Have you ever met someone and been struck by an instant attraction? Not just physical attraction, but a curiosity about her, or an inexplicable need for more information about him? What about those chance meetings that result in lifelong companions or love … [Read more...]
Why Cleaning a Closet Gives Me a False Sense of Control and That’s Okay
Life is full of hard choices and sacrifices and love that makes everything worth the struggle. Sometimes my life seems to spin out of control: too many things that MUST get done, not enough time to do it. You know those moments when you have 20 minutes before the kids get out of … [Read more...]
Irish Stew Even Kids Will Eat
This photo is from Kelley Chisholm's Irish Stew recipe here, with permission. Check out her other great recipes! Last semester my 2nd grader had to do a presentation about his ancestry, for which he interviewed my father about his Irish heritage and the first relative who came to … [Read more...]
Throwback Thursday: Caribbean Blue
Before I was "Agoura Hills Mom," before I was even San Fernando Valley mom, I was Newlywed on a Boat in the British Virgin Islands. July, 2002. … [Read more...]
The State of the Twitter Chat – Join #fabchat on March 11
Twitter parties, Twitter chats. There IS a difference, isn't there? Oh, who cares. Twitter isn't dead, it's still out there, sitting there, waiting patiently for you to go back and check your feed, cull out the fake accounts you were following, jump in on a conversation, and … [Read more...]