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…7. Complete Done. Kaput. Over. Fini. A good time was had by all — and thankfully no scary clowns were around for me to beat up in defense of my children’s sanity. But, man, am I glad this holiday is finished; it was wearing me out: attending fall activities, carving 3 pumpkins (last night), making [...]
6. Crappy, Creepy Cinema Yesterday Drama Girl saw a scary scene in a movie on the Disney Channel. Yeah, I know. Disney? Well, it doesn’t surprise me, considering every freakin’ animated story they produce includes the death of a parent or a sibling (Lion King, Brother Bear and Bambi*, oh my!) — which, BTW, isn’t [...]
We’re in heavy Halloween-prep mode here at OWS — on orange alert, if you will. (Thank you, that rolled right off my keyboard.) I like the spirit and excitement of Halloween — even the challenges (sometimes) — especially when you experience the season through a child’s eyes. I like to categorize our steps to get [...]
I’m glad you enjoyed my last few posts — crazy things men say, crazy things kids say, and now this…yesterday’s Halloween-inspired drawing by my son. It either shows great intelligence and imagination or it’s just plain crazy. (I don’t have any fancy photoshop tools, so I will have to explain the drawing below.) The jack-o-lantern [...]
It's been some time since I left One-Woman Show to pursue happy life changes offline. The thing is, I couldn't stay away. The Next Stage is about my ever-changing family and life as part of the Sandwich Generation, plus old dreams and new. These are still my tales of "juggling life, laundry and love" -- just a little older, wiser and with a few more wrinkles.
