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Before the season premiere tonight (and during what has to be an interminable marathon of last season's greatest hits episodes), here are some odds and ends from our favorite polygamists, the Williams and the Browns.
Who would have thunk that Rosemary was a musician? Great job on the Scarlatti Sonata!
Post by Brady and Wives.
Not to be left out of the proud mama group, Janelle dotes on her youngest young man Gabriel...
Gabriel getting spiffed up before today's interview. I think he is so handsome :) pic.twitter.com/j5zoZGthNN
— Janelle Brown (@JanelleBrown117) June 7, 2014
But I think she misses the mark with this comment about Putin (who is in a world of his own). After all, it was Janelle who was the main breadwinner in a family where the only things the patriarch contributed was another wife and four additional mouths to feed (well five if you include Sol's). A modern woman would have put her foot down, but not this "Mrs" Brown. Mr Putin might question what century Janelle's from, too.
Putin what century are you from? but thank you - your comments about weakness in a woman gave me enough spark for a harder run this morning
— Janelle Brown (@JanelleBrown117) June 5, 2014
Now this sounds interesting...
Having fun with something from radio. Who was your first celebrity crush that had you writing your name in notebooks with his/her last name
— Janelle Brown (@JanelleBrown117) June 4, 2014
Okay, my first celebrity crush was...Mr. Spock. Mr. and Mrs. Spock. Mrs. Cynical Jinx Spock. Mrs Cynical Spock. Alas, the romance died when I realized we were from different worlds...Mine was called Earth...and I heard Leonard Nimoy sing. That was the deal breaker. So long, Mr. Spock.
Here's a sample so you'll see what I mean. Oh yes, the record skips in the beginning.
Meri has been outdoing herself in the tweet department. Like, okay, we get it about VLL, enough already. Once whatever they have going is finally announced, you just KNOW it's going to be a total letdown because it's been way overhyped!
Just got some final verification of something fun between us and @vanladylove ! Super excited to share... ;-)
— Meri Brown (@MeriBrown1) June 7, 2014
I had to slip in this tweet to break up the monotony of the VLL hype tweets.
Have you heard? Sister Wives on @TLC season premier tomorrow!
— Meri Brown (@MeriBrown1) June 7, 2014
Looking forward to hanging out with my friends @vanladylove at @rooftopconcerts tonight! Who else is coming?? #partytime
— Meri Brown (@MeriBrown1) June 6, 2014
Of course, Christine is still tweeting Truely pictures.
Truely helping me make gluten free cupcakes pic.twitter.com/VdXWg5n1tL
— Christine Brown (@rosecolored6) May 31, 2014
Truely grabbed my phone and started taking pictures. It's wonderful to see the world through her perspective. pic.twitter.com/xC4rdrDQ0Y
— Christine Brown (@rosecolored6) May 31, 2014
Now for something entirely different...
My friend over at The Principle just posted some information about woman who was once a sister wife of Kody Brown's younger sister Christy.
Now, I will forewarn you. This woman is cray-cray. She gives credence to the old saying "there are two sides to every story". Also, I think she's living proof that polygamy, the AUB, polyandry and being the high priestess of a massage parlor does not mix well.
http://politicsrusprinciple.tumblr.com/post/88083951788/top-picture-janae-bird-who-now-goes-by-jesse
Here's a link I found to her story of being arrested in Utah (which you should read if you want to see another "spin" to this lady).
Persecution and Prosecution of Temple High Priestess
All I have to say is...when a man has paid a "donation" fee for a sexual healing massage, always request him to move his own "member" out of the way rather than moving it yourself. And take some responsibility for your actions if you don't...
Okay, still on the topic of the AUB, I found this interesting blog from someone who is attempting to visit a different church every week for a year.
Here's a link to his encounter with the AUB church in Bluffville UT. Very interesting reading!
My surreal visit to the Apostolic United Brethren, a Mormon polygamist church
If you're up to it, I've put up a page that contains various tweets being made LIVE today and tonight from Sister Wives cast and viewers. You can also discuss some of the more interesting tweets on that page, too. Here's the link:
Live Tweets In My Living Room! Premiere of New Sister Wives Season June 8th, 2014
Feel free to leave your comments here or on the other page!
oh good, i was going to alert you to the christy brown story. glad to see that you too are following that excellent tumblr. (or is there a blog too?) might i suggest a look at wtffundiefamilies's tumblr as well. she recently capped the two first episodes of our favourite show. i provided her with some background info under my other handle 'ylinestra'. her main focus are the duggars and their ilk, but her take on kody and the kodettes is great fun too.
ReplyDeleteCynical, thank you for all your hard work! Love, love, love this place! Also, the Kodettes have updated mswc and it now autoplays vll music.
ReplyDeleteThank you and yep VLL music on MSWC was what Meri's over hyping tweets were all about.
Deletethey are selling The Kody Brown Family Gold addition VLL music in download format..why??is this band letting Kody sell their music with their name on it? Can they not sell it on their own? why label their music with them? this is why meri has been tweeting to sell the music..they all benefit from the sales of VLL music..why would they eant to share profits with the brown's?
Deletetheir stuff is already on iTunes, and has been for quite some time. Question: WHY would I give my CC and address info to MSWC and risk data compromise instead of buying through iTunes which already has my info? to save 50 cents? and why a Gold Edition in a download???
DeleteDoesn't it just make your blood boil to see Kody lying around when the wives are doing housework? He is so lazy and self-entitled, I cannot understand why 4 women put up with him.
ReplyDeleteHappy viewing everyone!
Truly looks so damn cute I'd let her eat all the cupcakes...correction, I would make real cupcakes and let her enjoy them.
DeleteI think their "big announcement" about collaborating with Van Lady Love will be they'll be selling band t-shirts in their My SisterWife's Closet store, because, you know, every up and coming band needs to find a quality distributor for band merchandise, and what better choice than a polygamist-run home business that's on the verge of failure. And no doubt, they'll be the "exclusive" seller. At least until the band realizes they're not selling anything, and they move on to a more profitable distribution method, like selling stuff from a table at their shows. Oh wait, maybe that's Meri's new job! Band Groupie and tax deduction all in one! It's perfect! ;)
ReplyDeleteFWIW, I had to unfollow Meri on Twitter because of the constant band spam. And I refuse to listen to the band because of her incessant promotion of said band. (I'm pretty sure I'd hate their music anyway, based on what I've read about their style, and based on the style of the main person promoting it.) I wish them the best of luck though, despite their collaboration with the Browns. Thankfully it's a LOT easier to "break into" the music biz these days than it was in the days when you had to be signed to get anywhere.
Surfkitty while it might be easier to break into the music biz (and VLL has already been on iTunes for quite some time, you don't need to be associated with a label to be on iTunes - I have several friends/acquaintances who have albums/singles on iTunes with no label whatsoever) there are so many acts out there it is still quite difficult to make it into a break-even status, let alone hit the big time.
DeleteI am not a tweeter either! So its good to be able to comment as well. Was watching the marathon and their on the episode where Truley was sick. It made me so mad all over again at how no one but aspyn and Mykelti noticed just how sick that child was. Uggghhhh!!!
ReplyDeleteI hate to say this, but the dresses for the ceremony r the ugliest dresses I ever saw on TV. That includes the store bought dresses. I know its off track a bit, but just watching it now.
ReplyDeleteI can't figure out which of these two new threads is the best for commenting tonight.
ReplyDeleteGood question, but it appears blog readers are split 50/50 ! So take your pick!
DeleteOkay--well, they had a meeting, talked about investors in SWC and how they hope to make it "grow" with Christine wanting clothing and household goods and perhaps calling it Sister Wife's Home. Robyn wants to open stores within 5 years. MrSpock appreciates their ambition but does not see it coming to fruition---the stores, that is.
ReplyDeleteGood grief, that sounds like Kody is making the business decisions. How about waiting until MSWC is profitable before thinking about opening stores. Talk about a pipe dream!
DeleteDid I miss the side trip to Colorado for that pipe dream?
DeleteThis business idea is a sham. Let's see. . . Christine is too busy being a mom and a bubblehead to be of any help. Janelle has made it very clear that she has NO interest in this (remember when she was awesome and told everyone that?). I just heard Meri say that she wants to go back to school to go back to doing what she was doing before, so she's out. And, if I am not mistaken, I just heard Robyn tell kody that she wants a baby so they need to get more money from " an investor" and hire people to do her work because she has new interests now. Hmmmm, that leaves kody to do this. Will he have to get off of the couch? This business us done! I loved when janelle said that they were just pretenders!! Ha ha.
DeleteHaaaa Meri's dig at Robyn... I helped her.. I supported her in her dream... but it wasn't MY dream.... Followed by that horrible dance.... and again Kodouches hair is like wife #5 in the show
ReplyDeleteKody lying down on the couch while Christine cooks, prepares dinner, organizes, cleans and cares for Truely.
ReplyDeleteDay-un has aspergers... nah.... he's just quirky!
ReplyDeleteKody's Charles Mansion stare during the "argument" with Meri.. and the huge bald spot showing...
Kody washing his hair, doesn't look like he uses conditioner, dries it with a towel in a rough way, doesn't seem to be using any styling product... All AMAZING for his hair... and OMG he is soo bald!
It just strikes me, finally, how ugly Kodouche is, physically. Zero attraction.
Reinforcing "romance" with Janelle... Kodouche you ain't fooling anyone!
And OMG that business advisor in the preview.... after Kodouche asked him if they had a viable business, that guy had to do his best to not burst out in laughter!!!!
*Attractive.
DeleteOh My. Seriously she has too much work?
ReplyDelete"Dude, I just told you I want another baby!"
ReplyDeleteIt's about time Robyn started reaping what she has sown, which is nothing.
ReplyDeleteThe background music choices on this show are laughable.
ReplyDeleteThese folks just do not appear to be on the same page with each other---everyone is whirling off in different directions and Kody just rushes around like a crazy guy---at least that is the impression being given. I just do not see how SWC will ever be truly viable in the sense Robyn envisions it---opening stores, etc. Getting venture capital just seems so risky---if it is even viable. MrSpock is truly curious how that will play out.
ReplyDeleteJust a suggestion for Robyn: FIX YOUR WEBSITE!!
DeleteMSWC still can't handle web traffic on show nights. How many sales are being loss right now?
They certainly are not on the same page! Everyone is running their own agenda, it's like trying to herd chickens...impossible to do. They are a hot mess!
DeleteCJ - When I read Meri's tweet responses to the people saying MSWC's website is down - AGAIN - I just shook my head. SO many freaking missed opportunities. This is like what, the 37th time they've highlighted MSWC on the show, and the 37th time no one could access the website. Are these people NEVER going to learn? Are they truly delusional enough to think that most of the people trying to look at the website during the show are going to care enough or even think to try to access the website another day??
DeleteAll of this leaves me with a question that has been lingering in my mind for some time...do they seriously think MSWC will ever be a viable business, or is it all just a plot line? The part of me that thinks the Browns are perhaps the lamest people ever says they most likely do think that they're going to be the next Claire's or something. But then I think, "Nawww....nobody could really, seriously be that stupid, right??" Has to be a made up plot line..... Sigh. And that was only one of about 100 snark-able things from last night. In fact, after about the first 10 minutes of the show, I actually paused it just to let the....wow, I don't even have words for it....sink into my brain. Work now, but I'll be back to resume snarking soon. :-)
And as always, thank you CJ for the blog and the awesome info!
- Lori
Why does Robyn want to expand the jewelry line and expand her family at the same time? Doesn't she know by now that it is her goal only? I'm glad Meri told her what she really wanted to do now and didn't put it off. Looking forward to see the future episode with Logan and Madison, they seem like they are doing well.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad I found you guys, I posted a few times on the old site.
Brick and Mortar store? They can't fill an online store with their own original merchandise. And would that not be as much or or more than Janelles dream of a fitness club? Has to be a story line. Are they that stupid? Do they know what a venture capitalist is?
ReplyDeleteDo they know what a venture capitalist is?
DeleteI'm certain in their collective brain it's someone willing to donate cash so they can pay for Robyn's housekeeper and 3 nannies she wants to hire. Oh, and maybe for an assistant she can boss around just like those other reality stars do.
Ooops....sorry. I posted almost exactly the same thing above, Anon 8:38, before seeing your post. Preach it! :-)
DeleteAnd CJ, as for an "assistant, housekeeper, nannies" per one of Kody's tweets from last night, he says they're just trying to get some "$$$" so they can hire some "help" for MSWC blah blah blah. So, apparently that's what Kodouche and group think a venture capitalist is - someone who will give them money to hire "help." Robyn must be out of family members she can con into moving in with her....
- Lori
I guess they are past the point where they are trying to convince us that one of the "perks" of polygamy is having sisterwives to help with work, kids, household since no one can have a career and kids at the same time (except Janelle), which is silly since both Christine and Robyn's older kids are out of the house all day at school. Robyn is coming off clueless (not to mention insulting) to millions of working parents who somehow manage to have kids and work without hired help (or McMansions! or sisterwives!).
DeleteOH, and maybe they should change the name of their "business" now, as nothing they sell would actually go in a closet--jewelry, aprons, ornaments, mp3s: box, kitchen, tree, and iPod. Not a closet.
Delete'Robyn is coming off clueless (not to mention insulting) to millions of working parents who somehow manage to have kids and work without hired help '.
DeleteCrazily enough, this was the part of the show that bothered me the most (Christine's poor seating choice was the second...). How many people reading this blog have managed to: maintain a marriage, hold a full-time job (or multiple jobs!), actively raise your own children, take care of your household, AND go back to school? I have done it, and I know MANY women (and men) who have done it. Robyn's insistence that Meri is "deserting" her is ridiculous! There aren't enough hours in the day for Meri to take some classes AND help out in their on-line business?? Please. I TRULY DISLIKE how every storyline on this show MUST, somehow, be about Robyn. That woman irritates every last nerve in my body. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
The Kody Brown Family Consigment Krap. Home goods? and they should leave the sisterwives name out of it.
ReplyDeleteGood God, THIS was a tedious show in so many ways.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I enjoy this blog and love the snark on people who just begggg to be snarked.......
Not sure I can stomach watching another season of this "PHONEY" show of made-up storylines, ridiculously lame "acting" of the phoney storylines.....and by watching it, contribute ratings to this group of imposters and grubbers.
1-the stupid, stupid set-up for Meri to tell Kody about the college letter.
Oh okay, director tells Meri that she has to look sheepish and uncertain about Kody's reaction while Kody turns on his best rat-eyed concerned look, sporting his Meri-manufactured ugliest hair yet. It was all BS !!!
2-Ditto on the BS for Meri telling Sobbin about college.
Sure......director tells Sobbin she has to go with Meri to her house and look sad and overwhelmed....cuz of course, she doesn't know "why" she has to go to Meri's house as the cameras film them leaving her own house, and then I guess have to wait outside Meri's until the cameras can set up inside to begin "acting" their bit. BS !!! All BS !!!
3- Kody has to "change" his schedule when these frenetic weeks happen because of birthdays and anniversaries. And it is SOOO stressful for him to have to rearrange his schedule !!!
My question is change "what" schedule ?? Work?....nope, since he doesn't work !
Booty call schedule?? Doubtful....Only Brady Williams does that.
SO "what" is so stressful for that idiot ???
Answer.....Nothing !!! Just another made-up bit of BS to fill up the show.
But if it was real (which it wasn't)...... I have a newsflash for Kody and his four she-scammers!!!
Many a birthday and anniversary.... Mr. Amused or me would "have to work" on those family event days. Yep, we had to put *earning a living to pay our bills and feed our kids* in front of party hats and balloons and dinners out. And there was no option to "change our schedule."
4- BS on the Investors to pump and pimp the business. Major BS on this one !!!!
First of all, if investors are wanted you would NOT want your would-be money rescuers to see all your faults and weaknesses via a dumb ass reality show.
Second, if investors were really serious and this all was "for real" they wouldn't be willing to show their faces on such a lame show. This isn't "Shark Tank" for god's sake.
I think the "investors" are in the same vein as Mona and Shawn (and yes, VLL) ...more folks riding the Kodyworld train for some camera time.
5-Could go on with more of their obvious BS....
But I would rather read what BS other folks in the Living Room saw in this episode.
Amused, no real VC would throw a counterfeit nickel at MSWC. IMO.
DeleteI guess whoever the Investors are, they're the ones who suggested that MSWC sell crappy ass watches that are already available on Amazon and probably eBay too, for cheaper and free shipping yet.
I don't get the "messing up the schedule" think either...at all. The ninety-jillion birthdays, anniversaries, ect. are on the same date every year! Plan ahead? Nooooooo
DeleteIt really is pretty wild to hear Kody give a birds and bees talk to Makelty (sp?) and her boyfriend about being pure and saving it for marriage. Her boyfriend must think the Browns are out of their minds. I can tolerate that kind of philosophy from the Duggars - because even though I disagree with them - they walk their talk. Kody and Krew, not so much. Tonight's show was trying to put a bandaid on the scabs critics have picked at. They made a point of showing Dayton was still among the living and he didn't have an Asperger's label; they tried to convince us Kody has the hots for Janelle, they admitted Meri did not finish college and finally revealed she had worked at a residential treatment center for troubled teens -so if she hasn't finished college she wasn't an actual therapist as was suggested in the first season.They also are admitting they need money (ie going to venture capitalists) and the Utah house is costing them money, but they owe more than its worth so they are stuck with it for now. Pouring more money into the Utah house seems ridiculous. I predict it will go into foreclosure before they sell it. What legitimate venture capitalist would pour money into a business run by the Browns who apparently have had a string of failed businesses and multiple bankruptcies in the past. No mention of green goo in this episode. Wonder how that's working out for them? (eye roll).
ReplyDeleteHey everyone! Did you know it was Meri and Daytons bday, then janelles anniversary, then kodys bday! I had no clue since he repeated it 10 times and all!! We get it!!
ReplyDeleteI guess, Cody assumes that everyone is slow like him
DeleteWell, I watched the 2nd half of the show, and I agree that it seems like they walked into the VC meeting expecting the VCs to say, "aw, heck, you lovable polygamous scamp -- sure we'll give you boatloads of money! We don't need a business plan!" I'm sure their stellar portrayals of their home life (via the Tv show) only makes them more desirable to investors. *eyeroll*
ReplyDeleteIt seemed like Christine was sitting in what could be considered "smug silence" on the couch when they talked about the meeting.
When Meri gave her the college news, Robyn came off as her typical caricature of a downtrodden woman who has to struggle daily to maintain her success and existence against a group of "best friends" who are all against her. Bleah. Cry me a river.
Finally, I think Janelle had a LifeStyle Lift, or something similar. I could be wrong, but it kind of looks that way.
"I think Janelle had a LifeStyle Lift, or something similar"
DeleteI still think that whatever modest amount of weight that she has lost resulted in the usual thinning out of her face, like it always happens to everyone, especially to middle-aged and above, females. First place you lose it if you are female is your face and boobs.
But Janelle has yet to learn about eye makeup for her coloring. She still resorts to the circa 1960's baby blue eye shadow and the Tammy Faye Baker look of too, too black eye liner and mascara. If she is determined to keep her hair that mono-toned bleached out blonde, she needs to soften the eye makeup. The way she is doing it now looks cheap and it ages her.
Hi, Amused! I agree about the weight loss thinning her face... but I wonder about the tightening of her skin, especially around her jaw/neck.
DeleteAnd that makeup... I'll bet it's somehow due to Kody's preference. Maybe he told her she looked hot once. Really, his tragic hairdo alone should alert these women to his poor taste!
Hi Andrea,
DeleteHmm....maybe you are right about the neck.
But she also may have at least learned to hold her head up erect for for the camera.
That position does wonders for any neck issues and hides any sagging on the jowls !!! lol
Mariah?!?!?! So you can have sex, just NO KISSING!!!! Brilliant!!!! That was my favourite part of the show!!!
ReplyDeleteFirst time I liked Mariah! That was hilarious
DeleteOkay, I can't help myself. First, Meri was *still* smirking. She does that *all the f'ing time." I can't figure out if that's her way of expressing nervousness (you know, like how some people laugh or twirl their hair or whatever when they're nervous) - this is the generous and least likely option in my opinion. Or if it's because she knows it's all made up shit and she can barely keep from laughing her ass off while reading her lines, errrr, I mean, having a spontaneous, serious discussion with Kodouche. Or, if she knows it's going to upset her sister wives, and because she's the nastiest b*tch known to man, she thinks that's freaking hilarious.
ReplyDeleteSecond, Janelle tweeted that she had a *19* hour day with her real estate "clients." Yeah....right. Okay, so she read CJ's blog and realized, "Oh, crap. I haven't tweeted any BS about my alleged real estate career lately, so better do something to fix that." Fine. But can you at least keep it believable?? And Janelle, dear, I've always liked you the best.... Please don't screw that up for me by becoming just another village idiot. Really? Please. (I'm trying to pretend that you didn't show up for the "venture capital" meeting with *nothing* written out - no financials, no business plan, nothing. So disappointed in you, most of all, Janelle. And just FYI - doing so did *not* conform to the image you try to cultivate of being the smart one. When you said on the couch session that you guys looked stupid, I hope you were including yourself in the royal "we.").
And now I really do have to work, even though I have MORE snark. But, I will say one thing - Sobbin' finally addressed Dayton's eye on twitter last night, and holy freaking h*ll, something happened in that family that would have been some drama for the show, let's face it, and because Dayton requested it not be mentioned or shown on Sister Wives, Kodouche and company actually respected his wish??? They gave up ratings and the subsequent $$$ to actually respect one of their childrens' privacy? I was bowled over. And not to be cynical, as that's Ms. Jinx's realm, of course, but part of me wonders if the reason Dayton's wishes were respected on this had something to do with his biological father.... Also, and this is kind of off topic, but I know it irks some people that Kodouche spends time w/ Sobbin's kids when he has so many of his own "bio" kids, but I personally have to give him some points for not making a distinction between his "bio" kids and his "step" kids. Dayton seems incredibly sweet, my heart aches for him having been thrown into this chaos, and I hope that Kodouche really is as attentive and loving to Dayton as the show portrays. Dealing with a sensitive child seems way above Kody's abilities, but.... I hope they really do somehow have that "special" connection Kodouche talked about last night. I think Dayton especially can use that, even if it comes from Kodouche.
- Lori
part of me wonders if the reason Dayton's wishes were respected on this had something to do with his biological father....
DeleteI dunno. The accident had to have happened over 18 months ago, so it's possible. I still respect whoever's decision it was to allow Dayton his privacy until he was ready to go public about it.
Gotta wonder if he was wearing a helmet. Since Kody doesn't when he rides his chopper...
DeleteWhen did she address Dayton's eye on twitter? I don't see any comments from Robyn about his eye.
DeleteWhen did she address Dayton's eye on twitter? I don't see any comments from Robyn about his eye.
DeleteI put Robyn's tweet here: UPDATED Live Tweets In My Living Room! Premiere of New Sister Wives Season June 8th, 2014
I've been really disappointed in the Browns at different times when it seemed they didn't protect their childrens' privacy in certain situations.Needless to say I was very glad to hear that someone (Robyn? bio-Dad?) stepped up and protected Dayton's privacy with regards to filming. He seems like a nice kid and I'm glad all is well.
DeleteI really hope it was to protect the boy's privacy.
DeleteBut wonder if Robyn/or the rest of Kodyville didn't want it publicized so she and wouldn't get the Christine treatment if circumstances of the accident were sketchy (maybe like DakotaJustice said, no helmet or something).
or maybe they've been waiting for an insurance settlement...
DeleteI will take them at their word on this one. And I'm happy Dayton is ok.
DeleteMeri leads a truly sad life. Her discussion with he husband about her future plans turns into a discussion of how his other wife will feel about her plans. Now that is SAD!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure Lover going on and on about his newly discovered "romantic relationship" with Janelle doesn't help either.
DeleteProbably a PR stunt to show how devoted the wives are to (and how much they wuuuuv) each other... "I'm sooo worried about how Robyn will feel when I beat feet and run off to college!"
DeleteOf course, that kind of backfired with Sobbyn's response of "poor ME, what am *I* gunna do??"... [cue wobbly chin and teary eyes] ...
In the opening sequence Meri says 'this life makes us better'...better what?
DeleteIt's not better friends. It hasn't seemed to make any of them better parents...or people.
Seriously, how awful were they before?
What does that even mean?
LePetiteTerror, when you find the answer to that question, please let us all know! I've been asking that same question all along. -- Editrix
DeleteI found it amusing that Robyn didn't go to her buddy Christine and ask HER to help. Most of Christine's kids are school age now, except for Truely.
DeleteKody is right about one thing. The contractor not giving them a scale drawing shows just what kind of contractor Meri is dealing with. Any true contractor would automatically render a scale blueprint if they were submitting a bid. Just drawing on paper is something that a sixth grader turns in for class.
ReplyDeleteProbably because the contractor (if it was indeed a contractor who drew that) knew that the Briwns were just blowing smoke up his ass. How long has it been since that scene was filmed? I haven't heard anything about any construction work going on. If they a ARE upside down on the house ( and I believe they are) then just sell it as is, or let the bank take it. Why sink money into a house when they aren't going to get a return on it??
DeleteIn my opinion it is because in King Kodouches mind, if he sells the home as-is, he'll get very little for it ("pennies on the dollar"), but if they renovate it they can "easily" get 100k or 200k more than that, or at least a decent price. I guess he thinks that someone might buy it for the purpose of selling/renting individual apartments. Something that miht work in cities like New York, SF, etc where there is a high demand and little offer. Never mind that an old rundown plyg house in a small village on a plyg street is not very interesting for anyone...
DeleteJust *another* stupid stunt pulled out of the rabbit hat of BS ideas to fill up the allotted show slot.
DeleteAnd how often are they going to zoom in on Meri as she labors (badly) to hesitate, ponder, stare off in pitiful frustration, get weepy and so on and so on.
Every scene with her is predictably the same !!
Come on, TLC...this is all beyond boring and transparent, and unworthy of people's time and continued attention.
And..... Meri is a *lousy* actress. Or haven't you noticed?
Lobotomized - i've seen too many episodes of Property Ladder (still my all time favorite reality series) to know that people who don't know diddly squat about renovating quickly get in over their heads financially. Not only are you totally correct about the location, but we don't even KNOW if the property is zoned for multi-family dwellings to begin with. If memory serves, it's been awhile since I've actually looked at the stats but I think the house is still listed as a single family dwelling. And I'd bet ANYTHING that there are some renovations which were done without permits somewhere in that house.
DeleteFWIW it's a plyghouse so by definition a multiple family dwelling. Unless of course a bunch of single baby momma's who legally don't know who their baby daddy is are ONE family, lol.
DeleteI do not even think Kody grasps the concept of zoning. In his mind it's a no-issue.
If I remember correctly it's small village in a very rural area and there are a lot of plygs on that street, so for them it's no biggy, but who in their right mind would want to live there?!!!?! Unless you're plyg
oh well in California areas are zoned single fam residential, multi fam residential, and so on. Maybe it's different in Utah. I totally agree that Lehi isn't exactly the up and coming Silicon Valley or whatever. It's Plyg Town, and I'm also guessing that this is all just for ratings. plot lines aplenty this season, none of which make any sense.
DeleteYou're probably right, it's just starch to fill up the show. However, I do think the house is a nuisance to Kody. I guess the rent they receive from their family members is not enough to pay the mortgages. Anything costing Kody money is a nuisance to him. A rock in his sandals. He just wants to get rid of it to be able to splurge more in Vegas.
DeleteHowever I think some of his wives would rather hang on to it to be able to fall back on, once the mc mansions go into foreclosure.
oh they gotta hang onto the house, that way they'll have somewhere to go when they default on the Vegas Cult De Sac. So it's all just bullshit, anyway. Or maybe they're hoping for a Gosselin save where all the contractors of Lehi come in to fix up the house for all that great publicity. Riiiiight...
DeleteI was thinking the EXACT same thing....they want someone to fix the house for the publicity...
DeleteAnd knowing their talent for pulling in perks with their "poor us" BS , they likely will find (or are already schmoozing) someone to make it happen.
DeleteBesides, TLC would film and use the "rescue" as a lead storyline.
Win/Win for all.
Oh wow, I just had an idea for a crossover/publicity stunt....Brady the contractor does all the work on the plyg house in Lehi...epic.
DeleteThat would be amazing, but didn't the Williams move to Washington State? Besides, I doubt the AUB would look kindly on the Browns using Brady who they kicked out. OTOH, I doubt the AUB and the Browns are all that close these days anyway.
DeleteRight, and think of the fun that could be had comparing their differing views on lifestyle, etc...I'd love to see Christine get chatted up with I forget which of Brady's wives that had basically said she hoped none of her kids chose plural marriage...
DeleteI'm still trying to figure out how that young guy kept a straight face during Kody's sex talk?! I hope he got paid well to appear on the show & pretend to take Kody seriously because that was just torture to watch.
ReplyDeleteWell at least we finally learned how the other SW's ended up with Robyn's cold sore....Kody obviously got confused between hormones & herpes when determining what's transferable via kissing. He seriously needs a biology re-fresher course.
I absolutely hate that there is truth in Kody's "hormone transfer" statement. It sounds so stupid, but it isn't wrong. I wish he were way off the mark.
DeleteThere might be some truth, but he's twisting the truth. I also didn't care for how he kind of put down God (or whatever higher power you choose to believe in) for making humans mature sexually at 14 when apparently, according to Kody, we shouldn't be even kissing until AGE 24!!!
DeleteIt's loathesome to me how the Brown adults (I don't think the teens are on the same page with this, and I would even guess that at least one or two of the older teens have already started experimenting) worship virginity (the cookie - gag) when it's really just a temporary situation for 99% of the human population.
He'd be better off instructing his kids about safe sex, not abstinence, because he is a piss poor example of that.
Although I found his way of explaining it less than powerful (it's just so hard to equate the word powerful with Kody in any way), I agree with his general premise that abstinence is a good thing and sex is best reserved as a gift within the context of a marriage commitment.
DeleteNow the fact that he's engaging in it in three out of wedlock relationships and not living it himself….well yea, hard to call him credible! But I think his point is right.
I have so many feelings about this 'lecture'. Actually, I have one feeling, disgust.
DeleteI would be absolutely furious if my child was made to endure a lecture on morality and poorly grasped religious theory. I would never again allow my teen at that house alone. (I swear I am not as old or fuddy duddy as I sound, I just hate the way the Browns use religion to justify their biases.)
Additionally, I disagree about broken hearts. Falling in love and dealing with heartbreak is a huge part of growing up and maturing.
Perhaps if any of the wives (Sobbin not included) had an experience in right of passage dating, they would have better means of dealing with conflict and disappointment.
Overcoming a bad relationship or puppy love molds the person you become as an adult. I cannot fathom going through life with the level of emotional and romantic maturity that I had in my first relationship.
I was 18 before my first real boyfriend, and already I felt behind on how to manage and deal with love and relationships. It explains so much of the pettiness and lack of self esteem I see the wives display, and Kody's inability to not be the center of every situation.
It made me so upset to see the way Christine encouraged his lecture.
"It made me so upset to see the way Christine encouraged his lecture."
DeleteNot only encouraged it, but she seemed to be in a glaze-eyed bliss over it.
What bothered me is that Kody is a known idiot with no sense of context or delivery, however, as a mother, Christine had no awareness nor concern whatsoever about her daughter's discomfort, let alone that of the boyfriend. Even if the whole bit it was just one of their usual phoney set-ups for the camera, to expect your almost adult daughter be filmed sitting through it was ugly. Sure hope those two kids got paid well for their roles.
Each of these women/ wives goes out of her way to prop Kody, no matter how idiotic or inappropriate he speaks or acts. At this point in the show's run, they no longer come off as plyg-style supportive and loyal to the master, they now look as hopelessly brainless and ignorant as their village idiot.
Yes, even Janelle !!
I realize that my "modesty bar" is set lower than most people I know, but in my opinion, we all, each one of us, owns his or her sexuality. It's one thing to tell the youngsters to stay away, but the older teens, no. It's their life, not Kody's or Christine's.
DeleteKody used to talk a good game about letting the kids decide for themselves what path to take, but in reality (and Christine has done this too, keeping her kids as well as Janelle's from participating in church youth groups and calling them "sharks") he feels he OWNS the wives and the kids, body and soul.
And as was said previously, if I was John's mom, I would NOT take kindly to Kody giving my son his version of Sex Ed. Kody only has the right to talk to Mykelti, and it's HER choice as to what she wants to do. I'm guessing they have already kissed and probably even made out by the time Kody hauled his lazy ass off the couch and pontificated to them.
It is to laugh...at the beginning of the first season, Kody was trying to make himself look like he was a progressive guy, not like one of those FLDS Warren Jeffs types...sure he's not screwing around with teenage girls, but other than that, he's exactly the same, no matter what outer shell he tries to portray. A sexist man who enjoys being the person that everyone kowtows to, but doesn't have to do any work himself (the few times he does, he bitches and moans and asks why no one else is helping him "Where are my slaves??")
barf.
Dakota - I am with you. Mykelti is the "wild child" per the Browns. I would be shocked if there was no hand holding or even kissing. Unless John is LDS or polygamist or a Duggar, I can't imagine him really going along with that. Now if that is what Mykelti wants (who btw turned 18 recently), and John does, too, then great. But telling two 18 year olds not to hold hands is ridiculous and naive.
DeleteI grew up in a very dangerous town, and the only high school in the area that my parents felt safe sending us to was a private Christian school.
DeleteWe received absolutely no sex education or basic health/life skills training until my senior year (the first class ever to recieve such a curriculum).
Our 'Sex Ed' consisted of large blown up slides of herpes and genital warts, and two formerly homeless single mothers warning us about the danger of sec outside of marriage.
Birth control or std prevention methods were never discussed. Want to guess how many girls were pregnant by the time I graduated? More than 60%. Pregnant girls were not allowed to 'walk' during graduation, but the teenage fathers were.
I thank my stars every day that my mom gave me a bus pass and a planned parenthood flyer about the birth control pill when I got a boyfriend.
In my experience, children from extremely religious homes still have sex and experiment (like any teen), sometimes in rebellion of their parents, and sometimes because they honestly didn't know enough about their bodies. Either way, I feel terrible for his children. It can't be easy bringing friends home, and I can't imagine that these episodes go unnoticed among their peers.
LePetiteTerror - that sounds about right.
Deletealso, making it taboo and forbidden means for a lot of teens (okay just about everyone!) they want to try it even more. I mean, it's so simple really. Kiss hormones or no, there's no escaping chemistry. Personally, I've had instances of feeling great chemistry/sparks just from a simple hug or handshake or even a certain look and most of you probably know what THAT feels like. The spark of mutual attraction that is. and especially if you're a teen, it can be overwhelming and hard to not follow the call of nature. So that's why I would opt to teach my kids about safe sex rather than trying to throw barriers against it, if I had kids anyway...
I think it depends on one's world view. If your world view is a secular one, you will likely to believe morality is more of a "to each his or her own" situation and I'd expect you'd be more accepting (even expecting, it seems) that most will not feel a need to/want to exhibit self-control in a situation where they have physical urges, or perhaps feel it's really impossible to expect it. On the other hand, if your world view is one where a morality is established beyond your own control, you will believe there is a right and wrong that just "is" whether you agree with it or not and whether it's easy to follow or not - and you will teach your children the same and expect them to live up to it.
DeleteIf you're the former group and the latter group turn out to be right - yikes, bummer! And if you're the latter and it turns out there is no such morality that you really had to follow, I expect opinions will vary greatly, but my own view is that you won't have lost much in the deal.
"I cannot fathom going through life with the level of emotional and romantic maturity that I had in my first relationship."
DeleteYes, this! I have felt for *years* that these women seem emotionally stunted at middle school/high school level of maturity....and this sums it up. They live as though everything is the next drama, full of pettiness and jealousy...I guess the norm in some teen and preteen circles, but not so much for adults, at least not for adults who have had a chance to grow out of that nonsense.
That was a boring season opening. Happy to hear Meri is returning to college. Hope she wakes up to the idea of doing new things. Like...leaving Kody for starters. Those are some ugly watches. I would keep them way back in the closet. The Kody/Christine chair scene ...sick.
ReplyDeleteWell one thing about those watches - I keep going back to MSWC website to see if it was just an April Fools joke (late, but that's what we expect from this bunch) and that they were taken down. My God, they're butt-ugly.
DeleteMy Sisterwife's Flea Market??
Well at least now we know that the big watch Kody was sporting in some eps wasn't a Rolex. Lol.
Wow I hadn't been on My Sister Wife's closet in awhile. I can't believe all the stuff they have on there now! They have VanLadyLove music and prints, and a workout video by Sean Huddleston. I feel like they are too scattered in their idea of their business. There is no central theme or focus. The Browns need to stop trying to be business friends with everyone they meet and stop peddling the wares of everyone else.
ReplyDeleteAlso they obviously did an overhaul on the website graphics, and it does look professional, BUT their logo is still that terrible "paw print with painted nails" and it jut drags the whole thing down. Hopefully they change that.
Finally a thought on the premiere episode - It seems the central theme is going to be My Sister Wife's Closet, and I think that is no accident. I think they're pushing it because they know that their show is coming to an end soon and they need to get something else in place FAST to make money. So they're focusing a whole season on it MSWC and hoping it will finally grab hold with the public. It will not work, sadly. I do hope something works out for them though, because the kids don't deserve to lose their homes.
I think the "theme" of their shop is all the random stuff you find in the back of your closet....so that CD you got as a gift, the workout video you gave up on, the jewelry that was too embarrassing to wear....
DeleteCheesy Fun - -then they should rename it "My SisterWives' Garage Sale".
DeleteSure...or "My SisterWives' Crap Collective"
Deletewhat Kody was wanting from the contactor was what an architect or space planner would do. You would think he would know that after just having built 4 home from the ground up. It never ceases to amaaaze me his stupidity. These tidbits of info about the Lehi house raises more questions about how they got those houses. Under water on a home loan with negative income on it, Robyns medical debt that became a lien, walking away from a underwater real estate property to go in debt for 2 million dollars, know you owe more on a house than its worth, without addressing that before jumping into more debt, all of it is just crazy. And that business is going no where. They have had the benefit of feedback from viewers, yet have improved nothing on it. The jewelry business is a tough gig. Do the public like the Brown;s enough to over pay for their crap? I think not. I think that VC guy was propbably like who lent on the houses, hard money, the terms he spoke were as bad as the private money quoted for the houses in season 3. The are going to be cash poor here real quick if they hang onto the online business hoping to have sales when the show airs and the site continues to crash at the only time there is interest.
ReplyDeletePlus, the architect/space planner would charge for the drawings LOL. If they're just getting a bid (I totally call BS on that one - we didn't hear an estimate amount did we??) then why should the contractor bust his butt trying to make scale drawings when all that Meri apparently wants is a general idea of how much it would cost to do the job?
DeleteAnd as far as MSWC it purely exists as a plot device, I doubt the Browns (INCLUDING that business wizard Robyn) ever thought it would be a profit center for them.
Everything they air on the show is a "plot device" one way or another.
DeleteExcepting those things with the kids which cannot be dreamed up or *made* to happen, like graduations, illness/ injuries; every trip, every party, every stupid business, every BS house drama, every "we are persecuted" whine, every wife conflict etc, etc.....every *everything* has been a plot device.
Four years later, they are now so desperate for new ratings hooks that they are resorting to silently crashing CJ's Living room for ideas, hence bringing up the Lehi house and having the hots for Janelle.
CJ, how many times would you say the Lehi house has been mentioned as the only "real" asset they have in this blog and in the former one ?? 100's...1000's ?
And how often is it noted, and has been noted all along, Kody's blatant lack of sexual attraction for Janelle. But now, he has Janelle's hormones doing a happy dance in his mouth.
The only real fun now is to see just how far they will go to pander to the blogs.
Without the blogs, they are dead in the water.
Even the sharks will be disinterested.
"But now, he has Janelle's hormones doing a happy dance in his mouth."
DeleteROFL!!!! And... EWWWW!!! lol!!
Amused, you're spot on that they're crashing CJ's living room; it's waaaay too coincidental that their "storylines" echo CJ's blog and a lot of the comments on it. Plus, it seems like there could be random comments from people associated with the show peppered here and there in here... wasn't that suspected on the other blog, too? :D
AND>>> all of a sudden, Kody is talking about the schedule with his wives. I don't know if any of you knew this but there was Meri and Dayton's birthday on the same day, then two days later his anniversary with Janelle (with their hormone filled mouths) and then it was Kody's birthday. And then Kody said who he was with on his birthday depended on the schedule for that week. So...we have all been saying we admire that Brady at least tells us his schedule and now Kody is, too. And we had a little 'fight" scene (Meri and Kody about the Lehi house) just like Nonie and Brady had (well I prefered Nonie's meltdown a whole lot more). Then we get the whole "Kody is clearly going to have s*x with Janelle vibe on their anniversary since he is so darn hot with his ponytail and their previously pragmatic marriage is now ON FIRE" and the whole "let's go to bed thing"...they were trying to be more open about their love lives like Brady.
DeleteI would like for Kody to implement a safe talk process with his wives. And I would like Janelle and Meri to go into Christine's garage and have their first safe talk. First one face down on the mat loses.
And CPA Carol did you notice that after all that kvetching during their "awful time in the rentals" about Kody having to pack a bag to go to whoever is next on the rotation because they lived soooo far apart from each other...look he's STILL packing a bag. HA!
DeleteFor god's sake he's only a few yards away from each house now. Just keep a few necessaries at each home, and most of his stuff at Meri's which is legally his house as well. If he needs something, he can get off his lazy ass and walk over to Meri's and fetch it.
Yeah, really, who goes on a romantic love date with a huge backpack? Unless, of course, you are going backpacking.
Delete"First one face down on the mat loses"
DeleteDibs on Meri for the win!!
You know all of those years of suppressed jealousy and rage at the forcible sharing of the other wives' mouth hormones via Kody's drool would have her slammin' dem bitches around like the Hulk!
Fun thread idea: Maybe do comparison pics from the beginning of the first season and now?
ReplyDeleteI agree...it would be fun to see side by side views. I've watched a couple old episodes recently and the changes are drastic...every single one of them looks amazingly different. As much as we snark on the Browns, I do imagine the past 5 years have been extremely stressful. I wonder if the red carpets and McMansions have been worth it?
DeleteI am so glad i found this blog! I missed the other one...hope the moderator is well and has recovered from her surgery. Speaking of surgery, I wonder...did Kody have an eyebrow lift? I had to do a double take...I thought "What is Carrot- Top doing on Sisterwives?"
ReplyDeleteMy husband said the same thing! That Kody has had work done. I do think it was an eye lift of some sort and some skin smoothing procedure. He just looks a little more awake shall we say.
DeleteJust a thought about the VLL plug on MSWC. I'm sure they think it's an AWESOME, AMAZING idea to get their name out there, but really IMO, they'd be better off just having people buy from iTunes/Google Play/Rhapsody. (I didn't try the link on MSWC to see if it goes to iTunes, BTW). The more sales they generate on iTunes, the higher they'll show in the iTunes charts (the same way The Voice uses sales of the contestants' songs to determine who stays and who goes). which means more people, not just the relatively paltry amount of people who actually know WTF the Browns ARE and even watch and follow them, will see them on the iTunes charts and be intrigued to check em out. I'm guessing that the Browns offered VLL a bigger percentage of return than Apple gives them, but Apple has millions upon millions of users on iTunes at any given time, as well as iTunes Radio, etc. For a few pennies more, they are sucking away more valuable exposure. just saying, that's IMO.
ReplyDeleteDJ - My personal experience aligns with what I've heard you say several times, that very few people I know are even aware the "Sister Wives" and Kodouche exist. The few who have heard about them couldn't possibly care any less/be any less interested and would rather watch paint dry than turn on their show. There is literally NO ONE who I know in real life who watches this show or keeps up with them at all. And, it's not like they have a huge media presence, such that one is "aware" of them even if you're not a fan (like say, oh, the Kardashian bunch, or even the Real Housewives). I mean, for instance, when's the last time you saw an article about them in People magazine, US Weekly (yes, I read them. Judge.). Hell, even the Enquirer's not interested in them lol!
DeleteThus.....I'm a bit perplexed as to why VLL thinks that hooking up with a fam that is unknown to most people would be a good idea. I mean, let's think for a sec...Meri has the most twitter followers; she's up like somewhere around 80k, I think (?). And I would assume most of the same people are populating the others' twitter followers. The show gets a little over a million viewers, right? Most of whom are probably already accounted for in the twitter followers. So, let's say all this VLL crap is reaching 1.5 million people (being generous). Then cull that down to the people who actually give a flying f--- about VLL. Then consider there are approx. 317 million people in the US, and approx. 575 million itunes accounts (as of June 2013 - most recent data I could find quickly). Given those numbers.....one would choose to focus on the Browns' in trying to sell one's music why, exactly????
Anyway, long winded reply that boils down to, "In my opinion, you are completely correct." :-)
- Lori
Lori - :)
DeleteI don't buy or download music EVER without listening to a sample first, even the Starbucks free song of the week or the iTunes Free Single of the Week. If I don't like it why should I add it to my library??
Not even a track listing? What if someone buys both the KBF edition AND the regular VLL EP (which is already on iTunes, BTW) and finds out then that both have duplicate songs?
I've known enough musicians/bands who are trying to make it (not even make it BIG, just be able to do music full time or maybe with a part time job on the side) to kinda/sorta understand where VLL is coming from. I'm guessing in Vegas that the Browns are fairly visible/known. I don't know a band that wouldn't jump at the chance to get that exposure even on a third-rate reality show for a few brief minutes. And they're probably figuring what is the harm in having the EP available on the Browns' website...anything that gives a band more exposure, gets more people interested in hearing how they sound, is good publicity as far as the band is concerned.
That said, for the life of me I have no clue as to why VLL seems to be camped out at Meri's house all the time. But this is a pattern we've seen since Trainer Bill. Remember one moment he was training the SWs then boom - he was involved in meetings about the fitness center idea? and then POOF, just as quickly, gone and replaced by Sean, who is quite a bit more outgoing, and without the good looks that Bill had (not MY type of guy, but...) so he seems to be hanging on a bit longer. As has been said before, Kody wants to be the BMOC and popular and as his high school friends pointed out, he's always been on the flamboyant "look at ME!!" side.
I read People Mag sometimes :) If memory serves the Browns HAVE been featured a couple times, once when the show first aired when they received the most publicity as they were riding the First Season/Big Love wave, and then when Robyn had Sol? But that's it.
DeleteOh and forgot to add - I just checked on the MSWC site, there is NO track listing, there is NO track preview. If I'm buying a digital download of music, I want to hear a sample before I buy. Of course, the EP (not the KBF stuff) is available on iTunes, so I guess I can just listen to it there...and oh well iTunes already has my info since I have an Apple account...yup I would pay like 50 cents more for the EP but it's soooo much easier to tap to download automatically if I like the tracks than to traipse back to the Browns' wonky website.
ReplyDeleteomg, these people don't have a CLUE. I feel bad for VLL.
I thought the producers were reading viewers comments and were dropping MSWC as a plot line. NO ONE cares about that online boutique, the viewers are not interested in that. Before you know it, they will be back talking about the wet bar, too. If Christine, Janelle and Meri are not interested in MSWC, then just Robyn and Kody need to meet with investors. Its ridiculous to bring this dog and pony show to investors...they are still working on a business plan??? Hasn't MSWC been in business a few years now?. The CPA in me is frustrated that they can't get their businesses in order. The viewer in me is bored with the storyline
ReplyDeleteI am not buying this newfound romantic spark between Janelle and Kody. Another producer driven story line. If you have to keep saying how romantic your relationship has become, well you are trying too hard. Janelle doesn't really seem into it, Kody is saying what he thinks will sound good. And how insulting to your own children that you say you have always had a practical, business-like marriage before now...so your children were not conceived in love, but instead for practical purposes?
ReplyDeleteI totally agree! Yet another eyeroll-inducing moment to watch the painfully unconvincing act of newfound lustiness between Ko-drool and Janelle.
DeleteAdding children to your brood and collecting $$ from welfare is quite a business in some FLDS families... sooooo...
[The preceding is just my opinion, and in no way impugns Kody, Janelle, Christine, Kody's hair, or The Obvious]
Here, here, CPA Carol! I agree with your comments on both the MSWC investor storyline and the "Kody and Janelle discover the spark" storyline. I think I recall from the book Janelle saying something like she wasn't in love with Kody when they married, but she liked and respected him and was confident that affection would come in time. If it's really taken this long (20+years, I think) for them to discover mutual attraction, I'm sorry for Janelle and for their kids.
DeleteI hated the ponytail scene. Hated it. Actually, I was totally disgusted with how they tried to make that sexy. I about lost my stomach contents when I heard that rubber band snap around Kody's ponytail. Ugh Anyone else notice how the producers made sure to show the crooked pictures above Janelle's bed the day after their anniversary date?
ReplyDeleteDo you notice how Kody makes it a point in almost every episode to point out how his wives are sexually attracted to his hair? Barf
DeleteIf Kody wants to keep his remaining hair, he's not doing himself any favors by putting it back in a rubberband. he'd be better off using a headband. This comes from an FWB of mine who also has long hair and is receding (other than that, there is NO resemblance to Kody, thank God!). He wants to keep what's left, so he has stopped wearing a hair tie (NOT a rubberband, that's a recipe for hair damage!) most of the time and uses a headband when he's working out instead.
Deleteoh, man... I thought you meant "headband" like the pink plastic ones with a bow for little girls...
DeleteI almost fell off the couch laughing at the image of Kody with a Hello Kitty hair band and bald spots. :)
Andrea, I hope the producers really do read this blog. As much as I don't want to give these people money, I would pay to see that! Lol!
DeleteLOL AndreaF! nah not a Hello Kitty headband. although I'd pay (a nickel) to see that.
Deletehttp://www.gq.com/style/blogs/the-gq-eye/2013/10/now-trending-are-you-man-enough-to-wear-a-headband.html
BTW the guy I know looks dead sexy in his headband, and without it for that matter. ;-)
Point taken, DJ! Although, Kody could probably pull off a Rapunzel headband (with detachable weave) before anything involving dead sexy!
DeleteDJ, is it weird that i'm getting bizarrely interested in your sex life now? i didn't mean that to come out at creepy as it did. i'd tell you about my own escapades, but i'm married and it's not all that interesting to anybody except the two of us.
Deleteb0red_n0w - trust me you aren't alone! LOL
DeleteI'm kinda sowing my wild oats right now because I look a little younger than my actual age and also probably because I was quite obese (265 same as Janelle, and same height too) in my 20s...basically I'm a cougar and loving it while I can get away with it ROFL
This season is the same storylines all over again. I understand weight loss takes awhile, and I wonder if Janelle has considered weight loss surgery. I'm having gastric sleeve in September myself, but other than that. . .
ReplyDeleteit's just weird that they're trolling the forum looking for storylines and ideas. It's depressing that it's the same Kody-controlling antics being shown like he's SHAGGY from Scooby Doo.
That's going to be 2 of us, he he. Sending stuff to be approved in aug or sep.
DeleteI highly doubt Janelle actually has health insurance, so she would have to be self pay and no way in hell she's going to spend that $$ on herself (she prefers to splurge on Kody).
Also, even though she is the smartest of the bunch, I don't think she's very bright and am pretty convinced she hasn't even *thought* about getting wls.
She'd be so much healthier at a lower weight. Maybe she'd leave Kody?
DeleteAbout the Lehi house... Meri tweeted that it was flooded (not sure from what). So, I was a bit confused when Kodouche said the house just needs to be in "saleable condition" - did he mean that they just need to fix the flood damage or that they need to convert the home from being a plyg house to a regular house? If they just meant fixing the flood damage, their homeowner's insurance will cover that (and because they have a mortgage(s) on the home, if they didn't maintain homeowner's insurance, the lender would have obtained force placed insurance on the home. So, I guarantee there's insurance). Thus....if they're just talking about fixing the flood damage, then what's the huge big deal? And as for turning it into a regular house, I'm not buying that for several reasons. One, why would a regular house necessarily be more marketable in a plyg filled area and second, how will they be able to move back into the house once the LV gig is up if they've converted it to a "monog" house??
ReplyDeleteAnd on a sort of random note, it would've been helpful if, during the scene, they had mentioned said flood, instead of saying the relative's washer/dryer is in the living room, etc, without offering any explanation as to why. I'm now assuming it's in the living room because wherever it was previously flooded. But on the show, it was just said with now background, whatever the technical term is. Just didn't make any sense unless you know the context (about the flood).
- Lori
Lori I missed the flood remark (I tend to multitask when I watch this show...) but yup their insurance would kick in, less whatever deductible they have. I'm betting that Kody is going to try for a cash settlement, when I was a claims adjuster (been like 14 years or so now) we generally paid the contractor directly, rather than the policyholder/insured. Occasionally you'd get a policyholder who wanted to just be paid directly, if so legally we would have to make the check out to all the legal owners of the home, including the lienholders/banks. I'm guessing if the damage is severe enough their insurer would send an adjuster out with a contractor on their list to estimate the severity and how much it would cost to repair. Perhaps that's where the drawings came from...
DeleteAnon 4:09 I've seen pix of the house before and after the renovations. Basically whoever added on the extra section (this was done before Janelle purchased the home) just "mirrored" the existing house, if memory serves, more or less. Each section has its own door, its own kitchen, its own bathroom. I think just fix the flood damage, repaint, keep expenses down and just sell it as a triplex or a duplex with an inlaw unit (the basement apartment that Christine's family lived in).
DeleteShit, who am I kidding? they aren't selling the home, it's just a plot line.
"Shit, who am I kidding? they aren't selling the home, it's just a plot line."
DeleteExacccctly right !!
I seem to recall that the laundry in Meri's section of the Lehi house was in her dining room behind some kind of sliding door. Kody pointed it out during the video tour. Could it be her section of the house that was flooded and that's why she was getting involved in the repairs/renovations? And if they really are "underwater" on the mortgage and selling at a loss, they'd have to get the bank's approval to do so. wonder if the Browns have really considered all the contingencies behind this most recent foray into grown up finances, or if they're doing the same pie in the sky thinking as always.
DeleteIt's a bit late now but one would wonder why the Lehi house didn't just have a central laundry room with a commercial size washer and dryer for the three families to share...
DeleteOh wait that would require forethought.
Never mind...
I wouldn't be surprised if after they fix up the house in Lehi, somebody (Meri) slaps her forehead like she "just got the idea" and suggests that Mariah move in and commute to school from the house. Then, conveniently, Mariah will have her own house indefinitely as no one will have the courage to boot her out!
DeleteCJ,
ReplyDeleteAre we going to have a recap written up?
Yes, I'm working on it now! Thanks for asking!
DeleteCJ although it wasn't in the show...I HOPE TO GOD YOU ARE GOING TO MENTION THOSE WATCHES.
DeleteCynical jinx, this is completely off-topic (sorry): have you or anyone else heard anything about the return of Polygamy, USA? That was sort of a train wreck, too, but at least I got a feeling from those folks that there was some spiritual belief behind their choice of plural marriage.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see more of Polygamy USA too, but I read somewhere ( I forget whether it was here, SWB or TV without Pity) that there was *not* going to be a second season. I did gather that Ezra (that was the kid who had a girlfriend from St George, if I recall his name right) got married to his gf....I'd like to see the updates on him, and all the others.
DeleteWow. What a pointless first episode. And seriously, nobody gives a damn that there are three birthdays and an anniversary. Nobody cares. At all. Nobody cares about MSWC. Nobody wants to watch you go-kart. Nobody wants to hear you say how 'romantic' your relationship is now. Certainly nobody wants to watch you do your hair different ways to attract sexual interest.
ReplyDeleteOf slightly more interest is that Robyn is clearly getting miffed because her magic vagina powers don't seem to work as well as they used to and Meri is obviously planning on getting some much needed autonomy.
The best parts of this show are in the little 20 second glimpses, where Robyn is all "OMG I just told you I want a bayybbeeee, why aren't you inside me already?" and where Kody is being a control freak about chairs.
Oh, and they really need to STFU about their incessant need for cash. I don't think anyone is sympathetic to that given their ridiculous cul de sac.
SafeTalk this is only the fourth year in a row that the triple birthdays and anniversary have been mentioned. Gotta love the way the producers love to hammer a point home...again and again and again...accompanied by crappy background music.
DeleteI know! Do they really think we need to be reminded of the birthday situation every five minutes? Is this a show designed for goldfish? Or are they so desperate for content that they need that filler?
DeleteYou know what would actually liven this show up? Individual interview segments with each of the wives and kody. This 'group' interview thing prohibits the wives actually speaking their own minds. I would love to see Janelle asked directly and alone what she thinks of Meri's fiscal shenanigans. And I would love to see what Robyn really thinks about Meri going back to school. Not just in a soft spoken whine to Kody, but in real interviews.
But I am guessing that is too 'dangerous' for the Browns, who seriously seem to think that their dog and pony show of never ending parties is going to entertain people. Maybe the Browns wouldn't be overweight if they didn't have to consume a cake every week for that episode's special 'celebration.'
Looks like they are trying to makeover Meri's image this season. Going to school, sooo supportive of Robyn, crying and helpless over the house stuff....
ReplyDeleteActually she is being made quite the beach for ditching Robin and her business. Indirectly preventing Robin from have another baby with Cody, since she doesn't have any help with mswc
DeleteI don't know. I saw it the other way. Robyn came off witchy to me because she was only worried about herself and how Meri going to college impacted MSWC and Robyn herself. And I can't recall them ever showing Kody in an argument like that with any of them. Usually he's just making an insensitive comment and moving on. I mean he came off looking like an ass while Meri sat trying not to cry and admitting she was clueless and needed help.
DeleteDoes anyone remember what Cody's grilling apron said? I erased the episode and can't find it! TIA!
ReplyDeleteI do not remember the excess words, but it was something along the line of causing sexual arousal
DeleteThe apron said "I turn grills on".
DeleteOmg I read it as girls...
Deletei thought the way he put his hand on his daughters face and asked for the apron was demeaning.. i havnt seen him reat robyns girls like that. Kody seems off the reservation this first episode, like he has lost his cool thats been under wraps since robyn came in the family. he mentioned he has a closer connection to dayton, sometimes more so than his own kids. that is the result of the effort he put into robyns kids and not his own, which christine mentioned seasons ago. this laying on the couch habit seems lazy considering how many responsibilities he has with such a large family. wouldnt you feel embarrassed being caught on camera laying around in the middle of the day?
ReplyDeleteHis daughters get so little attention from him that even a demeaning gesture is welcome time with daddy.
DeleteWhen Kody's dad died, he talked about how patriachal he was. Just like the Brown's spouted the sisterwives life was great and a beneficial lifestyle, I think the , i am an independant woman crap is bs also. Kody is in charge, he is their leader, and like Robyn said to Tamran Hall "he see's the big pitcher"
ReplyDeleteKody makes all of the decisions. All that power tied up in one little man
Imagine depending on Kody (of all people) to see the big picture... That's like a roller coaster ride into a dumpster.... That man has zero vision, can't look into the future, can't plan, doesn't think of anyone but himself and whatever craving/splurge he needs to satisfy... Yuck!
Deleteall the wives said "we give him power to make decisions. When Janelle said that at the Tamron Hall tell all I thought, what an idiot, like that makes it better, that you voluntarily give mr no brains anything is demeaning. kody's true colors are showing thry
ReplyDeleteI used to look forward too reading the other blog amd them you all stopped using it. Injust stumbled upon your new blog today! Kind of like a lost Christmas present you find on Dec 26th!!!
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