New Dodger!

I was born and raised in LA and my grandfather shot 8mm film of Dodger Stadium being built. You could say I bleed Dodger Blue! I LOVE the Dodgers! I was at Game 1 of the 1988 World Series when Kirk Gibson hit his game winning home run and limped around the bases. So I can't tell you how excited I was when the Dodgers FINALLY made a killer trade..Manny Ramirez from the Boston Red Sox. Let me back up a little...

In June, I bid on an auction to win Field level tickets to a Dodger game and a chance to go on the field during Hollywood Stars game and get an autograph from a celebrity. Unfortunately, my CAR had other ideas. I had a dead battery and it turned out to be a bad alternator Any hoo..

I called the guy in charge of the event and told him that I couldn't make it. He said he would make it up to me with different game tickets and VIP passes to watch batting practice. Much better deal!

This week I took him up on his offer. Turns out, the day I picked is the debut of Manny Ramirez and our tickets just happen to be right in front of him in left field!

The kids loved the batting practice and cheering on our new Dodger. Sheridan was just happy that she got a batting helmet full of popcorn :)

My Favorite Thing (in my house)

Cindy from My Romantic Home is asking us what is our favorite thing-materialistic, NOT a person. My favorite thing in my house is my dining room hutch with my antique dishes in it. The hutch cost $400 and I think it looks 10 times that amount! It is filled with all my little treasures. I love red, pink, blue and green...I can't seem to pick a favorite!

Norton Simon Museum

Sculpture Garden

I took the kids to the Norton Simon Museum. If you've seen the Rose Parade on New Year's Day, you've seen the building in the background. Born and raised in LA, I have never visited this museum. It was just awe-inspiring! It is always amazing to see these famous works of art up close. We joined my friend, Jan, and her 2 kids (they live in Pasadena) and enjoyed the museum together. Later, we trekked down the street to Old Town Pasadena for a frozen yogurt. The kids really had a wonderful time!

Swim Team

This was our 6th season with the Northbridge Bluefins. For the last 8 weeks we have been at the pool Monday-Thursday 4:00-6:30pm with 4 Saturday swim meets starting with 6:30 am check-ins. We just LOVE it and now we still have 4 weeks left of summer vaycay to have some new adventures!

Morning at the Greens

My husband and I took our daughter to the local golf course to hit a few balls around. My husband and I have been golfing since we were kids and Sheridan took golf in after school enrichment classes. Since she got all A's on her report card (totally bragging), so I bought her a new set of pink LEFT handed clubs.

I learned how to golf at Vista Valencia Golf Course so it was sort of surreal when I saw a guy there who I used to golf with when I was 13. He is now the pro at the golf course!

Ghostbusters

Slime (lime Jello)
Tonight, we had a backyard showing of Ghostbusters. We roasted marshmallows (in honor of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man) and made s'mores. The centerpiece consisted of Slimer and lime Jello made to look like slime. The kids also got to make some "slime". I found the recipe on the internet but it came out VERY runny. We had to add a lot more glue to it! Next week, The Incredibles!

I made it on a Magazine Cover!

No, really, I made it on FlickrToys. Too much fun!