Archive for the 'Things' Category



Hopping into Spring Break

Published on April 9, 2013

Tweet As y’all know, I LOVE holidays, and Easter is my favorite – I think it’s the colors and all the cuteness. This year was a real milestone for us, as we have now started attending a church that we really like. We decided to make this shift from non practicing to practicing Christian behavior […]


Winter has Wrapped; Spring has Sprung!

Published on April 5, 2013

Tweet . . Before I post about the awesome Easter and Spring Break we’ve been having, I HAD to share these photos that have been waiting to be seen. I am so fortunate (and grateful!) to live in a place that has SO much to do. The captions tell the story…


Sid the Science Kid premiere – Hooky in Hollywood

Published on March 23, 2013

Tweet While it certainly would have been a worthwhile event for the Critter to play hooky and skip school, we had the good fortune that his school had what is mysteriously referred to as a “Pupil Free Day”, so no such infractions had to be committed. It was a great morning in Hollywood for a […]


Election Day Pins and Needles

Published on March 5, 2013

Tweet Election Day is here and it has come SO fast! As you may know, I voted this morning and My Perfect Husband, the Critter and I will join Nancy’s supporters to poll watch tonight. This has been a very exciting election for me – having a child really causes one to connect to the […]


Oscar Moms – the Real Story

Published on February 24, 2013

Tweet I always love the buzz in my neighborhood on this weekend. It’s the most glamorous time of the year, as we celebrate the engine that runs things around here. As I watch the Red Carpet, I LOVE that stars now bring their moms to the the Oscars, because we all know who REALLY started […]


Project Succulent at BeverlyHillsMom’s: Plant Assassin No More

Published on February 1, 2013

Tweet . . I confess that I have always been a plant murderer. Fortunately I have been rehabilitated by the ease with which we lucky Southern Californians can grow succulents. I have managed not to kill quite a few attractive plants that grow whether or not I pay any attention to them. I was inspired […]


Art and Politics kick off BeverlyHillsMom’s 2013

Published on January 23, 2013

Tweet Happy New Year to you, my faithful readers! First on my 2013 agenda was to by get involved and support Nancy Krasne for our local city council election. I believe she is the BEST candidate for our city – she is the one I know is reading ALL the lines and in between to […]


PBS and Chris Mann – Perfect Pairing

Published on November 12, 2012

Tweet . . Y’all know my history with Chris Mann, and you know how much I love PBS, so you can imagine how thrilled I was when I got the invitation from Barbara at One2One Network to attend the taping of his upcoming PBS Special! I went to Sony last night and watched and listened […]


Ladies who Lunch with Disney Pixar’s Katherine Sarafian

Published on November 11, 2012

Tweet Super deluxe thanks to the folks at Disney Pixar for inviting me to lunch at Four Seasons Beverly Hills with the very amazing producer of BRAVE Katherine Sarafian. If you ever wonder how the eighteen year veteran of Pixar mom of two manages to drive a blockbuster animated film’s production while pregnant, you’ll be […]


The Value of Public Television

Published on October 18, 2012

Tweet When the Critter was about eighteen months old I found this Feist video on SesameStreet.org. He was completely enraptured by it! I now had five minutes to go to the bathroom or make a phone call and know that my wee one was entertained. But that was only the beginning of the benefit of […]