This was an original post for LA Moms Blog on April 27, 2009. SV Moms Group was acquired by Technorati so I post my archives here on Fridays. This morning when I came back from a walk I touched my ears absentmindedly and froze: one of my earrings was missing. My heart … [Read more...]
The Bee Effect
Unfortunately for honeybees, they are bees, and therefore lumped into the unsavory category of "bug" for me. I've never been into bugs. In fact, I'd rather they not come near me. Just this morning my skin crawled when I was walking Kid 1 to school and we came across a … [Read more...]
As Long as I Don’t Get Hit By a Car
Oh, internet. Dare I say this out loud? (I mean, writing a blog post about something is just like saying it out loud, right?) I'm feeling better. Just three months ago I would not have contemplated dancing, riding a scooter, walking Kyle to school, riding my bike, … [Read more...]
Day of the Horse
Sometimes, out here in the Conejo Valley, it feels like we are a world away from Los Angeles. On this day in September, there was a storm moving through the area, so a trip to horse country coupled with dark clouds rolling over the sky made that faraway feeling even more … [Read more...]
Massacre in the Kitchen
Not long ago, Kyle declared an open-ended moratorium on vegetables. All vegetables. Even cucumbers, the last vegetable he would actually eat. We even grew them in our garden this summer. With our own Stewart's two hands. After a series of heated dinnertime battles that … [Read more...]