Just for the record!

Here are my picks for the Bachelorette: 

Kipton gets kicked off tonight, followed by Reid...and the winner is, Ed! Yay!

Mattress Money

I'm just going to throw it out there....What is it with seniors and stashing their cash?

I came across a story on CNN.com that grabbed my attention this morning (I know! Of all the news available..). Anyway, it's about a woman who surprised her elderly mother with a new mattress. She thought she was doing good but throwing away the ratty old mattress, until her mother told her she had her life savings of over $1M stashed away in it!

So, seriously, again I ask, what is with seniors and stashing their money? I know my great-grandmother used to do the same thing! The funny little lady used to hide it everywhere - from teapots to planter boxes! She really didn't trust the bank....maybe we shouldn't either?

The story as per CNN.com:

JERUSALEM (CNN) -- It was supposed to be a pleasant surprise, but turned into the shock of a lifetime.
A woman in Tel Aviv, Israel, gave her elderly mother a new mattress as a surprise gift, throwing out the old tattered bed her mother had slept on for decades. The gesture ended up bankrupting Annat's mother, who had stuffed her savings of nearly $1 million inside her old bed for decades, Annat told Israel Army Radio.

A massive search is under way at the city dump, where security has been beefed up to keep out treasure-seekers who have heard Annat's story in Israeli media.

Annat, who did not want to reveal the rest of her name, told Israel Army Radio that she woke up early Sunday to get a good deal on a new mattress as a surprise for her mother.

She fell asleep that night, exhausted after lugging up the new mattress and hauling down the old one to be taken out with the trash. When her mother realized the next day what her daughter had done, she told her that she had been using the mattress to stash away her life savings and had nearly $1 million padding the inside of the worn-out mattress.

Annat ran downstairs, but it was too late. The garbage truck had already taken away the money-stuffed mattress. Annat alerted the two major dump sites in the Israeli city in an effort to locate the bed, but so far she has had no luck. Yitchak Burba, one of the dump site managers, told Army Radio that he and his men are working relentlessly to try to help Annat find the million-dollar mattress among the tons of garbage at the landfill.

The publicity has triggered a wave of people also trying to find the mattress and its contents for themselves. Burba has increased security around the dump to keep them out. Annat told Army Radio that when her mother realized her queen-sized bank had been tossed, she told her to "'leave it.'"

"'The heart is crying but you know we could have been in a car accident or had a terminal disease,'" Annat said her mother told her. Annat is also taking the situation in stride.

"It's a very, very sad story but I've been through worse," she told Army Radio. "It's a matter of proportions in life ... people need to know how to accept the good and the bad in life."

Jon & Kate + 8 = Big ol' mess!

Poor Jon & Kate + Eight. I used to really like this show....watching all the little kiddies grow up and being an observer of the daily challenges that come with having eight kids!

At times Kate seemed a little over powering in the household, but I think anyone would go a little nuts on a daily basis if you were trying to take care of all those children! I don't really blame her, although I do admit she does go a bit over the top at times. I also think Jon seems like a good Dad, but sometimes a bit lazy. That would frustrate me too! Regardless of my feelings for Jon or Kate, I don't think either of their parenting skills could be at fault for the way this whole thing has turned out... from divorce rumours to child service claims. Seems like they are always in the news...even "Kate pumping gas" has made headlines!

I think Jon & Kate were really struggling in the beginning and didn't know how they would support the demands of such a large family. I'm sure the show would have seemed like an attractive prospect to anyone in that situation. Also, the crew has been in their home for four years! I'm sure those extra helping hands were convenient, and would have been welcomed by any large family.

What I want to know is when did Kate go from housewife to glamazon? It seems like some of this has gone to her head! What about on the season premier how Kate said that Jon had "made decisions that they all had to live with." The words she used made me believe he actually did have an affair on her, when I was not convinced from all the tabloid coverage. That episode actually made me sad. It wasn't the usual upbeat show it was in the past. I also didn't like how they filmed the kids saying "Daddy, I don't want you to leave again."

The question is, for a struggling family of eight kids and two parents, do you think they would be happier if they never did the show and didn't have all this fame and money? I'm not sure? I think they would have been in an equally stressful situation if this opportunity had not arose.

PS If they have all these bucks now, I wish Kate would visit some high end hairdresser and fix that do! Arrrff!

PPS The little guy with the glasses is my fav!

Jason is a rose swindler

Oh, Jason. You go ahead and have a good cry. I will not let you do it on my shoulder anymore.

I was a big Jason fan until he totally crushed my dreams at around 10:15 last night. What is this guy doing? Even if you don't watch the Bachelor, I'm sure you heard the news. My Jason is a rose swindler.

For the first time in Bachelor history the guy had the nerve to propose to one woman and then break up with her six weeks later on national television and ask the runner up for a relationship. Even more disgusting was that the runner up, Molly, actually accepted this and they were kissing on the same couch that he devastated his fiancee on about 10 minutes prior. Good Lord man, have some decency.

I think the worst part about this whole thing is the confusion it will cause his four year old son who met and got along with both girls. Poor little guy. Nice role modeling Jason, I'm sure when little Ty becomes a teenager he is going to show all his friends the re-runs and say "That's my Dad!".

I was impressed with the way Melissa handled the break. She has my vote to be the next Bachelorette if she can stand the show again.

Jason, I do not accept this rose!! In the words of my Nana: "Take your rose and stick it where the sun don't shine!"

My Theory

...Yes, Jason...I will accept this rose. Oh wait, I'm not on the show....and I'm married, whoops! Just kidding Marty!

If you know me, you know that I am very serious about my show The Bachelor. Even more serious is that I feel like Jason has been one of the most sincere Bachelors to date - quite a catch, if you disregard a few of his cry baby moments.

The previews for the finale have been driving me crazy! So much anticipation and apparently quite a twist. I have a theory on what will happen....oh and FYI, I have been right about all the ladies that went home to date! (Thinking of putting it on my resume actually)

I really liked Melissa from the start and thought he would select her until he went to her hometown and her parents didn't want to meet him. Understandably, they didn't want to be exposed to the "public-ness" (as per Melissa) of the show. Fine. He met her best friends instead. However, they had never met her parents? I don't have any friends that have not met my parents. Just odd. But I still like her.

Molly is cute but she's far too young for him. She also reminds me of someone I know who is a bit of a crazy person *e-mail me for names*. With that being said I just couldn't warm up to her.

For sure they paid off DeAnna to come back - I'm disappointed in you ABC. There is no way he will pick her.

So, I think all this hype about the season finale is that he is going to pick Melissa but tell her that he can't propose unless he meets her parents. I think the reason the 'After the rose' episode is not filmed in front of a live audience is because the parents go there to meet him and want it to be more private.

What do you think?

Stay to the left

I think I'm finally starting to get comfortable with driving on the left. It has been a difficult transition that has called for a lot of talking to myself while driving. Most commonly used phrase in this one-man conversation: "stay to the left, stay to the left, stay to the left". To add to the confusion, imagine consistent roundabouts across the Island, scooters passing left and right and tourists going the wrong way...this is the crazy place I now call home. When I'm in the circle, stay out of my way people!

Even though I have learned to stay to the left when driving, I realized the other day that I have not carried this through in my other actions. Last night when I pulled my shopping buggy to the right of the isle in the grocery store, I was actually in the persons way! And, when passing people in the street, I go to the wrong side. My goal for the rest of the week is to stay to the left in all I do!

In other news - how about this inauguration? Has everyone missed their fav shows this week due to coverage or what? I do realize that this is a historical moment in time, however, does anyone feel like it's gone a little too Hollywood? I actually felt more emotional finding out the results on election day than watching the star studded, glitzy, week long inauguration. Has it become more about the stars and fashion? Is it necessary? I feel like I'm watching the Oscars. Do we need to know that "Michelle is so real - she wears J.Crew"....so do I, but they don't broadcast it on CNN. What about the concert? Even though I'm Canadian, I'm down with a little 'Born in the USA'...but Shakira? Why? Is she even American? Does it matter that Puff Daddy didn't have front row? Just throwing it out there kids!

It would be interesting to go back in time and see which of these stars were at the Bush inauguration with his face plastered on their t-shirts. Eh?