Wow - it’s late.  President Bush’s address tonight pushed back our programming, so we’re starting at (yawn….) 11:25 tonight.  Keep in mind, in my former job in Iowa, I’d be waking up at 2:30am and going to bed with the sunset… so I’m still adjusting to the night owl hours!  

    Any suggestions are welcome - but I’m trying to avoid overdoing the caffeine in the evenings, since I need to get to sleep at a reasonable hour! 

   I just hope at least few of you Hoosiers are staying up with us tonight - we have some really interesting stories to tell (and some even more interesting ones we’ve traded amongst ourselves that won’t make air!)

   Sweet dreams -and keep watching!

Trisha

PS - I have added some new family photos to my “photo album” on this site.  They were taken by a friend in Des Moines who photographs my husband’s band. She really captured something magical.

Children are so humbling.

Tonight between newscasts I stopped home to tuck the kids into bed.

Calvin (almost 5) stared into my eyes and told me - “Mommy, your eyes look funny.  Why do you have too much nakeup?”

  At least he likes my natural look. 

   I just hope by the time he’s a teenager I’m able to teach him a little something about talking to girls.

    TS

Happy Monday, everyone.

      I can’t tell you how glad I am that today is here - the day that Todd and I officially begin our duties on the anchor desk at RTV6.

    I also can’t tell you how hard it is to force a smile the millionth time someone asks, “So, are you nervous?”

     Of course there is pressure to do well on our very first shows.  Of course I want things to go beautifully and flawlessly. And of course, it is live TV, so there will undoubtedly be a few hiccups and things we wish we could re-do.  But Todd and I have gotten to know each other pretty well after our whirlwind RV tour of Indiana, and there’s one thing I know:  We are ready to get started, and whatever happens on Day One, it won’t be boring!

  Confession:   Those of you who are parents will understand this - I am actually more nervous about my kids adjusting to the new schedule and routine than I am about how I do on the job!   It’s a control thing.  I can control what I do at work.  I can’t control how the little ones do when I’m not home (and sometimes when I am home for that matter!)   Goodness knows it’s not easy to surrender that control - but I know Cal and Clara are in great hands, and I plan to kiss their sleepy little heads goodnight later on.

     Thanks for all your support and welcoming thoughts! I truly look forward to getting to know you all through the airwaves and blogosphere throughout the coming months and years!!

    Trisha Shepherd