From the monthly archives:

September 2011

Moms@Bardessono: Meet Up in Style

September 30, 2011

Hey North Bay moms! Or moms looking for a reason – and any reason is valid, right? – to get up to Yountville. The beautiful Bardessono Hotel, Restaurant, and Spa is hosting a monthly moms meet up beginning Oct. 4. Meet other moms, enjoy free coffee, tea, juice, and pastries while relaxing in the beautiful [...]

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Reconsidering Where We Live

September 28, 2011

All of my thoughts lately have been about where we live because we’re likely to begin a remodel project soon, but we have a small, dwindling window where we can move instead of rebuild. I’ve hashed out many of the pros and cons, but it’s forced me to revisit the town where we live and [...]

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When the Older Sibling’s Away, the Younger Will Play

September 26, 2011

Having only one kid is a piece of cake. Before parents of only children get upset, I’m certain that parents of three or more would laugh at me and say that having only two kids is so easy, they could do it with a hand tied behind their back. I understand that it’s all relative, [...]

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Citrus Lane: A Monthly Delivery of Baby Awesomeness

September 23, 2011

Trying to find the right baby gift, especially for a mom who is not a first-timer, is not always easy since becoming a mom myself. Before I was a mom, I’d give clothes, but after I had my first kid, I realized I received far more white onesies and wash cloths than I ever needed. [...]

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Free Car Seat Check This Week in San Jose

September 19, 2011

I can probably count my number of proud, I’m-doing-this-parenting-thing-right moments on one hand. One of them came during a local mother’s club car seat check. It was back when I had only one child, safely nestled into the back middle seat of my new car. I pulled up, disconnected the car seat as I was [...]

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Um, What Did I Do This Summer?

September 16, 2011

School began this week for my kids, after what felt like the longest four weeks ever, after all camps wrapped up mid-August. A few days before school began, we ran into my daughter’s second grade teacher at the grocery store, and after all the hugs and happy to see yous, she asked my daughter what [...]

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Magical Moms: I Don’t Know How She Does It

September 14, 2011

I haven’t read the book or seen the movie.Like a high school student with my cliff notes, I searched the internet and am now quite knowledgeable about this story of a mom of two trying to keep it all together.  I have also seen the previews on TV.  And then there’s the fact that I [...]

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Celebrate Grandparent’s Day at Happy Hollow

September 9, 2011

In honor of Grandparents Day, Happy Hollow would like to extend a special offer to their guests… One Grandparent will receive FREE admission to Happy Hollow Park & Zoo when accompanied by a grandchild on Sunday, September 11, 2011.  Your grandparent will also receive a 15% discount on purchases at the Explore & More Store and [...]

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School Fundraising Etiquette

September 7, 2011

As we journey into the world of public education, I’ve been bracing myself for the near-constant fundraising.  Before school even started, we had received requests for direct donations of over $400 per child for the PTA and the school’s private Music and Technology Foundation.  Add to it a non-direct fundraiser for school supplies and a new [...]

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Great New Restaurant in Palo Alto: Oren’s Hummus Shop

September 2, 2011

Going to Palo Alto’s annual Festival of the Arts has been something of a family tradition; every third or fourth weekend in August we find ourselves taking a stroll up University Avenue to check out the food, music and art booths lining the street.  This year I wasn’t too enthusiastic about it because over the [...]

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