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Becoming a Co-star and Earning Residuals
I have been on national television! Okay… that might be true many times over, but this time you can see my face instead of just a corner of my shirt in the background! And, you can hear my voice! And I’m getting paid as an actual grown-up actress! Several months ago, before this Rona stuff hit and before we had baby (which we will now refer to as Pandy – thank you Robin and MarkandTerry), I saw a job posting for a SAG-AFTRA pregnant woman to be in a Lamaze class. Hey, hey! I was pregnant and could totally play that role, so I sent in my picture and crossed…
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Walking a Tightrope With You
I was sitting on the floor, wrestling my 18-month old as my older children were chasing each other around the room. I think they must get faster the sleepier they are (a scientific study should be done on this). Ben was shooting a commercial in L.A., and it was going late, as usual, so I was by myself getting the girls to bed. I was the only one singing our let’s-get-ready-for-prayer-by-singing-about-Jesus song. The girls were too busy tormenting each other, and they were oblivious to the fact that I was too tired to chase them. I was overworked, sweaty, sore, and just plain exhausted, with plenty of chores still to…
