Like most years, I’m starting 2009 with my standard “lose-10-pounds” type of resolution (No, really. This time I mean it. I really do need to lose those 10 pounds). This year I’m adding something new: Get a Haircut. You’d think…

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Dear Facebook, You’re great, you really are. Thanks to you, I’ve reconnected with my high-school classmates, college roommates and all of my ex boyfriends. I can see where my globetrotting cousin lives now and check out photos of the kids…

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Here’s a thought: in order to save some money this holiday season, why not pare down the holiday card list? Or do away with it altogether? I first seriously considered it last year, when I was sweating and swearing while…

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This holiday season is an extra special one for The Pea; she’s appearing in her very first Nutcracker ballet. She’s going to be an angel, the first step for legions of little girls in full-length ballet productions. She can’t wait…

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• I like dance movies A friend and I watched White Nights over a couple of days this week. I love those dance sequences just as much as I originally did! Tap and ballet, what a thought! They stand the test of time. Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines, sigh. The best. So hard to believe......

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We’re having a warm weekend in Palo Alto: up to 85 degrees today, and high 70’s over the next two days. Eighty-five! My kids are still in shorts and tank tops, and I have laundry drying on the clothesline. Lord,…

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I wasn’t sure how I was going to convince my family to come to the No on 8 rally in San Jose today. My husband couldn’t see the point. “I know it sucks, honey, but it passed. No point in…

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It’s hard to find little boys exhibiting more typical little-boy behavior than my twin preschoolers. Consider: * At the age of 7 months, they began fighting over the only toy in the house with wheels on it: their big sister’s…

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About a month ago I opened up my closet and took stock of all the jeans I found. The list was depressing: Bootcut Old Navy jeans that I bought even though I knew they didn’t fit too well, because well,…

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In a economy that doesn’t allow splurges on babysitters, restaurants or tickets, this is what our date nights look like: my husband and I giving the kids an early bedtime and snuggling up in front of the telly to watch…

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Two weeks ago, The Pea came home from school with something new — a homework folder. Yes, folks, after breezing through kindergarten and first grade with occasional, entertaining projects called “homework” (to make the kids feel grown up, I suppose)…

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We’ve just arrived from our First Family Camping Trip to the Foothills Park in Palo Alto. I’m a city girl born and bred, and I do like my indoor plumbing, so I’ve only done a handful of camping trips in…

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Last night, right after dinner, without any nagging or cajoling, our kids went upstairs and put themselves to bed. By the time we had finished clearing up the kitchen, they were fast asleep. The time was 6:00 PM. Model children,…

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Last week I was in central London ordering some food from McDonalds. As I waited in line, I eavesdropped on the people in front of me (the line was long and I was bored), and I got to thinking about…

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The counter on the BlogHer Conferences website reads “1 day until BlogHer ‘08!”, but as far as I’m concerned, it’s already here. I’ve followed the updates. I’ve read the Pre-Conference Guide. I helped pack the swag bags. Helped load them…

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Yesterday, the Silicon Valley Moms team (consisting of myself, Ana and Courtney) from the Silicon Valley Moms Blog met up for the Livestrong Challenge 5K Walk/Run in San Jose. No, it was not 2000 miles, like our fellow Silicon Valley…

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A lot of whining goes on in my household, and it’s not just my kids doing it. I’ll admit that many of my blog posts complain about this thing and that. I whine about gas prices and house prices. About…

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Have you ever been in an exercise rut? That’s where I was until the beginning of June. After months of halfhearted, half-hour shuffling sessions on the treadmill, I knew I had to shake up my exercise routine. I bit the…

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Tweenybopper music has made its way into the household. After months of nagging (by my daughter) and bouts of forgetfulness (by me - and honestly, I really did forget), I finally borrowed several cd’s that she and her friends love:…

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There are eleven days left till the last day of school, and it’s time to return your library books. Summer is coming, and the school library wants to make sure it has enough books for next year. The Pea came…

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• eAudiobooks A friend in New Hampshire was telling me that there are audio books, free from the library, downloadable to your MP3, but you have to have a PC, not a MAC. She was disappointed as she has an iPod and a MAC. Anyway, here's the link to it. I called......
• Books, books, books Life has been so busy lately with extra things on top of regular things that my reading has gone somewhat by the wayside. I love to read when there is something interesting to read! All of a sudden interesting books are falling out of the woodwork, and I haven't finished......

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