Emily's plans to move to Montreal with her French-Canadian friend, Roxanne, didn't work out-- abruptly. She's crushed, and now trying to figure out her next step. I wanted to make something special for her last night, so I asked her mother what were some of her favorite meals, and Mom said chicken lo mein ( Read more... )

Had a great, productive weekend, which kicked off with getting Buddy on air with Neil Cavuto Friday at 5:30 pm and going downtown with him to the Fox News bureau, then over to Christine’s apartment for a fun girls night with her, Alex, and Katrina.

Saturday morning I met with our chapter PEOs at La Madeleine to discuss the BIL dinner we’re hosting ( Read more... )

My parents are in Alaska for their 30th anniversary. I got an MMS from my Dad on Saturday, and the message said "In Anchorage." I glanced at the included picture, and it was a hospital. Freaked out, I called him immediately and asked if he was okay and why was he sending me a picture of a hospital ( Read more... )

Am enjoying a cup of coffee this morning in the dining room and reading up on Drudge. (Now THIS is the Peggy Noonan I know--- she's been absent for a while. Gives one obvious and two unique reasons why government run health care will likely fall flat. http://tinyurl.com/mdxn65)

Scott and I ( Read more... )

So yesterday morning as I was finishing getting ready for work, and as Scott was sitting on the bed eating cereal, he suddenly put his spoon down and warned me not to move and not to get near the cat ( Read more... )

Am greatly looking forward to the 3 day weekend. The office is half-staffed today, so it already feels like things are slowing down for the holiday. My job definitely slows down this time of year-- it's pretty tough to get publicity when so many of your contacts are taking vacation time.

I realize I didn't get a chance to write about our trip to ( Read more... )

Well, we thought our home re-finance process was going smoothly and on track, when all of a sudden, our point of contact with Countrywide/Bank of America said in an email this weekend: 'The underwriter has approved your loan, as long as a few things are fixed on the house.' This included replacing the wood siding on the west side of the house. ( Read more... )

I'm in Louisiana today (figuratively). Doing a little campaign on Internet tax in the state, and have been doing market research, absorbed in Louisiana talk radio and TV shows, and enjoying the Cajun/Creole flair it brings ( Read more... )

Emily's moving day is today! Scott's little sister is moving out of her apartment she shared with Courtney and going to stay with us in the 3rd bedroom for a little while. Perhaps 3 or 6 months. I'm looking forward to having a full house and having her around. She wants to grow her cooking skills, so I'll definitely appreciate letting someone else ( Read more... )

Scott and I took to the hills this weekend for a camping adventure, which turned out to be tons of fun. I’ve only been camping twice in my life, and for whatever reasons, those single overnight trips weren’t true-blue, worthwhile ‘camping’ experiences. So I was excited to go with Scott on a real trip this weekend.

We dropped Daisy off at my parents ( Read more... )