JonGosselin

My 2 cents..
He is a douche bag.
Isn't it a little early for the selfish phase of your life-the habitual "midlife crisis"? Isn't it great that his kids get to witness it in DVD and Blue ray? He sits there and every sentence is all me- me - me me- me.. whereas Kate is all about kids first.
Yup that's some home movies for ya.. where Daddy gets a beer gut then starts smoking, starts wearing skull t-shirts then grows musicians sideburns and for the icing? Gets earrings in both his ears? Mommy gets a gift of a Moped and decides to donate it for charity- while Daddy decides he should have a 20,000 motorcycle to keep for himself?
He must have have really fooled Kate as his future wife- and from what we have heard his Dad was great- bet his Dad would be proud.
I am mad that yet another father is leaving his family for selfish reasons.
He doesn't deserve those kids.

Fun with FarmChicks

I know why the caged cake sings... ( perhaps this is to protect the cake from being eaten- or blowing someones diet)

I wanted this wreath so baaad

Yay, me n Seestor had a superfun time at the FarmChicks show. Its not really my design asthestic anymore ( I am into 60's mod and glam) but I can really appreciate seeing all the collectibles- that were items from my youth. If we had a dollar for every time we said- "remember having that?" "Oh that's like the one Mom had"..etc we would be paid for and on the plastic surgeons table by now.

Great call from an old freind today and it gave me hope and reminded me that I am not just a caregiver.. but a person too.

Jon and Kate Plus 8 drama

I just don't get it.Are Americans really that stupid? Are they really that naive' that they believe everything the see on TV? The Jon n Kate drama has me irked to no end!
Thanks to my overworked body and pulled muscles I had to couch surf for a bit. I love kids and have watched J n K off and on- the kids are Adorable- and seeing those melt downs make a great snooze alarm for my biological clock. So I watched some of the marathon. I tried to be impartial and observatory.
I really don't think Kate is all that bad considering how overstressed she must have been to watch 8 kids all day everyday- no wonder she snapped at him- at times. He seemed to quickly take on the martyr role with his eye rolls and shoulder shrugging. Really if you watch she is often grateful for him and comments on how lucky she is to have him- and she stares at him adoringly. Sad to see that over - very sad.
With everyone up in arms and Jumping at the chance to join the fame game ( nice going supposedly caring motivated Aunt Jodi) ( how anyone can beleiev that idiot brother of the schoolteacher is Amazing) desperate for ratings I am really upset. Why the heck aren't they bringing up the Little People, The Duggars, The Hayes 12 and Octomomb for exploiting their children via the media? Huh - huh? Anybody?
Why had everyone chosen to publicly stone Kate and expect her to be perfect? You cannot tell me that all those people who jump on the train to chastise her have never been annoys at their spouse or taken care of 8 kids and had a short temper day- why do we expect her to be a saint- it is after all "reality tv".
Tabloids- you are a joke and I may have accidentally hid the mags with J n K cover stories in the grocery store behind Woodworker monthly- HAH!
Jon suck it up, grown the bleep up- and do everything you can to get your wife to take you back- your life could be so much worse and frankly someone ought to drop you off in a 3rd world country where you can watch a parent lose their child to starvation - maybe then you will learn about a little thing we call appreciation.
Leave these people alone America!

Gretchen SleepsWithAnyManSheComesAcrossi

While the photos from TMZ are enought to make one hurl- you have to admit.. the girl is fit.
I noticed in the photos of them on the boat that Slimey is wearing a necklace with a circle on the bottom, This looks very much like the microphones that everyone wore on the Bravo show "Working Out". Only there do not appear to be any cameras around them on said boat.
Now that Bravo has unleashed Gretchen's blog on Bravo ( it was been mysteriously down for some time) some new posts appeared that I didn't see before.
She backpedals on the whole hats at the races thing- and does mention that she and Tamra had a tiff- because an "exboyfriend had called Tamra in the night" very interesting and no wonder it wasn't available to see that often! It does point to her trying to cover her little tracks though.
I can understand if someone if so confused by grief and so lonely after watching a loved one die and having your dreams of marriage and a family vanish that you crave comfort. But Slade Slimey? Now more people are siting them everywhere!
People on the bravo blog are posting about seeing them at Laker games, fashion shows etc- but nobody is saying anything about them being followed by a camera crew- too bad, I was holding on to the fact that she is only dating him for a show- I guess she really does have the worst taste in men!!!!

Drying out .. finally!

Well, not that anyone really noticed- but I have been away for a few weeks due to a little flood in the basement. Water softener hose blew and sprayed water for 4 hrs till the cycle was done. So many ruined things! Took a week of mopping and wringing out and an aching back to get it dealt with. Since the room never did get finished by the pappy- I've taken it upon myself to finish up the drywall in that room.

And of course knitting for my friend Lisa's new baby! Hats o plenty and a snuggly item. I really wish my hands would work all the time- there are too many fun things to make. This lil cupcake hat is for when she feels sassy ;0)

I have had a little time to catch new Real Housewives of Orange county Gossip!

Gretchen Rossi!!

Poor dear had to file a restraining order against Jay Photogloser- who just sounds like a nightmare! She states in her file that he has threatened her and her dogs with violence and continues to harass her etc.

He has allegedly had restraining orders or some domestic violence charges on the past.

Then new photos of her and Slade Slimey canoodling on a boat have surfaced! Say it isn't so!!!

I am sure it's no surprise to some seeing how he too was more concerned with making a TV show than being with his son who had a cancerous brain tumor.. birds of a feather.

I could understand if it was all for TV- but why does she keep picking such loser men? Is her self esteem so low that's all she thinks she deserves?

Still mad about the whole thing prev posted. Children are such an amazing gift. I get so upset when I hear about people squandering it. Its not enough that he has mounting debt- but then buys a swnky new bach pad in the same bldg as Johnny Depp before his house sells- the same house that went into foreclosure- whatever dude your parents must be so proud.

Back to my first love.. yarn
Just arrived today from ravelry pal- Moda Vera, Boulevard- it wool- its soy, its lofty, its purdy Valentines colors what more could I ask for?
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Oh the Humanity

Oh Slade Slimey (Slade Smiley)- you truly are grotesque. It has now come to light that the reason for his arrest? His warrants are for outstanding child support & the medical bills of his 8 yr old son who for last few yrs fought a rare brain cancer."This is an unfortunate situation that has occurred," Smiley said. "My son is very ill and we have been working on resolving the issue of support versus his enormous medical bills with the appropriate agencies for several months now. It is sad that individuals would take advantage of the situation in an attempt to defame and discredit me in such a public manner. For those who know me, there is nothing more important than my children."Smiley, was released later that night after posting $10,000 bail.Mr. Smiley has (8) counts of contempt of court; failure to follow court orders related to back child support from 2005 and 2006 for his youngest son. He has never had full custody of his children.
So he has an extra 10 grand for bail- just not his sons medical bills or child support? I guess all that moohlah was better spent being seen at swanky restaurants dropping cash to the valet and impressing his one of the many Jo replicas as seen on TMZ or E. UGHUnfreaking believable that people like this are allowed to have kids! Also disgusting is the implication that because he was arrested in Costa Mesa- and Gretchen happens to live in Costa Mesa ( supposedly) was arrested at Gretchen's house. There have been tons of rumors that he shopping Bravo to have a show about he and Gretchen getting together.
Knowing now that his son was sick- this model parent chose to have the kid participate on Daddy's grasp at 10 min of fame. I feel sick at the episode where Jo is frustrated and complaining about said child after dragging him throughout the store so they can go to the beach- what kinda monsters are these people?
Someone with wayyy too much time on their hands is posting under photoglou- if its the real guy- soo pathetic- if its someone pretending to be him? immature pathetic!

Gaads why is so darn hard to believe that a pretty gal would go for a not so pretty guy?
As someone who has dated a few successful men- I can say- it aint what they look like- its all about their confidence that makes them attractive!

oh the Horror!

Well, tonight was the last episode of Real housewives of Orange County.

I gotta say , it made me sick to my stomach.

I looked forward to the fun all week, dying to see who Jeana's mystery date was, curious about who else was going to show at the party besides Jo De La I am a singer now and Slade Slimey. It was fun to see Jeana get the date she deserved- albeit with a man who did not own a dress shirt at the time. She was glowing and it was just sheer fun to see!

How that Briana came out so normal is beyond me. That girl has a great head on her shoulders despite her mothers personality.

The horrid actions of Tamra and Vicki were unbelievable! They seemed to come to a giant warhead aimed at Gretchen ( a nice break for Lynn I am sure). For Gretchen who obviously can't compete financially with these other women, to go out of her way to get them small tokens of appreciation did not seem "kiss ass" at all. (Coach coin purses approx 50 bucks a pop.) No, it seemed sweet, like Gretchen in her young way. Naturally Vicki could only think that someone would give a nice gesture like that only out of some personal motive- because that's how Vicki thinks and operates.

Was Vicki Gunvalson teased and cajoled in high school since she was the pimply faced outcast or what? Her actions certainly seem high school enough. She probably hated the cheerleaders and would try to trip them or something. So far this season Gretchen has done nothing to these women- while they ( Vicki and Tamra Barney) have conspired and done their best Brutus impression by stabbing her in the back. ( Tamra you will want to look up who Brutus is).

How sweet was it for Jeff to think about Gretchen there all alone without him and arrange the surprise for her. It seemed genuine and appropriate. While Simon Barney seemed concerned with being the Jones's and making Sure to name drop where the little bracelet was purchased from since he obviously begged them for a discount or some sort of publicity kick back.- he sounded like a commercial, white gold and blah blah. I have news for you Simon and Tamra- I know people worth a hell of alot more than you two could ever hope to be and they do not flaunt their wealth or go around saying "I bought my wife this helicopter- it has genuine leather seats and a blah blah"- see they have this little thing - its called class. Something that Jeana could teach you about. Clearly she being the kind gracious one of the bunch was chosen to announce Jeff's death at the end of the show. Not either of you bone pickin' low class money grubbers.

The reiteration of Vickis need of approval thru monetary gain and collection of things was priceless. She finally got her Rolex- and had to make sure that everyone knew it. I can sure see being proud of ones accomplishments but it just seemed like one her many attempst at "notcie me- love me" poor Don it must be exhausting being married to this woman. She needs some therapy in a big way. Her going around telling people the motorbike was fake with Tamra going arund saying ashe copied me- ( because apparently its unfathomable that any other woman in America coulkd want a Harley) Please ladies- there is so much more going on in the world than your ridiculus natures!

Hurrah to see the lovely Lauri and Tammy again- but where was Quin? Why was she so obviously excluded? I think its so brave of Lauri to say- I have a kid on drugs. Wow now there's some reality for ya!

I wonder if this show can continue. I would hate to have to watch another season of Vicki and Tamra being mean. Couldn't Jeana just get her own show?

Poppin my blog cherry

Dear Diary

I never had a diary growing up. This is the modern day equivalent. A place to send thoughts out into the great unknown.

About me? I am an obsessive knitter and knit pattern collector. I also collect vintage patterns and clothes as well as vintage crafting and home decor books. I'm a terrible insomniac, so my blogging will most like occur in the punch drunk blurry eyed wee hours, where typos abound from the barbie sized keypads.

I will start by blogging about my current and embarrassing addiction. The Real Housewives of Orange County on Bravo. I have watched from the beginning. Being a remote control TV watcher I switch channels when I am disappointed or bored so I do miss small chunks along the way. I am trying to correct that. For the sake of accuracy I will be watching all the episodes again. Yes, people even the ones with Jo De Lerosa and ( shudder) Slade Smarmy I mean Slade Smiley.

Let me begin by saying I am one of the few people that actually likes Lauri Waring Peterson. I think its awful how people are making stupid uneducated often blasphemous comments about these people.

Things I want to say about them

Look- wouldn't you want your new wife to get off a show that has people writing horrible negative things and dredging things that are nobodies business? After seeing photos of his gorgeous ex wife- who is doing some crazy ass things being Dennis Rodmans girlfriend- is it any wonder that he fell in love with the pretty ( albeit cosmetically enhanced) mother who obviously cares about her children and making a better future for them?

Some people say Laurie exploited her sons issues by airing them. Um What? Do you think after you have signed a contract with a TV show once you have completed tons of filming that they are going to let you out of the deal? Besides- what is wrong with sharing the truth about your family's problems? Maybe we should all go back to the days where say.. people never talked about child molestation- so more creeps got away with it? Do people actually think- that it wasn't hard or frankly embarrassing for her to show that? I for one wouldn't have had the balls to let it air.