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For as long as I can remember, I've always had plans on New Year's Eve. As a kid, we'd get together with our family friends to celebrate. As a teen and young adult, I...
I am used to being the best. Or at least always striving for it! I was a straight-A student, a high-level gymnast, and a world-class acrobat. Give me a goal and I’ll find a way to reach it. Six years...
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Throughout the year, the writers from San Francisco and Mid-Peninsula Moms Blogs gather in person at various events, but my favorite time to get together is the holiday party because we get to give...
The chase was intensifying. Two kindergarten boys (my son and a friend from school) were in pursuit of my four-year-old daughter with plastic lightsabers, while she sported a combination of Star Wars/Knight/Pirate attire and sprinted around our backyard.
Suddenly, a...
Did you guys know that the Grinch doesn’t live in Whoville? He actually resides deep down inside each one of us, and he rears his mean, grumpy head whenever he is triggered by holiday stress.
I witness this transformation...
Some people just LOVE the holiday season and it brings so much joy and tradition to their homes. Although it’s hard for me to admit without seeming like a Grinch, I don’t particularly love this time of year. From...
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I tried out the Cinemark Movie Club on a recent rainy Saturday to see Ralph Breaks the Internet with my kids, and this is what happened: I felt a little “shiny.” You know that feeling when...
When it comes to gifts, it truly is the thought that counts, but let's face it: not every idea is a good one. What should you do with those less than perfect presents you received over the holidays? That's...
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In Louise Webster's book, A New Way for Mothers, Louise guides mothers step-by-step through the process she developed to help mothers find deeper meaning and...
I am the first to admit that toy clean-up is not always the battle I choose to pick with my two kids. Often, especially before bedtime, I'd rather have them sit quietly watching a show than trying to clean...
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