Posted in Events, Parenting, Popular Posts on September 4, 2012
Send to Kindle I can’t remember who first told me about the Saturday Morning Discovery program at the Southwest School of Art (I think it was a fellow blogger. If it was you, remind me because I’m forever grateful!). I remember being surprised that free, month-long art sessions were offered in San Antonio and I’d [...]
Posted in Parenting, Popular Posts on August 5, 2012
Send to KindleLadies and Gentleman, start your itch-ens! Last November we had our first up-close-and-personal (oh, so very personal) experience with lice. Blecchk Aaackk Blerrrgh! Just typing that makes my head itch and my skin crawl. Through the itchy, scratchy hysterical haze I did find a nontoxic, successful way to eradicate the little buggers from [...]
Posted in Life, Parenting, Popular Posts on June 17, 2012
Send to KindleYour hug squeezed the breath out of me as tears slipped down your cheeks and onto my head, soaking my hair with your fears for my future. The surgeon had just told me, your 26-year-old daughter, that I had colorectal cancer. We’d caught it early, he said. I should feel lucky, he rattled [...]
Posted in Parenting, Popular Posts, Travel on May 30, 2012
Send to KindleSummer vacation begins in less than 24 hours! And while I’m excited to spend more time with my kids, the idea of keeping them entertained for weeks on end is a little daunting. So I’m creating a list of all things we can do together to encourage learning, inspire adventures, and have loads [...]
Posted in Parenting, Popular Posts on May 21, 2012
Send to KindleI’m republishing this post I wrote two years ago for BabyPotential.com (which is no longer online) because these issues and questions still come up in our household. I’d love to hear what you think: Can you / should you / how do you raise kids without religion? Our daughter’s been asking questions. And [...]
Posted in Food, Popular Posts on April 17, 2012
Send to KindleThere are few things I adore as much as my family. Cupcakes are definitely on that short list. Yesterday my daughter and I dropped in to the new Bird Bakery, located on Broadway in Alamo Heights, and owned by actor Armie Hammer and his wife Elizabeth Chambers. The decor is country chic meets Alamo [...]
Posted in Life, Popular Posts on December 16, 2011
Send to KindleWhile surfing Facebook today I saw that tickets for a June 5 Austin show of Foster the People were going on sale at 10am. I nearly spilled my coffee from shrieking and jumping up and down. I haven’t been passionate enough about a band to see them live since my last Jimmy Buffett show [...]
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