Cirque du Soleil's KÀ makes Las Vegas a perfect family destination. Summer is weird for our family. My husband teaches summer school. We spend 3 weeks in CT visiting family. Mom is a PTA president. One kid has soccer camp. It's busy, and there's no routine. The only time we … [Read more...]
What’s Your Story? Expressing Motherhood Accepting Submissions 2/16/15
Expressing Motherhood is a stage show in which people stand before you and tell - or perform - their stories about mothers. About being mothers, having mothers, loving or hating mothers, losing and remembering mothers. I've seen the show more times than I can count now, over the … [Read more...]
Listen To Your Mother. No, Really. April 27 in Orange County [Ticket Giveaway!]
Next Sunday, the national show Listen To Your Mother will happen in Orange County (Santa Ana). It is worth a day trip for this, my friends, I promise you. In addition to talent from OC and San Diego, the cast features several Los Angeles area moms including Agoura Hills' own … [Read more...]
Bon Jovi Cologne, $300, and YouTube
That is not the beginning, or even the punchline, of a funny (or even very bad) joke. It is a short list of some of the things I've been working on that haven't appeared on this site. "Man Smell" is an essay I wrote about my surprise and dismay when my first born son started … [Read more...]
It’s Like the X-Games of Basketball
Last year a couple of Harlem Globetrotters came to my son's school to give a cool demonstration. My son talked about it for days. Imagine how thrilled he is now that the team is back in Los Angeles for a weekend this month! It's a performance, a basketball game, and a magic … [Read more...]