Chaos Crew, I had no idea that when I mentioned the Most Embarrassing Mommy & Me Photo on Chaos Chronicles podcast 412 that it would spark a mini-confessional of mothers who also dressed like their sons in matching overalls in a photo. Can we get a collective, “What were we thinking?” Amen. Inspired by Betsy [...]
My husband and I at our college reunion. Oh wait, no, it's not. Sorry, my bad. Royal Wedding. Happy Friday, Chaos Crew! I had a wildly productive day today, then remembered I forgot to write the Podcast Post for episode 412 of The Chaos Chronicles. And so much went on in the show! Global news, [...]
What a fantastic time I had this weekend at the Los Angeles Festival of books. I was on a panel with 3 other writers– Luanne Rice, Sonya Sones and Rachel DeWoskin– called Fiction: Lives Interrupted moderated by the masterful Amy Alkon. Somehow, Amy managed to find the common thread between my book about a Pasadena [...]
You know that sensation of making it through a long stretch of stress– but you don’t event realize how stressed you were until it’s over? That’s how I felt last night. After the President’s announcement about the death of Osama Bin Laden, I went to bed with a sense of relief that I don’t think [...]
Sorry I missed last week. My mom was having cataract surgery and I had to head to Santa Monica with dinner. I watched, but the only performance I remember was the awful opening group number “Rock Star.” Who were those people? How quickly we forget #12. Poor Pia, on the same stage as Karen. But tonight, [...]
We have house guests arriving and you know what that means, people: doing all the home improvements chores that we have delayed/blown off/ignored since the last time we had house guests! Are you with me, Chaos Crew? I look forward to the occasional house guest to keep up on the straight and narrow when it [...]
Wishes for a bright Easter to all of you who celebrate the day. The sun is trying to get out here– and we now that the kids are beyond the egg hunt age, we’ll be doing yard work instead. In honor of Spring, some shots from my garden: Wisteria in Bloom! Official Horticultural Name: Bright [...]
Happy Wednesday, Chaos Crew. In the blogworld, a phenomenon called Wordless Wednesdays has emerged, giving writers a break on Wednesdays from the grind of daily posting. Usually, on Wordless Wednesday’s, savvy bloggers post a picture and let it go at that. But, I think I’m going to give something else a try on Wednesdays in [...]
In the Era of the Superkid, it can be a lonely road parenting an Average Child. When you hear other parents talk, it seems like every other child but yours ( and mine!) is an academically-gifted, award-winning pianist who started a foundation for rescue dogs while averaging 17 points a game as power forward. [...]
Who's the Boss? Tina Fey. Chaos Crew, I am happy to report that Chaos Chronicles 410 is ready to rock n’ roll. And so is my 15 year- old son who is on his way to his first Coachella, the giant rock concert in the Southern California dessert. Help! Doing the show allowed me take [...]
