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Tag Archives: Family
Unexpected gifts.
There’s a quirky article in The Wall Street Journal today regarding the upside of “sloppily wrapped” gifts. This caught my eye, as I am one of those slapdash gift-wrappers whose gifts look like they were wrapped by an assembly line … Continue reading
Posted in All Things Family, Holidays, Life
Tagged Christmas, Christmas tree, COVID19, Family, Life
3 Comments
Family Album: Pet Friendly Weekend
After our third wave of house guests, we’re calling it Hotel Lily. It works like this: they can check in any time they like, but we can never leave. No one’s complaining – especially not Lily! We love having this … Continue reading
Posted in All Things Family
Tagged Boston Terrier, Family, Golden Retriever, Life, white Golden Retriever
3 Comments
Go ask your mom.
What is Mother’s Day without the brunch? How do we even begin to do this? Of all the family traditions I can think of, torturing your children by making them dress up in the middle of the day and spend … Continue reading
Posted in All Things Family, Life
Tagged Family, Life, Mothers Day, questions to ask your mom
2 Comments
Family Album: it was very, very, VERY merry.
Not a creature is stirring, because they’ve all gone home, but we had a houseful, and the best Christmas ever. Auntie Gail arrived first, and then Taylor. Ron joined Gail this year and we were all – especially Lily – … Continue reading
Family Album: the long road home.
It’s been too much fun. Vegas with this crew already seems like a long time ago. Amazing time with them! Then NYC, special as ever. Best, of course, always, is seeing this kiddo. And wow, some other memorable moments, too… … Continue reading
Posted in All Things Family, Life, Travel
Tagged Family, Lady Gaga, Las Vegas, Life, New York City, Newport Beach, NYC, Travel
4 Comments
Family Album: Sinfully Fun.
No one falls for Las Vegas like me. Not even close. I can prove it: one shattered radius, one fractured ulna. And oh, the icing on the cake? Remember how I kept saying my back hurt? Fracture at L-4. I … Continue reading
Posted in Big Fun, Life, Travel
Tagged Carbone Las Vegas, Espiatorio Milos Las Vegas, Family, Las Vegas, Life, Spago Las Vegas
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Family Album: We’re in Training.
You would think we’d have it figured out by now. Practice makes perfect, right? But even though we’ve raised four kids and we’re on our fourth dog, we are most definitely still learning. About kids. About dogs. And about kids … Continue reading
Posted in All Things Family, Life
Tagged dogs and grapes, Family, fear of dogs, Golden Retriever Puppy, kids and dogs, Life
2 Comments
Family Album: SuperCaleighLilyisticEvieVividocious
And we thought we were busy in New York! We had to get back to California to greet some very important guests. Tina brought the girls up to meet Lily – good thing, since that little puppy is well on … Continue reading
Posted in All Things Family, Life, Spoiled Pets
Tagged Family, Golden Retriever Puppy, Life
6 Comments