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I have always tried to live life with a positive outlook. But I'm not going to lie - right now, I am having a very hard time doing that. It's like I just can't find the awesomeness inside me any more. I am questioning my choices and my worth almost daily. Sometimes though, just when you need it the most, the good Lord shows you the light inside yourself. Today, I saw it in the eyes of a child and heard it in his voice. Hopefully you will too. :-)

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During my interview with Luke Bryan I asked some fan questions that included this one from Facebook. Cathey Cat Morris wanted to know, "Do you regret shaking it the first time because now you kinda have to?" Luke replied, "You gotta pay the bills - whatever pays the bills!" LOL Well, apparently he is teaching his son Bo how to pay the bills with similar moves.

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The Evansville Icemen will be in action this Saturday night at the Ford Center against the Fort Wayne Komets at 7:15. There will be a very special feature this Saturday night that will be fun for the entire family. The Russian Bar Trio will perform between periods. The Russian Bar Trio performs a very unique brand of acrobatics that combines acrobatics and gymnastics.

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Bill Cosby once said during a performance that he was told the best way to describe to men what childbirth feels like is to pull your bottom lip up over your head. I have said many times on the air that women are the superior gender and my reason for that has a lot to do with childbirth.

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Sometimes, the best things come in small packages, like the below video which is less than 10 seconds long but so educational. For dads; having to do your daughter's hair before school can be challenging. I raised three daughters and perfected the top of the head ponytail, or as I liked to call it...'the sprinkler head'.

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It's about 3 o'clock...are you feeling a little sluggish and need a pick me up? Maybe an energy drink would come in handy right now...and maybe not. My 19-year-old son and 18-year-old daughter love to drink Monster and I have a friend who swears by his daily 5-Hour Energy drink. According to a new survey of U.S. hospitals, the number of trips to the emergency room that are tied to energy drink consumption has doubled over the last four years. Great, first no large sodas in New York City and now this - is there no end to the debauchery?

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The flu season is here and the Tri-State is being hit hard, as is the rest of the country. This is one of the largest flu outbreaks in years and all of us are being warned to take precautions. Schools in Grayville, IL have taken the unusual step of closing their schools for the next three days, starting today.

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This week will be a hard one! After over 2 years, Half Pint is leaving WKDQ for a grown-up job. We have lived through her engagement, shower, wedding, post wedding drama, family issues, school, 21st b-day and graduation from college. And although we have been hard on her at times both on air and off, we love her dearly and she will be greatly missed. But as with our real children, even our radio daughter must leave the nest. :-(

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On the show this morning, I revealed that besides my 'Pet Rock,' the dumbest toy I ever had was a 'Baby Alive' doll. Apparently, I am NOT alone.

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Christmas is now over and your kids might still have their toys scattered all over the place or maybe not. Remember the days when every Christmas there was some 'must have' toy that people would line up for days in advance to make sure they got one? Things like a Furby, Tickle-Me-Elmo or a Razor scooter were almost impossible to find at the height of their popularity. That doesn't seem to happen much anymore and manufacturers like Mattel and Hasbro are becoming very concerned.

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Elf on the Shelf is a very popular tradition for a lot of people in the Tri-State and has been for a number of years, but what is the message the tradition is sending to the kids? That's the question some parents groups are asking.

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McKenna Pope is probably a name you don't know, but the Easy-Bake Oven is a name you have known for decades, but how are the two related? Pope is  a 13-year-old from Garfield, N.J.who petitioned Hasbro to make the Easy-Bake Oven more gender neutral because some little boys, her brother included, enjoy baking with it too.

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