Today my friend Amy and I took our kids to Underwood Family Farms in Moorpark for some strawberry picking. They also have a huge play area that the kids just adored. It was the perfect antidote to a Monday morning!
AJ’s strawberries went straight from hand to mouth:
Cara & the scarecrow:
My sweet baby:
The kids [...]
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Not too many surprises, but I was thrilled to see Sean Penn win Best Actor tonight. I am not generally a Sean Penn fan, but I thought he was absolutely remarkable in Milk! Please go see that movie; it was beyond excellent.
We had a blast celebrating Oscar night with Amy and family and [...]
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Posted in Cooking, Just Life, tagged AJ, Amy, Auntie Boss, Cara, christmas, Cookies, Grandaddy, Grandma, Holiday Walk, John, John Lawrence, Montana, Santa Claus on December 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Friday was the annual Holiday Walk on Montana Avenue, so the girls and I went out, along with Auntie Boss, Grandma, and Grandaddy. I am delighted to use these [free] opportunities to capture the girls with Santa, because the only solo photo I have of either of them with Santa is one of Cara [...]
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Posted in Just Life, tagged Amy, Reading, Twilight on November 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I know I’ve been neglecting my blog for the last few days! It’s not my fault, I swear.
It’s Amy’s.
You see, Amy and I have movie night every Tuesday night, and for this upcoming Tuesday she really wants to see Twilight. The problem: I won’t see a movie until I have read [...]
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At least that’s what you might think I’d be saying with the number of child-free social engagements I have this week.
Tonight was my usual Tuesday night ritual–a movie with Amy. I LOVE Tuesday nights. We saw “My Best Friend’s Girl” tonight, which was worth it if only to ogle Dane Cook for an [...]
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It’s no secret that I LOVE DMB. I attended my ninth (I think?) concert last night, thanks to my friend Amy. I haven’t been since Cara was born*, and it was good to go and feel like myself again. Their music makes me feel so happy and alive. It was a [...]
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