Yes.. I was on "Wife Swap" and you can see it now!

After tons & TONS of requests,

I finally found a way to upload our Wife Swap episode in it's entirety online.

Here ya go!

Please keep in mind...

"Reality" TV doesn't have much "Reality"

and...  I weigh 120lbs LESS now. :)

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Wife Swap Re-Run ALERT!

For those who asked to be told...

Our Wife Swap episode will re-run
This Friday (11/27/2009) at 2pm Eastern Time
On Lifetime TV.

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sorry for the late notice But.......

Our episode of Wife Swap will re-air in about 15 min (4pm eastern) on Lifetime TV.
Please remember....
that camera added about 90lbs to me....
they forgot to use the super-model lens on me! darn it all!
;)

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Gulp....(Our Wife Swap episode)

ok.... I'm stepping out on a limb here...
WAY out!
After many MANY requests from people to see our episode of Wife Swap I finally decided to upload some of the show to my You Tube account.

You know how they say that the camera adds 10lbs to you?
Well.... Mine added lets say 40lbs to me.
They did not use the Super-pretty, skinny model lens in my shots.
Instead they used the super-fat, scary-looking-hag lens.
Keep that in mind and I'll let you see it ok?

Ok.... here goes....
Please don't slam the door while running away.

The first video is meeting our family and saying good-bye before we leave on our long journey to another family.
(I had to video it off of my TV, so the sound quality isnt that good, but it'll have to do)

This next video is going to show the new "Mom" Tina and I looking around our new homes for the show.

(Oh.. and the 3 pieces of clothing hangin in the closet that really bothers her? thats because they emptied the closet out for her clothes! geeeezzze)

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Wife Swap Videos #2

Here we get to meet our new families, and get to read each-others "Household Manual".

Now... Keep in mind that the show really likes to show clips that make each side seem even more extreme than they are...
Keep in mind.... 144 HOURS filmed... 42 MINUTES shown......





Meeting the families.

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Wife Swap Videos 3

The Rule Change Meetings.
This includes the infamous "Stew episode"

(I do NOT usually look like this!..Well.. NOT THIS bad......Oh My.... Extremes y'all... that's what it's all about.)
Oh.. and The Man-of-My-Dreams is NOT that mean and scary of a guy... but he does play one on TV.




This clip shows the Knife/Stew incident and The Man-of-My-Dreams tried Meditation.... HA!



Together again!!!


There was no big drama at our table meeting. We all got along just fine as a matter of fact.

thats it for the videos...
Now go and forget you ever saw these!

and remember.... They used the fat & ugly lens on me.

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Wife Swap Questions Answered. (the TV show, get yer mind outta the gutter!)

I have gotten several questions about my experiences on the TV show Wife Swap.
So here goes...

How did you happen to end up on the TV show Wife Swap?
Well, they actually e-mailed me. The first time I ignored em. The second time I ignored em. Then they followed me to a forum I regularly post on (HomesteadingToday.com) looking for someone to do the show. I decided I'd answer em to see if they were legit.
I sent them an e-mail, they called me.. three weeks later we were filming.

Is that show "real" or do you follow a script?
We did not follow a script, but if you are not very bull-headed and stubborn (which I AM) they can and will try to manipulate every situation to make the "story-line" more entertaining/extreme. They write their own list of "rules" for you to implement for your side of the swap. I changed every single one of em! I thought mine were better anyway.

Your husband didn't seem too happy to be on the show. How did you convince him to do it?
I simply said one sentence...... "Honey.. how would you like to make $20,000 in 2 weeks time?"
Nah... he wasn't too thrilled with the idea in the beginning. The Man-of-My-Dreams is a man of few words and likes his privacy, But after going over what $20,000 could do round here and thinking about how cool of a story the kids would have to tell... I mean how many kids can go to school and say they are TV stars? It was a once in a lifetime experience. And hey.. the thought of an adventure was really cool too!

Was the other family really that spoiled and clueless about the real world?
Well.... yes. They live a totally different lifestyle than we do. I mean I have never even dreamt of owning a $300 pair of jeans. These girls had over a dozen of em! The mom was shocked to see a yellow school bus pick up my kids... she had no idea they really existed cept on TV. The Lovazannos are a very nice family. They treated me with respect (I know the girls seemed like spoiled brats) we all got along great! My family fell in love with Tina. She was wonderful with my boys and she and Charles got along too. But, how many people would have actually watched a whole hour on TV without changing the channel if all they showed was everyone getting along and liking each other? nope, not many.
They live in a totally different world than we do. I'm not saying either was "wrong" but they were like night & day.

Where did you go for the swap?
I went to Redwood City California, just outside of San Fransisco. I stayed in a absolutely BEAUTIFUL house. got to drive one of their two Ferrari's, it was amazingly beautiful, even their dirt was clean!

Is your family still in contact with the other family?
We were for awhile. Tina even wanted to arrange for the boys to go out and visit with them. But life happens and we no longer contact each other. No drama.. Its kind of like when you meet the woman in the bed next to you in the hospital when you give birth... You talk and are gonna be best friends forever and your kids will one day marry etc.... It just doesn't happen. You get busy and you end up never talking.

Would you do it again?
Well.... I would. But my family say they would not. They did not have a good experience with the crew on their end of the swap. I had a blast! I loved my crew. I loved the family. I loved the adventure off of the farm. But was also very ready to come back home.
But I don't think I could ever go 10 days again with no contact what so ever with my family. That was very very hard.

Did you have to sleep with Bruce? (the other hubby).
Good grief back in the gutter again.. ABC is a family channel! No... one of the requirements to be on the show is the Mom needs to have her own room with a lock on the door. I had a beautiful suite and loved every minute of it.

And the number one question I have gotten. (34 e-mails as a matter of fact)..

Why didn't you kill Stew???
(a little background for those who didn't see the show. When I changed the house rules for the other family, one of the things I did was tell them that they were gonna learn where their food came from. I introduced them to "Stew" , I think my dramatic line was something like.... Meet Stew *holding up a cute meat rabbit* He may be your friend today.... But He'll be a feast on Friday night. **gasp, tears, begging, sobbing,**)
I didn't kill Stew because I am NOT that mean. Even here on the farm, our kids are prepared for it. It would have been a very traumatic event if I would have lopped off the cute bunny head in front of those girls. And it did bring up lots of discussions about food / meat that's what I really wanted. I wanted to teach them... not scar them. Now.... Bruce? I would have loved to do it in front of Bruce.... It would have been kinda funny to see him pass out. (Bruce was my hubby for that week) Nah.. I like Bruce. but it still would have been fun.


Another thing to keep in mind when you watch these "reality" shows. They filmed for 144 HOURS then edited it down to 42 MINUTES!! that's a LOT of editing and lots & LOTS of film on the cutting room floor. Things can very easily look different than they really were after editing.


You can read the ABC press release by
clicking ----->> here.

The ABC web page that has our interviews, pictures & manuals can be found here http://a.abc.com/primetime/wifeswap/episode/306/gallery_clover.html?photo=1

Oh... and just in case your looking for our episode online.....
Do not... I repeat DO NOT type "Wife Swap" into your Google search bar, I had to go wash my eyes out... you would not believe what wife swapping really is!! Oh My!! Be sure to ad TV show or ABC or something.

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How quickly they forget.

As some of you know.... Me & Mine were featured in a wonderful piece of dramatic theater last year. I am awaiting the call from the Emmy Award committee as we speak. It was a moving documentary on ABC called....
Wife Swap.
***NOTE the pictures on the ABC web site are terrible!!! please know that they were taken in 120 degree heat, and they used the wide angle lens on the camera & not the Pretty-Super-Star lens that they promised me would be on the camera!! I'd say more, but I'm afraid that would jeopardise the lawsuit I have against them for making me look like a fat sweaty pig. I look nothing like that now.... Oh wait a minute.... that was my Stand-in.... that's it... My stand-in..... My Body Double. ***

Anyway....
I'll get into my "Reality TV Show" rant later.

I live in a very small town. I live in a very VERY small town. The TV crew and the filming of our episode of Wife Swap was a very big deal at the time. I was interviewed on the Radio, in the Newspaper, had people ask for my autograph, I was stopped wherever I went by people who just had to get a piece of this big TV star. The paparazzi were everywhere.

It was ok tho.. I promised not forget the little people.. and I didn't.... I kissed babies... I signed autographs for sobbing fans, and made sure my motorcade and entourage was courteous of all the locals. Its just a small price we Big Stars have to pay for our fame.

Well..... even as I sit here, one year later awaiting my Emmy nod, I still have to do some of the mundane things just like all the "normal" people do.

I had to go to the bank. I wanted to cash a check for $9.50. Well I arrived at the bank..... put on my shades so I wouldn't be mobbed by my adoring fans, and went inside.... It seemed the coast was clear so I went to wait in line.... Wait in line!?!?!?!? What?? didn't they know who I was??? So I took off my sunglasses just in case my disguise was too ingenious and working too well for me to get my well deserved perks from the bank.... Nothing..... No one even bothered to ask me if I needed a beverage!! and I DID looked parched you know! I had walked all the way in from the parking lot!! I waited in line.... and waited.... and then waited some more.

"Next" said the lady from behind the counter. "Can I help you?" I walked up to her and quietly said.. "I need to cash a check please." I slid the huge check over to her, she looked at it..... then held it up to the light looking for the watermark to make sure it was real. Then she said .... "I'll need to see some I.D."...

WHAT?!?! ID???? I was shocked and amazed! But then it hit me.... she was probably trying to make me feel like she didn't realize the caliber of star she was dealing with.. you know, sometimes stars like me like to maintain a certain level of anonymity. I told her I appreciated the courtesy. Then she asked me to sign a piece pf paper..

Ah Ha!! I KNEW it! she wanted my autograph!! She slid my check back to me and wanted me to sign the back of it!! and to make things worse, she wanted me to put my thumb print on it too!!! Needless to say.... I will NOT remember to thank her at my award acceptance speech!!

....I'm in a strange mood today. And trying to avoid Mt Laundry.... ignore me.

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