Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

Thanksgiving 2011 has come and gone, yet the pains of the day still remain.  I planned for that day in advance had most of the kinks worked out and failed to remember to expect the unexpected.  In my family you

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Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

Thanksgiving 2011 has come and gone, yet the pains of the day still remain.  I planned for that day in advance had most of the kinks worked out and failed to remember to expect the unexpected.  In my family you

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Debating Vomit at the Dinner Table

A weird thing happened at a dinner a few days ago. We were eating cake and a gentleman at the table choked on the cake and had a huge coughing fit. Seriously, it was like he was trying to cough

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Debating Vomit at the Dinner Table

A weird thing happened at a dinner a few days ago. We were eating cake and a gentleman at the table choked on the cake and had a huge coughing fit. Seriously, it was like he was trying to cough

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Hazards of Walmart Shopping Part II

October was busy month for Walmart.  My love/hate  relationship with the super giant is still in tact and rightfully so.  For the month of October there’s been a bleach fight between 2 women which lead to a HazMat (hazardous material)

Hazards of Walmart Shopping Part II

October was busy month for Walmart.  My love/hate  relationship with the super giant is still in tact and rightfully so.  For the month of October there’s been a bleach fight between 2 women which lead to a HazMat (hazardous material)

Perfectly Snaggled

Credit: © 2008 Dave M Benett Kate Moss Who’s ready to start rocking snaggle teeth or maybe adding a few? I sure the hell am not! After spending thousands on dentist and orthodontists I refuse to revert to crooked teeth.

Perfectly Snaggled

Credit: © 2008 Dave M Benett Kate Moss Who’s ready to start rocking snaggle teeth or maybe adding a few? I sure the hell am not! After spending thousands on dentist and orthodontists I refuse to revert to crooked teeth.

Sick Pumpkin Carving!

Creating Great Halloween Memories With Your Kids by Tricia Tighe I’ve always wanted to excel at pumpkin carving, but one too many times of almost cutting off my thumb with a slime-covered paring knife dulled my enthusiasm. But no more!

Sick Pumpkin Carving!

Creating Great Halloween Memories With Your Kids by Tricia Tighe I’ve always wanted to excel at pumpkin carving, but one too many times of almost cutting off my thumb with a slime-covered paring knife dulled my enthusiasm. But no more!

Farmers Markets in the Antelope Valley

By Tricia Tighe If you’re used to dashing into Vons, shoving some frozen veggies into your cart and hightailing it home, shopping at a farmers market can be a shocking experience. But, shocking in a good way. Life is slower

Farmers Markets in the Antelope Valley

By Tricia Tighe If you’re used to dashing into Vons, shoving some frozen veggies into your cart and hightailing it home, shopping at a farmers market can be a shocking experience. But, shocking in a good way. Life is slower

Kayaking On Castaic Lake

By Tricia Tighe castaickayaking.com or (661) 257-4050. If you’re like me, when the temperatures soar to the 100s in the AV, your commitment to being active with your kids dries up faster than spit on the sidewalk. But really, how many

Kayaking On Castaic Lake

By Tricia Tighe castaickayaking.com or (661) 257-4050. If you’re like me, when the temperatures soar to the 100s in the AV, your commitment to being active with your kids dries up faster than spit on the sidewalk. But really, how many

Paintball-it’s amazing!

Palmdale—I promised myself I wasn’t going to turn into one of those suburban commandoes who risk life and limb to win a silly game. But there I was, hunched behind a hay bale, paintballs whizzing by my head. I was

Paintball-it’s amazing!

Palmdale—I promised myself I wasn’t going to turn into one of those suburban commandoes who risk life and limb to win a silly game. But there I was, hunched behind a hay bale, paintballs whizzing by my head. I was

Geocaching-family friendly, fun and free!

By Tricia Tighe It’s like being James Bond in a mini-van, skulking around the valley and carrying out your mission in stealth and secret. You find the treasure box, initial a logbook and hiding it again for the next person.

Geocaching-family friendly, fun and free!

By Tricia Tighe It’s like being James Bond in a mini-van, skulking around the valley and carrying out your mission in stealth and secret. You find the treasure box, initial a logbook and hiding it again for the next person.

TV Nazi

My husband calls me a “TV Nazi”.  How rude, right?  I am an at home Mom managing the lives of 6 individuals on one income.My one vice is television. Yes, sad but true.My DirecTV budget is indispensable and irrevocable (unless

TV Nazi

My husband calls me a “TV Nazi”.  How rude, right?  I am an at home Mom managing the lives of 6 individuals on one income.My one vice is television. Yes, sad but true.My DirecTV budget is indispensable and irrevocable (unless