Right or Happy?

I am not a big talk show fan…..not that there is anything wrong with that. I am just not home when they are on, and I was a HUGE fan at one time. Being a mom that stayed home during…

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The Lentzner Christmas Story Tradition

Some families have wonderful traditions that go back centuries, others start a tradition as soon as their child is born. My family is no different - we do some of the same sentimental (other wacky) things year after year. When…

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Wanna Talk Economy?

It is on the radio when I get in the car. It is on the news stations, the celebrity gossip station and on all my late night comedy shows. I see it in the paper, it is on the web…

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What I am Thankful for

Whether I want to admit it or not we are a soccer family. We play spring soccer, summer soccer camps, my daughter plays AYSO and my 9 year old son plays CYSA soccer. The CYSA badge alone has labeled us…

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  • Athlete Profile of Bode Miller Date of Birth: October 12, 1977 Where Was He Born: Bretton Woods, NH Interesting Youth Highlights: Bode’s parents took a novel approach to raising him and for many years they lived in a cabin without running water or electricity. He did not attend regular school until after his parents divorced.......

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Sarah Palin Not so Popular in Foster City

So, just like I threatened to all my friends, my husband and my very conservative Republican father (not that there is anything wrong with that) I went as Sarah Palin. I got the red coat, the up-do, the glasses and…

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Where did October Go?

I have a confession to make, I tried to do too much this fall…okay just a fact not really a confession. I am sure this won’t shock anyone that knows me, or anyone that has read my personal blog or…

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When did the Pundits become my Friends?

Me thinks the whole world has gone mad today….and I mean like they are angry - mad, not crazy - mad.So this morning I am on the Internet, coffee in hand and I decide to take a peak at Facebook,…

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Financial Crisis and Me

Yesterday I was watching the news, the websites, checking on the stock market pretty much all day. As a small business owner I would love to put my head in the sand and pretend it is all okay - but…

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Bridge to Tears…..NOT Terabithia

So I have to admit I was not at the theaters with my two children (6 and 9) to see the movie Bridge to Terabithia when it came out in February of 2007. Though my children have berated me repeatedly…

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Curse You Facebook

Like any problem, it started innocently enough, in fact I think I tried it a few times when the children were young - I only tried it though, it was just recreational. This year though was a bad year, a…

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Life is Hard, Deal with It!

Sometimes I feel that my life is just one continuous circle, just going round and round - same things happening over and over. I even find myself re-living similar situations, or predicaments that I had already experienced, you know before…

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Why Can’t I Enjoy the Now?

Something is wrong with me, no I know there is. I am stressed just like every other mother out there and I am always crossing items off my to-do list, but it is more than that. I am afriad that…

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Locks for Love at Six Years Old

As a mother of two children I am proud of them more times than not. I am proud of them when they donate their toys to Toys for Tots, when my son holds hands with a friend who is sad,…

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What I Learned at BlogHer’08

I have to admit I was very intimidated at the beginning of BlogHer’08, I had no idea what to expect and it has been years since I attended anything like this. As a small business owner I was always the…

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The End of an Era

It has been almost a month since Kristin stopped working for our family. It has been a month since we have seen her, or more importantly used a baby sitter. We are now a “babysitter less” family. We had planned…

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Must Everything Get Political?

Every year there is a parade in Foster City on 4th of July, the kids (It is a children’s parade), the fire truck and a few “overly patriotic” adults all march past the recreation center and through the fair,to end…

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You are in MY Camp

Listen up My Little Kiddies- you are in MY camp now! So, remember last summer when Mommy signed you two up for all kinds of different camps that you said you wanted to go to? Remember how you begged me…

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You said Mom Jeans?

I used to be very fashion conscious, I paid attention to trends, even as a girl I watched the styles (okay it may have been Brady Bunch, but still I watched) and kept up with my fashion rags (Seventeen, Tiger…

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Bagger’s…..PLEASE!


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I Just Don’t Get It


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Those flippin’ teenagers


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My Son is a Democrat


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The Giving Tree…or The Taking Boy?

I read a great commentary on the movie Horton Hears a Who and I wish I had had the guts to write it down after I saw the movie. Then I was reminded of a similar “thought” or epiphany I…

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No More Park Playdates

I live in the “land of a ten thousand parks”, no really….okay maybe not ten thousand, but it sure seems that way when you drive around my city. Here in Foster City we have more parks per square footage per…

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