From the monthly archives:

August 2011

This Isn’t Home School: Our Endless Summer Continues

August 29, 2011

As usual, we are the last people to go back to school. After five years, I should be used to this, but I’m not. We have more than two weeks until school begins. In many ways, it’s great. Indian summer is here and instead of being in a classroom, my kids can be outside. Now [...]

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Take the Kids to See Picasso, With a Reader Discount!

August 26, 2011

Expose the kids to one of history’s most influential artists and save some money in the process! We’ve got a great discount for our readers to see Picasso:  Masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso, Paris, thanks to the deYoung Museum. The exhibit runs at the deYoung Museum through Oct. 10, with 120 of Picasso’s works, [...]

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Road Trip South: One Great Day at Disneyland

August 22, 2011

I did it. I overcame my fears by going to Disneyland during the summer. I’ve been to Disneyland during the summer many times before, but not since having kids and becoming old. As a parent, I’m a huge advocate for school year vacations. I’d rather take the kids out of school for a few days [...]

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Back to School Is A Nightmare for Commuters

August 19, 2011

Bay Area Commuters, can we chat for a minute? We are in the midst of Back to School season.  Some districts in Silicon Valley started this week, but most begin next week.  While working parents are so excited that the craziness of summer scheduling is drawing to an end, a whole new nightmare is about [...]

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Star Wars, Legos, and Stop Animation

August 17, 2011

I’m terrible at the whole camp scheduling thing.  There are camps that Darius will never attend since I simply refuse to have to plan our summer in February.  It seems a little ironic that the planner of this family refuses to plan.  But I will not buy into the hype that if I don’t get [...]

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Dessert Before Dinner: A Pie For Mikey

August 12, 2011

Peanut Butter Pies are popping up all over the internet today for a very good reason: to remember the late husband of a fellow blogger, while taking some time to celebrate our own loved ones. We’ve made pies for our family, friends, and co-workers, joining the hundreds of other people doing the same, all in [...]

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Turning My Kids Into Road Warriors

August 8, 2011

Last week, I packed up the car for a family road-trip to Disneyland and San Diego for the BlogHer conference.  Incorporating a family vacation into a business trip had the makings for a disaster – especially when having to keep a second grader and a rear-facing infant happily occupied for as many hours as possible [...]

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On Guns and Kids

August 2, 2011

I was at the Hillsdale Mall in San Mateo on Saturday, taking my mother-in-law to get new glasses.  On our way down to the office, we walked by a woman pushing a four year old in a stroller.  Now her child may not have been four – he could have been a big toddler.  But [...]

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