Momminess has made me do some pretty ridiculous things, like carry snails shells in my purse or buy a sixty dollar silk Christmas dress for a two-year-old. But, it’s the shameful things that I have eaten as a mom that really get to me. Before I rattle off a list of foods I have eaten […]
A Unique “Us”
Larry and I will be celebrating our 10-year wedding anniversary on Thursday. We were married on the terrace of the hotel The Inn Above The Tide in Sausalito at sunset, overlooking the San Francisco Bay. Neither of us wanted a large wedding, choosing instead to have just my best friend, Jana, her husband Joey, Larry’s […]
Get It Done Before The Huddled, Frenzied Masses
I have started my Christmas shopping. I like to get it all done long before the huddled, frenzied masses even begin. I enjoy spending the days of December telling everyone, “Oh, I’ve been done since Thanksgiving.” I am a real scrooge that way… I have been waiting for Rock Scissors Paper to release all of […]
Ouch…
Today, I was driving my kids to a birthday party in a part of Orange County I had not been since I was a very young. As we drove along the river path, I told my six year-old that when I was a little girl, I used to ride horses there. She looked out her […]
Five Things My Mom Never Said To Me In High School
1) I really like those combat boots with that dress. 2) What’s the band called? The Meat Puppets? Sure, here are the car keys. 3) School, schmool. Let’s go see a Molly Ringwald movie. 4) You have exceptional taste in boyfriends. Any one of them will make you blissfully happy for the rest of your […]
“Beware Of Meddlers And Tale Bearers” and other good advise
Since we are talking about etiquette… -Prudence Ever, at Slate Magazine, gives some great modern advise on manners. -I also found this list Victorian Etiquette – The Basic Rules of Etiquette Learn to govern yourself and to be gentle and patient. Never speak or act in anger. Remember that, valuable as is the gift of […]
Has The Empire Waist Dress Made Us Forget Basic Social Etiquette?
I am going to review a piece of social etiquette that I would have thought everyone had mastered by now. Sadly, to my utter horror, certain people need a refresher course. It seems the empire waist dress is causing some confusion in this area. Under no circumstances should you ever ask me, or any other […]
Some Mommy Links
I don’t concider my blog a “mommy” blog, but here are some links to good ones that I read. I don’t care for the ones about how to get Sharpie stains out of the couch or how to make organic Mac & Cheese. I like the ones that are right there with you, in the […]
“Mom to the screaming masses” in Real Simple
I featured this blog last week as one of my favorite “Mommy” Blogs. She has a full back page in Real Simple Magazine (one of my favorites) this month. Check out her blog at “Mom to the screaming masses” (Click to enlarge and read) Yeah! for her.
I Found My iPod, the Stinker.
For those of you who were sick with worry, I found my iPod! It was at the bottom of my purse drawer, the stinker.
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