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The Date Night Out
With a Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse gift card collecting dust on a shelf, Bryan and I decided to have a long-overdue night out during our December winter break. A date night, we thought. We’ll get dressed...
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Opting Out of Dirty Playground Dates
This was one of my very first blog posts. Since most of you were not here then, I thought I’d share it with you now. I’m still not a big fan of parks and sand-filled playgrounds. But I have become a...
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Rainbows Hanging in the Wind
You may have noticed I’ve been absent for several weeks. I’m so sorry, my friends. I was SICK! So sick! I got hit with the flu that’s been sweeping the nation, which then turned into a sinus infection...
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Live Lobsters and Hail: The Simple Things in Life
About a month ago, Sophie and I were in the grocery store looking for that evening’s dinner. It had been a long day for both of us, was very cold outside (cold for San Diego), I was in no mood to cook,...
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The Benefits of Boredom
I made a bold move at the start of this summer, which was NOT to fill the entire summer with daily camps and activities for Sophie. I was going to take a chance (on both our sanity) and see what would...
View ArticleDrawing Her Own Story
A few months ago, Sophie decided she wanted to sell her drawings. As in, the drawing she creates herself. After getting her first glimpse of sales success with lemonade stands last summer, Sophie was...
View ArticleTeach Your Children Well … Words to Parent By
I’ve been thinking a lot about parenthood lately (the status of being a parent, not the television show). Even though I’ve had so many things to write about, I haven’t been writing about the parenting...
View ArticleAnne Frank, the Holocaust, History and Heritage: An Evening Conversation With...
Every day at school, Sophie picks out a book from the classroom library. Lately she’s been interested in the “Who Was” biography series for kids. She’s gone through Harry Houdini, Albert Einstein,...
View ArticleCuriouser and Curiouser (or the Questions of Sophie in Wonderland)
I’m feeling the need to go back to school. I say this not because I have a desire to learn new things. No, I need to learn all the things I forgot or ignored the first time around in order to keep up...
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My Beloved Homemade Dollhouse: A Tribute to My Mom
To my mom … Happy Birthday! My mom is one of the most creative people I know. She can take an ordinary box, jar lid or toilet paper roll and turn it into something magical. With a little paint,...
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