Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
Open House by Elizabeth Berg My rating: 2 of 5 stars #35 I was not impressed. I have very little patience for a character who is largely engulfed in the victim mentality. I identified much more with her supposed too blunt & honest friend who kept giving her verbal smack downs! She is the only... Continue Reading →
Are you on Facebook? Well, then, you get the title of this post don't you? Whether you have 50, or 500 friends, you will get it. Because, for some reason, birthdays happen in clusters. On my friends list, it's summer. July & August are a veritable birthday feast. Every damn day I sign in and... Continue Reading →
White Oleander by Janet Fitch My rating: 4 of 5 stars #33 Beautifully written book! Loved the main character and the lyrical writing style of the author. It probably helps that I am a So Cal girl so much of the ambiance of the place setting is deeply familiar to me. I could literally smell... Continue Reading →
This post is a day late but the time got away from me yesterday. I wrote this as a post to the August moms list before we left for the Padres game yesterday so excuse that some of the timing references are off. Photos from the game at the bottom despite me forgetting the good... Continue Reading →
Do you need to ask how much little sleep I got?
Background: A few months ago SB was invited up to Knott's Berry Farm with his friend. SB's dad sent him along with $100 for his entry fee and some food and asked for the change at the end. The friend's parents ended up very generously paying for everything. SB devilishly decided his dad didn't need... Continue Reading →
Sports Boy returned home late Thursday night from his travels to his dad's family in Sweden. 6 weeks later and he's easily grown another 1/2 inch, his shoe size is up to 9.5 (a full size more than his dad - yay!) and he weighs 114. Still small for a freshman football player, yes, but... Continue Reading →
Yes, I am posting something political on my main site - though that's because, to me, this should NOT BE political! Prop 8 Struck Down - The Decision - a long, but very well fleshed out summary of the legal aspects of the decision handed down yesterday which caused oh so much celebration amongst all... Continue Reading →
(This blog will return to regularly scheduled programming next week. Need to continue the brain dump from the last two weeks) Clearing up what I call the BIGGEST misconception about American Idol. I heard this while talking to fans at all three shows this week and while I know my little barely visited blog wont... Continue Reading →
While all three concerts I saw this week were fabulous, there was something very special about the San Diego show last night. True, Costa Mesa brought 2 sold out shows in an 8500 seat outdoor amphitheater with well laid out seating and sound. Yes, I *did* end up just three rows behind the folks in... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 