tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-16420 2012-05-18T13:42:13-07:00 Be It Ever So Messy, There's No Place Like Home: The "Adventures" of a 50-Something Southern California Mom - who used to be interesting... and her teenage daughter. TypePad Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c5c3e53ef016305a31e12970d 2012-05-18T13:42:13-07:00 2012-05-18T13:42:13-07:00 Donna The 4WD died on my husband's Pilot yesterday, and our trustworthy (and inexpensive) Honda specialist is out of town for the weekend. So the huz took my car to work today, and I'm housebound. That's not exactly a bad thing:...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?a=YEYStKhWp4k:yOzkE9lKIl0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?a=YEYStKhWp4k:yOzkE9lKIl0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?i=YEYStKhWp4k:yOzkE9lKIl0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?a=YEYStKhWp4k:yOzkE9lKIl0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?i=YEYStKhWp4k:yOzkE9lKIl0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?a=YEYStKhWp4k:yOzkE9lKIl0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?a=YEYStKhWp4k:yOzkE9lKIl0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?i=YEYStKhWp4k:yOzkE9lKIl0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocalMom/~4/YEYStKhWp4k" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.socalmom.net/travelblog/2012/05/living-the-life.html socalmomhttp://www.flickr.com/people/socalmom/2012-05-17T19:40:58-07:00tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/7219169768 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/socalmom/">socalmom</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/socalmom/7219169768/" title="Seating by the Getty Villa Pool"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7091/7219169768_7b617098f8_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Seating by the Getty Villa Pool" /></a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocalMom/~4/BHG1Qpc4mT0" height="1" width="1"/>2012-05-12T14:46:20-08:002012-05-12T14:46:20-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/socalmom/7219169768/socalmomhttp://www.flickr.com/people/socalmom/2012-05-17T19:40:57-07:00tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/7219171154 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/socalmom/">socalmom</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/socalmom/7219171154/" title="Mariachi Plaza, Los Angeles"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7091/7219171154_a62855c9db_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Mariachi Plaza, Los Angeles" /></a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocalMom/~4/j-piJXkCIvI" height="1" width="1"/>2012-05-05T15:31:37-08:002012-05-05T15:31:37-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/socalmom/7219171154/socalmomhttp://www.flickr.com/people/socalmom/2012-05-17T19:40:56-07:00tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/7219172690 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/socalmom/">socalmom</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/socalmom/7219172690/" title="Mariachi Plaza, Los Angeles"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5114/7219172690_39e7320296_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Mariachi Plaza, Los Angeles" /></a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocalMom/~4/TUoUwmaWU8Q" height="1" width="1"/>2012-05-05T15:31:21-08:002012-05-05T15:31:21-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/socalmom/7219172690/ tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c5c3e53ef01630568781e970d 2012-05-09T12:44:40-07:00 2012-05-09T12:44:40-07:00 Donna "I blame Lisa," my daughter explained last week, when she came down with a bad cold. I wonder who I should blame, now that I've got it, too. I think I will revert to my usual practice of pinning it...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?a=uVuMGUwZAtE:jSb3hKWaQYk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?a=uVuMGUwZAtE:jSb3hKWaQYk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?i=uVuMGUwZAtE:jSb3hKWaQYk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?a=uVuMGUwZAtE:jSb3hKWaQYk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?i=uVuMGUwZAtE:jSb3hKWaQYk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?a=uVuMGUwZAtE:jSb3hKWaQYk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?a=uVuMGUwZAtE:jSb3hKWaQYk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?i=uVuMGUwZAtE:jSb3hKWaQYk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocalMom/~4/uVuMGUwZAtE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.socalmom.net/travelblog/2012/05/cinco-de-mayo-journey-to-boyle-heights.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c5c3e53ef0168eb21c549970c 2012-05-05T00:52:48-07:00 2012-05-04T10:54:30-07:00 Donna Forgive me these short updates: Jessica Gottlieb says I take too long to write my posts, and I agree. So I'm really trying to push myself to do it quicker. It's too bad my brain doesn't operate at the same...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?a=oWid1oa4ffM:Ea2-Oj6HdGg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?a=oWid1oa4ffM:Ea2-Oj6HdGg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?i=oWid1oa4ffM:Ea2-Oj6HdGg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?a=oWid1oa4ffM:Ea2-Oj6HdGg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?i=oWid1oa4ffM:Ea2-Oj6HdGg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?a=oWid1oa4ffM:Ea2-Oj6HdGg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?a=oWid1oa4ffM:Ea2-Oj6HdGg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SocalMom?i=oWid1oa4ffM:Ea2-Oj6HdGg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocalMom/~4/oWid1oa4ffM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.socalmom.net/travelblog/2012/05/the-thumb-doctor.html socalmomhttp://www.flickr.com/people/socalmom/2012-03-04T13:50:00-08:00tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/6953601075 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/socalmom/">socalmom</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/socalmom/6953601075/" title="Restaurant at El Mercado de Los Angeles ?"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7053/6953601075_c43b14869b_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Restaurant at El Mercado de Los Angeles ?" /></a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocalMom/~4/dJwXVRklm0w" height="1" width="1"/>2012-03-03T11:55:51-08:002012-03-03T11:55:51-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/socalmom/6953601075/socalmomhttp://www.flickr.com/people/socalmom/2012-03-04T08:34:40-08:00tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/6952563103 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/socalmom/">socalmom</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/socalmom/6952563103/" title="Primera Taza Coffeehouse - Mariachi Plaza"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7042/6952563103_aebc6298be_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Primera Taza Coffeehouse - Mariachi Plaza" /></a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SocalMom/~4/FY2BWN9_-GQ" height="1" width="1"/>2012-03-03T13:44:20-08:002012-03-03T13:44:20-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/socalmom/6952563103/