And then. And then! This happened.
Although I'm pretty sure the TLC show John & Kate Plus 8 was underway when I started my blog, it wasn't on my radar screen at all. Now, of course, it's impossible for this exercise in parental exploitation NOT to be on the radar screen of anybody with a TV screen, or a computer screen, and the whole thing makes me feel cringey about my blog title. Like I picked it because I had some kind of reality TV crush on the Gosselins or something.
Not true, not true, not true!
I've never, in fact, seen the show, but I have seen recent clips of the Gosselin parents sitting uncomfortably on a couch discussing the state of their crumbling marriage and whether or not having cameras in your house 24-7 to document your kids' temper tantrums and marital spats might be, I dunno, a bad idea, parenting-wise?
I, for one, can't keep my eyes off of Kate Gosselin's hair.
Is it just me, or does that hairstyle scream aggressive unhappiness?
Anyhow, now I don't know what to do about my blog title. Hopefully this Gosselin business will all cycle out of the news here soon, but I fear that my blog will forever hold the whiff of celebrity-seeking, child-exploiting, spouse-cheating, hair-gelling dysfunction, when all I was going for was something snappy.
Luckily, only twelve of you regularly read this thing anyway. And now you know!
Oh, and family update:
-Last baseball game of the season for Ethan tonight, and Jonas's last game on Tues. Will post pictures forthwith.
-Ethan will be performing in a ginormous youth temple celebration production for the opening of the new Oquirrh Mountain temple tomorrow. He's an Asian drummer, which turned out well since Ethan enjoys both Asia and drumming. Big thanks to Aunt Cindy for her hours (and hours, months worth of hours, it seems) heading up the multi-stake dance portion of this whole thing. I'm really looking forward to seeing it on Sat.
-Elise is planning to sing a solo for the 5th grade talent show. We're on the hunt for good songs. Any suggestions? We're leaning in a Taylor Swift-ian direction. She'll do great.
-Jonas was awarded student of the month for his class. The value this month was "Integrity," which is a pretty awesome value. Good job Joe!
-Wyatt is obsessed with dinasours: Dinosaur books (we have like nine of them, plus one from the library, from which he promptly ripped a page while he was looking at it in the car) and Dinosaur "shows." His favorite right now is an episode of Zooboomafo which we have "on demand" with our Comcast cable. Unfortunately, that particular episode expires on June 4th. Oh nooooooooo!
-Forrest is planning to ride his bike to St. George and then do a Triathlon with his friend. Yes, RIDE HIS BIKE TO ST. GEORGE. I will keep you posted.
-I'm almost done with my short story anthology. Just doing some last minute edits but have the whole thing put together. Woo hoo! Just in time to start judging the entries for the Irreantum fiction and creative nonfiction contest.
And that is all. Now I'm off to get my van's oil changed, since Forrest just pointed out it hasn't happened since late 2007. Whoops! Sorry, van. You know I love you: dented back window, vaguely stinky upholstery, gummed-up cup holders and all.
7 comments:
Aggressive unhappiness - yes! Exactly.
Wouldn't that be Ang & 4 plus For? I got the whole 4 kids thing but was a little curious about the second 4. I don't see any connection to Kate's 8. Sorry baseball is almost over. We are about halfway through:). We got a late start!
Jenny, I was spelling the "For" thing out, but I remember when my brother Tony was on his mission he'd write letters to "4" or to "Ang and 4." I realize lots of people are completely confused by my blog title, though, which was a problem even before the whole John & Kate thing. And it's hard to remember how to type in, too: are the 4s numerals? Is it an ampersand or an "and"? So, yeah, the blog title, in retrospect, is riddled with problems. Sigh.
And part of me is sad to see baseball over--last nights games were a lot of fun--and part of me is glad to be able to settle down, schedule-wise. I can never match you in sports stamina!
And Mark, I think if she changed her hair I'd be more predisposed to cut her some slack. So I'm a bad blog-titler AND shallow! :-)
Ah, but your children are all so great! Hope the drumming went well for Ethan; know that Elise will be great no matter what song she chooses; Jonas has always shown he has integrity; maybe Wyatt can be a model and help pay for the torn page. Forrest is, indeed, superman. And you, you're just too busy to worry about oil changes. Thanks for deciperhing the blog title for us.
Ang - My knees hurt just thinking about Forrest running to St. George. Yikes. Way to go Jonas!! And the boys did so great this summer in baseball. And the Temple celebration experience was awesome to watch and Ethan will never forget the opportunity he had to be part of the mesmerizing rhythm of the Asian dance - and so much of it created by his Aunt Cindy - amazing - those popping umbrellas....
I don't watch Lost, So You Think You Can Dance, American Idol, or anything much except The Office, religiously, and Food Network on Sunday night. But there was a frenzied 6-month period where I devoured every episode of Jon & Kate. oh, that Aiden! Then I overdosed on it and never want to watch it again although I had to watch the special to see if they were getting divorced. Now any future episode will seem like the movie Funny Girl after intermission - all the fun is over.
xo
Mom
I've been watching Jon & Kate for awhile now. Still am. It is hard to get over her hair. It's bizarre. But the kids are just adorable. I thought about your blog title being kinda like theirs, but yours is cooler with the two 4's.
I'm kinda sad about ol' Jon and Kate. I've watched them off and on for a couple years. I always think, "Gee, Kate is awfully mean to Jon. And he's just sitting there looking like he's been run over with a cement truck. But I'm sure they're happier in real life." Well...apparently not. I've broken down and purchased People (and Us!) magazines twice in the last two weeks just to hear the latest on the scandal. (Purchasing Us is really lowdown...) Nonetheless, I think you should keep your blog title. It sounds very spiffy.
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