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More Shelley Walcott: Don't Tell The Boss StoriesHave you seen this video?It's the latest YouTube video to go viral. It might even make you cry. A soldier returns home from Afghanistan. His dog sees him, and goes nuts. So loveable and loyal... It's... Read more »What Gives Sammy?So... what's up with Sammy Sosa? The baseball legend recently showed up at the Latin Grammy Awards looking very... um... Michael Jackson-esque.Getting the vaccineI can hardly wait for my kids to get the swine flu vaccine. Now hear me: The decision on whether to get the H1N1 vaccine is very personal. Every parent must... Read more »Recovering from my (daughter's) weekend!I must be getting old. My daughter celebrated her birthday and Halloween this weekend and tonight, as I sit here at work, I feel a little like I've been hit by a truck. It... Read more »
Donald Driver Is A Great Guy!I feel compelled to give Donald Driver a shout out. And maybe not for the reason you think --- Yes, the Packers wide receiver has caught the most passes in Green Bay's franchise... Read more »It's a Woman's WorldThey were the first words out of my mouth as I met a friend for lunch last week: "Sorry I'm late... I can barely keep up with the pace of my life," I said. It wasn't... Read more »
It Ain't Over Yet!It looks like Jon and Kate Gosselin's 15 minutes of fame aren't quite over yet. Despite internet reports that TLC was dropping their reality show, TVGuide.com is reporting that... Read more »What Brian, George and I were talking about on Live at 4...There are two lovely new women coming to work for Today's TMJ4. I'm not at liberty to give up who they are or what shows they'll be on... but suffice to say... these girls are cute! One... Read more »Inbox Overload!I just can't keep up with my emails anymore! The inbox on my work account is so full, I've started receiving some sort of system message warning that if I don't clear some of... Read more »Celebrating Scott.... again!!!As much as I write about Scott Steele... people must think I spend my waking hours obsessed about him. But there's yet another piece of newsworthy information that I have to share about my good... Read more »Breaking News!Wednesday morning started out innocently enough. There I was in the makeup room doing makeup with Molly and Alison from "Morning Blend." "Hope you have a quiet day,"... Read more »Clingy Baby!Maybe I should have named his Oedipus. In the last couple of months, my 15-month-old son Noah has become incredibly clingy. But not with my husband, his sister... Read more »Viewers RespondI've heard from a few of you so far about my last blog on civility, but this one from Bill was kind of interesting. ... Read more » Oh no they didn't, Part IISince I wrote my blog yesterday, I've noticed a lot of discussion in the national media about the notion of civility. Back-to-back examples of boorishness by high profile... Read more »Oh no they didn't!So what do Kanye West, Serena Williams and Congressman Joe Wilson have in common? In the last week they have all publicly humiliated themselves with obnoxiously bad behaviour. How... Read more »
Mr. & Mrs. Scott SteeleThere is no way I would have missed Scott's wedding. Our weekend weather guy is more than just a colleague to me. He is my "brother-from-another-mother", a man so kind... Read more »
The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year!Remember that old Staples back-to-school commercial? The one where the dad takes his two sullen kids school supply shopping... and all the while he's dancing around the store full of glee... Read more »
The Surviving Brother... GoneGrowing up in Canada, there was a name I associated with the American empire more than any other: Kennedy. The wealthy family of the U.S. ambassador to Great Britain. The... Read more »
This boy is going to give me a heart attack...I wake up every morning to the sound of my 14-month old son Noah chit-chatting to himself over the baby monitor. He usually chats himself up for a good five minutes before he starts calling out... Read more » Use Your Security Guards Mayor...Milwaukee is a big city, with small town charm. But don't be fooled by all the folksiness: Our town has all the crime you'd expect out of a city this size, and clearly not even our... Read more » Call me Mrs.!!!You know... I just hate it when my daughter's friends call me by my first name. There, I said it. My seven-year-old Ashley has lots of little buddies, and most of them are just... Read more »The Ultimate Fair FoodMove over cream puffs! There's a new State Fair favorite in town. Everyone's buzzing about chocolate covered bacon on a stick! To be honest, it didn't sound very appetizing when... Read more »
Wow, Scott's really getting married!Saturday was a day to celebrate my friend Scott and his beautiful wife-to-be Rachel. You may have noticed, I took the day off so I could attend some pre-wedding festivities. It started... Read more »
Quit HappensWell gosh darnit. Sarah's called it quits. What a mavericky thing to do! I mean, how many governors up and leave with a year-and-a-half left on their term? Whatever... Read more »The Video That Made Me ShudderAs an anchor/reporter I have witnessed many disturbing things during the course of doing my job... both in the field and from the anchor desk. But this evening, I saw something that made me... Read more »Don't Tempt The Grim ReaperThere's been so much death in the news lately --- tragic local incidents, and high profile cases of people losing their lives. And the thing that has become so painfully clear to me as... Read more »RIP Michael... Now here's what I want to know:Michael Jackson's memorial service lasted for two hours... and I must have bawled throughout the whole thing. A pathetic mess. My seven-year-old just laughed at me as... Read more »
Happy Fourth Of July!!!I hope you all had a fantastic holiday weekend... I know my family did. It started out at Humboldt Park --- my seven-year-old daughter Ashley rode with me in the parade. She had a... Read more »
My Son... Is One (And I'm Exhausted!)Our family reached a major milestone last month: Our precious son, Noah, turned one year old! It's hard to believe that at this time last year I was on maternity leave. And... Read more »
Goodbye MichaelI was covering Summerfest Thursday afternoon when I heard Michael Jackson had died. Of course at first I thought it was some terrible hoax. Maybe a rumor put out by Jackson himself to create... Read more »Aging ObamaI've always wondered what world secrets presidents learn after they take the oath of office. What are they told the day they have that first security briefing? No doubt it must be... Read more »One Reader's View on Obama Date NIghtI received this letter from a viewer who took issue with my last post on President and Mrs. Obama's date night. I've posted it, since I'm sure other people feel the... Read more » 
The Importance of Date NightWant to know the secret to a happy marriage? Have a date night. Even one of the busiest men in the world takes time out to do it. Maybe it was a slow news weekend, but much was made... Read more »
John and Kate Plus 8"John and Kate Plus 8" is supposed to be a show about a middle-class couple raising their eight children. But after watching some clips of the program, I think it's more... Read more »
94.5 Lake FM: Now I'm A Believer.Ok, now I'm a believer. For weeks I've heard people raving about our new FM radio station, Lake FM. I mean, I've found the thing pleasant enough. How can you go wrong spinning... Read more »
Easter In MontrealIt's official: I need a vacation after my vacation! My husband Taylor and I flew home to Montreal with the kids over Easter break. The trip was jam packed... we always... Read more »The boy's a biter!My daughter Ashley is seven-years-old. She has been through daycare, preschool, and is now in the first grade. I am not exaggerating when I tell you the child is an angel.... never been... Read more » The Field TripMy daughter was thrilled when she came home from school a couple of weeks ago. "You're coming on my field trip to the museum!!" she said. "Oh... yeah," I said. Oh,... Read more »
This commercial drives me nuts!!!So here's the thing: The Filet-O-Fish is one of my favorite foods of all time. Seriously. I'm just a simple girl... with a simple need for a mini-slab of deep fried fish... 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 »I Talked To My Kid About DrugsThis was a discussion that I thought was years away. But yesterday, I decided to talk to my seven-year-old daughter about drugs. The reason? An image that has been seared... 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 » Town Gets Restraining Order Against DogA dog is kicked out of the Town of Mukwonago after it bites a boy. 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 »
"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 » |
     
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