My mom says I qualify to run for VP!

I've been involved in PTA, I have a journalism degree, am a busy mom and my husband likes the outdoors! Give me a break!

My two-cents? A smart, bright, successful woman knows when to say "no, thank you, now is the not the right time" and does the right thing for her family and kiddos. A down-syndrome child needs their mom and many other caregivers and therapists to reach toward milestones. Accepting the VP nomination slot is a selfish decision on Palin's part. She needs to put her ego aside. It will be a matter of weeks before she speaks her mind once too many. McCain, in typically conservative male fashion, does not like a woman who has too strong of an opinion. He does not even know when his loved one's bdays are or his anniversary, not to mention how many houses he owns. They will lock heads sooner rather than later.

American Girls really are tailored to girls ages 8-11

My girls had an American Girl play party for more than three hours straight last night. I finally had to say IT IS GETTING LATE. They played school, did a hairdo contest for their dolls, changed and changed their clothes. It was so cute. They really enjoyed this wholesome fun. No TV was the best thing! Bryn used her overhead projector to do lessons, etc.

P.S. I was super excited they started on this activity as just before the five of them were doing skateboarding and scooters down a small ramp at the club and I just knew we were going to have a busted or broken something.

First week of school started off super!

All girls very happy with their teachers and schools.

From PRSA ~ Reporters continue to use Twitter to gather and report news

FROM PRSA

www.prsa.org

Many journalists are continuing to use the mini-blogging service Twitter to both gather and broadcast news. Julio Ojeda Zapata, a technology columnist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, is among the more prolific of this new breed of Twitter reporter.

“I’ve become fascinated by the haiku-like artistry that goes into composing a 140-character-or-less Tweet,” he said on NPR Aug. 22. “But you’d be surprised at the substance, the heft of many of the conversations that are taking place in the Twitter-verse.”

Zapata, who’s been using the service for about a year, said he sends out some 3,000 Twitter messages a day to a list of about 715 people. He uses it to find sources for his short dispatches, and to send them out. One such story was about people who continue working while on vacation. “Twitter users tend to be kind of workaholic, techie, social media, Internet-addict types,” Zapata told NPR. He said he had sent a Tweet requesting sources for the story, and within minutes was receiving responses from people working on their laptops during their vacations.

Asked whether using Twitter to find sources didn’t narrow his range as a reporter, Zapata said, “I have to be very conscious of the fact that this is a silo. … I can’t overly rely on these people.” But he expects other journalists covering beats unrelated to technology will begin using Twitter in their own reporting. Said Zapata of his experience with the micro-blogging service, “I can’t overstate how wonderful this has been for me.” — Compiled by Greg Beaubien for Tactics and The Strategist Online

Thinking through fundraising ideas for our elementary school and different ideas

Lakewood Elementary in Dallas did so many amazing things! They were a benchmark!

Having a slumber party tonight

Facebook is really cool!

I am thinking "eight is enough!"

I'm also thinking it is nice the McCain picked a woman.

Ate at Grandma Terry's tonight - pizza

Took the dogs for a walk after dinner and dance.

B1 and B2 both went to the teacher to explain what role their classes had in the company room

Teacher was shocked that someone would admit to anything and appreciated the honesty. Both VH girls had helped clean up originally and encouraged others to do so.

Who left the Skittles in the lounge room at dance company break room?

There is a debate between the 9-10 yr olds and the 7-8 year olds and a lesson in telling the truth is happening this week.

Daddy is going fishing!

We'll be having a slumber party with new friends this weekend!

Mimi continues to improve.

Good, good news.

Thoughts are with Cindy Fuller from GP and her daughter and new granddaughter.

Bella starts her dance classes tonight!

There is something about Biden I don't trust

I do not like the fact that he did "lift" so many quotes from other writers and did commit true plagiarism of works. I think that really speaks to one's character. You can't say you didn't know better. This is a college-educated person. You learn about "copying" in grade school. If his speech writer made the goof say so and take responsibility... but it seems like it happened more than once. There is also something about his eyes. In my opinion, he does not come across as trusting. Anyone who knows me... knows I have always voted Democrat. I want to support my party as I'm really not happy with the choices and the leadership of GW, but I want to believe in those running and I want to TRUST them. I'm not feeling that this moment. I hope that changes.

Special friend Kathryn Hebert had a new baby girl, Victoria.

Congratulations!

Ashley Wesson Antle is feeling pretty good!

She hopes to find out the sex of the twins next week. Super excited. I'm about as giddy as she is. Can't wait to meet them.

How are people getting their news? (FROM PRSA, SOURCE: PRSA)

Survey finds shift in U.S. media consumption: How are people getting their news? Aug.27, 2008

The digital revolution is changing the way people get news, but not in the way that many predicted.

The latest biennial media consumption survey from the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press shows that the most compelling transformation in media consumption is how people get their news, not where.

That’s according to Tom Rosensteil, director for the Project of Excellence in Journalism, who published an executive summary of the survey.

The survey data shows that an emerging “On Demand Culture” has large numbers of people acting as editors and checking various places for news throughout the day, Rosensteil said in the summary.

According to the summary, a 51 percent of Americans are what Pew calls “news grazers,” people who check on the news from time to time rather than on a regular schedule.

Some 53 percent of Americans say they use search engines to hunt for news at least once a week, 50 percent follow links to a news site rather than going to the site’s home page, 47 percent have e-mailed a news story to a friend and 22 percent have customized Web pages that include news, according to the summary.

“News consumption is shifting from being a passive act — tell me a story — to a proactive one — answer my question,” Rosensteil wrote.

What hasn’t changed in the On Demand Culture is that people still want news, the summary said. Some 71 percent of Americans still start their day by getting news and eight in 10 still get news sometime during the day.

Another thing that hasn’t changed is that, by a margin of 66 percent to 23 percent, people still want news from nonpartisan sources, the summary said. That trend continues even among followers of partisan talk shows.

And while people are using new technology to get their news, the sources providing the information haven’t changed tremendously, Rosensteil said. “The newer outlets consumers are going to are most often digital versions of the old brands, or aggregators whose content comes from traditional sources,” he said. –- Compiled by Erik Battenberg for Tactics and The Strategist Online

Pickens has more to say

http://www.pickensplan.com/news/2008/08/27/too-hot-for-nbc/?a=email&c=082708.1

Joy, too

Our other neighbor just welcomed home a new baby boy! Congrats Maria, Jimmy and Kali.

In our thoughts

Our neighbor's 28-year-old daughter passed away from a drug interaction. Our thoughts and prayers are with this family.

Link to September PRSA meeting (Fort Worth, TX)

http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?1Q,P1,BFD7CC39-3242-4785-8AE3-68D9FABD4219

President's Column that will publish in the September eChaser (PRSA newsletter)

By: Laura Van Hoosier, APR

"Remember, your grandmother was a lady."

My mom used this phrase with me all my life, and during her upbringing her mother echoed this phrase more often than not.

It is a simple and sweet reminder that one's "good name" and reputation are things to be cherished and protected.

As my girls get older, I find myself passing down these same words of wisdom along with lots of gentle advice.

As PR practitioners we're also obligated to help, preserve and protect the reputations of the organizations, companies and clients we serve. This is an immense responsibility and one that can never be taken too lightly.

Our September program speaker, Dr. Leslie Gaines-Ross, will describe how to best safeguard reputation and will discuss strategies that can help restore a damaged reputation. As part of the professional development workshop on the morning of Sept. 10, and during the luncheon program, she’ll touch on many of the points she makes in her new book: "12 Steps to Safeguarding and Recovering Reputation."

I hope you’ll be able to join us, and while you are at it, bring along some of your parents' good advice and maybe we'll have time to share it!

Star-Telegram columnist "leaves" his 11-yr old son at McDonald's after a fight

He should not have lost his cool and just waited out the son. Perhaps he should have gone to the car and waited for the son to get in the car or sent the mom up there to pick him up. I don't take my eyes off of my girls. We all get our "buttons pushed" and probably lose our cool but it is our job to set the example and nowadays EVERYONE is watching. The whole world is watching how you rear your kids so you always have to be on your best behavior.

Wondering what you do when you know someone cheated but you don't know if the spouse knows...

Do you keep your mouth shut and wait for the family member to find out?

The town where I grew up has come a long way

We grew up with the Ramsay kiddos.

Story on Mt. Vernon is here:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-mountvernon2_10met.ART0.State.Edition2.4d92bfc.html

Bella on the day she went to meet her teacher!

Day 3 - looking good!

Having fun and loving their teachers!
Off the catch the bus.

Back to School ~ catching the school bus on Day 2

Yes, the girls dress alike. They like it; mom loves it! The teachers at school think it's cute and I like it because people know they "go together" in case they get lost.

Deodorant

Bryn's first day of school message from PE teacher: "You guys are changing, growing... you might want to consider wearing deodorant so you don't smell when you sweat." My sweet, lovable daughter sweating? I picked out some deodorant for her last night. She was like "mom, no way!"

First time to hear Michelle Obama was last night

I thought she did a good job. Relied on the teleprompter too much at the beginning of her speech and after a while she got into it and seemed more real. I don't know about Biden... he didn't seem so comfortable with the camera on him... why was that? What an election this will be. Very interesting for sure. The fact that a woman got the opportunity to reach for the stars and be showcased is the best part of all (Hillary, Michelle, etc.)

Teachers like apples, right?

"Apples are the teacher's eye, right mom?"
Blaine, age 7, after I told her that her new 2nd grade teacher would just love her and think the world of her. This is how Blaine answered back instead of the phrase: "I'll be the apple of her eye!"

First day of school ~ 2nd grade for Blaine and 4th grade for Bryn

Blaine ~ ready for 2nd grade with Mrs. Lea. She set 2 alarms this a.m. for 6 a.m. and was dressed and downstairs by 6:04 a.m.!


Bryn - set for 4th grade. Ready to be a superstar!

Mimi had a great day in GP

She is glad to be home!

Tumbling is for us!

The girls had their first tumbling class today followed by a private lesson. Oh, they are good and learning so much. This may be the best physical activity yet for them. I loved gymnastics as a kid. They are on cloud nine AGAIN! They made SO MUCH progress in such a short time. Went from 0-60 in a heartbeat.

Sweet Bryn with Shimmer

Love is in the air

"I want my first kiss to be before I am a movie star because I want it to be real, not fake and with a stranger. I want it to be with someone I really like."
- Bryn, age 9

Girls starting tumbling classes today!

Hairbraiding at Lost Pines Resort in Bastrop

The last summer celebration before school starts.

We love the girls' teachers!

They seem so sweet and were welcoming to the girls. Gave them big hugs and seemed genuinely excited to have them in their classes. We're hoping 4th grade, 2nd grade and Pre-K will be full of fun, adventure and pure joy!

Teenage pregnancy

What is the answer to keep this from happening even to girls from "good Christian homes with a close-knit family support system?" Do you put your "little girls" on birth control in CASE something does happens or they have a weak moment with a persuasive teen boy? I wish I knew the answer. I have a few years before we face this decision in the VH household but a family member is dealing with this and it pains me.

Michael Phelps on Frosted Flakes

I have to admit Frosted Flakes is my favorite cereal though I tend to eat Special K because it is healthier and I've developed a taste for it at my age.

If I were going to splurge and actually eat breakfast and Frosted Flakes were available, I might have a bowl. I think they are a great midnight snack. Now, for all the flake, I mean FLAKE, that Michael is getting for endorsing Frosted Flakes, here is my take: If he actually eats that cereal and it has been part of his life or his breakfast now or as a child I see no problem with him being a spokesperson for them. Who hasn't enjoyed a bowl of Frosted Flakes when we knew Wheaties were probably better for us? Wheaties has dominated having winning athletes on their cereal boxes. They don't "own" that campaign tactic.

I agree we want our children healthy and eating good foods and I want Michael representing brands that are known for quality and excellence; however, as a parent and a brand watcher
it does not bother me if he endorses Frosted Flakes if he actually eats the cereal. Could he have made a better choice? Probably so. I hope he has a good PR strategist on his side.

Updates

1. Mimi is getting stronger everyday. She has her appetite back and is getting several walks in a day.
2. Tonight is "Meet the Teacher" night. We're excited.
3. Girls have been having fun at Lost Pines resort. Swimming and smores!
4. Aunt Martha Moore is better. Communicating now.
5. Prayers for Amy Moore who will be having surgery.
6. Does anyone know who that black and white dog belongs to? He showed up at our house and the girls named him Cooper.
7. Bella told Daddy yesterday: "Come on, daddy... I want to have lonely time with you. Let's go for a walk."
8. Bryn, Blaine and Bella have hair braids like Bo in "10." Cute for swim resort fun.
9. We visited the Bob B. History of Texas museum in Austin. Fun and educational. Girls loved the IMAX show "Extreme" about extreme sports.
10. Enjoy the last few days of summer.

Went to church today.

Mimi went, too. Brett was fishing. A black and white dog showed up at our house yesterday right after I had told the girls we probably would not be getting a hamster. Does that serve me right? The girls have named him Cooper and are getting attached. We're trying to find his owner. He does not have tags.

Mimi better today than yesterday.

Girls got manicures and pedicures today. Feeling fancy.

Mimi is a tad bit stonger today.

We had dinner at the club and she had a nice meal.

If I have to see John Edwards' face in one more magazine I will think I might gag.

I am hopeful the media will now stop covering anything about him and then maybe his ego will be smaller and his poor, sick wife can have have some peace. She would probably find tranquility and calm if she would toss him to the curb. What heartache for her to deal with in a time of illness. Again, what a snake and a rat. He is lacking in values and a heart. I know men and women cheat ALL THE TIME. That does not shock me. I accept it is a reality and a fact. The fact that you would do so on a sick, sweet wife because you got so full of yourself is what is sad. There are young children at home who needed a stand-up, solid guy and he let them down, too. Even worse is that he showcased him to be this wonderful, awesome, lovely family guy. I now know it was too good to be true. If the hair, the suit, the smile, the image and the words sound too good to be true they likely are. I'll try to remember this next time. And John Mc does not get off so easy either. He ran around on his first wife and there is a reason his children from that marriage are not a part of his campaign. You can forgive but it is really hard to forget. I'm not speaking from marriage experience YET!

PRSA's September Professional Development Day is sure to be a good one!

The topic is safeguarding a corporate reputation. Learn more here:

http://fortworthprsa.org/events.htm

Triangular communications - what is it?

Read more here from PRSA:

http://www.prsa.org/prjournal/Vol2No3/WilliamsDozier.pdf

French Country - I've decided that is the style of my house

After months of looking at magazines, this is the best I can determine that my style is.

We are so thrilled for Michael Phelps

He is a hero! He has a great head on his shoulders. Thank goodness for moms and coaches. They have made an amazing impact on his life.

Thanks to Glenda Thompson and Co. for a wonderful presentation on diversity this week.

PRSA was terrific this week at Joe T's. Thanks to Glenda and the panel for such a special presentation and discussion.

Aunt Martha Moore is still critical but had a "restful" night

She stays in our prayers.

Mimi is home from the hospital and is resting comfortably

We are so thankful.

John Edwards' mistress refuses DNA testing

How many million dollars do you want to bet was part of the negotiation with the mother of the child (from the Beverly Hills Hilton meeting in July) and John had this information before Friday's interview? He only talks in "lawyer speak." He is not to be trusted. He is a rat. I liked this guy. Would have supported him for president. He is a snake and really is not worth the time it takes to make this post. I hope Elizabeth "wakes up and smells the coffee" and enjoys her final years in peace and joy. Who wants to live in the same house with a liar, a cheat, a scum and a shell of a man? The respect factor for him is minus 50. It truly makes my stomach turn to even look at him. Gag me with a spoon! Don't present yourself to be pure and wonderful and caring and end up being a bad guy.

Congrats Michael Phelps!

How exciting. What a special young man. So full of energy, joy, determination and pride. He loves his mom and sis so much. He'll make a wonderful family man one day after he gets "eating, sleeping and swimming" behind him.

A CUTE STORY...

Yesterday, a mother duck, daddy duck and eight little ducklings MARCHED across our front lawn. Girls went wild and grabbed the cameras. We were all laughing, giggling, and just so excited to see the whole parade. I told them how those duck parents were partners in it for the long haul and would stay together as a family for life... they won't have different duck partners like cows and other animals.

Blaine, age 7, asked, "You mean they can't get a divorce? Is it Duck Law?"

Happy Birthday, Hopper

John's son turns 6 today!

John Edwards, the rat

I'm so disappointed in him. I've been following this story since it was just on the Web and the mainstream media would not cover it. We expected more of him. I held him to a higher standard than the average presidential candidate or even a President.

Clinton had the history and the reputation. That didn't really bother me or surprise me.

Edwards played himself to be a dedicated, devoted, loving, committed family man. Lies, lies and more lies.

Mom still in the hospital

Will be here a few more days.

Aunt Martha Moore and Mimi are still in the hospital

"Nikki is going to paragraph our dance this week."

Blaine, age 7, explaining to me about what her dance teacher was going to do for their duet... this rather than "choreograph."

"Cough you."

Bella's quote today after I was coughing and choking rather than "Bless you."

New tool offered by Google expected to assist marketers

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/business/media/06adco.html?ref=business

Chronicling a blood drive on Twitter - very cool!

See link from Austin American-Statesman, Austin360 here:


http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/digitalsavant/entries/2008/07/03/twitterers_out.html

Mom is much better thank goodness!

Thank you for your prayers.

Mom is not doing well

May have additional surgery. Prayers for Mimi! John Moore is here.

Girls singing and dancing to Mamma Mia soundtrack!

We love this movie and soundtrack!
http://www.mammamiamovie.com/

Prayers continue for Aunt Martha Moore

John Moore's firepit which he built!

Mom with her high school class - Class of 1955 from Canadian High

This pic was taken a year or so ago ~ 2005, 2006 or 2007

Laura Moore Van Hoosier Easter 1971 outside of Mt. Vernon in Sulphur Bluff

Another Bella quote

"When you were little did you remember what your mom looked like?"
Bella, age 4

From PBS ----- great site!

"Reinvesting community news for the digital age"

http://www.pbs.org/idealab/

FROM PRSA "Tactics" ---- Conversational marketing — engaging the networked community in a dialogue with your brand

SOURCE
http://www.prsa.org/supportfiles/news/viewNews.cfm?pNewsID=842347

Way back in 1999, before Facebook, Twitter or YouTube swept the country, a group of rebels ahead of their time drew up a constitution of sorts called the Cluetrain Manifesto. The authors (Rick Levine, Christopher Locke, Doc Searles and David Weinberger) described the language, ideals and deeply human structure of a future market — a market no longer limited by top-down information, crafted in corporate lingo or broadcast to consumers through mass media channels. In the new market, consumers would become humans conversing through a variety of networks. “Companies that don’t realize their markets are networked, person-to-person, getting smarter as a result and deeply joined in conversation are missing their best opportunity,” they told us.

Nearly 10 years later, despite the sweeping changes of the Internet, many corporations have not changed how they communicate. Rather than engaging our stakeholders in an online dialogue, we’re stuck in broadcast mode. We craft our talking points, add some nice graphics or even a video, and post our Web site as another means of broadcasting our messages. As the Cluetrain Manifesto laments, we’re still treating the online market as “eyeballs” rather than as people engaged in conversation.

Case in point: A pharmaceutical company recently launched a breakthrough smoking cessation drug with a broadcast advertising campaign and a well-designed Web site that includes valuable information on the drug, a quit-smoking support plan and access to more information. The campaign is creative and engaging, and no doubt has achieved its objective of getting smokers to discuss the drug with their doctors. What the site is missing, however, is a dialogue between smokers who are trying to quit. Where is that conversation taking place? You’ll find it on Topix.com, where there are more than 8,000 posts from smokers on their personal experiences with the drug (both good and bad), its side effects and success rate.

The old mass communications model of one anonymous sender and many anonymous receivers is quickly evolving. Taking its place is a model containing many senders and many receivers (usually with online identities) who are communicating in all directions. As Nigel Hollis, executive vice president of Millward Brown, a global brand strategy and financial consultancy, says, we have moved from “show and tell” to “engage and interact.” Though we often get stuck in the “interaction” part of the equation.

Why do we need to interact? The Cluetrain authors would say our markets are smarter than we are. Information once contained solely in the organization (and usually at the top) is now dispersed throughout the market at an incredible pace. Not only does interaction allow us to respond directly to misinformation or misperceptions about our brands, but it also tunes us to the market, gathering new insights that can help us develop better brands and corporate practices.

Conversation key
We may have to shift the mind-set in our executive offices when we join the networked conversation. CEOs spend their days trying to reduce risk by maintaining tight control over their organizational messages when the market has really already seized much control. They need to understand that ignoring the market won’t diminish the risk.

If a corporation decides to join the dialogue, it must have something relevant to add to the conversation, which means understanding the underlying purpose of your organization beyond making money. As Alan Mitchell outlined in his book “Right Side Up: Building Brands in the Age of the Organized Consumer,” the online market has moved beyond exchanging goods for money, and is organized around the more human exchange of shared interests, common values and higher ideals.

At the 2007 Conversational Marketing conference, Steve Hayden, vice chairman of Ogilvy Worldwide, told participants that conversational marketing is about “share of culture,” rather than “share of mind.” Our corporations are members of a community, and, like any other member, participating in the culture means we must take a position of relevance in that community. As a thought starter, Hayden stated: “(Insert brand or company name here) believes the world would be a better place if (insert purpose here).” For Dove’s Real Beauty campaign, that sentence read, “Dove believes the world would be a better place if women were allowed to feel good about themselves.” With this purpose, Dove facilitated a conversation that had been taking place among women for years, increasing its interaction with the community, strengthening its emotional bond with customers and earning double-digit sales growth.

Conversation is key — if we’re talking with humans, we need to communicate as humans, without corporate language that often seems contrived and outdated. As the Cluetrain Web site states, humans “communicate in language that is natural, open, honest, funny, direct and often shocking,” yet most corporations “only know how to talk in the soothing, humorless monotone of the mission statement, marketing brochure and your-call-is-important-to-us busy signal.”

So, how do we start?

Start with common values
Engaging in a conversation means that we must, begrudgingly, set aside our broadcast mind-set for a moment, look at the culture and determine what relevance our brand or company can bring to the conversation. Some brand categories are inherently more dialogue friendly than others, but when we start with common values, a conversation can emerge from any brand. One wouldn’t think of toilet paper as a conversation starter, yet the Scott brand built an online community around the value of common sense. At scottcommonsense.com, people from all over the world post tips on how to do everything from keep lettuce fresh to using dryer sheets as a mosquito repellant. For Scott, the world would be a better place if we all used more common sense and thousands in the online community agree.

For organizations squeamish about losing control of their message, adding a topical forum or weekly blog to your Web site is a safe way to start. The key is to ask, “Do our online communications include anything that facilitates a dialogue with the community?” You may have the most creative, dynamic Web site in your industry, but if it doesn’t include a conversation tool, you’re still in broadcast mode.

Join the conversation in progress
PR professionals have always understood the value of outside experts. Your expertise can augment a conversation already in progress if you link your Web site to other sites, blogs, RSS feeds, online articles or chat rooms. You provide the networked community a valued service and show you are part of the conversation.

And don’t overlook internal experts. As the Cluetrain authors state, your employees are already networked, so let them participate openly in the discussion. Hayden recounts when Sun Microsystems’ customers were perturbed over problems with a new product. An engineer discussed the problem online and let customers know he was working on a solution, and the response opened a dialogue about future uses of the product. One of the precepts of conversational marketing is that people are more receptive to and forgiving of individuals than the anonymous corporation.

It is also critical to participate in online conversations with absolute transparency. Many cautionary tales exist of companies who tried to fool the online community by creating false identities. The new world is transparent; transgressions will be revealed.

Speak the human language
You might want to rethink your home page if it leads with something along the lines of, “We are uniquely positioned to monetize full-service growth in the value-added canine provisions category.” Reversing the years of legalese is difficult, but the market demands we talk like humans. For this reason many PR firms have moved their clients from linear talking points to a message mapping system. Rather than follow a straight line, conversations jump from topic to topic.

Lastly, keep your online communications fresh. The networked market moves fast, and corporations must be nimble to participate.

In essence, conversational marketing is a natural progression for the PR profession. After all, Edward Bernays was the first to describe the relationship between organizations and publics as a two-way street. Today, the street just happens to be a superhighway of highly interactive communities. By joining the dialogue, we open myriad opportunities for building better brand relationships.

Lee Bush is an assistant professor at Elon University in the School of Communications. She was formerly a senior vice president and head of the brand marketing group for Ketchum in Chicago, and a former senior vice president of Ogilvy PR in Chicago and London.

Mimi not feeling well at all

Having a tough few days. She says she feels as bad as she did Day 1.