Evan

Disclaimer: This post has nothing to do with single parenting. And it has everything to do with a special little boy and his loving family.
Evan Kamida would have been eight years old tomorrow. As you know, I have an eight-year-old. Although I never got to meet Evan in person, I felt like I knew him. [...]

Going to BlogHer, and then turning 36

Here’s a little photo diary of the weekend for all of you:

I was tickled to meet Secret Agent Josephine, who played Devil’s Advocate with me recently at Work It Mom.
The night before BlogHer, Guy Kawasaki invited 250 women bloggers (and a trickle of male bloggers, like Laid off Dad) to his home on Thursday night. [...]

Firsts

A week of firsts in our family:
Mae is going with a school friend to her very first concert tonight. The Jonas Brothers.
I put a little box of earplugs in her backpack this morning, which mortified her. (”Mom!! That’s so embarrassing!) I keep thinking about those little ears of hers, I heard that the girls’ screeching [...]

Will you be watching “Must Love Kids” tomorrow night?

Tomorrow (Tuesday, July 15), TLC is premiering its new reality show, “Must Love Kids,” in which “three strong and optimistic single moms meet their suitors for the first time and decide whom they would like to potentially date.”
Watch the trailer here:

I’ve got to give it to TLC for the clever name, “Must Love Kids.” But [...]

A child’s call to advertisers

Mae (who goes by “Mae Mae”) says that I spend way too much time with this laptop. She’s right.
Actually, her exact words are: “You love your computer more than you love me.”
So, I asked Mae if she had any ideas, so I can pull myself away from this machine.
“Let’s make a video, Mommy. I’ll ask–”
P.S. [...]