It never (or at least VERY rarely) snows where we live in Southern California. This year for Christmas, we gave the boys the gift of snow! W...

I love Christmas! Wrapping presents, singing Christmas songs, decorating the tree, baking cookies & watching the kids open presents. I h...

I'm a huge animal lover, have been all my life. When I was really young I wanted to be a veterinarian & one of my young sons wants t...

There's something kind of great about a holiday that seems to be almost totally based on food. Remember to take a minute before you slip...

Who would have thought that my post on chocolate covered edamame would cause me to receive over 100 e-mails? Many people agreed with me that...

I'm a fan of Trader Joes. I'm sure I've mentioned it before. They offer good food, typically healthier stuff than at the grocery...

With wildfires raging in Southern California, I wanted to let you know that our home, family & pets are safe. Thank you for the e-mails ...

Have you ever noticed that you can go weeks without any special plans & then suddenly you'll be invited to three events that are all...

What a fun week! Besides being the "Mystery Reader" at the kids' school & attending back to school nights & puppy obed...

Summer is my favorite season. The kids are out of school. The weather is warm. Everything seems a little more relaxed. While this summer had...

I'm one of a very few people who will openly admit that I really enjoy reality television. I also have a life-long love of the desert oa...

Here I am, 2 weeks post-op & all I can say is that I'm overwhelmed & humbled by the outpouring of love & support that I'...

Sometimes morning TV keeps you up to date on current events or the latest in fashion and Hollywood gossip & sometimes it provides inform...

I worked on a really fun project this week for Disney.com / Family.com called Parentpedia. I'm sure you've all heard of Wikipedia, a...

I'm back! I know it's inexcusable that I haven't written in so long, but I'm officially back on my regular blog schedule. My...

Sorry for the lack of posts. I try to keep my blog upbeat & lighthearted (much as the way I live my life). Unfortunately, we had a death...

Well, I'm about a week into my myspace experience & I finally understand the appeal. My 300+ friends are made up of a fun mixture of...

Tomorrow is National Teacher Appreciation Day. They've taken a survey & by an overwhelming majority, the teachers have said that the...

I know I'm way too old and not cool enough to be on MySpace , but one of my dearest friends set up a profile for me and I'm going to...