Category: Posts
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California Dreamin’
Never thought I’d say this, but I want to move to California. Property taxes, real-estate premiums, traffic, crowds, and materialism aside… I’m smitten. And I miss it. We were hosted by remarkably hospitable friends who built their beautiful home on a lemon orchard. Squeee! Taking care to situate their house around the trees versus mow them down to build, most are now…
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LA Confidential
Continued from the post about our visit to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, I’m sharing vacation pics from arguably the nerdiest Los Angeles trip in modern history: We patroned the original Renaissance Faire where our new friend braids hair for all the lovely maidens in attendance. Fun was had, colossal roasted turkey legs consumed, and Ye Olde English…
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Wizards for a Day
We’ve just returned home from a glorious week in sunny Los Angeles, our primary aim to visit the brand-new Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood. #nerdalert I’m the only one in the fam who’d previously been to Universal, but that was way back in ’91 when I was Firstborn’s age and Harry Potter was still…
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Save the Manatee Run
Firstborn triumphantly completed the Save the Manatee Virtual 5K in a passionate effort to raise awareness and funding for the gentle giants she adores. #proudmama As hinted at previously, she did more than just run: Her event included rollerblading, scootering, skate-boarding, biking, kayaking and running. Now she’s saying she wants to do an Ironman. Please enjoy her race video (36…
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1 Hour Photo
Last week found me digging through boxes of old photos in search of pictures of my late great-aunt; as a result, I was able to share all kinds of old photographic gems with family members during our brief visit to Oregon for the funeral. Explaining to my twenty year old sister how one used to have to take a roll of film in…
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Life & Death
I’ve just returned home from an impromptu Oregon road-trip, to attend the funeral of my late great-aunt whose children did a terrific job honoring her life. Direct flights a rarity, it takes about the same time to fly as it does to drive, so we saddled up the sexy minivan and the kids hitched a ride in order to yuck it up with their cousins.…
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The Simple Mother’s Day That Actually Wasn’t
I generally fancy myself a low-maintenance gal, a lover of the simple things in life. I don’t dye my hair, my wardrobe is mostly thrifted, I’d rather be out in nature any day of the week… For Mother’s Day, this year, I expressed to Patient Hubs that what I desired was a simple holiday. After all,…
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A Seed of Hope for a Journey Through Grief {book review}
Dr. Lynn Smith generously shares her honest journey throughout the pages of her touching new memoir, A Seed of Hope for a Journey Through Grief. A poignant testament wherein she vulnerably wades through raw grief, Lynn poetically sorts death and loss through the filter of healing hope and deep faith. An intimate gift to readers who’ve lost loved ones, her prose is warm and familiar, as though spoken in person…
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Infestation
Trigger Warning: Moms who’ve gone before me in this particular plight will want to look away now, lest post-traumatic flashbacks and pyschosomatic itching occur. I’m not even sure I’m ready to talk about it, but here goes… Last week was a doozy: After Firstborn’s epic Minecraft birthday we had dental cleanings all around, a yard overrun with machinery and full crew…
