Quote of the Day

"No, Mom, I'm not sick, this is how I sound now. I think my voice is starting to change."

Ack! He's only 10. Surely his voice isn't starting to get deep already? I'm so not ready for that! He is just a little boy, right? I need for him to stay my little boy for just a couple of more years, okay?

How Can You Resist This Face??

And those curls??? This is Ethan.

He is my good friend Rebecca's nephew, and his Mom is my blogging buddy Tiburon. Ethan has Type 1 diabetes and his Mom is going to be riding in the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation's Ride to Cure Diabetes this summer. I know the economy is in the tank and money is tight for everyone right now, but if you are looking for a good cause to support -- and it's tax deductible folks! -- please consider throwing a few dollars Tib's way. This cutie pie deserves a life free of diabetes!

Before and After: Grey's Wrap

Before I get into my wrap of this week's show, let me just preface it by saying how much I really didn't like last week. At. All! I didn't like how it was billed as a crossover. (It wasn't!) I didn't like any of the storylines. I hated how unresolved everything was left. I hated the overly slow cheesey Christina and Owen interludes. I just hated it! Now with that out of my system, on to this week.

Things I Liked
1. "She is not a mid-life crisis. She is the real thing!" Yes, Derek. She is! My most favorite line of the whole show. And I liked the mature Meredith. She handled Derek's old med school crew being there just great and I liked hearing her tell Sadie that she loved her life at Seattle Grace.

2. I loved seeing Addison back with the Seattle Grace crew. I like Private Practice, but after seeing Addie back in Seattle, I'm thinking I want PP to be cancelled so she can come back home. She just fits there. She's got friends and history. Bring Addison home!

3. I liked the med school crew catch up's and reminiscing in Archer's room. I liked getting some history on my favorite characters from both shows.

4. Mark wuvs Lexie!

5. George got some screentime, which makes me very happy. I love me some George and wish the writers would give him a storyline.

6. Don't faint, but I actually liked Izzie. I know she's being all freaky crazy girl now, but I liked the game that she put together for the interns. She taught in a creative way -- what a novelty at Seattle Grace -- and her game made the interns tolerable for me this week.

7. Alex and Addison. I always liked them together when Addie was on Grey's and I was glad to see Alex expressing some reservations about Izzie. Yet another reason to bring Addison back to Grey's, a new love interest for Alex.

8. Bailey. She was back to being the Bailey that I love this week. I really enjoyed her interaction with Sam. And I do think she would be a great peds surgeon

Things I Didn't Like
1. Pregnant anuerysm lady. Last week I cared a little bit about her and her husband. This week? She just got on my nerves. I won't tell you all what I was really thinking about her in the second hour of the crossover, lest you all think I'm a heartless wench.

2. The Private Practice portion of the evening. I like the show but found myself really annoyed in the second hour when they would switch back to Oceanside Wellness crew. I didn't care what was happening there, I wanted to be back in Seattle.

3. Owen. The boy has got big problems. He hasn't even told his mother that he's back from Iraq? Oy!! I still want to see him with Christina, but man do they have some stuff to work through first. I did like what he told her at the end about how she doesn't look at him like he's broken, or however it was he put it. I don't remember the phrase, but I do remember that I liked it.

4. I still am not buying Callie as a lesbian, and I am not happy they are making Arizona her love interest. Callie needs different hair too. Not liking the bangs on her.

Things I Just Didn't Care About
1. Sadie. Don't let the door hit ya on the way out, loser.

Grey's Wrap...Or Not

For the past two days I've been writing and re-writing the Grey's wrap and it just didn't feel right. And today it hit me. I'm not ready to write anything yet! ABC promoted the heck out of the Grey's/Private Practice crossover, right? And I am a fan of both shows so I was really looking forward to Thursday night. Well guess what? There was no crossover! Thursday night sucked and I don't have much positive to say. So I am going to wait until the actual crossover happens, which based on previews happens next week, and I'll right a wrap of the whole thing then. Until then I'm going to do what my Mom always told me and that was if I couldn't say any thing nice, just don't say anything.

I'm Sorry...So Sorry

This morning Cole's mouth got him in a bit of trouble. While spending time in his room contemplating the right way to behave, he apparently got an idea. I was walking by his room and found a piece of paper that had been pushed out under his door...

"Whoever picks up this very piece of paper, whether it is you Mom or you Dad, I want to apologize. I'm very ashamed at myself because I treated you with no respect at all. Please forgive me for my actions. Your very loving son, Cole Ousley, Age 10. PS...I love you both!"

The note didn't get him out of serving his punishment but it definitely got a smile out of us!

A Fairy Tale

One day, long, long ago, there lived a woman who did not whine, nag, or bitch.

But it was a long time ago, and it was just that one day.

The End

Stairway to Heaven: Grey's Wrap

Overall a pretty strong episode. I am kind of starting to get back the love that I had for Grey's when it was a really good mix of drama with a little comedy thrown in for good measure back in seasons one and two. I feel like it's hitting it's stride again, and I hope it stays that way because I'm mostly enjoying it right now.

Things I Liked
1. Meredith. Ellen Pompeo just owned this entire episode. She and Eric Stolz were all kinds of awesome together. I really loved the whole serial killer storyline and this episode sealed that for me. She was amazing in the final scene and totally sold me on the conflicting feelings that Meredith had, wanting to be compassionate to the killer but knowing how Derek felt. She just hit it out of the park!

2. Jackson got his organs and it seems like he is going to be okay. Being a mom to a 10 year old boy just made this whole story hit way too close to home. I just sobbed when it looked like Jackson was going to die, and I sobbed some more when he got his organs and woke up. What a hard story to watch.

3. Derek. I loved that he showed up at the prison for Meredith. I liked that he knew to take Meredith to Christina when she wouldn't stop crying. He is showing me every episode that he loves Mer how she is and for who she is, and I don't doubt that they are right for each other now. I kind of hope we get a wedding this season.

4. Owen and Christina's relationship continues to fascinate me. I loved that he apologized to her for showing up drunk for their date. I loved that he asked for another chance to make it right, and mostly I am glad that she is giving it to him. They both know that he's got issues, but it seems like they are taking the mature route with each other and trying to go forward in spite of them.

5. Meredith and Christina made up in a way that was right for them, not obvious and cheesy, and just perfect for their relationship.

6. The last scene with Mark and Lexie. I loved her crawling into bed to stroke his hair and comfort him, and I like that he let her.


Things I Didn't Like
1. Mostly the Mark broken penis story fell flat for me. I thought it was silly and out of place in this episode that was very heavy on the drama.

2. Too much Denny. I am glad we found out what is going on with Izzy and got some movement there, but still I felt like it was the Denny show for much of the episode and I'm tired of him and ready to move on. I'm happy it seems to be heading in that direction.

3. The interns. Still too much of them for my taste. Just get rid of them altogether. The were in the episode in places where I would have rather seen Callie or Alex or George. I hate that they are taking up the screen time of my faves.

4. Sadie. Why is she here again?

5. Bailey. I have really disliked Bailey in this Jackson story. While I sort of understood where she was coming from, I didn't approve of her busting into Derek's operating room and the whole scene there. The Bailey that I know, emotionally involved with a patient or not, knows there is a line not to cross and I think she went way, way too far. I just think she has been written really out of character the last few episodes and I hope the Bailey that I love is back soon before the writers completely assasinate her character.

6. What has happened to George? He is just basically a bit player. If he isn't going to play any larger role on the show, just get rid of him. I hate seeing him flounder.

Things I Just Didn't Care About
1. Izzy. I am glad that we got some idea of what is going on with her, and Katherine Heigl was good in her scenes, but when it was all said and done I just didn't care. When is she going to die again?

2. The Chief. I'm not sure when it happened but I have really stopped caring if I see him in the episode or not.

Now it's your turn. What did you think? Let me have it!