January 2nd, 2009 — Cheryl, Cheryl Wenzel, San Jose, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Willow Glen, christmas, holiday, santa, season from Cheryl W @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
My family had a wonderful Christmas holiday this year. My husband took the week off and we spent our days visiting with friends and relatives, eating a variety of delicious foods, touring the beautiful “festival of lights” in Willow Glen,…
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December 1st, 2008 — Cheryl, Cheryl Wenzel, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Toys-R-Us, boys, mother, prince, violence from Cheryl W @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
What mother doesn’t want to hear her little boy utter these words? In a world where our boys are learning to use violence indiscriminately from TV, movies, and video games (even from 30 second trailers with violent images!), one of…
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November 29th, 2008 — Cheryl, Cheryl Wenzel, moms, thanksgiving, turkey from Cheryl W @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
I had the family over at my house for Thanksgiving for the first time this year. And it went really well! Usually we would go to my husband’s Aunt Marie’s (link to a video review she did of Stacy Poulos’…
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November 21st, 2008 — Cheryl from Cheryl W @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
The term “diversity” seems to draw more controversy than it does acceptance. I believe it is more important to focus on “inclusiveness” than “diversity.” Inclusiveness means including everyone, regardless of race, sex, economic situation, disability, style, personality, etc. If Dillon…
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November 13th, 2008 — Cheryl, Cheryl Wenzel, McCain, President-Elect, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, democrats, obama, parents from Cheryl W @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
Although the election was a week ago, I find myself wondering how parents voted as a group, i.e. what percentage voted for McCain versus Obama. Every other demographic has been broken down for us in the media–the young, the old,…
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November 10th, 2008 — Aalaap Ghag, Cheryl, Cheryl Wenzel, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Vimax, ads, internet, male enhancement from Cheryl W @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
Has anyone noticed the recent epidemic of ads featuring enlargements of the male “vital organ?” Have I been blind or has there been a marked increase in ads for the male enhancement medication Vimax? An inundation? A virtual flooding of…
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October 20th, 2008 — Cheryl, SNL, Sarah Palin, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Tina Fey from Cheryl W @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
Let me see if I have this straight. Governor Palin, candidate for the Vice President of the United States of America, won’t “come out” for any more public venues where she would have a chance to inform the country of…
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- Debt and the Credit Crisis The last recession that our country experienced was, in truth, a mild one. The stock market and many corporate profits began to tank, but consumer spending seemed to dance merrily on through the recession without as much as a scratch. Consumer spending has long been the major engine driving the......
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October 9th, 2008 — Brenda Slaby, Cheryl, Cheryl Wenzel, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, clothes, mothers, overwhelmed, overwhelmed mothers, toys from Cheryl W @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
Moms, if you have children at home younger than five and are thinking of being a work-at-home mom (WAHM), you may want to hire some help, or wait until your kids are older. I’m a WAHM…well, trying to be, anyway….
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September 26th, 2008 — Cheryl, Cheryl Wenzel, Ghost Whisperer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, ghosts from Cheryl W @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
Yep. That’s right. Ghosts. I know that some 3-year-olds have imaginary playmates, especially children who have no siblings to play with. And if my son was playing with an imaginary playmate, I wouldn’t be surprised or worried. But he’s not…
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September 17th, 2008 — Bill 1738, Cheryl, Cheryl Wenzel, Joe Biden, Oprah, Senate, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, babies, children, molested, moms, pedophiles from Cheryl W @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
Last year Willow Glen held their annual downtown parade and celebration. It’s a fantastic way to spend the day (and evening). The downtown street is closed off from traffic and the shops and restaurants are all open for business, in…
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August 21st, 2008 — Cheryl, Cheryl Wenzel, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, airport, homeland security, security, toy, toy manufacturer from Cheryl W @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
This was my fantasy before becoming a parent on how it would be to give my kids toys:1. Take the toy out of the shopping bag (or present gift-wrapped toy)2. Show them the toy…enjoy the excited happy look on their…
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July 24th, 2008 — Baby Buzz Cafe, Becoming a Mother, Cheryl, Cheryl Wenzel, Karen Poznansky, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, baby, boutique, cafe, children's stores, moms-to-be, new moms from Cheryl W @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
When my twins were born the only places to shop for baby clothes and toys were conventional department stores and baby boutiques, like Carters. These stores were aimed at babies, not mothers (I take that back, they’re aimed at mothers’…
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June 26th, 2008 — Cheryl, Cheryl Wenzel, Chuck Barney, Contra Costa Times, NBC, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, The Baby Borrowers, Tom Kelley, babies, teens, toddlers from Cheryl W @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
Well, the much anticipated show finally aired tonight on NBC. Just about every mother I know was waiting to see whether it would be a “learning” experience for teens or unnecessary stress for the children those teens will be “babysitting.”…
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June 4th, 2008 — Belle, Cheryl, Cheryl Wenzel, Cinderella, Disney, Jasmine, Mulan, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, fairy tale, princess from Cheryl W @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
My daughter is the typical princess-in-the-making girlie-girl. She doesn’t get that from me, I can tell you that! I was not a girlie-girl, I was a “tom-boy” as they called it “back in the day.” But I’m rather enjoying watching…
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