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Kevin November 6th, 2007

Over on facebook, there are a few Little People Big World groups. I am a member of a couple of them, and came across a pretty hilarious discussion by one of the groups today where some people came up with an idea for a drinking game to play while watching the show.

I’ve never really thought of LPBW as the type of show to drink to, but some of these are pretty funny. I think most people would be completely hammered by the end of the show with these rules.

-everytime Matt is driving a machine, 1 drink
-if one of Jeremys friends pick up Zach, 2 drinks
-everytime Amy gets mad, one drink
-if Matt falls off(stool,machine,anything) finish your beer
-everytime molly hits Jacob, 1 drink
-if Matt is wearing a red sweater DRINK
-if they play soccer, take a sip
-if someone goes into a hospital, 2 drinks
-for every friend Jeremy has over, take a drink for each one
-everytime Zach rides his bike, drink
-any fight between any little people, 1 drink
-anytime Zach plays xbox drink for as long as he’s playing
-drink every time you think Jeremy and his girlfriend get it on after the cameras turn off
-everytime Zach smiles, 3 drinks.
-everytime Jeremy hugs his mom, 2 drinks.
-everytime Zach drives a car, finish your beer.
-everytime Amy tries and fails to wake Jeremy up in the morning, 2 drinks
-if Jeremy breaks something, 1 drink
-if Amy says she’s disappointed in Jeremy or yells at him, 2 drinks
-if Jeremy breaks something, 2 drinks
-if Jeremy is talking on his cell, 1 drink
-if Jeremy’s pants fall down, 1 drink
-if Jeremy can’t find his pants, 2 drinks
-if Jeremy or Zach are drinking mountain dew, 1 drink
-if Jeremy does something stupid like run on the roof, 2 drinks
-if Jeremy tells Jacob to get lost or Jacob talks about Jeremy telling him to get lost, 1 drink
-everytime Marty taunts or harasses Zach, 1 drink
-any scene that shows Zach with his mouth hanging half open, take a sip

What about you? Got any additions for the Little People Big World drinking game? Feel free to post any new ideas in the comments below.

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Kevin November 6th, 2007

For the past couple weeks, TLC has been building the rivalry between Zach’s soccer team “The Grasshogs” and the LA Breakers. Last week when they stopped by a Breakers practice on their road trip, Zach seemed pretty scared to face them again at the DAAA games. And then on tonight’s episodes, they continued it by showing Marty harassing Zach, and introducing his new recruit - a giant dwarf who’s been playing soccer for ten years.

So I was actually pretty pumped to see the outcome of the matchup between the Grasshogs and Breakers. I was so glad when the game ended and the Grasshogs won. I think it’s great that a team of underdogs who never even practice together can beat a team that plays together all the time, and completely dominates all the other sports. And did you see the interview with Zach after they’d won? You could tell it was the highlight of his life.

Way to go Zach and the rest of the Grasshogs!!

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Kevin November 5th, 2007

Always wanted to see the farm in person and take a tour? Well, we can’t all make it out to Oregon to see the farm, but thanks to Google Earth, you can take a self-guided tour.

You can drag the view around and get a birds eye view of not only the farm, but the surrounding landscape. It’s a lot of fun to zoom out and see where the farm is in perspective to the city.

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Kevin November 5th, 2007

Yes, you read that headline correct. For $8.00 + shipping, you can own a small piece of Roloff Farms. Just fill out the order form, and they will send you a jar full of dirt. But not just any old jar of dirt - just look at a few of the possible uses, as listed on the jar’s packaging:

• Use sparingly as an extra treat for your indoor house plants.

• Sprinkle some in your yard to inspire it with a little “country attitude”.

• Put some in the kitty box. Excellent for cats who don’t get outdoors.

• Rub some on your clothes for that “I just worked in the garden” feeling.

• Make a mud pie, “YUM!”

• Great gift idea for city folk.

Matt has always seemed like a great salesman on the show, but this just seals the deal. If he can convince people to pay money for dirt … well, that speaks for itself. I guess it’s kind of a neat souvenir if you’re a big fan of the show, but I wish the Roloffs would sign each jar or something.

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Kevin October 30th, 2007

It’s not every day that you see Matt with his shirt off, but check him out! He looks great for a guy in his late 40’s. And why not? It only makes sense that when you use your upper body as much as him, you’re bound to be in pretty good shape.

This pic came from Matt’s site, and I can only assume it is from another trip they went on - not Hawaii, but somewhere else tropical because there are other pics of the family and you can tell it’s not the Hawaii trip. Chances are we’ll see it on the show later this season … at least we can hope.

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Kevin October 29th, 2007

What can five days of round-the-clock work, and $75,000 get you? Well, in this case it got the Roloff Family a new hot tub and 16-by-40-foot heated pool. Virginia Beach-based The Pool Guyz Inc. flew out to Hillsborough and did the install, which will be featured on an episode of the show later this season.

Ric Reineke and The Pool Guyz Inc. made a big splash recently at Matt and Amy Roloff’s 34-acre farm, the setting for TLC reality show “Little People, Big World.”

Reineke, president of Virginia Beach-based The Pool Guyz, flew to Hillsborough, Ore., at the request of manufacturer Viking Pools to meet with the Roloffs.

Reineke was joined by Brent White, his vice president of operations, and installation team leader Nakia Shawha n to build the family of six an in-ground pool and spa.

The three men worked in 15-hour stretches alongside the Roloffs’ local electrician and masons an d TLC’s non-stop television film crew.

The team installed a hot tub and 16-by-40-foot heated pool in five days. The project was valued at $75,000.

“They were like a SWAT team, ” Matt Roloff said in a phone interview. “The most powerful part of the experience was their ability to step in at the last minute.”

His physician had prescribed more cardiovascular exercise, which can be difficult for Roloff, a little person who partly relies on mobility assistance from crutches and a scooter.

“Swimming is ideal,” he added. “I’ve increased my lung capacity in two short weeks (since the install). Now I’m swimming the entire length of the pool.”

The Roloffs left most of the design ideas to Reineke and his men. However, they did request customized steps with a shorter rise and plenty of patio room with low-texture, stamped concrete as opposed to the more dramatic, high-texture design that Reineke typically recommends.

Other custom touches included an automatic pool cover and fiber-optic-colored lighting.

Reineke assisted Roloff in incorporating boulders he’d collected into the surrounding landscape. That bonding experience, Reineke said, was one of the highlights.

“What a really, really cool family,” he said. “They’re hard workers and so appreciative. We got to hang out with them for the week, and we had a blast.”

The Pool Guyz, headquartered on Viking Driv e, builds about 130 pools in Hampton Roads each year. It s next cross-country venture takes place on the set of “Extreme Makeover, Home Edition” in Seattle.

Roloff was thrilled with the experience.

“We felt like we had the best in the world out there,” he said. “We’re loving the pool.”

He s aid it’s one thing the whole family gets together for these days.

The project will be featured this fall season, probably mid- to late-November, Roloff said. A schedule has not been set.

[Via HamptonRoads.com]

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Kevin October 22nd, 2007

I found this fun video over on youtube today of a tour of Roloff Farms. Jeremy guides the tour and answers a few questions along the way. At one point he tells the group that he’s “getting his license the 15th of October”, which was last Monday - the day of the season premiere. He also said it will be covered on the show in about 3 1/2 months.

I’m surprised at how accessible Jeremy is during parts of the video. You can clearly see the film crew from TLC in the background at one point, going about their business. Yet, they don’t seem too worried about people there with camcorders. Then again, I guess it is a reality show, and it makes sense that the crew would be used to filming in those types of situations. I don’t know, I guess for some reason I just imagined there would be some person from the crew going around telling people to turn off their camcorders while they’re working.

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Kevin October 22nd, 2007

Pumpkin season is in full swing at Roloff Farms, and thanks to some fans who brought their camera’s along, we can all get a glimpse of what it’s like to visit the pumpkin patch. I gotta say, Matt looks like quite the rock star in a few of these pics, with a swarm of people around him. Go Matt!!

If you missed the first gallery of farm pics we posted, you can see it here.

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[Via MattRoloff.com, Flickr, Flickr, and Flickr]

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Kevin October 16th, 2007

I just got done watching the season premiere, and it was awesome! My favorite scene of the night? It had to be the part where they are camped at the RV campground and Matt tells Zach to go throw out his trash, so Zach just goes and tosses it in the fire pit in front of Amy. Our whole family, and especially my wife, was laughing when Amy goes in and chews out Matt. Let’s just say we could definitely relate to being on vacation and in similar types of situations.

Zach throwing his trash in the fire pit actually reminded me of a prior episode where the boys come back from their camping trip and Matt tells Zach to get rid of some old milk, so Zach just goes and pours it out into a flower planter on their porch. I sometimes think Zach doesn’t quite think things through when he’s disposing of trash.

It was fun seeing the spot Matt proposed to Amy. He said it was 20 years ago, so who knows … maybe they’ll do something cool on the show for their 20th anniversary.

Finally, was it me, or did anyone else think Zach was a poor sport when the kid playing goalie stopped his goal at the high school party? After he gets stopped, he punches the kid, then kicks him. I like Zach, but I thought that was pretty lame and uncalled for.

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Kevin October 15th, 2007

I stumbled across this video today made by a couple fans that shows Matt, Zach, and Molly on their visit to Paducah, KY back in August ‘07. Watch as Matt tells the audience that Molly’s favorite show is “Hannah Banana” (mistaken for Hannah Montana), and also reveals that his all-time favorite episode is the camping trip where Zach knocks himself on his keaster shooting the shotgun.

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