We spent the day at the beach here on Coronado Island in San Diego at this hotel. It's called The Hotel del Coronado. Or just The Del, if you're a local or you just know stuff. It's my absolute FAVORITE place down here because of the beautiful turn of the century architecture and all around general coolness of the history of the ...
Games
“Give it up for . . . Chummy Caravan!”
I totally jacked this game from the lovely and talented Ms. Balou. Who would I be if I wasn't me?? Play nice, now. 1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)Chummy Caravan 2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fav icecream flavor, favorite cookie)Dulce de Leche Nilla Wafer (or is it pronounced "weifah?") 3. YOUR "FLY Guy/Girl" ...
Six degrees of dinner conversation…
The discussions around our dinner table are never dull. We are constantly trying to stump each other with questions. Sometimes we play "Twenty Questions" or "World's Worst." But we always get back to movies. We love movies. We (by choice) don't have cable, so we don't watch tv. (although, I admit we do have some tv on dvds)But ...
Our motto? Laugh. Eat. Play.
The kids are out of school and in this part of the country it's like a feeding frenzy trying to get kids signed up for "camps." Yes. That's the hip thing to do. (of course, I am anything but hip - sigh)If you don't know how to just be with and enjoy your child or help them entertain themselves for the summer, you sign them ...
Full House
I always wished that mine would be the house where all the kids wanted to hang out. (even though it makes me absolutely crazy when kids say they are just going to hang out.)But I am so not "the cool mom."I'm pretty strict about voices and volume and feet on furniture and doors being open. I insist on "pleases" and "thank ...
For the love of Bricks.
My mom calls him "Cerebrito" or "Little Brain." He doesn't let anyone, except his immediate family, call him Jon.He prefers Jonathan. He is a thinker of deep thoughts. He has an extraordinary sense of humor. He is intensely focused when he is building with his Legos. We sometimes call him "Captain Distraction." He ...
