And don’t even get me started on Jon’s escapades or his recent lawsuit against Kate for the custody of the children. Who’s he kidding? I wouldn’t trust him with my dog, much less kids. I’ve just gotta chalk this one up to yet another publicity stunt. He has been on the back burner lately – I guess he thought it was time to make waves again.

But I digress.

Of course, I’m really here to talk about Kate’s new show, “Twist of Kate”. As I understand it, Kate has managed to land, not one, but two shows on TLC. First, Kate Plus Eight will relaunch (sans Jon of course). This gives the eight yet another chance to have all of America watch as they work their way through all the embarrassing moments of childhood (and beyond in to puberty, perhaps?).

Second, we will all be treated to more Kate Gosselin in Twist of Kate (which sounds like she’s going to be served “on the rocks”). The new show will have Kate hosting as she highlights strong woman figures and their journeys through adversity. My understanding of the show makes it sound like one big Kate worship fest.

Yahoo! News:

“Twist of Kate” will follow the reality star and supermom as she visits the homes and workplaces of her subjects, where she will exchange insights for living.

Her subjects?? I know we’ve all called her a “queen” bee, but seriously, she’s no royalty.

I don’t even want to bother with her “insights”. Go with the $5,000 hairdo, or splurge on the $7,000? Hmmmm….

“Kate doesn’t want anything to do with other contestants…While there’s a lot of camaraderie among the crew and other stars including Pamela Anderson, Kate has set herself apart…She wants to be queen bee.”

Rumor has it that merely her presence kept Olympic skater Johnny Weir from participating in the show. Personally, I’ve gotta go with those saying that he is just grumpy about her.  His reports of her muddling up his neighborhood with paparazzi would certainly be enough to cause him to let loose with a few hateful words towards her.

Now, there are some flying to Kate’s defense, saying the claims of her giving the DWTS crowd the cold shoulder are completely false. Much like the people defending her during the Today Show, they say that these rumors are being spread to give her a bad name.

However, given the harpy squawking we were all treated to during her reign on J&K+8, it isn’t all too far fetched she turn her nose to a few other people – you know, they are “just” celebrities. They don’t hold a candle to her reality-”star” status.

But leave it to the internet to manage. Many of these celebrity chasers are like dogs worrying an old chew toy. They take the same subject and just chew until it’s completely worn out. But when you get down to it, it’s still just hair. Yes, I think it looks nice (definitively after the reverse mullet). Yes, I think it was waaay too expensive, and in bad taste given the fact that in these recession times 7 grand would buy a whole lot of food for most families.

OK – I’m over it.

Now on to more important news.

Did you hear that Jon has yet again snagged himself another catch? He was spotted having dinner with California gal 25 year-old Morgan Christie and her family in Park City, Utah. The anonymous source thought that it appeared that Jon knew the family, however, he also appeared nervous while in the restaurant. That leaves me asking only one question.

Why go to Utah?

“I love it. I think she looks amazing. I’m not gonna lie, she looks really good,” Hailey tells ET of the former “Jon & Kate Plus 8″ star’s new ‘do. “It’s ’80s meets 2010 — she has the party in the back and short in the front. She looks so much better now than she did three or four years ago.” (ET Online)

Who would have thought Hailey would have been so complimentary of Kate’s new “clean slate” look? Especially after all the cat fights that took place over the summer and fall. I guess the two have managed to put their past behind them now that both of them have suffered through putting up with Jon’s cheatin’ self.

Oh, and I just caught the price tag for Kate’s new hair. If you like the look, it will only put you back $7,000.

The new hairstyle took more time than most of us have to ourselves in a week. 20 ‘painstaking’ hours of styling, to be exact. Kate skipped the awkward growing out stage that the rest of us have to endure and bought a hair-ton of extensions.

In People’s interview with the ‘new’ Kate, she stressed that the hair was the beginning of a ‘fresh’ start for her and her kids.

So how do you feel about her new look? Would you say she’s attained her ‘fresh’ new look, or is she just trying too hard?

Kate will not be hosting the new show this spring.

Rumors are flying as to whether she has been dropped by the network, with the reasoning being that she was “too controversial”. I’ve also seen a report stating that Kate had never been slated to be a full time host for the show – only a guest.

Well, I just don’t know what to think. I guess we’ll just have to wait to see what other showtime gigs Kate comes up with.

Of course, freedom is relative. They both with have to continue (or start) to play nice when interacting around the children. So far, it sounds like most of the wrinkles have been ironed out when it comes to the details, but with them finishing up in such a rushed fashion, it won’t come as a surprise if we hear about more legal proceedings in the coming new year.

Over the summer, as the divorce date loomed, things got a little messy between the octoparents. October came and went with no finalization in sight. The Gosselins have been in and out of court all fall, but not much has been decided when it comes to untying the knot.

Now it’s looking like they will have to wait until early 2010 to have their divorce finalized.

Interesting.

Her body guard Steve Neild spoke to the ever curious press, telling them that Kate was doing some “test” filming for a future project.

One can only guess this has something to do with the new show that Kate will be hosting this spring. My question is, what does food service have to do with it? The impression that everyone has had about the new show is that is will be following the talk show formula. Can’t say that I’ve seen many talk show hosts slumming it as a local waitress.

Kate logged about 3 hours as a server at Finch’s. However, pictures are limited – as soon as the photographers were noticed by Kate’s entourage, they had the restaurant close their blinds to end the picture taking.

We wait with bated breath to discover what this little experiment was all about. Meanwhile, on the Gosselin home front, the kiddies are beginning to stress over the conspicuous absence of the camera crew. Kate revealed that during one drive home from school, they kept tearfully asking ‘Where’s the camera crew?” and saying “We miss them”.

Actually, this is perfectly understandable. All Kate’s obvious attention-grabbing attempts aside, I can’t say that I’m surprised to hear that the children miss their crew. These children have had these people by their side and giving them attention virtually their entire lives. I’m sure that they view the crew as a form of extended family. I can imagine that it would be hard on the kids to suddenly have “family members” disappear.

However, I’m not going to call the crew back. Even though we all have our doubts as to how sincerely concerned Jon was about his children (versus just being spiteful), I can’t disagree with his decision to kick the cameras to the curb. Right now all the kids see are kind cameramen, and the episodes are akin to home movies. It’s only later in life that they will realize the atrocious breach of privacy they experienced during a crucial part of their lives. Their parents allowed a window into their childhood privacy through which the entire world could watch, and those very same men each held a pane.

As the eight grow older, those “home movies” will lose their shine. The kids will be able to watch and read between the lines a bit better. And in doing so, they will have perfect record of their parents’ marriage falling apart and the tension goaded on by TLC. I’m sure those happy memories will be sullied by this knowledge.

Or was he?

It hit the internet airwaves that instead of getting in on some quality grandma-style turkey, Jon was spotted hitting the slopes in Utah for a little snowboarding. Yep, turns out people do actually travel to Utah.

I haven’t caught any word of who he might have been traveling with, or if he was definitely alone. But we do know who he definitely wasn’t with – Hailey.

The holiday weekend seemed to go fairly smooth for Kate. She had her eight children cozily tucked in to their 1.1 million dollar home. Reportedly both her bodyguard Steve Neilds and his wife and children joined the family. However, her brother and his family were not spotted.