From the monthly archives:

October 2012

The Debate Over Halloween Candy is Silly

October 31, 2012

Should we give out candy or something else this Halloween? I’ve been watching the debate on Facebook over this issue and have shook my head over the craziness of it. It is one day out of the year. Don’t ruin everything for kids. Let them have their candy.  Trinkets are landfill and while candy is [...]

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Angel Pagan in Redwood City Today!

October 30, 2012

When Angel Pagan stole a base in Game 2 of the World Series, Taco Bell launched into their “Steal a Base, Steal A Taco” promotion.  My son, a junk food lover at heart, did a victory lap around the couch.  Thanks to Taco Bell’s commercial in practically every break on Game 3 and Game 4, [...]

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Together, We Are Giant

October 29, 2012

Last night, I let my kids stay up past their bedtime to watch the Giants make a clean sweep of the World Series.  Too bad they missed the final pitch against Cabrera; my boys were too busy having a rousing dose of sibling rivalry over refrigerator magnets.  Still, my third grader had a hard time [...]

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Go Geeky this Weekend During the Bay Area Science Festival

October 26, 2012

The next 10-days are jammed packed with all kids of science fun – most of it free – as part of the Bay Area Science Festival. The annual festival includes a Discovery Day at AT&T Park, a talk with Alton Brown, and all kinds of interactive fun, among much more. Most of the events are [...]

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Cars Land Completes Disney California Adventure

October 24, 2012

When we travelled to Disneyland earlier this month, I knew that Cars Land would be a hit with my car-loving toddler.  I wasn’t expecting it to be such a hit with the entire family.  When we arrived to California Adventure, we went straight to Cars Land (as did everyone else entering the park).  Since we first [...]

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Discover and Go with the San Jose Library

October 23, 2012

The San Jose Public Library  has team up with Bay Area museums to offer a new service for all library card-carrying San Jose residents.  Discover & Go offers free or reduced price tickets to Bay Area museums! What does this mean to you?  Always wanted to go to the San Jose Museum of Art but couldn’t [...]

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Rainy Day Activities

October 22, 2012

It’s days like today where I think I should really get my son’s teacher a Starbucks coffee or a giant bottle of wine.  Rainy days for teachers must be another dimension of hell.  My dad, a high school Vice Principal, always wishes for rain on the weekends.  Rainy school days are hard for everyone – [...]

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Robot Battle Royale This Weekend

October 19, 2012

It’s Combot time, people! Combat robots will be invading the San Mateo Fairgrounds this weekend as part of Combot Cup VII. These are major robots from around the world, all weighing up to 220 pounds, and ready to make scrap metal out of their opponents. Videos from past events prove that this is a fierce, [...]

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Leaving Behind a Dossier to Care for the Kids

October 18, 2012

Leaving for two nights, three days required over a week of preparation just to address childcare. My kids are in elementary school, and my husband was staying back with them, which meant leaving for a business trip didn’t require a six page print out including a medical release and strategic plan of each day, broken [...]

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Halloween Pumpkin Patches Pop Up At Every Lot

October 16, 2012

Every where I drive these days, I find myself near another pop-up pumpkin patch.  My kids scream for joy in the backseat.  They beg for us to pull over and stop.  It isn’t so much the lure of picking a pumpkin… it’s the giant bouncy houses that seem to accompany every lot.  Lots of these [...]

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