I know. I was just complaining about the weather like 30 seconds ago. It’s too hot. I don’t like warm days in the middle of January. I want to wear my scarves and sweaters. Blah, blah, blah. Then we went to the west side of town. Wow. What a gorgeous day to be outside. We…
In true me-fashion, I had to squeeze in one more thing before Paul headed back to work after the holiday break. I figured with the Los Angeles Zoo being so close, we might as well take Stevie to see how he would like it. I didn’t really have high hopes. I remembered taking my nephew around this age,…
This year marked the 2nd Anniversary of our Annual Gift Bag Giving Extravaganza! I might be overstating it a tad. We really just get together with our friends, donate some items, assemble them in ziploc bags and drive around downtown Los Angeles in the designated Christmas Van to hand them out to the homeless. Most…
It was a Wednesday afternoon. I had to return some things at Zara and Nordstrom. I knew if we went to the stores at The Grove in LA, we’d at least see some Christmas lights. Since I’m working on my holiday cheer, I thought it might be fun to make an evening out of it!…
I bring Mr. Stevie to this park called Shane’s Inspiration twice a week for Physical Therapy. It is an awesome playground near the carousel at Griffith Park and has so many options for him. He’s not crazy about the park because every time we go, I’m making him work alongside his therapist. Stand up and…
Stevie gets vision therapy through the Junior Blind of America. Thus, we get invited to all their cool little events! Well, I shouldn’t say little. Quite a turn out and quite a lot to do. The day started out well enough. We ate, played in the sensory room, visited with some familiar faces, tried some…
There is something about living in Burbank. It’s a city of about 100,000. But somehow it still maintains sort of a small-town feel. There’s a car show every weekend at the Bob’s Big Boy. There is a whole street of antique shops. The people are friendly. The neighborhood streets are lined with trees. And the…
Happy Halloween from us dorks! I was SO excited we were all smiling in that picture. I do have to admit, I haven’t been much into the Halloween spirit this year. It’s just been too busy. I don’t even have Stevie’s costume totally done. Is it even worth doing at this point? I know, I…
During our family reunion, we took a day away from the nice, cool beach to spend some time at fun, hot Disneyland. I loved going with more kids and more family than I usually go with. It is always a treat to spend time with everyone. But to spend time with them and take snapshots…
Stay-cation Day #4 was the official start of our family reunion. Aunt Patti arranged a beach house for everyone to come stay and the next few days were strictly reserved for sand, sun, and waves. We body-surfed the time away and then would go back to the beach house to relax and visit. We had…