I love how anything can be said in any manner as long as you finish the comment with, “I’m just saying.”

Take for example, “You emit a foul and unpleasant odor…I’m just saying.”  See.  No offense.  Brilliant.

America voted...Amanda beat out Liz for a spot among the final three (no shocker there).

And now the final weigh-in:

• Alexandra:  lost 91 lbs. (29.45%)
• Antoine:  lost 152 lbs. (41.42%)
• Sean:  lost 155 lbs. (34.91%)
• Julio:  lost 180 lbs. (44.23%)
• Mo:  lost 92 lbs. (25.92%)
• Dina:  lost 79 lbs. (31.23%)
• Abby:  lost 100 lbs. (40.49%)
• Tracey:  lost 118 lbs. (47.20%) [wow...she looks like a personal trainer!]
• Shay:  lost 172 lbs. (36.13%)  [give Shay another year like Daniel...she can do it!!!]
• Daniel:  lost 111 lbs. (35.58%)
• Rebecca:  lost 139 lbs. (49.82%)
• Allen:  lost 116 lbs. (35.69%)
• Liz:  lost 91 lbs. (34.08%)

Rebecca wins!!!!!!  $100,000 at home winner.

Shay is invited back to the Season Finale show of season 9. At that time Subway is going to give Shay $1000 for every pound she loses between now and then (and as many sandwiches as she wants).

Antoine proposes to Alexandra on the show (girls love it…guys are bored and ready to move on…oh ugly cry).  She said “yes” (with ugly cry).  Now they are making out on national TV.

Three finalists:

• Amanda:  lost 87 lbs. (34.80%)
• Rudy:  lost 234 lbs. (52.94%) WOW!!!!!
• Danny:  lost 239 lbs. (55.58%) HOLY COW!!!!  That is amazing!!!

DANNY CAHILL WINS SEASON 8 BIGGEST LOSER!!!

Next season:  Biggest Loser Couples (9) – starting January 5th

Get your cameras boys and girls:

By 6:00 p.m. I was:

• In my pajama pants.
• Made a fire in the fireplace.
• Watching TV shows I had DVR’d all week.
• Loading the dish washer.
• And doing laundry.

It is a Friday night and this is a picture of hip and cool!  Yep…I’m living on the edge.  Wild…I know.  In an hour I’m going to go cruise the strip on McKinley Rd. by Town and Country.

I like this story.

I’ve always liked the muppets:

This coming Saturday (December 5th) we are having a HUGE decorating party at the Living Stones Church in preparation for our Elf series starting on Sunday, the Christmas season in general, and the Erskine Candlelight Walk (25th year!) later in the month.

This includes exterior Christmas lights and an interior decoration job that will rival Gimbal’s department store from the movie Elf (yes…it includes lite brites)!!

We could use A LOT of help.

We will start at 8:00 a.m. (we’ll take what time you have available…we know Saturdays in December are precious) but it is easier by way of assigned tasks if as many people are here at 8:00 a.m. as possible.

Tons of stuff to do for a variety of skill levels.  We promise no one will stand around with nothing to do.

And then…we will fire it up in a manner that hopefully will not rival Clark Griswold’s attempt from the movie, Christmas Vacation.

Looking forward to an exciting series beginning this Sunday @ the Living Stones Church!  Elf:  Finding Your Place in the World. (Note:  Look at what is in the snowglobe!  Any guess what side of town? )

My favorite part of every episode – the Extra gum commercial that snuck up on you and you had no idea you were watching a commercial.  It works.  Instead of a Thanksgiving dinner this year, I just chewed Extra Gum.  It’s magic.  Just kidding.  It is obnoxious.

Danny’s face is SO thin!!  He looks totally different.

Running a marathon!!

Final weigh in (60 days after leaving the Biggest Loser ranch):

• Liz – lost 16 pounds (8.08%)
• Amanda – lost 16 pounds (8.60%)
• Danny - lost 59 pounds (20.49%)  [lost 201 pounds so far!!!! WOW!!]
• Rudy – lost 43 pounds (14.53%)

America now votes @ www.nbc.com

My prediction:  Liz will be voted out.  Likeability factor.  But Amanda can’t win.  She just doesn’t have enough weight to lose.  This is one of the situations where the guys started at such a heavy weight.  Don’t think the ladies can overcome their total percentage weight loss.

Caleb (my 10 year old):  ”Dad, I think we should take the donuts away at church and see how many people show up.”

Memaw (my 83 year old grandmother):  ”Yea…I’m with you.”