom. obessessed much! It, takes me about 10 min to clean bathroom, and most of that is to wait till the blue toilet stuff turns green. Even waiting for the shower stuff to work and rinse. Kate is a time waster. But I guess if you have nothing to do it is not a time waster.
Everybody, and pets stay cool, it's 93 here in Chicago at 11:06am. My freeloading dogs(lovingly) and birds are enjoying the A/C. They don't stay long outside. I would not keep the dogs outside long either. Even my baby fish, the water is on the warm side of the temp range, if it goes past that upper mark, I will throw some refrig cold conditioned fish water as I mark the container, in their tank. I have prepared conditioned fish water in the empty gallon drinking water bottles. I use, bottled drinking water for my birds.
NJgal51: You are doing the right thing, when buying clothes. You buy clothes to:1. fit, 2, look nice, 3 to be comfy, 4. to look comfy.
Here's a clothing tip:
I buy clothes in varies sizes, cause all manufactures clothes sizes are different. Even a rack of same size clothes, vary in size, anywhere from an 1/4 of an inch to a full 1 1/2 to 2 inches. When cloth is cut, the stack of cloth, the top piece is say the true size 4(this is the first piece of cloth under the pattern), the bottom ones are almost a size 6. Cause material shifts when cutting a stack. So if you are a size 9, and it feels snug, take that garment and measure all the rest of the rack, you will find a 9 that is at most an 1/4 inch to an inch bigger, on the rack. You do this by laying the garment you have on top of another. You will see the difference. Same with shoes, 2 pairs of same shoe same size, one pair feels bigger.
So I see that she tweeted some weight advice to a fan. Gosh, this woman is all about weight and calories and all of that, and if she's not careful, her impressionable twitter followers are going to go down that same path. Or, even worse, her children will.
Admin, please let me know if this information is too personal or not appropriate, but I am currently in recovery from an eating disorder (bulimia). I've become more open about it and I'm on the road to recovery, which is important. But eating disorders are hell, and that's why it bothers me so much that Kate publicly posts her diet of only measly salads and acts as though being skinny is the purpose of life. I am worried that is the message that her children are going to taker from her attitude and behaviors.
My mom had an eating disorder as well, her behaviors were different, but the bottom line is I was always exposed to obsessive behaviors around food and a mindset that thinner is better. Not at all to blade blame on my dear mother, she is the best. I am just saying that impressionable young children pick up on that stuff, and I really hope the Gosselin children go through life with a healthier relationship with food than their mother has.
Admin I apologize for the self-disclosure, I hope it wasn't too much and you do not have to post this of you feel it is inapproproate. I just am bothered that Kate thinks she is doing things the smart, healthy way and that it is okay for her to focus so much on that. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.
I am so jealous of those of you that live near Primanti Bros. They were featured on Man vs Food with Adam Richmond. I live in NY state but would make the drive to PA just to try their capicola/egg sandwhich!!!!
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