Home Improvement: the battle of the sexes edition

I’ve heard from a few people lately that I haven’t been updating my blog often enough. I know, I know. And I’m sorry. It’s not that I haven’t had anything to talk about… it’s almost that there’s too much to talk about, so much going on – and sometimes that means the blog gets neglected. [...]

Aluminum foil

I always find it amazing when one simple thing like ripping off a piece of aluminum foil can set in motion an eternity of memories. It happened this morning. Barry loves egg salad.  His mom, Flo, loved egg salad, too.  Flo made the best egg salad in the entire world, and Barry has equaled her [...]

Let's PLEDGE to drink more WATER! (It's 85 degrees here today.)

A little over four years ago, I gave up drinking soda (or as some say, “pop”) because of recurring digestive problems and post-teen skin problems. I literally woke up one morning and said, “That’s it. No more.” I remember the look on my husband’s face as I went into the fridge and opened and dumped [...]

OK… my latest fashion/beauty obsession online…

I love it when I find some fashion/beauty/style websites that I could literally spend hours on (OK, that’s only if the boys are napping or in bed for the night!). My friend Lesley from Fashion Tribes emailed me about… OSOYOU.COM. It absolutely ROCKS! I love it! Essentially you STARE (at clothes). You SHOP. You SHARE. [...]

Fashion Advice TODAY!? Lifetime Moms Beauty & Style Channel!

I am beyond thrilled and excited to be giving this piece of fashion advice TODAY! I’ve been waiting for this moment for a few months now… and I can’t believe today is the day! Lifetime Networks has launched a new site – Lifetime Moms. It’s beyond exciting for me because I have been asked to [...]

Parent's Choice — You've saved me $359.92

There have been so many blogs lately about breastfeeding. Even at my local pool club, it seems every mother with an infant breastfeeds. I have to admit, I’m envious. With 4 sons, I have never been able to breastfeed. I tried with William, he didn’t take. I tried with Alexander, he didn’t take. When it [...]

I love the smell of chlorine

I do love the smell of chlorine.  Really. It reminds me of my childhood, especially in the early 60′s when I lived in California, when my mom took my brothers and me to the Navy pool in San Diego almost every day.  I learned to swim at that L-shaped pool, and to dive off the [...]

Fashion Don't…

I haven’t done a fashion don’t in awhile… but ladies… I saw one yesterday… a BIG one. Actually a DOUBLE Fashion Don’t (which I will refer to as a “DFN”). FRAYED JEAN SHORTS. OK, let me rephrase… FRAYED MOM JEAN SHORTS. Yes… imagine these – FRAYED. I had to (no pun intended) take a double [...]

August 8th

I can’t count the number of times I tried to write a post about today, August 8th.  I cannot tell you how many times I began… then deleted. Today is the first anniversary of the death of my mother-in-law, Flo… and the 34th anniversary of the death of my father, Bill.  It is ironic and [...]

There are moments…

There are moments in life where you know, this is a “moment.” This is something I will remember forever. And you then try as best as you can to tuck that “moment” into the depths of your heart and soul, so you won’t ever forget that exact moment. I had one of these “moments” on [...]

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