11/03/2013 15:57
We live in Alaska, or Russia east, as we sometimes like to joke. The small town that we reside in is very far away from the rest of the society. In the winter, you can't even take a road to our little village because it's completely iced over. Usually, the only way in and out is...
11/03/2013 14:12
I just picked up a great piece of advice from a friend of mine who is a fashion editor at a leading women's magazine. We were talking about how to dress my daughter for spring and summer. She's eleven years old and anxious to make a mark for herself as she heads of to summer camp....
10/26/2013 15:11
We live out in the countryside. Some people say we're hillbillies. Others call us hicks. But you know what I think we are? Simple folk that's happier than most, in my humble opinion. We don't need much to have a lot of fun. When we want to listen to music, we...
10/26/2013 11:05
I have a twelve year old daughter. She's a good normal kid, but I can tell she's starting to rebel. She no longer wants me to take her shopping. She'd much rather go with her girlfriends. Reluctantly, I caved in and let her go to the mall with the girls. I was very...
10/05/2013 15:58
Okay, this disturbs me. I have a six year old daughter. She's a lovely girl, very curious, inquisitive and friendly. But the other day she definitely committed a big no no in my books. I don't want to shame the child, or exacerbate the problem, but it certainly needs to be...
10/04/2013 20:00
I'm not a chef. I'm not a cooking. I didn't graduate culinary school. And I'm a big disaster in the kitchen. That said, I do know a few things about stuff, and of this I am certain: never spread butter on a girls maxi dress like this one. Girls dresses can be...
09/21/2013 14:33
The whole family went on a deep sea fishing trip the other weekend. It was great fun. We chartered a boat for 12 and set sail. It took us a good two hours to steam to our grounds, and when we got there, we dropped our lines and patiently waited. While we did, my older...
09/14/2013 17:18
Our little girl Tamisha just loves to make a ruckus and get in trouble. One time, she got into the silverware drawer and threw knives at the cat. Another time, she got under our car and cut the brake line. Another instance, she got into my husband's dynamite collection and...
09/07/2013 11:31
My nine year old daughter is something of a genius fashionista. She can take one outfit and figure out a bazillion different ways to wear it an accessorize it. You should have seen how she transformed last seasons bathing suit into a haute couture runway piece. I know I'm...
09/01/2013 08:28
Give two points to my daughter for trying. She so desperately wants to help in the kitchen, but more often than not, she just winds up making a mess that I have to clean up. At least she's better than my husband, who just leaves dishes and food all over the counter! Here's the...