Parenting in a Celebrity-Drive Society.
In honor of the upcoming film, “Breaking Dawn – Twilight Saga Part 1,” I thought I’d share my parenting fail in helping to create the frenzy around this franchise. Well, it’s not exactly me but my teenager. You may recall reading how she persisted until she got Robert Pattinson to mail a personalized autographed photo of [...]
When life hands you lemons, you make Quesadillas! At least that's what we did when the lights went out in our city. At about 3:30 PM, Thursday September 8, San Diego County, Imperial County, Yuma, Arizona, south Orange County and Northern Baja California, were plunged into total darkness – apparently due to human error on SDG&E's [...]
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. THE WINNER OF THE DISNEY POP! VINYLAMTION ROBOT IS… DANIELLE! CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR ENTERING!!! The Disney Store's newest collectibles were unveiled at Comic-Con during Preview Night with a special edition of Vinyl bots which will also be sold at Disney Stores nationwide starting July, 22. [...]
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 [...]
It’s a shame Dr. Laura will be going off the air. I will miss her company, the advice, and support she gave me over the last 18 years. I really wanted her to stick around long enough for my kids to listen to her, and hear confirmation of what “Do the Right Thing” means in their adult life. Not all decisions are clear cut in our daily lives, but listening to her show sometimes helped me decipher the answer to many confusing situations.
