More Beckham Birthday Parties
Another day, another Beckham birthday party…but for once, it's not for Posh.
David celebrated 33 years of sexiness last night with a low-key family dinner at the Ivy on the Shore.
Posh and the boys were all there to share Becks' night with him.
Lucky Cruz even scored the prime seat in the house during dinner on David's lap. Is it wrong that we're jealous?
His actual birthday is today, so this was techinically a pre-birthday party. Think he'll have three more fancy fetes like his wife did?
3 Sisters Give Birth on 3 Consecutive Days
Here’s one for The Guinness Book of World Records: Three sisters in Missouri gave birth on three consecutive days at the same hospital in the St. Louis suburb of St. Charles last week.
And the best news is that everyone involved is doing well, though all three kiddie cousins – Sophia, Jack and Kara – dozed while their moms Tracey Mueller, Trisha Duvel and Jamie Roden and grandmother Sondra Dames were interviewed by Katie Couric on Friday’s Today show.
“Perhaps that’s perfect,” cooed Katie.
Yet the amazement continues. “I’ve had sisters deliver within a week or so of each other, but nothing like this,” said Dr. Evelyne Schuetz, who monitored the sisters’ pregnancies. Her medical partner offered to deliver the third, but Schuetz wasn’t about to jump off this bandwagon.
“I said, ’I’ve delivered the two, I have to deliver the third,’” she told the Associated Press.
Mueller, 28, was the first to give birth; daughter Sophia Ann Mueller arrived at 7:07 a.m. on Dec. 28. Labor pains next struck Duvel, 31, who delivered Jack Thomas Duvel at 9:39 p.m. on Dec. 29. The next morning, Roden, 24, started feeling queasy. She checked into St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles in the afternoon, and Kara Grace Roden arrived at 9:23 p.m.
“It was a complete joke the entire pregnancy that we’d have them at the same time. But none of us really thought it would ever happen,” Duvel said.
Throughout the marathon of deliveries, grandma Dames, 53, was on nearly round-the-clock watch at the hospital.
“By the end of it our mom was so tired, it looked like she was the one that had had a baby,” Roden said. “She went through more labor than we did,” Mueller added.
Grandparents Sondra and Jack Dames were looking forward to the next “madhouse” family dinner now that their brood of grandchildren has grown to 10, AP reports. “The only difference is now they’ll all have to bring their own groceries,” joked Grandpa Jack.
The Wire’s Tristan Wilds lands 90210 role
It’s a step up from Baltimore. Tristan Wilds, who played Michael on The Wire, is playing the male lead in the 90210 spinoff. Wilds will take on the role of Dixon, the adopted son of the Harry and Celia Mills. The Mills family is shaping up to be much more entertaining than the Walshes. Jessica Walter and Lori Loughlin have already been cast as the grandmother and mother, respectively. I can’t wait to see Michael having family dinner with Lucille Bluth and Becky from Full House.
In other 90210 casting news, Michael Steger is playing Navid, producer of the West Beverly High’s TV news show. I’m not familiar with Steger, but I’m thrilled that Wilds is returning to TV.
The Mills family is almost complete. I’m eager for the role of Harry Mills to be cast. The actor will have to hold his own with Jessica Walter, and that’s no easy task. While I’m not part of the spinoff’s target audience, I’ll be watching the first few episodes out of support for Walter and Wilds.
Brothers and Sisters: The Feast of Epiphany
(S02E10) “You slept with someone else too?” Nora Walker to Julia Walker
Oh, Brothers and Sisters, how I’ve missed your hijinx! I was under the impression from some of the news I’d read about the WGA strike that filming had ceased on the show, so I was very happy to have a new episode (albeit, feeling a little guilty, because I support the writers…). Mostly, I was happy to see everyone again.
Of course, Nora had to cook up a big family dinner (no pun intended) to get everyone together for the big epiphanies. But it was a legitimate set up: It would probably seem forward and a little awkward to ask someone out if you were unsure of their feelings for you, especially if being back on the dating scene was still pretty new to you.
I was surprised to learn that Kevin and Scotty are still together. My impression after Nora and Robert’s wedding was that Scotty had broken up with Kevin. However, Kevin said in this episode, “Scotty almost broke up with me after the wedding because of Jason.” At another moment in th episode, though, when Kevin was sniping with Robert about Jason, Kevin said he was single and could do what he wanted about Jason coming back, including change his mind. Then Kevin called Scotty to tell him that he and Jason were going to have lunch, so I am a little confused. But I think time will work it all out. I think Kevin and Scotty are still together though, because Scotty made the joke about Kevin kicking him out if Jason came back… What do you think? Are they broken up but still living together? Hanging by a thread?
I wasn’t as impressed with Robert’s town hall meeting as the veterans seemed to be. I thought the hard-hitting veteran who said, “We can’t have a president who is going to freeze up,” was right. Robert had a good come back that he was very young at the time– but he can’t promise not to make that mistake again. Also, his silence for a long time was pretty damning. But I am still irritated with Robert for hedging about kids with Kitty. I knew (hoped) that issue would come up again, and I am glad it did so soon. Though, I think Robert is still lying to Kitty. I am not as sure that they won’t overcome this issue though. I think Robert loves her enough to have a child anyway, despite his reluctance. Stranger things have happened. But it’s probably good for them to have a source of conflict that isn’t solely the election. That might get old fast.
Speaking of the election, though, do you think Kitty was responsible for leaking the word about the other candidate’s disabled son? Or do you think it was Isaac? It had to be someone from Robert’s campaign… What if it was Robert? Do you think it could have been Robert? If Robert insisted to his staff that they couldn’t play dirty, he would have the plausible deniability, wouldn’t he?
This might sound lame, but I was actually happy that they resolved the issue of Tommy’s affair with Lena by giving Julia one of her own. It levels the playing field. And it actually makes Julia seem less like a meek mouse little victim. Sure, they both screwed up, and I am not excusing that. I am just saying it means that instead of one person being the complete villain, they both have something to forgive. Though, I have to admit that I am surprised by the reappearance of both Jason and Julia…
I like Sarah’s new beau. I have always been a sucker for Steven Weber, though, and I love his character so far. He is honest (well, so far as we know), down to earth, doesn’t come on too strong, and he makes his own vegetable soup. Knock wood for something good for Sarah.
Holly insisted to Rebecca that David isn’t her father. David seems to think he might be, whispering to Holly that Rebecca is wonderful. Holly has lied about this before– her track record isn’t very good. So, she could be lying this time– but why? William Walker is dead, and there isn’t an inheritance at stake. True, Rebecca now has a relationship with the Walkers. But it might be worth telling Rebecca, who has a tendency to go for older men, that David is her father just to keep her from getting involved with him. On the other hand, at face value, I am happy that that issue was addressed and dismissed early in David’s storyline, though I have absolutely no idea what else might be going on there.
I guess we’ll find out.