We have a strict no PG-13 movies in our house prior to turing the big 1-3. (Read my column about that here.) Luckily there is no shortage of great movies that are appropriate for younger children. One genre we enjoy the most in our house is sports movies. These have a double dose of goodness […]
Moving forward to a new year with a new last name
I knew it was coming. My boyfriend, Tim, and I have been dating for over a year. Both of us have two kids each – his are ages 6 and 8, and mine are 10 and 13. We began the process of “blending” our families at Christmastime last year and things have gone as […]
Friday Five: The Five Most Exasperating Meeting Personalities
(To see more of my Toonlets click here.) I have attended my share of meetings. So, I feel totally qualified to identify the “5 Most Prevalent and Exasperating Personality Types.” Everyone fits in to some group, even if it’s just a little. 1.) The “Forever Asserting Their Own Agenda” Meeting Personality. This is the […]
Friday Five: Five ways to know you are (really) late for your own funeral
For Halloween a very creepy Friday Five. How to know you are really late for your own funeral. 1) Your children, who are now fully grown, cut you off in the parking lot with the Escalades they bought with their inheritance money. 2) You unknowingly compliment your husband’s new wife on her shoes. […]
Halloween is still sweet. Roll with the changes
It’s finally happened. My kids don’t want me to dress in a costume for Halloween. That would be, to use a direct quote, “Totally embarrassing.” It used to be our thing. When they were little and I could pick out their costumes, I got the chance to show my Winnie-the-Pooh love by dressing us all […]
Is Halloween as we knew it, dead?
I remember the roaming, the aimless innocent cavorting with packs of friends, like costumed strays around our neighborhood. Halloween was the one night of the year our parents let us OUT, like really out, on our own. Growing up in the seventies and the eighties Halloween night meant one thing–independence. The candy was good. Just […]
Friday five: Top 5 movies for when I get the ‘mean reds’
Friday Five: There are those movies that always bring you back to life. The ones we pop on when we’re home sick (or recovering from being *thrown* from a horse) or once they come up during channel surfing on a rainy day, we just have to stop and watch. They’re our “go-to” movies. We all […]
Mary Poppins is practically perfect at Segerstrom
(Watch my interview with Mary Poppins herself, plus some clips from the show.) Mary Poppins the Musical started its four-week run at The Segerstrom Center for the Arts on Friday night. The hit Broadway musical first premiered in London in 2004 and has swept through the world performing in the most delightful way […]
Put a bow on it! Hosting a baby shower for Monica
One fun part about being editor of OC Family magazine is I'm offered the opportunity to work with some of the most inspirational, talented women in Orange County. On such person is our Art Director, Monica Garrett. I was lucky enough to host her baby shower at my home AND work with designer Lindye Galloway […]
Anaheim Ducks offer more than just great hockey
“Mom, are you crying?” Ben asked me as we watched the tail-end of the last regular-season game for the Anaheim Ducks. It was Teemu Selanne’s last game – excluding our Stanley Cup run – and the Duck organization and the fans were paying tribute to “The Great No. 8.” In true Selanne form, during HIS […]
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