April 18th, 2012
fandango on haight street
i admit it, parker is an overscheduled kid.
after school spanish immersion three days a week plus ballet, ceramics, and piano. add to that pages of homework and reading. even though some nights she’s not finished with her activities till 8pm, she would do more if i let he[......]
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April 16th, 2012

since abandoning the corporate machine, i’ve been happily able to resume the pleasant pastime of taking the kids on adventures around the city. while we do a lot together, i’m making an effort to take them on weekly excursions individually so they can each have some solo mama time.
the conservatory[......]
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April 5th, 2012
lounging by the pool while the kids frolic in the water and dan plays beach volleyball. a spanish version of the doobies ‘without love’ with a funky latin beat plays in the background.

my agenda del dia? workout, write, attend a poolside paella demo, read my novel (welcome to the goon squad can som[......]
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Tags: dreams villamana, mexico, welcome to the goon squad
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October 16th, 2011
it’s mid-october – how the eff did that happen?
a photo recap of what’s been happening between shifts working for the man…
8/15/11 — first day of first grade
all of a sudden roman turns four and the kids graduate to bunk beds…
9/10/11 – building bunks on roman's birthday
adult night out [......]
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July 13th, 2011
after a journey that began at san francisco international airport at 9pm on monday, the kids and i arrived in boston early yesterday.
now we are enjoying that thing that remains highly elusive in san francisco in july — summer. it was 90 degrees yesterday afternoon and we sat in sleeveless t-shirts [......]
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