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A peek inside Brett Favre's house...I'm a sucker for a beautiful home. Fancy cars don't impress me. But show me a stunning piece of property, and I'll never forget it. So when I heard that Brett Favre's house... Read more » 
Check you baggage at the door please!!Working mothers multi-task like nobody's business... Most of my weekdays involve getting up at 6 a.m.... helping my six-year-old get washed, fed and ready for school... then getting... Read more » 
Money Worries...It's easy to let all the talk of financial doom and gloom go over your head isn't it? What with dinner to cook, kids to put to bed, and the other chores that we working parents have... But... Read more » 
Breastmilk Ice Cream??My son... like most babies.... adores breast milk. I personally think mother's milk is nature's perfection... a miracle. But do I want it frozen, churned smooth, and scooped on... Read more » 
Why won't my kid sleep?? A follow up.While I was pregnant I wrote a blog about my six-year-old who suddenly refused to sleep in her own bed. Well, over the last few months several of you with sleepless kids wrote me asking... Read more » 
Football Season At My HouseIt's football season, and as many of you may already know, I'm married to a football fanatic. My husband Taylor has set up our basement especially for Sunday afternoon splendor: ... Read more » 
Fathers, Watch This:Want to know what it means to be a Dad? I mean, a really, really great dad? Watch the following video. It reminds me so much of my husband and daughter, it actually... Read more » 
The Fabric of the NationWasn't Cindy McCain's debut outfit at the Republican Convention last Tuesday simply to die for? Well, the actual pricetag of her ensemble may just put you into cardiac arrest... The... Read more » 
One working mom's view...Let me just say right out of the gate that I am not endorsing any political candidate. As a working journalist, it would be inappropriate for me to do so. But I have to tell you: ... Read more » 
I'm back!I knew it was time to get back to work when I started listening to my daughter's Camp Rock cd in the car... ..even when I was all by myself! I am... Read more » 
At Home With The KidsIt's hard to believe that I am more than half way through maternity leave! Seriously... where does the time go? Thanks to all of you who have written, asking for pictures of... Read more » Postpartum PostcardHi everybody!!! I finally found some time between feedings to send out this postpartum postcard. It's been a long time since I've blogged. Much longer than I had intended... Read more » D-Day Tomorrow!Tomorrow is "D" day. And by "D" I mean delivery. Which begs the question: How exactly am I supposed to feel the day before I'm carved up like Thanksgiving turkey... Read more » Almost there...It's t-minus 10 days until the birth of our son. So, I'll be wrapping it up at work by the end of this week. If I make it to the end of the week... For most of my... Read more » "After the break... Shelley gives birth!!"The men I work with have developed a certain relish for this whole 'Shelley could give birth at any second' scenario. It's my own fault. I've been whining about Braxton Hicks... Read more » You're shoving me?? I'm pregnant!!!Pregnant or not, I seriously wanted to kick someone's butt today. My photographer Mark and I were at the Sheboygan County Courthouse. We were there to cover the court appearance... Read more » What if I went into labor during a show?I'm nearly 36 weeks pregnant. That's officially 9 months. Think about it. I could go into labor at any time. And I kind of felt like I might during the Sunday 10 p.m. show. There... Read more » 
Baby Shower #2 !Wow, do I ever feel blessed. I had a second baby shower over the weekend... and it was just beautiful! My friend Meg threw it for me at her house in Oak Creek. She had come... Read more » 
Here's the deal with Rod's eye...Up close... it's pretty nasty looking. Rod's left eye is swollen, red and watery... a good size gash underneath it had to be glued shut by doctors. It looks painful, even 10 days after... Read more » 
An Open Letter to Miley CyrusDear Miley, Hey girl!!! This is the first time I'm writing you, but I feel like I know you so well already. You are a constant fixture in my home. My six-year-old daughter... Read more » Back to blogging...Hmm... Haven't blogged in a week. Sorry about that. I can feel myself slowing down now that I'm getting closer to my due date. Which is actually more like a definite date. ... Read more » 
BABY SHOWER SURPRISE!!!So... my friends at work pulled a really good one on me Wednesday afternoon. A surprise baby shower!!! Good grief!! Here's the thing... I never really expected a shower with my second... Read more » 
Now this is scary..."Oh and congratulations," my doctor had said to me. "You're rubella immune. Your parents did the right thing with you." That was two weeks ago. And... Read more » 
Yet Another TMJ4 Wedding!!!If you're looking to get married, and haven't had much luck so far, you may want to consider applying for a job at Channel 4. In the last year-and-a-half or so, there have been a whopping... Read more » 
Crazy Cravings!I acted like the stereotypical pregnant woman the other night... It was about 4 o'clock in the morning and I just couldn't sleep. My husband, on the other hand, was fast asleep. ... Read more » 
Autism Awareness DayPart of the joy of being an expectant mother is looking forward to bringing new life into the world. Part of the burden of being an expectant mother is the worry that your child will be healthy. ... Read more » Spring Break... and Seven MonthsThis is my second night back at work after a wonderful spring break, and I've noticed something: I am definitely more tired than usual. It's not that I overly exerted myself or anything... Read more » 
Spring Break Time!Yikes, I'm tired of all this snow! I'm off to hibernate... on vacation... see you in a week! ... Read more »
Five Years Later...Frankly, I remember feeling terribly frightened the day the U.S. invaded Iraq. All kinds of thoughts raced through my mind: "Will this be the start of World War Three?" ... Read more » 
Dressing Pregnant Anchor"I'm not sure about that blue blouse you're wearing," said Rod Burks. Not for nothing --- but that's usually manspeak for "Take that hideous thing off, it's making me want... Read more » 
Anatomy Of A Secret LifeMy best friend and I have a theory: Men who go out of their way to publicly profess their love for their wife, or go out of their way to make public displays of affection are probably the biggest... Read more » 
Goodbye Silvia...The thing about the news business... or any business at all I guess.... is that people come, and people go. But our Silvia Acevedo is no ordinary person... Today is Silvia's last... Read more » 
A Poignant Piece of HistoryMy parents introduced me to a lot of old movies when I was young, among them, "The Miracle Worker." So I was riveted this morning when news broke that a rare piece of history related... Read more » 
The Passing GameOk, seriously... Aaron Rodgers has got to be the happiest man in Green Bay today. I mean... I'm sure that like sports fans everywhere he's sad to see Favre go. After all, for two years... Read more » 
What Should We Name Our Son?Ahh... the third trimester. A time to experience the joys of backaches, sleepiness.... and arguments over what to name the kid. Ok, maybe not arguments... Let's... Read more » 
Concern For ObamaTake a good look at this picture. See all those people surrounding Barack Obama? Those aren't throngs of supporters. That's Secret Service. Hillary Clinton also has... Read more » Viewers Respond...In my last blog, I wrote about a little issue my husband and I were having: Our adorable six-year-old, who loves to sleep in our bed! Several of you wrote with advice. Here's a couple of... Read more » Why won't my six-year-old stay in her bed?It's hard enough trying to sleep when you're pregnant. But try sleeping with your unborn child and a precocious six-year-old. That's what I've been dealing with all week long! And... Read more » 
This Meat Recall is Freaking Me OutI sent my kid to school with a homemade sandwich yesterday... and I feel kind of guilty about it. Every day Ashley and I look at the school lunch menu posted on our fridge. And yesterday... Read more » 
Go Vote!!I wish I could vote today! As many of you know, I am a Canadian citizen, so voting would be, um, kind of illegal for me today. Even though I have lived in the United States... Read more » 
"He was normal."My mother worked for years with a social services group in Montreal, helping to care for psychiatric patients. I remember her describing some of the tendencies of the young men... Read more » More than halfway there...It took me a second to pick up on what the strange smell was in my house as I arrived hom from work at 11:30 last night. It was kind of dull... different. But then as I walked upstairs,... Read more » 
He's Top Dog, Charlie Brown!Call it one small step for beagles... one giant step for dogkind. You know the truth is, I love dogs. I don't have one, never owned one --- but I just adore everything about them! ... Read more » 
Jungle Fever!True confession time: I've got a bad, bad case of Jungle fever. I kind of thought this might happen to me. All the signs were there. Call it love at first sight. Because... Read more » 
"Happy Black History Month"I could tell people weren't really sure what to make of me last week, as I walked around the newsroom wishing folks "Happy Black History Month." But I don't care. Ever... Read more » 
Just Ignore HerWhen my six-year-old tries to throw a tantrum, my husband and I have a simple solution: We ignore her, and a few minutes later, she's usually back on track. It's a course of action... Read more » "Alzheimer's: The Short Goodbye" - 1/11/07
Is there a moment from your life that --- for better or worse --- has been burned into your memory? Read more » The mystery of chemistry 1/22/07There's a little thing in the news business called "chemistry". Actually.. it's a really big thing. And so hard to define. It's that comfortable feeling between anchors sitting at the news desk. The... Read more » "Supersoul Sunday" - 1/23/07"The Soul Bowl". That's what most of my black friends are calling the Super Bowl this year. I mean, two black coaches in the NFL's marquee game for the first time in its 41 year history? That's... Read more » |
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