Cake Mistake

Every year, parents at our elementary school pitch in to make the teachers a take-home dinner.   It's a big deal, but usually by the time I respond, the sign-up sheet's full. You know how the mommy guilty goes, so this time I was ready. When the request from my daughter's class mom came through on a Sunday morning, I…

Time For A Change?

How is it possible that this summer will mark 4 years on an insulin pump for Benny? He started  on July 4th, 2007 – six months after diagnosis.  He was only two and a half and I couldn't imagine he'd keep this new, weird thing on. It all worked out beautifully; he only threw it across…

Runway for Rescues

Never work with children or animals, right? I knew to expect the unexpected at the Charlotte Humane Society's Runway for the Rescues presentation at Neiman Marcus.  High fashion and rescue dogs – what could go wrong?! It turned out to be a ton of fun. Meet Pickles, my runway partner. What a cutie-pie, right? She's also quite an escape artist.…