All My Children 12/22/10

"What is it, Binks? The tape measure I wanted?"

     "All My Children" is done airing new episodes for this week. We viewers of Pine Valley were left with a cliffhanger wondering what was in the wrapped Christmas present labeled "For My Wife":  a gift for Kendall from the now-deceased Zach. I had to fill my husband in on this ending as it was hilarious to me to picture what my husband's Christmas gift to me would be...probably a standard-size bed pillow or the ironing board I put on my wishlist this year--not very sentimental...Okay, maybe I'm not the typical wife as I use Christmas as the time I can responsibly place my necessities on a gift list (see spend-thrifty). Unlike my ordinary gift, Kendall will probably open it to find an endearing photograph of she and Zach on the beach encased in an exquisite crystal frame.
     Also, on "All My Children", Amanda informed Jake that she had invited his ex-wife, Cara, to their family Christmas party. This, despite all the jealousy running rampant with all parties involved. Why would you invite your husband's long-lost ex to your family function? It's not like Jake and Cara are on good terms. It's not like Cara is an overweight frumpy plain Jane. Cara puts Amanda's good looks to shame....Oh, and on another note:  since when is it okay for a doctor to be making out on the hospital floor (another of Jake and Amanda's PDA displays)?!
     Speaking of Cara...does anyone else find her sibling relationship with her brother, Griffin, a bit too close for comfort? I don't believe them as brother and sister. Her little sisterly punches remind me more of a flirt sneaking in a teasing touch of some kind aimed at her crush...But, they're new to the scene yet, so maybe this will become more believable as siblings with time.
     And now to Greenlee....I am one of the few who liked seeing her and Ryan get back together (this assumption is due to the message boards and spoiler reviews I have read over the past couple years). I admit, I had stopped watching "All My Children" for about 5-10 years, so I missed when she first moved into Pine Valley. I started watching again when she was trying to get pregnant and Ryan basically pushed her away "for good". This was, geez, I dunno, 10 years ago? Anyway, because that was when I met Greenlee, I felt sympathy for her, so she won me over...and now that she has come back and David is the one presently in a coma, I am now changing my opinion of her. I like Madison and thought it was a brilliant twist to find out she is now pregnant. "All My Children" is getting some better topics. Maybe it is because of my liking her in a relationship with Ryan that I was angered by Greenlee's bullying ways. I hope Madison pulls Ryan away somewhere secretly (even if it is his closet) so she can tell him, "I'm pregnant, you creep! And it's yours, so suck it!" Whereupon, he can either say, "Oh, then let's get together, yeah, yeah, yeah!", orrrrrrr....he can say, "Okay, I have another bastard kid with Kendall, so this won't change anything with Greenlee and me, but let me know when you need a Lamaze partner, and I'll be there."
     That's all for now. Merry Christmas!