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Watched a recent episode about a couple in Chicago who own a couple of rental properties, and the wife wanted another multi-family place where they could live in one unit and rent out the other space(s), but the husband wanted a single family house with bathrooms. They were living in a studio apt with 2 children (not toddlers), and he was tired of sharing a bathroom. He also did not want to live on the property as a landlord because the tenant would call him for things that needed repairing. They ended up in the neighborhood that the wife wanted, in a duplex that the wife wanted, and planning to do a major reno. The place looked like it needed to be gutted to the roof and walls, or even razed - IMO. They claimed to be spending about $100,000 to do the entire project. The bedrooms looked to be the size of a walk in closet, and each unit had only 1200 sf which is fine unless you have children who are about to be teenagers. I want space to retreat to in my house, and I have just one cat - lol. I do hope the husband at least gets an extra bathroom out of this. This one would be a good one for the HH Where Are They Now if that show ever returns.

I loved the jacket that Elsbeth was wearing in the first scenes. As for hypoallergenic cats, I've had many cats in my lifetime, and even though I'm not generally allergic to them, I have come in contact with some that have caused my hands to itch after petting them.

Tacoma to Spokane HH's episode - I agreed with the husband regarding the lack of overhead kitchen cabinets. In the reveal they had not added any, and the open shelves looked "staged", curated, or whatever decorators call the look now. I would have the shelves removed and add cabinets. Otherwise I liked the house, and the lighter floors and woodwork. I like the basement in that house too, but I guess his recliner didn't get banished to the basement. The beard was distracting to me, but I'm not a long beard fan.

I felt a little sorry for Doug as well. Since Jeopardy tournaments are becoming more frequent, perhaps there should be one for seniors. People who competed "back in the day". I've been watching it since the 80's, so I could be in the audience for seniors - lol.

I thought the same thing because she didn't seem to be enjoying the dancing as much as he was. I was actually feeling sorry for him after he went to so much trouble to take lessons and arrange a very special evening, and she really did look underwhelmed.

Oh, dear, I got Nash!

I read on another Jeopardy discussion site (can't remember where now), that contestants are not supposed to give the names of where they are employed. Can't say for instance American Express, Costco, or names of educational facilities.

I enjoyed watching this game. The participants were more entertaining to watch, less pressure on them.

I wanted either Adriana or Isaac to win. Oh well. . .I thought Ken's tie was beautiful.

I loved this episode. Very clever story idea from the writers. The kiss at the end was the perfect ending.

Yes, the "gilding" was a huge hint.

Isaac seemed to come into yesterday's game with a new determination to be the first on the buzzer, and bring home a win. I'm glad he won. I couldn't believe that Neilesh missed the gold leaf clue. To me that was almost first grader knowledge. Of course, when I was in middle school I was obsessed with ancient Egypt and have read a lot about the embalming process and burial rituals, so I was 99% sure it was gold leaf. I want Isaac and Adriana to both have 2 wins.

Thank goodness I am not the only one who thought the wife was a piece of work. Of course, she got here way,and she can live near her friends. If I had taken a shot of booze every time she said she wanted to be near friends, I would have been drunk by the first commercial. All she wanted was white counters and a nice kitchen to take photos in. I doubt she can cook anything. The husband seemed very nice and yes, chill, but she was high maintenance to the max. Wonder if that marriage will last. Also, how much $$ does a tall building window washer and a content creator (whatever that is) make? That house was $500,000+ if I remember correctly. Exhausted is a good word to use to describe how I felt too at the end of that episode. I also watched the one about he couple in Lancaster, Pennsylvania with the wife's mother planning to live with them. She has/had cancer, and wanted to have a space to call her own within the house. The wife's voice drove me nuts, and I hated that she was planning to paint the kitchen cabinets lime green, but i's her house, and she stated several times that she loved color and is a maximalist, so that might be a house worth visiting in a follow up show if HGTV ever does that again. I liked the house they bought, but it was basically a no brainer compared to the other 2 that were shown.

I read a PBS article today regarding he actors reactions to acting with a baby. Turns out they used 5 babies to portray "James" because babies are allowed a very limited time on sets. All of the actors said they enjoyed having the babies around, and talked about the challenges of using real babies.

So glad that I was not the only person who kept getting confused about who was who. I had recorded the episode and actually reversed the recording a couple of times to make sure I was keeping up with the characters.