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I agree, and the same would apply to their TLC income, that's only as stable as the preceding years ratings.

I noticed the difference in location too and wondered if Mykelti moved so Tony's comings and goings wouldn't be noticed by the pawn shop owner (friend of Kody's). The Brown's treat Tony's family like second class citizens and speak of him as if they are not even there. They act like they are doing the Padron's a favor by allowing them to be on their show.

I think Tony, Meri and Robyn would 'perform' for free. Everyone's talking about them and fame is it's own reward. As the old Hollywood saying goes, "say what you want about me, just spell my name right".

I think Truely is simply starved for attention and acts out to get it. When a child is one of 18, and not one of Robyn's spawn, you do what you have to do to be noticed. Savanah seems to be another forgotten child, but she seems to withdraw and defensively chooses not to compete for attention.

The bits of information I have gleaned, (thanks to investigative posters on this site), is that the purchase price was $346,500. If Meri's mother sold her house and gave whatever she had to Meri this might have reduced the mortgage amount to a manageable amount for Meri. Only guessing on this aspect, as I haven't heard figures on how much the mothers house in Lehi sold for, or if she did contribute to the purchase.

I caught a quick glimpse of the P.......n, I thought it stood for Padron, FT last name. They are wearing wedding bands before ceremony, doesn't surprise that they would jump the gun on decorating too. Unless, as I suspect, FT is already resident there, that would explain the undue wear on the Lazy-Boy where Mykelti sat making her fake flowers.

I wondered if they were chopping up Mykelti's unused college textbooks as she probably has no use for them anymore. I would have been cheaper and more colorful had they used old magazines.

If Kody masked his disappointment at not being asked to officiate, I imagine Meri was shocked that she wasn't asked to co-ordinate the rehearsal, she was in her glory at Maddie & Caleb's. She raced back and forth with her clipboard, shouting commands, but she at least got the job done.

* Janelle is too zoned out to have expectations for s.e.x. with Kody. Christine lives with eternal optimism that someday she will find her place in the roster.

Caleb got "Knighted" with an ornate sword, Tony got......a pinata stick.

They could have made a mad dash to the supermarket and grabbed armloads of carnations, I'm sure they come in their lovely color scheme of maroon, yellow and teal, wrap them up with some silver ribbon there ya go. Or, in keeping with the Mexican culture theme, go to a flea market and get giant paper flowers...but being Brown's they have to complicate everything.

Polygamist family, so maybe half sister.

I'm fairly certain I heard 23 yo for Tony. He couldn't be much younger, when you consider his very important position in banking. ;

Meri probably thought Maddie should be grateful to serve an unpaid internship under her guidance.

"We shall nevaaah surrender"

And she had the gall to critique Meri's, (although Meri's are ghastly to the other extreme). Maybe that accounts for the large shades on Meri, out of sight, out of mind.

My cable for TLC shows 8pm "Meri's Crazy Idea" S9/Ep4, Meri has big news about what she wants to buy, although it's not what the Brown's were.... That seems to be in line with the previews, could be your provider just mixed up the season and episodes. Hope so, because I am eagerly looking forward to how Meri will attempt to use her powers of persuasion to convince the group to provide a home for her mother.

That tooth! It seems to have become her trademark. She could forgo one of her Disney trips and easily have that attended to. If that would be too much of a sacrifice, she is only a 4 hr trip to Algodones, Mexico where she could slip over the border and have it fixed for a few hundred dollars.

Welcome SkippyBeef, I am fairly new to this site too but pop in several times a day for the witty observations on the madcap group known as the Browns. Your analysis of the differences male/female offspring is spot on IMO. I recall Mykelti had aspirations to become a fashion designer and that seemed to fall by the wayside when Kody accompanied her to a consultation with some professional designers and pontificated that he didn't approve of Mykelti designing "immodest" garments. Mariah has also adjusted her career goals from Doctor, to NP, to now MSW, still a lofty goal and I hope she sees it through.

Well, they are polar opposites in their demeanor, Janelle is calm to the point of being zoned out, however she did cause Maddie undue distress by expressing a desire to go fishing the morning of the wedding. Janelle seriously muffed up the toast to the bride and groom, but at least she didn't attempt to warble a 'love song', so there's that.

The least he could have done would be to stay on the color scheme theme. The maroon shirt was on point, but I guess he couldn't find yellow or teal jeans, silver sneakers are everywhere.

If he requested a raise at work and was told the budget did not allow, he could suggest the bank restructure their financial plan.

Me too. They are so active on SM, everything they portray on the program is old, stale news. By the time they get around to airing the bathtub birth, little Axel will be able to pull up a chair and enjoy the event right along with the rest of the world.

Meri's rationale for the wet bar was that she needed a place to display pastries when entertaining; which begs the question, when did we ever see her have the gang over to her home. The only time I have seen the wet bar utilized was back in the day of the commitment ceremony (I think), she posted a photo of some leaves she had made with a cake decorating bag to adorn something.

I agree, it seemed there was a long gap between the time Meri first looked at the B&B and the actual purchase. Meri had stated on her SM something to the effect that 'significant obstacles had been overcome'. It could be that the other family members couldn't or wouldn't come up with the cash required.