Looking back on the past year, I am grateful for the gift of friends, especially a few who are old enough to be our parents. In my younger days, if someone had told me that we’d be hanging out a lot with people old enough to be our parents, I’m not sure how I would […]
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Friends in their fifties
January 1st, 2004 · Comments Off on Friends in their fifties
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First snow
December 31st, 2003 · Comments Off on First snow
Today was the first – and last – snow of 2003. It was one-year-old Elisabeth’s first snow. It was the first snow Michaela remembers since she was Elisabeth’s age last time this happened. And this is probably the first snow Abigail will remember well. Abigail’s first snow happened in San Jose, on a Sunday morning […]
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Branding and babies
December 30th, 2003 · Comments Off on Branding and babies
What your children can teach you about marketing…. I confess I’m not an expert in marketing or advertising. I did take a course during my studies in Non Profit Management at San Jose State and I found that I liked it. I enjoyed using what I had learned for a little while working at my […]
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Department of toy management
December 28th, 2003 · 2 Comments
I spent a good part of yesterday reorganizing the girls’ toys. Since part of my job here is Management of Stuff and Coordinator of Recreational Activities, I thought it would be wise, after the new intake on the holiday, to examine all our resources and determine what would be best to do, how to allocate […]
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Why my daughter isn’t walking…
December 28th, 2003 · 1 Comment
Elisabeth is now sixteen months old and I’m realizing I should try to encourage more her to walk. Although I often wait to buy shoes until the child can toddle around a bit, waiting until they are absolutely necessary, I think it’s time to head to the mall and get some little white Stride Rites; […]
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