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The Fog

So the more I think about it, the more I wonder how many other moms have felt the fog since giving birth.  I can't really call it post partum depression because that would be self diagnosing.  The fact that I had been going through "something" for about three years and not...

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Re-emerging from the Fog

I have forgotten all about the opportunity to blog here!  I have been an absentee user for quite a while now and I just re-read my profile which I will change soon.  I changed the picture for goodness sake!  It needed a do-over as does my profile.  I can remember where I was...

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Aishida started school!

Aishida has started kindergarten and she likes it, but I didn’t expect anything else. You could throw her in the middle of the ocean and she’d be fine! She adapts really well to any situation, she’s having fun and she likes her teacher. She comes home every day excited about...

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Ah, This is the Way...

I tried something new this year, and it actually worked rather well. My husband and I decided (it was mostly me deciding, but he went along for the ride) to throw a Labor Day Party. We decided to throw it on Saturday, not Sunday or actual Labor Day, to save our out-of-town relatives a crazy...

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Our Lake Tahoe Misadventure

We went on vacation to Lake Tahoe this past week. We went with my parents, and brother and stayed at a cabin that my family has been renting for several years. Well, needless to say we will not be returning anytime soon. We had fun on the beach, playing mini golf, etc. but let’s just say...

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I'd take 29 over 2 any day

All weekend I was a little anxious about making it through today. The first day of school is always a flurry of activity. (Which is ironic, considering that you really don't do a whole lot of teaching.) And this year I have a new challenge in teaching six classes instead of five. That means from...

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I hate my dog

Ok… not really. I actually love both my dogs very much. However, our older dog Snack recently had to have a mass tumor removed from the back of her leg. My last month with her went like this.   - There’s a lump on the back of my dog’s leg. Hey honey! Let’s keep an...

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"Mommy, why are YOU going back to school?"

Ok, so I should have listened to my collage mentor and former professor from Chico State when he told me five years ago to hurry up and get my Master degree...pre children!  Did I listen to his advice?  Noooo!  Now, with a four year old and 22 month old twins, I have decided to...

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Suprise Guest - Speedy Taco Salad

We had a suprise guest this week.  So, I whipped this out of my arsenal of meal recipies.  My mother was a single mother of three and this is one of hers.   It fed my husbands, very large friend of 5'7-8", who had 3 plates of it!! He loved it. ...

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Kaiser/California Family Fitness Workshop

  Kaiser Permanente and California Family Fitness Team Up to Promote Health and Wellness Education California Family Fitness (CFF) and Kaiser Permanente are partnering together to host a series of free workshops aimed to help inform and engage club members and the general public about a...

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It started out ordinary, but...

It started out as any other first day of school...  nothing much out of the ordinary... My 4th and 6th grader get up at 6:30am and do their morning routine as if on auto-pilot:  eat breakfast, put on school uniforms, brush hair, brush teeth, make bed, make lunch, empty the...

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A Farewell to Summer

It’s that time of year again. I can practically SMELL the pencils being sharpened and hear the moaning as I mention that this week is the last week of summer. Sadly, it’s the last week for us both (my classes start Monday, man-cub’s start Wednesday).   We always like to...

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"Your Baby has Down Syndrome."

"It looks like your baby has Down syndrome,” my OB/Gyn announced shortly after the birth of our fourth child, John Michael. Down syndrome? Are you sure? Two weeks later, the diagnosis was confirmed by a genetic test. He had an extra squiggle at the 21st chromosome. Trisomy 21.  ...

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Even My Toes Are Tired

Ok, seriously now… my hat is off to you mommies who work full time. I just finished a 40hour week with Preschoolers and oh man… even my toes are tired. How do you women do it?! I told my boss today that there is no way I can handle 8hr days at the school. From now on, please call me...

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There is a God?

Faith is always something I've struggled with. My parents take the blame for this: they didn't want to indoctrinate their children, so we didn't go to church. The result was both my sister and I don't have a religion--sort of a reverse indoctrination. I've always found the pageantry of...

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