we're going to be on TV!

So, after weeks of anticipation, the camera man and producer of American Shopper which shows on the Fine Living cable channel showed up to film myself, my three kids and a couple of neighborhood kids in a segment on great birthday gifts.

A little photo/video shoot in the house can cause quite a stir amongst a bunch of kids and they were incredibly good considering they were hyped to the ninth degree. But once they got their hands on the toys (a little real-time testing) they quickly became great product respondents.

They just kept begging and begging to keep the Carpet Slides - greatest invention ever in the eyes of a kid of any age.

no cameras????

I returned to my car the other evening which was parked at the Grosvernor Metro stop to find that it had been severaly vandalized and then hit in the rear. Someone out there in this great world had decided to scratch some hieroglyphics into my passenger door and then back out and smash into my bumper.

Well, I waited for Metro police officer to make sure I got an accident report and when I asked him if there were any cameras to give us an idea of how may have done this, I was told that there aren't any cameras in the parking garage, only at the exit booths!

How insane is that!!!! What if I had been mugged or even worse raped while walking to my car??? There wouldn't be any photo of this incident or any way to even start trying to determine a suspect.

Needless to say, I was appalled and outraged - there should be cameras on all levels of Metro station garages or will it take a serious crime to make this come about????

Mother's Day

Hey everyone, especially all the moms out there - Happy Mother's Day!! I truly hope it was great for everyone and in the course of the day you got spend a little bit of time just for you. I was able to fit in an 18 minute run. Yes, 18 mins of peace with my iPod, hey it's longer than 15 mins of fame - right?

Momzillas Rocks

About a month or two ago I was gifted with a pre-launch copy of Jill Kargman's Momzillas book for review. I confess, it has been a bit since I finished a book from front to back, especially if it was any longer in length than this month's Bazaar. Needless to say, I loved it - and finished it!

As a former New Yorker, I have some insider knowledge on how crazy and competitive East Side moms can be, but there are Momzillas everywhere (trust me ladies) and Jill Kargman's witty expose on the inner workings of momzillas is revealed through Hannah who represents the honorable, down-to-earth mom in all of us. You'll giggle and your heart will also break as we follow Hannah's adventures because we all know the pain of wanting to fit in but trying to keep a little bit of "me" there to be proud of.



I'll only give you the clue that Hannah does make it through, but you must pick this one up. Think of it as the top book for your "required summer mommy reading list" as you prepare for next fall and the the next wave of Momzillas!



P.S. I was doubly-lucky to get to meet Jill Kargman at her recent book signing event here in DC and Abby Greenawalt took this cute photo. (I'm the redhead, and Jill's the better-dressed half of the photo!)