LAUGH TILL IT HURTS  

 I heard a doctor recently interviewed about heart disease say that your heart will be much healthier if every single day, you laugh uncontrollably.  So, friends, I’m helping you out.  This video which my husband discovered on youtube, may singlehandedly save your heart.  It nearly sent me into early labor.  My co-anchor, Todd Wallace, was unable to speak for about 5 minutes after viewing this masterpiece.  A word of warning – do not stop after the first 30 seconds. It only gets more stunning as it goes on. 

  So here it is – the “neutron bomb of bad music videos.”

GIRLS’ NIGHT TO CUT LOOSE

      Between life in the newsroom, mothering two busy kids, and growing a new baby, I can get just a little run down.  Last weekend I treated myself to a little girls’ night out with my theatre buddy, Jill.  We’ve performed together at Beef and Boards in the past, but this was a night to hang out in the audience instead of on stage.   Between the girl talk, the yummy food, and the talented performers, it was the perfect escape night.  “Footloose” brought us right back to the ’80’s, big hair, tight jeans and all.  The group dances were awesome – I wanted to jump right up there and dance with them.  Only at this point in my pregnancy I might have crashed right through the stage.   Probably better that I was sitting at the table sipping iced tea while they danced their feet off.

SNOWBLOWER BLUES

      If anyone knows of a steep cliff or a dangerously high bridge from which I can toss my snowblower, please pass it along.  After getting the old dinosaur repaired, and even giving it a warm place to sleep in the house on cold nights to make sure it’s not too frozen when we need it, I am sad to say it is stubbornly refusing to start.   A good samaritan friend managed to get the thing going once for us, but today it is officially on strike.   Ian tried and tried, but it wasn’t even THINKING about giving us a break.  I am done cursing at the thing…don’t want this baby to pick up any more ugly vocabulary.   So a cliff seems like a reasonable option.  Between my big belly and Ian’s bad back (a disc that ruptured TWICE last year) shoveling isn’t going to happen.  So….we just drive over the mess until it’s good and packed down, and continue to say COME ON SUNSHINE!!!   This has to end soon.

Have a great week – thanks for reading.

Trisha

BABY BLUES?

It’s been a busy week around here as we get ready for the Colts’ Superbowl victory on Sunday!  (is that bad luck?  I guess I mean to say Superbowl appearance.)

Todd, Dave, Brad and Renee are in Miami handling our coverage, and while seeing them in short sleeves under palm trees is making me quite jealous, I know my growing belly and I are much more useful holding down the fort here in Indy. 

Speaking of that…. I am making my best effort to wear blue the rest of this week BUT – my current size makes that quite a challenge.  I only have so many maternity clothes, or normal clothes that will stretch over this 25-week bump.  When you limit it to blue, my choices get even slimmer. 

So yesterday I got creative.  I found my favorite blue blouse, managed to get the top two buttons closed, and covered the rest of it with a long black maternity jacket.  (My husband got a pretty big kick out of my classy look when I got home and took the jacket off revealing the protruding belly button.)  Wish I could just show up in an oversized jersey, but I don’t think that would quite look right on the anchor desk.   

BABY UPDATE

   SHE (yep – it’s a girl) is growing well and doing great.  A 3-D ultrasound gave us this pretty remarkable look at her little face and hands. This kiddo loves to kick and squirm during the newscasts, and seems especially awake when she hears Dave Furst’s booming voice in the chair next to me.  Everything’s looking great, and we’re looking forward to her May arrival.

KARATE KIDS

   I now have not one but TWO karate kids.  After watching Calvin for the past year, 4-year-old Clara decided she really, really REALLY wanted to give it a try.  Tonight was her first lesson – Cal helped her tie on the white belt.  Daddy says she did great!  This little girl packs a very powerful punch, and looks like a very promising and dutiful student.  One friend has warned me about the possibility of a mutiny now that we have TWO kids learning serious marial arts skills.  I hope this doesn’t backfire.

SEE YOU SUNDAY

    I hope you’re enjoying the Miami coverage so far, and that you’ll switch over to RTV6 AFTER the game Sunday!  We have tons of great live coverage planned, and would love to share it with our loyal viewers.

Have a great week – GO COLTS.

Trisha