Good morning, Chaos Crew. I am on the rebound from a full-on head cold that knocked me out yesterday. So, while I prepare for Chaos Chronicles podcast 232, I am putting up links to two article for your enjoyment: a Graduation Handbook for Parents and Soothing Sibling Rivalry. I hope this keeps you busy while [...]
Win this very funny, very helpful guide to Domestic Liberation! The Give-Away Madness continues here on Chaos Chronicles! This week, get in the game to win a copy of the very funny, shockingly helpful book by Lisa Quinn: Life’s Too Short to Fold Fitted Sheets: Your Ultimate Guide to Domestic Liberation. Lisa Queen is an [...]
Pali High! Home of the Dolphins and Saved by the Bell All Spring, thanks to my son’s lacrosse schedule, I’ve been spending my weekends in an alternative universe where the oceans breezes blow and the palm trees sway. It’s a place called Pacific Palisades, a town so close to perfect that even the name has [...]
New haircut, same messy office shelves. Update at 5 Pm Friday! Just as the whistle is blowing…. Chaos Chronicles Podcast 231 is up! I announce the winners of our Marble Racers Give-away! Plus, Is Lian a go-to girl in an emergency? Your letters on Bad Teachers and Bad Men. And a chance to vote for [...]
Good Morning, Chaos Crew! I don’t know where the week went. It’s Friday and I haven’t quite gotten to do the show yet! You know how it is: you have a finely constructed timeline with little or no wiggle room to get you from 6 in the morning until 9 at night. And all it [...]
The Hottest Car on the Track Hello Chaos Crew, just hours left in a rare Chaos Chronicles Give-Away. Get the hottest toy on the track, the Marble Racers, courtesy of Skullduggery Toys. Thanks to the folks at Skullduggery ( owned by the family of former Satellite Sisters Exec Producer Corny Koehl) who provided cars, my [...]
Hello, Mothers of Boys! And Mothers of Girls Who are Interested in Boys! This week at oprah.com, the editors there asked me to write about etiquette for children. I laughed discreetly, thinking about the constant “encouragement” I provide at my house to my two sons. I don’t have all the answers and I’m no Emily [...]
Hi, Chaos Crew… Thanks to Chpliver for reminding me to post the book recommendations I mentioned on Chaos Chronicles podcast 230. Sometimes, at the end of the day on Thursdays after recording the podcast, when Sarah is uploading the show and I am rushing to get the corresponding blog posts up, I forget stuff. Like [...]
A Happy Mother’s Day to all of you who are celebrating today. Mothers, Stepmoms, Grandmothers, Aunts, teachers, caregivers, fosters moms, coaches, nurses — anyone who stands in and stands up for kids. Happy Mother's Day, Mom! Here’s a shot of my mom from a couple of weeks ago at the beach– a favorite place for [...]
Thursday night here, slightly past my preferred bedtime, but still an hour before my children will call it a day. Nothing like late-night blogging to relax before bed. Just writing down my To Do List will have a soporific effect, no doubt. I will go to sleep worry- free. So here goes… Watch Friday Night [...]
