When I was sixteen years old everyone went to the REM concert. Everyone but me because I went to Disneyland with my family. Did I mention that I was sixteen? Disneyland with parents, a four year old, and an eleven year old was just that. NOT COOL. Although, admittedly, that trip made for some...
Read more »
Tags: Living Desert Zoo, palm springs, This Blogger Makes Fun Of Stuff
Posted in A Kid in Los Angeles, Lifestyle, Parenting | No Comments »
Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. “Pooh?” he whispered. “Yes, Piglet?” “Nothing,” said Piglet, taking Pooh’s hand. “I just wanted to be sure of you.” Almost twenty years ago I received a birthday card from an old friend with the cutest picture of Pooh and Piglet and this quote. I don’t think I...
Read more »
Tags: Auckland, New Zealand, Piglet, This Blogger Makes Fun Of Stuff, Winnie the Pooh
Posted in Books, Toys, and More, Marriage, Parenting | 1 Comment »
I haven’t been writing much, lately. With each passing week I have a new excuse explanation. I really need to prep that soil. or Today I am running errands. or It’s too hard to write with Hayden around. or I am so busy with Arthur, now. But the real reason I haven’t been writing...
Read more »
Tags: New Orleans, This Blogger Makes Fun Of Stuff
Posted in Lifestyle, Marriage | 7 Comments »
Raise your hand if you like Fat Boy Slim. Okay, that was a rhetorical command, or whatever. I can enjoy me some Fat Boy Slim, and its been rumored to reduce cellulite. Okay, maybe not Fat Boy Slim, but something close. You can read about it over at This Blogger Makes Fun of Stuff....
Read more »
Tags: Fat Boy Slim, Praise You, reduce cellulite, This Blogger Makes Fun Of Stuff
Posted in Beautification, Lifestyle, Music, Movies, and Books | No Comments »
Those of you who come here regularly may already know that my latest quest for true bliss comes from the ground up. I used to think that it came from the top down- that if I could just have good hair that nothing else would matter. And while I haven’t given up on trying...
Read more »
Tags: barefoot shoes, Chris McDougall, Inov-8, natural running, This Blogger Makes Fun Of Stuff
Posted in Exercise, I Need Something To Wear, Lifestyle, Music, Movies, and Books | No Comments »
I used to be a real poo head. Lathering up real good every day. But no longer because I am on yet another new program. Just like my feet, I have weird hair. Some of it is curly, and some of it is straight. And its mood changes with the weather (sort of like...
Read more »
Tags: DevaCurl, This Blogger Makes Fun Of Stuff
Posted in Beautification, Lifestyle | No Comments »
…And so are germs. Once, we had to cancel a trip because the day before our flight he came down with a fever and clearly felt terrible. We watched and waited over the next few hours in hopes that he would pull through, but by that night he was so crazy with fever he...
Read more »
Tags: croupy cough, LEGO Star Wars, This Blogger Makes Fun Of Stuff, valentine exchange
Posted in Marriage | 1 Comment »
I am not an animal lover (don’t tell me this surprises you). The fur? Yuck. The slobber and the poop? Even yuckier. Plus, kitties, and sometimes doggies, set my lungs into a state of pure anger, so I am pretty much not cut out to be around animals. Despite all this, a single runaway...
Read more »
Tags: Abby Has Issues, love-hate relationship, This Blogger Makes Fun Of Stuff
Posted in Life, Love, and Loss, Lifestyle | 1 Comment »
I want to thank you all for the outpouring of support you have shown me this week and since I began this blog two years ago. Yes, I write for me. But if a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there to hear it, does it make a sound? After abstaining from...
Read more »
Tags: Chateau Ste. Michelle, Chateau Ste. Michelle cabernet, Chateau Ste. Michelle Columbia Valley, if a tree falls in the forest, This Blogger Makes Fun Of Stuff, Two Buck Chuck
Posted in From the Kitchen, Lifestyle | No Comments »
Do you know what you are serving Christmas Day? What about some apps to go with all that wine you plan to drink? Now, I’ve got your attention. Ehem. I present to you, red and green foods. When you’re done perusing, head over to This Blogger Makes Fun of Stuff and read about the...
Read more »
Tags: red and green foods, This Blogger Makes Fun Of Stuff
Posted in From the Kitchen | No Comments »
Remember last year when you got that funny thingamajiggy for Christmas? And you laughed when you opened it because you have a great sense of humor? Oh, wait. That wasn’t suppsed to be a white elephant gift. Oops. Want to make sure that YOU don’t give a loved one a gift that’s too crappy...
Read more »
Tags: Holiday Gift Guide, This Blogger Makes Fun Of Stuff, white elephant
Posted in Lifestyle | No Comments »
I am making fun of myself today. And hosting a Smashbox Cosmetics Giveaway. Because makeup makes me feel dirty. Seriously. You should check it out.
Read more »
Tags: Smashbox Cosmetics, This Blogger Makes Fun Of Stuff
Posted in Beautification, Lifestyle, The "Momover" | 2 Comments »
Yikes! We are officially moving. Two days from now we will be homeowners. And seriously broke. While I am packing you should check out This Blogger Makes Fun of Stuff and enter for a chance to win the key to sexiness!
Read more »
Tags: This Blogger Makes Fun Of Stuff
Posted in Life, Love, and Loss, Lifestyle | 11 Comments »
I am in three places at once today. Yeah, I know- it’s really impressive. I am skilled like that. If you are reading this then you’ve already made it to first base. I am loose like that. But while you are here you might as well check out picture of the cutest baby this...
Read more »
Tags: MomsLA, This Blogger Makes Fun Of Stuff
Posted in Lifestyle | 2 Comments »