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Sesnon Fire
Sesnon Fire
by Nicole Hanratty
Anyone who grows up in the Los Angeles area, knows that Halloween and fire season seem to go hand in hand. This October is no different with the Sesnon Fire raging in southern California.
As a child, I can remember trick or treating with friends who had to evacuate their homes and pulling together make-shift costumes for them out of odds and ends around the house. Our parents were always tense and exchanging nervous whispers while we ran with enthusiasm up to each new door holding out our pillow cases asking for candy not really understanding at all the magnitude of the situation that was occurring.
Needless to say, now I not only get it...I get it on overdrive. Read More...
by Nicole Hanratty
Sesnon Fire»Anyone who grows up in the Los Angeles area, knows that Halloween and fire season seem to go hand in hand. This October is no different with the Sesnon Fire raging in southern California.
As a child, I can remember trick or treating with friends who had to evacuate their homes and pulling together make-shift costumes for them out of odds and ends around the house. Our parents were always tense and exchanging nervous whispers while we ran with enthusiasm up to each new door holding out our pillow cases asking for candy not really understanding at all the magnitude of the situation that was occurring.
Needless to say, now I not only get it...I get it on overdrive. Read More...
Charity Function Mayhem
by Nicole Hanratty
What could be more fun at a charity function than observing the “haves” put it all on the line for the “have-nots”? It’s certainly amusing to watch how the grown-ups behave when they get a night out to play...
What might you notice? Here’s my top ten checklist that hits the mark every time: Read More...
Spring DVD Cleaning
Spring DVD Cleaningby Nicole Hanratty
“My mother made me do it!” I can hear my child years from now relaying the whole incident in the therapist’s office...
Couched Child: “It was spring, 2008. My life was great and I really was so appreciative of everything my parents did for me. I always said thank you and I never asked for things in excess. I had to be, like, the dream child. So this one day, after I had done all of my chores; cleaned my room, made my bed, took out the trash, walked the dog, did the dishes and swept the floor in the kitchen, I thought I would approach my mom in a sweet loving way with a request for a new DVD. There was this movie that I wanted that I was dying to have! I had wanted it my whole life and I really thought that if I caught my mother on a good day she would say yes!” Read More...
