The Ventura County Fair is one that always makes me sentimental. I remember going often as a kid because my Grandma Ina sold her honey there. She was about the cutest little bee-keeper you ever did see. I don’t really remember riding the carnival rides or anything, but I do remember the atmosphere. And I…
I’m really wishing I was one of those people who couldn’t possibly eat when they were stressed out. But I’m the exact opposite. Give me salties or sweets, I’ll put it away like it was my job. Totally beside the point. On to Stevie… After Vision Therapy this morning, and a really rough Physical Therapy…
I’m just going to say it. I love rompers. I know I’m 33. But I can’t help it. They’re just so easy, you don’t have to think about much when you put them on. And they are so perfect for summer. Sometimes dresses seem like the easy, breezy thing to put on, but… they make…
Whenever I drive to Southern Utah, I have to take into account the LA —-> Vegas traffic. (Or vice versa.) Oh, it is the worst. What normally takes 6 hours can take 9. If at all possible, I avoid driving there on a Friday and driving home on a Sunday. It WILL take forever. Unfortunately,…
One day last week, I felt brave. I felt really brave. Brave enough to try taking Stevie to the beach. All by myself. I completely expected it to be a huge failure. In my head, it went a little something like this: We drive for 2 hours, haul all our stuff a mile to get…
More kids. Do we want more kids? It’s the natural next step. You date. You get married. You have a baby. Then you have more babies. If you had asked me a week ago, I’d have said “Hell-to-the-no. Not gonna happen.” If you asked me today, I’d say “I’ll take 10 of these delicious squishy-faced…
Have you ever shopped for a nail polish rack? They are not that easy to find and they are pretty darn expensive. I thought I would get one of those plastic ones – like they have at the salon? But there are so many other things I’d rather do with $90, I couldn’t bring myself to click…
Once a year, I guess Downtown Los Angeles closes its streets to normal traffic for several hours and opens it up to people who want to bike, walk, skate, whatever. This was a few months back, and we were able to get a good group of friends together and participate. We had such a great…
A few months ago, Stevie and I schlepped our way around Downtown L.A. to see the “Play Me, I’m Yours” Tour. It was so fun. Kind of like a scavenger hunt trying to find all the different pianos (each one decorated by a different organization). I think we found like 5 all together. While I wish I…
As most of you know, we have started Infant Stimulation, Vision and Physical therapies. Still waiting on Occupational and Speech. The processes are long. It’s a good exercise in patience. Yesterday was a particularly tough one. We had VT at 8:30 and PT at 11. Stevie was having none of it. Not interested, crying the…