Reporter Turned Mommy

Nov 9

The Ides of November

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Blake only has a few more days left as an only child.

(Here is he dressed up as a cowboy for Halloween. Trick-or-Treat night was only a few days ago here in the Cleveland area because of Hurricane Sandy)

While we are so excited to welcome his new sibling into the world, I also feel guilty that I won’t be able to give him 100% of my attention once the baby is born.  I’m sure there will be some rough days, but I also know our little guy is going to make a GREAT big brother! He talks about the baby all the time and says he can’t wait until he has someone else to play with! Parents, any advice on how to handle two?

As for me, I’m feeling pretty good, considering I could go into labor at any moment!

(Not the greatest picture of me, but it’s the most recent! Dean was dressed as the “Man in the Yellow Hat”  because Blake was supposed to be Curious George but he changed his mind!)

Yes, I’m uncomfortable and wobbly and my balance is totally off, but I’m feeling well enough to go see MADONNA LIVE IN CONCERT tomorrow!

I’m so excited! Maybe my water will break to “Like a Virgin”! haha I can’t wait to VOGUE!

In addition to all the excitement surrounding Baby #2, we’ve also had to deal with some health issues with our nine-year old Schnoodle, Bailey.

 

Bailey was just diagnosed with diabetes and I now have to give him two shots of insulin a day. Luckily, he is a very good and docile dog, so this hasn’t been a problem. I got very overwhelmed, though, when I tried to test his blood sugar. The vet instructed me to prick him on his ear, take his blood and test the sugar. It was much harder than it looked and it’s just not something I can add to my plate right now. Luckily, the vet told me to just keep giving him his insulin shots and I can bring him in for periodic blood sugar testing. I can’t imagine trying to take care of a two-year old, a newborn, give Bailey two insulin shots a day AND test his blood sugar twice a day. I am only one woman! :)

So from a diabetic dog, to Madonna to getting ready to pop, that’s what’s going on around here! I hope to update the blog at least one more time before I go into labor. Mother Nature will determine if that’s possible! Have a great weekend and I will be sure to post some pictures from the concert. You can always follow me on Twitter or check out my Reporter Turned Mommy Facebook Page for updates.

 

 

 

 

 

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Jun 6

On Your Mark…

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In a little more than two weeks, I’ll be walking in an event I do every year. It’s my husband, Former Parma Mayor Dean DePiero’s Ninth Annual 5k Run/2k Walk for Charity.

Dean started this race when he first became mayor nine years ago and even though he is no longer serving as mayor of Ohio’s seventh largest city, he is continuing to host and participate in this great Charity run.

This year, all proceeds benefit the Parma Hospital Health Care Foundation, a wonderful, non-profit that benefits the community in countless ways, through research and community outreach and wellness programs.

This year’s race takes place Saturday, June 23rd, starting at 8:30 a.m. at Parma’s own Byers Field. This race winds through the city on a flat, accurate course that is perfect for runners, walkers, dogs and strollers!

Above is a look at those participating in the 2k Walk.

I always walk with either our dog, Bailey….

(this is obviously an older picture!) or push Blake in the stroller.

Cleveland notables always stop by the race. Here’s a picture of Dean with Browns star Josh Cribbs.

This year, my former co-worker and our good buddy Bill Martin, the primary anchor at Fox 8, will serve as Emcee and also participate in the race!

Bill is also an ordained minister and he married Dean and I!

This is such a wonderful community event and, in fact, The Parma Area Chamber of Commerce just honored Dean’s 5k race/2k walk with the prestigious “Pride Award” for “Best Community Event.

We are hoping for as many runners and walkers as possible. You can register now by clicking HERE. Registration is $15.00 now and $20.00 on race. day. A portion of the registration is tax-deductible.

I hope you can come support this charity run/walk. There’s a whole team of people working hard to make sure it is a success!

 

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Mar 13

Doggy diet!

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Our vet just informed us that our nine year schnoodle, Bailey, is overweight! The reason? Our son constantly throws him table scraps from his high chair!
In addition to some more exercise, the vet suggested we put Bailey in another room when feeding Blake. I tried it yesterday. No one was happy but it was effective! Have you ever had to put your pet on a diet? If so, what worked?

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Feb 10

Yep, I’m the reporter attacked by the cat

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I own it. There’s no running from it. I was attacked by a cat on live television. It was almost five years ago. Since then I’ve gotten married, won an Emmy and been nominated for two more, covered two nationally televised murder trials, had a baby, but I will be forever known as the “reporter attacked by the cat”. If you’ve never seen the video, I’m going to make it easy for you. Here it is.

Why am I bringing this up, you ask? A local news anchor in Denver just joined my “sisterhood”. Welcome, my friend, to the “I was attacked by an animal on live television club”. If you missed the clip…here it is…

Here’s what you get with your membership:

1. More youtube hits than you can ever imagine

2. More haters than you can ever imagine…even though in both our cases the animals clearly won the battle. We are the bad guys to the haters. Animal rights activists will think you are just awful.

3.Calls from all the networks. The day after my cat attack, Fox 8 got calls from THE TONIGHT SHOW with Jay Leno...(our GM wouldn’t let me go on because they are NBC and we are FOX, I was very disappointed!) ABC News, Animal Planet, E! News, I could go on and on.

4. No matter what you do from this point forward in your career, you will always be remembered as the anchor who got attacked by the dog!

In my case, I was fine. The cat had claws and I was scratched, but physically, I was fine. That’s not the case for the Denver News Anchor. She had to have reconstructive surgery on her lip. I really feel for her and I hope that this injury will not effect her career.

Years ago, before the internet and youtube, those of us in the television business could have a flub on air and it would show up on the company Christmas Party blooper reel and that was it. Now, it follows us everywhere. That’s why it’s important to laugh at yourself (which is actually what I was doing right after I was attacked…that’s my personality..i.e….if you fall down in front of me, I’ll be laughing as I help you up…it’s a character flaw, but I own that too!). Even now, years after the infamous attack, I’ll have people come over to me at dinner and bring up the attack and I still get e-mails about it. It’s fine and it’s funny. I just hope this Denver News Anchor chooses not to read ANY of the comments about her attack on youtube and other internet sites. I saw a few the morning after my incident and I made a decision not to look at them. I can’t control what other people say but I CAN control what I look at.

I hope this made you laugh (my attack, not hers!) on this Friday and that you have a wonderful weekend!

Kathleen

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Jan 26

For the love of a dog….

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Meet Little Elliott….

This French Bull Dog has had quite a year. It started off like any other year. He enjoyed talking long walks, playing at local dog parks in his hometown of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and spending quality time with his parents, Chris and Cassie (my brother and sister-in-law). Then, in the spring, Little Elliott got sick.

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