If your kids love books, then you need to attend the Orange County Children’s Book Festival this Sunday, October 2nd … I have taken Dylan every year for the past 3 years and he absolutely loves it!
There is something about a new book when you first open it and you feel the spine loosen a bit. The smell of the pages. The beautifully illustrated pages. Children’s books are the best!
Today may be just another Tuesday for most of you, but not for me and Dylan. Today an article I wrote for OC Moms made it in print. Page 3 of the Life section in today’s Orange County Register you can find my article about tips for visiting the Irvine Park Railroad Pumpkin Patch.
When I showed Dylan the newspaper this morning he said, “My Mom is famous!” Well, not famous honey … more like accomplished and recognized. Either way, it’s a big day in our house.
If you don’t get the paper, you can still read the article online.
About a month ago I started posting Manic Monday pictures after a friend of mine inspired me to be more real with my postings and honest with my readers. Since then, I have had several comments and private e-mails thanking me for letting these Mom’s know that they are not alone.
Recently Dylan and I got to spend the day at the Irvine Park Railroad’s Pumpkin Patch, which is located inside the Irvine Regional Park, and we had the most amazing day! The weather was cool, the leaves were turning colors, and the smell of hay filled the air. A couple weeks ago I wrote an article for OC Moms about the Pumpkin Patch, so I thought it was only fitting that Dylan and I be there opening day.
From face painting to hay rides to John Deere tractor races … we laughed, we talked, and we lost all track of time … this was one of the best days we have had in a while. Once we walked through the fence, it’s as if we were transported out of Orange County and into a land of Midwest meets Halloweentown.
If you are not familiar with the Irvine Park Railroad Pumpkin Patch, you can read my article over at OC Moms … this is something you can’t miss if you live in Orange County. The best way I can describe what you can expect is through pictures … the memories you will create will be priceless!
Looks like fun doesn’t it? If you are planning on visiting the Pumpkin Patch, be sure to check out these helpful Mom Tips and after you visit you can share your pictures with the Orange County Register.
Last week was my Grandma’s 90th birthday and the entire family got together on Sunday to celebrate this milestone in her life … Italian style! The family took over a back room at Lascari’s Restaurant in Whittier. We may be a wacky bunch, but we know how to eat and laugh and we know the meaning of family!
The food was amazing, but I would expect nothing less!
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| gnocchi with brown butter and garlic |
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| lasagna, just like Grandma makes |
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| cheese ravioli |
Aside from the food, we were here to celebrate a birthday. The woman who raised me because my mom worked full-time and was a single mother … much like me now … has spent 90 years on this planet. Ironic how history repeats itself. I hope Dylan has a bond as strong as I do with my Grandma with my Mom when he is older.
Well, I guess I should be happy that I got the laundry done at all.
It’s folded, that’s a plus … but my bed is covered, not so good.
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| picture taken at 11:34 p.m. on Sunday |
Putting it away … well, that will just have to wait for now. Looks like I will be sleeping in Dylan’s room tonight.
I’m not sure exactly when it happened, but sometime over the past two days I got clarity on what I want from my life … what I want to portray through this blog … and what I will and won’t do.
I will continue to talk about brands that I like, that I use, and products that I hope your family will try based on an honest review that I give. Maybe you will try a recipe that I post and maybe you won’t. That’s ok. This blog is for me. I write about what I want to write about with hopes that you will enjoy reading it.
I now have clarity on what is important to me. My son and the happiness of my family comes first. I will continue to put everything I have into my business because I believe that Shel Comsetics deserves nothing less. Writing for OC Moms is enjoyable and I love the team of writers that I work with. They are real people with real lives that I can relate to.
You will see some changes over the next few weeks to Life with Dylan and I hope that you like them as much as I will. This blog is about my Life with Dylan … what we do and places we go … how I survive motherhood and juggle multiple jobs. It’s about time I got back to writing about these things the way I intended to when I first started this blog!
Life with Dylan 