Last night, my last night in LA, we went to Beverly Hills and Hollywood. Loved it. So fun, wish we could have seen more of that area. But, I feel lucky to have seen so …

My last night in California. Just when I am used to the time zone, time to go home. Funny how

After I realized yesterday that there was no pool to strut around in my bikini in, nor was Brad Pitt delivering my room service, I decided to hop in my car and go somewhere-anywhere and …

I am working this week in sunny Southern California.
My kids are at camp. (I keep thinking I will get a call from camp that one of the kids has the swine flu. Or that one …

We had dinner this weekend with our neighbors. Alright, well not much dinner, more like cocktails but who’s counting.
We hit the neighbor jackpot 5 years ago when we moved in (new parents, pay attention…..)
Our wonder …

I intended to write today’s blog on a totally different subject.
But, in my comic book strip of a life, things never happen quite how I intend so I’ve changed gears and the other post will …

 
 
Jordan arrived home last night from his friend Daniel’s house.
He had been there a few days, laying low ever since he decided to call Charlie a pansy without thinking Charlie might not appreciate that and …

Guess what.
I actually had a day. An entire day. With no drama.
My coffee pot worked and I got the lid screwed down the first time, there were no strange women peeping in my front door …

A snapshot of 3 scenarios in our little piece of heaven in the last 24 hours.
Yesterday evening, I made all 6 boys, including my own, check out of our hotel and re-locate elsewhere. Let another …

You would think in my house, people would know by now not to come in between me and my caffeine. It’s really taking your life in your own hands.
Most mornings, I sort of blindly half …

I still have people reading and responding to me in various ways about the blog yesterday regarding teens and the talk and beyond the talk.
By the way, the reason I have decided not to use …

As if my life is not dramatic enough right now.
Somewhere in my own personal book of life, God apparently decided to write:
2009. Shannon: MAJOR EXAM ON FAITH
I think I am passing the test, …

So less than 24 hours after I posted about being both surrounded and nearly deafened in a hotel by a bunch of preteen girls dressed in pink, I realize I may have made a huge …

 
Tales from the our Lampoonish mini-trip to Dallas last weekend to pick up my wayward youngest two children:
-Four hour trip, barely out of the neighborhood, much less the city, and my husband starts discussing where …

Tonight I went to go get my hair cut and colored.
I love my hairdresser, she’s been doing my hair for a few years now. She’s as cute as a button, 5 feet tall, weighs about …

I have an announcement to make to all of my friends and family and even the strangers who have for whatever reason decided to follow this blog:

Yes, I know I’m stressed.
(picture that with a giant …

What’s the worst thing after being totally disconnected from the work world for two days?
Getting reconnected.
I was really hesitant to turn my Blackberry on last night, fearful of the onslaught of e-mails that were sure …