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I think I read somewhere that he was briefly employed at Home Depot. Probably didn't last long if he had to take time off in the early weeks of employment to attend to his wife's pre-labor.

Did Meri feel they should have taken the time to leave her a note on the kitchen table...Hey Meri, Mariah and Audrey, we're all up in the master bedroom bathroom, come on up and join the fun. If Meri felt she would be intruding by knocking on the door, it would have been a sister wifely thing to do to set about tidying up the main floor and maybe putting together a tray of sandwiches and some refreshments. But no, Meri flounces off in a snit, with her entourage in tow.

If the 25 yr. old object of his affection was smart, she could have pulled a Robyn and commissioned a "pitcher" to prove they had all been together since the beginning.

Hmmm, another divorcee with a ready made family. I wonder if Kody would have considered divorcing Robyn to adopt new wife's kiddies...

It seems a little heavy on potatoes. There are the 2 rows up top and isn't that a bag of potatoes far left, next to the kale. With their proximity to California, I am amazed that they don't have more variety and fresher looking fruits and vegetables. I live in Eastern Canada, in a village of 1300 people and in the dead of winter, my local supermarket offers more appealing variety than that. What is co-op shopping?

It doesn't appear that Meri and Bonnie need to be concerned about being overworked. Not sure how long the inn has been open, but so far there is only 1 review, written January 21 by an obvious fan. You would think that they would be doing everything they could to elicit reviews from anyone that may stay there. The big attraction for the area is the nearby ski facility, and the peak ski season has come and gone, leading me to believe that there may have been only that one guest so far, who probably stayed out of curiosity or a desire for a "brush with greatness" in the persona of Meri Brown.

This is the carpet where Axel learned to crawl and walk. Oh well, according to their midwife, a little bacteria is good for baby.

It does happen all the time with older pets and sometimes, if they are in pain that cannot be relieved, it's the kindest thing to do. You are right, he probably didn't know it was for him, it just seemed terribly callous to me. I'm just glad he was old and tired and didn't attempt to join in the dig.

I'd like to see Gordon Ramsay do an episode of Hotel Hell there.

They made it into a family event, all the kids that could walk were involved. I was simply curious about polygamy when I started watching and that's when I started hate watching.

We saw a bit of Mosbey, Mariah's dog that Meri was looking after while Mariah was at college. And who could ever forget the family pet, that became old and bothersome when they moved to LV. They took him on a sentimental journey back to Lehi and had him stand by and watch them as they dug his grave.

I did a bit of checking, the Mormons do keep impeccable records and this is what I found... Charles Adams, Meri's great great grandfather, born 1843, died 1927, Parowan (probably the one who built the house) William Leech Adams,(b.1879, d. 1959) son of Charles, married Lizzie Watson - Meri's great grandparents, lived in Parowan Joyce Adams Osborn Evans, daughter of William and Lizzie born 1921 married William Barber, in Parowan, Meri's grandparents William Barber Jr. (b. 1942 d. 2007) married Bonnie Ahlstrom (one of 5 wives), Meri's parents Meri born 1971 It was late when I went to the site last night, so I probably have some omissions, but that gives the gist of ownership. Bonnie and William Barber Jr. (Meri's parents) probably never lived in the house and I do recall Bonnie saying she visited the home as a child. So it appears that Meri had never set foot in that house until she was caught in the snare of the B&B owner.

Renting out rooms in the LV house sounds like a great idea, there is always the chance that the guests may hit it lucky and be included in a Brown family event and get to participate in a line dance. Even more exciting if they happened to be there and witness a water birth.

Could also be Under Brush, a good place to hide when hunting big game.

I wonder if Meri even went to her brothers and sisters after being turned down by the Brown family. We have speculated that Meri was able to purchase the home with proceeds from the sale of her mother's home in Lehi. If that is the case, Meri has euchred her brothers and sisters out of a possible share of their mother's estate, as the home is apparently titled only in Meri's name. Oh, maybe Meri will "look after that in her will", as Kody promised to do with the settlement in the divorce. If that happens, it would more than likely that her nieces and nephews would benefit, as no doubt her brothers and sisters would pass about the same time as her, more or less. As far as leaving it to Mariah, I think Mariah would be there with her hand out in a hot minute and a for sale sign in the other hand. In any case, as I see it it's all academic anyhow, I don't see Meri maintaining this Parowan property after her mother passes. She will probably sell it off and say "see ya" to brothers and sisters.

Robyn deems it her responsibility as HBIC to complete the thoughts of all other family members as well as to interpret what they really meant when they dared to voice an opinion.

I don't think that room was the original kitchen. Victorian kitchens needed to accommodate a free standing wood stove for cooking, a tank to heat hot water, a table and chairs with enough room to seat a family, a sink, and unless there was a pantry or an enclosed kitchen porch, an ice box to keep food fresh, and laundry facilities. The room they are using as kitchen is nowhere near large enough for all of that. I have not seen a floor plan for the B&B, but I would venture a guess that the main floor bedroom that Meri coyly refers to as having an exterior entrance so that the husband could visit unobserved was the original kitchen. Meri's theory falls apart if you consider that either the wives must have rotated to that bedroom or that the husband was only ever visiting the one wife that occupied that room. The exterior door to that room makes sense if you think of it as a kitchen. Many Victorian homes, mine included, had what was referred to as a "slip room", a small room on the main floor, without a closet, usually off the kitchen where a small child would have a nap and still be under the watchful eyes and ears of a mother... and that may be the room they are now utilizing as a kitchen. Built in kitchen cabinets and appliances eliminate the need for the huge kitchens that were necessary in Victorian homes, so it could be that what once was the kitchen became a bedroom to suit the needs of a growing family. I would think this transformation likely occurred in the 1940's, when kitchens became more streamlined and electric stoves and fridges became readily available. That would fit with the timeline of Meri's family ownership and as the family grew, so did the need for more bedrooms.

Just the right size for 5 cinnamon plates and 5 mugs. Actually, I think it's a garbage compactor but why are the fridge and whatever that appliance is on brick platforms. Maybe the appliance was designed as a built in and the platform raises it to counter height, but why would the fridge be raised. Uneven floors?

Poop Storm from the RV is my all time favorite. Nothing will ever convince me that the boys didn't set that up.

No need for outside vendors at all, Meri could whip up centerpiece arrangements with painted applejuice tins and floral and fauna found in the ditch across the street. She could beg Christine for Mock Tapioca and Mock Lasagna recipes, breakfast for the guests is easy with frozen cinnamon rolls, they could bring in Mykelti for expert advice on December outdoor weddings.

How Meri gets her groove back and finds a paramour in Parowan. Could be more interesting than Mariah and Audrey, get engaged, get married and live happily ever after.

I have a 'fillin' the money came from the sale of Meri's mothers house, as it should have if she expects to be a non-participating resident there, occupying a bedroom that could be rented out to the hordes of people stampeding for a room at the inn.

Hold the mayo Janelle!!! #hardlyeatingfresh if they have been laying there since January.

Meri is the worst offender, with her gonna, fillin (for feeling) and on and on. Christine has clear crisp diction, but being Christine, she has to go overboard and add more to the word than intended, somethingk etc.

Oh you're right LILWHARVEYGAL, I was confused with Wynn's wives. I guess Sheryl and Genielle didn't want to live together after Wynn passed. Wasn't there another wife too...one who was camera shy?