I’ll Pay You To Be Nice To Me

Now that we’ve been here a few weeks, I’m going to just come out and say it. Americans are mean. And then, just when I’ve decided that I’ve had enough of being honked at for no good reason, yelled at for no good reason, and cussed at for no good reason, I go to my [...]

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The Driving Saga Continues

Life in the DMV of budget-cut California. Hours of my life I’ll never get back.

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I’m 16 again.

Let’s start with the obligatory apology for our missing Toes. Then let’s follow it up by these words: seven days of Spain; one international move; 5,000 miles; 9-hour time zone change; hello California. In just three short days (or three very long days, depending on what ungodly hour our extremely screwed up circadian rhythms have [...]

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Where’s Your Lulu’s?

Seems like the last thing for me to sell is my annual membership at the local fitness club and it will be one of the first things I find in California. Nothing beats putting the kids in a (fun) daycare for a few hours while Mommy pumps some iron and then relaxes in the Cafe [...]

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European Trends: Fashion Part 2

I hope you’re inoculations are up to date.

Because I am about to expose you to the fashion epidemic that is running rampant in every central European clothing store . Dear God, please don’t let it be contagious.

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World Cup Frenzy

Maybe it’s because it only happens every four years and it’s beyond my toddlers-on-the-brain memory, but I don’t recall the World Cup being such a big deal in Canada last time around.  I guess it could also be attributed to the fact that we don’t have a contending team and in fact have only graced [...]

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An Apple a Day…

We weren’t looking for this. It just…happened. But isn’t that how the best things in life usually go? And so tonight we celebrated Tim’s new job. As of September 7, 2010,  my very talented husband will be working for Apple in California and our family will relocate to the Silicon Valley. We will end our [...]

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The Fathers

Today we celebrate the fathers who have graced our lives and I can’t help but think of how blessed I am. For starters, my husband Tim. You continually inspire me to be a better mother. I think that pretty much tops the list of awesome father traits. We’re more of a team now than ever [...]

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It’s not me, it’s them.

We have twins. And yes, I will admit that over the years I have purchased more than a few matching items for them. But once they became preschoolers, I refrained from matching them. And yet, somehow I repeatedly find myself with identically-dressed boys. Now that J&L dress themselves (and because people still buy them matching [...]

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Ghost Child

The Ghost Child is included in the rent.

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