Earlier this month we marked one year since Benny’s diagnosis with Type I Diabetes. Later this month he turns three. In between, he’s set his own milestones with a button and a fudder. Benny has been one of those kids who really love the pacifier. At times, he’s had as many as three; one…
DetailsI’m still not very good at putting pictures on this blog – but I’ll try. Here’s the hat that started the whole Chanukah Moose thing.. and here’s the big giant Menorah my crazy husband put out on the lawn. Happy Chanukah!! (you can click on each picture to make it bigger)
DetailsEvery year it seems we decorate just a little bit more for Chanukah. My kids love it and frankly it helps make not celebrating Christmas a little bit easier on them. We didn’t do much before we had children – most Jewish people celebrate Chanukah as a kid’s holiday and the grown ups will often…
DetailsThis past Friday we had the Hope Gala to benefit Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Charlotte. I’m on the board and I also agreed to chair the auction for this event. I was a little worried about asking people to donate items but it turned out to be an incredible experience. I met so many…
DetailsYesterday was my daughter’s birthday. Her school lets parents come in and have lunch with students, and she’s been asking me to come in for a while. Apparently a lot of schools do this now. I never remember my mom or dad coming into our school cafeteria. Then again, we’re much more involved in the…
DetailsSo, actually not too bad last night for Halloween. Lea was ready to go trick or treating as soon as she came home from school, of course. We compromised by letting her eat two pieces of our candy and then get into her costume. I convinced her to eat at least a little dinner and…
Details"My Life As A Jewish Working Woman." That was the subject of a speech I gave to the Charlotte Chapter of Hadassah earlier this week. It was a thank you event for their donors and it was a lot of fun. I shared the bill with Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory. When I got to the…
DetailsGender: FemaleIndustry: Communication or MediaOccupation: Radio Show HostLocation: Charlotte : NC : United States Stacey co-hosts Charlotte’s Morning News with Al Gardner and Stacey Simms and Health Headlines: The Show on News-Talk 1110 WBT in Charlotte, North Carolina. She came to WBT in 2002 after spending ten years as an award winning TV anchor and…
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