
Once more into the breech… but not into the closet! I am out in the open for Chaos Chronicles 212. Just me the microphone, and not locked doors in my office/bedroom.Click here to listen to Chaos Chronicles 212 with Liz Dolan. On the show this week: My sister Liz stopped by to reveal an unbelievable [...]
December 4, 2009 | Posted in
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It’s 8:32 am and already I want to go back to bed. Is it me or are the most dreaded words of motherhood, "I’ll finish my homework in the morning." Arghhhh. Don’t get me started.So, here is my To Do List for Friday December 4th…Make Sure 62 kids get in a Carpool. Did I mention [...]
December 4, 2009 | Posted in
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Hi, Chaos Crew…I got an e-mail yesterday asking about my gift-giving plans for my tween and teen boys. Any suggestions, the e-mailer asked, especially any that did not involve electronics.So I thought I would open this question up to all of you– if you been there and bought that with great success, we’d love to [...]
December 3, 2009 | Posted in
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Well, now we know Tiger’s not "perfect." He has made "transgressions" and has been a "disappointment to his family. " Having said that and benefited for years from positive press, Tiger would like to work out all the mistakes "in private", away from the glare of the "tabloid scrutiny."Maybe you should have thought of that [...]
December 2, 2009 | Posted in
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It was an epic, two-night TV event in our house: the four-hour Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert. Thanks to Tivo and a light holiday homework load, we were able to gather around the TV for what amounted to a Rock n’ Roll 101 survey course for the kids. Springsteen, CSN, Simon [...]
December 1, 2009 | Posted in
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Yes, Chaos Crew… I did lure Monica to the mic ( but not into the closet!). You can hear the results of our chat by clicking here.I did get out of the closet and Monica is able to provide a different perspective, as she was involved in the rescue. You can also hear what Monica [...]
November 29, 2009 | Posted in
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If you listened to the Chaos Chronicles 210, you know that I managed to lock myself in the closet at the end of the recording. I’ll wait until next week’s show to tell you how I finally made it out , but just know that I did in enough time to cook the turkey.Here are [...]
November 27, 2009 | Posted in
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Trust me, your going to want to stick around for the end of Chaos Chronicles Podcast 210! I know I had to…On The Show Today:The Chaos Chronicles: Last minute Turkey day decisionsThe Parenting Trend I wish I had identifiedThe Thanksgiving Un To Do List: yours and mineThe Shocking ConclusionThanks to Sarah for filling in the [...]
November 25, 2009 | Posted in
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By my calculations, Monday at mid-day is the perfect time to do my Thanksgiving grocery shopping. Using a complicated algorithm that includes size of crowds, re-stocking of produce aisle, pounds of turkey per person and parking spot availability, I came up with 11:27 am PST on Monday as the finest time to shop. So I [...]
November 23, 2009 | Posted in
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Hi, Chaos Crew…First off– Thanks Carol for taking the Turkey Not Made of Turkey Challenge! Carol bought these pumpkins adornments from an older couple several years ago. She makes her Halloween pumpkin do double duty after October 31st. Way to go, Carol. This is pretty darn cute.Now, for the Chaos Chronicles Podcast: I waited to [...]
November 20, 2009 | Posted in
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