December 2011
15 posts
BJ, The Good Looking Slow Guy in Sweats at LAX
We arrived at LAX from New Orleans tonight and as I waited for our luggage some pretty great people watching happened. I narrowed in on one handsome guy who perplexed me because of what he was wearing. He looked “normal” enough. Like an Ivy League college student with dark hair and a naturally athletic build.
Really handsome, nice body, but understated, like he wasn’t posing or...
A Death Star Lego Christmas
This Christmas Roan asked for only one thing. The Star Wars LEGO Death Star. (I know… DEATHSTAR On Christmas? Couldn’t he have asked for “Peace on Earth?”) Anyway, I felt pretty good about getting it for him because I think Legos are great for kids. Roan puts together the smaller kits for his age range in a snap. I love that he can “read” the instructions, piece...
...Roan's Boring Holiday Journal Continued
If you haven’t read this post here:
http://talesofarealhollywoodmom.tumblr.com/post/14713023128/roans-boring-holiday-journal
you should or this won’t make any sense.
Anyway… As if it wasn’t bad enough that Roan’s latest journal entry was a drawing of himself pinned under a couch with the caption “I fell under a couch. Worst Day Ever.” Roan has now...
Tales of a Real Zoo-Dwelling Orangutan Mom
Today we went to the New Orleans Zoo. We’re members so it’s free.
And it’s walking distance from my In Law’s House, in Audubon park. Next to the Tacoma, WA Zoo it’s the prettiest little Zoo I’ve ever seen. It still has architecture and statues from the Thirties and live oaks drip with lacy Spanish Moss.
One thing that’s always troubled me, however,...
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Wrestle Mania
Roan’s best friends are all girls.
This is because MY best friends (who are mostly girls) have happened to have all girls.
Roan has a lot of fun with his lady buddies. These girls are adventurous and silly and smart.
They play “Family” and “Store” and “Castle” and talk for hours about unicorns, butterflies and ponies. However, when it comes to the...
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How to Eat in New Orleans
In the face of an overabundance of delacacies to stuff your face with … it’s easy to overindulge in New Orleans. My mother in law’s a damn good cook. Here she is on our first night in town presenting a banana dulce de leche pie. I had two slices.
This year instead of folding myself into a comatose ball and rocking myself to sleep after eating, I tried something different....
Roan's Boring Holiday Journal
My 5 year old son Roan has to keep a Holiday Journal while on vacation from Kindergarten. It consists of writing one simple sentence based on a picture he draws based on something he did that day. Things he has done on this trip so far that he could potentially draw a picture of and write in his journal could include:
*Flew on an airplane.
*Played “Underwear Banditos” with his cousin...
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Saints in the House!
I like taking a break from Hollywood every so often to detox from being in a town where most everything revolves around the industry of entertainment.
To remind myself that LA is not the center of the world- even though it is the genesis of society altering media-both enriching and not enriching (The Kardashians).
But apparently New Orleans is no longer the place to detox. (Nor is it the...
Tiny Guns- The Not Funny Post
I’m cleaning my house and as I put away Legos and puzzles and Star Wars figures there are a few tiny tiny guns in corners of the couch or lodged under the TV.
Whether a fireman, policeman or Boba Fett— the little figures Roan builds with and plays with come with guns. Tiny guns.
When I first had Roan I stated, “he will never play with guns.” This is because six years ago...
A Course in Miracles
If you spend an evening with one of the preeminent spiritual teachers expect for her to say things like, “Well, when I was talking to Jackie Kennedy she expressed a similar viewpoint.” I mean, are you serious? Last month I found myself in this precise position at Marianne Williamson’s house.
If you don’t know who she is here’s a little blurb:
Marianne Williamson...
"When I was in Prison..."
If a person continually & casually mentions “When I was in prison…” when you are in conversation with them, is it rude to finally ask… “So, WHAT were you in prison for?” Finally, while attending a kid’s party, this man mentioned his time in prison AGAIN. I did think, that while I enjoy being social, If I were in prison, perhaps I wouldn’t have to...
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Star Wars Crafts
Because most everybody knows “somebody” affiliated with SOME part of the entertainment industry in LA- there are often opportunities to score (ridiculous to some, priceless to others) items for free that you would otherwise have to pay for or that would otherwise be impossible to get.
My friend’s son loves skateboarding and some show on Mtv called “Rob & Big Fantasy...
If You Talk to Your Child Like You're a Character...
The other day Roan said the word “Boobies.” Then he stopped himself and said, “I am SO sorry, that’s a BAD WORD!”
To which I responded by saying, “Not really. It’s a part of a female’s body. So it’s not a BAD word at all.”
And he said, “But It’s a private part.” and I said, “Yes that’s right and you...
Parent Teacher Conference
When I went to Roan’s first parent teacher conference for Kindergarten I sat down and realized, with my heart beating slightly fast, that what I truly wanted — was for the teacher to tell me what was going to happen to Roan … for the rest of his educational career and even more, his entire life. Would he go to college? Would he always have friends? What would he do for a living?...
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Breaking Dawn
This morning Roan and I overslept. School starts at 8am and we were still in a deep sleep at 7:30. “I’m helper of the day!!!” Roan shouts. Can’t be late. Roan gets dressed, I run upstairs, make breakfast & pack his lunch, put his homework in his backpack, throw on some fleece clothing and boots and we get in the car. “Don’t want to be late when...
