Over the last few months I've been self-medicating with Netflix on my iPad. I binge-watched Grace and Frankie and the first several seasons of Jane the Virgin. I wanted to keep it light and funny. Jane the Virgin is fairly ridiculous and it makes me laugh, which is what everyone … [Read more...]
Goodnight Moon
I know Goodnight Moon. I read it to my babies, first Kyle, then Kyle and Brady together, then just Brady. Every day. Sometimes multiple times a day, as the story and the cadence of my voice when I read it became part of their Go to Sleep routine. I can sit here and tell you … [Read more...]
Happy New Year! First Week of 2018 in Review
Happy New Year, Agoura Hills! I’m still on east coast time. #sunrise #happynewyear #firstday #2018 A post shared by Agoura Hills mom (@agourahillsmom) on Jan 1, 2018 at 6:53am PST I waited a week to wish you all a happy new year because I was gone for much of December and I … [Read more...]
The Newest Year
Ladyface Peak in Agoura Hills, CA I'll go gently into 2018. I am recovering from loss and sickness, too much travel, too much to do. Everyone's load is heavy, and mine isn't special, but right now it's so close, so personal, so heavy. I lost my grandmother and one of my … [Read more...]
Love Song for a Matriarch
My Nana passed away two weeks ago. Her impact on my life and the person I've become was profound. With permission, I am sharing my Aunt Karen's eulogy, which she read to family and friends the day we laid her to rest. Thank you all for being here to pay tribute to, and … [Read more...]