My first - and last - day as a food stylist ...

I was just thinking back to last Halloween when I made what I thought was a fun and festive dinner for the children. There were hotdog mummies, worms (Ramen noodles) little pumpkins (carrots) and veggie dip. It wasn't until I posted the photo to Facebook that someone pointed out my unfortunate dip-placement :)

Wow, these do seem fun ...

... until one of us trips :(

If I've told you once ...

Grandma, I told you people will give you funny looks if you continue to wear your fanny pack in public. They are so outdated ...

Right on ...

This is really stupid. But I am in a stupid mood today ...



I'm really digging the new HGTV series, "Functional Design/Unintentional Racism."

What Not to Wear

I ask you, what is the point of having hot, hot boobs if you're just going to go and wear Mom Jeans? She totally ruined an otherwise classy look.

Ummmm ...

You've heard of Nick at Nite.

Now Nickelodeon introduces Nick After Dark with its flagship show, a revamped SpongeBob Squarepants. In the first episode, SpongeBob -- or Old One Eye -- sets out to prove that you can squeeze a square peg into a round hole ...

Good one, animators. Good one.

Seriously ... Scooby-Doo's in this picture?

You know you have a young daughter when she leafs through your "Entertainment Weekly" magazine, spots this collage and says, "Look ... Scooby-Doo!"

Yeah that's what mommy was looking at too, sweetheart :)

What's not to like?

[This is a self-portrait my daughter made in kindergarten, 2009]

Did I mention how beautiful my daughter is?

I do hope McDonald's doesn't come after us for copyright infringement for that nose. But otherwise the emerald eyes are enchanting; the hair has that trendy tousled look -- just like Meg Ryan (she's still relevant, right?). Just look at the bewitching blush of those cheek apples! And the teeth. The teeth say, "Why yes, I did just move here from England."

I like you too. Very much.



Jenny Appleseed

This art project was the catalyst for this blog. My 6-year-old daughter brought home the above from school, in honor of Johnny Appleseed's birthday, and well, it planted a seed within me.

I've begun looking at her homework and projects -- once relegated to our fridge and then banished to storage -- with a fresh eye. I would like to thank whomever decided to place those nipples rivets where they are on Jenny Johnny. To quote the contemporary poets known collectively as Chicago, you're the inspiration ...