Watching Rachael Ray

Oy. The SCREAMING! The kids are pretty excited to be there, and my kids are jealous because in Alaska, we don’t have president’s day off of school. Hah! We get right to Bindi the Jungle Girl, who’s there with her mom. Bindi’s a little spazz and “So excited!”

She says she’s the lucky girl in the world, she’s been to America and Bali and all over, and it’s so much fun to learn about the culture and it’s amazing. She of course loves crocodiles, and snakes. She’s very much like her dad, Steve Irwin. “Crocodiles are passionate lovers, gorgeous mothers, they’re amazing!”

When talking about fears of snakes, Bindi says, “It’s not like they live under your bed. They’re more scared of us then we are of them.” HA! Not me! I’m definitely more scared of them then they are of me!

She says she’s not a celebrity, but a teacher and she’s teaching people about wildlife conservation. Rachael says she’s the most grown up little kid she’s ever met. Bindi adds that every time we lose a species of animals it’s like losing a brick from a house - eventually the house falls down. They also show off the Australian Honey that Steve was in the process of making a deal with before he died. They continued working, and the honey has his picture on it, because Steve had said it was something he felt good about endorsing. Bindi raps us out to commercial. With an Animal Conservation rap, of course.

Bindi even has her own line of clothing, and lives at the zoo. She says she’s the luckiest kid in the world and on her lunch breaks from home school, she talks to designers about her clothing - like the skirt with big pockets - big enough to carry a rat.

Then, a little girl invited Rachael to her birthday party, but Rachael didn’t go. She says she’s going to invite her party over and over again. Trinity is there with Rachael in the front row, and Rachael explains that she’s going to be working again, and asks about the plans for the party - she’s having a makeover party. Rachael gives her a little early party instead, and all the kids in the audience sing happy birthday and they present her with a cake. And gave her the Butterscotch Pony she asked for - and Rachael is off the hook for having to work. The whole audience gets the February favorite, of course - which is an mp3 video player for everyone.

Next up, from Kyle XY, Matt Dallas comes out with a Chocolate Chip Sunday for Rachael. He used to work in restaurants, and they chat a bit about that. One of the questions he gets asked the most is if he really has a belly button - because Kyle XY doesn’t have one. He does, of course. He finds it surreal that there are so many fans of him and the show. He reads all the emails, and signs what he can and he knows his fans are why he’s there, and wants to take care of them.

He finds it strange to be on the ’sexiest list’ in People, but he has no time for romance. He works all the time - his dog is his best friend. Awww….

What’s for dinner? Swedish Meatballs & Egg Noodles.