*This article comes from my blog at the Homefront magazine. When my husband, Tim, and I married one year ago we’d thought, talked and read about the best way to go about “blending” our family: How we would discipline the kids; How we would divide up the chores; How we would show love to our […]
Where have all the cowboys gone?
I noticed these “fellas” years ago at a friend’s party. These compadres truly adored their smartphones. They shined them. They held them up to the light. They showed them off to each other and wore them on their hip like a trusted six- shooter. I recall a party I attended when all the men […]
Happy Father’s Day to all the stepdads! It’s your day too!
With Father’s Day coming Sunday (don’t forget to buy bacon for breakfast), I would like to take this time to recognize the unsung heroes of fatherhood. The Mike Brady prototype. The stepdad. I got myself a brand-spankin’-new stepdad when I was 19 years old. My mom married Glenn just as I was taking my first […]
Hometown Stay at the Hyatt Huntington Beach
You’ve probably heard the famous quote about traveling attributed to St. Augustine: “The world is a book, and those who do not travel only read one page.” I then suppose that my kids and I traveling 17 miles from Orange to my hometown of Huntington Beach to stay at the Hyatt Regency would be like […]
Friday Five: 5 Ways To Know For Sure You’re A Dog Lover
This is George. Doesn’t he look like he wants a baby brother (see #3) This week’s Friday Five is dedicated to all the dog lovers out there. 1.) You greet every new dog you see on the street with a friendly “Hello dog!” Yet, it never crosses your mind to say hello to […]
Disneyland 60th Diamond Celebration offers special food that you will NOT want to miss
Disneyland kicked off its Diamond Celebration on May 21, 2015. It’s hard to believe it’s been 60 years since Walts vision became a reality and the first visitor entered the park. In true Disney style, they have whipped up some very exclusive food offerings that will only be available during the celebration. I had the […]
Friday Five: Five most troublesome crowd walkers identified
Summer is coming. Doesn’t it seem like during summer you spend a lot of time in crowds: the OC Fair; Disneyland; the Beach? Walking through tight spaces with loads of people jammed in together is challenging to your nerves and hazardous to your feet. In today’s Friday Five, I identify the most troublesome of all crowd […]
10 ways mom blogger differ from a traditional journalist
I have a unique perspective on this topic — How a new media influencer (mom blogger) differs from a traditional journalist — because I have been (and still am) both of these. Though I began as a mom blogger back in 2008, I am now also a traditional journalist, working as the Editor of OC […]
I’m not a dream killer, I swear
I’m not teaching my kids to follow their dreams. At least not right now. My kids are 13 and 10 years old, and what I’m teaching them are things like perseverance, the value of hard work, responsibility and charity. Those ideas aren’t splashed across T-Shirts in the juniors’ department of Macy’s, but they […]
Basking in the beauty at the Beachcomber Cafe in Crystal Cove
I don’t know how it its that I’ve never eaten at The Beachcomber Cafe. It’s so quintessential Orange County that it seems like every citizen of this county has had to have dined there, at least once. With fresh food and unique cocktails the cafe has quickly become one of my favorite haunts. The open-air […]
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