Edited 12/10 @ 11:15 p.m.
I have intentionally avoided reading the “wives” weekly blogs on Bravo TV this season. Getting through the episodes each week has just been painful enough. After reading a few comments on the WWW, curiosity got the best of me and I could not resist.
Yes, I poured salt in my own wound.
I read Saint Gretchen’s blog.
Boy she’s a thorough one. Leaving no stone overturned, she discusses last weeks episode addressing situations both good (her’s) and bad (everyone else’s)
A concise interpretation: disingenuous, egocentric, narcissistic, martyr.
Thoughts and questions:
“Obviously staying in touch with Jeff’s kids is very important to me. They are my only remaining connection to Jeff and as I said, it truly helps keep his memory alive in me. I love them so much, and sometimes probably too much, because I see how protective I am over them and their decisions in life. Unfortunately, last year there was a lot said by some of Jeff’s ex wives about my relationship with the kids and if this doesn’t show the contrary to their distasteful words, I don’t know what would.“
Obviously…top priority! Why wait almost a year to go see them? Why were Bravo’s cameras there? Who does that? Someone so protective of them would have their best interest at heart and would not be dragging them through this circus again. Protecting them would be respecting their personal lives and giving them their much deserved privacy. Not putting them in front of a camera for the sake of trying to make a point. This visit to Michigan didn’t show or prove anything. The relationship is what it is. (BTW, distasteful is professing concern for someone only to follow it with a negative comment about a person they love.)
“Jake’s tattoo of his Dad brought tears to my eyes.Jill said it so eloquently when she said it’s not only is hurtful to hear people insult me, but that it is also insulting her father and her family.To me that speaks volumes.”
Speaking of tattoo’s, I found it odd that Why didn’t Gretchen share her “Jeffrey” tattoo…if she had it done as a tribute to Jeff, wouldn’t she want to show it to his kids? Did the cameras just happen to miss that? Jill can be assured, what is said about someone else is not a reflection of her father or her family. There seems to be only one person making this about them. (And, that speaks volumes to me!)
“Jake has since met Slade and really liked him. Jill is talking about coming out soon for a visit and is excited to meet him as well. It is important to have their approval as well since I value it so much.”
I bet Jake just loved Slade and with all that Jill has heard about him, we can probably bet she’ll feel the same way. Isn’t it just like the Gretchen we all know to always consider others feelings?
“I have to say it just sometimes makes me laugh out loud they way we sometimes run ourselves over with a bus! Vicki means well with her daughter of course but that was way weird and uncomfortable for me to watch. I felt so bad for Briana! It reminded me to never do that to my kids!
A bus? Oh like when people do things and then find out, just how bad of an idea it was? No, uncomfortable is watching Slade parade around with some little kids sock on while minors are present. Uncomfortable is constantly hearing references about “getting some.” Uncomfortable is watching 2 adults play tonsil hockey with cameras 6 inches away. Uncomfortable is listening to you continue…
“Unfortunately Tamra, even after her apology to me recently, made some pretty nasty comments about Slade to a tabloid magazine this past week and I was asked to respond to the comments they sent over to me. I personally get upset because it disappoints me that she is so quick to judge others when things in her own home are not going well, and of course I love Slade and don’t like people talking about things they don’t know anything about, which Tamra does often. She said in the article that she considers raising her kids very important and takes it very personally, and then makes some crass comments about Slade’s parenting. Is it just me or did I miss something?…This is why I don’t like to judge people.”
Damn it Tamra! How could you? Poor Saint Gretchen, always the victim.
Actually, Slade’s parenting skills are hardly a secret, so I’m going to take a chance and say Tamra does know what she’s talking about. Also, I have also never heard Tamra claim things to be perfect in her life. Oh, and yes you did miss something. Doesn’t that last sentence kinda contradict the rest of the paragraph? Just saying
“Speaking of parenting, I cannot imagine how hard it is to have kids. I had a lot of concerns after seeing Alexa a few times, because she was saying things that worried me. I spoke up to Lynne about it and it unfortunately caused a wedge between us which you will see play out this season, but I stayed true to my belief that I much rather jeopardize a friendship then see a kid hurt or make a poor decision because I was afraid to approach my friend about it and be responsible..Even Lynne says in this episode “the girls don’t want to tell us anything” and this is very important to notice, because this was the exact point that I made to Lynne when we talked and her and I fought about just that.”
If I could just interject here; No, parenting is not easy. If you are feeling so high and mighty and responsible, and want to stay true to your beliefs, maybe you should focus on your life and the people in it. I would think Lynne’s kids would be the least of your concerns, considering….
Or are some relationships not worth jeopardizing?
“Wow, how amazing is Alexis’ necklace? I mean really? That truly was one of the most thoughtful and beautiful pieces of jewelry I have ever seen! Now let me also say that I don’t think they did Jim any justice in that scene. He adores Alexis and would never repeat 7 carrots that many times in a row.”
What? How many carrots?? 7 carrots? Aww…I shouldn’t tease her, she might think I’m judging her. She probably just couldn’t concentrate…feeling all weird and uncomfortable from watching Briana’s date. Maybe she’s been in shock about Tamara running to the tabloid magazine and can’t concentrate. It could just be that it’s hard to type and pat yourself on the back at the time (poor things gotta be tired!) What ever the reason,
we know it’s going to be someone else’s fault…
it always is.
Gretchen Rossi appears less than chipper and not quite on her game in this interview with T.V. Guide. Poor thing, I could only imagine how exhausting her life is being a fame whore celebrity and all. It’s evident by her answers, she is either suffering from fatigue, or she just didn’t have a clear understanding of the questions. Although, I’m sure you already know what she meant to say, I thought I would help clarify a few things. Gosh, I really hope she’s feeling better soon!
What ended up happening with Tamra and your ‘boyfriend’ at the end of the season?
Well, Jay and I were fine for awhile, he even met a few of the other wives which was kind of cool. He dumped my ass broke up with me February 9th though. I have to admit, when Tamra called us out on The Reunion Show, I kind of freaked out and denied Jay was my boyfriend. (Now that I think about it, I had originally told Jay I defended him when his name was brought up. Whoops!) Now, I didn’t want everyone to know to look like a liar and lose that whole fame whore celebrity status thing I had going on, so I just said Tamra was lying and then went with the stalker story. I tried to cover all my bases by getting a restraining order. I said Jay had threatened my life, stole “pictures” from me, you know, was trying to make money off my name, just little things like that. I don’t really think too many people are buying it, but that’s how I roll…this is all about me, not them!
(Obviously, our exhausted fame whore celebrity has a case of the brain farts. Now between you and me, I would have stuck with one story. Didn’t she say on the premier that the “pictures” were taken during her Britney Spears moments-hanging out with the wrong crowd-dark place? Also, how would Jay steal the “pictures” if she wasn’t dating him? Details, details)
So you’re dating Slade now, how did that happen so fast? And now he’ll be on the show?
Well, you got that right! Slade’s actually a big reason Jay dumped my ass broke up with me. Besides my family, Slade was the only one that called every day to see if I was o.k…not that I always picked up the phone. Most of the time I was out with Jay having fun, whether it was going to get a tattoo, going to dinner, Bass Lake, or just hanging out on a yacht with the new wife, Alexis. Slade and I have been friends for like 8 years, many people probably don’t know that. It really didn’t surprise me when he wanted to shack up hang out all the time before Jay even had a chance to move any of his stuff out…that reminds me, I need to finish cleaning out the garage.
Yes, of course he’s on the show. That’s a given…what else would he do? We have a lot in common, we both love thepaparazzi photography, talking in baby voices and neither one of us really like to take resposibility for our actions. There were 2 other wives Slade had shacked up hung out with but they aren’t there anymore. You know how they say the third one’s a charm, I don’t believe for a minute that is the case for us. It’s not like Jeff’s my money is going to last forever!
You and Tamra have a confrontation in the Season 5 Premier. How does that come about?
Yeah we did. She just doesn’t stop. All I ever hear is how tired she is of hearing all the lies, the conflicting stories and being caught in the middle. Is she kidding me? I have to tell those lies and then try to keep them all straight. I told her at the Season 4 Reunion to say that Jay in an old boyfriend, because that’s what I was going with.
(Uh-oh, I smell hear suspect another brain fart coming on. We know it’s about you Gretchen but sticking to just one story would be so much easier. How will you explain the date you said you met here?)
She just needs to shut the F up, everyone needs to shut the F up. I really don’t care who my lies affect. It’s about me…I am the victim.
As we reported, Jay Photoglou appeared in court last month to recover attorney fees he had incurred in defense of the Temporary Restraining Order, filed by Gretchen Rossi in March of this year. The judge took the days proceedings under submission and said he would let all parties know the outcome. Dated 10/22/09, the following Under Submission Ruling states, ‘having fully considered the arguments of all parties, both written and oral, as well as the evidence presented rules as follows. The motion for Attorney’s Fees is granted the amount of $18,650.00 plus costs of $250.00.’
View the 20 pageMemorandum Of Costs here(PDF File) *click on document below to enlarge
There’s more…from the allegations to pictures, court documents and emails, the truth is pretty evident. This all proves to tell a very different story than the one(s) Ms. Rossi tells. As far as I know, the above Memorandum was never disputed which I find very interesting. Kinda speaks for itself…just saying!
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This is ingenious!! A song created using only sound effects from Pulp Fiction, accompanied by video showing where each sound effect
came from, all synched up and split screened so you can watch
it in real time.Â
What started out as just taking a few pictures of the beautiful sunset this Halloween night, transpired into something much bigger. These may very well be, the only pictures of their kind to exist. Watch carefully… *click on image for a larger view
After enlarging these on my computer, I was in complete disbelief! (you would be too) Suddenly, it all started to make sense to me. The image I captured was probably non other than one of the Henne Boys. Was this another ploy in search of fame? A desperate attempt to gain the media’s attention? Maybe. There is no knowing, however, WITCH one it was…only that it was, The Ba-room Boy.
I was going to pop on here and just share a few creative Halloween recipes I found, but you know that’s not going to happen. I got a little sad looking at all the festive goodies and now I need to vent. Vent first, then the fun stuff.
I totally miss Trick or Treating.
I’m not going to lie.
If I thought I could get away with it this year, I’d be sporting a $19.95 K-Mart Special costume with pillowcase in hand (king size) and hitting up every damn house within a square mile of me. Actually, I’m not sure what part of Halloween appeals to me more, a) the candy b) showing up to school or a party in the best flipping costume (obviously we all know if I’m getting a K-Mart Blue Light Special this year, the priority is candy) there.
I’m not going to lie.
Sometimes these were hand-me-down costumes my sister had worn the year prior, nevertheless they were probably my idea to begin with. Who would not want to dress as a “Fig” handing out Fig Newtons whilst singing, “It’s rich and chewy gooey on the inside, golden flakey cakey on the outside….it’s the big Fig Newton, here comes the tricky part, it’s the big Fig Newton, ok one more time, it’s the…” Ingenious. Right? Another year I rocked “Big Bird”
I’m not going to lie.
I was actually a chicken, but afew everybody thought I was Big Bird so we’ll just go with that. Personally, I have never known Big Bird to wear big puffy yellow bloomers, yellow tights, yellow shower cap, short beak and strategically placed feathers, walking around bocking. But that’s just me…just saying. Elly May Clampett (this is the real Elly) was another big hit for me. Don’t act like you are to young to know who she was! She was the animal loving, chimp toting daughter on “The Beverly Hillbillies” Well, I love animals AND we do have a lot of the same characteristics, I was a dead ringer! Nice, I also came across this picture of what she looks like now. This brings us to (RELAX! I’m almost done. Remember. I’m. Venting.) the year of “Pixie Lake”a.k.a. the hooker.
I’m not going to lie.
It scared me that I had so much fun putting that get-up together. It scared me that I had the clothes to put that get-up together. Pixie was a short lived character, her “Trick or Treat” ideals were not acceptable.. Last but not least was Mary. Much to my surprise, I pretty much owned Halloween that year. “you are so creative…” “oh my gosh, I would have never thought…” “honey, come here, you’ve gotta see this…” “brilliant idea…” I know…even I was shocked.
I’m not going to lie.
As much as I’d like to take credit for being the master of all disguises, carefully planning each and every detail, I literally had an hour to figure out a costume. That’s not even enough time to go get a K-Mart Blue Light Special. I think Mary might have even been my favorite….there was just something about her.
I’m done venting, but I’m not going to lie
I totally miss Trick or Treating.
Look all all these creative goodies!!!!
Candy Corn PuddingButterscotch pudding on the bottom, vanilla (dyed with yellow food coloring) in the middle, whipped topping on top. (you can make this kid friendly by using clear plastic tumblers.)Paper Jewels
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Apple Bites Just quarter and core an apple, cut a wedge from the skin side of each quarter, then press slivered almonds in place for teeth. Family Fun
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Melon Brain Remove the green rind from a small seedless watermelon exposing the inner white rind. Carve narrow channels with a sharp paring knife to expose the pink fruit beneath the rind. Family Fun
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Breadstick Mummy Dogs Made with Pillsbury Breadstick dough and hot dogs. Using mustard or ketchup for the eye. Visit Picky Palate for detailed directions!
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Adam’s Scary Apples Make red and black candy apples, finish them off with spooky twigs instead of sticks. Matt from mattbites.com will walk you through this process step by step
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Wormy Ice Cubes All you need are gummy worms or other creepy crawler candy, ice cube trays and fruit punch. Stick ‘em in a drink! (*note- I am making these with or without kids…maybe even year round) Food Network
- Creepy Crawly Brownie Bite Spiders Cut fresh baked brownies, roll into balls. Cover in chocolate candy coating and decorate with licorice, raspberry candy and sprinkles. Visit Paula Deen’s Recipes to learn how! (NOT recommended for those who are Arachnophobic)
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Spaghetti and Eyeballs Perfect meal for the little monsters ones any time of year. Make your own or visit parentingteens.about.com to get their recipe for Spaghetti and Meatballs. Use green olives stuffed with pimentos for the eyes.
- * updated Vampire Bloody Lollipops I know it’s after the fact, but I just came across these and had to add them. There’s next year, right? Head over to Tissuepapers and get step by step directions to make these delightful looking treats!
I wrote this about 4 years ago and I just came across it. I’m not
even quite sure what inspired it, it was just kind of scribbled on
bits of paper. I did my best and pieced it together…I think.
I dreamed of him long ago…
as a little girl, as a young adult, as a woman
He was in my every thought, my every breath, my every being
A man, just one man who would love me unconditionally
He would adore the overbite I had grown so conscious of
He would laugh at the jokes no one else seemed to hear
He would take pride in walking by my side
knowing I could talk faster than I could walk
I dreamed of him long ago…
A man, just one man who would love me unconditionally
He would share the happiness life brought my way
He would share the joy of raising my kids
He would encourage me to seek my dreams, no longer just dream them
I dreamed of him long ago…
A man who could take the worst of times and
give me the courage I so desperately needed to carry on
A man who could dry my tears in the darkest of the night
hold my hand when I feel so alone
stand up for me when I’m down on my knees
I dreamed of him long ago…
as a little girl, as a young adult, as a woman
He was in my every thought, my every breath, my every being
A man, just one man who would love me unconditionally
I dreamed, I prayed to no avail…
There was no such man who walked this earth
I found love, conditional love
I longed for something, someone, that did not exist
My dreams remained that, dreams
I had lost the courage and strength to carry on
The hand I held in the darkest of the night
did not wipe the tears from my face
it was the weapon that caused them
When I was down on my knees
the only person left standing was the one who put me there
I was accepting, in my confusion I believed I had it all
Living the American dream of materialism
Never though, in those times of anguish
did I forget my dream
The dream I carried in my heart and soul all those years
A dream or fate…I will never know
Through good times and bad, I held on
to what little hope I had
His blood may not be as thick as yours
He may dance to a different beat
His eyes may not see as yours
For this is not your dream, it is mine (continue).
