Inspiring High School Teens Give Back

Art Of Giving Club 11 Resized

My daughter, Bianca, designed this collection titled “Simply Coronado”.  She led 16 students to create this one-of-a-kind art piece to donate to the Coronado Schools Foundation Auction Gala held annually at the Hotel Del. Bianca established  The Art of Giving Club at CHS with the mission “Creativity For A Cause.” This is the second donation the club has made to CSF. [...]

Comic-Con 2011 – Highlights and Low-Lights

Comic Con Logo 300 x 368

  I had a blast at Comic-Con this year. However, the five-day nerd-athon did not go without a hitch. I had some incredible adventures, and some unbelievable failures I am not too proud of. This year’s Comic-Con was a record breaker, especially for this humble blogger who tried to do too much with only one [...]

Review of “Shrek the Musical” in San Diego

Seeing a theater full of green-ear fitted children is not a common site unless you're at Universal Studios.  However, this is precisely what I saw among  the young audience at opening night of “Shrek the Musical.”  The recommended viewing age for this play is six years old.  I give them 30 minutes, forty, tops,  I [...]

Coronado Patch Post: Local Teen Gives Her Heart to Art

Proud mama moment. Allow me to humble brag and read the full story here.

Oprah and Sue Heck Were Validated by School. Were You?

“You're dealing with the demon of external validation. You can't beat external validation. You want to know why? Because it feels sooo good.” ~ Barbara Hall School. Is. Over. And so are the sports banquets, award ceremonies, promotions, graduations and a host of other end-of-year accolades that beckon to let you know how well (or not) [...]