Considering I think farts are the funniest things in the world, and would be happy to share my own bowel history and issues with anyone willing to listen, I suppose it should come as no surprise that my son may have a genetic predisposition to an excitement and interest in “potty talk.”
Pretty much every other word these days is “Poop.” I’m not kidding you, he weaves it into every story, every thought, every answer, and every scenario.
Me: “Jonah, would you like eggs or oatmeal for breakfast?”
J: “Um, I would like… Eggies…. aaaaaaand poop!”
Me: (Lights out. Story time). “Would you like to hear the story about William climbing the tree or ...Read More
Dear Neighbors,
I’m starting to think you are covert spies and/or are running from the law, because shredding papers at 3:51am is just plain shady. Btw, does your cat wear heels?
Love,
Me
Dear Lady Gaga,
Congratulations. You have a new fan: Me. You can thank my 3 year old son for enjoying how “koo koo” you are and loving “Telephone.” He… er, we’re hooked.
Love,
Me
Dear Neighborhood Dog,
I can’t blame you because you’d poop just about anywhere if you could, so if you could please pass this kind letter along to your owner, that’d be swell. Tell him this: Los Angeles is a real big city, would you mind taking your smushy, ...Read More
It all starts Monday.
I don’t know what it is about new year’s (and diets for that matter too), but no matter the day or date it falls on, my “new year” and the resolutions that I make and vow to keep don’t actually go in to effect, in my mind, until MONDAY.
So it’s only fitting that I discuss my resolutions TODAY, the THIRD day of the New Year….
I’m sick of saying how challenging 2010 was, so let me share something that really happened to me as an example that really ought to sum up just what a cluster effer of a year this one was: 2 flat tires in 2 ...Read More
Day 11
For the past 6 months or more, I have ignored the notification on my computer indicating that my iTunes and pretty much every other application needs an update. I’ve also ignored the fact that after 2 years of this computer, I have never, repeat NEVER, officially backed up anything anywhere. From photos, to music, to important documents, to a SLEW of posts and scripts and ideas, nothing has been saved.
SO, when my bf gave me an iPad for the holidays (psyched!), I knew I was in store for some serious cyber organization.
Of course, I didn’t know that I would get the charming, cute, and totally convincing Mark Zuckerberg of ...Read More
Day 9
After a morning of bagels, lox, coffee cake, and a visit from Grandpa B, we took a drive down to Newport Harbor (Balboa)….
A couple weeks back, I saw an awesome deal on Family Finds for $35 for a ride around the harbor to look at all the Christmas lights and decided to book it.
To date, Jonah’s only other boat experience was on the Jungle Cruise and Small World at Disneyland so I thought it was time to take the boy to sea… Or at least to the marina.
We had some time to kill before the boat took off so we had some slices at a little boardwalk pizzeria ...Read More
Day 7
Well… I had every intention of taking little J to see “Tangled” this morning (his first movie in a theater), but I figured the other moms/children would not appreciate sneezes and snot rocketed in to the air without any attempt to shield from others. And since it was the morning of Christmas Eve, I worried that his cold might eventually reveal itself as a rip roaring infection of some sort– so I decided it would be best if we went to the doctor just in case.
Yup. Just a bad cold.
So, we ended up spending the day at home relaxing and were later joined by family and friends ...Read More
Day 6
When Jonah’s nanny Tricia (AKA the Jonah whisperer and my savior) first started working with us (6 plus months ago), I told her that I had only a few staples that I knew how to cook and could whip up easily. Of course, there’s only so much turkey meatloaf, pasta and lemon chicken a child can take…
Anyway Tricia, who is originally from Grenada, told me that she had a few recipes of her own that Jonah would probably like.
One of the recipes she told me about was her family’s recipe for Red Beans and Rice…. Well, after months of Tricia’s recipe pinned to my bulletin board, I decided ...Read More