Weekend Open

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Week in Review: 04/23 - 29/2012

4/23/2012
Feels fabulous; touts camera sale; Tweets about eyebrows; decides to go to Las Vegas in July [Xyngular convention]; Tweets MSC anecdotes; eats M&Ms and rice for upcoming detox day; touts weight loss of Xyng downline; publishes post about strep resolving, Xyngular trip in July, pics of C on front porch, haircuts, loosing teeth, Roobii’s eye infection, leaking kitchen sink (uncaulked), sad about marriage things, Biblical reference, friends visiting.

4/24/2012
Watches water aerobics class; eats chicken; touts photo deal; MSC @ park, grocery store; Tweets MSC anecdotes; publishes post about worms, nose ring, detoxing, missing husband/dad, reading a book, going to bed.

4/25/2012
Tweets MSC anecdotes; touts baking deal; publishes BlogFrog sponsored post about toothbrushes with giveaway; Tweets about tooth fairy; publishes post about losing hope in reconciling her marriage.

4/26/2012
Loses two more pounds; watches MSC in school performance; runs; eats snack; touts Xyngular and deletes many comments about not taking Xyngular while breastfeeding; is happy; touts sponsored post/giveaway again; publishes pics of M in school performance; Tweets about Roobii.

4/27/2012
Legs stiff from run; Tweets MSC anecdote; publishes pic of salad; Tweets about new trees in yard.

4/28/2012
Up early; asks for advice on FB photo pixelation issue; Tweets MSC anecdote; mentions vegetarian lentil burritos for MSC; touts Xyngular with story of user who stopped taking Topamax for migraines.

4/29/2012
Up in middle of night, makes barley/oats, checks email; Tweets MSC anecdote; loses 0.2 pounds; mentions using Smurf shampoo; publishes pic of herself and L; Tweets about S bedtime comments.


Site Update: The Fraud Files blog now has an update to the McKinney bankruptcy post. It is also linked to in the sidebar under MckMama Elsewhere.

(Dis)honesty in Advertising

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Regarding Xyngular -
In case you missed the many comments deleted during the Xyngular & breastfeeding debate, I'll be putting those up tonight on the Deleted Facebook page. Edit: now available on the Deleted Facebook page

Meanwhile during a Google search today on Xyngular and breastfeeding I found Dieting While Breastfeeding, a timely blog post discussing Xyngular and breastfeeding, and written by an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant.
(I contacted her and she's okay with the live link.)

Regarding Bankruptcy -
If you haven't read it yet, Tracy Coenen's well documented and articulated article about the McKinney bankruptcy is available at the Sequence, Inc. blog, Fraud Files.

The previously requested appointment of an attorney was approved yesterday, 4/25, by the judge.

Regarding Separation -
The legal separation documents filed by Jennifer Howe Sauls McKinney on April 3, 2012 are now available on the right sidebar. Of note is item 11 (f) H. on page 3 of the Petition. Jennifer Howe Sauls McKinney is petitioning the court for the restoration of her legal surname, Sauls, presumably changing her name to Jennifer Howe Sauls, or Jennifer Sauls.

Creditors Meeting II Audio

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As requested I am linking to the audio of the second McKinney bankruptcy creditors meeting, held on 3/5/2012. This file is in .mp3 format and is 1hr, 33mins long. The audio player works with Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers.


(Wait for the Play symbol to appear)
Creditors Meeting II Audio Call

Segment 3

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Segment 3 of the creditors meeting is now finished and is available via the Creditors Meeting II page. This concludes the creditors meeting held on 3/6/2012.

Bankruptcy Revision

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Amended (and previously missing) bankruptcy documents were filed with PACER on 4/12 and are now available on the Bankruptcy Documents page. Of note is a switch from Chapter 7 to Chapter 13 and an increase in the amount of income reported for the filing period. In addition the Becker property payment is now being used to calculate monthly expenditures, resulting in a negative net income calculation.

Segment 1 of the creditors meeting held on 3/5/2012 is now available as a transcript. Segments 2 and 3 will be added as soon as they are finished.

Week in Review: 4/2 - 8/2012

4/02/2012
In Alabama; post pic of Kentucky Lake (and Yukon); Tweets tourist sites; travels to Pensacola, FL.

4/03/2012
Insults Barenaked Ladies with post about legal separation, missing rings, marriage and a road trip; Tweets MSC anecdotes; touts photo deal; @ pool; publishes post of MSC pics @ Patti's restaurant; touts Xyng products.

4/04/2012
In ER with C and strep throat; rests in hotel room with 2 sick kids and watches movie; has photoshoots; publishes post about the beach, Vibrams sale, strep throat, Xyng, Flurry sleeping in bathroom (maybe), using sand pail as toilet (maybe); Roobii in pet motel and $49/night stays; everyone is tired.

4/05/2012
Publishes post about sick kids, antibiotics, Pensacola photoshoots, movies, pizza, video chatting with MckDaddy, staying in FL longer; Tweets MSC anecdotes; posts comment about re-wearing clothes from the dirty bag; touts secret Facebook page for Xyng customers, comments get interesting; takes nap; sick kids feel better; has issues with Facebook messages; publishes photoshoot peek; is at peace.

4/06/2012
Has pictures taken by photographer; waits for results; leaves Florida for grandmother's house in Atlanta; publishes post about sick kids getting better, taking more supplements and running out, pet resort and filing for legal separation.

4/07/2012
Atlanta photoshoots; grandmother cooks Roobii breakfast; publishes sneak peek from own photoshoot.

4/08/2012
In NC for Easter; publishes pic of C; runs out of MLM supplement.

Week in Review: 3/26 - 4/1/2012

3/26/2012
Eats sandwiches, watches rain with kids; sends out e-mails about workshops in Nashville, Atlanta or Charlotte (3 hrs, 5-8 people, $125); publishes post in which she interviews herself about getting settled in, separation, weight loss, pets (have Kitty & Roobii, kittens given away), RV trip, photoshoots, workshops, driving an RV, separation again, family closet, counseling, church and rice salad; Tweets about tantrum; publishes post with salad recipe.

3/27/2012
Is at peace; publishes post with photos of family closet; is sunny and warm; starts packing for RV trip to commence tomorrow, 3/28.
[MSC Spring Break is 4/5 – 4/10; road trip is 3/28 – 4/14 or 4/15.]

3/28/2012
Touts photo deal; packs for trip in under 2.5 hours; touts downline Xyng rep becoming manager; touts supplements; publishes post about road trip (no mention of RV this time), weight loss, Xyng live chat transcript and teaching makeup photo class; leaves on road trip; Tweets MSC anecdotes; stays in hotel after crossing into Illinois; drops the 'car' word on Facebook, prompting comments from readers and allowing her to admit that 'plans changed' and they are in the car, not an RV, after all.

3/29/2012
Up early; hotel swim; on the road; Normal, Illinois; publishes post about plans changing and no RV, less expensive trip, hotel pools and a tired toddler; Tweets MSC anecdotes; stays in the 'tiniest and least expensive motel room' in Kentucky; reader offers her upgrade/hotel points in blog comments.

3/30/2012
L has unconventional sleeping arrangements; mentions Xyng; eats @ Patti's; publishes post about Red Box; publishes post about total weight lost, with no accompanying weight loss photo.
[Source: JM wants out of lease early, but so does landlord; she plans to move elsewhere.]

3/31/2012
Holds photoshoots in Nashville; lunches with friend; touts Xyng again and holds illegal lottery on Facebook; publishes baby on drum pic from photoshoot.

4/01/2012
Leaves for Alabama; claims additional weight loss; mentions Birmingham zoo; sweats.

Open Floor

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The meeting of the creditors concluded on Monday. The trustee and his staff will continue investigating the documentation submitted to them and will eventually make a recommendation to the judge regarding the requested discharge of the debt. The deadline to file a complaint objecting to the discharge is 6/9/2012; the judge will make a ruling after that.

I am working on the final bankruptcy page which will contain the errors and omissions found in the filing. If you have noticed any discrepancies feel free to list them in the comments. If you have commented already on the previous post, thank you; I received your information.

If you are a blogger / website owner with experience in affiliate linking please contact me; I have a few questions.

Thanks.

Xyng-what?

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Yesterday MckMama finally revealed her weight loss secret that so many followers had been begging for: a multi-level marketing supplement company called Xyngular. Not only that, she registered MckHealthy.com on 2/21 just to tout this particular product; the URL links readers directly to her independent distributor page at Xyngular.

70 Facebook comments later (more if you count the deleted ones) we've learned that, according to MckMama:

- She is SO into nutrition and what goes into my body.
- She has been taking this supplement for two months now; she wanted to make sure she loved them first. She also signed up as a distributor from the beginning.
- Other weight loss supplements have gone against her healthy living beliefs, but this one fits right in.
- The supplement is all natural.
- The phenethylamine (PEA) found in the supplement is not the drug but is the naturally occurring form (like in chocolate!) and doesn't build up in the body. This is in response to an astute reader's comment about failing drug tests if taking the supplement. It's nothing to be scared of!
- If you need drug tests or are in early pregnancy, talk to your doctor about it.
- The retail price is more expensive; contact her for the wholesale prices.
- There is a 30 day money back guarantee if you are not happy with the results.

Where the PEA comes from is a bit of a moot point however, as was pointed out on Facebook; peyote and Ecstasy will both cause you to fail a drug test, even though one is a natural form of the tested-for substance and the other is not.

Even Xyngular agrees:



Did you read all that? That's quite a list of precautions.

What we have is another attempt by MckMama to market a product because it will potentially make her money in the process. Remember Send Out Cards, the very short-lived and selectively marketed MLM from December?

The difference here is that there will probably be readers looking for that quick fix who will not bother to check with their doctor first, who will take MckMama's "almost a doctor" advice and sign up under her in order to get the much cheaper wholesale price for the supplement, hoping to mimic her amazing 30lbs in 30 days weight loss.

It's all about the income generating possibilities; she's not just sharing something because it's been so great for her.

Again.

 
 


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Side note: Because it has already come up in conversation, it appears as though internet sleuths elsewhere have found MckMama's house. Yes it's beautiful and has 3,500+ sq ft and has 5 bedrooms and no, we still do not know how much she is paying for it or if she got a deal as a friend of a friend, and yes, the rent is $1,500 otherwise, etc, etc. My request again is that we do not reveal the city / address here, please. As EwBlahYuck pointed out last night, it is relevant information and does concern the topic discussed here, so the conversation should occur.

Thank you.

Open Floor

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Two site announcements:

1) A new page will be created for the Landlord/Eviction/Rent Escrow issues and I will link to all documents there. I realize everything is scattered in posts right now and since the issue is still open at the courts, I will be consolidating everything to one page.

2) I will hopefully be switching hosting companies this weekend in an attempt to make connecting to this site easier. I will try to make several announcements throughout the weekend so that if the site is temporarily down it will not come as a surprise to most. It should be much more seamless than it was last time, fortunately.

Thanks.

Edit: Since MckMama's site is down the Google cache version of her latest post is here.

Backtracking

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This was the self-described MckMama in 2010:

cloth diapering, babywearing, organic eating, acrylic painting, fast talking, vaccination delaying, color obsessing, Frozen Tundra residing, nose piercing, frequent blogging, homeschooling, amateur gardening, baby food making, photograph taking, faraway traveling, baby making, high school swimming, tattoo designing, medical detail memorizing, non-circumcising, country living, college soccer playing, small government believing, pro-life advocating, television abandoning, extended breastfeeding, German speaking, deep thinking, former art teaching and baby cosleeping.

It's interesting to see how many of these descriptors have been dropped recently. How many were really practiced away from the camera lens?

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As an aside, this site will not be publishing MckMama's current location for privacy reasons; the children are also enrolled in local schools now. Please refrain from commenting about the city and/or address if you happen to discover it. There has been much speculation regarding her location but I do not think it's pertinent to the overall issues at hand.

Thank you.

Open Floor

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More Drama

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To weed out the facts from the million bits of speculation, Jennifer drove into a ditch yesterday while in MN for the bankruptcy court hearing (and to finish moving out of the farmhouse). No report was filed; she called for the ambulance herself. She is now in an MN hospital on the med/surg ward and is "fine," according to those closest to her.

Neither Jennifer nor Israel showed up to the creditor's hearing and it has now been rescheduled to 3/5/2012. No other information has been added to PACER. Given the amount of important factors that have changed since their bankruptcy filing (place of residence, monthly expenses, assets, etc), it is likely they would need to amend their original filing or re-file the petition. However failure to appear at a 341 creditors' meeting can result in the trustee filing a motion to dismiss the case altogether.

In other news the VP of public policy at SGK is resigning.

I requested this earlier today, but it would be great if we could cut back on the mean-spirited speculation. I understand the reasoning and justification behind it, but it does us no favors. We have had many first time commenters today.

Please flag any comments you feel violate the TOU; there have been too many comments lately for me to review and I rely heavily on the flagging.

Thanks.

Week in Review: 01/30 - 02/05/2012

1/30/2012
Quotes Scripture; posts MSC anecdote, quotes e. e. cummings; publishes post stating that she doesn't have internet, doesn't have her computer and isn't sure when/if she's going to post about next phase in their lives (which turns out to be the next day).

1/31/2012
Showers; eats breakfast; Tweets melancholia; Tweets cliché; publishes post admitting that MckDaddy has left, asks for privacy, love, support, but no disapproval or gossip; mentions keeping this "time" on the internet down low; quotes Corrie Ten Boom; Tweets MSC anecdotes; mentions big housing decision, asks for prayers and vibes; Tweets Biblical quote, homeschooling reference; publishes FB status consisting of touting a shoe sale while thanking readers for their love and support, and asking them to extend it to MckDaddy; publishes post stating love is all you need, while also mentioning moving, clipping nails, homeschooling, and how the source of said love is a factor she can only control for herself.

2/01/2012
Has hope; mentions housing decision; decides not to give up getting healthy; Tweets MSC anecdote; comments that this is hard; publishes post about crying to sleep, moving, SGK funding controversy, pregnant goats elsewhere, chicken scrap bucket, shoe sale, dinner with MSC, and then links to Twitter and Facebook.

2/02/2012
Eats eggs; listens to hymns; feels love for husband; feels numb; Tweets MSC anecdotes; post SKG funding controversy to Facebook, inciting commenting wars; publishes post with pic of bare feet, announcing move; Tweets about weeping at night.

2/03/2012
Wakes up sick; copies/pastes 'scary' pic to Facebook, prompting commenting and sharing frenzy; publishes post about being numb and sick (but only in the morning); thanks readers for support; links to favorite music.

2/04/2012
Another day; unsure how to go forward; trying not to get lost in the confusion; re-ignites SGK funding (reversal) controversy for more comments and clicks; makes it to lunchtime; makes hamburgers for first time; publishes post of lunch trays on the farmhouse countertop; not sure she is strong enough; publishes post of schooling at the new house.

2/05/2012
Wakes up to MSC and Legos; Tweets arrival at church; quotes Corrie Ten Boom; takes MSC to Superbowl party; Tweets MSC anecdote.

Week in Review: 01/23 - 29/2012

1/23/2012
Checks on goats; MckDaddy gets new/better job; teaches online photo class; goats still pregnant; Tweets MSC anecdotes; publishes less than forthcoming post about Vibram shoes, with misleading statements about whether or not she "gets paid" to write the post.

1/24/2012
Tweets about sleepwalking, snowplowing techniques, stray cats, MSC anecdotes and getting rid of goat kids; publishes pic of Roobii in the snow.

1/25/2012
Is very happy and thankful; gets a rock through the windshield via God; tries to make decisions; Tweets MSC anecdotes; publishes photos of icy branches; Tweets about answered prayers and good news; is thankful; touts photo deals; publishes post about Nuggey training Roobii, Vibram deal, snowplowing, rocks in windshields making decisions and finding peace.

1/26/2012
Sweats; Tweets MSC anecdotes; finishes errand.

1/27/2012
Feels simultaneously hopeless and hopeful; acknowledges on inner throng FB that Israel has stopped seeing marriage counselor; touts Vibram deal; Tweets about wearing friends' old jeans; has dinner with kids and friends; teaches photog class; publishes post about stress, hiding feelings, unwillingness to bare all yet (click, click), shaving legs, lens deal, northern lights, car wash, "falling off the workout wagon," knee injuries and Flurry talking.

1/28/2012
Thinks, prays, sings and dreams; places hope in the Lord; touts lens deal; Tweets MSC anecdotes.

1/29/2012
Searches for new place to live; acknowledges on inner throng FB that Israel is leaving the marriage, they need to move and asks for help with boxes and packing; publishes post of winter cell phone pics; is exhausted.

Time and Again

Usually I receive the truth behind MckMama's latest bit of 'reality' well after the fact, but today I was given an unusual head start. I received the correspondence sent to the court yesterday in the McKinney's escrow case against their landlord, and in advance of MckMama's latest post. It's even more interesting to watch her in progress, to see how she spins and omits, never being honest with her readers but thinking she can fool them anyway.

A kind reader sent me a low res image and I'm awaiting an easier-to-read scan, but here are the main points from the letter sent to the court by the McKinney's landlord, Mr. H:

• The landlord was to be in California for the winter, returning to Minnesota in February; the McKinney's were aware of this.


• The landlord received no notice of the scheduled court hearing, despite the McKinney's having his California address.


• The McKinney's were on a month-to-month basis and were to care for the home, the property, pay the bills and pay $550 per month in rent.


• The McKinney's are not up to date on their rent.


• According to the oil company, the McKinney's have never paid for the monthly gas service that supplies the stove and the furnace.


• The landlord has given the McKinney's a Notice of Eviction and they have 30 days to vacate the home.


• The McKinney's had requested to move out in December, but did not.


• January's rent was not paid by the first; the McKinney's have claimed that they are paying the rent into an escrow account started during the bankruptcy proceedings.


• The McKinney's have stated that they want to move out and have acknowledged receiving the eviction notice.


• They claimed a bedbug infestation before Christmas, then stated it was gone, only to say the infestation had returned.


• The landlord feels they taking advantage of the fact that he is out of town to live rent and utility bill free.


• The landlord has advised them that there is a $10 per day late fee until the 15th of the month; failure to pay rent after that is grounds for eviction. They have been given notice again.


• The landlord wishes to have his home back in February when he returns but the McKinney's are refusing to move. He is requesting that the courts take action to remove them.

Due to some of the comments I've read about the lack of heat, I want to reiterate that given where the property is located, I think it likely that there is a large oil/propane tank on the property that the McKinney's were to keep topped up. They probably have heat, but have been using the landlord's fuel and not replacing it as agreed.