Extreme Makeover: Home Edition's new episode

[K9karen]

There was some kind of sports program on that delayed it until 130am. I'm listening while typing. Usually I go to bed real late anyway but I have to get up early tomorrow for the dentist. But I'll probably stay up and watch as much as I can. Good reason to get TIVO. I sob and sob every time.

[mruffruff]

This is the only TV show I consider a "must see" every week. I especially like it when they save some of the old house and donate it to groups like Habitat for Humanity, as they did last night.

Some of the design team's ideas are amazing. I'd like to see all of the makeovers after a year. Really tour the places and see if some of the ideas just didn't last and which ones did.

[Dakota's Mommy]

I was tuned in too! I love that show. I've been addicted from the start. It's so wonderful what they do for these special families!

[moosmom]

That is THE only reality show I'll watch. The Tom family is an amazing group of people, the matriarch of whom I greatly admire. A single Mom raising 8 children with limitations. And those kids are quite amazing! You'd never know it by their personalities that they all have disabilities. The mom did a wonderful job raising them on her own.

I give that show a big KUDOS!!

[Logan]

Donna, I totally agree with you! The way those precious girls reacted with such emotion and joy and never complained about anything one single time. **sigh** I know some kids that really could learn a lesson from those children, for sure.

I love that show! And I love "Three Wishes", too. There isn't a person in this house that doesn't get teary eyed watching either one of them. My family has adjusted to the fact that I'm gonna cry and they just need to let me.

Logan

[gini]

The college fund for those girls - now didn't that just get to you?

And the mortgage being paid off..............that called for another good cry too!!

I missed the very beginning of the show, so I don't know the relationship of the girls to the Mom.

Can anyone fill me in? Thanks!!!

[Logan]

Gini, I missed the first part too, but I am assuming that the oldest girl must be her blood daughter (well, I was wrong about that...wonder where her two "blood" sons are in all of this). How special that they were able to get the oldest girl a car of her own, plus a private entrance to her room! The others, I know, were all adopted. What I don't know if there was ever a Mr. Toms in the picture. She had a lovely, clean home, before the makeover, but it was not friendly for the girls with the disabilities.

Edit: Look at this link. I think it will help explain a lot. Glad you asked!!!!

Extreme Makeover : Home Edition

[jennifert9]

All the girls were adopted, including the eldest. She had brain surgery as an infant.

[LoudLou]

Such a great show... I only caught the last 20 minutes. That was enough time for me to develop LES tho... There is a great Documentary on Susan Tom... what an AMAZING woman!


http://www.stomfamily.com/

[Flatcoatluver]

oh thanks for those links!!! the begining had be in the biggest tear when they told how the son died and then when that man sang a song to the young girl that was the worst, i was crying so bad.

[.sarah]

oh thanks for those links!!! the begining had be in the biggest tear when they told how the son died and then when that man sang a song to the young girl that was the worst, i was crying so bad.

Yeah, when Mark Wills came on that made me cry. That song ALWAYS makes me cry, too, so it really fit with the show.

[moosmom]

That is my FAVORITE song!! I have it on CD recorded by Peter, Paul & Mary. So true!!! It's not what's on the outside, it's what is on the inside that counts!