No!! Not Conan O'Brien!! Boo at NBC!

O'Brien won't return to 'Tonight Show' in 12:05 a.m. time slot
Jan. 12, 2010, 3:20 PM EST
MSN Entertainment
Conan O'Brien will not be returning to the "The Tonight Show" if it starts airing at 12:05 a.m. instead of 11:35 p.m. O'Brien released the statement below on Tuesday afternoon.
People of Earth:
In the last few days, I've been getting a lot of sympathy calls, and I want to start by making it clear that no one should waste a second feeling sorry for me. For 17 years, I've been getting paid to do what I love most and, in a world with real problems, I've been absurdly lucky. That said, I've been suddenly put in a very public predicament and my bosses are demanding an immediate decision.
Six years ago, I signed a contract with NBC to take over "The Tonight Show" in June of 2009. Like a lot of us, I grew up watching Johnny Carson every night and the chance to one day sit in that chair has meant everything to me. I worked long and hard to get that opportunity, passed up far more lucrative offers, and since 2004 I have spent literally hundreds of hours thinking of ways to extend the franchise long into the future. It was my mistaken belief that, like my predecessor, I would have the benefit of some time and, just as important, some degree of ratings support from the prime-time schedule. Building a lasting audience at 11:30 is impossible without both.
But sadly, we were never given that chance. After only seven months, with my "Tonight Show" in its infancy, NBC has decided to react to their terrible difficulties in prime-time by making a change in their long-established late night schedule.
Last Thursday, NBC executives told me they intended to move "The Tonight Show" to 12:05 to accommodate "The Jay Leno Show" at 11:35. For 60 years "The Tonight Show" has aired immediately following the late local news. I sincerely believe that delaying the Tonight Show into the next day to accommodate another comedy program will seriously damage what I consider to be the greatest franchise in the history of broadcasting. "The Tonight Show" at 12:05 simply isn't "The Tonight Show." Also, if I accept this move I will be knocking the "Late Night" show, which I inherited from David Letterman and passed on to Jimmy Fallon, out of its long-held time slot. That would hurt the other NBC franchise that I love, and it would be unfair to Jimmy.
So it has come to this: I cannot express in words how much I enjoy hosting this program and what an enormous personal disappointment it is for me to consider losing it. My staff and I have worked unbelievably hard and we are very proud of our contribution to the legacy of "The Tonight Show." But I cannot participate in what I honestly believe is its destruction. Some people will make the argument that with DVRs and the Internet a time slot doesn't matter. But with "The Tonight Show," I believe nothing could matter more.
There has been speculation about my going to another network but, to set the record straight, I currently have no other offer and honestly have no idea what happens next. My hope is that NBC and I can resolve this quickly so that my staff, crew, and I can do a show we can be proud of, for a company that values our work.
Have a great day and, for the record, I am truly sorry about my hair; it's always been that way.
Yours,
Conan

Words from JR Price's Family

Dear Loved ones:

Our son J.R. passed away last night in Provo. Thank you so much for all of your prayers and fasting. We appreciate your sacrifices and love shown to us. His body fought this ARDS for eleven days but it was too much for him. We love him so much. We were by his side virtually 24/7 since New Year's Eve. It was a sweet time we had together. Jessica might send more details. Yesterday morning his oxygen level was at 82 and it gave us so much hope that this ailment was perhaps leaving, but we really said goodbye to him on Sunday night as his brother Rick was leaving to go back to school in Los Angeles, and his vital signs were not looking good. We had a family prayer and Rick gave a beautiful prayer to our Father in Heaven. We are grateful to all of you for your faith and prayers and fasting in our behalf. He received several blessings and countless prayers. The funeral will be this Friday or Saturday in Sandy, Utah. We will let you know more as the day progresses.

With love and gratitude for our Heavenly Father's kind mercies and the atonement of Jesus Christ, which helps us all through our daily struggles. We are grateful to the Holy Ghost for his strength and comfort.

Rick, Nancy and family

Farewell JR Price

My mom just called me at work, and JR Price has just passed away. I will keep you all posted as I find out anything regarding memorial/funeral services.

If you haven't read my prior post, JR was in the hospital with pneumonia and his outlook wasn't good. He was in there for over a week and wasn't getting better. His family was praying that there might be some hope but today he passed.

We will all miss you JR. You were a great friend.

Katie

Praying for JR

So I just found out today that one of my oldest friends is dying of pneumonia. He's been in the hospital for about 5 days now and he's getting worse. His parents are trying to stay optimistic and are praying for him everyday. They've also called as many temples in the US, Canada and Polynesian temple's too, to have his name on the prayer rolls. Please pray for him.

JR has always been a fun guy to be around. He came down with me, my mom and a couple other friends to St. George when we were freshman to a dance competition I had. We made a crazy video that followed us all weekend. It was one of the funnest trips I had with friends when I was younger. Me, Tyler and JR were like three kids that were joined at the hip our freshman year (JR was our "3rd wheel") I guess since Tyler and I "dated"...haha... But we always had fun with him and he is a great friend.

I hope that he pulls through this even though they say it doesn't look good. Please keep him in your prayers.

'010

So Justus and I got home from dinner last night with my parents and watched the "depressing" end of the Jazz game. Then nothing was on that we wanted to watch, so I turned on the Colbert Report which is amusing sometimes. Well it made us laugh more than once last night. I think our favorite part was when he called the new year '010- you know how it was '07, '08, '09 and now '010... even though its not really...

Just a quick post for now...

So I've been struggling the last week. I haven't been feeling well most days. I get dizzy a lot, light headed, very fatigued, sometimes I feel like I'm just going to pass out when I'm just sitting there. It scares me when this happens. I'm eating and drinking fluids, but I guess my body is just getting so tired and worn down by this little baby growing inside me. He's stealing all my energy and he's being so active, all the time.



I'm also at a point where I'm super uncomfortable and I'm sleeping less and less. I am now having trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, and I'm waking up extremely early and can't fall back asleep. Oh, and lets not forget the wonderful "charlie horse cramps" I keep getting in my legs too while sleeping, wonderful feeling! Okay...no bueno I say. My little guy just moves so much and he's strong enough that I can't sleep through his movements anymore. One night I just stayed awake for over an hour just feeling him move all over. It was cool to feel him moving, but also not good because I had to work the next day so I was super tired. Oh the price of being a mom, but I'm up for the challenge. I just get worried when I start seeing stars and I get scared to drive on my own. I think that is a legitimate fear don't you? I'd like to be safe thank you very much. Don't want to pass out while driving, that would be very, very bad.

I think I've also been really worried because of Scott and Katie's little boy that was born early. She was about 25 weeks when her water broke last Monday morning. They were keeping her in the hospital and were trying to delay labor as long as possible, and she ended up having him early this morning, Monday 01/04/2010, so at about 26 weeks. From what I know he's in the NICU and is doing well for how early he was born. That's about all I know. But my heart goes out to them and we are praying for him to stay healthy and grow strong in the coming days and weeks. But it's a scary thought because you just never know when these little one's are just going to come; so I've been freaking out at Justus a little about needing to get everything prepared just to be ready for anything that could happen. I know it isn't common for those things to happen, but you just never know.

I'm getting more and more anxious to have our little guy come as well!

Let the Pampered Chef begin again!

So, I don't know if anyone noticed a while ago that I was debating on whether to start back up doing Pampered Chef, well I decided that I am!! I'm actually more excited this time around and not sure why. Maybe because I'd be able to do that with my little baby around...hehe.

BUT... if anyone is interested in getting anything BEFORE CHRISTMAS I need to have the orders submitted before next Tuesday, December 15th. So call me or email me and let me know if anyone needs or wants anything for Christmas presents!

I will have catalogs available tomorrow or you can look up items online at the

Pampered Chef Website.