Category: Parenting
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More busy Mommy
I got an e-mail from a friend today asking, “How do you have time to do everything you’re doing?” The short answer is, I don’t. Another friend e-mailed me that since she started working again (at home, but in her office), her youngest daughter complains that she’s always busy. She is! How do we do…
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Summer reading!
My kids and I went down to the library today to sign up for the Summer Reading Program at the Santa Cruz Public Libraries. This is a yearly treat for my kids: they love to read, and someone pays them to do it! How it works is the kids record what they’ve read through the…
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Happy Fourth!
When we bought our house, I had moved down from San Francisco, so I didn’t know that much about Santa Cruz County. We chose our house because of the trees, and because there wasn’t that much out there to buy. I can’t remember if we went to the Fourth of July parade that year, but…
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Supergram
My children’s paternal grandmother, otherwise known as Gram, got her first computer, I believe, at the age of 73. It was a Mac, and she used it to send e-mail to us as well as keep her books and write checks in Quicken. During a visit to New Jersey, where she had lived for many…
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One curry at a time
Americans who eat Indian food are often rabid fans; those who make it are… more adventurous souls. Since my husband and I are in both categories, I thought I should write a bit about it. First of all, for most Americans there’s the huge spice learning curve. Turmeric? Cardamom? And I may be dating myself…