where the other half lives

February 21st, 2010

we've been waking to these eerie white mornings where if feels like living inside a cloud. for the past several days, the white haze has given way to perfectly gorgeous sunny mornings and afternoons. i've been spending as much time outside with the kids as possible.

today we woke in the cloud at the top of...

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french immersion evaluation & nucca chiropractic

February 11th, 2010

parker had her evaluation at the private french-immersion-school-of-my-dreams last weekend. she didn't want to talk about it at first, so we went to toy boat on clement street for ice cream as promised.

on the way she revealed some sort of altercation with a boy during playtime when they were furnishing a dollhouse. apparently he did...

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a fisherman’s wharf getaway

February 4th, 2010

one of my intentions with frisco mama is to personally check out hotels in the city to determine how child-friendly particular locations are for families, and write about them.

sunday night i was invited to stay at the argonaut hotel, part of the kimpton hotel group. it is smack in the middle of fisherman's wharf, a...

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free at last

January 27th, 2010

last monday, on martin luther king jr. day, roman got sprung from the "cribby." after much resistance about being put behind bars every night and much cajoling and wheedling to sleep anywhere else, he now sleeps in his own big boy bed.

we put the crib on craigslist for free and by nightfall, a filipina nurse...

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back to work

January 18th, 2010

i got a gig!

i'm writing a new insight guide book — select guide san francisco. it's a new series for IG focusing on hand-picked destinations and itineraries from a local's perspective  — that'd be moi! perfect gig for frisco mama. it's a crapload of work, but just the stuff i like to do. i'm pumped!...

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