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

Two years ago my friend BJ was telling me about the new kid who was cutting her yard. She said, “He is beautiful. He looks just like Kasey Kahne.” I said, “Who?” She said, “Kasey Kahne.” I said, “Who?” She said, “Kasey Kahne. You know, the Nascar driver.” No, I didn’t know. She said, “Oh, you will. Just wait.”
And she was right. In the same subtle way that I somehow figured out the basics of football by sitting in the same room with my husband during games, I slowly learned who was who in Nascar because my son had become …read more

We are going to the Imagination Movers concert this weekend. The very second we heard that the guys were coming to Birmingham, we cued up at the Web site to buy tickets. I haven’t been so excited about going to a concert since camping out for Adam Ant. (Did I actually just admit to that?) Love those Movers. We were somewhat fans before Truman joined us on this earth – they had come on Rick’s show in the early days. Then we saw their music videos between shows on Disney. And then last fall they debuted their own 30-minute program …read more