You Can Help PUR Bring Clean Water To Haiti

PUR water filters wants to give clean water to Haiti and the rest of the world. And you can help them towards their noble goal simply by clicking on their Facebook Fan Page. Every time they get a new fan, they will donate 10 liters of clean water to people in the world who need [...]

The Aussies Can Sure Cook

I went to a lovely food and wine event last week as a guest of KCRW where some adorable Aussie chefs showed off their skills with KCRW’s Good Food host (and Angeli Caffe chef) Evan Kleinman. It was fun and the food was delicious. The wine was very good, too. And believe me, I was [...]

Please Help Jessica Gottlieb (And Me) Support The UNHCR

My friend Jessica Gottlieb invited me to lunch the other day — lunch with benefits. And while I got to play Wii tennis (badly) with my mom blogger friends courtesy of The Game Truck, was given an adorable bracelet made by MoGo and a cute T-shirt made by 10AgainClothing, the real beneficiaries were refugees around [...]

Green Glop

I have found a recipe for Green Glop and I’m so excited! I know what you must think of me now, but I can’t worry about that anymore: I have searched for this for years and now it has actually come to me. My old yoga teacher used to drink it and call it green [...]

Orthodontia In The 21st Century

My son’s getting his expanders on today. Expanders, for those of you who don’t know, are the pre-cursers to braces. Widening the mouth in order for teeth to come in straighter, naturally.* The Orthodontist’s office is quite high-tech, and I like that. (I’m blogging on his network right now, in fact.) When the kids arrive, [...]

Got Milk?

My kids and I attended the party for the new Got Milk ad reveal — this one stars Rebecca Romijn and her really adorable twin girls. My kids and I got our milk mustache photo taken as well, and while some might question the wisdom of showing my photo in the same post as Rebecca’s, [...]

LAUSD’s Crumbling Before Our Very Eyes

I am watching an organization in its death throes and it would bad enough if it weren’t so personal. But it’s pretty personal: My kids attend public school. I’ve got a post up today at LA Moms Blog about just one of the nutso aspects of our district. But it’s really getting ugly. There’s a [...]