best 2 days ever

September 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Monday was my Oldest’s birthday. She turned 12. Wowza….I have a pre-teen. The day was grande though! Cake for breakfast, presents (including a pogo stick) in the afternoon, and the event I have been waiting on the arrival of for 5 years: her return to gymnastics. She began training when she was 4.5, reached competition level, and decided it was too much. I cried that day. Nothing worse than watching your child, with a divine given talent for a sport decide to quit, having no choice but to allow it. Swore that if she returned, it would be her idea, and I patiently waited. Finally, it happened, and away she went. Muscle memory kicked in, and she lit up the facility. On the way home, she said, “Mommy it feels so good to be back on the mat!”. Music to my ears:-) Tonight she is being evaluated for placement on one of the teams (update to follow). Wish her luck! 

So that was Monday. Yesterday held another surprise….

I received notification that my Youngest had been granted a Kindergarten spot at the school where my Middle baby attends. Hallelujah! She starts tomorrow. The only hurdle left, is getting the Oldest there. We’ll know in a couple of weeks. Nonetheless, my life is getting easier! 

Oh, and just this morning I received a very sweet email from Andrea Burridge with Mereadesso Woman, informing me that I have a goody bag full of their phenomenal skin care products on it’s way via FedEx!! You really must visit their site, and order some Face + Neck Toning Gel. It’s an all-in-one product I will never be able to live without. Ever. Although I already have a few products from Sophyto I have been using for a bit, this new gem of a product fit right in!!! So wonderful when things peacefully co-exist together, huh? 

Ciao for now….I have to embrace Wednesday and see what else is in store!! 

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TIFF2011…Celebrity for a day, or 3 :-)

September 13, 2011 by 1 Comment

Just thinking about our trip to Toronto last week makes me smile all over my face. When I say it was a much needed sabbatical for The Man and me, I REALLY MEAN IT! I honestly believe we accomplished all we set out to do (and then some) and couldn’t have asked for a better group of hosts while being ushered around the city and treated like ROCK STARS. Thanks to our dear friend John Davidson, as well as his kick-ass staff at sonaBlast! Records Canada…..Barbara, Lindsay, Rob….Y’all were the lifeblood of our adventure for certain!  A big shout out also goes to all the talented new musical artists (Chloe Charles, Kyle James Hauser, THE NORTH) we added to our inner circle. And let me not forget to thank Samantha Gutstadt with RealTVFilms and Chrissy Newton from VOCAB Communications  for their extreme hospitality in the SocialMediaLodge gifting suite. A huge shout out to Andrea Burridge with Mereadesso Woman. She hooked me up with the most amazing product (Face + Neck Toning Gel) from her skin care line. Last but not least, I must thank Wendy and Tanya from Inspire Cosmetics, another wonderful line of yummy beauty enhancers. They whisked me into the make-up chair and had me camera ready in no time! I felt like such a celebrity, and when you are a mommy like me, that’s always nice….lol. Also, big props to The Drake Hotel and The Football Factory for being such amazing venues. If you are ever in Toronto, go to both of these fine establishments. You will be welcomed with open arms…..just tell them John Davidson’s folks from LA sent you. Of course, I’m sure I’ve left some people out, as I am still going through biz cards, putting names with memories of faces. At any rate, I can’t wait to host all of y’all down here in La La Land! I might even be able to make you some poutine 🙂

This photo says it all. Me dancing on stage with a FUNK BAND. Crossing that off my bucket list now.

 

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genius bar….part 2

June 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment

I was reminded yesterday, that the very first post on this blog was about my visit to THE GENIUS BAR at the Mac store in Northridge. So it’s only fitting that I report on my latest adventure there.

This time, the problem was with my gadgets, not The Man’s. Two days ago, I upgraded my iPhone. My info was backed up on my dinosaur of a desktop….it’s 6 years old….so I just plugged my new device in and “restored from a backup”. Umm, big mistake. Little did I know, that my 280 contacts were turned into a cyber omelet. Literally, scrambled!! The wrong email addresses with the wrong names, phone numbers all mixed up and some contacts quadrupled. All because of MOBILE ME. I swear, it’s Satan’s spawn. Anyway, after an entire day of head scratching and baffled stares at my shiny new iPhone….The Man calmly says “take it to the Genius Bar.” Of course… as if I hadn’t already planned on it. So off I went, with desktop and phone in hand…..all three girls in tow. Again.

At first, the couple of geniuses I commandeered the attention of looked at me like I had 6 heads when I showed them what was happening. One flew the coop. But the other guy hung in there. First, he had me make sure the info on the computer was correct, then he went to my Mobile Me account and replaced all the info there with info from my desktop, and turned off the “syncing” feature. That was the problem… I was double syncing through iTunes & Mobile Me. NEVER DO THAT, as it really confuses the devices that are clearly designed to be smarter than you and me. End result, all is right in my Mac world again, it didn’t cost me a penny and The Girls had a blast :-)))

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Diamonds, rubies, pearls, and….chocolate? Part 2.

November 10, 2010 by Leave a Comment

The air date is upon us!!! Tune into The Food Network on Tuesday, November 16, 2010….that is NEXT TUESDAY….to see the episode of “Private Chefs of Beverly Hills” I happened to have the pleasure of being a guest on 🙂 Click here for the episode info. See, I told you I would keep you posted. Now you can consider yourself  ”in the know”! 

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