I have turned into a full bah humbug this Valentine’s Day. Every year I make homemade cards for my family and bake a yellow heart shaped cake with chocolate frosting, but this year, I’ve got nothing. Aside from the fact that I am exhausted and worried about Tiara, I just have no desire to take…
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Caviar pie for new year’s eve…
Happy New Years Everyone! Sorry for the lack of posts but as you may have figured Tiara gave me her illness. The weird thing is that I was super nauseous and achy but did not throw up like her. It is 1:30 in the afternoon on New Year’s Eve and I just got out of…
Where to begin?
Let’s start with the phone call I received at 7:30 this morning. It was Tiara’s caretaker, ” My boyfriend and my son both have the stomach flu. It is crazy over here and I can’t come to work today.” me: “Ok, well you can’t come tomorrow either because even if you aren’t sick, you could…
A busy weekend!
I am sure, like myself, almost every single one of you had a busy weekend. My weekend started on Thursday night with Trinity’s Christmas program at school. I went to watch while Louie stayed home and took care of Tiara. We let Trinity pick who she wants to attend her program and I was the…
Do you decorate spooky or sweet?
Do you decorate scary for Halloween or make a cute fall display with hay, smiling jack-o-lanterns and gourds? I use to do the latter but a few years ago I got tired of the “perfect” Martha Stewart fall look with the stacked Cinderella pumpkins, and so I switched to scary decorations. The switch didn’t cost…
Do you sign your kids up for summer day camps?
What happened to the days when kids got out for summer and just played in the neighborhood all day? When I was a child I was always on the swim team which meant I swam for an hour a day and then the rest of the day I was free except for on meet days. …
Are you ready for Christmas yet?
Well, for the first time in lots of years, I am ready for Christmas early! I have bought and wrapped all the gifts (even the Santa gifts, I normally organize and wrap at 10pm on Christmas Eve). Sent out my cards, while keeping my addresses updated on the computer each time a new address…
Are you sick of hearing about Black Friday?
As you all know, I love finding a good bargain, but I am totally disgusted with Black Friday. Last year I ranted and raved to everyone in the family about Walmart, Target and Kmart opening on Thanksgiving evening. I just didn’t understand why it was necessary to shop on Thanksgiving after dinner. Thanksgiving is meant…
Memorial Day in Newport Beach…
I was going to write my normal Monday post, My Journey with Tiara, but Lou came home from Lake Arrowhead sick so I needed to deal with Tiara. While he went to the walk in clinic, I decided it would be fun for Tiara and I to drive around Newport looking at all the flags…