He hated it. The whole experience was a lot of fun. Turns out while Benny loves bananas, he didn't much care for the combination of ice cream and fruit. He did, however, very much enjoy the hot fudge – and the extra M&Ms his sister gave him from her sundae. Blue only, you'll notice. Blood…
How many carbs are in a banana split? Not something I ever imagined looking up, frankly. But I now know more about the split than I thought possible. Did you know an early version was served with the peel on? You'll be amazed to learn that didn't last long. I'm learning all this because one of my son's favorite…
November 14th is World Diabetes Day. Slade and I will be at the JDRF Gala, helping to raise money here in Charlotte. I'm also going to try to get Benny to take part in the Big Blue Test tomorrow. I love this idea. They're asking people to check their blood sugar at 2pm, post the results on…
So what do you think about social media in this election? I'm not sure it influenced any outcomes, but it meant some interesting moments. By social media, of course, I mean Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn. Even if you're not on these outlets, most of the candidates are. Good example: check out Charlotte social media expert Jeff…
Is it possible we've been in Charlotte ten years already? My husband, Slade, and I had been married for a year and a half when I got the job that brought us here. We bought our first house together, had two children, moved to a bigger house and boom. Ten years. When we moved here in…
I embarrassed myself with our new babysitter yesterday. But it was for a good reason. Tell you more about that in a minute. First, a little background. Finding childcare these days is tough enough, but when you've got a kid with a chronic condition like type 1 diabetes, it gets a little more complicated. When we find…
One of the best ways we've found to deal with my son's diabetes is to try to see the humor in some of the crazy situations. Obviously, I'm not alone in this. Just found a terrific blog. Click here to see some funny definitions and terms about The Beedies. Don't forget to check the carbage. We…
Great idea from a heart-wrenching story. Tomorrow, Friday August 14th at 12noon EST, send a message of thanks to our troops over Facebook or Twitter. That's it. A simple, wonderful idea that's quickly gaining attention. It started from the loss of 4 soldiers from North Carolina in June, killed in Iraq, all on the same day. …
I started going to sleep-away camp when I was six years old. My older sister was going and there was no way I was going to be left behind. That was the first of 8 years of summer spent away from home. Summer camp gave me independence, confidence and what we know call "life experience."…
That's me with Carolina Panthers Coach John Fox and all the great youth ambassadors from Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Charlotte. If you look real close at that big check, you'll see it's from me! I'm so excited to tell you that I was able to donate $10,000 to JDRF from sales of my…