I saw this sign the other day as I was pushing Colt's stroller in the Crossgates Mall in Albany. I have to admit, now that I'm a parent, I'm much more conscious of being near cigarette smoke. B.C. (before Colt) I would never sit in a smoking section at a restaurant (do they still have those?), but I had no problems if nearby smokers weren't affecting me.

Now that I'm a parent, it's a different story. There's nothing worse than rolling your child in his stroller out the door into a giant cloud of stinky smoke! A big "THANK YOU" from this new mom to the folks at Crossgates Mall for making the decision to go tobacco free!

Back home in the South, the temperatures are already high. My mom called the other day to complain about the 90+ degrees on the thermometer. With the cold front that came through last week, I sort of forgot that it's almost summer.

Hope y'all had a great Easter holiday!

We were a little small to brave the crowds at church and the brunch buffets this year, but it didn't stop us from celebrating! Colt had a great time with his bunny ears...or at least we thought so!

Can you remember life before the invention of the GPS? I can! There were plenty of days that I spent riding around with a crinkled/torn map trying to find dusty county roads while hunting for the big story during my news reporting days. When that didn't work, you had to break down and stop to ask for directions and pray that the person telling you 1) was from the area, 2) knew what they were talking about and 3) liked the television station I worked for (there were several times when folks just sent us on wild goose chases out of spite).

Being married to a former television sports anchor has it's drawbacks...seems like the Dan Patrick show is the only radio station Brett's car gets sometimes. But, on the other hand, I am always in the loop when cool sports stuff happens.

Anybody else celebrate their Valentine's Day with a heart shaped donut from Dunkin Donuts?? How can you beat a Valentine that has sprinkles!?! Great thing about living in the North is the DD donuts...mmm, mmm!

If you mix 'nesting' with Spring Cleaning you end up making many trips to donate to the Salvation Army. Snapped this picture when I was dropping off a couple of bags and just couldn't help but thinking "Some people lost all of their belongings...don't you think that includes athletic equipment?"

Found this sign at the Hobby Lobby in Latham and couldn't resist snapping a picture! If I had any more wall space in my apartment, I probably would have taken it home.