Thank you all for your kind words and prayers. Please know that I love each one of you and it is friends and family like you that make life so meaningful. Each of you have a special place in my heart. Sincerely, Marian

I liked the first group better. Don't like several of the people in the second group. My initial impression of Zach is that he sounds like a real jerk. Marilyn, the biggest news from last night was more information about the HOH and the houseguests nominated. There's going to be 2 HOH, each who will nominate 2 for eviction - putting 4 in danger of going home. There will then be a Battle of the Block where the 2 compete against the other 2. I believe that the 2 who win means that the HOH who nominated them is then no longer an HOH which puts that person in jeopardy also, but I'm not clear if that's an automatic thing or if they can choose the other HOH to step down.

Yep! Typical big brother!LOL They are both so cute and growing so fast! Not to hijack your post Steph but I was talking to the babies today on the phone and Jillian wanted to hold it so DS let her.Then Rowdy crawls over and starts yelling because he wanted to hold it and was trying to pull it out of her hands.DS said she was jerking it away from him and he tried to bite her on the arm.Definitely brother and sister.LOL I know what you mean Patti.The twins had one of those and it scared me to death when they were in it.I was afraid they would flip out of it.LOL It really is pretty stable.It was funny,(or at least I thought so),DIL was adamant about "no walkers" but she had no problems with that.LOL

It is a minus because one so many people hate Rachel she is annoying and 2 she was a winner and her sister probably has been well taught and versed in the game by Rachel and her fiance. Just like all the family of Russel being on Survivor, they have a big target on them from the beginning. I like the youth minister too and the college gal from Texas Aaryn she is very cute but not stuck on her self like some of them. She seems very down to earth. Don't much care for Amanda Zuckerman, wonder if she is kin to Facebook Zuckerman, not a fan of Jessie or that Gina Marie from Staten Island. I can not believe that Andy with the red hair is old enough to be a college professor! He looks like a teenager. Here are comments from Rachel about her sister in the game, they are not twins but are sisters. "Reilly says there’s no way Slater will be able to hide their relation, and hopes it doesn’t have a negative impact on her game, although that’s unlikely �" Willie Hantz, anyone? “I think we look like twins,” Reilly says. “People are gonna know immediately. They’re gonna see her and be like, ‘You’re Rachel’s sister.’ Or her cousin, something. They’re gonna know we’re related. And once she talks, you can totally [tell]. We have the same laugh. [Laughs.] It’s a dead giveaway.” “I hope this doesn’t put a target on her back,” she continues, “but I’m kinda worried that it will, so I think she needs to play that card, and she needs to play it with people that are my fans. If someone likes me, she needs to be in an alliance with them automatically. If someone hates me, that’s probably someone you should worry about.” While Slater is taking Reilly’s advice to heart, she also wants to play her own game, not her sister’s, especially in the social department. “I want to have her competitiveness and focus but I don’t want to play her social game because that was bad,” Slater reveals in an interview with People. “I want to be socially savvy.” “Forming an alliance is my main strategy,” she adds. “I definitely want to form the first girl alliance in Big Brother history that will make it to the end. I’m such a girly girl and I think it would be really fun for girls to run the game.” for reference here is the full cast list Rounding out the new cast are: Aaryn Gries, 22. College Student from San Marcos, Texas. David Girton, 25. Lifeguard from San Diego, Calif. Gina Marie Zimmerman, 32. Pageant Coordinator from Staten Island, N.Y. Jeremy McGuire, 23. Boat Shop Associate from Katy, Texas. Howard Overby, 29. Youth Counselor from Hattiesburg, Miss. Helen Kim, 37. Political Consultant from Chicago, Ill. Amanda Zuckerman, 28. Realtor from Boynton Beach, Fla. Spencer Clawson, 31. Railroad Conductor from Conway, Ark. Jessie Kowalski, 25. Unemployed from San Antonio, Texas. Kaitlin Barnaby, 23. Bartender from Minneapolis, Minn. Judd Daughtery, 26. Property Appraiser from Etowah, Tenn. Candice Stewart, 29. Pediatric Speech Therapist from New Orleans, La. McCrae Olson, 24. Pizza Delivery Boy from Oak Grove, Minn. cast revealed,