(7-21-08 update: a couple of new photos added at the bottom!)

Well, I haven’t bumped into Coach Dungy in quite a while, but I have been awfully busy.  There are all kinds of bits and pieces of stories I’ve wanted to share with you that certainly don’t fit into newscasts, so here goes nothing.

FISH FILLET FIXATION

   Someone PLEASE help Todd stop himself.  He is suddenly addicted to McD’s Fish sandwiches.  He knows he has a problem. Help him if you can - I’m sure his wife Valarie will thank you too.

TODD AND…. TRISHA CLARA

  My 2 and a half year old daughter is very interested in my work.  (Not so much the news part, I hate to admit, but the fact that I fix my hair and put on makeup and jewelry and fancy shoes every day.) One night before she went to bed I called to talk to her and she asked Todd and I to send a picture - so this is what she got.

     Clara is especially fascinated by the necklaces (”pretty beads!” I wear to work.  Sometimes she puts on her own beads and drags her plastic laptop out, announcing that she is going to work.  You go, girl.

   One night last week I came home wearing a silver necklace.  Clara told me, “Mommy, that’s beautiful!  I will wear it when I’m a grown up and I go to work with Todd.”   

  So now my daughter is after my job, and Todd’s going to have to commit to at least another 20-30 years in this role to make her dream come true.

THE PLAY’S THE THING

       As an admitted theatre geek, I am proud to say my little guy, Calvin, just finished his first play!!  Yes - he was the only boy at acting camp, much to his dismay. (”The girls were kissing me!” he confessed.  Ian’s still trying to convince him that some day he won’t complain about that.)

     By being the only man in the group, he landed two key roles in two little shows they did:  here he’s the prince rescuing Rapunzel from her tower.  I only have shaky home video (shaking because I was choking back laughter) of his other role - the Big Bad Wolf that tried to eat Little Red Riding Hood.  He delivered his lines loud and clear, making a terrifying villain AND a charming prince. 

  WORKING MOM MIRACLE

      By the way, the fact that I was there to see this Tony-worthy performance in person seems miraculous and I must thank my understanding supervisor and Todd for making it possible.  The “show” was held in the mid-afternoon, treacherously close to the 5pm news deadline, yet I got the okay to be there.  It means the world and then some to be able to have a job I love AND be able to be there for my kids at these kinds of important occasions.  I LOVE working with people who get how important that is.

 

 

BLACK EXPO EVENT

     Todd and I along with Erika Flye and Derrik Thomas had a chance to stop by a Media Reception held as part of the Black Expo Summer Celebration.  Being in a room full of so many talented journalists and media employees made me appreciate once again how awesome it is to work in such a diverse newsroom within such a diverse city.  It’s inspiring to be surrounded by trailblazers in this industry - kudos to the award recipients, keynote speaker Amos Brown,  and the organizers of a wonderful event! I was honored to be invited.

 

 

     LOOK MA, NO TRAINING WHEELS

   It’s official.  As of this weekend I no longer have a little boy I have a big kid.  My husband Ian gets the credit for getting him to conquer this milestone.

Kindergarten starts in less than a month. 

  I must remember to stock up on Kleenex.

 

MONKEY BUSINESS

George and Clara make quite a pair.

I love this kid’s sense of humor!

     I will add this one to my “sign collection” - ridiculous photos of friends and family members ( and sometimes myself) posing next to odd signs and statues.  I’ve been doing this since I was probably 13 and haven’t gotten sick of it yet.

 

 

  JURASSIC KIDS

      Cal and Clara and their lookalike cousin, Jackson, became a family of dinosaurs nesting at the Children’s Museum! 

    My parents brought the little guy down from Chicagoland for a weekend visit so they could beef up my cheering section when I sang the anthem at Saturday’s Indians game!  I’m so glad the rain held off just long enough for an inning of ball (exactly the limit of the 3 kids’ attention spans).   

 

   My Auntie Corky was also there taking tons of photos, so if she sends them my way I’ll paste them in here.  ( 7-21-08 update: HERE THEY ARE - she sent me no less than 98 photos. Wow.  You can thank me for sharing just these two - the scoreboard, and Clara’s popcorn grin!)

    Seeing all the kids together was really fun. And really exhausting.  Jackson’s feet never stop moving.

 WHO ARE YOU??

   Finally, I’d love to hear from some of you who read but don’t usually comment.  Who are you? where do you live and work? Why do you watch 6news or read our blogs?  Any burning questions?  Really, I’m curious!

Thanks for reading.

Trish