I'm in flight with "The Raging Jews of Comedy."  It's not that far off from my life, hey... let's face it,  My in-laws are raging Jews!  Life is always stranger than fiction and with THAT being the truest thing ever said, let's just say I'm on enough Valium right now to make Khadafy look normal, and I'm STILL petrified of flying!

When you're a comedian on the road things are fine.  When you're a mom comedian on the road... slightly different.

For example: This morning I got my oldest cherub up for school and she looks at me and says:  "Ima, why did Walt Disney do it?  Why did he make Bambi?  I HATE Bambi!  And do you know why,  Mama?

On this note I knew better... the manipulation was beginning.  The guilt that was building inside of me was about to explode and I gently reponded: "Aviva, sometimes kids need a break from their mommies... you know, like some "space".  She looked at me with those crazy bluegreen eyes and said : "I wish you weren't going, Mommy... you're going to leave us!"

Thoughts race through my head:  Maybe she "sees" something that I don't see!

Anybody who knows Sunda Croonquist knows that Sunda does NOT like to fly!  I couldn't sleep the whole night.  During Yom Kippur services I was pounding my chest and praying at the same time that I would have a safe flight and also wondering which one of my single friends my husband was going to marry should the plane go down and of course, who Virtual Jerusalem would hire to take over my column.

Then the truth seeped out of her little cherub lips... "You know mama... Tovah and I have our play dates on Friday here at our house!" I flatly informed her, that her father would be at the house.  "I know, but we need you to put on the fashion show and talent contest!" Then it hit me... I'm a "mommy slave!" My kids play dates are exhausting... for ME!, Oh yeah,... they don't like me being a mommy comic until it's good for THEM!

THEY'RE playing "dress up" in my Christian Leboutins!  If you don't know about this brand of shoes, you are blessed.  Some people smoke, I like smokin' hot shoes... what can I say?  What I can say is I don't like FOUR pairs of feet in them!  They all take turns, sashaying in stage clothes, ripping the leather off of my heels and having the time of their lives!

I'm stressing that the neighbors  think that I have a Flamenco class going on!

So here I sit on a plane once again en route to a weekend of comedy  with my new crew: "The Raging Jews of Comedy" which is a Joel Marks Production. It's Sukkot but somebody has to represent!  So I'm here in Philly and I can't wait to tell you how the show was.  Something like VJ... where we tell you like it is...  and like it was!

Comedian Sunda Croonquist hosts "All Star Comedy" every Saturday night at the World Famous Laugh Factory in Hollywood.  You can find her at Sundalive.com and follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/sundalynn