For once in our married life, our timing is right.

Like most things in life, what is horrible for some is beneficial for others. We've rented for two years now, waiting to make sure that our move to California would be permanent. When we first moved here, housing prices were still sky high. But because of the current housing market crisis, the prices have been coming down--way down. It is definitely a buyer's market and lucky for us, we are buyers.

I've… Read More

Today was Pajama Day at school. All of the students were allowed to wear pajamas to go along with celebrating Read Across America day. (Read Across America Day is in early March, but the Cheese's school is celebrating early because of parent/teacher conferences.) The day will be all about reading--hence the idea of pajama day, encouraging students to cuddle up with a good book.

Created through the National Education Association, Read Across America is an "annual reading motivation and… Read More

The Cheese's sixth birthday party is in five days. This year he wanted a Scooby Doo party at the park near our house. Now the weather man is saying that there is an eighty percent chance of rain on Saturday.

I am officially in party panic mode.

This is Southern California where it is always sunny and hardly ever rains. I find it ironic really. The first year we lived here this part of the state was in a drought and I often… Read More

My excuses not to exercise (categorized by month):

November:

Went on short grown-up vacation which got me out of my exercise routine.
Busy planning for cooking my first Thanksgiving away from home.
Went to a taping of the Ellen show with my friend, Holly. Dancing in the audience counts as cardio for the week.
Too busy eating what I cooked for my first Thanksgiving away from home to make it to the gym.

December:

Another quick vacation down to Coronado. Count

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The Cheese has been going to kindergarten for one hundred days and oh my, what a big deal it is.

Today is all about the number 100. Ever since the first day of school the kindergartners have been waiting for this day. Early in the school year I remember the Cheese telling me, "...and when we get to 100 days of school we get to have a party!" So everything today will be about the number 100.

The Cheese had to bring… Read More

I'm excited.

I'm excited today because I get to vote for my favorite candidate.

I'm excited because today I get to have a say in who my party's candidate will be.

I will proudly wear my "I Voted!" sticker with pride to remind others that today really is super. Today is the kind of day that makes our country great.

It's easy to become apathetic about the whole process. Thoughts of "my one vote won't matter" have crept into our heads at one time or… Read More