! Mamma Mia!

Generally this is a phrase used for exasperating moments....You've lost the keys, Mamma Mia! BUT, in our house it means an entirely different thing. In our house, it is a song. More than a song, it is a state of mind . One that my 14 year old daughter finds REPULSIVE. And I love it! I have raised her watching musicals. When she was little, it was Meet Me in St Louis with Judy Garland and of course GREASE.... the ulitmate until Mamma Mia. Now that she is older and "more mature" she prefers Moulin Rouge and Chicago.
I can't quite figure out what it is about Mamma Mia that she finds so "cheesey". Isn't Ewan McGregor standing on a metal elephant singing a song from the horrid Sound of Music cheesey??? Now dont get me wrong, I love Moulin Rouge, but comparitively speaking, they are pretty close to the same. So I have to assume that it is because I LOVE Mamma Mia, and ABBA that turns her off...after all, you can't be TOO much like your mom when you are just 14.

So, I am SOOOOO ready for the premieres next week. I am a Dancing with the Stars JUNKIE! I have picked the final two each season that I have watched it ( I have only missed season 1). Last year, I had to make due watching the episodes online with my crappy slow befuddled computer. Most of the time they would just start dancing good, and I would get "BUFFERING" and no dancing...this year, however, I have the new fangled DVR...where I can DVR 4, yes that is 4 F-O-U-R shows at once....yippee...just in time for tax season. I will be able to spend the summer catching up on my shows!
I am really frustrated that they canceled Men in Trees. I loved that show. I watched it for Patrick and Annie, Ben (the bartender) and his girl whatsherface. I even love Mi...Mom Mi to Patrick. But as all things tv that I love, they usually get filed in the circular file about the time I decide to watch them faithfully. I am glad that they are bringing back Private Practice. I love the chemistry between all the couples on that show, and Taye Diggs is just HOT!
Of course, Survivor is the show that I watch with my 11 year old. He still thinks reality tv with mom is cool...yeah 11 year olds!
I will say that some things better change on Grey's Anatomy, or I will be ditching them this year. I decided last year that I would give them the benefit of the doubt, so here it is...this is it!
My longstanding tv love affair is of course, and always will be with Days of Our Lives. I have watched that show on and off (mostly on) for 28 years. Yes, I started watching it with my step mother the summer I turned 9. She has long since stopped watching it, but I feel like the people in Salem, Midwest USA are actually PEOPLE I KNOW. Ok, so I'm not quite that bad, but it is faithful. It is always there for me, and they are way more messed up than me! I have tried to draw my 14 year old daughter into it, and she would rather sleep until 2 in the summer than watch my soap with me.....MAMMA MIA!