I took this picture yesterday morning, the day after Mother’s Day as I had this moment of intense joy, and satisfaction. This is my house. This is my home. This is where I’m raising my family. For our Mother’s Day dinner, I pulled out the Waterford stemware (only the second time since moving back into the […]
Category: Mom World
Carlsbad & Mother’s Day Plans
When my son Ty heads off to college in seven years or so, Mac and I will be relocating to San Diego and Ty Gurney will open a surf shop there and we’ll finally all be under one roof in one house. Ty will keep his Hawaii Surf School & Board Shop but he’ll also […]
Mac’s 1st Birthday & Screening Fun
It’s been a very busy few days! Sunday was the screening for Christine Fugate’s powerful, wonderful, uplifting film, grief becomes me: a love story. We had well over one hundred people attend the screening and absolutely wonderful food and drink with some of my favorite people in the world. A truly special day, especially as […]
Mac
It’s Saturday and Mac and I just spent the afternoon hanging out in his dad’s board shop in Waikiki. Mac loves to be anywhere his dad is and the surf shop is especially exciting with all the surf instructors, music, visitors and activity. Gracie, James’ bulldog, hangs out at the shop most days which makes Mac very […]
And They Just Keep Growing
My baby boy is about to turn eleven months, and then next month he’s a year old. One year old. Unbelievable. I’m still exhausted…feeling like I’m a mother to a newborn and he’s trying to walk and wants to start feeding himself and is saying his first words–which, by the way aren’t mama or dada, […]
Keeping It All Together
Weird. I wake up and my heart’s practically racing. I get out of bed and the mind’s already running ahead, shifting through all I have to do. Kids. Baby. Dog. Food. Writing. Email. Edits. New proposal. Book. Events. Cleaning. Laundry. Baby. Bills. Bills. Headache. August. Book tour. Publicity. Baby. Boys. Homework. Grades. Worry. And the […]
Mother Talk
I was up at 6 this morning to drive my two big boys to the Honolulu airport to fly home for school tomorrow. I follow on Thursday with Mac. The boys were supposed to be going home to their dad but he’s still not well after breaking his femur and I can’t get another ticket […]
My Little Valentine
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day and then my birthday is on the 17th so I’m hitting one of my favorite weeks of the year. My long time readers know I love February’s pink and red colors, the lush tulips in stores, the fun conversation heart candy, and well, hearts. I love the shape of them. I […]
Little Steps
January 18th I changed the way I worked out. After getting on a scale and seeing that I’d only lost two pounds since August and I was working out nearly every day–and the workouts were grueling, too–I made a decision to go back to what I knew. What I loved. And what I enjoy. I […]
Olympic Games Vancouver Style
We spent last weekend in Vancouver, BC, just 12 days before the Winter Olympic games are to open there. We’d gone north for Jake’s water polo tournament in Surrey and then stayed in downtown Vancouver to sight-see. I’ve always loved Vancouver and seeing the city transformed for the Olympics made the weekend even more special. […]
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