This was already going to be a crazy week schedule-wise and now it snows! No school for the kids today. We woke up to 3 inches on the ground today - I think it's been at least five years since we've had that much snow! Glad the snow came today, though. Yesterday I had a fun photo shoot for…
In November, our good friend Captain Jack Ahart took on a new assignment. He's the retired Navy man who started the Charlotte USO office and quickly built it into a huge success. Jack's in Dubai now, starting up USO Chapters in the Gulf region. Before he left, he asked me to join the advisory…
Al asked me during the show today what stood out most to me during the inauguration. I hadn't thought about it before he asked, and my answer sort of surprised me. It was the way in which Obama seems to have inspired young people to get involved and re-engage in our political process. My mom has told me that…
I'm still responding to all of the wonderful emails and calls regarding the article that ran last week about my family's struggle with type 1 diabetes in the Charlotte Observer. You can click here to read it. This is a picture from the article. I'm trying to check Benny's blood sugar while he's already digging into his…
It's no consolation, but all my New York friends are just as bummed about the Giants as I am about the Panthers. It certainly felt like the entire city of Charlotte was hung over Sunday. The best part of Saturday's game happened at Bank of America Stadium half an hour before kickoff. (This picture from Jeff…
If you get a holiday card from me, I promise, I wasn't drunk when I addressed it. I let my kids help me assemble our annual mailing. They stuffed the envelopes, helped with the stamps and the address stickers. Lea did a great job and she got a kick out of seeing all the names…
Hope you've had a chance to check out my new book, I Can't Cook, But I Know Someone Who Can. Starting today, you can enter a contest to win a copy! The folks at MomsCharlotte.com are asking you to share your own kitchen disaster story. The top three (the worst three?) will get a copy of the book. The contest ends…
Did you hear about this yet? A judge says the company that makes those Bratz dolls has to stop. Not because they're just horrible, but because of a copyright issue. You can read the full story here. My daughter got a Bratz doll from a friend for her 5th birthday and it's one of the…
That's our good friend Captain Jack Ahart. He's the outgoing director of the Charlotte USO, on his way to Dubai for a new assignment. This in a career that includes tours of duty in Vietnam, at the Pentagon and in Desert Storm. Captain Ahart has agreed to answer some of my questions before he…
This past weekend was the Gala for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. MSNBC's Chris Matthews was our honoree and I got to spend some time with him before the event. You can listen to my interview with Chris here. Very nice guy. He doesn't know any of us and took the time to joke around and…