Last week I posted about Cox Communications Black History Month On Demand content. This week I invited a friend, Tanya, over for a Girlfriend Lunch to watch one of the Cox On Demand movies. We were planning to watch Jamie Foxx in Ray but couldn’t find it. After a call to the Cox 24/7 support line…
Category Archives: Parenting
Hanging Hearts in Class
Yesterday, I arrived in Caroline’s 4th grade class armed with a book of scrapbook paper, construction paper, yarn, and heart stickers. For the next hour and a half I helped the students make hanging hearts. Then I climbed up on the desks and pushed the yarn into the ceiling tiles to hang the hearts. (Luckily…
Why Spelling Is Important
I support inventive spelling in the younger grades. But Katie’s inventive spelling for pennies put a whole new spin on her math worksheet story problem she brought home yesterday. I’m pretty sure she won’t misspell pennies again! What was your laugh of the week?
The Case Against Homework – WW
Oh, Los Angeles Art Charter, how I miss you. 2 1/2 hours of homework this afternoon and tonight with second grader. Yes, the brown paper bag is part of homework. Science homework. No, the dictionary didn’t define the particular words she needed. No, my second grader doesn’t know what a predicate is. Neither do I….
Eleven Years
Today is our eleventh wedding anniversary. I have strep throat. Tuesday night I had the chills and Caroline ran to get the thermometer, saying “you might have a fever.” I’ve had a sore throat ever since. Yesterday Katie said, “you better go to the doctor. You might have strep.” So off I went to the…
Just How Many Ways Can You Spin It?
Candy for breakfast just once? You’re just so mean. Daddy is just so much nicer. Just a little more playtime. I just have to finish this. Just a few more minutes. Just another five minutes. Just a minute. It’s just not fair. It’s just so boring. Just one more cookie. Just one more bite. I’m…
Privacy at Overnight Camp? Ha!
Caroline is away at her first summer of overnight camp for several weeks. I want her to love the experience. To get out of it everything that it offers. And I find myself wondering every day what she’s doing, what she’s experiencing. Bunk 1 was created to service all the parents like myself. For a…
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These are my stories about surviving Hollywood, parenting two girls, and relocating to Las Vegas from Los Angeles, all while consuming a lot of chocolate. -
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