Am I the only one out there who can’t watch ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” without crying like a baby? That show gets me every single time. I get too emotionally involved with the chosen family’s sad story and need a tissue to continue watching the show. It’s ridiculous, I know. It’s a great show though. The only thing cooler would be for me to get on that show and have a house of my very own. You think I cry for other families, you should see me then.

Tonight, they helped the Yazzie Family in Arizona, who has lived in a beat-up trailer without a reliable source of heat, water or electricity on their Najavo Indian reservation. The show built them an awesome home with the whole energy conservation subject in mind, which was very important to the family since their people strongly believe in Mother Nature, not polluting the Earth and basically living off the land. The home has huge solar panels to power the house, and what energy the family doesn’t use goes to power the rest of the community.

It was a good show. And, as usual, everyone cried …. a lot. Me included, and I didn’t even know these people or have any vested interest in the whole show. It makes me cry, but yet I tune in week after week when I can, ready to break down in tears. Why do I put myself and my eyes through this week after week? It’s actually entertaining. At least I’m crying out of joy for someone else who is having their life changed in a joyous, significant way.

All I need now is to get my video together to send to ABC.