Each of my kids had a stuffed animal for portraits, monthly until they are two and yearly after that. Hope we keep it up till they are 18'

We have insisted on having our kids wake up Christmas morning at home, but we do the grandparents the day before. We put on Christmas pjs, get in the car, and drive home late on Christmas eve. Then Santa and mommy/daddy presents are under the tree.

We’ve got childcare at the local theatre. Haven’t tried it yet, only the oldest is old enough.

I just posted the same thing! It’s a nice enough monkey zoo, but we mostly go for the playground equipment.

I’m guessing the Santa Ana Zoo had some monkeys to spare. It’s known as the 50 monkey zoo. The donation that started the zoo stipulated they had to have at least 50 monkeys at all times. http://www.santaanazoo.org/educatid.htm

Nope, Wings was amazing and still is. I used to watch it in re-runs on weekdays mornings on USA when I should’ve been in class. Re-watched the whole serious on Netflix a couple years ago. Tim Daly and Steven Weber are still great and man, it gave us Tony Shalhoub.

I want a good picture and comfortable seats. I took my 3 year old to see Coco yesterday and the viewing we picked put us in a tiny theatre with the seats that she isn’t heavy enough for. She also couldn’t really see because it wasn’t stadium seating. I should’ve driven a little farther for reserved seats but instead I…

I live in California (near Long Beach) and our property tax is $4,800. It’s the state income tax that pushes us over $10K total.

This is what’s totally confusing me. Our standard deduction for a family of 4 will now be $24K instead of $28,900 for a married couple with four personal exemptions. I can’t figure out if we’d itemize or not anymore, I guess our tax professional will have to give us some advice. But his fee isn’t tax deductible…

My grandmother was a big Dean Martin fan, so I always listen to this one.

I had no idea! I cut my own nog too but just a little. Starbucks, darn you!

We used the potette when she was first starting to toilet train. It can either sit on the existing seat or has legs to make a tiny seat. Either way, they aren’t really touching the toilet seat. Other toilet training tricks include taking pants off completely and having the toddler stand right on the toilet seat and…

Love making deviled eggs, but I tried th do it once while hungover and I couldn’t peel those things without completely smashing the eggs. Oh well, I just took egg salad to the party instead.

Taught this to my sister in law yesterday morning. Just a splash makes all the difference.

I totally concur. I mostly give money but I also give goods to a domestic violence shelter based on their requests. Generally these women are trying to set up a temporary household and just want some basic linens, housewares, laundry detergent, and diapers. So I stock up when I see a really great deal or low clearance…

Not all kids are adventurous eaters, no matter what you do. And sometimes they change their preferences over time. Until about age 2 my daughter would eat anything. Now that she’s 3 I have to give her a dipping sauce half the time. The child that loved Indian food and sushi would rather have mac and cheese and…

Best: zoo membership, stepbet membership, bralettes from aerie.

The head and the heart are SO great in concert. I saw them at the Hollywood Bowl a few years ago on a bill with Iron and Wine and Glenn Hansard. It was an amazing show. If you get a chance, I also recommend Band of Horses in person.

Are you a cow? was the first book that truly cracked up my daughter. She must have been about 18 months old and she laughed SO hard every time I read it.

If I was driving for Amazon prime, I would hate to do this. If you want to buy then things, why not just do it yourself instead of hoping the person will stay in one spot for two hours.