After years of stress, this year I finally figured out a “re-gifting” strategy. The New York Times may have published an article on “The Ins and Outs of Re-Gifting” and asked for readers worst re-gifting stories but I have already…

Continue reading → Re-Gifting Redux

The holiday season may be time for special family events, but when it comes to boys - they still need an energy outlet. My boys are great at school, other families houses or any time they can go outsideto play….

Continue reading → Emergency Visit to Laser Quest

If I could fund any fantasy charity it would be called something like “One Laptop Per Mom (and others)”. Beyond the current “One Laptop Per Child” programs, I would like to target Moms, Dads, Teachers, Community Organizers (per Sheila BD)…

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I am sitting with my three boys and husband explaining why this moment, that Barack Obama is now President Elect, is historic (the first time a white-majority country has ever elected a nonwhite head of state). We talked about the…

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Continue reading → My 6 Year Old Said: I Want The Guy With The Dark Skin To Win

I have a secret that I don’t share with many people: while I am immersed in technology for business and social networking, I only introduce technology to my kids on an “as requested” basis. I believe when kids are ready…

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When one of my ex-roomates walked into my house for a visit yesterday, I expected her to tease me that my “gadget charging station” was over-crowded. She was always the “neat freak” when we we lived together. But she did…

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Continue reading → When Mom Becomes a “Technology Freak”

The school year has started and my life is now more complicated then ever. I have twins in two different Kindergarten classes that both have after school activities and after school care (because I am a working mom). I have…

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Continue reading → Calendar Anxiety

As I watched the Saturday Night Live skit last night where Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were playing Sarah Palin and Hilary Clinton, it took me back to when the Silicon Valley Moms Bloggers were called MILF’s by a blog…

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Continue reading → Comedian Mom Tina Fey as Hockey Mom Sarah Palin: Notes From The Skit

I remember over 25 years ago the issues I faced as a teenage gal at my local Silicon Valley Highschool (Palo Alto Highschool). I knew other kids were having sex. Yes, really - in highschool. I did not have sex…

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• Senior sex symbols steal the silver screen, aol article Sex appeal is 50 percent what you've got and 50 percent what people think you've got. Sophia Loren You can find the rest of the article here. I'm not sure if you have to be an aol member to get the article or not, but it is encouraging. What do......
• The Romance Novel - Women's Porn? This question has been asked in one form or another since romance novels went mainstream. Authors have been dismissed because they write romance instead of science fiction or crime books or other normal genres.  If the cover has bulging pectorals and swooning women then it must be girl porn. Shame......

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As I climbed into my minivan to attend a viewing of the crossover Chevrolet Traverse with other Silicon Valley Moms bloggers, I started to feel the itch… I wondered if it was possible to haul three kids, other carpool kids,…

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Continue reading → Moms Not Only Drive Kids Around, But Are Designing Cars

While there are so many heated debates going on regarding John McCain’s VP choice, Sarah Palin, one question I have is: Do politicians really think that moms vote for candidates that are moms - just because they are moms? Forget…

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Continue reading → McCain, Don’t Play The Mom Card

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

Time and time again I meet moms of boys who have been told “Your son can’t sit still”. Whether it be requirements to sit in a military stance at preschool circle time or remaining perfectly “quiet” at quiet time. Moms…

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• Cash Prizes Weekend Roundup... see end of post for more details. This week from Fitness Health Network: Below are a couple of great posts from my fitness blogger friends - check them out! To Stretch, Or Not To Stretch-Who Knows? Get Fit Slowly examines the research. Journal of Healthy Living writes about Myths About Coffee: America's #1 Drink. NCN tries out......

Continue reading → Michael Phelps, Nine Time Olympic Gold Medalist And Role Model for Squirmy Boys

It is always over my morning tea that I get my greatest inspirations (caffeine helps..). This morning it happened while reading a New York Times article about a Blind Centenarian, a premature twin born in 1907 that: On Doctor’s orders…was…

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Continue reading → News Flash: Infant Twin Fed Whiskey, Still Living at 101

My son just came back from his first day at windsurfing camp. When I asked him how it went, he said “Ok, except when they asked me to swim across the lake for a swim test”. That answer confused me…

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Continue reading → Man Eating Fish And Other Childhood Fears

Cancer is all around me, and so are truly inspirational stories of those living strong. My father is a cancer survivor, so reading about other fathers’ struggling with cancer hits close to home. I have been living with the reality…

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Continue reading → Randy Pausch, Inspirational Father and Lecturer

Of all the things I learned to juggle as a work at home mom, working out did not make the “to-do” list.. Exercise was always important to me before kids, but working and managing three kids made it hard to…

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Continue reading → Moms With Rock Hard Abs, Not Including Me….

The moment my (9 year old) son walked in from the carnival with a big smile and big bag of water - I knew the moment would come. The bag had a goldfish in it and came with a small…

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Continue reading → Ned is Dead

Last night was a busy night, we got home from swim lessons for my three boys at 7:30pm and I went to work. I cleaned the kitchen, I took out the trash and the recyclables. I emptied the numerous bags…

Continue reading → Here’s A Secret: Kids Can Put Themselves To Sleep!