When I heard that Buddy Guy and George Thorogood were playing at our local Auditorium, my first thought was to get the tickets, get the kids and go! My kids have been listening to Thorogood’s Greatest Hits album during carpool for almost 3 years. They can sing and shout along with most of the songs, [...]
The crowds were thick, but this was quite a wonderful exhibit of Kahlo’s work and life. If you have never seen her work before, don’t miss it. If you are a fan, get there right away. If you are open about art and experiencing art, take your kids.
I tried to determine if it was appropriate [...]
I am doing a lot of desperate things this summer. First, it was taking my 6 year old daughter to Mamma Mia. Now, I am shuffling my kids off to the Frida Kahlo exhibit at the San Francisco MOMA. My delicious, food blogging, buddy humored me by saying she’d join me.
As I went through Frida’s [...]
Unbeknownst to the other Shells, the Grandma Sweater has been quietly making the rounds. She went to Boulevard and Bix in the city. She received compliments on her stylishness. We all know a good quality Grandma is worth her weight in gold.
The bottom line is that if you want to call me a grandma, then [...]
All right, I’ve long said my kids are going to have a lot of ammunition to pummel me on a Jerry Springer episode. I think if St. Peter is at the Pearly Gates when I get there, his first question would be about why I took a six year old to Iron Man. (I didn’t [...]
K1 Son at sleep away camp, Day 9. No letter home…yet:
Dear K1 Son,
Are you o-k? Are you having fun? Did a mountain lion carry you off? Were you eaten by bears? I do think you actually did get on the right bus, because I saw you in a picture from camp that your counselor’s sent [...]
Well, just back from the fabulous Blogher 08. Met tons of interesting bloghers and learned so much that my head is spinning. It was a sea of writing women that buzzed with energy and excitement–but the conference was in San Francisco’s Union Square, and in Union Square, there is shopping. Lots of shopping.
During the breaks [...]
Whew! We are gearing up for guests next weekend, so this means time to clean, organize and panic. I ventured into K2’s room, to realize that my little crafter had treasures stashed everywhere. For each stash, there is a reason why it can’t be eliminated, recycled or moved due to it’s delicate nature.
Each piece is [...]
At some point, my rambunctious little boy transformed into a 5 foot 5 tall, 110 pound rambunctious puppy. He bops around and rolls and bounces into things, and now he can be heard coming down the hall with the footfalls of the Jolly Green Giant. It’s like Clifford the big red dog has arrived and I’m [...]
About 5 p.m. last night I birthed the brain child of Night Camp. Spending quality summer time with your angels seems like a good idea in early summer or even earlier in the day, but by 5 p.m., aren’t you and your kids ready for Night Camp?
Tired from the long day? Exhausted from running your [...]
