http://www.ltvmom.com Just trying to catch some TV between mothering, working, and crashing Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:19:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My family has an annual tradition of watching the Academy Awards with our friends Lisa and Clay. We take turns hosting, and we love it when the party moves to Lisa's house because she is the Silicon Valley's very own Martha Stewart. (That woman can prepare a spread like I've ... http://www.ltvmom.com/blog/2010-oscars-recap/ I was really looking forward to attending the Mom 2.0 Summit this year. I purchased my conference ticket in December, I had my hotel booked, I was even going to travel with one of my favorite clients. It was going to be a great conference with some of my favorite ... http://www.ltvmom.com/blog/2010-mom-20-summit/ [caption id="attachment_1219" align="alignleft" width="171" caption="Elodian Cabernet Sauvignon"][/caption] We love the "BevMo! Five Cent Sale" at our house. If you live hear a BevMo! (which is magical liquor store that is really called Beverages and More), you probably know about the regular sales where you buy one bottle of wine and you ... http://www.ltvmom.com/blog/elodian-cabernet-sauvignon/ Well, I am blushing. I was on vacation with my family last week, and began my Thursday with a Twitter check where I discovered some great news. Turns out that Laptop TV Mom made the list of Top 10 Wired Mom Blogs by My Life Scoop. Even better, I am listed ... http://www.ltvmom.com/blog/my-life-scoop-top-10-wired-mom-blogs/ http://www.ltvmom.com/blog/wordless-wednesday-my-kid-and-travis-wall-from-sytycd/ Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky I am a proud writer for the Silicon Valley Moms Group, and every month, we have virtual book club meetings. A handful of mom-bloggers read the same book, and we each post our thoughts on our personal blogs. It's a great way to be part of ... http://www.ltvmom.com/blog/coco-chanel-and-tiger-woods/ [caption id="attachment_1121" align="aligncenter" width="200" caption="Happy 90th Birthday, Granny"][/caption] http://www.ltvmom.com/blog/wordless-wednesday-2/ [caption id="attachment_1107" align="alignleft" width="107" caption="2007 Nemesis"][/caption] My husband and I recently invited our friends over for a wonderful evening of home-cooked food, a beautifully set table, dozens of lit candles, great conversation and amazing wine. One friend took this opportunity to introduce us to a wine we'd never heard of, but ... http://www.ltvmom.com/blog/winos-pick-of-the-week-2007-nemesis/ I write this 2010 Golden Globes recap with a touch of hypocrisy. You see, I have not seen a single movie nominated this year. In fact, the only movie I have seen this year is The Princess and the Frog because I have a five-year-old daughter who loves Princesses. (It ... http://www.ltvmom.com/blog/2010-golden-globes-recap/ Since launching this site, I have had some dream opportunities in my life. I have interviewed celebrity chefs, A-list journalists, television stars, and even First Ladies. It's mind-boggling that this former journalism student turned mom-blogger can have such opportunities, even 20 years after graduation. All that said, every once and a ... http://www.ltvmom.com/blog/thank-u-berry-munch/