BethAnne’s Babblings

Ah, the sounds of Christmas. You gotta love them! The tunes that run through your mind as you do your shopping or prepare your holiday cards. The songs playing on your radio as you decorate that tree. Perhaps you have favorites that you and your family sing together at your holiday gathering. Or maybe you are one of those who …

There are certain specials that my children look out for every holiday season. The Wizard of Oz just days before Thanksgiving  is a sure sign for them to begin watching for their favorite specials. Traditionally, whenever there is one of these shows on television, we bring out the hot cocoa and marshmellows, don our warmest PJs, grab our fluffiest pillows …

“Top 10” lists are all the rage these days, and I’m a fan of them. I read them all, and some of them are much like my own. The holiday season is upon us and this is my favorite time of the year. There’s nothing I like more during this season, than to curl up on my couch in my …

This is the time of year when we remember all the things we are, and have been, thankful for throughout the year. I love this time of year, because I always have so much to be thankful for. I hope you won’t mind indulging me for a little while as I pull my Thankful List out of my head and …

I had no idea what I was going to write about until I watched tonight’s episode of The Vampire Diaries, History Repeating. Here’s the CW synopsis: Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) gets a break from the mysterious new history teacher, Alaric Saltzman (guest star Matt Davis, ‘Legally Blonde’) and introduces Alaric to Jenna (Sara Canning). Bonnie (Katerina Graham) is having terrifying …

I guess this is turning into a short series for Halloween! As I was thinking about the movies I love to watch during this season, I thought also about the songs that have crept up over the years, all having to do with Halloween. Some make me giggle and some make me want to get up and dance. So without …

With Halloween just around the corner, everyone pulls out their top ten or top five favorite scary movies of all time. While I agree with most of them, I wanted to share my own personal top ten list of movies that I love to pull out of my stack o’ DVD’s during this time of year. It’s become a tradition, …

I came to Ghost Whisperer when the first season was almost over. I liked it immediately. I cry with Melinda in each and every episode. I’ve enjoyed playing “where have I seen that face before?” as actors we love, from other various television shows, wander in and out of an episode. It’s been wonderful to watch Melinda accept and learn …

As I was watching last week’s premiere of The Vampire Diaries, I got to thinking about all the good looking men that are on television today playing villains. I felt that a convenient list might be a good idea to serve as a reminder that although they make us a tad warm under the collar, they are playing really bad …

I didn’t read L.J. Smith’s Vampire Diaries book series. I’m watching the show having only a general knowledge of what to expect from listening to the buzz, following the Tweets, and watching interviews with the actors and Kevin Williamson. For the most part, I liked it. What I Liked: The tone of tonight’s pilot episode is one of sadness, loss, …