Michele Mathews

Dance your cares away ... worry's for another day. Let the music play ... down at the Fraggle Rock.

What three foods do you think Americans hate the most?

It finally arrived!!! Eeek!! My picture with Tim McGraw during his big slot machine reveal in Las Vegas! Read all about what happened.

My mom was going through some of my grandma's things. She passed away a few years ago. My mom came across this little gem ... I remember writing it. My grandma was redoing her recipe book along with her little index cards with recipes on them, so she let me write up a couple of my own...

We have a new family member ... she's furry, small and likes to eat fruit. Say hello to Hazel Nut, the sugar glider. Last year my little Shaylee came across the sugar glider booth in the SunDome during the Central Washington State Fair. She begged her dad and I to buy her one, but we already have four indoor cats and I wasn't about to drop money on a small furry critter that would become a gourmet

He's the strong one. The hard worker. The one who hardly complains. He's the first man you love ... he's Dad. So when that man goes ill it can be heartbreaking.

I guess what they say is true -- good things come to those who wait. It seems that after waiting 17 years to meet Tim McGraw I was blessed not once, but twice. The first time was just last month at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup. But then I saw him again in Las Vegas last week as part of Tim's slot machine roll-out!

The premiere of "Survivor" with Yakima native Michelle Schubert competing got me thinking ... if I were stranded on a deserted island, which country star would I want to be stuck with? This may surprise you, but I didn't instantly think of that dreamboat Sam Hunt or Tim McGraw.

My sister-in-law, Kym, recently bought a bright yellow Jeep Wrangler. She's been struggling with a name for the Jeep. Her mom came up with the name Chicky ... like a yellow baby chick. I'm not quite sold on this name ... is the horn going to go chirp-chirp as well...

Emmy swag bags were loaded with stuff that most of stars can certainly afford. This year's bag included a $100 Pilot pen, $1,000 plastic surgery gift certificate, $8,000 vacation to the Belmond La Samanna in St. Martin, free dental work, $1,000 worth of Italian food from Il Palato, T-shirts, a bathrobe, a service that prints wrapping paper with their face and a flamingo pool float. This got me thi

Rik was rambling on about test-driving his Subaru when he said that the salesman had him go do "cookies" in the state fair parking lot. I responded with, "ummm ... it's not called cookies. It's called doing doughnuts." He then continued to argue with me that it was called "cookies...

"Here's the mail it never fails it makes me wanna wag my tail. When I comes I wanna yell, MAIIIIILLLLL." Remember what kids show that song is from? You would be correct if you said "Blues Clues."