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Spygirl
Board Administrator
04-23-2001
| Tuesday, October 25, 2005 - 9:20 am
The Makeover Mania was out of control here last week! Martina McBride did a concert Tuesday afternoon. There were so many people out there trying to watch the construction and related activities that they had to use school buses to bus people out there. There was no room for cars anymore. On the news Sunday night, we were able to see all of the exterior of the house, including the vehicles the family received, but no one is allowed to see the interior. In fact, until the show airs, no one other than the family can see it. The family members can't even talk about it!! I sure hope the episode airs before Thanksgiving or else that family will be pretty frustrated to have a brand new 6,000 square foot house...that no one can visit!
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Tuesday, October 25, 2005 - 2:56 pm
camp barnabas (the special needs camp) is actually only about an hour away from here. a friend of mine at work's wife participated in the show. she (or i guess i should say her company) supplied the windows. i think it's really good what this show does. and neat that it was so close to home. i was at target earlier in the day of that episode, and saw a couple that had "team makeover" t-shirts on with the home makeover logo. otherwise i might have not even remembered to watch. how cool.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, October 25, 2005 - 4:10 pm
I was irate when my DVR didn't start recording on Sunday.. ok.. it was a rerun and I programmed it for first run only.. but I got to watch it again and cried just as much as the first time. If you like this show, and that camp (me!! I do!), you would really enjoy reading about the camps set up by Paul Newman and his friend.. link to great book
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 11:22 am
"My" episode airs tonight -- with the wonderful Ginyard family from Capitol Heights, Maryland. I worked on this episode in August, and had a great time. It probably isn't the most "extreme" story, or "extreme" house -- the lot was very very small -- but they are truly deserving and truly wonderful people. I will be watching it tonight at a viewing party with the family and the homebuilders, Somerset Homes. The builder will have a website with photos up as soon as the show airs -- www.somersethomes.com. There is a blog from the August build up there now, but a more extensive site with a time-lapse video will be up as soon as the program airs tonight.
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 11:34 am
Yankee, I'll be watching too. Can I ask...how were you involved with this episode? I recall that your job is in the "business" but I really don't know what you do. Are you able to share?
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 11:40 am
I'll be watching!
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 12:37 pm
Yankee, I saw a post from you relative to my questions above. As I understand it, you do not wish to post about what your part was in this episode and I'll definitely support you on that. I apologize for being so snoopy. I look forward to watching this episode tonight!!
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 1:41 pm
You're not snoopy -- I wish I could share, but I don't want to get in trouble on the business side! 
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 7:30 pm
Great show tonight. I just loved this family. House was gorgeous too.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 8:33 pm
Beautiful, charming, deserving family. Very touching effort. Mom is a rock. I just loved it (never seen the show before now). You're very luck to have had a part in helping this family, Yanks.
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Zgoodgirl
Member
08-22-2003
| Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 9:49 pm
Can't wait for next weeks show. The Tom family was part of a documentary 'My Flesh and Blood'. Susan Tom adopted 11 children with special needs which she raised on her own along with 3 of her own children. If anyone has Netflix, I suggest you watch the doc before next week to get to know these beautiful kids and this wonderful woman. Unfortunately, two have passed since the movie, and I'm not sure if she has taken more in.
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Tess
Member
04-13-2001
| Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 11:42 pm
Yankee, I watched tonight. Whatever you were doing behind the scenes, you picked a great time to be doing it. Wonderful family! Of course I was crying at the end. Come to think of it, I was crying during the middle, too, when they were given the college money.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, October 31, 2005 - 8:46 am
It was a wonderful show! How neat that you got to be a part of making this family's life so much better. They had to be the most enthused, animated family that's been on yet!
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, October 31, 2005 - 1:33 pm
Thanks, everyone. The family is SOOOO wonderful. There is also SO MUCH more to their story. The kids are nearly ALL on the honor rolls at their schools, and they volunteer regularly, including at the House of Ruth. There is also more tragedy that they have had to go through in their life, but since the show didn't share, I won't either. To be honest, after reading some of posts on other sites and people's reactions to the family, I sorta feel the show didn't really do the family and their story justice, but there's a lot to cram into a one hour show! One of the daughters is interested in photography, and my dh has started mentoring her as a result of this experience. Also, the mom has gotten a new, better job with a home company, also as a result of this experience. So it's not just the house. There's good things to come for this family -- and they are just the type of go-getters to seize the opportunities. At last night's viewing party, the family was overjoyed and laughing the entire time the episode was on -- they really are a fantastic, supportive group.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, October 31, 2005 - 1:55 pm
Oh yeah, last night on the evening news they talked about this family with regards to the show and said that the mom now has 1 full time job, as opposed to the 3 part time ones she had during the show. I'm so happy for them. Lol they also said that no one has gone into the dining room since they were first let into the house. I remember those days when certain rooms were only for when company came.
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Grannyg
Member
05-28-2002
| Monday, October 31, 2005 - 2:53 pm
Yankee, the show was fabulous!! Loved the family, loved the house and all that went into it. I kept looking for you but they just pan over the crowd shots to dang fast for an old woman. LOL Love you!!
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, November 01, 2005 - 7:48 pm
Here's a photo of the Ginyard family as they watched their episode on Sunday night:

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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, November 01, 2005 - 8:07 pm
Awwwww
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, November 01, 2005 - 9:50 pm
Love their reactions!
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Wednesday, November 02, 2005 - 3:35 am
That was an excellent show! I loved the family!
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 2:18 pm
http://www.gazette.net/stories/110305/landnew193947_31931.shtml
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, November 04, 2005 - 9:35 am
Great article.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Sunday, November 06, 2005 - 9:39 pm
I have no clue which episode I am watching in relation to everyone else tonight. But the family on this is one I've seen in a documentary before. It's a woman who fosters special needs kids. I think her largest number was 13 or 14 at one point. The documentary was one I taped, and then lost. :-( Anyways, if there is ANY woman and family that deserves the new house, and help, it is this woman. She loves unconditionally. I'm so happy their circumstances have taken a turn for the better. Two of the kids passed away during the filming of the documentary I had taped. I'm so happy for that woman and the family. It's weird though....they only showcase the one boy, Anthony in the show tonight. There was another boy who passed away from complications from cerebral palsy. I wonder why he was not talked about.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Sunday, November 06, 2005 - 9:57 pm
The name of the documentary finally came to me. It was called "My Flesh and Blood". If anyone sees it listed, they should watch. Great show tonight. I'm in tears. 
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Zgoodgirl
Member
08-22-2003
| Monday, November 07, 2005 - 12:37 am
I saw the doc on this family also Eeyore. And I agree, if there ever was a family who deserved this more, it was this one. I was also confused that they only mentioned Anthony and not Joe, the other child that was on the documentary who passed during filming. The only thing that I can think of is the mother of Joe did not want him mentioned for the show. She was still a very small part of his life while he was alive as it shows in the doc. Maybe Susan did not have full custody of him. She also lost a little girl a long time ago who had the same disease as Anthony. You can get the film at Netflix, and it was aired on HBO also. The documentary touched me so much when I first saw it, that I had to see if I could find some kind of update on these children and I found that they have a Yahoo group that both Margaret and Susan reply to. You can search the groups for My Flesh and Blood.
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