A different childhood…

My day started on an unfortunate note: I had to have ANOTHER talk with my kids about strangers. I am not writing this so people can say, “Good for you for talking to them!” “It’s not unfortunate because you are talking to them about it!”...

It’s about MORE than a bathing suit!

“I think you should try a two-piece! Showcase that baby bump!” A very sweet and ENTHUSIASTIC sales clerk gave me that suggestion recently while I was shopping for a maternity bathing suit. My reaction was similar to that moment in the movie “Mrs....

Church, party of 3

“You really need to start taking her to church so she knows how to behave at Mass.” I got that little bit of (stern) advice from my mom Sunday afternoon after she asked about our morning.  As usual, I told her that Luciana stayed home with her daddy while...
That’s a wrap…

That’s a wrap…

After a wonderfully chaotic and rewarding journalism career, it all came to an end at 10:31 Wednesday night.  At that moment, I entered into TV news “retirement” and took a deep breath…because I knew everything was about to change. If you’ve...