Chicago Moms Blog contributor, Alma, was at Chicago’s Grant Park on Tuesday evening, listening to President Elect, Barack Obama give his acceptance speech. Here is her passionate post about this once in a life time experience on such a memorable…
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Grant Park 2008: I was there!
November 6th, 2008 — Chicago Moms Blog, Politics from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
How To Save Your Marriage
August 11th, 2008 — Chicago Moms Blog from Vanessa @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
… cross posted from our sister site, Chicago Moms Blog. Because my partner/husband/dog walker suffered a devastating episode of Depression some years ago - almost tanking our marriage. I wrote about it, madly, at the time. So it’s not too…
When Mother Nature Grounds Us
August 7th, 2008 — Chicago Moms Blog from Vanessa @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
… cross posted from our sister site, Chicago Moms Blog. Like most people we were astonished to hear tornado sirens (for the first time) Monday. Michelle, our neighbor who watched the house, stopped by to catch up and our mouths…
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July 21st, 2008 — Chicago Moms Blog from Vanessa @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
… cross posted from our sister site, Chicago Moms Blog. I am a girl with expectations. I always have been. Expectations of both myself and of those around me. I expect myself to perform at certain levels. I expect to…
Divorce Happens, Kindness is on Purpose.
July 17th, 2008 — Chicago Moms Blog from Vanessa @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
… cross posted from our sister site, Chicago Moms Blog. With examples like A-Rod and Christie Brinkley, columns about celebrity divorces are kept full of plenty of dish. Salacious details captivate millions, and speculation is practically a national pastime. But…
I Just Realized How Complicated This Whole Motherhood Thing Is
June 28th, 2008 — Chicago Moms Blog from Vanessa @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
… cross posted from our sister site, Chicago Moms Blog. Yesterday my good friend and colleague announced her pregnancy at work. There’s something about a pregnant woman that draws out every mother’s stories of her own experiences. I spent yesterday…
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Pride for Iowa
June 23rd, 2008 — 50-something moms blog, Chicago Moms Blog from Vanessa @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
… cross posted from our sister site, Chicago Moms Blog. The news coverage came on CNN as a “Severe Weather†update. We saw that Iowa City was flooding. It was still raining. We called my extended family for the crisis-check….
The “S” Word
June 10th, 2008 — Chicago Moms Blog, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Spanking from svmom @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
….cross posted from our sister site, Chicago Moms Blog. Can we talk about the “S” word? No, not that “s” word. And not that one either. I’m talking about the much more controversial and dirty one - Spanking. Before I…
Will Wii actually get Fit?
June 4th, 2008 — Chicago Moms Blog, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Wii, Wii Fit from svmom @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
….cross posted from our sister site, Chicago Moms Blog. Caption: Me in a sari and a friend at an event, two years ago (pre-baby). You can’t tell from the photo, but the back definitely bares quite a bit of stomach…
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