Easter is one of the most meaningful days of the year, made better if you’re surrounded by family and tradition. This year, I got together Easter baskets for Piper, Trig, and Tripp. Then Willow, my mom and I played the “Easter bunny” in the morning and gave them their baskets full of tin foil covered candy. It was so fun to see the kids’ wide-eyed expression as they sorted through the fake green grass to find the goodies! Then, after... Read more
I’ve mentioned before that I’m a pulling for Mark Ballas and Katherine Jenkins on this season’s Dancing with the Stars. (How could I pull for anyone else?) But even if I hadn’t made my decision about whom I’m supporting, I would’ve become their fan during their last performance. The theme of the week was to pick a year that meant the most to you. Katherine chose 1996, the year her father died of lung cancer. If you didn’t get a... Read more
As I settle into this new world of blogging, I thought it might be fun to have a weekly feature focusing on inspiration. What better day to begin than Good Friday! When life is tough — or even when it’s not — I’ve found comfort in the Bible. My favorite parts change from month to month, week to week, or even day to day. Honestly, I should read it more than I do, because I’ve also found that life is... Read more
Hello, new blog friends! I just wanted to congratulate my mother for doing a great job this morning hosting Today! I laughed when she poked fun at herself by pretending to read all of those newspapers, a reference to that Katie Couric interview back in 2008. I thought she did well discussing topics of the day, interviewing people, and generally just having fun with the regular crew. I bet Today experienced a pretty big bump in the ratings due to... Read more
It’s not about what you’ve done, it’s about what’s been done for you. Read more
People have always said told me that my mom would be a great television host. That’s why I’m excited that she’ll be guest-hosting “Today” this Tuesday morning! She told Breitbart News: “I see this as a good opportunity to bring an independent, common-sense conservative perspective to NBC. We’re ‘going rogue’ and infiltrating some turf for a day.” Also, Katie Couric happens to be filling in for Robin Roberts next week on “Good Morning America.” When Breitbart News asked her about... Read more
I’ve been digging around in my Facebook account, because of the new “timeline” format. I looked around for a photo and eventually settled on the same view of Lake Lucille in my blog header above. (Do you like the new Facebook timeline? This is how my page looks now, with the gigantic photo at the top. It will take me a bit to get used to it!) However, as I was looking through pictures, I found this photo of Tripp... Read more
When I saw that Martina Navratilova was the first celebrity voted off Dancing with the Stars last night, I truly felt for her. Every single star on that stage is taking a risk, getting out of their comfort zone, facing down stage fright – and in some cases – two left feet. At least, that’s the way it was for me. When I first was invited to participate in the show, my mom asked me what I thought about participating,... Read more
Last week, I was amazed at all the people who read my posts and left comments. (This post about expecting a call from the President got almost 2,800 comments and was shared 131,000 times on this site alone… And, no, my phone didn’t ring.) Most of the comments were wonderful and supportive. (I’ve addressed some of the not-so-nice comments here.) But there’s one constant criticism I didn’t talk about: some of you insist on calling me a hypocrite. After all,... Read more
Thank you for all the kind words this week, especially the ones about Trig. Did you know that today – March 21, 2012 – is actually World Down Syndrome Day? It’s a great day to take a moment and celebrate life. Children with Down Syndrome are beautiful, and I’m so proud of my baby brother. I wouldn’t want him any other way! Now, I dare you guys to watch this without crying: Read more
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