Archives for August 2008

I know. It's a stretch for me to be opinionated. I'm really quite shy and unassuming. But this time I couldn't hold it in.Over at Being Savvy San Fernando, the national topic today is pirates. I know pirates are supposed to be the alternate to playing princess for little … [Read more...]

A few weekends ago, Stewart and I took the kids up to Lake Arrowhead. There was little traffic, because of the gas prices, I guess, so it took us 2.5 hours to get there. We stayed for two nights at Auntie Lisa's family house there, and we were joined by Auntie Lisa and two … [Read more...]

Yeah, yeah, there are pictures to post and videos to upload, but there's no time for that, Mulder! I must write the following thoughts before they are gone, and when I finish, I will be spent. Come back another day for irresistible pictures of my children, please.1. What is … [Read more...]

Okay, right off the bat, I will say here that I liked this book. I LIKED IT. Damn you, Liz Gilbert! You are not as bad as Dan Brown, as I had suspected, since everyone loved your book, even Oprah!* But that will not keep me from publishing the blog title above, which I … [Read more...]

They don't pay me. Nobody even reads this newspaper (yet) - they just pick it up from the driveway and toss it in the recycle bin. (At least that's what I did until I thought it might be a good resource for Being Savvy.) It's pretty much on par with writing for the school … [Read more...]