Day 8 in LA.....July 2012

Hello.....Shea and Harrison went on a two-hour hike today....we made a few returns to CVS and Ikea....We just watched "LOL" new movie w/ Miley Cyrus released on DVD. It was "ok".....of course Shea thought it was OUTSTANDING! ha! I am meeting one of the gals(Angela) from our Bible Study tomorrow for lunch. Shea is auditing an acting class with Margie Haber tomorrow afternoon....that's all for now....til tomorrow.....

Day 7 in LA.....July 2012

Wow ~ what a fast week! Shea and I were up early this morning to get over to PCC to get her classes all set for fall. Shea had to stand in line for about an hour just to get an appt. to see a counselor(later) about her school schedule. She went back to PCC at noon to stand in yet another line for over an hour to FINALLY meet with a counselor. And didn't get great news....all new students get to register for classes AFTER everyone else already has....all of the core classes she needs are completely filled...ugh! So.....she is going to have to take classes that aren't core classes (math, english, science)...that she also needs. She is going to continue to check online to see if any classes open up....and she is also going to go to see the Professors of the core classes she needs ~ to see if they possibly have space available. The counselor did tell Shea that now she is enrolled as a student ~ she won't have to wait so late to sign up for classes next semester. She also set up some classes w/ new acting teachers today ~ to audit ~ then she will decide who's class she wants to continue with. Dan Levy's(producer) secretary called today to set up a meeting with Shea about his new project ~ it's this Thursday at 11am in Burbank. I will attend the meeting with Shea. Shea's at a Zumba exercise class now. Til tomorrow.....

Days 5 and 6 in LA....July 2012

Chris and I put together several pieces of furniture from Ikea and Target for Shea yesterday....we went to the little downtown area for a yummy Italian dinner...then went to the theatre here to see "The Watch"....very funny movie! Harrison was over visiting Shea last night ~ and ended up crashing here. Chris and I and Gracie walked to downtown Glendale this am ~ for the weekly Farmer's Market. They close down the entire street and have tents and sell all their wonderful organic produce. It was so fun! Shea and I drove Chris to the Burbank airport (Bob Hope)this afternoon ~ so he could get his rent-a-car. He then left to drive to Las Vegas ~ where he has business til Wednesday. I dropped Shea off at Oakwood ~ so, she could hang out with some friends. Dan Levy (producer that saw Shea in the Entertainment Weekly article ~ and wants to possibly have her work on his next project) got in touch with Shea today and said he would like to meet with her this coming week. Jamie (manager) is going to talk to him about what he is thinking of doing for this project tomorrow. She wants me to go to the meeting with Shea. We are going to Pasadena City College early tomorrow morning to get Shea all signed up for her fall classes. Til tomorrow.....

Day 4 in LA....July 2012

Howdy! Hope this isn't a pattern....writing day 4 a day late....sorry! Shea and I went to the bank yesterday to close out her Coogan Acct. now that she is 18. I then stayed in the downtown area ~ while Shea went to her hair appt. w/ Marcie. I just walked up and down the street ~ checking out all the cute shops. Then went to Trader Joe's and bought a few things we needed. I walked back to the apartment ~ which I think is really cool we are so close. When Shea went online to sign up for her classes yesterday ~ it said that she needed to see a counselor before she could sign up. (Which of course, Chris and I had told her.....but, you KNOW....STUBBORN...ha!) So, we are going to PCC early on Monday morning to meet with a counselor and sign up for her fall semester. Chris got back from SD around 6pm last night ~ Shea went to a party with friends and spent the night with Sloane at Oakwood....Chris and I hung out at the apt. and watched the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. OK....I will write later about today's activities.....til then.....

Day 3....in LA....July 2012

Hello all....sorry writing this a day late.....LONG day yesterday! Shea and I made a trip to Ikea....that place is like going to another world....huge....lots of people... kinda overwhelming....anyway....we got what we needed there....then went on to Target for a few more items we needed....the computer was not charged last night...so, I couldn't write this. I wanted to give you Shea's address for the next year. 1212 Valderas Dr. Apt. # 26 Glendale, CA 91208. Shea gets to sign up for her classes this afternoon for fall semester at PCC. I saw on the news that people that are out here walking their dogs....are carrying baseball bats with them...to protect them from attacking coyotes ~ Ugh! Chris is driving back from San Diego today...he will stay with us until Sunday morning....then he has to leave and drive to Las Vegas for business. I am thoroughly enjoying the gorgeous weather here....50's in the am...70's all day. Til tomorrow.....

Day 2 in LA.....July 25th 2012.....

Hello bloggers! Well, here I am once again writing the blog of Shea's adventures here in LA....this is our 5th time here.....Shea and her dad arrived on Monday ~ the 23rd ~ Gracie and I arrived yesterday.....we are not staying at Oakwood now....we are in a one-bedroom in Glendale. It's a cute apartment! Shea's only concern was getting all her posters up on the walls....not unpacking the dishes, etc. ha! Kids?! Glendale has a darling little downtown area really close by ~ with restaurants, shops, etc. And every Sunday, they shut the main street down....and there is a Farmer's Market. We are officially all unpacked.....we still need to make an Ikea/Target run tomorrow for odds and ends...but, other than that we are settled in. This area is not as busy as the Burbank area we have lived in the past two years. Much more of a homey feeling here. It feels very safe ~ which is very reassuring to Chris and I. Shea just left to go see friends at Oakwood....Chris and I are grilling out here. He has to leave tomorrow to go to meetings in Orange County and then San Diego. He will be back on Friday....and stay with us til Sunday morning. Jamie sent Shea a list of acting instructors she likes....she wants Shea to audit some of them first....then decide which teacher she wants to study with. Not much more report....til tomorrow.....