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This blog will be a place to talk about my family’s experience with Type I Diabetes as well as a chance to share a little bit more about myself and about Charlotte’s Morning News, our show on NewsTalk 1110 WBT.
A Bad Button
We love our insulin pump. It’s really changed how we treat Benny’s diabetes, gives us more flexibility and allows us to let him eat almost whatever he wants. The only problem is when there’s a problem. And we had a big one yesterday. Benny’s “button” came out at daycare. That’s what we call the inset,…
Movin’ Out
The next time you read this blog, it may look a little different. We’re working on moving it to a different sort of site. I admit, I have very little idea how this all works, but I think we need to make a change. Right now, my host is “blogger,” an amazing website that lets…
Under Cover
For some reason, I’ve been thinking more lately about what I put on under my clothes. This all started for me when Keith Larson spent a whole show talking about an undergarment that enhances the size of your rear. I don’t remember what it’s called (please don’t ask!) but it’s only sold locally at one…
Read the Label!!
I haven’t written about our daily life with diabetes in quite a while. We seemed to get the hang of using the pump and even though it’s not yet a year, it’s actually hard to remember what things were like before Benny’s diagnosis. A reminder this week that we’re still learning. We check Benny’s blood…
The Mayor and Me
Yes, that’s Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory showing me some respect. We’re both laughing so hard I’m surprised the picture even came out! Here’s what happened: This week Al & I played in the Charlotte Rotary Club’s annual golf tournament – it’s a great time, tons of people and they raise lots of money for scholarships.…
America At Home (part 2)
Okay, so it wasn’t a disaster, but it didn’t go exactly as planned either. Friday night, photographer Gayle Shomer came to my house as part of a nationwide project called “America At Home.” Her goal was to capture our family on film during the weekly Shabbat dinner. This past Friday also marked the start of…
America At Home (at my house)
If you had to create a snapshot of your family at home, what would it look like? What would you want it to look like? It’s a question I have to answer this week. Remember those “A Day in the Life” books back in the 80’s? Photographers fanned out around the country and took pictures…
Early Hours
My alarm clock goes off at 3:20am. Sometimes I hit snooze, but I’m usually out the door by 4am. Not a lot of traffic, but it looks like that might be changing. USA Today this morning does their cover story on what they call “commuting creep.” (Funny, I wrote that first as “creeping commute,” which…
A Day At The Fair
We recently took the kids to Tweetise Railroad, out in Boone. We had a terrific time – as the ads say, it’s a blast from the past! A big steam engine train, carnival games, rides even my 2 year old could enjoy. I’m not sure it holds up for older kids (maybe older than 10?)…