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‘Nana Janet’ Passes Away At Age 72

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:02:30 +0000

In the early episodes of Jon and Kate Plus Eight, many family and friends would appear in their daily lives. One was a family friend named “Nana Janet”. Sadly, she reportedly passed away at the age of 72. When the children were younger, she played an integral part in their daily lives, and Kate (at the time) claimed she couldn’t have managed without her.
Below is a cute clip from the second season of J&K+8, shot during the sextuplets’ birthday party. “Nana Janet” is featured trying out the pony ride hired for the party. She certainly seemed like a sweet lady, and I’m sure her family will miss her dearly.

Peaceful (Enough) Birthday

admin — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:10:34 +0000

Despite the Gosselins’ assurances that the twins’ birthday would be civil between the parents, I think we all still expected the fur to fly. So much to my surprise, the gossip pages this morning weren’t a twitter with the latest Gosselin row. It seems that Jon and Kate were overall able to keep their promises to Cara and Mady, and have a nice quiet birthday for them. Kate even allowed Jon to hang out past the 6:00 deadline that she had previously set.

Not that the big day didn’t have a few bumps in the road. Jon was sent to pick up the cake, and lo and behold, Mady’s name was misspelled. No big deal, but for whatever reason, people just don’t like seeing their names misspelled on birthday cakes. I know I’m one of them. Supposedly, an unnamed female caller placed the order for the cake and added an extra “D” in Mady’s name.

The bumps in the road did take a slightly more attention whoring twist in the form of Jon’s publicity antics. The suspicion is that Jon tipped off some photographers about the time of the party (and his presence at the home, of course) in exchange for some moolah. Radar Online has the riveting footage of that little stunt. In the video Jon claims he’s just stepped outside to “make a phone call”. Riiight. I’m beginning to think that Jon has “paparazzi-sense”. He can feel the presence of a camera up to five miles away (and then wastes no time jumping in front of it).

Is anyone else creeped out by the two “Team Jon” fans in this video? They even had T-shirts made! Ewwww. If it were me, I’d be weirded out by strangers coming to my home wearing my name on a shirt. But not Jon. He seems completely unphased as they discuss their rad shirts while he signs them. Words are not enough to describe my feelings about this. Just know that it makes me supremely uncomfortable.

The video is mercifully short (I don’t know how long I could take Jon’s emo, monotone replies to the media hounds crowding his fence). Jon eventually pulls out his phone to make that call that he ostensibly intended to make in the first place, then slowly begins wandering back towards the house.

So there you have it. I can only hope for the kids’ sake that their birthday went as smoothly as it appears to us.

Happy Birthday To The Twins

admin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:12:34 +0000

Today is Cara and Mady’s big day – 9 years old! But will Jon and Kate be able to keep the claws in long enough to make it special for their daughters? All this week there has been a custody battle over who gets to spend time with the girls for their birthday. Jon, of course, threw the issue to the mat early via emails to Kate. And Kate, not being one to back down from a challenge, threw it right back. As I understand it, Kate has, in fact, restricted Jon’s access to the girls today (only a 2 hour visit), but she also tries to make up for that lack of time by giving him almost the entire weekend.

Hopefully these two can keep the squabbles down and focus on the real stars today. It’s not everyday a person turns 9 years old, so I expect them to make it a special day for the twins. Happy birthday girls!