From the monthly archives:

March 2013

Find or Launch Eggs this Saturday in Los Altos

March 29, 2013

Los Altos has a great idea to keep all ages engaged in egg activities this Saturday. The city is hosting a traditional egg hunt for kids ages 10 and under, followed by an egg launch by kids ages 11-17. Mr. Bun E. Rabbit will arrive at 9:30 a.m., with the egg hunt beginning at 10 [...]

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Cat Video Festival (Yes, It Does Exist)

March 27, 2013

My toddler thinks there is nothing better in this world than a cat video.  I’m not sure what the inventors of YouTube were thinking when they created their glorious video sharing site; but I doubt it was that the world needed hundreds of thousands of cat videos.  They were solving a problem they didn’t even [...]

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Little League Is Slowly Killing Me

March 26, 2013

This is my son’s first year in Little League.  He’s a third grader who played one season of YMCA t-ball when he was four.  This year my spouse wanted him to join baseball.  We luckily found a team in the AA level with enough of his school friends to make baseball seem like a great [...]

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Make Peg Dolls, Encourage Storytelling

March 22, 2013

As part of the launch of Margaret Bloom’s Making Peg Dolls book, The Reading Bug in San Carlos is holding a peg doll class this Sunday afternoon, with ideas and supplies to make Easter and Spring themed peg dolls. Peg dolls are believed to help encourage play and storytelling in children, and just maybe in [...]

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Take a Stanford Crash Course on Design Thinking

March 21, 2013

Want to exercise your creative muscle or maybe pretend to be a grad student for a day at Stanford’s Institute of Design, better known as the prestigious d.school? If so, you’re in luck as the d.school is hosting a free, public crash course next Friday afternoon. It’s a fabulous opportunity to learn about design thinking, [...]

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A Film Festival for the iPhone

March 19, 2013

My kids love to make movies using my iPhone.  I normally delete the videos after they’ve gone to bed… partially to free up space on the phone, but mainly becuase their “movies” are just videos of our everyday life.  Who really wants to watch a 5 minute video of me loading the dishwasher?  Besides, with [...]

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Lessons From My Grandmother

March 18, 2013

It’s hard for me to not get caught up in a guilt-induced hysteria when I think that it’s been nearly four years since I’ve seen my Grandmother.  I feel incredibly sad that my last visit to Arkansas was when my oldest son was five.  My dad and my son visited two years ago when I [...]

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Cross the Bridge for St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin

March 15, 2013

While not in Silicon Valley, heading to Dublin for their 30th annual weekend-long St. Patrick’s Day festival is still easier than flying across the Atlantic for some Irish spirit. The fun begins first thing Saturday morning with a 9:30 a.m. parade, but fun music, dancing, rides for kids, vendors, food, and of course a pub, run [...]

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Dear Mattel: You’re to Blame for Poor Hot Wheels Sales

March 14, 2013

Hello, Mattel. I’d ask how you are doing, but from a Businessweek report, it looks like you’re feeling pretty sad, wishing that toy car sales were up, and lashing out at moms as the reason for your woes. Before you throw a tantrum, I want you to know the reason your sales are lagging behind [...]

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Understanding Maternity Leave in California (2013 Edition)

March 11, 2013

Today marks the start of my third, and final, maternity leave.  My baby girl is due in just a couple of weeks.  With each of my babies, deciding when to start leave, how long to take leave, and when to return has proven more difficult than actually getting pregnant.  This year, with an online tutorial [...]

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