That’s My Mom 12 May 2013 | 10:49 am

Though my mother only gave birth to two kids, she’s played mom to many more.  From a wayward boyfriend of mine, to a best friend of my brother’s, several of our cousins, and even a few  babysitters…Mo...

Made by Hand 11 May 2013 | 03:36 am

Last summer Kristen and I happened upon a wonderful gem of a shop on Santa Fe Boulevard. Fabric Bliss is a modern fabric and yarn boutique where you can learn to sew, knit, and crochet while surrounde...

Quilts for the Kids 10 May 2013 | 03:02 am

Lost & Found 22 Apr 2013 | 11:25 pm

The summer I was 17, my friend’s younger brother lost his left foot in a motorcycle accident.  I remember  how strange it was to see this 16-year-old in a hospital bed. Especially when the last time I...

Food For Thought 23 Mar 2013 | 06:18 am

Last Saturday, with the kids occupied and Phil out of town, I decided to indulge in a favorite guilty pleasure on my first travel-free weekend in awhile, and  took myself to the movies.  The first tim...

Bucket List: 1. Finish To-Do List 13 Mar 2013 | 04:38 am

Some days it feels like I don’t accomplish anything.  To blame: everything from errands to emails, projects to phone calls, appointments to articles, bill-paying and traveling …not to mention Facebook...

Laughing Out Loud 18 Feb 2013 | 05:32 am

When I first saw the term LOL in a text exchange a few years ago, I assumed it meant lots of love, and thought ”aww, how sweet”. When my kids glibly informed me the acronym actually meant laughing out...

My Dog has a Napoleon Complex 6 Feb 2013 | 07:43 am

Frankie is just about the cutest little dachshund/cocker mix that ever walked down the block.  I found  and adopted him via Petfinders.com on March 2nd last year – 2 weeks after having to put Augie to...

New Year, New Blog, New Business, New Me 27 Jan 2013 | 05:25 pm

When I was a little girl, I loved the sound of my mother’s laughter.  She’d snicker when the dog came home with every newspaper on our block, giggle kindly at Dad’s corny puns, and chuckle proudly at ...

Christmas 2012 25 Dec 2012 | 08:06 pm

T’was two weeks after Christmas, ‘tho my memory’s now hazy… one thing’s for certain, the culprit was Daisy. First, broke my head, and then my right hand; it made me quite cranky to not write and not s...