Posted in DC Metro Moms on Jul 11th, 2010
Happy Star Wars Day originally published May 4, 2009, on DC Metro Moms.
Happy Star Wars Day!
What?
You know. Today is May 4. May the fourth. May the force be with you!
Okay, corny, I know. Normally I am not a fan of puns…but I am a Star Wars fan. Chalk it up to being a child of the 70s…and [...]
Posted in DC Metro Moms on Jul 11th, 2010
Just the right size originally published April 22, 2009, on DC Metro Moms.
Do you tell your child he/she is brilliant? Beautiful or wonderful or splendid or <<insert accolade here>>?
I don’t say these things to my kids a whole lot. It’s not that I think they aren’t…because of course they are gorgeous and smart and witty and [...]
Posted in DC Metro Moms on Jun 22nd, 2010
Insurance, Guarantees, and Promises originally published March 24, 2009, on DC Metro Moms.
I was at a first birthday celebration for my friend’s baby a couple of weeks back. It was a fun, casual atmosphere with children running around the house. The parents congregated in the kitchen to nibble and chat. Conversation wandered from schools, jobs and [...]
Posted in DC Metro Moms on Jun 22nd, 2010
Changing the bell schedule originally published on February 26, 2009, on DC Metro Moms.
I am a proud product of Fairfax County Public Schools–from kindergarten to high school graduation! So I am delighted that my firstborn child, Bito, will be starting full day kindergarten at a FCPS school in September. I am also nervous as I look at the [...]
Posted in DC Metro Moms on Jun 22nd, 2010
Free Advice originally published February 7, 2009, on DC Metro Moms.
When I was pregnant with Bito, I soaked up as much information about pregnancy as possible (hello BabyCenter!). I was also inundated with free advice given to me by anyone and everyone. Some of it was helpful, other information made me take pause and wonder if [...]
Posted in DC Metro Moms on Jun 20th, 2010
Three or more originally published December 28, 2008, on DC Metro Moms.
I am surprised by how often I get stopped and asked, “What’s it like having three?” My first inclination is to think that they are asking because my kids are being rambunctious and loud and I am being judged for having out-of-control children. Rather, [...]
Posted in DC Metro Moms on Jun 20th, 2010
Preschool lessons originally published November 28, 2008, on DC Metro Moms.
I admit it: I went out this morning for Black Friday. I only went to one store to get just one item. One of the big box stores had a great deal on a gadget I’ve been eyeing, so I left The Husband and kids snoozing [...]
Posted in DC Metro Moms on Jun 20th, 2010
Introducing Diversity originally published November 21, 2008, on DC Metro Moms.
When we first got married, my white-bread Husband had some difficulty acclimating to mykimchi family. Or as he likes to say, my kimchi family had difficulty acclimating to him. As we are raising our bi-racial children (they’ve also been called mixed), it’s a priority for us to [...]
Posted in DC Metro Moms on Jun 20th, 2010
Thanksgiving woes originally published November 11, 2008, on DC Metro Moms.
Now that the election has passed, we return to our regularly scheduled November programming. For my family, this means birthdays and Thanksgiving. Bito and Cupcake celebrate birthdays within six days of each other this month, which makes for some grand planning and work. Once [...]
Posted in DC Metro Moms on Jun 18th, 2010
Babysitter Poaching originally published October 20, 2008, on DC Metro Moms.
I made my way through high school babysitting for one family. They paid me extremely well and were willing to work around my schedule. I committed one evening each weekend to them but got to choose whether that would be Friday or Saturday [...]
Posted in svmoms on Dec 19th, 2009
I’m over at DC Metro Moms, talking about our snow-pocalypse day.
Check it out!
Posted in PR on Sep 21st, 2009
Do you drive a minivan? Love it or hate it? Did you have a tough decision as to whether or not to get a minivan when your family started growing? Or are you firmly in the camp of “I will NEVER drive a minivan” ?
I wrote about the polarizing views of owning a minivan [...]
I guess I should quit posting that I’m somewhere else and call it good enough for NaBloPoMo. Maybe tomorrow.
Today I’m over at DC Metro Moms, posting for Diversity Topic Day. Check out my post Introducing Diversity!
