As you’ve likely heard, writer/actress/mental health advocate Carrie Fisher died two days ago. Like many people, I was terribly saddened to hear about her passing. I loved Fisher’s brilliant writing and thought she was a hilarious actress. She was only 60 years old. Yesterday, her mother, actress Debbie Reynolds, passed away. At 84 years old,…
It’s Okay To Live
December 29th, 2016Comments: 52
The Schuyler Puppy
December 28th, 2016Comments: 51
The kids have been asking for a dog for a few months, but I didn’t know if I could handle having another dog. Rigby’s death devastated me, and I didn’t ever want to go through mourning a dog again. But several weeks ago, Mike started gently asking me if I thought I’d be ready for another dog. He’d…
Surfing Sunday 12.18
December 18th, 2016Comments: 17
With the next two Sundays being holidays, this will be my last Surfing Sunday of 2016 (and my last post until after Christmas)! I’m very glad this dumb year is over. My kids have started their winter breaks — Annabel gets two weeks off and James gets three. Luckily, Mike is off this week, too, so…
Ten years ago, I woke up to rain. Today, I’ll wake up to rain, too. It rained steadily for most of the day, but the skies finally cleared an hour before the ceremony. We ran off with our photographers to the Los Angeles Central Library, where we snapped pictures of just the two of us….
From Us To You
December 15th, 2016Comments: 1,037
It’s time for our Fifth Annual $250 Amazon.com giveaway! 2016 has been a rough year for…well, just about everybody on the planet. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been trying to focus on the good things in our life, and one of the best things is all of you. We’re so thankful for all of the…