Three years ago SVMB Co-founder Jill Asher, fellow SVMB writer Glennia Campbell, & I had the opportunity to assist New Orleaners after the flooding of Katrina & Rita. Jill & Glennia raised tens of thousands in support & supplies thru…

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Cross-posted from our sister site, Los Angeles Moms Blog. I’ve read a lot wistful writing of late about the waning days of summer–the melancholic meanderings of parents unwillingly trading in the gauzy, dreamy idyll that is summer for the more…

Continue reading → Summer’s Over, Hallelujah! or Confessions of a Crappy Mom

There’s no shortage of books and videos and instructional websites out there for moms-to-be. But when something is available
specifically for dads, it’s generally absurdly goofy or some very…

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Yeah, I love fancy lunchboxes, too, but my daughter’s getting to that age where she’s leaving splashy behind for a more subtle sense of style. She’s also leaving behind her homework, her jacket, and…

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I realize that unless someone actually sent me a gift after my babies arrived, then technically speaking, the thank-you should come from the baby - hence all the cutesy thank you cards.But I…

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Continue reading → You Write the Thank You Cards. Not the Baby.

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08.29.08 6-9 pmSOMArts @ 934 brannan street, san francisco, cahttp://www. jerometobias. com/Site/Filter. htmlFiltered is an exhibition of paintings, mixed-media assemblage, and photography that examines the everyday as filtered by three local artists. …

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With my daughter starting school for the first time this week (we do things early in the south), she’s super excited about every little thing — plain old #2 pencils, generic brand crayons, and her…

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Kai-lan just told my daughter to stand up and do the dragon dance and she happily obeys, particularly since the cute tiger (”My favorite one!”) is doing it too. Oh to be three again. If your own…

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• Ni hao, Kai-Lan IHappy This is a great story about a Chinese adoptee who was chosen to be the voice of Kai-lan. Don't miss the rest of the story. Hearing what her adoptive mother has been through and seeing the IHappy license plate brought tears to my eyes. Karin Jade-Lianna Peters steps into an......

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Not all parents are fortunate enough to have style-obsessed children like I do. Already they shun those mainstream clothing outlets in favor of browsing boutiques with me, while poo-pooing classmates…

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Continue reading → You can put a price on style. 52,50 Euros for a tee, to be exact.

Wanna wear white to work after Labor Day? - If you work from home, you can wear white whenever you damn well please. See if your boss will let you work from home once a week - it'll save…

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Upcoming Programs for the week of August 30-September 7:Monday, September 1All Palo Alto Library branches are closed on Monday in observance of Labor Day.Saturday, September 6 at 2:30 p.m.Saturday Special: Calling All Bookworms Mitchell Park Library, 3…

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• Speaking of libraries Generally speaking, I don't buy books, as I absolutely have no place to put even one more -- which doesn't stop me on occasion. I tend to go to the library and have them order a book for me, even if it is outside our library system. When we first......

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One more thing before the weekend…Have you seen this jaw-dropping 103-year-old house in Rhode Island? The sweet old man who owns it restored it beautifully. Look at those views! See the full…

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This weekend you can taste food from all over the world at the 36th Annual Orange International Street. Every Labor Day weekend for the past three decades, the Orange International Street Fair (OISF) in downtown Orange has been the place where friends,…

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We just started our school year and the kids are getting used to the routine all over again.  They usually return home from school in slow motion, dragging their book bags behind them, red-faced from the heat.  Nothing a cool drink of water and a healthy snack won’t help!
Need ideas for a pick-me-up snack?  My [...]

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• The Best Healthy Food Alternatives There are a lot of different foods in your daily nutritional plan that can probably be switched out for healthier alternatives. Here are some of the best healthy food alternatives and how can you swap bad goods out of your diet in favor of healthier alternatives. Substituting bad foods for......
• Are Carbs Really That Bad? Out of every food on earth, in the past few years, there has been no other food as demonized as the ones that contain carbs. There are so many fad diets that focus on completely removing carbs from your life - but is this a smart solution? The simple answer......

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Have a wonderful long weekend! Any fun plans, my sweets? I’m going to see my mom and twin sister and can’t wait to give them giant bear hugs. Here are some great posts from the web this…

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Hmmm, what are your thoughts on hats? My head is too giant to usually wear them (seriously, I wear a men’s large baseball cap), but I’m kind of into this look…

Rosy cheeks + leg warmers = all good.

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Continue reading → Fall Fashion Musings…

If you have a web site or are thinking creating a web site one of the toughest choices is where to host. A good web hosting company can make or break a web site. You want fast load times and as much up time as possible. Pricing is a factor to consider …

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• 10 Benefits of Hosting your Own Blog If you want to create an edge over many of the other bloggers on the web, then one of the best things that you can do is host your own blog. There are a number of benefits of hosting your own blog over having some other service host your blog.......

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A California judge has ruled that state park officials can only cite sunbathers and swimmers if a member of the public complains. Nudist have aways been tolerated on a secluding section of San Onofre State Beach near trail number six. After complaints…

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I’m taking a little blog break for the next couple of weeks but not to worry, you are in very good hands. I’ve lined up some of my favorite bloggers…

Continue reading → Guest Post by Twizzle of Baboon of Magnesia: I’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

I used to worry that my daughter was damaging her fragile ear drums with a volume set to “too loud.” Thankfully, we now have LoudEnough Volume-Limiting Earphones so when I yell DO YOU HEAR ME? I…

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Continue reading → Don’t Let Hannah Montana’s Singing Hurt Your Kids. More.

Ridding my home of all of our plastic water bottles of questionable safety felt good, but then I realize- duh-I needed some water bottles.

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Continue reading → Aluminum bottles for kids are getting cuter precisely every 4.7 seconds

Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer and it’s the last chance to get out enjoy Southern California before school starts. If you live in So Cal you are never far from an attraction interesting destinations. Check out these great places to visit …

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• Beautiful Salmon Catch From Last July [pic] Captain Perry assures me that the tides and the weather are about to cooperate, but until then here is another nice catch he made last July.  His deck hand Larry Rivera is in the picture.  Fish were caught off of the Duxbury bouy. — Join Captain Perry Kerson of Sea......
• More of Lucy the Harbor Seal [pic] Lucy the Harbor Seal is back and as adorable as ever. Lucy is a regular at Clipper Yacht Harbor.  Captain Perry of Sea Turtle Fishing Charters says, “Lucy is always a hit with the customers.”  And since she was such a hit last time the Captain has been kind enough to offer......

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As many of you know, the lovely blogger Stephanie Nielson and her husband Christian were recently in a terrible plane crash. They’re in critical condition; Stephanie has third-degree burns covering…

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NieNie, a wonderful mom blogger from Arizona, was recently in a terrible plane crash. A wife and young mother of four, she is in a chemically-induced coma, sustaining burns to over 80% of her body. Her husband is also in…

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Wanna conquer high cleaning-product costs? - Drop the bed-sheet toga, and pick up a bottle of white vinegar. Uber-disinfecting and cheap as Hades, DIY vinegar cleaners really do the…

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Are you reading this right now on the other side of a Comodore 64? Reluctant to give up that original Walkman? Wondering why you just can’t find any good Betamax tapes any more? Have we got news for…

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Continue reading → We get to give away a $5000 tech makeover. Whoo!

Nighttime at our house is nutso. Sure, we’ve got a great bedtime routine, and everyone under 37 goes to sleep fairly well, bathed and read-to, before 9PM (My husband, who is 37, never gets to bed before midnight (and I…

Continue reading → Co-sleeping with my Husband

Though Congress made Labor Day a federal holiday for the working man in 1894, there is never a day…

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If you click over to Design Mom today, you’ll see the most outstanding collection of items ever put together for silent auction, all to help the family of blogger, mom of four, and indie artisan…

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Phone Number: 530.283.4243

Average Water Depth: The lake levels are subject to change. Please call ahead for the exact depth before you arrive.
Marine Stand by Channel: At this time the marina does not monitor a standby channel. They are however accessible by phone.
Is there a pumpout station?
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• Cabrillo Isle Marina Phone: 619.297.6222 Average Water Depth: The marina has not supplied current information. Please call the number listed above to get exact depth information. Marine Standby Channel: Marina management monitors both Channels 16 and 69. If you cannot reach them by radio, they are accessible by phone during business hours.......
• Mariner Cove Marina, Bethel Park, CA Mariner Cove Marina is located in Bethel Park, CA Phone: 925.684.2166 Boat launch? Yes, the facility does have a boat launch Berth Fees: Please call for more information. Average water depth? Not listed. Please contact the marina for information about current depths before you arrive. Marine standby channel? At this......

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I’m taking a little blog break for the next couple of weeks but not to worry, you are in very good hands. I’ve lined up some of my favorite bloggers…

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Continue reading → Guest Post by Writer Dad: Media Then and Now, Who Wins?

Yesterday I went to the grocery store to buy four things. I came home with only two of those things and several other random items. For the past few days I have been searching my house high and low for…

Continue reading → I have three adorable children, but my closets are a mess

My hat’s off to all moms of twins–double the gear, double the
diapers, double the feedings. And not being able to wear both babies at once? That seems the most daunting prospect of all to me, since…

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Continue reading → Babywearing twins. Yes indeedy.

Some of my fondest memories of lunchtime as a kid involved reaching into my brown paper lunch bag and feeling around between the sandwich and the granny smith apple for a surprise note from my mom,…

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Continue reading → I love you, you’re perfect, now finish your carrots

Now that I’ve got three children, I’ve given up trying to protect the youngest from his older sisters’ tastes in TV shows. Is it cliché to mention that I saw Road Runner get clobbered at least a…

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Continue reading → Baby videos actually entertaining for mamas too.

….cross posted from our sister site, 50-Something Moms Blog. During our summer vacation, while I was in high school, I watched the broadcast of the 1963 March on Washington, which took place 45 years ago today. As the day unfolded,…

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• John Quincy Dollar Roll Money -> Dollars -> Presidential-2007-Now Whether you’re new to coin collecting or you’ve been fascinated by coins for years, now is the time to invest in a John Quincy Adams dollar roll. If you have a free book offered by the US Mint to house your Presidential Dollars collection, you’ll......

Continue reading → The Content of Their Character: the March on Washington and Barack Obama

It was the early 1980’s. I was in seventh grade. Science class just got out, and I walked into the hallway with my girlfriends. Just as I stepped into the hall, my boyfriend , Bobby Watt, screamed out to me,…

Continue reading → Consider Yourself Dumped!

Clumsy when it comes to picking the perfect PB&J sandwich ingreds? - Stuff these in your yapper. With our rundown of the best light-on-pesticide bread, jams, and peanut butters…

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Often I hear about summer ending, school starting again and moms having more time to themselves as a result, since their kids having been home all summer long. Well…that isn’t going to be the case for our family. For us,…

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Continue reading → Slowing down as we head back to (co-op) school

At long last, I’m excited to say that my Glamour relationships blog Smitten is finally live! Please feel free to link to it, if you’d like. (I would be so happy and eternally grateful.)

Thank you…

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After I put up my last post about Silicon Valley companies hiring Mom Bloggers, I received a LOT of emails about NETWORKING. It seems that many female (Mom) bloggers want to get out there and meet other bloggers, but don’t…

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An article from School Library Journal provides further evidence that storytime is a beneficial resource to jump-start kids for school. Click here to read the entire article.Also we get many requests for our favorite storytime books. Here are some of m…

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I remember the moment I stared at the double lines that appeared on the “Results Window” of the home pregnancy test. A super charge of adrenalin shot through me, followed quickly by euphoria. Yes! In nine months, we’ll be a…

Continue reading → What Happens When Mommy Gets Pregnant

Remember Krisatomic, the Londoner with the amazing wardrobe? Well, she just opened an ebay shop, full of bags, dresses and shoes. Oh, if only my giant feet were a size 7! (Update: The shoes are…

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All that is left of the trailer park above Crystal Cove Beach is pictures like the one above. Construction crews are clearing the 35 acres of canyon and beach, and transforming the site into Southern California’s first coastal campground in two decade…

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I’m taking a little blog break for the next couple of weeks but not to worry, you are in very good hands. I’ve lined up some of my favorite bloggers…

Continue reading → Guest Post by Debbie of I Obsess: Music Videos Make the Heart Grow Fonder

If you have been fishing on shore, and are ready to take it to the next level, or if you have been fishing by boat for years but would like to get better at it, there are quite a few tips that will help make your outings more fun and more profitable in terms of [...]

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• Tips For Fishing By Boat If you have been fishing on shore, and are ready to take it to the next level, or if you have been fishing by boat for years but would like to get better at it, there are quite a few tips that will help make your outings more fun and......

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I always considered myself a twins mom that had it together, even making it through the preschool years with my twins boys in the right place at the right time. Then came Kindergarten and I decided to separate them into…

Continue reading → Twin Mom Faux Pas - Burlesque Show At The Kindergarten Social

Now if I told you that Sir Hayes, the kids’ label emblematic of urban Brooklyn chic, was making a oneside inspired by “Carlton,” what would you think that means? Because when I got wind of it, right…

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