The New Girl in Town.

So my dear friend of 20+ years, Francesca (formerly of Three Bay B Chicks), has done it again.

She (along with some other great ladies) has gone and created a media group, Moxie Media. This media group is unique, in that it's comprised solely of women bloggers.

And to celebrate its birth, "Moxie Mona" is making the trek, beginning today, across country.
Mona is traveling the U.S. to experience the life of some women bloggers, and where they live.

Hosted by:
Better in Bulk
Mama’s Losin’ It
Mayhem & Moxie
Scary Mommy
& 7 Clown Circus

So, naturally, Fran thought that Mona needed to see a little about my glamorous life here in sunny CA.

I thought about some of the famed scenery here in the Bay Area I could show Mona. You know, the Golden Gate, the Redwoods, the cable cars, Napa Valley, the Pacific Ocean....

But then I thought...nah.

I decided to show Mona a side of California never seen before. My exciting day-to-day life.

First, however, a little business. Here's the way Mona looked when she arrived.


Hmmm. She's cute, I suppose. Definitely has a great figure. I just wasn't sure she was dressed appropriately for life in the carpool lane. (I'm a pretty conservative girl, you know.)


Much better. Now she's dressed for playdates. Mona was thrilled to get a little glimpse of my daily life. Here's a little bit of what she saw.

How about the view from my car of the elementary school parking lot?


Or the view from my car of Riley's piano teacher's driveway?


(Sorry, Mona. If you're going to hang out with me you're going to be spending some quality time in the car.)

And the excitement doesn't stop once we get home.
There's homework to help with.


And baths to supervise.


And then there was soccer and dinner and soccer and bedtime and drums and soccer and laundry and cleaning and groceries and soccer and dishes. Oh, and soccer.

It was a busy week. I think Mona had fun and realized life in California truly is glamorous.

(Wow, and I had no idea this was happening. How embarrassing for Mona...checking Facebook while the kids are bathing. That never happens on my watch, I assure you.)



Go visit Fran's new site, Mayhem and Moxie, along with the other great sites listed above, to follow Mona across country. I'm sure she'll have a lot of interesting stories to tell....