Archive for the 'Holidays' Category



Erin Go Bragh 2016 style

Published on March 17, 2016

Tweet Missing my Mississippi and New Orleans crazy parades today. The biggest thrill I get around here is to send the Critter to school with green cookies and to get out my green. Have a safe and FUN St. Patricks Day!


I Bombed as the Mystery Reader and Now Have a New Heroine

Published on October 13, 2015

Tweet I bombed as Mystery Reader last week. The Critter tried to be cool when he saw that I would be the surprise grownup who would read to the class that day, but was SO adorably happy that he ran over to hug me. I had carefully selected one of my childhood favorites The Emperor’s […]


Feeling ODD and Grateful in the ‘Hood

Published on November 26, 2014

Tweet Fall is my favorite time of year – I’m starting to learn that there’s a certain amount of hullabaloo that the Critter and I have to go through the first month of school and once we get the hang of everything in his new grade, including all his extracurricular activities, teacher meetings, open houses, […]


Happy Independence Day, Glory Glory!

Published on July 4, 2014

Tweet Greetings dear readers – I know it’s been awhile. I’ve been working on this and finishing up this, FINALLY! I will be writing a lot to catch y’all up on what else has been happening this week before I do something life changing next Wednesday (more on that later too). Until then, have a […]


Martha Stewart and the HUB Network’s First Annual Halloween Bash!

Published on September 9, 2013

Tweet So y’all know how much fun we had with the HUB at Halloween. As a rule, I have a costume for each day of the week leading up to the big day, thus My Perfect Husband has declared an embargo of all Halloween stuff in the house before October 1st. Costume creators, wait not, […]


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 […]


Happy Halloween from the ‘Hood

Published on October 31, 2012

Tweet As usual, I am in holiday heat. You probably know that I LOVE Halloween, and can’t wait to be the teacher’s helper at kindergarten tomorrow so I can see all the cutie pies in their costumes, help decorate cookies, and OF COURSE go out trick or treating in the ‘hood. I hope y’all have […]


Spring Break 2012

Published on April 19, 2012

Tweet . . I am slowly becoming accustomed to the fact that Spring Break is always going to be right after Easter. Since my Perfect Husband is trying to wrench the last bit of snow out of the ski season during this time,he’s in and out of Mammoth, leaving the Critter and I with some […]


Holiday Events and Inspiration

Published on December 29, 2011

Tweet I can honestly say that this has been the best holiday season ever – I have enjoyed so many wonderful sights, tastes and sounds this year that I feel like I have lived a visual feast and I am SO thankful. It seemed that Christmas started the week before Thanksgiving and didn’t stop until […]


Window Shopping and Sparkle 90210!

Published on December 1, 2011

Tweet By now you’ve probably seen my recommendations for the holiday season over at MomsLA, but I can’t go through the entire season without giving you a taste of how truly fabulous my neighborhood is this time of year. Behold some of the most fabulous offerings down Rodeo Drive, which just unveiled Swarovski Crystal sculptures […]