I had so much fun live blogging the Jon & Kate Season 4 finale that I thought I would do it again and add my commentary to the much anticipated Season 5 premiere when JON AND KATE FACE EACH OTHER FOR THE FIRST TIME! Dun-dun-DUNNNN! Although I have a feeling Kate has had a teensy chat with Jon about his latest antics before tonight’s episode was filmed.

7:59: OK, on the couch, remote in hand, glass of wine by my side (beer seemed inappropriate for a guy settling in to watch Jon and Kate)

8:01: Turning Five AND THE FUTURE…

8:02: Didn’t sign up for the public scrutiny, Jon? What did you expect being on TV?

8:03: Uh, oh, Kate’s mad…

8:04: Is it just me, or does Jon seem like he’s had a drink or two?

8:05: I’ve got a solution — don’t be on TV and don’t go on national book tours.

8:06: Kate: “I have a lot of anger.” And you wouldn’t like Kate when she’s angry.

8:07: The new set is certainly an, uh, improvement — it looks so, uh, different.

8:12: Year long planning for a birthday party? That’s about 51.5 weeks longer than we spend.

8:14: Sorry, hard to feel sorry for Kate having to deal with Jon’s weekend off since presumably she has the same off camera help that he has.

8:15: Looks like the kids have developed the same vocabulary my 6-year-old has (who is currently chanting “pooper weiner” as I type)

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