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Ok I pretty much lived for Thursday nights, just for Beverly Hills, 90210… and watched it faithfully until the end. I have seen every single episode, most of them multiple times. I can quote lines from that show like David can quote Die Hard. Guilty pleasure? Maybe. They are calling the new 90210 a spinoff. Melrose Place was a spinoff, this is a copycat.

I guess the next generation of teenagers probably deserve to have a 90210. For me, it was the pioneer of teen soap operas. I watched Dawson’s Creek in my 20’s. I loved The OC. And I’m not afraid to admit One Tree Hill doesn’t sit on my DVR for very long. So… I will tune into this copycat 90210, even though it won’t begin to compare. I enjoy most CW shows, so I’m sure it will be entertaining enough to DVR.

OLD

NEW Throwing in Lori Loughlin, better known as “Aunt Becky”

While I’m on the subject, here is where the former cast members are now. Some well known, others not so much. I do have to admit that I voted for Jennie Garth on Dancing With The Stars, just because… she is and always will be Kelly Taylor LOL.

Our kids have been doing “Talent Shows” for us for as long as I can remember… I remember Katelyn, at about 7 years old, getting Tanner and Ashlyn together and trying to teach them a “routine” to perform in front of us. “Oops I Did It Again” ring a bell for anyone? LOL David and I would turn to each other to try to keep from giggling, because we knew if they saw us laughing, they’d think we were laughing at them… making fun of them. But they were too adorable not to smile. Not to giggle.

Fast Forward 9 years and now our youngest chitlin is doing these performances for us day in and day out. McKenzie and Bailey hunt through their dress up chest and dig out their dressy dresses. Their routine tonight went something like this….

We are sitting in the living room. They are coming down the stairs and when they get to the hallway downstairs (we can’t see them from where we were sitting), they announce themselves: “LADIES AND GENTLEMEN… PLEASE WELCOME…. MCKENZIE AND BAILEY MADISON” (It’s always Bailey Madison, that’s her stage name LOL). Then, they crawl down the hallway and RUN passed us in the living room into the kitchen where they hide and decide that the show won’t start for 5 more minutes LOL.

So we wait… and finally they are ready and request some music. David pulls up some Latin American tune on Satellite. I pull up my playlist on our old blog and put on their favorite. “Ready Set, Don’t Go”. They brought us two roses from our vase of flowers, they instruct us to throw them at them when their show is over.

McKenzie had gotten her bangs wet and slicked them over to the side. She was wearing a nightgown LOL. Bailey had on one of her fancy dresses and a headband that was 10 times too big and kept falling down onto her nose LOL, and a big white bangle bracelet.

They start dancing together, then McKenzie takes a seat and lets Bailey dance. Bailey is a crackup. She FEELS the song. Her whole body moves to the beat of the music, exactly as it is playing. I decided to switch songs on my playlist. She’d change the tempo of her “dance” immediately. It was so funny and cute. The other nice thing about the playlist was.. I could stop it at any time and that was the end of the song LOL.

McKenzie’s turn… she wanted the Ready Set Don’t Go song also. She is doing her dance a little different. She’s listening to the words of the song, you can tell by watching her face. She is singing and dancing, and she is making her body move to the words of the song. When they sang, Ready Set… she put one foot forward like she was ready to run a race…. then “Don’t Go” and she stepped way back. It was just funny!

My camera was not ready for video, so I missed out but I really need to get more of these on tape. I have a heck of a time uploading videos from my camera for some reason, but here are a few from awhile back, if you remember

These moments are ones to be cherished, because I know soon enough, they will not be interested in entertaining us like this anymore!

I just made myself a CD of country music for free at People.

There are 12 songs to choose from:

Clint Black: “Making You Smile”
Julianne Hough: “Hello”
Jewel: “Perfectly Clear”
Lady Antebellum: “Home is Where the Heart Is”
James Otto: “These Are the Good Ole Days”
Phil Stacey: “Find You”
Jimmy Wayne: “I’ll Never Leave You”
Tim Hensley: “Two Coats”
The Roys: “Grandpa’s Barn”
The Road Hammers: “I’ve Got the Scars to Prove It”
Bettina: “She Is”
Jennifer Hanson: “Won’t Give Up”

Download the songs of your choice for free by right-clicking on the link displayed on the page with the song and selecting “save target as…” or “save link as…” Easy. Free. And, it’s country. Gotta <3 it! Thanks Life With Five.

Sadly, most of my shows are ending for the season. I am really attached to my evening TV watching…. it’s “my time”… and I miss my shows during the summer! I hate taking breaks from them. Anyway… a friend of mine (thanks Marcy) sent me a list this morning, of Summer Series premieres — I collaborated with a few minor changes of dates and additions and just added in links to the shows where I could. I will continue to update.

So You Think You Can Dance (Fox): Thursday, May 22: 8 p.m. ET (season premiere)
The Last Comic Standing (NBC): Thursday, May 22: 9:30 p.m. ET (season premiere)
Denise Richards: It’s Complicated (E!): Monday, May 26: 10 p.m. ET (premiere)
Living Lohan (E!): Monday, May 26, 10:30 pm. ET (premiere)
The Moment of Truth (Fox): Tuesday, May 27: 8 p.m. ET (season premiere)
**Note: What’s not to love about a show that crushes people’s reputations and ruins relationships?! Haha
Million Dollar Password (CBS): Sunday, June 1: 8 p.m. ET (premiere)
The Mole (ABC): Monday, June 2: 10 p.m. ET (season premiere)
**Note: Sans Anderson Cooper. I guess he’s a little busy these days, but it won’t be the same without him. I only watched the very first season.
She’s Got the Look (TV Land): Wednesday, June 4: 10 p.m. ET (premiere)
Fear Itself (NBC): Thursday, June 5: 10 p.m. ET (premiere)
**Note: This looks freakishly scary. Like… if you were under 17, they’d ask for your ID to watch. Let me know how it is if anyone watches it
Swingtown (CBS): Thursday, June 5: 10 p.m. ET (premiere)
**Note: Grant Show? Lana Parilla? Yummy - this one’s already season passed, baby.
Army Wives (Lifetime): Sunday, June 8: 10 p.m. ET (season premiere)
**Note: One of my favorites last summer. I am looking forward to it!
Nashville Star (NBC): Monday, June 9: 9:30 p.m. ET (season premiere)
**Note: Duh! We’ll be watching.
Celebrity Circus (NBC): Wednesday, June 11: 9:30 p.m. ET (premiere)
My Boys (TBS): Thursday, June 12: 9:30 p.m. (season premiere)
America’s Got Talent (NBC): Tuesday, June 17: 9 p.m. ET (season premiere)
Gene Simmons’ Family Jewels (A&E): Sunday, June 22, 9:30 p.m. ET (season premiere)
The Two Coreys (A&E): Sunday, June 22: 10 p.m. ET (season premiere)
**Note: I didn’t know this was season 2… I loved the Coreys years ago, I will have to find out if there is a repeat of season 1.
I Survived a Japanese Game Show (ABC): Tuesday, June 24: 9 p.m. ET (premiere)
**Note: WTHeck??!??!?!?
The Baby Borrowers (NBC): Wednesday, June 25: 8pm ET (premiere)
Dance Machine (ABC): Friday, June 27: 8 p.m. ET (premiere)
Duel (ABC): Friday, June 27: 9 p.m. ET (season premiere)
Big Brother 10 (CBS): Tuesday, July 15: 9 p.m. ET (season premiere)
*Note: No official page just yet. They must still be recoup’ing from Season 9. LOL.
Family Foreman (TV Land): Wednesday, July 16: 10:30 p.m. ET (premiere)
The Gong Show with Dave Attell (Comedy Central): Tuesday, July 17: 10:30 p.m. ET (premiere)
Psych (USA): Wednesday, July 18, 10 p.m. ET (season premiere)
High School Musical: Get in the Picture (ABC): Monday, July 21: 8 p.m. ET (premiere)
**Note: What can I say? I am a sucker for Nick Lachey.
Wanna Bet (ABC): Monday, July 21: 9 p.m. ET (premiere)
**Note: Did you notice my “note” about High School Musical? Well…. I am a sucker for Drew Lachey too, so I’ll probably watch this one…. once.
Jingles (CBS): Sunday, July 27, 9 p.m. ET (premiere)
**Note: Nothing yet on this one.

SET YOUR DVR’s AND TIVO’s!

Did I miss anything? Comment below if I did. I will update as I find others.

I found this quote on Monica’s blog. It’s exactly how I feel and what I’d like to strive for (but need to work on it!!)

“The family should be a closely knit group. The home should be a self-contained shelter of security: a kind of school where life’s basic lessons are taught; and a kind of church where God is honored; a place where wholesome recreation and simple pleasures are enjoyed.” ~ the Rev. Billy Graham

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