Last weekend we hit another milestone. Truman went to his first Alabama football game. We were offered some posh seats in a skybox with a steady line of tasty snacks and a bottomless cooler of beverages. I suspect our son has been spoiled senseless. Wonder how he’ll react next time when he is forced to sit in the bleachers.
Alabama is my husband’s team. He grew up during the glory days of Bear Bryant, and he still remembers seeing the mighty coach standing on the sidelines or watching him eat Golden Flake potato chips on TV. If you think Alabama fans …read more

I roped Rick into assistant coaching Truman’s T-ball team this year. This is Truman’s second year to play, and his third season. There are two leagues here in Homewood – the tough-as-nails Patriot League and the “more laid back” Joy League. (The name alone sort of brings to mind coaches tossing daisies on the field and singing Kumbaya between innings. I dig that.)
When Truman began T-ball, he barely knew what the game was about so we figured the Joy League was the way to go. He was grouped with a team of like-minded kids who spent much of the game …read more

May 31 is World No Tobacco Day, so what better day to talk about why you should quit smoking right now? Here are 10 compelling reasons to kick the habit today.

Smoking causes 87% of all lung cancer cases (source), and lung cancer kills more women than breast and ovarian cancers combined. (source)
Smoking causes wrinkles all over your body.
Smoking dramatically increases women’s risk of developing coronary heart disease (source), and heart disease is the leading killer of American women. (source)
Smoking turns your teeth yellow.
Women who smoke risk having a heart attack 19 years earlier than women who don’t smoke. (source)