A Most Unlikely Reunion, Thirty-Five Long Years in the Making!
Is it possible that I am old enough to be reunited with college friends that I hadn't seen in 35 years? Apparently I am! Here starts a...
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Jana
- Nov 30, 2021
- 5 min
A Hallmark Channel Thanksgiving? Not Exactly, but Still Much to be Grateful for.
Is it just me, or is it mandated somewhere that all holidays have some sort of chaos, calamity or drama built in? And if that is the...
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Jana
- Oct 30, 2021
- 1 min
Let's get the Party Started! Fitzy Rings in His Last Year as a Tweenager.
Fitzy started his day with a perfect pram ride through Hidden Hills, visiting some of his favorite equine friends. Tommy Haflinger, the...
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Jana
- Oct 29, 2021
- 3 min
Toothless in Bel Air? If it's got to Happen Somewhere, it may as Well be in Bel Air.
Not that I was keeping track, but I think Miles' (first) tooth was "falling out" for close to two months. At least that's what it felt...
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Jana
- Oct 24, 2021
- 3 min
While Kim K was Living it up, "Live From New York...," we Celebrated in Hidden Hills, Without her.
Did any of you tune in to see Kim Kardashian-West on SNL a few weekends ago? Seeing as she is a neighbor, and therefore a potential...
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Jana
- Oct 23, 2021
- 4 min
If There's Somethin' Strange in the Neighborhood Who ya Gonna call? The Kardashians, That's Who!
If there's somethin' strange in the neighborhood Who ya gonna call... the Kardashians There's somethin' weird and it don't look good Who...
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Jana
- Oct 21, 2021
- 2 min
Dodger Blue - it Seems to run in the Genes. Granny is Beaming Down From Heaven Tonight!
If you read my last post, you wouldn't be surprised to learn that Garin isn't exactly a "sporty guy," as the twins like to call the jocks...
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Jana
- Oct 19, 2021
- 5 min
Where Would I be Without my Absolutely Brilliant and Quirky IT Guy? Utterly Lost, That's Where.
I must admit that I have been remiss in writing of late. It's not as if I don't have a bonafide get out of jail free card, being a single...
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Jana
- Oct 8, 2021
- 4 min
There's Nothing Like an Early Morning Call From a Loyal fan to get you Writing Again!
I was sitting at my desk this morning when my home phone rang. Ninety-nine percent of the time when I get a call on my home line it's a...
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Jana
- Sep 22, 2021
- 6 min
Snickers, Reese's and Peanut M & Ms, oh my! Miles Defies the odds and Outgrows his Peanut Allergy!
I first discovered Miles had a peanut allergy when he was just a baby. I recall being in a bit of a hurry on that particular day. I'll...
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Jana
- Sep 17, 2021
- 4 min
More Joy and More Laughter, but Still Some Tears Too. A Very Different Birthday From Last Year.
My birthday falls on 9/9. Last. year, my mother passed away less than a week before my birthday, on 9/3/2020. The kids and I had...
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Jana
- Sep 17, 2021
- 3 min
How Could it Have Been A Year Already?
On September 3rd, we marked the one-year anniversary of my mom's passing. I could hardly believe that an entire year of birthdays,...
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Jana
- Sep 11, 2021
- 1 min
Remembering 9/11, Twenty Years Later, Through Miles' Eyes
Miles built this replica of the World Trade Center this morning, out of magnatiles, as his way of honoring the 2,977 victims who died on...
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Jana
- Sep 2, 2021
- 4 min
Three Birthdays in one Weekend? Bring it on!
My sincerest apologies to my children and loyal readers of this blog for an embarrassingly late post on not one, not two, but three...
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Jana
- Sep 1, 2021
- 3 min
Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow. Graham Woefully Returns to School After an Unexpected Quarantine.
Graham completed his quarantine and retuned to school yesterday. To say it was bittersweet, is to put it mildly. We had our last...
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Jana
- Aug 30, 2021
- 3 min
Does Your Gardener Drive a Porsche? Well Mine Does!
Admittedly, I took a little artistic license when I created the title for this blog. Read on to find out more...... Truthfully, I am the...
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Jana
- Aug 25, 2021
- 3 min
I Said one day at a Time, but I Didn't Really Mean it!
We made it through two and a half of school last week before the proverbial Covid s*** , hit the fan. I was sitting at my desk on Monday...
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Jana
- Aug 21, 2021
- 2 min
After an Orwellian Eighteen Months, the Kids Finally Return to School, Full-Time.
On Wednesday, the kids returned to school, full-time, for the first time since Friday, March 13, 2020. That's 523 days, to be exact. ...
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Jana
- Aug 18, 2021
- 3 min
"The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." Mark Twain
Isn't that the truth! We tied up our trip in the Bay Area, sightseeing, spending time with friends and enjoying one of the prettiest...
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Jana
- Aug 9, 2021
- 1 min
Monterey! When in Rome go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Monterey is lovely, but the highlight of visiting there is most certainly the acclaimed aquarium. Aside from driving through Big Sur,...
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Jana
- Aug 7, 2021
- 2 min
Big Sur at Last - Undisputedly one of the Most Beautiful Places on Earth.
After leaving San Luis Obispo in the morning, we continued to make our way up the coast via Morro Bay, San Simeon, Big Sur, Carmel and...
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Jana
- Aug 6, 2021
- 2 min
A Perfectly Mellow Summer day in San Luis Obispo.
I was so pleased that we didn't have to drive anywhere on our second day. We got up and wandered a few blocks down from our hotel to have...
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Jana
- Aug 4, 2021
- 2 min
Road Trip! California Coast, Here we Come!
After our trip to the East Coast in June, I wasn't sure I had it in me to plan, prepare for, pack and take another trip with four kids. I...
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Jana
- Aug 2, 2021
- 5 min
The Goats Have Come and Gone, but we are Forever Changed for Having Met Them.
Disclaimer: This post is a bit longer than my normal posts (with lots of fun videos), but I promise it will be worth your time and warm...
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