I don't know if you know this, but I have a hyperlocal blog called Agoura Hills Mom. I wrote a piece over there about the traffic snarl at my son's elementary school, where I pose the question "What kind of asshole threatens to run over a teacher?" I'm not sure there's an … [Read more...]
No Room For Road Rage at Elementary Schools
Sigh. I just got another mass email from my child's principal that addresses the stupid things parents do when dropping off or picking up their kids at school. My son goes to a school that has one way in and one way out. It's a huge traffic snarl every morning and afternoon, … [Read more...]
Fallout
It's like radiation, isn't it? It starts with a big bang, and then all is quiet. And then in the deadly silence the grief spreads, reaching tentacles out through your life and your time. It grows inside you. You ignore it because life goes on, right? And there are children to … [Read more...]
Tell Me About It
At my house, dinner happens in waves - first the kids, then maybe mom, then dad when he gets home. OR if dad gets home early, we might all eat together. But one kid will pop up, then the other, like the varmints in Whack a Mole. Neither of them can sit still for long. We … [Read more...]
Saucy $300 Winner
I'm a terrible judge, because I looked at every one of the 22 eligible submissions and I said "THAT one is the best." That is why I enlisted my family to help. The crowd favorite, very clearly, was Yvonne Condes' son Henry: But seriously, you guys. These are the cutest … [Read more...]