Category Archives: Family

Father’s Day 2013

Hey. It’s Father’s Day. I wasn’t sure what to write, because it’s bittersweet for me, since I lost my Dad to suicide six years ago, when my little boy was just 4 months old. They never met. But today is … Continue reading

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Lunch With Shamu

Hi! I can’t be the first person to ever think that the words “family vacation” create somewhat of an oxymoron. A family road trip is always a little bit like being the Griswolds. You go and go and go and … Continue reading

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Sometimes You Lose and Sometimes You Win a Cake

Yesterday my 5 year old son Bex’s adorable soccer team lost yet another game. They’re like The Bad News Bears. I have to admit, it kinda seems unfair that the other team they played against was almost all first graders … Continue reading

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Husband in Ambulance!

Last night I had to call 911 for my husband. ACK! We had taken Bex to the park to play and my biggest concern had been how a mother of three kept leaving her baby near us in a stroller … Continue reading

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Posted in Family, Health is Wealth, Mommyhood, Scary | 14 Comments

Time Marches On

This is a photo of my nephew Jupiter when he was the precious little ring bearer in a mini tux at my wedding in 2001. That’s his Mom, my little sister Sierra, changing his diaper right before the ceremony. I … Continue reading

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Louisiana Country Christmas

I’m with much of my family on Christmas Eve and we’ve had such a wonderful day. This is me holding a fun Charlie Brown Christmas tree with my own Mama, aka Bexon’s Granny Nancy. My one year old niece Saffron … Continue reading

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Beach Thanksgiving

Hey! We had a sorta nontraditional L.A. Thanksgiving this year, at the last minute we decided to just have the turkey dinner with all the fixin’s and pumpkin and pecan pie at a restaurant and then take our kiddo out … Continue reading

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